ScottDMSimmons Art Thread

[ScottDMSimmons]

Hi!

Okay, maybe I can never be JadeDragon, haha, but I'd love to share with you all some of my lastest works. I may have posted a picture here before, but I thought I'd just make one thread, as that's how I like to see everyone's work here at NEF.

Just a brief snippet about me: Although I'm an artist at heart, I used to work for Hasbro Toys as a photographer for eight years. I'm taking a big leap with a self-published project next year called LADY ICE. I've also done one Jenny Everywhere webcomic, and I am working on a new web series with a fellow CBRer .... and I'm still in progress with working on a book for an indie publisher.

Please feel free to comment or critique on anything you see here. That's what we are all here for, right?

Thanks so much! :)

... And I better see Jesus Antonio drop in here!

--Scott

http://www.scottdmsimmons.com/Titan-SS.jpg

[ScottDMSimmons]

Here is one of the pages I'm doing for an indie project.

http://www.scottdmsimmons.com/balance1.html

--Scott

[ScottDMSimmons]

An ad for LADY ICE that appeared in this year's Mid-Ohio-Con Program:

http://www.scottdmsimmons.com/SSICEMO-100.jpg

NOTE: If you want, can download the PDF of the whole program at http://www.thomz.com/moc04/. This way, you can also see the nifty Adam Hughes She-Hulk cover!!!

--Scott

[ScottDMSimmons]

Hellboy versus Popeye...

(if it's the first week of December, my avatar should be of Popeye in color)

http://www.scottdmsimmons.com/HellboyvsPopeye-100.jpg

[ScottDMSimmons]

A little older, an Hourman from this summer...
http://www.scottdmsimmons.com/Hourman.jpg

http://www.scottdmsimmons.com/hourman-100inks.jpg

[ScottDMSimmons]

And a page that contains links to the pencils for the first nine pages of a Jenny Everywhere story I did (plus a photo poster I made):

http://www.scottdmsimmons.com/Jenny.html

[ScottDMSimmons]

I also wanted to add today one I get comments on alot, and recently helped me get a commission client, who has asked me to do several Masters of the Universe characters. This appeared in the Titans Tower Swimsuit Issue in 2003.

http://www.scottdmsimmons.com/SS-TT100.jpg

[ScottDMSimmons]

BUt I'd be remiss not to include one of a character I draw alot of, Gar Logan (Beast Boy/Changeling). This was for a contest on www.garfieldlogan.com A pro writer started a conversation with me at the Baltimore Con after seeing this as my sample cover sheet.

http://www.scottdmsimmons.com/SSGarAM-72.jpg

--Scott

[ScottDMSimmons]

An in-progress MOTU commission piece... I'll be doing inks after the client's approval.

--Scott

http://www.scottdmsimmons.com/Sibylline-psm.jpg

[ScottDMSimmons]

Watched the Justice League Ultimatum episode last night, and really like Longshadow (based on Apache Chief of the old SuperFriends show). So I started drawing him and here's where my pencils are currently. I'll do inks later.

Scott

http://www.scottdmsimmons.com/Longshadow-pre100.jpg

[i_mmmchocolate]

Ha! I like the Hellboy Vs. Popeye.

[Jaye]

Great stuff Scott! I remember that Beast boy from a while ago, it still looks awesome- its a perfect choice for your portfolio cover.

[Leo]

Its annoying when people don't post on threads like this. Kind of rude, really. Kudos to the two that did.

As you said, you may not be JadeDragon, but its a different genre, different style altogether. Don't put yourself down, because I'd kill to be able to do what you can do. The clean lines are appealing, you've got a great sense of shadow and perception. If you like, I could critique specific works, but I thought I'd keep my comment general out of respect.

Keep going at it. I'd like to see more of your stuff.

[ScottDMSimmons]

i-mmmchocolate: Thanks! That Hellboy/Popeye piece was done with intent for the San Diego Comic-Con Program. But work at the photo studio was crazy with weddings and sports, I misremembered the deadline and so I didn't get it in on time. Still, I've been showing it around, it's part of my portfolio, and recently at Mid-Ohio I actually had Sergio Aragones sign the empty space on the Bristol board below it.

13th: So good to see you here! And thank you! I'll try to throw some more Titans stuff in here as a I go on. I am putting some new submission packets together, as I am looking for more comics work. If there is anything in particular you'd like to see in this thread, any character requests, just let me know! You are one of my favorite posters here.

