ANGRYF (Angry Flower)

We Need your help (and some money)

2011-11-17T21:03:00.000-08:00

ABOUT THE PROJECT

An original documentary about art, politics and religion. Everything that makes us human. -Jeff Durkin / Director

"Art as a weapon" will look at the connection between street Art, Buddhism and Democracy by using the closed country of Burma as a case study. The film will follow street artists, a Buddhist monk poet, a punk band and a elementary school art class- giving the audience a peek into the creative process and the lives of the artists. Interviews include Shepard Fairey and Nobel peace prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi.

This will be a “connections film” looking at the collision between the big forces that shape humanity- Art, Politics, and religion in both the eastern and western worlds. By combining beautiful cinematography, with Buddhist philosophy the project will illustrate the power Art has in the bloody fight for Democracy. Part art film, part political film, the goal is to continue spreading the word by using art as a weapon for peace in Burma.

Kick Starter page

Thunder... Thunder... THUNDERCATS! Cheetara HO!

2011-10-20T18:13:00.000-07:00

The amazing Jon Wayshak sketched up a Cheetara for charity and I colored it for him...

Check out Jon's Blog post with the B&W version
His main Blog Here:
http://www.scrapbookmanifesto.com/
and his New project with Sam Keith (it's really beautiful)
http://www.chickensrevolt.com/

DC Covers

2011-10-17T19:02:00.000-07:00

Here's Stormwatch and Green Arrow #5 covers that I colored for DC

GREEN ARROW #5
Written by KEITH GIFFEN and DAN JURGENS
Art by DAN JURGENS and RAY MCCARTHY
Cover by JASON FABOK, RYAN WINN & Allen Passalaqua
On sale JANUARY 4

STORMWATCH #5
Written by PAUL CORNELL
Art and cover by MIGUEL SEPULVEDA & Allen Passalaqua
1:25 Variant cover by MIGUEL SEPULVEDA
On sale JANUARY 4

Stockton Tunnel photo

2011-09-29T15:23:00.000-07:00

Collected Covers I've done recently for DC

2011-09-15T17:33:00.000-07:00

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Working Class Premiere in San Diego

2011-08-24T10:59:00.000-07:00

Thursday, September 8, MOPA
Admission: $10 General, $8 MOPA & Sezio Members
Doors Open @ 7 pm
Tickets are limited to this event.

*MOPA and Sezio members will be verified at the front door.

A tale of two cities through the eyes of artists Mike Giant (SF) and Mike Maxwell (SD). A film by Jeff Durkin.

The Silent Comedy will perform before the screening.

Film Description: Working Class is a feature documentary loosely based on Charles Dickens book "A tale of two cities." With San Francisco artist Mike Giant, and San Diego artist Mike Maxwell discussing themes found in Dickens 1859 novel that are just as relevant today. Religion, War, Family, History, and Art are chapters that tell the tale of the artists, the cities they live in and how history repeats itself. The two Mikes have been allies in underground art for over a decade and have gained respect for creating art based on the everyday people they see around them.

Check out the New trailer here: Click Me

PurePhotos.com Prints for SALE!

2011-06-06T11:12:00.000-07:00

I'm very happy to announce that I'm now selling Prints of my Photography thru Pure Photo They have a great service for photographers to put up a cataloge for sale. The pricing is variable so take a look and see what you might want to have at home.

Here's a link to all the photos I have for sale!

hope you enjoy

-allen

Wonder Woman off, who won?

2011-03-28T12:20:00.000-07:00

When I saw the con sketch of Wonder Woman that Sarah Hudson got from Mark Dos Santos http://www.markdossantos.com/ I thought it was cool... but David Baron thought we should do a "Color Off."

So we took that original file that Sarah got scanned in (thanks @Joshwa_)

Here's mine...

Check it out on my flickr and comment here My Flickr

Here's David Baron...

Check it out on my flickr and comment here David's Flickr

The real voting is going on Twitter... please comment or just follow both David and I

me @Angryf
David @Myzombies

Here's a photo of the original B&W

thanks again to:
Mark Santos
@Joshwa_
@Wife2113

SWAMPTHING

2011-03-12T09:56:00.000-08:00

I'm currently coloring my 5th Swamp Thing Collected cover... there's the last 4 I did before

Here's a link to the files on flickr
Swampthing on Flickr

Interview on Hey. Com

2011-03-08T22:51:00.000-08:00

I was interviewed by Dane Golden on his Hey.com

cool experience and had a great time..

BATTLEPUG starts TODAY!!!

2011-02-14T15:30:00.000-08:00

Battle Pug is up and running... check out the first Panel of our weekly comic. Drawn and Written by Mike Norton (the amazing!) and colored my myself.

BATTLEPUG!

Odds and Ends, Mostly covers

2011-02-04T10:57:00.000-08:00

Here's a Few covers that I did at the end of 2010 for collected editions at DC Comics.

Harley Quinn vers Clay Face...

2010-11-18T12:12:00.000-08:00

Art by Jonathan Wayshak colors by Me

Public Barber Salon Photography Show: San Francisco After Dark

2010-11-06T13:50:00.000-07:00

Thursday, November 11 · 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location Public Barber Salon
571 Geary
San Francisco, CA

Featuring:

Jeremy Brooks, Chris Connolly, Dottie L. Guy, Pei Ketron, Cindy Loughridge, Allen Passalaqua, Patrick Power, and Seth Restaino

There will be a keg and fun times. Come on out!

here's sample of a few of my images:

Some DC Covers/Pin-ups

2010-09-28T18:25:00.001-07:00

I've gotten to do a bunch of the DC Showcase covers over the last few years... here's some from the last few months (and an random other thing or two).

