Gene Kelly Summer Stock dance gestures • JUMP FOR JOY!

Back at it: 40 pages of breakdowns on Blood Orange. Time to draw some more comics. Read previous chapters or purchase your own print copy of Vol. 1 at www.newdaynoir.com/shop

Enough.

"Find beauty not only in the thing itself but in the pattern of the shadows, the light and dark which that thing provides." — Junichiro Tanizaki

NOIR frame/composition study THEY LIVE BY NIGHT (1948)

mum

bagel shop sketch 5

"Gratitude builds a bridge to abundance." — Roy T. Bennett

don't B- B+

So, it's been revealed - DC will release July 2026 the HC collection - DC UNIVERSE BY ALEX TOTH: THE DELUXE EDITION. The powers-that-be tell me the cover shown from the Penguin Random House’s online catalogue is but a stand-in. And it'll be many more than the 200 pgs cited in that listing.

bagel shop sketch 4

gymgnostic gestures

WATCHOUT

bagel shop sketch 3

Grace. Class. Respect. RIP Ryno

bagel shop sketch 2

While in CHGO recently, met up with a group of artist pals. L-R: Alex Ross, Jim Engel, moi, Jim Wisniewski, & Hilary Barta. Superb pizza, top-notch chats 😎

bagel shop sketch 1

on the rocks

genuinely

a life of adventure can take its toll

om

daisy, daisy…

AHA!

Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon. Some gorgeous shots…

Fosse-like figures

Pensive Penny

Spidey villain studies

What's behind you doesn't matter. — Enzo Ferrari

Official TOTH tees • Ships Worldwide • Link in Profile • A dozen from which to choose • I partnered with the Toth family last June to help spread the word. We just want to bring Toth fans items they can enjoy. The best is yet to come! • #alextoth #tshirt #lessismore #bravo #BravoForToth

pink thing shufflestar gestures

Sketchin’ on a Sunday afternoon…

Wolf Princess

Sure, comics are visual, but it’s more accurate to say we’re reading words & pictures. Some think this phrase emphasizes the writing in comics, but both writers and artists in comics are writing/storytelling.

Scoot Suit gestures

Happy Toth Day! Join us in paying tribute to the life & art of Alex Toth on his birthday, June 25th. Honor his legacy today - read one of his comics, study a page or character design, share his work, watch an episode at tinyurl.com/2fankp8c #alextothday #alextoth

Constanze is having a good summer, how’s yours? Read of her Blood Orange ventures at www.newdaynoir.com

Stellar Stellan #andor #dune #chernobyl #skarsgard

You're a flamingo, baby

ABSORBING MAN #JackKirby

Turn, turn, turn…

training day

beach talk

Luca • Torpedo 1936

This Saturday at SpringCon at 1 PM I'll be giving a talk on Comics - the unique qualities of this Word & Pictures medium, how comics artists/cartoonists are not illustrators, and how Comics is a Reading medium, among other things. Join me! More info at www.mncba.org

Gettin’ Iggy wit it

teasy 'n' breezy

#goodguys #badguys #selfawareness #comics #illustration

BAMF • #xmen #nightcrawler #bamf #MarvelComics #sketch #illustration #comics

#ambition #shame #stare #comics