So hopefully you’ve seen the trailer for the upcoming movie, THE MEG, the action packed blockbuster about an enormous Megalodon Shark that hits theaters this weekend! What you may not know is that it’s based on the book by Steve Alten, which also was adapted into a super amazing Graphic Novel. I had the privileged of working on the GN with a super talented team: Pencils and character inks by the mighty Mike S. Miller, Colors by the gifted Nanjan, and along with myself who provided the dynamic background inks! That’s right folks – an all-star cast to rival that of the live-action movie!
Don’t believe me… check out some of these amazing pages from the book!
So what does a background inker do exactly you may ask? Well, pretty much anything that is not a human being (and a shark!) I inked, with the exception of a few things that Mike inked for me (nice guy that he is!) But all that background stuff you see, I inked, and did my best that you couldn’t notice that there are actually two guys inking the same page!
So yes, the movie is coming out this weekend, but as you know Hollywood will always make their mark and find a way to change things up from the original source material. Our adaptation however closely follows the book, and will provide a faithful retelling of the epic story from Steve Alten. This was seen to by Mike Miller himself and J.S. Earls, two talented writers. That’s right, Mike Miller writes as well as illustrates! I just keep surprising you don’t I! Haha
If you want to be even more surprised head to the nearest book store and pick up a copy of the Graphic Novel, Meg, and see all the amazing art and story we worked so hard on over the past months! If you’re interested in the comic version, single issues, you’ll have to talk to your local comic shop and order them directly from the publisher the Dabel Brothers.
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Just in case you have no idea about THE MEG movie… here’s what you’re missing! The coolest Shark movie since JAWS!
It’s not very often I get to do sequential work (not every month anyway) but I’m happy to announce I just finished working on 17 pages of Samson Volume 2, from Rooted Chronicles. Following the top-notch Volume one, with art from the talents of Nadir Balan, and colors by the stunning Liz Buenaventura, written by Luis Serrano, I was happy to lend my hand at furthering the tale of one of the most well-known stories in the Bible. The strongest man to ever live… SAMSON. To sweeten the pot, I was privileged to illustrate the coolest part of the tale (in my opinion) the slaying of the 1,000 Philistines! It’s a bit of an understatement to say it’s quite the ride!
Here’s a few pages to wet your palette with some sweet colors added by Sivakami Mohan ….
So where can I get my hands on this you ask? I got you covered! Head to the www.samsonthenazirite.com website to get your hands on a NUMBERED LIMITED EDITION PRINT RUN of the first printing at a humble price that includes shipping! This is a 30+ page book that has my art as well as another chapter with art by the talented Mike Abuan. You can also check out Volume 1 as well and purchase that so you have the full story! As always I thank you for your support and I am glad to have fans who support my art and art ventures!
Lastly, check out the awesome cover art by my friend Mike S. Miller! Click the image to head right to the website as well! All the best!
For a while I considered making the jump to put my art on Metal, it seemed like everyone was doing it and I could care less (not to mention it’s expensive!) …After seeing the results though, why wouldn’t I want my art to look as awesome as possible? It really does make a difference! These high quality digital prints on Metal are great, not only do they look good but they are durable and will last a LONG TIME!! The Metal really makes them pop!
When you head to the store you’ll see the Metal prints I currently have, but I can make any print I have into Metal. So if you don’t see it in the Metal prints section don’t worry, just contact me, and I’ll have it made. No extra cost. Just shipping, and the $60.
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TIP: When displaying your Metal prints, leave out the glass in your frame, the glass with add an extra glare! Just set it up with a good light source and watch it glow!
New Print available in the store! 2 sizes to choose from!
I wanted to do a sweet X-Men team shot because I haven’t done too many team shots of characters, and so I wanted to do my favorite era of X books. The 90’s!
Jim Lee has always been my favorite artist, and his infamous run on the X-Men is tops in my comic memories, so I had to do a good tribute. So here it is, hope it brings back good memories for you too!
Great news!! Copies of the Monomyth collected edition are in, and for sale!! More Great News!! For all you Art book lovers out there, Eric is happy to announce that we’ve finally been able to reprint, in an all new larger format, The Art of Eric Ninaltowski.
The Art of Eric Ninaltowski was originally printed in 2012, and after selling out, we weren’t sure if we’d be able to get more, but luck has won out, and Eric is proud to have this baby in print again. This book not only contains the Art of Eric Ninaltowski, but was designed by him, from cover to cover including art from his early days of drawing until today featuring some of favorite pieces, as well as never before seen drawings. It takes you on a journey, lead by Eric’s favorite quotes and verses from literature.
There are superheroes, sketchbook art, commissions, sure, but also his own personal person creations, like Batman sequentials that never saw the light of day, until now! Funny Batman heads, plus another page of just heads! 30 of them!! Oh, and let’s not forget a sneak peek at Eric’s own creation WARGUN, still in the works. Find out the history of how Eric came up with the story and idea, and see early, early concept drawing from when Eric was still in High School!
Don’t miss this fun-filled book! The Art of Eric Ninaltowski- Volume 1 (so we can add to the fun later…) 48 pages, over 100 illustrations, 8.5×11 Black and White. $20 + shipping. Signed before it ships! Check it out in the store.