Leo: Thanks so much! I have to say at least 20 views on this thread were me trying to rework the image to embed into the thread itself. I am definitely here to show my work and I am looking for comments, so please feel free to share. As far as JadeDragon goes, I'm not putting myself down, I have just been blown away with his stuff... and I don't think I'll be able to post even close to each day, for awhile at least, until I get my current work situation eased out and catch up with my indie book project.

--Scott

[ScottDMSimmons]

As I try to catch up on work on my indie book, here's a page (in pencils) that I am currently inking. It's one of my favorite pages, and the inking is just kicking up the contrast as I'd hoped it would.

--Scott

http://www.scottdmsimmons.com/BAL1-22p100.jpg

[howyadoin]

http://www.scottdmsimmons.com/hourman-100inks.jpgI like your work quite a bit, but I have to say that the feet on this pic look like they're reversed left-to-right. In other words, it looks like the arches are on the outsides of his feet.

[ScottDMSimmons]

I like your work quite a bit, but I have to say that the feet on this pic look like they're reversed left-to-right. In other words, it looks like the arches are on the outsides of his feet.

That goes to show me for using myself as a model!!!

Darn two left feet! :)

Thanks Howy, for the note. I guess I got sloppy with the back foot's point there. Maybe I can go in and alter that abit in the digital version so I'll have a better copy around.

--Scott

[ScottDMSimmons]

I have finished the inks on the "blood-splatter" page, but I don't have it copied down to share yet.

Instead, here is a fun image I did Monday night. It's a character sketch for the upcoming comic WaNaBeZ. A few of you may have heard this title mentioned by the keyboard of our very own Brant Fowler (gonzogoose). It's his creation, and if timing works well, the strip will debut in February online. I was going for a loose, gestural, fun feel to the drawing and pose.

--Scott

http://www.scottdmsimmons.com/Ignition100sk.jpg

[ScottDMSimmons]

An older image, but just for fun, I thought I'd add it here.

I LOVE the Doom Patrol (especially the Morrison and Case run) and always wanted action figures of them. DC Direct has yet to do them.

Well, after a good friend of mine at Hasbro introduced the NAK NAK figures, I discovered a fun hobby of creating artwork to make my own crazy-looking little Doom Patrol "action figures".

I started buying Nak Naks left and right (I got an employee discount at Hasbro--I still have packs all over), and began making DP figs. These are a few of the first ones! Rebis is everyone's favorite figure. Here he is with Cliff and Crazy Jane.

I create the artwork completely in Photoshop and then place the prints on sticky paper, then cut them out and carefully place them on the front and backs of each Nak.

After I get my current situation meted out, I plan on returning to this project for myself next year. I will be making a special section on my website for the pictures (which I took as well) of these customized Nak Naks.

--Scott

http://www.scottdmsimmons.com/DoomPatrolNaks.jpg

[ScottDMSimmons]

A page where you can view the pencils and inks for the splatter page side-by-side (I still may alter the inks abit):

http://www.scottdmsimmons.com/balance22.html

--Scott

[Jasper]

You have some great linework there Scott. I love the Doom Patrol figures. Those are so awsome.

[Sabre]

Nice work! I like the Hellboy pic a lot :)

[davidboring]

very cool stuff, love the nik naks!

[ScottDMSimmons]

Thanks everybody!

I am teaching both Photoshop (this month) and Illustrator (next month) at the Art Institute of Ohio-Cincinnati.

There will be at least one project I will also do myself. This month, I had taken 145 pictures of metal objects and asked my students to create photo-realistic robots out of them. Some of them turned out really awesome.

I finished mine today before class, and I'll post it here, at the latest tomorrow.

--Scott

[ScottDMSimmons]

Here is the robot image I created out of parts of some of the 145 images I shot of metal. Man, I love Photoshop so much. I came up with the idea for the assignment for my class when I got hired, shot the images last Wednesday and put together this image Sunday night. I felt I wouldn't assign them anything I wasn't willing to do myself. I think the assignments should be fun.