Working Class Trailer // 3 min by BREADTRUCK TV

2010-08-31T09:18:00.000-07:00

Working Class Trailer // 3 min
by BREADTRUCK TV

Here's a sneak peak trailer for Working Class a film being done by Jeff Durkin with contribution from myself.

Working Class Trailer // 3 min from BREADTRUCK TV on Vimeo.

Working Class is a feature documentary loosely based on Charles Dickens book "A tale of two cities. With San Francisco artist Mike Giant, and San Diego artist Mike Maxwell discussing themes found in Dickens 1859 novel that are just as relevant today. Religion, Country and War, History, The Economy, and Art are chapters that tell the tale of the artists, the cities, and America. Director: Jeffrey Durkin, Producer: Allen Passalaqua, Music: The Silent Comedy / 95 mins

Preview of SUPERMAN: LAST FAMILY OF KRYPTON #2

2010-08-30T16:50:00.000-07:00

CBR has a preview of SUPERMAN: LAST FAMILY OF KRYPTON #2

CBR PREVIEW HERE

8 steps to a double page fight scene

2010-08-23T17:46:00.000-07:00

This was kind of a Tricky double page fight sceen... lots of powers and hard to pull off much depth but here's it in 8 steps...

1... B&Ws Art by MARK BAGLEY and NORM RAPMUND

2... FLATS

3... Starting in the Foreground and working my way back... helps set a tone for the depth (that I could get)

4.... just working my way back (little color tweaks that I missed in the reflatting)

5...

6...

7... ok done with Rendering...

8...Just ass F/X... and Done

Vector Art Show at Moxi Salon in San Francisco

2010-08-09T15:13:00.000-07:00

Artist Statement:

The artwork hanging in my show is my attempt to capture more then just a portrait ,a pretty face, body or style. Each image is about the mood, personality and feeling within the image. If I as an artist can invoke some feeling from any of my images then I've succeeded.

Vector: A style of art or creating imagery comprised of paths, which are defined by a start and end point, along with other points, curves, and angles along the way. A path can be a line, a square, a triangle, or a curvy shape. I use those paths within my artwork to create imagery base upon photos. These photos are either taken by myself or used with the permission of the photographer. Some of my subjects are separated from myself by countries, continents, languages and cultures. While others are friends or acquaintances that have inspired me to create art.

The combination of photography and digital illustration allows me a certain flexibility with creating each hanging artwork. That said each canvas piece is unique and no image could be duplicated in the exact manor even if tried. I also never print the same size or exact color combination of any image. Each image is completely unique and should be treated as individual artworks.

Here's a few samples and rough sizes that are hanging:

this is my largest at 6' x 3'

this one is cropped a bit but hangs at 2'X3"

another large one this is at 3.5'X4.5'

Superman: The Last Family of Krypton #1

2010-08-05T00:43:00.000-07:00

I'm excited to see this project out on the shelves... it's something I started least year and had to sit on for a long time. I am a huge fan of the DC Elseword books and am really happy to see one return. It seemed coming from reading mostly marvel and images books growing up they were a great entry into the DC universe. Here are a few of my favorite pages from this first book... there will be more. I've finished the 2nd and am about to start the 3rd... lots of work ahead of me.

Written by CARY BATES • Art by RENATO ARLEM • Cover by FELIPE MASSAFERA

• color by Allen Passalaqua

Returning to a character he's long been associated with, legendary writer Cary Bates explores a different side to Superman's legend in an Elseworlds tale that hinges on the fact that while baby Kal-el has rocketed to the distant planet Earth from his doomed homeworld of Krypton, he was not alone. How does a world handle the emergence of the Last Family of Krypton as Jor-El, Lara and Kal-El make Earth their adopted home?

a few links from other sites about it:

NEWSARAMA PREVIEW

DC Source blog

DETECTIVE COMICS #867...my part

2010-07-29T23:43:00.001-07:00

Thanks to some hard schedules and San Diego Comic Con... I got to work a bit on DETECTIVE COMICS #867 with David Baron. The art team of Scott McDaniel, Andy Owens was great to color again too. I got to color a lot of their pages on the back up of Trinity last year and it was kinda like coming home. I colored the first half of the book with David Baron doing the last half and a bit more. Here's two of my favorite pages I did from my part.

Here's a bigger version

Here's a bigger version

SDCC photos

2010-07-25T18:01:00.001-07:00

Here's some of my favorite San Diego Comic Con photos... just did one day of photos this year.

JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA: 80-PAGE GIANT Cover by Jesus Merino and Me

2010-07-19T17:04:00.000-07:00

JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA: 80-PAGE GIANT 2010 #1
Written by MARC ANDREYKO, NUNZIO DEFILIPPIS & CHRISTINA WEIR BRANDON JERWA, ROBERT JESCHONEK, JUSTIN PENISTON, JASON STARR and FREDDIE WILLIAMS II
Art by JESSE DELPERDANG & JESUS MERINO LEANDRO FERNANDEZ, VICTOR IBA—EZ MATEUS SANTOLOUCO, BILL SIENKIEWICZ and TONCI ZONJIC
Cover by JESUS MERINO and Allen Passalaqua
Presenting seven outstanding solo adventures starring members of both the Justice Society of America and the JSA All-Stars from dozens of your favorite creators! Cyclone, Doctor Fate, Jesse Quick, Mr. Terrific, Obsidian, Sand and Tomcat demonstrate that alone – or as a group – the JSA are the first and foremost Super Hero team for a reason!
On sale OCTOBER 13 • 80 pg, FC, $5.99 US

