Dead Drop #1 Cover Process

colours by Tamra Bonvillain

Dead Drop #1 hit stores this week and has been incredibly well received by reviewers and readers alike. I can't adequately express how great that feels. I'm really enjoying the work I'm doing with Ales, Mike and Valiant, and I guess that must show in the finished product. It's not often where I look back on my art and want to nit-pick and change things.

The first issue had four variants, one of which I had the pleasure to draw. The cover was my first task after taking the assignment, and apart from a premise and brief synopsis, I knew very little about the series. Heck, even the title wasn't finalized when I came aboard, which is why my first mock-up for the cover glibly reads AWESOME BOOK by Awesome Writer / Awesome Artist (my mom thinks I'm funny).

Colours for the cover were handled by Tamra Bonvillain, who I feel really to have worked with because she's doing some really excellent work right now on numerous titles.

If you haven't checked out issue one of Dead Drop, man, you gotta get on that!

ENORMOUS season 2 #3

coloured by Tamra Bonvillain

Dead Drop #2

coloured by Tamra Bonvillain

DEAD DROP

colours by Tamra Bonvillain

Today Valiant announced DEAD DROP, a new mini-series coming in May from Ales Kot and Yours Truly!

I'm incredibly thrilled about working with Ales again after having such a thoroughly satisfying experience drawing an issue of ZERO, Ales' creator-owned series at Image Comics.

This time around I'll get to draw some very cool, established characters from a major publisher. It's unlike any other opportunity I've had before and I simply cannot wait for people to read this series.

The first issue hits stores in May, making this an excellent summer read. For full details on the series, Valiant Central has the scoop: http://valiantcentral.com/full-details-on-dead-drop/

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