JLA: Cry for Justice #7 (of 7)

Written by James Robinson; Art by Mauro Cascioli with Scott Clark & Dave Beaty!

This is the big one! After the catastrophes seen in issues #5 and #6, a hero loses control, leading to an unexpected ending that will fundamentally change the lives of the World’s Greatest Heroes forever. This issue launches a major storyline in the DC Universe and is not to be missed! Available at Comic Book Stores nationwide today.

It’s finished and will be available for order from Indy Planet in a matter of days!

The Art of Bushi Tales vol 1

By Dave Beaty, Lin Workman, Micah Stewart & Freinds.

Dave Beaty, Lin Workman, and Micah Stewart take you behind the scenes in the Art of Bushi Tales. See the scripted page come alive from pencil sketches to painted art.Includes a special guest artist gallery featuring art by Bret Blevins, Scott Clark, Greg Cravens, Andrew Charipar, Martheus Antone Wade, and more! A must have for art lovers and Bushi Tales lovers.

100 pages & full color! $19.95 US

Lin and I are also contributing sketch cards for several upcoming Collectible Card Sets. More info and preview images available as soon we can post them. Also I will be inking Scott’s  pages for Brightest Day (DC Comics). We will be getting back to BT this year and lots of great stories are in production. So stay tuned.

Jane (Bushi Tale’s #1 fan) showed me this drawing at the last MSCA dinner meeting and I asked if she would be nice enough to scan it and let me use it- she did!

Thanks, Jane!

Lin

Please don’t ask what is up with that hideous costume my Dad is wearing. Next is the second costume my Mom made for me. Tri-Klops from Masters of the Universe. I helped with this one.

This is me but many years later in my infamous Magneto costume. I only wore this one once. I made the helmet and assisted with the rest of the costume. But this is still mostly a Mom produced suit. I don’t remember who the kid dressed as Hulk is but that’s my brother dressed up as the ’89 style Batman.

Here’s my most widely seen and my favorite costume- my Bat suit. The boots, cape, and body suit were made by my Mom. The Cowl and utility belt were store bought. For years I wore this outfit sometimes accompanied by friends (Holly Fortner as Catwoman, Dave Johnson as Riddler, and Heath Moore as Phantasm).  My Mom, Lin and I made every costume in this picture including the Phantasm mask.

And here are two pics of me in my Superman costume. These are from around the same time as the last photo. The body suit I bought but I made everything else with an assist from Lin.

Here’s a group shot. My Mom, Lin, and I all helped make ever costume in this photo except the Black Cat & Beetlejuice costume. Starting left to right- Me as Superman, Dave Johnson as Count Vertigo, Lin as Beetlejuice, Beth Green as Black Cat, and Greg Stilwell as Reptile. We hit several Halloween parties that night and had a great time. Fun memories.

Here’s the Sub Zero costume. I wore this for a couple of Halloweens but the main use of this was at Martial Arts demonstrations. Greg and I had a choreographed fight were Sub Zero would battle Reptile. We performed this routine at many different events all around the Mid-South area. This photo is from the Northaven Elementary demo. I hold a second degree black belt rating in Aikijujutsu, and first degree ratings in Aikido, Taijutsu, and Goshin Jujitsu. But I haven’t been a practicing Martial Artist or Instructor for eight years or so because of injuries I suffered in an automobile accident.

It’s been many years since I’ve dressed up in a costume. I’m not the young and  super-fit guy I use to be. But the usual Halloween outfit for the better part of a decade has always been my traditional Aikido uniform. Here’s a really nice photo Micah took of me in my Aikido rig.

I hope you enjoyed these photos. Brought back a lot of wonderful memories for me. Thanks to my Mom for making most of these costumes, my family and friends for the memories, and Ronnie for scanning a lot of these photos so I could post them. Have a Happy Halloween!

Starting next Sunday- The NEW free webcomic Ausur: Protector of the New World. The comic is set firmly in the world of New Terra and Ausur was first introduced in the back-up story “the Monster” from Bushi Tales #1. You will be able to access the webcomic two ways. First, by clicking on it in that Sunday’s posting or by clicking on the Webcomic: Ausur link in the site nav. This  feature will be written by new BT Team writer Ronnie Shenks Jr. and illustrated by Dave Beaty.

Also, production on the the Art of Bushi Tales book will be finished  this week and will be available for order much sooner than expected. We will be uploading preview pages and letting you know where you can order this exciting new release from Pencil Neck Studios.  So be back here next Wednesday for another Sketchbook Wednesdays update and then come back Sunday for the debut of Ausur: Protector of the New World.

Here are several rough Batman & Superman sketch cards. If you like what you see and you represent a company that needs sketch card art please contact us!

Pictured above are the pencils and final artwork for a Jack Kirby superhero used in a Free Comic Book Day ad for Stalking Moon Comics in Prescott Valley, AZ. Stalking Moon recently closed it’s doors and we are officially without a comic book store. Hopefully a new one will open soon.

Here’s our last piece for this update. These pencils were for an illustration to accompany a  story about internet bullying. What can you expect on upcoming Sketchbook Wednesdays? Lots of cool sketches and never before seen artwork from the re-launch of Stargods. The comic may not be returning to shelves anytime soon but the art we have to share is fantastic. Our next update is Sunday so be back here for your first look at Ausur: Protector of the New World.