Sketches from SDCC

SDCC post-game report.

So now that I'm home and have had some sleep, I can talk about my SDCC experience.
After I helped Action Lab bring the myriad of boxes to the show, set up my own table and helped out at the Vamplets booth a bit, I walked through the show floor.

And I had a panic attack.

Not a full on, drooling on the floor-curled into the fetal position thing, but an honest to god attack that lasted at least 3 hours.

I questioned everything; why I was there, what was I doing at a convention this size, why do I still work in comics, what am I trying to prove. I couldn't think straight.
After a while I started to regained my senses but it still shook me to the bone.

SDCC is a beast.

If you've never been it's hard to describe the enormity of it all. The closest comparison I could make is something like Lollapalozza or The World Cup. It's noise, and lights and people pushing and shoving. It's 100,00 different agendas all sharing the same space.
I'm there to work. I'm there to promote Action Lab entertainment, but I'm also there to promote Molly Danger to a new audience. In the interim, I have to promote myself as a creator and it's a difficult thing to try and do all three at the same time. I'm exhausted and I could lie and say that SDCC was awesome, but it wasn't. there are parts that went well. The ALE panel went really well, as did the Comixology and Kickstarter panels I participated in. I got to catch up with old friends whom I'm going to take the time to visit once everyone has recovered.

Still, I freaked out, and that has never happened to me at a convention before.

Storm print

Available at my booth at Comic Con International.
Speaking of which:

San Diego Comic con 2014 Sketchlist is now open.

                                                      The Sketch list is now open:

To get on the list you can email me at Jamalyigle@hotmail.com subject line: SDCC Sketch list.

Head $60

Head and Torso $150 Black and white $200 with some color

Single figure with minimal background $300 and $350 with some color.
Sketch cover sketches : $200 black and white $300 with color

All commissions will be drawn on site. Please bring reference for your character(s).

I accept  all major credit cards 

Zombie tramp Variant covers

Zombie Tramp is being relaunched in July with a brand new #1. I contributed three covers for the issue, all three colored by Bill Blankenship.

Zombie tramp #1 ships on july 23rd with 12 variant covers.

The Terminator: Enemy of my Enemy Issue# 4 Preview

The Terminator: Enemy of My Enemy # 3 preview

IN STORES MAY 14th

Daily Sketch 3/27/14

Kleef, a character form David gallaher and Steve Ellis' series, THE ONLY LIVING BOY. it's just launched as a weekly webcomic and you can check it out at http://the-only-living-boy.com/

Terminator:Enemy of My enemy #2 cover process

We start with the initial concept, which was accepted on the first pass.

then we move to the layout stage which was drawn on a pre made layout sheet measure 4x7 inches.

Next it's pencils. the layout of blown up to 233% of the original and penciled..

then inked on series 500 strathmore bristol.

Finally , the colors done are done in photoshop.

The Terminator:Enemy of my enemy #5

Terminator: Enemy of My Enemy #5 (of 6)

Dan Jolley(W), Jamal Igle(P/Cover), Ray Snyder(I), and Wes Dzioba(C)

On sale June 18
FC, 32 pages
$3.99
Miniseries

Deliberately walking into a trap to save the life of scientist Elise Fong, ex-CIA operative Farrow Greene finds herself surrounded by metal monstrosities, as she contends with not only the T-800 but a host of other robot enemies reverse engineered by mercenaries!

•Superstar artist Jamal Igle (Supergirl)!

"A great start to what should be a stellar mini-series that comes recommended." —Unleash the Fanboy

"This one offers adventure and tension, same as the original movie, but throws in a noteworthy mystery." —Comic Book Resources

"Jamal Igle's art is solid, offering a look similar to that seen in The Final Battle currently. The action is clean and the characters are expressive." —IGN

The Terminator:Enemy of my enemy #4

CLASSIC TERMINATOR FROM DAN JOLLEY AND JAMAL IGLE!
The Terminator: Enemy of My Enemy #4 (of 6)
Dan Jolley (W), Jamal Igle (P/Cover), Ray Snyder (I), and Wes Dzioba (C)
On sale May 21
FC, 32 pages
$3.99
Miniseries
When a mercenary army with sinister motives joins the hunt for Dr. Elise Fong, ex-CIA operative Farrow Greene is no longer sure if she's Fong's kidnapper or rescuer! Meanwhile, a tireless, merciless Terminator remains intent on murdering Fong before anyone else can learn her secrets!
• Writer Dan Jolley (Bloodhound, Prototype 2) turns up the action!
• Superstar artist Jamal Igle (Supergirl) delivers a classic Terminator experience!

