Soldier Legacy vol 1 TPB to hit Sydney Supanova

Really looking forward to seeing how this goes at Sydney Supanova. It will be the first exposure to the NSW fans, and after selling out of copies from Melbourne and Gold Coast Supanovas in April, I remain optimistic :D

Don't worry if you missed out in Melbourne last time, as it will be available when I guest it at Melbourne's Oz Comic Con at the end of the month ;)

Penciling sneak peek, and more Geek Speak shout outs

Ok, just briefly, Folio book to the printers, there's a heap of stuff in there that hasn't been seen before, a big sequential pencils section (a snippet above), and a load of colour pinups. Cover pic to come :)

AND, thank you for the shout out by the Geek Speak crew in their recent podcast :D

http://girlygeekspeak.com.au/geekspeak/geek-speak-live-podcast-11/

Paul Mason: Article writing for Girly Geek Speak: Retro Comic Review of 1963's 'The Avengers'

So last week I did something a little different from my usual deadline/thesis work, and thanks to the good people of 'Girly Geek Speak' (of Geek Speak TV), I wrote a review of sorts for 'Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers volume 1'. THe whole idea was to warm up for thesis writing, by discussing some of the earliest appearances of characters that are now raking in the dough in international cinemas.

You can find there article here at: http://girlygeekspeak.com.au/books-comics/retro-review-the-avengers/


Back to work!

SUPANOVA Gold Coast 2012 - Geek Speak

Geek Speak were kind enough to get a few words off me about 'The Soldier Legacy' at the recent Gold Coast Supanova :D

Other good friends, and top guys got their faces on here too, including fellow Comic Book guests Stewart McKenny, Tristan Jones and Tom Taylor. Carlos Pacheco and Brian Michael Bendis are also interviewed at what turned out to be an awesome weekend.

My doofus-looking, sleep-deprived head turns up around the 12 minute mark ;P Enjoy!

"Let off some Steeeeammm, Bennett" a.k.a Punisher scribble.

Ok, again another week of crunching tasks to complete by the weekend, and the fates toss up another cool OzComic topic I just couldn't resist: 'The Punisher'. So I let off some stream by scribbling up a crazy looking Mr Castle. Huge fan of the character, so here was a scribbly, grey texta crazy warm up for today. It may even make the folio book for this year...(hmmm, thinking needed).

Check out all the rest of the album with a myriad of Australian comic artists here: https://www.facebook.com/?ref=tn_tnmn Just click either direction to see the album. Great interpretations.

Deviant Art for those who care ;D http://pmason83.deviantart.com/#/d51m8r3

Guest at Melbourne's Oz Comic Con :D

Just recapping yesterday's announcement, I'm lucky enough to be a guest of Melbourne's inaugural Oz Comic-Con pop culture convention, on at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre, Sat & Sun June 30th-July 1, 2012.

It will be great to see all the Melbourne and interstate travelling fans again, as well as seeing all the great comic book guest, they have really gone all out to ensure the Australian flavour in the lineup too. Wonderful guests like Stewart McKenny, Nicola Scott, Doug Holgate, David Yardin, Dean Rankine, Jon Sommariva, and some awesome internationals, including a once-in-a-lifetime score of Stan Lee :D Should be a great weekend, and if you're interested, more soon regarding what will be available from me at the show :D

As always, thank you for the support.

http://www.ozcomiccon.com/guests.aspx?Guests=Melb

P.s: There is some sad news in that the profile for the show mentions the "upcoming Parahuman story" with Chris Sequeira. Unfortunately, Black House Comics this week had to cancel the upcoming title due to a low number of submissions (the bitter irony of the comics scene here), but our story will appear in the near future in its entirety, and you may even see it in one form or another in Melbourne after all ;D More info soon.

RSA Animate - The Divided Brain

Totally left field here for the Soldier blog- a wonderful little video I came across on ABC News 24 while writing my thesis. When you think about it in context of comic books or pop culture entertainment, the implications here explain a lot about the creative process, and the audience participation and investment in stories and character (such as empathy). All academia should be presented in this manner- livens up dry theory, that's for sure. Enjoy :D

The speaker is renowed Psychiatrist and writer Iain McGilchrist. 

Commission Colours/pitch image; Justice League

Concept by Chris Sequeira, illustration by Paul Mason. Characters copyright DC Comics. Background was inspired by Steve Ditko/Mort Meskin work (floating heads)

Colour Commission: Luke Cage Power Man

Colour is still a constant learning curve. But I like the challenge of trying to make the heroes colourful, and close to their original appearance, without burning out the viewer's retinas, and being conscious of the environment of which the character is in. A pet peeve of mine is having a character in a setting that clashes with their colour. I'm no expert by any stretch of the imagination, and in hindsight, the highlights are probably overdone- and he does look very "90's". Oh well, the learning continues.

A link on Deviantart is here: http://pmason83.deviantart.com/#/d4zau8t

Soldier Legacy #4 and TPB Now Available at Comics Etc., Brisbane & Kaboom Comics, Toowoomba!

Exactly what the title says! Emerging from the whirlwind debut at Melbourne and Gold Coast Supanova's, both Comics Etc. Brisbane and Kaboom Comics in Toowoomba has limited copies of 'The Soldier Legacy' Trade at $20, and the latest issue #4 for $5. Check it out :D