Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

Last week Tony DeZuniga, this week Ernie Chan. Another sad time for comics.  CBR had a nice write up about Ernie and his career.  Well worth a minute or two of your time to read. I’ll let his work speak for itself…   Like this? Share it!

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

Here’s a puzzle jam created by myself and Meghan Hetrick Murante . Each card is about 3×4 inches across, and is an Artists Proof card from the recent Marvel Universe trading card set.     Here’s the breakdown of our work on it. In consultation with our client, Meghan and I together came up with a final design … Continue reading →

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

  ©2012 All Ages Media           Welcome back, Kiddies and Kiddettes (not to be confused with cadets)! It’s yer pal Bru-Hed here to show you the way to prosperity, parity, and hilarity! You email me your questions on ANY topic, and I give you the truth with a squeeze of sarcasm. … Continue reading →

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

    All contents ©2012 Mike Pascale. Visual content ©2012 and trademarked their respective owner(s).       Regrettably, “Avengers month” here on “A Picture’s Worth” will have to wait a week so we can pay tribute to yet another artistic great who recently joined his creative brethren in Heaven’s bullpen. I’m talking about the … Continue reading →

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

  ©2012 All Ages Media           Greetings my beer buddies! Well, it’s AVENGERS week and I couldn’t be happier. Hulk kicks major butt and the Black Widow’s butt is booty-ful. (I’ve already taken note of two scenes I’ll be pausing for several minutes when I get the DVD.) It’s a great … Continue reading →

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

  All contents ©2012 Mike Pascale. Visual content ©2012 their respective owner(s).         If you read last week’s blog  (and I’m sure you did, right?), you know how much I was looking forward to the new AVENGERS flick, while simultaneously hoping it didn’t follow the plot of the original comic book intro … Continue reading →

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

  ©2012 All Ages Media         May I say happy May to all you kids, guys and gals out there in spring cyber-land! If April showers bring Mayflowers, I hope you all get a boatload of smelly, disease-ridden pilgrims showing up in an old Plymouth full of rocks. Or whatever. Let’s start … Continue reading →

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

All of these pieces will be available at Richard’s table at this year’s 30th Anniversary Heroes Con, June 22-24! I will continue to add pieces as he finishes them.                 Like this? Share it!

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

  All contents ©2012 Mike Pascale. Visual content ©2012 their respective owner(s).       Well, this is it—the most anticipated film of the year (for me, anyway). Marvel Studios’ THE AVENGERS opens this week! Oddly enough, the group was one of my first exposures to the wonders of comics in general, along with Marvel, … Continue reading →

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

    ©2012 All Ages Media         Happy Thursty-day, hungry seekers of wit and wisdom! Your pal Bru is here again to assist you thru the week and thru your ho-hum life. I really appreciate your desperate email cries for help; I exist to serve you. (Well, not really, but it sounds … Continue reading →

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

    Contents ©2012 Mike Pascale (All art/photos © their respective owners.)       Assorted artistic and other tidbits (what exactly are bits of “tid” anyway?): –Finally sat down to watch ART SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL, the Daniel Clowes-penned film from 2005 directed by CRUMB’s Terry Zwigoff. Discovered it in the $3 bin at Big Lots … Continue reading →

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

  ©2012 All Ages Media         A big fat Hello to all you big fat fans (and the few small skinny ones) out there in Web land! Your pal Bru-Hed is here again to help you thru the good times, bad times and end times. Hope you survived tax day okay and … Continue reading →

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

Mike Pascale designed logo and T-shirt design for TeamJimmyJoe.com and Facebook page Ink with digital color. Logo about 8 x 10 in., T-shirt about 11 x 14 in.       Like this? Share it!

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

Richard Cox completed 25 sketch cards (in both color and greyscale) and a base card for Perna Studios’ Classic Mythology trading card set. The set focuses on 6 timeless Classic Mythologies that we have all come to love and enjoy during our lifetime. The mythologies spotlighted in this set are Greek, Norse, Egyptian, Celtic, Japanese … Continue reading →

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

    Contents ©2012 Mike Pascale  (All art/photos © their respective owners.)       Like most guys my age, I’ve been a Three Stooges fan since I was a little kid. I have a half dozen of their books, including the biographies of Curly and Larry as well as Moe’s autobiography (highly recommended).  I … Continue reading →

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

  by Bru-Hed ©2012 All Ages Media         Happy day, hungry seekers of wit and wisdom! Your pal Bru is here again to assist you thru the week and thru your ho-hum life. I really appreciate your desperate email cries for help; I exist to serve you. (Well, not really, but it … Continue reading →

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

    Contents ©2012 Mike Pascale (All art/photos © their respective owners.) Hope everyone had a very happy Easter, joyous Passover, or whatever combination thereof. (Passter? Eastover? Overeasy?) This is the 75th edition of “A Picture’s Worth”! That means I should get something of diamond and gold. So I’ll take some comics written by Mike … Continue reading →

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

  Green Wake from Kurtis Wiebe and Riley Michael Rossmo was one of my favorite comic series of the last year. Unfortunately, it was ended a bit early. [Initially solicited as a 5-issue miniseries, after issue #3, it became a new ongoing series by Image.  Sadly, due to lack of sales, issue #10 is the final … Continue reading →

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

  by Bru-Hed ©2012 All Ages Media         Good morning, afternoon or evening, all my April fools! Nice to see my seekers of truth and wisdom again. This is your bud Bru here to help you cope with life, liver, tea and the pursuit of crappiness. Here’s to making Good Friday a … Continue reading →

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

  Contents ©2012 Mike Pascale (All art/photos © their respective owners.)         …Which is the funnest film of them all? (Yes, I know there’s no such word as “funnest”, but it fit the alliteration and rhythm better. Sometimes cleverness trumps grammar.) This was a movie weekend. My wife and I saw MIRROR … Continue reading →

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

  by Bru-Hed ©2012 All Ages Media         Hey there, my beer-babies! It’s the final week of March Madness and I’m ready to eat, drink and be wary of all the drunken idiots I’ll have to deal with after the tournament is over. The madness may be winding down in New Orleans … Continue reading →

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

  11×14″ Inkwash and white acrylic on watercolor paper     Like this? Share it!

