Louie Joyce . Illustrator: I love comic book covers

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4/9/12

STAR WARS COVER

A couple of weeks ago the OzComics theme was to create an illustration as if it were to be an actual Star Wars comic book cover, and the winner was picked by an actual Star Wars comic book writer, Tom Taylor. A great theme already, with a little extra incentive to give it your all.

Originally i didn't want this to look photo referenced or like Harrison Ford, but i still wanted it to evoke his character so i had some images of Han nearby. I think i've ended up in this weird likeness-non-likeness area, if you know what i mean. Needed to spend more time on the face. Overall though, i'm happy with how i executed this.

As you can see by the pencils his grin was even more Joker'esque at this stage.

Click here to go and check out the rest of the entries. There was some seriously stellar work produced that week.

1/13/12

TOP COVERS FOR MARCH 2012

Alright time for my top 10 covers for comics coming from Dark Horse, Image, DC or Marvel in March 2012. Click on the companies to go see the full solicitations. Lot's of great artwork to look at, this was an especially hard month to cull to 10. All credit & copyright for these belong to their respecitive publishers, click on the artists name to go their websites ... let's get on with it...

It would have to be intimidating as fuck following James Jean on covers for Fables, but Ruas has not only maintained that level of quality, he's surpassed it on occasion. And i love that his works have evoked that same kind of Fables cover feel that JJ established, but it's all distinctly his own style. This is a beautiful cover.

Fables #115 by Joao Ruas

Really digging the style here, colours are great and i love the figures.

John Carter: The Gods of Mars #1 by Julian Totino Tedesco

Seems like Daredevil is destined to be in here every month, cause it just keeps getting better and better. Check out Paolo Rivera's blog linked above, it's a fantastic read and very informative.

Daredevil #10 by Paolo Rivera

Check out this time lapse of the cover in process...

Another series constantly in here, and with JH Williams III and Amy Reeder working on it it's no wonder why. Such a cool cover.

Batwoman #7 by Amy Reeder

I'm very excited for this GN. Written by Chip Kidd (Graphic Designer who's done some great work in comics, and also a huge Batman fan) and Illustrated by Dave Taylor, everything i've seen and read make this sound like a unique Batman tale and this cover reflects that perfectly. Click here to read more about this project.

Batman Death by Design by Dave Taylor

Yep. Both covers from Unwritten this month because they're both freakin' great. They'll have to release a Unwritten cover art book when there's enough because they're all pretty much stunning.

Unwritten #35.5 by Yuko Shimizu

Unwritten #35 by Yuko Shimizu

I really dug Steve Skroce's work back in the day (90's!), especially his later work on Wolverine. Feel like i haven't seen him on anything in ages but, good to see his work again and it's looking better than ever. This colouring really suits his style. Great Darrow-esque grittiness to this.

Avengers X-Sanction #4 by Steve Skroce

Probably the comic i'm most excited for this year. Brian K Vaughn is one of my fave writers and though i hadn't seen Fiona Staples art before, everything i've seen so far looks amazing. This is a wonderful first issue cover. Classic character shot but packed with little bits of information about these guys and what situation they might be in. There's been a tad bit of controversy over this cover over the past few days, specifically the breast feeding part. Completely ridiculous.

Saga #1 by Fiona Staples

This book rules. I've only read the first issue, but it was great! Gotta get my hands on the rest! Hands! Get it?

Lil' Depressed Boy #12 by Sina Grace

11/27/11

TOP COVERS FOR FEB 2012

The following are my top 10 fav covers from the recently released Feb solicits. View Full Solicits: DC, Dark Horse, Marvel.

This month has some amazing covers featuring the coolest women in comics, starting off with this wonderful Rogue cover...

X-Men Legacy #262 by Mark Brooks

Beautiful cover. Took my breath away!

PunisherMAX #22 by Dave Johnson

This is great in it's simplicity, and i like that we're in there looking out instead of the other way round like usual. The signature bugs me though, there's gotta be a better place to put it.

Black Panther #529 by Francesco Francavilla

I get a nice "epic" book covery feel from this. Francavilla always uses really nice colours, and uses them so simply. Makes it looks so easy.

Supernatural #5 by Dustin Nguyen

Northlanders #49 by Massimo Carnevale

Penguin Pain & Prejudice #5 by Szymon Kudranski

I like the blurryness/depth of field in this. Plus the simple colour scheme.

Conan the Barbarian #1 by Becky Cloonan

Batgirl #6 by Adam Hughes

Batwoman #6 by Amy Reeder

This image has been floating around for awhile, but i never get tired of it. Real nice detail on the costume.

And finally...

Aquaman #6 by Ivan Reis

Mera front and centre cutting loose! Of course this is gonna be one of my top covers.

9/3/11

TOP DC COVERS FOR NOVEMBER

Full November solicitations are here. Click the links to check out more of the artists work!

Sweet Tooth #27 by Jeff Jemire

Spaceman #2 by Dave Johnson

I'm heaps excited for this series. The whole concept sounds really cool, and Azzarello & Risso can really do no wrong together.

Nightwing #3 by Eddy Barrows

I've been drawing heaps of circusy stuff lately. Not as well as this, though. These guys looks like a cool traveling circus family.

Grifter #3 by Carlos Alberto Fernandez Urbano (CAFU)

Justice League Dark #3 by Ryan Sook

Frankenstein AGENT of S.H.A.D.E #3 by J.G. Jones

Also been drawing a bunch of crabs lately. Wish i could put Frankenstein in with mine too!

Flash #3 by Francis Manapul

Such a stylish cover!

Fables #111 by Joao Ruas

Diablo #1 by Joseph Lacroix


Batman #3 by Greg Capullo

The cover for Batman #2 was in my list last month iirc, but Capullo has outdone himself with this one. So much energy, great composition and simple yet highly effective colour scheme! Really digging it.

8/27/11

TOP MARVEL COVERS FOR NOV 2011

Full solicits here. Links for artists below each image, check em out!

X-Men #2 by Chris Bachalo

Love the colours on this.

Avengers Origins Vision #1 by Marko Djurdjevic

X-23 #16 by Kalman Adrasofszky

This is just a really cool pose and composition. I get an Miracleman/All Star Superman vibe off it for some reason.

X-Men Legacy #258 by Clay Mann

Clay Mann is quickly becoming one of my fav artists. Everything i'm seeing i dig more and more.

Victor Von Dom #1 by Becky Cloonan

New Mutants #33 by Jason Pearson

This reminds me of the old Bachalo and Mahfood Generation X stuff i used to love when i was a kid.

Magneto Not a Hero #1 by Clay Mann

Mann again. The angle of this cover is great and Mags looks badass.

Incredible Hulk #2 by Marc Silvestri

Hulks vs giant Sharks. Need i say more.

Ghost Rider #3 by Arturo Lozzi

I am by no means a Ghost Rider fan, but this cover alone makes me want to be. This artists work is really really cool.

Fearless #2 by Arthur Adams

7/27/11

TOP MARVEL COVERS FOR OCT 2011

My favourite 10 covers from Marvel's October Solicitations which you can see all of here. Click the artists names below each image to go their websites and see even more wonderful images!