Super Fogeys Spy Gal Origin Begins

Lee Cherolis — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:28:08 +0000

And here’s page 1!

Spy Gal Origin - Page 1

Written and lettered by Brock Heasley of Super Fogeys and Monster Plex.

Pencils, inks and colors by me.

Coloring assistance by my extraordinarily talented wife, Samantha. She is my savior, and decided to volunteer to help me with the grunt work of filling in flat colors as I finish up inking all the pages (11 in total). Final color pallet, effects, and shading by me.

I got the guest artist gig through an open call for artists that was judged by David Reddick who passed the art baton to me.

New pages will be posted every Tuesday on Super Fogeys until the story’s end at page 11. I will also be re-posting them here.

-Lee

SFO Page 3 Preview Panel

Lee Cherolis — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:44:29 +0000

Check this out.

Spy Gal Origin Inks Sample - Page 3 - Panel 1

Click for a larger view

This is panel 1 of page three in the inking stage. If you can correctly identify the vehicle models I used, you win the non-prize! My father got them pretty much right off.

I talk more about this project in my previous post, which you can also read here!

-Lee

SF Page 1, Inks Preview!

Lee Cherolis — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:34:24 +0000

Spy Gal Origin Inks Sample Page1

Quick update on the latest goings on. I’ve been working on a now 11-page guest artist gig for Brock Heasley for his webcomic, Super Fogeys. Specifically, the Super Fogeys Origins series. Brock uses the Origins short stories to expand on his character’s worlds and backgrounds. Which is awesome, since his comic is about super heroes later in life, they have a lifetime of accumulated adventures and backgrounds that Brock can pull from.

Despite the name, many of the previous SFO shorts have been side stories, rather than character origins. Though, the story I’m working on is the actual origin story for one of the main characters, Spy Gal.

On the left, you’ll see a preview of the inks from Page 1. This is actually a small panel, 1 of 8 on the page, but I’m showing it since it’s interesting without spoiling or revealing anything. Page 1 will be colored lettered and will debut on Super Fogeys Tuesday, August 31st. I’ll be posting more panels as I get them completed.

-Lee

IWG Anthology Promo Video

Lee Cherolis — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 18:26:38 +0000

I’ve got great news. Ryan McCracken of Boss Nacho productions attended our launch party for the anthology on April 23rd. As part of his Indy After Dark series, he put together a short video featuring our new book with clips from several of our group’s artists. That’s me right at the beginning of the video. Please excuse my facial tics and confused expression, I’m just dazzled by the lights and camera.

You can see the video on Ryan’s site, on youtube, or on the IWG website. The book can be purchased right here off the Indy Webcomic Group’s site, anywhere it says SUPPORT IWG Buy Now in the sidebar beneath a picture of the anthology cover.

$15 plus shipping will get you 148 pages from 19 different artists, spanning most genres from Slice of Life to Sci-fi and Noir. I illustrated two stories in the book, for a total of 18 pages. This is an self-published anthology, printed through Lulu.com, so you can count on the quality and workmanship associated with Lulu.

To find out more about the Indy Webcomics Group go here. They’re a great bunch of very talented and motivated people. We meet at least once a month in Indianapolis to discuss making comics, have a few drinks and sketch some comic art. The anthology was our first group project and we plan to do many more.

Here’s the video. We hope you enjoy it and decide to support independent comics.

Super Fogeys- Spy Gal Origin Guest Spot

Lee Cherolis — Thu, 06 May 2010 14:02:06 +0000

Exciting news! Brock Heasley (Super Fogeys, Monsterplex) and David Reddick (Legend of Bill, Trek Life, Rod & Barry, etc…) recently held submissions for artists to work with them on the next Super Fogeys character origin. Brock has had many fantastic cartoonist do guest art on his characters’ origin stories. You can find them listed here. This time around, Brock has enlisted fellow Tall Tale Features creator and cartooning juggernaut David Reddick as art director. The call went out and I entered, along with many others, to be the guest artist on this 5-6 page project.

I’ve just received the great news that my entry was chosen. I will be the artist for the Spy Gal origin! As details develop and I begin work on the project I will be sure to update my blog with news and reactions about the process. And of course, I will let everyone know when and where they can read the final product.

