Here’s the inked version of The Shadow pencils I posted a while back. Had a lot of fun with this one. Always love drawing the old school pulp characters. This one might be sticking around the studio though, the person who asked for the commission has not responded to my attempts to finalizing the transaction on it. So if you dig it, let me know. There could be a legit reason so I plan on given the person some more time, but I feel confident it can find a home regardless.

Brent

If you happen to live in the Twin Cities area and are looking for something awesome to do tonight, I suggest heading on down to the Minnesota Historical Society for their annual Retro-Rama event.

Dressing vintage is highly encouraged. There will be a DJ, a fashion show by local designers, a mini boutique for shopping, 50’s trivia, and a drinking lounge that would make Tony Stark envious.

On top of that the History Center is opening their new exhibit Minnesota’s Greatest Generation: the Depression, the War, the Boom. Being able to get snippets of the project thanks to the wife, who works at the History Center, this show is going to be incredible and I can’t wait to see it.

Brent

Or at least the wacky cherry spoon in the park next to the Walker Art Center. Another fun Fing Fang Foom commission. Never get tired of them.

Brent

Been going a 100 MPH here at Brent Schoonover Illustration. Hoping to get the last chapter of Astronaut Dad book 2 done within a month and have it ready to go but it’s had to take yet another hiatus till some freelance gets taken care of. Good thing is I’ll have more to post around here shortly. In the meantime I am posting some sketches of characters for projects I may or may not ever get to. Hopefully they’ll find their way in some form or another.

The first one is a character I created named Bowler Bradley. A character I thought of while thinking about doing a comic strip. If you can’t tell I’ve been devouring stories of Slam Bradley, Dick Tracy, and a old E.C. Comics you’re blind. I’d like to flesh it out a little more before I’d go any farther. The paranormal private detective thing isn’t exactly uncharted territory. Here are original unedited notes on the character.

• Bowler is a  P.I. who specializes in the unusual.
• Wears a bowler hat (hence the name)
• Son of an ex gold gloves Chicago cop and an exotic antique dealer who dealt with the supernatural.
• Kicked off the force for his beliefs in the paranormal and it’s links to his parent’s unsolved murder.
• Now runs a small Private Detective firm above a run down theatre on the south side of Chicago, which would make him a Sox fan not a Cubs fan.
• I wanted to give him a ghost side kick but that might be too close to Steve Niles “Cal McDonald” stuff. Maybe a ghost receptionist or something?
  

The second character I’m keeping a little more quiet about. The concept is a little more complex. The title is Burner, and here is the main character Brett Burner. I haven’t gotten it all figured out yet but I’m hoping to flesh it out and maybe write some of it before the end of the year. It’s a large scale story. Something that would take a real commitment. We’ll see how it ends up.

Brent

My friend Brett sent this cool story from back home in the Rockford, Illinois area. This is from the Rockford Register Star.

Had a blast this past weekend at The Source, wanted to thank everyone who stopped by and grabbed a sketch, a books, or just came wanted to learn me about drawing. It was a great time had by all. I was fortunate enough to sit next to local creator, David Kocholek and see his awesome book The McGuffin Exchange. If you find yourself near a copy make sure to pick it up.

Did a lot of sketches that I forgot to take photos of but did manage to snag a few pics of the day.

Brent