Daily Sketch for 2/6/14

Kamala Khan, the new Ms.Marvel.

Daily Sketch 1/24/13

Daily sketches for the week of 1.20.14

 Monday

Tuesday

Thursday                           

Terminator: Enemy of My Enemy # 3

A NEW TERMINATOR IN THE CLASSIC ERA!

Dan Jolley(W), Jamal Igle(P/Cover), Ray Snyder(I), and Moose Baumann (C)

On sale Apr 16

FC, 32 pages

$3.99

Miniseries

With her mission to kidnap biotechnician Elise Fong compromised by the appearance of a massive, seemingly invulnerable killer, ex-CIA operative Farrow Greene calls on all her training for an epic, one-woman war against the stranger! Meanwhile, an army of mercenaries will stop at nothing to capture the Terminator technology!

• Writer Dan Jolley (Bloodhound, Prototype 2) brings the eighties-style action!

•Superstar artist Jamal Igle (Supergirl) turns up the heat!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Terminator: Enemy of My Enemy # 2

SKYNET TAKES NEW YORK!
Terminator: Enemy of My Enemy #2 (of 6)
Dan Jolley (W), Jamal Igle (P/Cover), Ray Snyder (I), and Moose Baumann (C)
On sale Mar 19
FC, 32 pages
$3.99
Miniseries
Biotechnician Elise Fong is destined to discover a vital weapon against the Terminators, and Skynet has no intention of waiting until she does! Targeted for actions in her future, Fong’s only hope in the present is the ex-CIA operative tasked with kidnapping her. But can even CIA training stop a T-800?
• Dan Jolley (Bloodhound, Prototype 2) spins a classic-style Terminator yarn!
• Superstar artist Jamal Igle (Supergirl)!

That uncomfortable feeling.... Sex and Comic book creators.

I've been thinking a lot about the Brian Wood allegations of late. I'm not there, I've never been there. I've dated one woman that I met working in comics. I've certainly have been attracted to many women that I consider friends and colleagues. I would hope that I never came off as untoward but I also never actively made advances towards any of the women i've worked with. I don't know Brian, we've met, but we're not friends and don't travel in the same circles, So I can't defend him, but I also won't condemn him either.

 I'm also not discounting what Tess Fowler, or some of the others have made public. However, theres a part of me that knows that outside of my work life, I had a very active dating life when I was single,and I may not have always approached it the right way. As individuals, or perception of events differ from others (The classic your version, my version and the truth somewhere in the middle comes to mind.) . the problem I have is we have reached a point in our technology, where the ability to demonize strangers, harass them, torture them has become to easy.

Is there sexism in comics? Hell yes. There's also an undercurrent of racism too. Is it good to have the conversation and try to change things, yes. however as Heidi MacDonald pointed out in her excellent article :" None of what I’ve just written about is comics behavior. It’s HUMAN behavior. There are jerks and assholes in every industry. In all the vast body of writing about the increasing tensions of men and women — many attractive, most sexually active—interacting in the comics sphere there is bad stuff that is singular to our corner of the world, but most of it is everywhere. And as women enter the field in ever greater capacities—as readers, as creators, as fans—these problems have become more common."

I don't have a catch all answer to how to change things. We live in industry that is filled with people who don't have great interpersonal skills. The concepts of personal space and inappropriate behavior tend to blur for some. Add to the mix talented, attractive, intelligent women who share the same interests that they do and some guys (And some gals too, let's be honest) Don't know what to do with themselves. (I once had a woman continuous try to paw on me at a show, grabbing my ass and aiming occasionally for the crotch.) cosplayers, who for the most part try to replicate the sexier costume designs from comics, etc. constantly have to deal with pawing hands.

There's a part of me that wants to say "It was nearly a decade ago, people change", but again, I wasn't there, i'm not a woman and I can't speak from that perspective, but as a father, I would hope that Catherine would show the same bravery as Tess Fowler and others have.
I don't think trying to ruin Brian Wood's career is the answer either.

Varney the Vampire

Colored by Romulo Fajardo Jr.

The Hit LIst #3 Cover

Colored by Simon Gough