Entry 284: Fan-Art

Hahaha I just started writing this blog entry and it went way off the rails. I wanted to simply talk about fan-art and I went down a path where I started philosophizing about art and shit. And I looked up, saw that I'm posting a picture of a Ninja Turtle, and thought, "what am I doing?"

So anyway, I deleted all that.

Hey look. I drawded a Ninja Turtle!!

Working on "Rocksteady and Bebop Destroy Everything" gave me the urge to draw a turtle. In fact, in B&R DE! I am drawing the turtles a little. So that puts this piece in almost a work/warm-up category rather than fan-art... but whatever. The last time I drew a Ninja Turtle for fun was probably in 2003. I think I would really like to do just one issue of the Turtles-- if I could write it, draw it and color it. I think that would be a blast.

Speaking of "Bebop & Rocksteady Destroy Everything!" Ben Bates and I did a short interview about it you can find here:

Dynamic Forces Interview: Bebop & Rocksteady

 How bout some more fan-art?

Entry 269: Studio Paklis

Hi. Im Rudolf Chompff, and I'm here to talk to you a little about the exciting new blog entry here on Dustin Weaver's Blog that you are about to read. 

We here at "The D-We-B" pride ourselves with bringing you entry after entry of exciting blogtent. You'll probably remember such classic blog entries as "Entry 120" or "Entry 210." Now, in the tradition of those beloved blog entries, we bring you "Entry 269"

So, with only this perfect amount of ado, here's the new D-We-B entry... Enjoy.

Entry 261: Dustin Weighs In (on 2014)

Robot 6 asked a bunch of creators to "weigh in" on what books they liked in 2014 and I was one of those creators.

I was pretty reluctant to do this. I feel really out of touch with what's going on in comics. I'm not reading anything from Marvel, DC, Image, or Dark Horse. So I feel like I'm the last guy who should say what I thought was best. But I was able to think of some things that I liked, so I decided to chime in.

Here's what I had to say

Check out what others had to say on Comic Book Resources.

Blogged and blogged

Entry 189: INFINITY #2 is coming!

NO This blog hasn't just become the "Amnia Cycle blog" It hasn't become just the home to one more web-comic you give zero shits about. NO. I'm still doing things you are actually interested in! And one of those things you are interested in--

IS--THE MARVEL INFINITY CROSSOVER EVENT!

How could you not be interested in it? What other crossover events could you possibly be into right now?  NONE! Is the answer.

So, guys, how bout I shut my stinking pie hole for two seconds and make with some preview pages. HUH?

Entry 180: Loikamania

I've given doing a podcast another try!

I was a guest on a podcast a while back, and I was really nervous when I did it. I don't think I did a good job. It felt awkward and I thought for a while that maybe being on podcasts wasn't something I should do. But I decided to give it another try.

I was on Pat Loika's podcast, Loikamania.

You can check out that podcast here.

I think this one went well. I haven't listened to it, and I'm not going to. I came away from it feeling pretty good about it. If I listen to it I'm afraid that I'll  realize that I don't come off as well as I'd like. So I'm not doing it.

Anyways, If you listen to it, I hope that you still like me.

Blogged and blogged

Entry 127: Interview, L'Enfant, Barlow

If this is your first time visiting here: Hello and welcome. My name is Dustin Weaver I draw comics and this is my blog. I hope you enjoy it.

If you're  a regular visitor: Hey... me again. Wanna see some more drawings? No? Well, I haven't got anything else. It's pretty much all I do.

Moving on!

-My first order of business: I recently did an interview at Multiversity Comics. Please go check it out! Multiversity Comics Interview
Let me know if I sound like a dick.

-Second order of business: SHIELD got a review on the Geek Dad blog, and they were very nice! That's a super great sight and you should check it out. You can find that review here Geek Dad's spotlight on SHIELD

-Third order of business: Speaking of being a geek dad, I suppose I qualify as a geek dad and I'm currently developing a project that draws a lot of inspiration from my daughter.