I enjoyed creating this so much, I've incorporated the design into one of my future projects. Feedback is appreciated always. Thanks!

http://www.scottdmsimmons.com/uprising.jpg

--Scott

[ScottDMSimmons]

For those of you who enjoyed my Doom Patrol Nak Naks, here is how they are currently displayed... atop a bookshelf in my comics closet (large walk-in closet that is part of my home studio/office.

They are posed about on a Fisher-Price Imagine Next playset I organized to fit on top of the shelf. My intention is to repaint and sticker the set in order to create a custom.... you got it... Danny the Street. I simply need to find time and resources for that project.... but I hope to do that this summer at least.

Scattered around on the playset are of course, my funky Photoshop art renditions of Cliff Steele (2 versions), Rebis, Crazy Jane (3 versions), Red Jack, Rhea, Agent "!", and a Scissorman. Hope to add more when I find time.... and that's what the Nak bodies atop the left part of the building are for. I surely want my next waves to be Chief, Gar, Brain, Mallah, Madame Rouge, Animal-Vegetable-Man, Candlemaker, Rita, and Mr. Nobody.

--Scott

http://www.scottdmsimmons.com/danny.jpg

[ScottDMSimmons]

Hehehehe!!! My new teaching job has given me even more incentive to experiment and go crazy!

The robot was fun...and now I found myself immersed in another of my projects I assigned. Jodie, the daytime teacher (who loved my robot idea), suggested an idea of product concept. For my class, I assigned them to do an image for a "presentation to the board of their company" that consisted of a product, its packaging, and a logo... all in a style that looks like an advertisement you might see in a magazine. I told them to create the image using a mix of digital artwork and photos.

One of my students asked if I would be showing an example in class of what I was looking for. I said "yes". Little did I know, 24 hours later, I'd be having fun on my computer for an hour and a half creating my own product and using almost all my favorite Photoshop tricks.

I saved 36 images as I went along to show them step by step what I did. If anyone is interested in seeing those steps, just let me know. I will be showing them tomorrow in class.

Anyway, I used a "special" tennis ball as my product... which inspired the pun part of my brain to make up catchy phrases to get the attention of the "consumer".

Everything except the background is completely created in the computer.

Here is the final result.

--Scott

http://www.scottdmsimmons.com/hyperball.jpg

[ScottDMSimmons]

Played around in Adobe Illustrator again today. Started one of a series of my own superheroes in animated style... in preparation for a small Flash project for my website, as well as an eventual 3-D animation project with Animation Master that can serve as a promo piece for my book.

Anyway, I am so excited about some of the projects I have planned for next month's Adobe Illustrator class. The night teacher and I bounced great ideas off each other. Hopefully the students will share our enthusiasm. It's great to see what variety these students can come up with based on the assignments. I try to give them stuff I'd like to do to make it more fun for all of us. I will be doing a few of the projects myself for samples, and when I do, I will share them here!

--Scott

[ScottDMSimmons]

Illustrator class started this week, and I'm teaching the basics of the program right now.

I create the projects for the class, so I don't assign any projects I wouldn't love to do myself. So I do the projects too when I find time, preferably to serve as samples for the class.

The first project was an art design for a skateboard or a surfboard, and the second was a cartoon or other non-realistic self-portrait for possible logo, letterhead, webpage, and invoice purposes.

Here's my portrait, nearly done (just two small bits to change).

Hope you like it.

http://www.scottdmsimmons.com/scotthead.jpg

[Silver Knight]

Hey dude I really love your work, its got a gritty edge that I like. In fact Im putting a together a project of my own, I am going to send a sample of my work to someone tommorrow. But I like your work, and might be willing to pay/let you share in the creation aspect of it, sort of be like co-creater. But I have one question, can you do battle scenes real well. Im not just talking about two guys throwing energy at each other, Im talking about guys that switch from shooting plasma cannon's, rockets, and lasers at each other, to Meele weapons like swords, axes, and energy lances, on the fly. Do have anything like that in your portfolio?

[ScottDMSimmons]

Hi everyone,

I had a thread about a year ago that got buried, and thought I'd start a fresh one up to fill with some work from 2006.

A little bit about me is that I'm a hopeless comics and computer junkie, who above all loves to draw, mess with Photoshop, take pictures, teach students, and have fun with my beautiful fiancee. I've published some mini-comics, done some comics for the web, and am working a couple of books for independent writers.

I'll start off the thread with some favorite pieces of mine, and eventually start posting some images as I get new ones done in 2006.

