Happy Friday! Here's a little drawing I noodled away at this week in-between comic making.
It's inspired by a character in one of the Animatrix shorts (the Beyond one if you wanted to look it up). It had been almost twenty years since I watched any of those movies and wanted to refresh my memory before diving into the latest sequel this weekend. I'm surprised how much I still enjoy The Matrix! I thoug...
2022-01-21 22:47:32 +0000 UTC View Post
A couple of weeks ago, my literary agent was selected as The Beat's Person of the Year. And it couldn't be more well-deserved! The amount of behind-the-scenes work Judy has done--and continues to do--for so many graphic novelists has only benefitted the comic industry as a whole. And on a personal level, I wouldn't have the career I have making comics without ...
2022-01-19 15:33:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy Friday! Here's a quick digital doodle to end the week.
For warm-ups or wind-downs, I sometimes draw these simple little fashion girls (or fashion guys!). I don't always work from a rough sketch (that's why I don't have one to share here). Rather, I tend to block in shapes until something recognizable stares ...
2022-01-15 00:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Some more Spidey practice. A little more polished this time.
Playing around with a change in background style. Wanted it to look "simple" and it ended up taking me far longer to draw than Spidey! I'm happy with the results though and now that I've started to nail down an approach, should go faster from here on out.
2022-01-11 16:29:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Trying to get into the...swing...of drawing this guy.
2022-01-07 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
I meant to get this post out before the end of 2021 but I was out of town for the holidays and it was a bit of struggle to draw anything on my iPad. I'm so swamped throughout the year it was also important to my family (and me) that I was as present as possible. I usually try to take the last week of the year completely unplugged and that's exactly what I did!
But now it's back to work and I wanted to make sure I let everyone here on this Patreon know how much your support has mea...
2022-01-04 01:42:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi all!
As promised, I wanted to gift a bit of a glimpse into how I created this year's Batgirl Supergirl Christmas comic!
These days I work almost entirely in Clip Studio Paint. The slight negative about this is that it's not as easy for me to save snapshots of my various steps as it is with Photoshop's excellent History bar. So the below steps will be a very abridged version of how I went about writi...
2021-12-24 15:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi all!
Here's this year's annual Batgirl Supergirl Christmas comic! A few days before I post it to the rest of the world. Let's be glad Kara is on the side of angels.
No process pics just yet because I hope to do a longer process post later this week. Haven't done one in a while, let alone for one of these holiday comics, so should be a fun way to finish up the year!
I do have one gift for you, though: A phone wallpaper of that first panel which felt like a pretty festive l...
2021-12-20 14:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy Spider-Man Day! I'm excited to see No Way Home despite the internet's odd obsession with spoiling every aspect of the movie before it was even released. Hopefully there's still some surprises I missed!
Speaking of, I'm not seeing the movie until Sunday afternoon so it's probably not a bad idea to take a break from the internet for a few days. A good time for me to work on a little traditional Christmas comic I draw every year... 💙❤️🎄💛💜
2021-12-16 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Over on twitter, Russell Dauterman posted his new design for Storm and I just felt compelled to draw it. It's so slick!
Couldn't decide if I preferred it with or without the jacket so ended up drawing both. Anyone here have a preference?
2021-12-13 15:27:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Sketch of my absolute favorite X-Gal, Kitty Pryde! This time in her classic Excalibur costume.
Gosh, I loved those puffy sleeves so much. And a nice precursor to her current pirate persona. :)
2021-12-08 16:05:31 +0000 UTC View Post
A couple weeks ago I tweeted that I'd mail a free bookplate out to anyone who purchased a new Cleo book this holiday season. I'd like to extend that offer to my fellow Space Cats here but do you one better.
No need to purchase a new Cleo book! Just DM or email me (mail@operationspacecat.com) a pic of any Cleo books you already own and I'll ship a free signed bookplate right out for you. Think of it as a tiny holiday gift and a thank you for being a patron this ...
2021-12-06 17:54:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Captain America sketch! First time I've attempted to give him some MCU flourishes (still couldn't resist the wing tips on his helmet though).