Jeremy Barlow and I are in the early stages of developing another short story for another Image anthology. Jeremy and I last collaborated on They'll Bury You Where You Stand!, a short western which appeared in the anthology Outlaw Territory volume 2. In that story we were ably to express our love for European comics and spaghetti westerns, and we continue our Euro comic love with this new short story tentatively titled L'Enfant D'Etoiles.
L'Enfant D'Etoiles well be an epic space sci-fi along the lines of books like The Metabarons- but with a baby. And yeah, my daughter is a big inspiration for this character.

Here's a look at the design for L'Enfant with different color schemes. Look at them. Tell me which one you like. I should say that though my daughter is a girl, L'Enfant is a boy... Well actually, one might assume he's a boy. I'm not sure if we'll be confirming that or not.

-Fourth order of business: (am I still doing this "order of business" thing) They'll Bury you Where You Stand! -you can now read in it's entirety right here on this blog. Check it out. You can find the link to the page on the right side

-Which leads into my last order of business: Jeremy Barlow has a new blog! Check it out. Obviously, he is a friend of mine, we collaborated on TBYWYS! and now you can find out a whole lot more about him. Jeremy Barlow's Blog!

On his blog you can read another short story that he did with Ben Bates, A guy I have also mentioned here on my blog.

Here are a couple pages from that.

 

Find more of Ben Bates's stuff on his sight at bbates.com/wordpress He's the best thing to happen to Sonic The Hedgehog comics in ever.

I'm still working on issue 3 of Shield v2. Jesus, is this a hard issue. When you see it I think you'll know what I mean. We'll talk more about it then, provided I survive it. 

Entry 111: Portland Comics Interview

I recently did an interview with fellow Portlander, Doug Dorr. The interview is now on his Blog, Portland Comics, which is solely about the comics scene here in Portland. Yes, there are enough comic creators here in Portland to have a regularly updated blog about it.

Check out that Interview Here Portland Comics- Questions- Dustin Weaver

Now you might be wondering- what is with the movie poster?
Well, it has absolutely nothing to do with the interview.

I didn't want to use an entry just to tell you about the interview without providing you with a little content. So I thought I'd tell you about Ghost Party.

Years ago there was something called Myspace and my buddy DJ and I created a myspace page dedicated to the Whuddist religion. The movie poster seen above was created for that myspace page to go with this myspace blog entry. Enjoy:

Whudda's new favorite movie.

Current mood:quixotic

To all of my followers. Every whuddist should see this movie! I just rented it from the local library and, whammo! I was slapped in the face with a truly sincere look into the heart of filmmaking glory. No I'm not kidding. Some of you out there (rightly so) will not venture into the unexplored woods of the cinematic jungle unless you have sample it's fruits and moss specimens. That is why I am giving you a full summary of the film's plot. It's called Ghost Party. It opens with a glorious shot of the Wyoming landscape circa 1865. Neon credits flash to the swelling score of "Some Like it Hot" as we see a tribe of North American Indians harvesting their crops. The first half hour of the film tells the story of the final years of Wakanawe, a Klickitat indian. I was truly touched by this compassionate and authentic portrayal of native american life. But wait, there's more! After Wakanawe is given an honorary indian burial we follow him into the afterlife as a ghost! Decades pass and Wakanawe's burial grounds are turned into a suburban neighborhood. Potential home owners are frightened away, one after another, by the remaining specter of Wakanawe, who ironically just wants to be left alone to read an old literary classic. Eventually a quiet and lonely man settles into the house who turns out to be a psychotic serial killer. He goes out, night after night, slaying necking teenagers and bringing their corpses to his suburban home. Unfortunately for Wakanawe, this ongoing killing spree fills the house with a bunch of rambunctious teenage ghosts, and you can guess what happens next: GHOST PARTY baby! Scenes of adolescent mayhem are juxtaposed with gruesome and bloody killings. Poor ole Wakanawe can't get a page read for the life (I mean DEATH) of him. Finally, the noise caused by the teenager's antics leads the serial killer to be evicted from the household, and all of the ghosts of his teenage victims along with him. Wakanawe is finally able to read his book as the camera watches him reading NONSTOP, page after page, silent without any narration until on hour later (in real time) he finishes the book. We then see the landlord going through the serial killer's left over belongings as he comes acrossed  the victims corpses. The landlord get's turned on by the lifeless body of a hot teenage girl and approaches the camera, zipping down his pants. The screen fades to black and the credits roll to the tune of "Louie Louie". Now come on folks! If you consider yourself a true wuddhist you will go out immediately and rent this film. Feel free to ask me any questions about this cinematic masterpiece if you can't hunt it down.
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Now go check out the interview if your haven't already, and, as always, check out DJ's blog

 

Entery 77: X-Men : Nation X #2 cover

Hi.
This would be the cover for Nation X #2. This is a 4 issue mini series and it looks like I'll get to do all 4 covers.