Comments and critique are always welcome.

Thanks,
Scott D.M. Simmons

[ScottDMSimmons]

A few pages from some webcomics:

JetDog:

http://www.scottdmsimmons.com/JD38SS.jpg



Fusion Odyssey:
http://www.scottdmsimmons.com/SSFO39.jpg



Jenny Everywhere:
http://www.scottdmsimmons.com/JESMp5.jpg

[ScottDMSimmons]

WaNaBeZ:

http://www.scottdmsimmons.com/w5ink.jpg



Robot I created in Photoshop from photographs I took of metal objects:

http://www.scottdmsimmons.com/uprising.jpg



A self-portrait done in Illustrator:

http://www.scottdmsimmons.com/scotthead.jpg

[Typo Lad]

Scott, you know how much I love your stuff, right?

[ScottDMSimmons]

Well, I let this thread get buried.
Been real busy with work and art.

Thanks for posting, TypoLad! I really appreciate your compliments.

Here are a couple of fresh links to my latest Global Comic Jam pages!

UpEnded Page 4:
http://www.globalcomicjam.com/comicjams/upended/upended_004.htm

Almost Real page 57:
http://www.globalcomicjam.com/comicjams/almostreal/almostreal_057.htm

JetDog page 40:
http://www.globalcomicjam.com/comicjams/jetdog/jetdog_040.htm

--Scott

[Nikita]

Well, I let this thread get buried.
--Scott




Not your fault. There are sooo many great artists and writers in this forum. Its easy for a thread to get "lost". And some of us (like me) are guilty of only coming into this forum when we have stuff of our own to post. Then we check out everyone else's stuff. I bet some of us (like me) do that all the time. ; )

Great stuff by the way!

[Typo Lad]

Me want more Scott Art.

[ScottDMSimmons]

Me want more Scott Art.

Thanks, Typo Lad! I'll have more in the next post for you to see!

I was really hammering away at artwork this weekend. Some aren't really viewable yet since I haven't uploaded them yet. I submitted some art for the San Diego Comic-Con Souvenir Program, did an inking sample for Blue Water, and entered the Super Real pin-up contest.

Scott

[Typo Lad]

Well hurry, darnit. The NEB doesn't have nearly as much art as I'd like it to.

And one day you're gonna draw for me. Yes, yes you willllll.

[ScottDMSimmons]

Some more Global Comic Jam pages done in the last two months that haven't been posted here yet:

Fusion Odyssey page 45: http://www.globalcomicjam.com/comicjams/fusion/fusion_045.htm

Star Wars Alsakan Conflict page 18: http://www.globalcomicjam.com/comicjams/starwars/starwars_018.htm

Chaos Jam page 3k (full-color!): http://www.globalcomicjam.com/comicjams/chaosjam/chaos_003k.htm

Life Death and Ozzy page 24 (full-color!): http://www.globalcomicjam.com/comicjams/ozzy/ozzy_024.htm

--Scott

[Typo Lad]

Me like "Life, death, and Ozzie". I didn't realize you did "funny animal" so well.

[ScottDMSimmons]

Jason Martin still has the entries for the SUPER REAL pin-up contest up, so this link should work for a few weeks. He said the images will stay up on the website but I don't know if they will be moved around or not.

I didn't win, but I hear there is a chance some of the entries may appear in the tradepaperback or at Graphic Smash.

My Super Real entry: http://www.superrealgraphics.com/uploaded_images/simmons_sml-785642.jpg

Scott

[Typo Lad]

Her head seems a little bit big. Otherwise cool.

[ScottDMSimmons]

Me like "Life, death, and Ozzie". I didn't realize you did "funny animal" so well.


Thanks! Ozzy is a great strip at GCJ and all of us at the site are currently discussing making an Ozzy animated film together.

But I also have my very own "funny animals" called DEKE and VINNIE. They started out WAY back in animation class... and eventually wound up as an 8-page story submissions package for the Small Press Expo Anthology. Since it didn't get in, the story became part of a mini-comic I handed out at conventions. I'm working on a few other stories about them.... especially the one I originally planned as a cartoon.

