Creating a Graphic Novel : Art – Food – Photography

In time for the new Iron Man 3 movie, the Mark 42 armour. The Pop! Marvel collection is a little hit and miss, they all look pretty good however the paint job and quality varies quite a bit from figure to figure. (Took me a while to find a nice Mark 42!) Couldn’t resist this one and blue lights added into the photo for the little extra effect.

Like most Marvel movies, there is an extra scene after the credits! Make sure you stay to check it out.

Frank Kadar has some amazing sketch cards currently on auction on eBay. It’s not easy to get original artwork so bid high and bid often. Click on the image to be redirected to the eBay auction. The Wolverine one (Days of Future Past) is amazing. Speaking of which, the next X-Men movie is rumoured to be based around that story line!

Wolverine – Bronze Age
This is a rare 4″ x 5″ Marvel Bronze Age ARTIST PROOF sketch card. (You won’t find this card in the set!)

Poison Ivy – Harley Quinn
The size is This is a 2.5″ x 3.5″ BATMAN THE LEGEND ARTIST PROOF sketch card!

Bat Family
This is a 2.5″ x 3.5″ BATMAN THE LEGEND ARTIST PROOF sketch card of Batman and his “extended family”!

Featured artist Di Amorim always seems to represent some amazing artists! He’s got a lot of new artwork on offer but I thought I’d showcase GLAUCO. His works reminds me of Joe Madureira. Click on the below artwork to be taken to the respective eBay auctions. (Bid high and bid often!) There’s a lot of artwork currently on offer so be sure to check out what’s on sale!

Psylocke :

Conan :

Venom :

GLAUCO is also available for commissions on requests.

Featured artist Frank Kadar has an amazing Batman sketch over currently on sale on eBay. Click on the image and remember to bid high and bid often!

I have received some amazing new artwork from Frank Kadar including some amazing artist sketch cards from the Batman card set. Before I showcase that, I thought I would show my favourite piece, Zatanna. (She’s always been one of the my fav. characters!)

If you want a piece of original artwork from Frank, check out the eBay auction for Marvel Bronze Age – Artist Proof Commission. This will definitely be a rare one of a kind piece!

Check out 2011 Year in Review.

2012 was a slightly quieter year for SIGMATESTUDIO with “real life” getting in the way a little. Still managed to complete an interview with Australian Queenie Chan. (Her work is absolutely incredible!)

The highlight for 2012 was the follow up Marcio Takara on Incorruptible. It was a little sad bidding good bye to a fantastic series written by Mark Waid!

What’s planned for 2013?
Definitely getting more interviews and artwork up!

One artist at the NYCC (New York Comic Convention) will be Geraldo Borges who has an amazing artbook for sale! Geraldo is the current penciller for Green Lantern Corps and was helped in design of other DC titles like Justice League and Wonder Woman. He’s been working with comics since 1997 and is also a professor of Animation and Infographics at University of Fortaleza.

You can check out more of his artwork at his deviantart page. If interested in commission you can reach him at geraldoborgesarts [at] gmail.com

Previous featured artist Pasquale Qualano has allowed me to showcase his and other artists’ works for the limited edition folder for Lucca Comics and Games 2012. My favourite would have to be the Batgirl but they are all very impressive!

• Pasquale Qualano
• Eleonora Dea Nanni
• Fabrizio Galliccia
• Luca Maresca
• Enrico Galli
• Andrea Del Campo

Pasquale Qualano :

Luca Maresca :

Fabrizio Galliccia

Andrea Del Campo :

Eleonora Dea Nanni :

Enrico Galli :

Some sketch cards by Frank Kadar being showcased today. I thought I’d start with the works he did for Gotham City. Enjoy! These card will appear in Cryptozoic’s card set DC The New 52, being released on 18-Sep-12. Let me know if you are lucky enough to pick up some of Frank’s works.

Batman :

Batwoman :

Featured artist Frankie Washington showcase is two cards he illustrated for the 2012 Transformers BotCon Hasbro/Fun Publication Chase Card. (Colours were done by someone else. If you know who did the colours, please let me know and I’ll update this post with the correct credit.) These 2 cards are available of eBay, click on the link to be taken directly to the auction. To make them extra special, Frankie has remarked a small sketch on the cards and personally autographed with a silver pen!

Ratbat :

Slugfest :