In the mean time, go check out Super Fogeys and Legend of Bill. Both Brock and David are great and I can’t wait to work with them.

Store Now Active, Order Prints Here!

Lee Cherolis — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 19:07:17 +0000

I’ve reactivated my store. You can follow the link in the menu navigation bar or the link in the left sidebar. I’m now selling a number of brand new art prints that were created for the Comix Rock: Art & Music Showcase.

Each print is high quality, 11 x 17, color, matte finish, on 100lb paper. I mail them in cardboard mailing tubes via USPS First Class parcel. Orders in US arrive in 3 business days, Canada in 5-10 business days.

Keep an eye on the store for new artwork for sale as well as books, t-shirts and other items as they become available.

CDLF Minicomic Inks

Lee Cherolis — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:17:32 +0000

CDLF Mini Comic Pg4 Inks

We’re putting together a mini-comic for the art show. It’ll have a 10 page short story and 12 pages of pinup art (see previous posts for my pinup contributions).

Over the weekend, I finished inking my pages for the short story. Overall, I think we’ve got 9 artists working on the short story and 10 artists working on the pinups, some of them working on both. I volunteered for pages 4 and 9. Here, I’ve posted the inks for those pages without text. The evil villain laugh is universal so even without the evil monologue, the page reads well.

Cock Unblocked is the title of the short story. It follows the Femmes, a team of nine superheroines during some down time between fighting crime, which turns into a rescue mission. The villain is the evil scientist Cock Blocker, who manages to imprison half of the Femmes in his dungeon of Chastity/secret laboratory.

CDLF Mini Comic Pg9 Inks

The vibe of the comic is very campy, tongue-in-cheek superhero antics a la the Original Batman television series. The characters were created by artists from the Indy Webcomics Group working with the organizers of Indy’s Creme de Les Femmes burlesque troupe. The brainstorming session to come up with the character names was hilarious. Character designs and script by me. The comic will be printed in black and white and unshaded and will be handed out at the art show along with various coloring supplies (ie: crayolas).

So far it’s been a blast working with other artists on this project, I can’t wait to see how it all comes together.
Eventually, sometime after the show I’ll post the comic online somewhere in it’s entirety.

-Lee

Mezmerelda Pinup

Lee Cherolis — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 01:21:31 +0000

8x10 Mezmerelda

Ditto my last post. Only this one is of Mezmerelda. I think she’s only got one line in the short story and it’s a stinker, but what are you going to do? They can’t all be winners.

Mezmerelda reminds me of the sidekicks in the Tick since she’s a magician’s assistant. Currently not attached to any particular Magician.

Powers include card tricks, illusions, escapes and a toothpaste ad smile.

-Lee

Marcia Manhunter Pinup

Lee Cherolis — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 16:49:44 +0000

8x10 Marcia Manhunter

I’m beginning to sound like a broken record.

One of the many awesome things you’ll find at our Comix Rock: Art & Music Showcase on April 23rd, is a 24 page mini comic produced by a number of Indy Webcomics Group artists. The comic will feature a 10 page story following the adventures of a group of female spoof super heroines as they battle their arch nemesis. The characters were all created as comic alter egos for the Creme De Les Femmes burlesque troupe models who will be a part of the Art & Music Showcase. The rest of the book features a full page pinup of each model in their super hero garb.

These pinups will also be available at the show as full color glossy prints for sale. On the left you’ll see my pinup of Marcia Manhunter. Not one of the more prominent characters in the book but a stunning beauty nonetheless. I’ve also stamped it with my new artist’s signature/logo thingy. Like it?

-Lee

Greener on the Other Side

Lee Cherolis — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:38:31 +0000

Fence

So it’s not a hot babe or a big guy with a weapon. I do cute illustrations too. The robot is becoming a theme for various Indy Webcomics Group related projects. He’s kind of like a mascot without being officially associated in any way. He’s on our blog header and now in his own poster print, which you can view on the left there.

We needed to add a few pages to the anthology when uploading it for the printer’s specs. So there are some strategically placed new pages. Some are blank, some are filler, like this robot print which appears opposite our table of contents.

I’m also going to have it available to buy as an 11×17 print at our art show on the 23rd and then off my site here, after that.

Cheers,

-Lee