Here are some samples from my site:

http://www.scottdmsimmons.com/Deke-03.jpg

http://www.scottdmsimmons.com/Deke-04.jpg

http://www.scottdmsimmons.com/Deke-07.jpg

Scott

[ScottDMSimmons]

No funny animals here though... simply chaos, death, destruction, and a little bit of love thrown in... some work for a finely written comic book. These are just the penciled versions so far.

http://www.scottdmsimmons.com/baLa18p.jpg

http://www.scottdmsimmons.com/BALa19p.jpg

http://www.scottdmsimmons.com/BALa21p.jpg

I really desire to finish this project up within a few weeks or months. It's a great project I'd love to see in print this year.

Scott

[ScottDMSimmons]

Hi everyone!

I worked like a dog (woof!) tonight on setting up my sequentials portfolio on my website to showcase my pencilling for submissions purposes. Here's a direct link:

http://www.scottdmsimmons.com/sequentials.htm

I'd love to hear any comments... and if anyone has paying pencilling work or would like a commission made, I'm available! (please see the main part of the site for color and ink work).

Thanks for looking!
Scott Simmons

[ScottDMSimmons]

A piece I did for Clermont County and the Ohio State Fair:

http://www.scottdmsimmons.com/ssohiostatefair.jpg

[ScottDMSimmons]

My latest page for my favorite strip at http://www.globalcomicjam.com... Fusion Odyssey:

http://www.scottdmsimmons.com/fusion52new.jpg

[Count Vertigo]

Simmons is an amazing artist. He conveys that sense of fun and adventure quite well!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v642/GabrielNYC/The%20Red%20Phantom/QuietInks.jpg

[rainshadow]

These are some downright awesome pics, Scott. I have to agree, my favorite is the Hellboy/Popeye. Quite literally I look at that image of Hellboy and I can see Ron Pearlman right there before me.

Forgive my ignorance of Titans comics... Who is the character behind the scantily-clad Starfire?

The robot is great, too. Michael Bay, eat your heart out. :D

[Gonzogoose]

Scott is the man! Just wait until you see some of his upcoming stuff. He and I are really clicking on Wannabez (http://wnbz.blogspot.com/) and I know he's got some other stuff in the works as well.

http://www.brantfowler.com/images/Projects/WaNNaBeZ/WBZ_1_09pencils.jpg

[Count Vertigo]

I can't wait to see the final touches on the commission I had him do. this will certainly help in my proposal to Dark Horse

[ScottDMSimmons]

Thanks, guys! I really appreciate the support and reinvigorating my thread from the "dead". Things have been looking up the past few months, thanks in part to two of you here.

I had started two other threads in the forum since this one, can a moderator please merge them?:

Started December 2005: http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?t=100467

Started Aug 2006 (because of my portfolio redo): http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?t=141100

Thanks,
Scott

[ScottDMSimmons]

These are some downright awesome pics, Scott. I have to agree, my favorite is the Hellboy/Popeye. Quite literally I look at that image of Hellboy and I can see Ron Pearlman right there before me.

Forgive my ignorance of Titans comics... Who is the character behind the scantily-clad Starfire?

The robot is great, too. Michael Bay, eat your heart out. :D

Thanks, rainshadow for the comments! And I'm not certain how long she was a Titan, but that's one of my favorite speedsters, Jesse Quick (daughter of Johnny Quick and Liberty Belle, and now currently serving in the JSA as the new Liberty Belle).

Scott

[ScottDMSimmons]

Recent Global Comic Jam pages:

JETDOG: http://www.globalcomicjam.com/comicjams/jetdog/jetdog_052.htm

ALMOST REAL: http://www.globalcomicjam.com/comicjams/almostreal/almostreal_065.htm

STAR WARS: http://www.globalcomicjam.com/comicjams/starwars/starwars_023.htm

Scott

[rainshadow]

Thanks, rainshadow for the comments! And I'm not certain how long she was a Titan, but that's one of my favorite speedsters, Jesse Quick (daughter of Johnny Quick and Liberty Belle, and now currently serving in the JSA as the new Liberty Belle).

Scott
Ah... I see. Thanks. The character name is familiar, but I know next to nothing about her. Really, I've only recently regained my interest in comics. I was strictly Superman when I was a kid, but I started into Batman recently. It's kind of embarrassing to admit, but my "knowledge" of the Titans comes almost solely from my neice's interest in the Teen Titan cartoon...