Not only did I remember to take pics of the inks this time, I took pics of my stages of inks. Knowing my memory however, dunno if I'd get used to this.
2021-12-02 18:05:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Felt like drawing America Chavez. Dunno why I've never drawn her before. She's fun! I definitely have a soft spot for any character with a star theme going on.
2021-11-24 21:34:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's a 60 sec time-lapse of that Kate Bishop Hawkeye piece I posted earlier this week.
Have a great weekend, everyone!
2021-11-19 18:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Quick reminder that the auctions for the Patreon exclusive originals end tomorrow afternoon. Links below!
Wanted--no...needed to draw Kate Bishop again. :)
Had a hard time deciding if I liked the darker or lighter background better though. Any preference here?
2021-11-18 01:01:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the latest batch of patron exclusive phone wallpapers! There's a couple of bonus Kates packaged up with these as well (in anticipation of her new show starting up next week--so excited). Download below in both iPhone and Galaxy sizes.
WAVE 1 available here.
2021-11-16 15:01:02 +0000 UTC
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Since I had the photos, thought it'd be nice to share all of the SuperBatober paintings in one post. What a fun month that was! Hopefully I'll have the time to do it again next year.
Don't forget, the eBay auctions start ending tonight at 7pm PST (10pm EST). The Patreon exclusive ones went up today.
2021-11-15 21:23:40 +0000 UTC
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Bidding starts now on SuperBatober: CONNECT!
Good luck!
2021-11-15 17:04:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Bidding starts now on SuperBatober: COLLIDE!
Good luck!
2021-11-15 17:03:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Bidding starts now on SuperBatober: SPIRIT!
Good luck!
2021-11-15 17:03:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Bidding starts now on SuperBatober: SUIT!
Good luck!
2021-11-15 17:03:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Bidding starts now on SuperBatober: INTRO!
Good luck!
2021-11-15 17:02:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Winded down the week with this little Wolvie watercolor sketch! Not sure why I decided on Wolverine. Yesterday's D+ announcement of the classic toon getting a continuing series must have rubbed off on me.
2021-11-13 17:29:45 +0000 UTC View PostHi, all!
Quick poll as I get ready to post some original SuperBatobers on here this coming Monday. Since this'll be my first time doing this, I want to get a gage on what'll be the best and easiest option for everyone.
Other/added suggestions, feel free to comment. :)
Here's a little Captain Marvel sketch for one of your fellow Wild Space Cats. Always fun drawing The Big Red Cheese.
Speaking of watercolors, the first batch of SuperBatobers are now up on eBay!
A new group every night this week at 7pm PST. Please keep an eye on any you might be interested in. I'd be bumm...
2021-11-10 21:33:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Sorry for being kinda quiet this first week of the month. It's been a stressful few days (got hit with a huge expense along with a bit of bad news about one of our cats) plus I've been trying to play catch up on my graphic novel due to falling a little behind from SuperBatober.
Anyhoo, here's a watercolor sketch of Green Lantern Jessica Cruz for one of your fellow Wild Space Cats! This and the next few I'll be posting are from before the recent tier changes but I'll be reaching out for ...
2021-11-05 15:18:36 +0000 UTC View PostHi all! I wanted to give y'all a heads up on the auction schedule for the SuperBatobers. I've grouped them into five or six paintings each. I divide them out like this so that if someone is outbid or misses out in one group, they have a chance at some of the others the following days.
Each of these SuperBatobers will be on my eBay page, have a starting bid of $75 and be up for seven days.
2021-11-03 18:03:08 +0000 UTC
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Went perhaps a little overboard on this one but I don't know how else to depict the Batcave? Batman is such a hoarder.
Anyhoo, that's it! All done! Hope y'all enjoyed the month long festivities. Really glad I worked a day ahead on these. Now I get tomorrow night off for trick-or-treating!
FYI: Originals for these will go up on eBay likely the 2nd week of November and I'll pick five of them to be auctioned exclusively here on Patreon. So keep an eye on your inboxes or feeds for tho...
2021-10-30 22:01:51 +0000 UTC View Post