DC UNIVERSE LEGACIES #6 Variant cover

2010-07-17T14:55:00.000-07:00

DC UNIVERSE LEGACIES #6
Written by LEN WEIN
Art by JERRY ORDWAY & GEORGE PEREZ with SCOTT KOLINS
Co-feature art by KEITH GIFFEN
Cover by GEORGE PEREZ
1:25 Variant cover by KEITH GIFFEN
With a Crisis barely averted, the DC Universe struggles to survive other impending invasions and catastrophic events that call for all of Earth's heroes to respond! Meanwhile, Keith Giffen takes us into the future with a legion of Legions of Super-Heroes!!
Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the Previews Order Form for more information.
On sale OCTOBER 20 * 6 of 10 * 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US

SK2 Vector

2010-07-15T18:36:00.000-07:00

click image to go to my flickr

Hack/Slash

2010-06-30T15:46:00.000-07:00

I got to do a little coloring job for Mike Norton... check him out here www.ihatemike.com/

It's Cassie of HACK/SLASH and friends...

George Perez DC Legacies #5 Cover

2010-06-14T10:37:00.000-07:00

I got the opportunity to color the George Perez Legacies#5 Cover... here's a list of Characters

Superman
Firestorm
Mary Marvel
Jade
Alan Scott Green Lantern
Pariah
Thunderbolt (the Cei-U version
Wonder Girl (Donna Troy)
Cyborg
Plastic Man
Uncle Sam
Ultra Boy
Batman (cropped)
Nightwing
Batgirl (cape visible next to Nightwing)
Red Tornado
Jay Garrick Flash
Johnny Quick
Kid Flash
Hawkman
Captain Atom
Shrinking Violet
Brainiac 5
Negative Woman (contrail at bottom left)
Martian Manhunter
Dr. Light (female)
Jericho
Metamorpho
The Ray
Air Wave
Halo
Lightning Lad
Wildcat (original)
Sargon
Human Bomb
Bouncing Boy
Star Boy
The Mist (plume coming out of window at lower right)
Starman (JSA original, leg and Cape visible behind Jade)

Only 39 characters

DC UNIVERSE LEGACIES #5
Written by LEN WEIN
Art by GEORGE PEREZ & SCOTT KOBLISH and WALTER SIMONSON with SCOTT KOLINS
Cover by GEORGE PEREZ & SCOTT KOBLISH & ALLEN PASSALAQUA
1:25 Variant cover by WALTER SIMONSON
Red Skies hang over the entire DC Universe as each and every hero on Earth gathers for what will be the first in a series of universe-spanning Crises!
Meanwhile, Walter Simonson helps us shift the focus from Earth to the heroes of outer space - and beyond!
Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the Previews Order Form for more information.
On sale SEPTEMBER 15 * 5 of 10 * 40 pg, FC $3.99 US

For a bigger version click here

JONAH HEX: WELCOME TO PARADISE cover

2010-04-28T16:35:00.000-07:00

Written by JOHN ALBANO and MICHAEL FLEISCHER; Art by TONY DEZUNIGA, JOSE LUIS GARCIA-LOPEZ and others ; Cover by JOSE LUIS GARCIA-LOPEZ and ALLEN PASSALAQUA

These are the classic tales from the '70s on which John Hex's legend was built, many of which have never been reprinted in color. Collecting ALL-STAR WESTERN #10, WEIRD WESTERN TALES #14, 17, 22, 26, 29 and 30 and JONAH HEX #2 and 4.

Fun in Comics

2010-04-12T14:13:00.000-07:00

Here's a few jpegs of pages I looked back and liked a bit more then others...

more Vectors to come

2010-04-06T17:47:00.000-07:00

I've got a Vector Art show in progress for August and I'm working on Comic related Vectors for San Diego Comic Con Prints... that's right I'll have a table in Artist Alley again this year. If your interested in modeling for submitting photos I'm always down to check out submissions or potential models.

Here's the style I'll be doing and content I will be got towards

JSA#40 Solicitations out

2010-03-20T12:46:00.000-07:00

JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #40
On sale JUNE 23 * 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
Written by BILL WILLINGHAM * Art by JESUS MERINO & JESSE DELPERDANG * Cover by JESUS MERINO & ALLEN PASSALAQUA
The Fourth Reich's Darkness Engine is turned against them in the powerless JSA's last-ditch attack on the Nazi Empire! As the future looks its darkest, a lost teammate returns who just might give the heroes an advantage they need!

JSA#39 Solicitations out

2010-03-19T12:32:00.001-07:00

I'm late on posting this... but I am extremely happy with the cover coloring

Written by BILL WILLINGHAM • Art by JESUS MERINO and JESSE DELPERDANG • Cover by JESUS MERINO & ALLEN PASSALAQUA

Mr. Terrific gathers the ragged remains of the Justice Society in a last-ditch attack on the Fourth Reich, and their power-negating Darkness Engine. If they fail this time, there's no coming back from the devastation!

more SF photowalk shots and Muni Ride shots

2010-03-14T19:21:00.000-07:00

I was really torn between these two and decided to put both of them up...

This is on the 43... were I found out it was an hour bus ride to my Cousin's place on Portola

The Rest are on the 22

I put up about 20 images from the past few days and have 4 gigs to process from a very late night improto photoshoot. Here's my flickr stream...
www.flickr.com/photos/angryf/

SF walkabout, Muni and da Bars

2010-02-08T23:18:00.000-08:00

Good times over the last few days with some of my friends coming to the city... we never found any Russian Standard in the Mission bars we were at but good times were had in them and on the way home

this one is from Saturday but I like it enough to throw it in... click it to see it big

More from my Muni Centric SF photo show

2010-02-03T23:28:00.000-08:00

BATMAN a LOGO

2010-01-28T13:06:00.000-08:00

found here

Wet Muni

2010-01-25T13:05:00.000-08:00

I've enjoyed the dryness of the Muni (local SF bus) and have been on them a lot over the last few weeks. If nothing else just to keep dry as I make my way around San Francisco.