I had a lot of fun drawing this cover. It's kind of a strange assortment of X-characters. It was particularly fun getting to do my take on Jubilee. Jubilee's outfit back in the day was pretty 80's and I thought it would look dated now. So I wanted to change it but I also wanted her to be recognizable so I didn't want to change it to much. Luckily there are a lot of retro 80's trends out there right now. So I could get away with keeping her style intact and still give it a current feel. My hope is that it now looks like she's consciously being retro rather than dated... Though, has a bright yellow trench coat ever been in style?

Once again Morry Hollowell did a great job on colors.

Here's a look at the black and white version. You can see that I was referencing a dated version of Northstar's costume and had to change it from what's in the original.


I recently did an interview for Jazma Online. Check it out here: Dustin Interview

A few weeks back I went up to Calgary for the Calgary toy and Comic Expo. It was my first time in Canada. I liked it. I got to hang out with Craig Rousseau, Norm Breyfogle, and show owner Stephen Fuller and I gotta say it was a lot of fun. Stephen is a great host treating us artists to dinners and to a trip out to Royal Tyrell Dinosaur Museum which was really cool! I'm a fan of dinosaur museums and exhibits and this place was the best I've ever seen. It's in a town called Drumheller where there is a Dinosaur statue literally on every corner.

The Show was pretty great to. I did a lot of sketches and talked to a lot of cool fans. But the best part was meeting Peter White who has created a fantastic Zayne costume from Knights of the Old Republic. I didn't design Zayne's costume but I did give it a lot of personal touches and defined a lot of the detail. It was very cool to see that Peter had really studied those details. Here's a picture of me and Peter.


And here's a sketch I did for Peter along with a version that he colored himself.

Entry 48: Rebellion 16 Preview, Comic Con, EU Cantina interview

Star Wars: Rebellion #16-Vector part 8
Writer: Rob Williams

 

 

Artist: Dustin Weaver

 

Colorist: Wil Glass

 

Cover Artist: Dan Scott

Darth Vader successfully lures Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia into a trap that could cripple the Rebel Alliance, as "Vector"-the most important Star Wars event of 2008-concludes its third arc, setting the stage for the final galaxy-shaking showdown in Star Wars: Legacy!
On the dark surface of a desolate moon, Luke and Leia meet their first Jedi since Obi-Wan Kenobi, only to realize too late this Knight of the Old Republic is far different than their fallen friend--twisted by the Sith's Muur Talisman and enraged by Darth Vader! Together, Luke and Leia must make a choice with far-reaching consequences, not just for themselves, but for the fate of the entire galaxy!

 

Publication Date: August 27, 2008

There you have it. Rebellion #16. It's the last issue of Rebellion for a while so check it out... after checking out #15 of course.

So I got back home to Portland from the San Diego Comic Con the other night. What a great show it was. It was crazy as usual. Most of my time was spent face down doing commissions, which I wouldn't have any other way. I really wanted to thank everyone who stopped by my table. I really enjoyed talking comics and art with everyone. I also wanted to thank Christina Strain for being an awesome artist alley neighbor, and of course my lovely fiancee, Lauren, for helping me at the table.

While I was busy trying to keep up with the commissions a guy came up to me and asked for a quick head sketch. I was in between commissions and I knew I could do a quick head sketch before starting the next commission so I said sure. Then he busted out a video camera and told me he would post it on youtube. So no pressure right? I was torn the whole time I drew it with how finished I should to make it. I also wanted to do it pretty quick so that it was watchable on youtube... Anyway here it is.

 

 

I've also done an interview with EU Cantina.net that you can check out here: EU Cantina Interview
... So there you go. Lot's of stuff:)