Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Monday, July 22, 2013
Clint J. Murgatroyd
Here's a hot new comic strip starring Clint on What Things Do.
Clint is a major character in my book BIRDSEYE BRISTOE, but you may also remember him from "The Ghost of Dragon Canoe" (originally printed in Kramers Ergot #5)...
... or "Cross-Fader" (from Kramers Ergot #6).
Anyway, hope you enjoy reading comics on the internet!
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Birdseye Bristoe: Handbook
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Here are some scans of from a great piece of family lore, my grandpa Dalton 'Sock' Zettwoch's technical army journal from WWII:
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I was inspired by info from this book, as well as oral stories from my Grandpa in general, to write some of the biographical stuff in my comic book BIRDSEYE BRISTOE.
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FzkY5jpdJlE/UehCcRB3bbI/AAAAAAAAFcg/pZMoHxtFy74/s400/Zettwoch_Birdseye_HereYaGo.jpg)
Check out this blood-blister hand-anatomy page (sketch, reference, final page below):
![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-H80Sa-QxniM/Ueg8ZjWKSLI/AAAAAAAAFbU/kpQlVcNC4uU/s400/Zettwoch_Birdseye_handSketch.jpg)
![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3epIj_7II84/Ueg8Ynd-iOI/AAAAAAAAFbE/3csvTtOpkP4/s400/Hand_ref.jpg)
![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kbqE8MQURaI/Ueg8ZXsd6QI/AAAAAAAAFbQ/8Pwgd1DYeNI/s400/Zettwoch_Birdseye_hand.jpg)
The top 5 worst (blood) vessels list is a rip from my grandpa's handbook, although I changed the names to protect the innocent (sorry, Typhoon!):
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Now check out this mysterious "handprint" found in the "Addresses to Remember" section of the handbook:
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LjYbzrimL7U/Ueg8bTBuHfI/AAAAAAAAFb8/muzAI4tb4Ik/s400/Zettwoch_FieldTransitBook_Eightball.jpg)
When asked who Eight Ball was, and why his handprint was so small, my Grandpa said "That's a footprint, and Eight Ball was my pet monkey".
![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vY69CsBnYHU/Ueg9XQh1hhI/AAAAAAAAFcQ/LYpBWTBR-v0/s400/Zettwoch_Birdseye_LookingAtHand.jpg)
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Amazing Facts & Beyond! Scrap Heap
Here were some primordial ideas for how the front cover to the AMAZING FACTS & BEYOND! book could've looked.
But of course something more like this bubbled up to the surface:
And that sketch led to the intense development described here.
Saturday, July 06, 2013
El Shirtos
We made us some new Redbird t-shirts this morning --
--based on this awesome/anonymous vintage pennant I found from (presumably right before) the 1967 World Series. I mean, look at that roster!
While redrawing/relettering I tweaked some stuff (updating it to include the WS victory, adding a bulging eyeball [of course] and another battered ball, etc.) but tried to leave some of the goofy weirdness (that Arch!).
The design fits kinda weird on a t-shirt, but maybe I'll print some actual pennants.
Oh, and don't worry. My wife and I won't wear our shirts at the same time.
Still nowhere near as great as the shirts on display in this picture:
Let's go you Redbirds!
Thursday, July 04, 2013
Air Metal
Here's a bunch of exhausting/exhaustive sketches and works-in-process pixx from the semi-invisible illustrations I did for last week's RFT Feature on the U.S. Air Guitar regional qualifying championships held in St. Louis.
Here were the b/w interior illustrations showcasing important moments in air guitar history:
And here's some development on the cover illo. Unused idea sketch:
Used idea sketch:
Revised Sketch:
Further development:
Lineart:
Vector Art:
Background air photo:
Finished art:
Printed:
Keep rockin' out there, I guess!
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