Here's some pics I've been collecting to do a little SF Muni show

JSA#38 Solicitations out

2010-01-19T18:21:00.000-08:00

JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #38
On sale APRIL 28 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
Written by BILL WILLINGHAM • Art by JESUS MERINO
& JESSE DELPERDANG • Cover by JESUS MERINO
The Nazis have succeeded and taken over America, which is leading to the scheduled executions of the major heroes and villains in the U.S.! But Mr. Terrific may have figured out a way to topple the Fourth Reich using their own Darkness Engine against them...

Here's the rest of the Solicitations for DC in April

Covers 2009

2010-01-11T11:47:00.000-08:00

This should be ALL the covers I colored in 2009.. I won't lie I got this idea from David Baron (check out his blog and his covers here) His image looks a cooler too but I had all those Tryptics from Trinity..

for a higher res version go here (it's 16 megs)

Preview of The Authority #5 Drawn by Way$hak & Color by me

2010-01-07T13:00:00.000-08:00

From the Bleed:

Enjoy the next eight months, WSU fans -you’ll miss the days when you had TWO new Authority comics to look forward to each month.

At risk of spoiling you Authority fans further, editorial just passed me some sweet pages from The Lost Year #5 - featuring a first look at Jonathan Wayshak’s art on the book. (The top-notch coloring job was done by Allen Passalaqua.)

More images on the BLEED

SUPERMAN VS. MUHAMMAD ALI

2009-12-23T13:23:00.000-08:00

What happens when the world’s most legendary fighter enters the ring against the world’s greatest hero?

Well, if you were around in 1978 to pick up a copy of SUPERMAN VS. MUHAMMAD ALI, then you know what it was like. The historic one-shot featured the Man of Steel teaming up with The Greatest Boxer of All Time to stave off an alien invasion of Earth.

I got re recolor a version... here it is

check it out... at the DC's Source

JSA#37 Solicitations out

2009-12-21T11:09:00.000-08:00

Here's JSA's #37 cover

Blast from the past

2009-12-08T15:36:00.000-08:00

I did this orginaly in 2005... that image is below... I think I've progressed a bit

got the grayscale here: gelatometti2.blogspot.com/2005/05/represent-represent.html

BATTLE PUG!!!

2009-11-24T11:29:00.000-08:00

Mike Norton... awesome DC Artist asked me to color this up for him www.ihatemike.com...

Turns out it's a shirt for iFanboy... get it here

www.ifanboy.com/content/articles/New_iFanboy_T-Shirt__BATTLEPUG_by_Mike_Norton

JSA#36 Solicitations out

2009-11-15T14:31:00.000-08:00

I was really happy how this cover turned out and just got #37 and it ties in very nicely... or "evil..ly"

JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #36 On sale February 24 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US Written by Bill Willingham • Art by Jesus Merino • Cover by Jesus Merino The discovery of exactly who was behind the recent attacks on Obsidian and other members of the Justice Society puts the team on the trail of a true Axis of Evil! This means war!

iTablet

2009-10-25T13:24:00.000-07:00

Dear Apple

I want an iTablet... please make one, but could you?

• Make it about 8X10

• give me the option of a pressure sensitive pen (like my wacom)

• have it run OS X or talk Adobe into porting a Photoshop 3.5ish PSD or so onto the iphone OS

• give me a USB or some type of input for card readers (I will us COMPACT FLAST FOR A WHILE YET)

the rest is pretty obvious.. give it everything that the iPhone already has. Wifi, camera, 3G etc...

ok.. I'm ready, lets say about $500-700 (depend on the photoshop thing if I would pay $700)

...ok, ready... come on

JSA#35 Solicitations out

2009-10-18T14:59:00.000-07:00

JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #35 Written by Bill Willingham Art by Travis Moore & Dan Green Cover by Jesus Merino It’s all-out war as the leaner, meaner Justice Society of America confront another intruder in their midst! But this time it’s bad news for their enemy, as he’s facing a team that has learned from its past mistakes! The new incarnation of the Justice Society is more together than ever! On sale January 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

The Ill List 6

2009-10-02T16:34:00.000-07:00

Greg Edwards asked me to do the Ill List poster graphic again this year.. and I was happy to do it. Here's my Illustration laid out by Julie Edwards.

Here's the info if your in or around Modesto CA

The ILL LIST 6: A Poetry Slam Invitational, the most prestigious and highly anticipated spoken word event in the Central Valley is back! This event will feature eight nationally renowned spoken word artists, many of whom have previously appeared on HBO's Def Poetry Jam. Through three rounds of original poetry, poets will match metaphors and battle rhyme for rhyme in their quest for $1,500 in cash prizes! Randomly selected judges from the audience, using Olympic-style scorecards, will award points to poets based on the strength of their poems and the quality of their performance. Audience members are strongly encouraged to root for their favorite poems as cuts will be made after every round. Cheering, yelling, booing, hissing, whistling, and good-natured heckling are welcome and expected. This is a free-speech event.

Admission to this world-class literary boxing match is $15 for general reserved, $22.50 for middle reserved or $30 for premium reserved seating. For more information, please visit www.slamonrye.com

Mike Giant

2009-09-23T12:57:00.000-07:00

Working with the amazing Jeff Durkin... friend and film maker of Bread Truck films, see some of his award winning work here. I have worked with Jeff on many projects and it's always a mind expanding adventure.

