The inks are done. The basic layout and design is done. I still need to tweak the wording at the bottom!

A sneek peak at the current progress on the LoB comic book cover for issue #1 - it’s still in rough stage minus color and such, but here’s a look at it so far! LoB colorist extraordinaire Josh Ulrich is coloring it as we speak. Will also post a broader view of the new LoB website design as well soon.

If you’ve wondered where the heck I’ve been from the strip, I’ve been cranking on the LoB comic book to get it out for pre-order asap, (news on that very soon), as well as the new website design, but also some other pressing artwork for large clients that I had to get taken care of, some of which includes animation, flash games, (as seen here at www.Roddenberry.com)

and other comics work, not to mention our kick-butt Garfield’s Pet Force website, DVD and game, which I helped create!

Anyhoo, I assure you I’m still here and have plenty of new LoB strips in the hopper (been working ahead to boot), and in the meantime, we have some great guest strips in the next few installements before I head back to the awesomeness that is Legend of Bill!!

See you soon, and remember to check back here in the sketcblog for all the juicy LoB news goodness!

Hm … I need a LoB newsletter… and a Legend of Bill newsletter editor. Any takers?

D!

A random small robot girl doodle in the ol’ sketchbook.

I’m getting antsy to return to the strip. Most of the items that took so much of my time otherwise are complete. I’m ready. I’m able. I’m itchin’. I can’t wait. Just wait till you see what’s in store. Storylines will expand. Characters will be fleshed out. Oh, the places we’ll go!

Legend of Billers!! First exciting look at the final, full-color Legend of Bill comic book, issue #1 cover! Pre-order information coming soon! This baby is gonna be PACKED with original content and Bill, Frank, Gina and Dark Queen GOODNESS!! More to come!! Look below in this blog to see the progression of the cover in 3 stages!

TWO awesome editions are available: All in FULL-COLOR

Regular edition: Contains 60 Legend of Bill webcomics, in glorious hi-res PRINT, an all-new original 5-page comic book story, a prose short story, guest stips, pin-up art, a sketchbook section - and MORE!!

Artist’s Edition: (with MAP print created by David Reddick and signed original SKETCH CARD of a character of YOUR choice (indicate which character you’d like sketched when ordering (i.e., you want the Dark queen for your very own? You GOT it!)) Contains 60 Legend of Bill webcomics, in glorious hi-res PRINT, an all-new original 5-page comic book story, a prose short story, guest stips, pin-up art, a sketchbook section - and MORE!!

Friends, this is where I appeal to you, the core that makes (and will make) Legend of Bill what it will be… I won’t mince words… Help me make this a success! I need to sell the current stock number of 150, however, if I can sell well beyond that, Legend of Bill’s possibilities GROW by leaps and bounds. More issues, a graphic novel collection with even mor content, sold in bookstores, a maquette, more comics per week at LegendofBill.com! FOLKS, if we, together, can make issue 1 a success, You will ensure some AWESOME things for Legend of Bill’s future, and I, shall be in your debt!! This isn’t corporate America, folks, this is a guy trying to make his own creation really WORK, but it MUST be done with YOUR help! This is where we work TOGETHER! Where you can really make a DIFFERENCE! You can order at the above links, and YES, if you want it SIGNED, you GOT it. Indicate when ordering that you want your copy signed. And yes, the sketch cards are ORIGINAL PENCIL sketches of the characters, by me- of YOUR choosing! Help a cartoonist out! Thank you!

Your pal,

David

A small Dark Queen doodle out of the sketchbook…

Folks, sales of the Legend of Bill comic book, published by Th3rd World Studios, are going strong, but I still need your help! I need to sell the stock of what we will have available, and am looking for a great boost in additional sales to expediate issue #2, as well as some other goodies!! I ask you to consider this a donation of sorts, to the cause of Legend of Bill, but, YOU get some great fun in return!!

Two editions are available, the Regular Edition, chock full of original content, like an original 5-page comic book format story, a short story in prose with illustrations, sketchbook, guest strips, pin-up gallery… as well as the first 60 webcomics, but in crisp, clean print, and the Artist Edition, all of the above, as well as an awesome original MAP of the realm of Bill, so you can see where the Dark Lands are, where Princess Gina is from, and follow the gang on their quests, as I stick to this map closely, and not to mention the best piece of all, a signed, original SKETCH CARD, of a character of YOUR choosing!! Visit the site today and order Legend of Bill Issue #1, do it for me, do it for Bill, so it for humanity’s sake!!

Your pal,

David

So, I was talking to my Tall Tale Features compadre, and soon-to-be Th3rd World Studios (publisher of SuperFogeys, and the forthcoming Legend of Bill comic book) brethren Brock Heasley of SuperFogeys, (one of my favorite webcomics out there) and we dreamed up a collaboration, and it spawned into our doing an Origins story for one of his SuperFogey’s characters together. He writes, I draw. I was hoping for Spy Gal, and low and behold, bammo, I got ‘er. Here’s a sketch of her in my own style that I shot over to Brock for funsies, the way I see a younger Spy Gal, as a teaser of things to come. Hm, and we might even see another lil’ hottie of Brock’s in there too. Stay tuned here and at Brock’s great site for more info to come!

A young Star Maiden sketch for upcoming guest Origins comic story for Brock Heasley’s SuperFogeys.com (Brock Heasley writes, I draw!) Check out Brock’s comic (and his Star Maiden and Spy Gal, my take as seen below) at: SuperFogeys.com!