Morning Sketch

Newsarama interview with Jimmy and Justin about "The Ray"

http://www.newsarama.com/comics/palmitotti-gray-dcnu-the-ray-110920.html

Appearance on "Black Tribbles" Podcast

Kennedy calls in sick leaving the studio to The Tribbles + special guest Big Poppa Smurf Tribble, special comic book guest JAMAL IGLE and a whole, WHOLE lot of MANNESS!
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Project X Finally announced : THE RAY

THE RAY #1
Written by JUSTIN GRAY and JIMMY PALMIOTTI
Art by JAMAL IGLE and RICH PERROTTA
Cover by JAMAL IGLE
On sale DECEMBER 14 • 32 pg, 1 of 4, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Get ready for a brand new Ray! Lucien Gates’s life is changed forever when he is struck by a mysterious beam of energy that turns him into a glowing gladiator – and being a human ray of light comes in handy when his city is suddenly under attack from giant, building-sized monsters. Unfortunately, light powers are less than handy in keeping his girlfriend happy.

On a Baltimore Comic-Con panel last month, arriving as a fast-patter herald of DC’s “New 52” relaunch, Jimmy Palmiotti was pumped. Now, we’ve begun to understand why.

The prolific team of Palmiotti and Justin Gray has been mixing it up in the dusty West for quite a spell now, notably hitting its targets with the popular Jonah Hex. And in the new Universe, with Palmiotti and Gray (“Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters”) steering the horses, Hex gets to ride again with the Gotham City-set All-Star Western. (This, four decades after Hex debuted in that title.)

Now, DC Comics tells Comic Riffs that Palmiotti and Gray will take the reins for “The Ray” — a four-issue miniseries due out in December that’s devoted to the classic “human ray of light” freedom fighter.

Palmiotti and Gray have worked on the Ray as Stan Silver. Now, the latest identity of the Ray is: Lucien Gates. (“Much to the chagrin of [Lucien’s] girlfriend,” DC says.)

Above, Comic Riffs offers the first blinding look at the new Ray.

Washington Post story

Convention tour 2011: Baltimore Comic con

The Baltimore Convention Center

This Weekend!

One West Pratt Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21201

(SHARP STREET ENTRANCE)

I''ll be at the Con all day Saturday and Sunday, come see me at booth 2204!

New podcast interview!

Stuff Said 004: Jamal Igle | Stuff Said with Gregg Schigiel

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Stuff Said is a show featuring freeform conversational interviews with professionals in the world of comics, cartooning, and beyond. Stuff Said is hosted by Gregg Schigiel, a working freelance cartoonist, illustrator, and writer.

Baltimore comic-com sketchlist is now open

If you're looking for a commission you can email me Jamalyigle@hotmail.com. All commisisions will be drawn onsite.
Prices are:
Blank covers $100
Head $40
Head and Torso $100 Black and white $150 with some color
Single figure with minimal background $200 and $250 with some color.

Signing Saturday with Brad Walker and Myself

Time	Saturday, August 13 · 12:30pm - 5:30pm

Address	2517 Route 44 inside Washington Hollow Plaza, Salt Point, NY 12578 · Get Directions
Phone	(845)677-1004

More Info	Supertar Comic Book Artists Jamal Igle & Brad Walker. Jamal Igle is an American comic book artist, editor, art director and animation storyboard artist. Igle has worked in books ranging from The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, the all-ages action miniseries Race Against Time as well as fill-in issues in mainstream titles such as Green Lantern, G.I. Joe, Martian Manhunter and Supergirl. Igle was also honored at the 40th Anniversary edition of Comic Con international: San Diego with the Inkpot Award for Achievement in Comic Art. Brad Walker is best known for his recent artwork on Marvel's cosmic titles The Thanos Imperitive and Guardians of the Galaxy with writers Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. The team of Abnett, Lanning & Walker have done it again, this time to tackle Marvel's street level heroes in Heroes for Hire. The series has focused on characters such as Elektra, The Punisher, Ghost Rider, Moon Knight, Iron Fist and more! Jamal, and Brad were both contributing artist to the DC Comics event Tangent: Superman's Reign in 2008. We hope to see all of you then.

