CjB Productions: August 2012

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Twenty-Twelve - The Art of Corey Breen

Twenty-Twelve

The Art of Corey Breen

Cover

Zephyr © Corey Breen 2012

So here it is! The cover to this year's art of book, "Twenty-Twelve". It features my newest character, Zephyr from my recent creator-owned concept called StarLanders ©.

The art of book will be available EXCLUSIVELY at this years New York Comic Con, October 11th-October 14th! It features some of my best work from the past year, 2012. It'll be $20 at the show, and you get a FREE sketch of any character you would like in the back of the book or on a separate bristol board. The book is 36 pages and measures 5.5 x 8.5 with a glossy cover.

I really hope you stop by my table in Artist's Alley and pick one up. I'll even sign it for you!

Please check out my profile on New York Comic Con's website,

http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/

http://nycc12.mapyourshow.com/5_0/gallery.cfm?

Scroll down to find me!

I'll have my table location very soon!

The above image of Zephyr, I will go further into detail on. I will discuss my whole process creating it this week, from sketch to flats to creating the cover of the book, as well as my NEW Comic Con Banner!

LOTS MORE INFO THIS MONTH, ALL ABOUT MY APPEARANCE AT THE SHOW!

Corey Breen

PS - My 2010 Art of Book will also still be available at the show, for $10, no sketch though.

Friday, August 17, 2012

52 by 1 - OMAC #1

OMAC © DC Entertainment

By Corey Breen

Pencil & Marker

OMAC © DC Entertainment

By Corey Breen

Pencil & Marker

OMAC © DC Entertainment

By Corey Breen

Pencil

Another book I don't think people gave a chance to. It was fun! Wow, imagine that? A FUN comic book? No wonder it didn't sell (sic). I don't get it. But whatever. I'm glad that this incarnation lives on in the JLI comic. No wait, that book is cancelled now too. WHAT IS WRONG with you people? UGH! LOL Well, at least the character will continue on in DCU Presents and just be in the new DCU. I hope it's not the last we see of him either way, because i really love the design and the re-imagining of the character here.

I'm really happy with this piece mainly because it tells a story, and I need to do more of these type of covers, rather then the classic pin-up covers. I originally thumbed out this piece while trying to draw the Demon Knights cover, and it had OMAC in more of a straight up standing posture over the child. I liked it a lot, but I changed it to having OMAC kind of hunched over the child and I think it works so much better. The key is... don't you just want to READ the HELL out of this? If this was the cover to OMAC, I would totally buy it, just to see what it is that is going on between OMAC and this kid. I think the BEST covers are ones that make you want to run home and read the comic you just bought.

No one ever really comments on my Blog anymore, so I guess just enjoy the 24th cover in "52 by 1". Demon Knights and Green Lantern coming up next, and I'll finally hit the half way point! Crazy, huh?!

Also, the unveiling of the cover to the second volume of The Art of Corey Breen, which will be sold exclusively at New York Comic Con in October!

Til next time,

CjB

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

52 by 1 - Batman The Dark Knight #1

Batman The Dark Knight © DC Entertainment

By Corey Breen

Pencil & Marker

Batman The Dark Knight © DC Entertainment

By Corey Breen

Pencil & Marker

Batman The Dark Knight © DC Entertainment

By Corey Breen

Pencil & Marker

Batman. The Dark Knight.

I think you know by now how much Batman means to me. I've talked about it so many times. I've also talked about how HARD it is to draw Batman for me. I love drawing the character so much, but I'm not afraid to say that he is easily the hardest super hero for me to conqor. Well, him andSuperman for that matter. I struggle mostly with trying to keep a consistent look to Batman. I think the best Batman artists have succeeded because they draw him a certain way very constantly if nothing else.

If you look back even to the previous 52 by 1 Batman covers I did (Batman and Robin #1 and Batman #1), my Batmans all look different, and I wish that wasn't so. I look at my favorite Batman artists like Neal Adams, Todd McFarlane, David Mazzucchelli, Jim Aparro, Joe Quesada, Frank Miller, Jim Lee, Simon Bisley, Greg Capullo, Scott McDaniel, Damian Scott, Joe Mad!, J Scott Campbell, Alan Davis, Kelly Jones, Mark Silvestri, Mike Mignola, Tony Harris, and countless others for inspiration. That's a HUGE range of looks for Batman. So you can see that there are so many interpretations to him that I love, making it hard to nail down a consistent look. But, honestly, I do KNOW what I WANT my Batman to look like! I really do. Achieving that is what makes drawing the character so hard for me though.

I know I want him to look slightly "jacked" like he does in the Batman Animated Series from the 90's. I know I want mine to have a jaw like Capullo or McFarlane give him. I know I want a cape that's out of control and long yet very clean like Jim Lee. I want to draw detail and texture like Joe Quesada. I want him to look dark and angry and disturbed, not cartoony.

All these things really weigh heavily on me when drawing Batman, But I think with this latest piece, I really nailed what I want my Batman to look like. It took studying Daredevil Father to find it. What I came up with I feel is the ideal way I want to draw Batman from now on. A cross between Frank Miller, Jim Lee, and Joe Quesada, but yet... ALL Corey Breen!

Really proud of this piece! Makes me reaffirm my love for Batman and my confidence in drawing him. Can't wait to tackle Detective Comics #1, and Batman Inc! #1 now. Just hope I keep it consistent with this look, even though for Detective, I want to draw him BEING a detective, my favorite thing ABOUT Batman. And for Batman, Inc! focus on the Batman's of the world more then Bruce Wayne as Batman,

So, everyone let me know what you think! You really need to see this drawing in person too. It's much cooler full size! I am pretty much selling ALL 52 by 1 pieces at New York Comic Con (NYCC) in Artist's ALley, but I am NOT selling this piece. I think I'm keeping this piece. At least for a while. Like I said, Batman really means that much to me.

Next up, OMAC #1!

CjB