Jeff is working on an Artist Documentary of two California Artists.. Mike Giant of SF and Mike Maxwell of SD. I'm collaborating with him on the photography of Mike Giant since he's in my hood.

Here are a few pics from a Saturday afternoon...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/angryf/tags/mikegiant/show/

JSA#30 preview out

2009-08-26T09:36:00.000-07:00

Comic Book Resources has a preview of JSA#30 up ...

check it out here http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=3285

and don't forget to pick it up today at your local comic book shops!

JSA#33 & JSA 80pg Giant Covers out

2009-08-17T20:32:00.000-07:00

Two cover colors of mine are up on the DC Comics November Solicits... I did the interior on 33 and just the cover of the 80 page Giant... The #33 cover final is a bit different and I'll post the final version in a few days. Both of these images up on Newsarama are a bit off from what I turned in and I'm chocking that up to bad jpeg compression.

JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #33
Written by Bill Willingham & Matthew Sturges
Art and cover by Jesus Merino
The traitor stands revealed, and his part in the destruction of the Justice Society of America is complete. While the team’s headquarters lies in ruin, the same fate has befallen the team itself! Hold on to your seats, because the JSA as we’ve known it is torn asunder!
On sale November 25 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA 80-PAGE GIANT #1
Written by Zander Cannon, Kevin Grevioux, Felicia D. Henderson, Jen Van Meter, Jerry Ordway, James Robinson and Matthew Sturges
Art by Roberto Castro & John Floyd, Neil Edwards & Wayne Faucher, Renato Guedes & José Wilson Magalhães, Jesus Merino, Jerry Ordway, Freddie Williams II and others
Cover by Jerry Ordway
The newer members of the JSA explore the team’s mansion headquarters and learn a thing or two about themselves in
7 exciting stories from today’s top creators in this oversized special! But who directs the group through the deep, dark halls of building? Is it a friend, or a very dangerous foe?
On sale November 18 • 80 pg, FC, $5.99 US

Comic Book Day

2009-07-29T14:53:00.000-07:00

Was in Modesto and stopped by Bonanza Books and Comics today to check out what was in. I knew JSA#29 came out today but was pleasantly surprised to see all the Kid Colt online issues I did as a one shot on the shelf as well.

Check them out at a shop near you

Preview of JSA#29 up at the Source

2009-07-20T19:08:00.001-07:00

Here's a few preview pages of JSA 29 at the source. I'm bummed it doesn't come out till next week on the 29th after comic con.

http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/2009/07/20/kick-off-the-week-with-some-pages-from-justice-society-of-america-29/

If your going to make San Diego Comic Con then please come and see me at Artist Alley DD-02.

Hope to see you there!

JSA#32 Cover out

2009-07-18T15:30:00.000-07:00

I'm happy to post my colors on the JSA#32 cover by Jesus Merino

JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #32
Written by Matthew Sturges & Bill Willingham
Art and cover by Jesus Merino
The seismic rift among the members of the Justice Society deepens due to the strange actions of several new team members as well as some long-seeded conflicts! It all leaves them dangerously weakened as their home base faces assault from an army of bounty hunters who plan on collecting the price on the head of each and every member of the Society!
On sale October 28 * 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

JSA#31 Cover out

2009-06-14T14:32:00.000-07:00

I'm happy to post my colors on the JSA#31 cover by Jesus Merino... this one turned out GREAT!

JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #31 Written by Bill Willingham & Matthew Sturges Art and cover by Jesus Merino Magog and Wildcat square off as the team traitor involved in the attack on a fellow JSAer is revealed! It all leads to greater tension and permanent rifts within the most storied Super Hero team of all time! Clearly, this was an inside job, and though they may not realize it now, the damage to the group is deeper than any of them suspects. On sale September 30 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

Cow Says Moo

2009-06-04T11:40:00.000-07:00

My First iPhone app is out... well I'm part of a team but I was the illustrator.

HERE'S THE PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Philadelphia, PA
June 4, 2009

Press contact:
Jarah Euston
jarah@babytility.com
917.623.6427

Bring a treasured childhood pleasure into the iPhone age with Cow Says Moo!

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JSA#30 Cover out

2009-05-18T17:27:00.000-07:00

The Solicitations are out for JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #30

Art by Jesus Merino and my colors

Written by Matthew Sturges & Bill Willingham Art and cover by Jesus Merino “Bad Seed” part 2 of 5! The JSA feels the strain when battling a monstrous collection of villains who’ve mounted an all-out war on the team to collect a bounty placed on the head of everyone in the group except Stargirl! Tensions flare, and the group is forced to make a compromise in order to chase their fleeing enemies or return to the mansion to find out why Mister Terrific’s communications have suddenly stopped! And Dr. Fate returns to the team in this second issue from the new creative team of writers Bill Willingham (FABLES) and Matthew Sturges (BLUE BEETLE) and artist Jesus Merino (SUPERMAN ANNUAL)! On sale August 26 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

Trinity is DONE... well my part

2009-05-06T12:10:00.000-07:00

I just finished the last corrections for Trinity#52 today (Darn those Metal men they always get me! well that an Dr. Polaris but that's another story).

Well I figured this would be fun to put ALL the interior pages on one image for the heck of it.

Now if you want a big one you'll have to wait till the book is published

Kid Colt

2009-04-25T11:57:00.000-07:00

I'm working on my third Kid Colt Chapter for Marvel right now. It's a digital release series available here: KID COLT

Newsarama has a nice write up

...and my dad being a competitive long distance horse racer (aka Cowboy) likes that I'm working on a western.