Superman #714 preview

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San Diego Con 2011 wrap up

First I want to say a sincere and heartfelt thank you to Fae Desmond,David Glanzer, Janet Goggins, Gary Sassaman, Wendy Wu, the board of directors and everyone connected to Comic Con International for hosting myself and my family this past week. You all treated me well and frankly I'm a bit spoiled now. LOL

Secondly, Thank you to all of the fans who came by my table in Artist Alley and to my spotlight panel: While ar my panel I was stunned and left practically speechless when I was presented with an Inkpot Award. I'm truly humbled by this honor, so again, Thank you.

updated with photo by R.R. Werner  (thank you!)

Okay, The last thing before I go is that a few of you asked about getting a copy of the new sketchbook. 

Yes, they are available for sale. You can order them from me here.

$15.00 plus 3.00 for domestic shipping in the United States.

Zatanna# 15 preview

*This is actually the first issue of Zatanna I drew back in December.They held onto it until now for obvious reasons ie: The Reboot. I can't say what my next project will be yet, don't worry, there is one for DC. See you in San Diego!

The Official Jamal Igle San Diego 2011 schedule

Wednesday July 20
Preview Night
6-8pm Artist Alley table II-10
8-9pm - SIGNING (DC booth #1915)


Thursday July 21st
1030-1130: Hero Initiative booth 5006
12:00-3:00 4:00-7:00pm: Artist Alley table II-10


Friday July 22nd
10:00- 2:00, 3:00-7:00pm Artist Alley table II-10


Saturday July 23nd
10:00 - 12pm Artist Alley table II-10
12-1pm - SIGNING (DC booth #1915) 
2:00 - 3:00pm Spotlight on Jamal Igle: From Fanboy to Pro—Comic-Con special guest Jamal Igle (Supergirl) Has done it all in the comics industry, from being intern to becoming one of the industries most successful and popular pencillers working today. Join Jamal and writer/moderator Keith Dallas for an entertaining one-on-one interview and Q&A session filled with stories, laughs, and brutal honesty! Room 4 
3:30 -7:00 pm: Artist Alley table II-10


Sunday July 24th
10:00 am -1:00 pm Artist Alley table II-10
1:30-2:30pm - SIGNING (DC booth #1915) 
3:30-5:pm Artist Alley table II-10


Sketch Prices are:
Blank covers $100
Head $40
Head and Torso $100 Black and white $150 with some color
Single figure with minimal background $200 and $250 with some color.
All commissions will be drawn on site.please bring reference for your character(s).

Jamal igle: Scrambled and Hardboiled will be at SDCC

I will in fact have copies of my new sketchbook at Comic con and every other con I hit this year!

not only That, it's in COLOR!

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Appearing on Tuesday July 12 at 8pm!

Comic Book Club

Iron your capes, unplug the Bat Signal and set your decoder rings on awesome: the Comic Book Club is in session! The Comic Book Club is a weekly comic book talk show featuring the best comedians in New York talking shop with industry professionals from all corners of the comic book world. Hosted by Justin Tyler, Pete LePage, and Alex Zalben. The show is sponsored in part by Midtown Comics!

Happy Anniversary, Baby!

It's been awhile since I told this story but i wrote this right before our wedding and it still holds true today.

How I met Karine

I had been in a long-term relationship that ended in February of 2006. So I decided that I was going to just date, date for the sake of dating, which was something I never felt I’d ever done successfully. So I went on a succession of blind dates and hook ups, each slightly more bizarre than the last. To the point that I had at one point said to my friend Jenny “ I just don’t think I’m supposed to be married. Some guys are just bachelors all their life, maybe that’s just me.”

So one day in Mid-June, I was checking my e-mail and saw one from Match.com. As a lark I clicked onto the site and discovered to my surprise that I had an eight- year old profile on Match. So I decided to give it a go, updated it appropriately, and began looking through the various profiles on the site. It began a sort of a scattershot idea, seeing which ones attracted me and winking (a form of initial contact on Match). So as I was going through them and looking at a lot of attractive photos, yet there were only a few who drew me to them. I started talking to a nice young lady who was a medical intern, but it wasn’t really going anywhere. Then one day as I was checking my messages and going through the profiles and I see a photo of a curly haired brunette. She had the cutest smile on her face and this wistful look in her eyes. She talked about her love of travel and how she was looking for adventure. So I decided to wink at her, completely convinced that she would never ever talk to me.

