Zombie Booth Design

Alright, this is San Diego Comic Con Booth Design version 2!

This isn't as sexy as the first design, but it sure Kick Ass!  I figure all we would need, would be some volunteers to dress up as Zombies, alot of fake blood, shovel, cricket bat and Howard and I are set!

Although, it might be hard to sell comics with all this commotion...

Anyways, we're still playing around with designs, but fear not, our booth will be ready by the con!  See you then at Booth #1943!  Just walk up aisle 1900 and you will find us.  See you guys there!

Hot Tub Booth Design

Hey guys, the San Diego Comic Con is coming and I just wanted to let you know that this year I am teaming up with my buddy, Howard Shum.

We are currently designing the booth, which is BOOTH #1943.  Right next to Sideshow Collectibles.  Just walk up aisle 1900 and you will find us.  Hope to see you guys there!

Sketchbook Cover WIP

Needed some red in there...
I think it looks better, draws your eyes in...


for comparison:
http://bobbyrubio.blogspot.com/2011/07/sketchbook-for-san-diego-comic-con.html

Sketchbook for San Diego Comic Con

The San Diego Comic Con is just a few weeks away and here I am scrambling to put together my sketchbook.  I decided to compile some of the fun and cool sketches I've done in the past couple of years in a book.  Inspired by Gainax's Groundwork books, I thought I would just print the linework of these pieces.  Seeing the power in the animator's linework has always been an inspiration to me, so I thought," Hey, why not? "

The title of the book is "Classics", I thought it was fitting due to one of the more popular pieces I did this year was the Hangover and X-Men crossover drawing.  being that "Classic" was one of the catchphrases in the Hangover movie.  Also, it's a total goof on the term "Classics", it seem to befit more refined, more pretentious artwork.  So far, I think the title works...

I was thinking of other titles such as: Assassin's Manual, Hello Kitties!, Throwdown, Classified, Rubicon, Grand Schemes, YESH (Yes and Fresh combined.  I liked, but my wife vetoed!)
Anyways, If you guys come up with something cool, let me know. There is still time... but not much...

Talk to you later!
Bobby

All I need are some tasty waves...

"Ha Ha,  Well I'll tell you Stu,  I did battle some HUMONGOUS waves!"

Have a TOTALLY AWESOME friday guys!

Ultra Radness

So I'm just brainstorming, trying to come up with a cool name for my sketchbook that I am gonna put together for the San Diego Comic Con ( A month away! Yikes!!!)

Anyways, I was thinking, this book is gonna be COOL, it's gonna be RAD, it's gonna be ULTRA RAD... ULTRA RADNESS!!!  Oh s#it, "Ultra Radness" would be cool for a title and I had this immediate visual of Ultra Magnus surfing on a wave of Energon!  I was excited about the image and the title and so I went to my wife and pitched her the whole concept and she said "Who is Ultra Magnus?"

"WHO is Ultra Magnus?!!" I exclaimed, "Why he was the leader of the Autobots and was hand picked by Optimus Prime to lead and take the Matrix of Leadership!!!"

She said," No one is going to know that." She argued that the X-Men stuff that I had drawn will be more known and only a handful of people will get this joke...  Begrudgingly, I agreed.  So I'm still searching for a title for the sketchbook.

I still like the concept, so I drew it out and now I am calling this piece- "Ultra Radness".  To the handful of guys who get the joke, I salute you and I hope that you guys dig the piece.  To the rest of you, go and see the animated TRANSFORMERS movie!  It is truly a classic and should not be missed.


Til all are one!

Toshiro

I've been cleaning up my office this morning and I found this file.  This was my sketch (all digital) that I was planning on making an original art piece to.  Hopefully, if I can find some time, I will.  My intent was to  do this as a marker piece and donate it to a Japan charity event, but there is a cynical part of me that thinks I should just do a Wolverine piece set in Japan and that would get more interest...  

Oh well, I've been too busy to do either piece, but I thought I would just share this drawing with you guys.  Happy Monday everybody!