Be sure to get to your local comics shop or gaming shop to grab the new issue of Knights of the Dinner Table #144, as your truly drew the cover!

Rough pencils from a few panels of a comic book idea of mine. Just for funsies, thought I’d post some.

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!

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

Ordered your Legend of Bill comic book issue #1, and still yearning for more as you await? Well, Th3rd World (publisher of Legend of Bill issue #1) has you covered. Order my good buddy Brock Heasley’s “SuperFogeys” trade paperback collecting the 1st 4 chapters of his awesome webcomic HERE!!

Good luck, Brockinator!

My friends!

If you’re wondering where your Legend of Bill comic book is, well, it will soon be on its way! I’ve run a little behind on it, as I’ve packed so much into it that I’ve needed more time to complete it just the way I want it. so I appreciate GREATLY your patience, and I promise to make it worth your wait. And as an extra bonus, Th3rd World Publishing will be sending you a copy of one of their other fine books “Omega Chase” with EVERY order! How’s that for service? You’re gonna love it.

Thank you again for being patient. But WOW am I proud of the result. It will soon be sent off to the printer, and I will alert you HERE as soon as it heads to them!

Thanks, team!!

Yours in comics and caffiene,

David

Hello, friends! Okay, so you’re wondering where the heck your Legend of Bill comic book issue #1 is! Well, I have good news - the last of the coloring is being added to the final pages (you can see Josh Ulrich’s PHENOMENAL coloring for the comic book story portion (written by the fantastic Steve Ogden and pencilled and inked by myself and the incredible Eldon Cowgur) above in a sneak peek of panel 1 from page 1 of the story - as you’ve never seen Bill, Frank and Gina before!) into the pages and this puppy will be sent off to the printer within a few weeks, and you will have it hand, soon, finally!! My profuse apologies for running behind on the book, as my varied other duties (and family) have thrown off things just a bit. But I do hope it will be worth it to you, as a lot of blood, sweat and tears have gone into it and I can’t wait for you to see the result. SO, hang tight, my friends, and THANK YOU for your profound patience on the book. And don’t forget - if you ordered the Artist’s Edition, you get your hand-drawn sketch card and map of the region where Bill and Company are traveling!) AND - Th3rd World is throwing in as a bonus to EVERYONE who ordered the book - Issue #1 of their great Omega Chase comic book just as a thank you for your patience while your very own slow-as-a-snail LoB cartoonist (um, me) drags his feet! How’s that for a deal?

In the meantime, please enjoy this sneak peek at pix of me working on the pages on my barbaric CIntiq 21UX. I’ve had some wonderful help on the book as well as I mentioned above (BIG HUGE thanks to Steve, Eldon, Don, Joshand Jeff), and can’t wait o show you team LoB’s hard work!!

We’ve been like a pack of barbarians writing, drawing, and  coloring our butts off at the Wet Gill Tavern Inn!

This sucker’s gonna rock like Mjolnir thunderous blow!!!

Another sneek peek from the LoB comic book short story that will be in the forthcoming (and yes, behind) Legend of Bill comic book! It will soon arrive at the printer - sketchcards are in process and the map is already sent!

The Legend of Bill comic book, issue #1 is HERE, and it’s SHIPPING out to pre-order buyers! Support Legend of Bill (and its creator) and get YOURS here if you haven’t already! No waiting!

http://tinyurl.com/yc7p5on

The book features nearly 50 pages of goodness: The first 60 webcomics (all in full-color for this edition as many early ones were black and white), a 6-page comic book format story that has never been seen before, a short story with original illustrations, some awesome pin-ups by some fave webcomic and graphic novel creators, guest strips by top names and a sketchbook section to boot!

Artist Editions get all this plus an awesome MAP of the realm of Bill that you can follow along as well as a hand-drawn original sketchcard! You’ve seen my plethora of endless sketches - now you can own one! Cheap!