I'm coloring JSA next

2009-04-20T15:30:00.000-07:00

After Trinity I'll be moving onto JSA starting with issue #29. I'm really excited to work on this book. Bill Willingham is one of my favorite writers thanks to Fables. I've read a lot of Matthew Sturgis too and am looking forward to both of them. Jesus Merino did a few of the Trinity Covers that I colored and his stuff really renders up nicely.

This is going to be fun and a bit insane with such a huge team to render up on every page!

Written by Bill Willingham and Matthew Sturges; Art and Cover by Jesus Merino and COLORS BY Allen Passalaqua

Full Solicit

More Vector Zen

2009-04-08T18:42:00.000-07:00

I have to thanks the amazing model I've been working with Camila Guerreiro of Brazil. You can see more of her here: ((FLICKR))

I wish I had time to do more but I'm coloring like a mad man and have some great news on new books.. will announce that very soon!

Trinity Covers Galore

2009-03-15T16:37:00.000-07:00

So I got to do 6 more covers for Trinity Recently and brings the total up to 21 covers that I've colored on the series.

#1-6, 19-21, 28-30, 40-48

It's been a great run and I've really enjoyed working on a book from start to finish. I'm also pretty happy considering how a grueling a weekly can be with deadlines but the 10 pages a week wasn't too bad.

Here's the last two triptychs.

saw Watchman and want MORE (not just Alan Moore)

2009-03-12T12:16:00.000-07:00

DC Comics has what you need in the form of a website:

AFTER THE WATCHMAN

Vector

2009-02-27T00:50:00.000-08:00

For some reason I've found time here and there for some vector sketches of late...

now I just need to actually use my new studio space and get some painting done... but Wondercon this weekend and another secret project that involves my illustrations, so no rest for the wicked

-a

DC Classic Library collection covers

2009-02-12T12:55:00.000-08:00

Ferro @ DC

SWAMPTHING @ DC

BATMAN ANNUALS @ DC

Superman @ DC

I've been coloring the DC Classic Library collection covers. Here's what I've done so far and hint of what I'm doing now.

and now I'm working on... well the hint is it's some pretty fast dudes and a tale when their universes cross over.

off to NYC-CON

2009-02-04T16:06:00.003-08:00

Going to NYC- Comic Con... see you in New York if your there!

Best of Boottie 2008

2009-01-08T15:34:00.000-08:00

I found this via boingboing

People have mix reactions to Mash-ups... they tend to love or hate with little middle ground.

I like the novelness of them but keep a few classics on my ipod.

Here's a link to the 2008 edition and if you ever have a chance to see some of the Bootie DJs I would.

Fewer Bars in More Places, AT&T

2009-01-04T22:35:00.000-08:00

As first gen iPhone user who is still under contract I'm a bit pissed to hear this and hope it's not true.

http://www.ofb.biz/safari/article/512.html

I guess it's a good reason to buy one an use it on another network if they want to screw you like this.

It's not the first time. When I was a AT&T user the first time and Cingular bought them I was gradually forced to move to a TERRIBLE Cingular plan over my pretty awesome AT&T one.

I remember that call complaining my phone wasn't connecting and dropping calls like.. well I guess like an AT&T phone at the time. They said I could upgrade to the Cingular plan and my response was: "is it an upgrade when it cost more for less?"

can't wait to see how much this upgrade will cost me.

So it looks like they are doing it again.

Vector Sketches

2008-12-05T15:26:00.000-08:00

So I got to get a half day of downtime between Comic Pages today... so two vectors

now on to some WOW comic and the next Trinity book

Another 3 covers I got to color for Trinity

2008-11-30T17:00:00.000-08:00

DC’s third consecutive weekly series has hit the halfway mark and I've got to be a part of it.

Here's a cover by Carlos Pacheco and Jesus Merino and myself

DC has a cool mini site about the book DC Comics Trinity

To get a glimps behind the scene a bit with one of the Writers check out www.comicbookresources.com

enjoy... I have

Bonia Smoothie

2008-11-10T14:24:00.001-08:00

I found out there is a limit to the amount of raw egg I can drink in a smoothie

TWIP

2008-10-30T14:01:00.001-07:00

This Week in Photography rocks... check it out:

twipphoto.com

Eric Wareheim

2008-10-11T12:52:00.000-07:00

Eric Wareheim... I bow to you,

here's why:

found the Bird and Bee thanks to him as well, great stuff

and then

although I found this via boingboing.net...

ok got pages to color so this weekend should be productive (Trinity#23 here I come)

Peaches - Fuck the Pain Away, sung by Miss Piggy perezhilton

2008-10-01T13:35:00.000-07:00

Frank Quitely Birds of Prey #125 Cover

2008-09-24T21:39:00.000-07:00

I got to color a Frank Quitely Birds of Prey #125 Cover.. sweet for me.

I think it turned out pretty cool... very mad mad mad world.

DC Comics Birds of Prey preview

Off The Air 09/11/08

2008-09-20T12:22:00.000-07:00

click it to see the pics I too of Off the Air @ Deva Cafe 09/11/08

or

ALL OTA PICS EVER

Trinity #15 Double Page Spread explanation

2008-09-12T10:45:00.000-07:00

So I'm going to break down this crazy double page spread and how I tackled it.

It was drawn by Scott McDanial http://www.scottmcdaniel.net/ and inked by Andy Owens (couldn't find a website).

1. The Black and White:

Needless to say when I first saw this I could have been overwhelmed. Lucky Scott is a really cool guy and asked me back at the penciling stage if he could do anything to help me on my end. Surprisingly I didn't ask for much except for a background issue (which i'll get to late).