[ScottDMSimmons]

Ah... I see. Thanks. The character name is familiar, but I know next to nothing about her. Really, I've only recently regained my interest in comics. I was strictly Superman when I was a kid, but I started into Batman recently. It's kind of embarrassing to admit, but my "knowledge" of the Titans comes almost solely from my neice's interest in the Teen Titan cartoon...

That's cool. One of the things that got me into comics in the first place was the old SUPERFRIENDS TV show, which was new when I was a kid. My favorite was the season of Challenge of the SuperFriends (with the Legion of Doom). The recent Superman and Justice League cartoons brought back that same feeling, yet with more depth and excitement for me.

I'm not sure how I really feel about the Titans show, it's run both hot and cold for me depending on the episode. However, I have a big interest in the characters, and in fact, have done several drawings of Gar (Beast Boy) for website contests. (Note to anyone: I am starting to take on commission work, so I would welcome anyone who wanted some Titans stuff.)

Scott

[Shawn333]

Your work is simply amazing. Great stuff, I could look at your art all day long. Keep us posted on all of your projects. You've made a fan out of me.

[ScottDMSimmons]

Your work is simply amazing. Great stuff, I could look at your art all day long. Keep us posted on all of your projects. You've made a fan out of me.

Thanks for the compliments, Shawn.

I am working on some projects right now that I hope will be seen soon, including one with Brant (Gonzogoose here at CBR). I've been lucky to work with some talented writers, and I've had some great jobs over the years.

We'll see what the future holds... I have some sequentials out and about, and I am planning to hit some conventions next year.

Scott

[ScottDMSimmons]

Here's the finished version of Red Phantom versus Quiet Man (for CBR's own Count Vertigo).

Scott

http://www.scottdmsimmons.com/quietfinal2.jpg

[ScottDMSimmons]

Some more stuff:

A JetDog cover I did for GlobalComicJam.com:
http://www.globalcomicjam.com/comicjams/jetdog/jetdogcov2_001.htm

A JetDog page I haven't shown here yet:
http://www.globalcomicjam.com/comicjams/jetdog/jetdog_048.htm

A snowman I did for the website COMIC AVALANCHE:
http://www.scottdmsimmons.com/SnowCol.jpg

An image I did that appeared in this year's SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON SOUVENIR PROGRAM:
http://www.scottdmsimmons.com/SSFlash100.jpg

Scott

[ScottDMSimmons]

This year I very special thing happened that I decided to do artwork for... my wedding. All of this was done using Illustrator. I also created art for the RSVP cards. In addition, I also created pages on my wesbite to give information about the wedding before it happened and afterwards, to show images from the wedding.

The invitation:
http://www.scottdmsimmons.com/invitation.jpg

The table cards (using themes from our first two dates, different ones for boys, girls, women, and men):
http://www.scottdmsimmons.com/tablecards.jpg

The programs:
http://www.scottdmsimmons.com/tn-program.jpg

Scott

[Jaye]

Beautiful wedding illustrations, Scott!

-13th

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Grat art, Scott. It has life of its own. Kudos to you.

[ScottDMSimmons]

Thanks for the support here... it's great seeing you all coming here and commenting.
I really do appreciate it!

I have some plans in the works to hopefully get published in print next year. Wish me luck; you never know.
Congrats to Eliseu (ZEU) for his book "Infiniteens"... stop by his thread and say "Hey!" I am so happy for him.

A recent page for SURFACE:

http://www.globalcomicjam.com/comicjams/surface/surface_052.htm

Scott

[ScottDMSimmons]

Pencils recently posted in the CBRDraws: Superman thread:

http://www.scottdmsimmons.com/sssupermanpencils.jpg

[Darkoth]

Cool,it looks like your channeling a bit of Rick Leonardi on the face of the Superman drawing.You have a nice underground look to your work,the bold linework looks great in black and white.

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Thanks for the support here... it's great seeing you all coming here and commenting.
I really do appreciate it!

You're always welcome. This art of yours deserves NOTHING less.

I have some plans in the works to hopefully get published in print next year. Wish me luck; you never know.
Congrats to Eliseu (ZEU) for his book "Infiniteens"... stop by his thread and say "Hey!" I am so happy for him.

A recent page for SURFACE:

http://www.globalcomicjam.com/comicjams/surface/surface_052.htm

Scott

Good luck, my friend. And what's that Surface thing all about?