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

  Current edition for This Year’s Marathon, held March 18, 2012.   11×17, Pencil and digital It’s available in an unsigned edition of 75 and a S/N edition with original sketch remarque of 25 (only 5 left). All on glossy 14pt cover stock. All three years’ are available at this link.     Like this? … Continue reading →

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

  ©2012 Mike Pascale (All art/photos © their respective owners.)         As you know, we lost another creative giant a few weeks ago. Ralph McQuarrie, Oscar-winning, Indiana-born visual genius behind the concept art and designs for several blockbusters, classics and a little film called STAR WARS, passed away at the fairly ripe … Continue reading →

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

  Being a rep as well as a collector, I’ve seen both the very good as well as the very bad of commission collecting from two different perspectives. While the majority of commissions go very smoothly, there’s always the odd job where things just don’t work out. In an effort to protect both artists and … Continue reading →

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

  ©2012 All Ages Media Hello, mellow yellows! (And reds, browns, blacks and whites–no discrimination here.) It’s me, Bru-Hed, coaching you thru the game of life as if it were a meaningless pre-season game. Because that’s pretty much what your life will amount to in the scheme of things. (Sorry, someone had to say it.) … Continue reading →

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

This is the original artwork for Richard’s base card from the Classic Mythology trading card set. The original drawing was completed on 9×12 bristol board and inked with copic multiliners. He then imported the whole thing into Photoshop and did the coloring and most of the texture work. The original black and white ink art … Continue reading →

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

  Contents ©2012 Mike Pascale (All art/photos © their respective owners.)         Okay, I finally got to see Disney’s “Mars-less” John Carter. (NO spoilers.) Apparently thanks to the lack of success of last year’s Mars Needs Moms, the studio decided to leave off that last bit of the title which tells you … Continue reading →

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

  by Bru-Hed ©2012 All Ages Media         Ya Ta Hey, palefaces and pilgrims! (That’s a gen-u-ine Indian American Native greeting I got from a real redskin. Or maybe it was a Redskins fan, I forget. Whatever.) It’s time again to save your miserable lives from misery with mirth and merriment, you … Continue reading →

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

    Richard Cox completed 77 sketch cards for Rittenhouse Archives’ Marvel: 2012 Greatest Heroes (formerly Avengers Role Call trading card set. Here’s a peek at just a few.   Like this? Share it!

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

Contents ©2012 Mike Pascale  (All art/photos © their respective owners.)           I had planned on reviewing the John Carter film here, but my wife and I got a late start and never made it to the matinee. (Sorry, I’m too cheap to pay full price. We could have made it to … Continue reading →

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

  I love our logo.  When the time came to give Wednesday’s Heroes it’s own website, I knew I wanted a logo.  Something simple yet memorable. I’d recently purchased some artwork from Fred Hembeck and thought he’d be perfect for the job.  His art style is instantly recognizable, simple, clean – everything you could want … Continue reading →

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

  ©2012 All Ages Media   This is your bandleader Bru marching you into March madness! True, the college basketball extravaganza begins later in the month but there’s always plenty of madness going around this time of year, so the madness never really ends (or begins). Crazy celebs, wacky politicians, flaky artists and goofy regular … Continue reading →

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

Copic marker on 8×10 drawing paper. Note from Richard Cox: ”This is smaller than I usually work, and is on paper instead of board. The Copic markers flow GREAT on this paper, and I love pulling it out every once in a while.” This piece will be available at Richard’s table at this year’s 30th Anniversary Heroes Con, … Continue reading →

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

  Contents ©2012 Mike Pascale. All pictures copyright their respective owners. (If you are an owner of any image and would like it removed, just ask.) For some people, wedding bells can be synonymous with Hell’s bells. That’s the impression I got after reading the recent “BleedingCool” article about Archie Comics’ Kevin Keller character’s recent … Continue reading →

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

  ©2012 All Ages Media   Greetings, fans and fanettes–Did you catch those wacky Oscars? Didja notice I went six of seven in my predictions including backups? (I woulda gone seven for seven if I had mentioned my backup choice for Best Pic, The Artist. I figured the only thing that trumps white guilt in … Continue reading →

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

TODAY ONLY! – Mike Pascale is offering a Leap Year sale! Buy any two pieces of his art and get two free! If you’d like an original commission from Mike he’s offering those at buy three get one free! This is on top of his already ridiculously low prices! February 29th only comes around once every four … Continue reading →

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

9×12 – ink Richard’s latest “Dine ‘n’ Draw” sketch.  What if Cerberus, the multi-headed hound which guards the gates of the Underworld were a cute little Corgi? *GONE*   Like this? Share it!

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

  Contents and photos ©2012 Mike Pascale Hope you enjoyed the Oscars. I didn’t watch, as usual, so I’ll have to let Bru-Hed comment on the winners on his next Beer Abby blog. (For his surprisingly accurate predictions, check this out! But don’t blame me if you’re offended!)     Now, where were we? Yes, … Continue reading →

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes

  It’s that time of year again, kiddies! No, I’m not talking about the upcoming Three Hour Mutual Backpatting Fest (also called “The Oscars”), but Leap Year! You only have a week left to plan something worthwhile to do every four years. Make it cool–better than a presidential election at least! So let’s get to … Continue reading →

Wednesday's Heroes - Serving Comics' True Heroes