2. Flat the black and white... I use flatters. I love them and they are well worth it for me. My guys and girls do a great job but I usually still need to go in a tweak it for my own break ups after all I'm the one coloring so they don't always know what my end result is going to be. Once the break ups are done I do something called "re-flatting." This is where I assign the flat colors I'm going to start with.

I have to have a few goals when I do this:

1. asign the correct colors to each character/building/sky/etc... The Characters are VERY improtant. The Background is usally down with regarde to the overall mode and plot/story goals.

2. I will sometime fill a mood color at this point to either the entire scene or parts. I do this to either help break-up parts of the scene or effect a mood. Now this image was so large I decided to render it as a whole and then use color to effect depth after wards (see #3). ....but that being said I did do a fill of about 20% blue over the whole image before I started to render to push it towards a more night oriented scene.

here's the flats right before I rendered:

3. ok Render... errr wait, I mean if I just render away without thinking about it first the image is going to look flat. So I did that and thought about how I could break this up into levels. I went so far to make each level it's own selection area.

each color represents a different depth.

4. NOW render...

now I didn't save the rendered version before I implemented the depth because I don't work that way. I pushed and pulled as I worked to make thing recede or move forward. I did this in a non destructive way to the renders by using lots of layers using different color modes but usually "COLOR" or "NORMAL."

The thing that Scott did for me was to make the casttle it's own piece of art so that I could plug it in on my own. This made it way easier to implement in the end.

so there you go... questions?

Next Week

2008-09-05T16:03:00.000-07:00

one crazy double page spread... thanks to the art of Scott MacDaniel, inks by Andy Owen... color by me.

I'll break down what I did on this one when the book comes out next week.

Trinity #19-21 Covers

2008-09-04T22:24:00.000-07:00

hello All

Been kinda busy but thought I would put up my colors for Trinity#19-21 drawn Carlos Pacheco, inked Jesus Merino and colors by me.

The challenge with any of these Trip-tics is maintaining a cohesion but giving each cover enough gusto to stand alone. I like to color them all put together but I often have to do the first in the series and then come back and do the rest because of solicitations.

Knowing little about the story other then where I am on the interior back-up story (at the time around#12) I just went with what was there.

Statues that have been neglected in a broken down memorial/museum. I love the look of bronze cast but going with that color sceme would have been harder to pull off. Luckly I had been to the Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University for some fun and they had tones of Marble blocks, floors, walls and about everything else.

So I took a bunch of pics... take a look at the statue and see if you can see how I incoperated the marble texture into the art.

Last.. but not least was the light effect.

No I did not use the Photoshop Lens Flare effect (NEVER do that).... but I did use it to help me make my own (like a guide). I wanted the light to work across all three issues separately but as one image as well. It's not as constant and I like to do but I think it pulls off a somewhat stoic effect.

What do you think?

Questions?

Late but not TOO LATE... My interview on Raging Bullets

2008-08-30T14:35:00.000-07:00

Right before I took my vacation to Hawaii the guys at Raging Bullets had me on for an interview about Trinity, JLA Classified and various other things I've worked on.

Here's a link the interview:
Raging Bullets#126

I start up around 1:43:49

Sean and Jim are true fans and their podcast may run a bit long for some but they arn't scared to get in depth on each issue.

check out the web site:

www.ragingbullets.com

Make your iPhone a Dalek

2008-08-27T09:31:00.000-07:00

No.. not a Dalek but a Telephoto lens for your iphone... some things jsut shouldn't be done.

Product info:

Apple iPhone 3G Mobile Phone Telescope
Product Code: MTLSC003300

With this 6x Zoom Telescope, Well, Just Get it to Extend the Shooting Power of your iPhone 3G!!
US$19.00

http://mobile.brando.com

...and I'm not a bear

Sweet must have iPhone Accessory

2008-08-17T20:15:00.000-07:00

http://view.break.com/547536 - Watch more free videos

San Diego Comic Con 2008 slide show

2008-07-31T10:43:00.000-07:00

click the stormtrooper...

oh and Jedi Gym... awesome

worth the 6 mins or so

oh and Bamboo fun... hurts my hand, I have to buy a Intus 3 or I will die

my cat problem solved

2008-07-23T16:53:00.001-07:00

http://view.break.com/293055 - Watch more free videos

...in other news

2008-07-14T13:06:00.000-07:00

my Wacom finally died, 2 years and 8-12 hours a day later. My intous 2 failed... :(

Well I bought a Wacom Bamboo (small) yesterday and it's pretty sweet. Lets see if the $99 price tag means it only last that long.

•••••••••••••

Spoke to Mrs Starn's 1st-2nd grade summer school class today.... the most common question: "Can you draw _____?" just fill in the blank.

••••••••••••

Finished Trinity#12 back-up and on to 13

Art@Deva

2008-07-14T13:05:00.000-07:00

1202 Jst., Modesto
Friday 7pm
July 18th

Music
starts at 8:30
door starts then
$5 all ages
Sapo Sueño
Definite Articles
Solar Powered People

reception for
Megan Cutler
www.megancutler.com
www.megancutler.etsy.com

Colorist Develop a Secondary market

2008-06-30T10:20:00.000-07:00

We all know that as Colorist we have no legitimate secondary market for our colors. Pencilers and Inkers sell boards but what do we have? Digital files with line work that doesn't belong to us in front of it. Sure there's a few ways to get around it but it's all rather gray on if it's legal or not. Well it looks like that could change.