Surprise of surprises however came because not only did she wink back at me; we began to correspond by e-mail, talking about our work and our lives and our families. This happened for about a week until we finally decided to talk to each other on the phone. And soon discovered that not only did we share a love of Comic books, Sci fi and fantasy but we lived a block a way from each other. After about two weeks of long conversations on the phone we set a date to meet each other face to face.

JULY 5TH 2006
This day will be burned into my mind for the rest of my life. What could have been the worst day ever turned into the first step in a new direction in my life. My younger brother, Jean Michael, had disappeared and never made it to work. We were all in a state of extreme panic, except for my mother, whose unshakeable faith kept me from going mad. I knew I had made this date; I didn’t want to go feeling the way I did. At the same time however I need to take my mind off of my problems. I figured the date would last as long as a cup of coffee once she got a good look at me.

We had decided to meet at a local diner, Daisy’s. I got there first so I wouldn’t be late. She hadn’t arrived yet, so I decided I was only going to wait another 5 minutes and I was going to take off. Just as I turned to leave I saw this bob of curly brown hair walk past the neon sign and as she walked through the door and I saw that angelic face. Only one though went through my head.
She’s so much cuter than her picture.

We decided to skip Daisy’s and head over to another restaurant, the Park Slope Chip Shop. We sat and talked and I forgot about everything else in the world however that little bit of serenity didn’t last. I needed to go to the Bronx, to be with the rest of the family. I told Karine everything that was going on and was very understanding. I took the train up to the Bronx and about 10 minutes after I got to my mom’s place, Karine called to see if there was anything she could do to help. I was touched. More than touched actually. When I got off the phone, mom asked me who it was I said,” It’s this girl I had a date with tonight”. She said ”Oh really, what s she like?” and I just replied,” She’s nice, there’s something about her, I don’t know what it is.”
We started to date for what seemed like an eternity but was only a few weeks. We didn’t want to ruin anything so we decided on a three-date rule, which we did stick to. I t was the hardest three weeks of my life. Our first date was a movie “Art School Confidential” that turned into an all day excursion around the village, talking about everything under the sun and letting the conversation guide us.
We ended up spending every conceivable moment together. One night we were in bed and started talking about the future, about what we wanted from our lives and the subject of marriage came up. For the first time in my life I did something that took me by surprise even while I was doing it, I popped out of bed, dropped to one knee and asked Karine to Marry me. My only thought at the time was” I should just ask her now, because I can’t think of anyone else I’d rather spend my life with.” I was even more surprised when she said yes!

Karine is one of the most intelligent, talented people I’ve ever met. Her sweet nature takes my breath away. When she smiles she lights up a room and anyone who knows her and any one who has ever met her always says the same thing. “She’s so sweet.” She’s kind to everyone she encounters but brutally honest as well. I respect the fact that she says what’s on her mind, never avoiding problems, rather tackling them head on.

She makes me smile all the time, She’s funny as hell her laugh is infectious.

There’s gentleness to her, and at the same time she’s as rough and tumble as any guy. She loves a challenge, big or small. I’m impressed by her energy
I love her because she makes me feel weak and strong at the same time. She cares for me the way no one else has ever cared for me. When I feel vulnerable she always takes me in her arms and makes me feel like the world doesn’t exist. It’s just the two of us and as long as we have each other, we can accomplish anything. We can talk about any subject and never once have we been at a loss for words with each other. I love her more than any words I could come up with could ever properly explain.



*I should add that we found Michael safe and sound the next day. He was a bit shaken up and hungry but came through it all just fine.

Zatanna #14 preview

CCI: San Diego Artist Alley

I'll be at table II-10. Hope to see you there

Spotlight on Jamal Igle at CCI: San Diego 2011

Time	Saturday, July 23 · 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Location	Comic Con International: San Diego San Diego Convention Center 111 W. Harbor Drive
	Jamal Igle (Supergirl) Has done it all in the comics industry from intern to becoming one of the industries most successful and popular pencillers working today: Join Jamal and Writer/Moderator Keith Dallas (Ghostbusters) for an entertaining One on One Interview and Q&A Session filled with stories, laughs, brutal honesty! ROOM 4M