Monomyth the collected edition not only includes the 3 issues from the sold out mini-series, but 6 all new pages of story and art by the original team. 190 pages of pure awesome, with a special section of bonus art to top it all off! Don’t miss this epic journey, brought to you by OSSM Comics! Read more here and see some of the new art!
$23 + shipping, soft cover, 190 pages, beautifully printed by Amazon! Written by Siike Donnelly, Art by Eric Ninaltowski, with colors by Peejay Catacutan, and Teo Gonzalez. Check it out over in the store!
Just finished this bad boy! An awesome mash-up of two of the most awesome teams ever! Many thanks goes out to our Armed Forces, and much love and respect for the deadliest men on the planet, our Navy Seals! Oh-rah!!
About two years ago to the day, a new chapter in my life began. I remember the day because it was at Stan Lee’s Comikaze Expo in LA which is always on Halloween weekend. I was there sharing a booth with my friends Mike Miller and Oly Pitman, and up walked two gentlemen, Omar Spahi, and Siike Donnelly. They were checking out our work, and I’m not quite sure if Omar knew Mike at the time or not, but I remember Mike mentioning that Omar wanted Mike to work on a new project with him. The nice guy Mike is, he told Omar, “you should check out Eric’s work”… and well, he did. The funny thing is, Siike saw some art of Hawkgirl on the table and immediately started telling me about his story involving angels, and demons, and he thought my style would be perfect! Little did I know at the time he saw Mike’s work not mine!! But it was meant to be.
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So I talked more with Omar, and Siike, and the just beginning OSSM Comics company, and things started moving quickly. I was really excited about the story Siike had about this young guy Enoch, and his journey to becoming a hero, where the story gets its title “Mnomyth,” which is the hero’s journey. While the concept isn’t new and builds the foundation for all the films we love, Star Wars, Braveheart, etc, its setting and backdrop are what set it apart; it has a well-known source, with a whole new twist; and as I told him, [I think] I had gotten many scripts from well-meaning people thrown at me, and well, Siike’s topped them all. It was actually written from
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someone who not only knew how to write, but was VERY familiar with comics. Which is very important, because you have to have some understanding of the medium, as say, compared to a novel. It’s not the same. Comics are unique; having pictures to guide the reader – not just words – opens a whole different rare dynamic. Not only that, but Siike told me how he had suffered from a Brain Aneurism and lost the ability to draw, remember peoples faces, and short term memory! He was now helping out Omar with his new company, and writing this awesome story; which writing was the one thing he could still do without too much trouble. This guy immediately amazed me! You’d never know what he’d been through just meeting him, sure, you may have thought he forgot his jeans, cause he’s always in pajama pants, but still! haha! His passion, wit, and sincerity are what makes him one of the coolest guys you’ll met. And Omar and Siike together, you have two of the most hard charging up-starts in the comic biz.
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And that’s why I embarked on this journey with them. I believed in them. I quit my part-time job of serving at a downtown San Diego restaurant and got to work. By the New Year we had our concepts done, and were starting on pages. Oh, and I forgot to mention I had never worked on a “comic” before this. I did work on a Graphic Novel, but this was my first “comic” which would be published via Diamond, and be on actual comic store shelves. So you can imagine my excitement at the possibility. By July issue one had come out, and we had copies of issue #1 in hand at the San Diego Comic Con! Siike and Omar were lucky enough to land a booth in Artist Alley, and I was there signing with them. It was a dream come true for sure! Since then the rest of the story has been published, all three issues, 90 pages in all, and it’s been a bit of a wait, but now with the announcement of a trade to be made, Siike had one more ace up his sleeve. “Let’s add more pages to the trade,” he says!
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And so we did. Six more pages to be exact! And if you didn’t already know, Siike is a genius. Once you read the story with the new pages you’ll see why. Just when you thought it couldn’t get any better, IT DOES! It’s been a blast drawing the characters and revisiting the story after a short break, but it was amazing to add a little more closure to some scenes, and I know Siike wracked his brain to get things truly where he wanted them. You’ll be pleasantly amazed at what he’s done with only six pages. Here we’re showing you where some of those new pages will fit in with the originals, only pencils though, we don’t want to give away too much just yet, but you can see where the gaps where filled and things start to button up.
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On the whole, It’s been an amazing experience working with Omar and Siike, they are beyond professional, and I couldn’t be more pleased to have met them and have had the opportunity to work with them. I am sad that this will (most likely) mark the end of my Monomyth journey, but I couldn’t be more happy with it, and I’ll be looking forward to one last time seeing Monomyth occupying space on my local comic shop shelf. I know you will be too! And if you’re new to Monomyth (I know I’ve created some new fans at conventions, who will most likely be picking up the story for the first time!) you’re in store for an Epic comic experience, one that make you an OSSM Comics fan for life!!
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Stay tuned for dates, and be ready!! I know it will come fast!
WHAT THE MEDIA DOESN’T WANT YOU TO KNOW!– You may have heard that they finished shooting the Suicide Squad, but what you won’t hear is WHO finished shooting the Suicide Squad!
But don’t worry, we got your coverage right here!!