You may have seen the article on Comicon's Pluse website (www.comicon.com) about Chris Sotomayor's new project called Color Master Prints. Basically he's worked a deal where Marvel has agreed to sell one of a kind color art prints of pages and colors. The Artist, Inker and Colorist get's a cut (I have no idea what that is or how it works). Now this isn't exclusive to Marvel and if you color anything for an independent I think it wold be easy to get on board but... well I color mostly DC.

I sent an email to ChrisSotomayor asking about the possibility of getting DC on board for this as well. His suggestion was to mention it to our editors. Now myself being a young upstart with a natural disdain for authority I will send my editors emails.

One or two people won't be enough. There needs to be a demand from consumers to get DC to get on board. I don't think the companies make any money from the print and they shouldn't but an agreement had to be made to make it work. I don't think this is going to be anyone's priority unless we make it one.

Here's the article:
http://www.comicon.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb....c;f=36;t=007286

The website that is coming for it:
http://www.colormasterprints.com/

Trinity #4-6 Covers for Download

2008-06-28T17:26:00.000-07:00

Trinity #4-6 covers up as one..

Drawn by Pacheco
Ins by Merino
Colors by me

http://www.dccomics.com/sites/trinity/

get it here:

Trinity_4_5_6_1600x1200

DON'T DO IT OR I'LL PUT THIS CELL TO YOUR HEAD... and make you talk?

2008-06-25T10:08:00.001-07:00

disturbing

http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/portable%2Bpopcorn/video/x5odhh_

DC COMICS Trinity hit the stands

2008-06-09T18:02:00.000-07:00

Well it actually happened last week June 4th was the release date of Trinity #1 the new WEEKLY series from DC Comics that I'm coloring the Back-up on and the ocasional cover (1-6 so far).

Here's what the cover of 1-3 looks like in a single image

and here's one you can download from DC

Lots of covereage out there too, here are a few links:

DC Trinity Mini Site

News-a-Rama Trinity #1 - The Annotated Edition

News-a-Rama Trinity#1 review and comments

....More News-a-Rama Trinity

Secret super-copyright treaty leaked

2008-06-06T05:25:00.000-07:00

"Honestly, it's becoming clearer and clearer that the entertainment industry is an existential threat to the idea of free speech, open tools, and an open communications network."

www.wikileaks.org

POSTED BY CORY DOCTOROW http://www.boingboing.net/

Sapo Sueño Tour 2008 Poster

2008-06-04T18:14:00.000-07:00

Just Finished with the Sapo Sueno (how do you make that "n" and tilday?)

Here are the dates he has so far and the info that gets plugged in for shows:

The Comet Tavern
Thursday June 26th 9pm
922 E Pike St
Seattle, WA 98122

Playing with:

The Kindness Kind
Ghost Lobby
Sapo Sueño
Blue Star Creeper

Holocene
Friday June 27th 9pm
$7 day of show 21+
1001 SE Morrison St
Portland, OR 97214

Playing with:

Sapo Sueño
Chris Robley ant the Fear of Heights
Bark Hide and Horn
Polly High

Luckey's Bar
Saturday June 28th
933 Olive Street
Eugene, OR 97401

with a bigger version here:

Really Big Version

check out them here

www.myspace.com/saposueno

PhotoMerg Bus Ride

2008-05-26T13:05:00.000-07:00

So we had a fun day in the City.. Capsule, Bloody Marys, Breakfast, Beers, bus rides and friends... not in that order:

photomerg is really cool, I'm going to play with more of these (this was way just off the cuff).

oh and the bus is WAY more fun with friends according to Adm but I'll submit that bloody marys help too

indiana jones "Kingdom of the Crystal Skull", the last one... whatever

2008-05-23T12:23:00.000-07:00

I have decided to review this movie in one word reviews:

terrible

waste

pointless

predictable

lacking

lame

did I have any fun? yes... the first 20 minutes was fun but then they forgot to include any... intrigue... what a waste

Click THE LINK!!!, please

2008-05-10T15:56:00.000-07:00

Hey I listen to this Awesome Photography Podcast called.. This week in Photography called

TWIP

so click this link for me please TWIP

just once... there's a contest for a sweet back-up system called Drobo

just need one click from a few peeps

thanks

Allen

I made the Paper

2008-04-27T18:39:00.001-07:00

X-Press Yourself
By DONNA BIRCH
dbirch@modbee.com

One of the coolest things about artist Allen Passalaqua's line of work is that he gets to work with superheroes — think Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman.
Passalaqua, 31, is a graphics designer, photographer and color artist. It's his work as a color artist for DC Comics that gives him the opportunity to work with superheroes and villains — by adding color to illustrations — in the world of comics.
"I currently color a weekly book for DC Comics called Trinity," said Passalaqua, a native Modestan who graduated from Modesto High School in 1994. "The first issue will be out in June.".....

the rest of the Article:

http://www.modbee.com/local/story/280151.html

Trinity #4 Cover

2008-04-14T23:33:00.000-07:00

So My big news... I'm coloring on Trinity... the new DC weekly book, it's a blast

Here's DC's info...
www.dccomics.com/comics/?cm=9481

and here's the Newsarama Solicitations for July (which it's in) www.newsarama.com/dcnew/July08/solicitations.html

JSA Classified #39 cover colors

2008-04-06T18:11:00.000-07:00

http://www.dccomics.com/comics/?cm=9530

Finished this a while back... LOTS of good news on the coloring front but I'll wait till it shows via Newsarama or the likes.

Concetta Scotch Tasting

2008-04-04T10:16:00.000-07:00

4 scotches (top shelf)

20 people

$25

limited seating

JSA Classified #38

2008-03-24T12:45:00.000-07:00

here's the cover with my colors

doing the interiors now...