Cooper Comix

Gary7

2012-01-11T19:51:00.000-08:00

I was watching an old episode of Star Trek called "assignment earth" and there was a mysterious character named Gary Seven. He had a cat named Isis and his secretary was played by Teri Gar. Here's what they would look like if it was turned into an animated series.

Dragon Hunters!

2012-01-09T07:12:00.000-08:00

Here's a piece inspired by Bill Peet's childrens book, "How Droofus the Dragon lost his head".

S'UP

2011-12-29T12:20:00.000-08:00

Just returned from a trip to the west coast of Florida where I went Stand Up Paddle Surfing. I was fortunate enough to encounter a couple of Dolphins while I was out in the Gulf....hence the highly cartoonized self portrait of that encounter.

Happy Holidays!

2011-12-10T15:30:00.000-08:00

Marada The She Wolf

2011-11-22T13:33:00.000-08:00

I really loved this graphic novel as a kid. Every now and then I like to draw this character. Here are a couple of drawings of Marada the She Wolf!

Happy Halloween!

2011-10-31T20:33:00.000-07:00

The Hunchback was always one of my favorite "monsters" as a kid. I like a sympathetic monster.

The Er....vengers

2011-10-20T21:35:00.000-07:00

Here's another Comic Con inspired piece in anticipation of the upcoming movie.

WTFF!

2011-10-19T17:57:00.000-07:00

Comic Con is over. While sitting at my table, inbetween doing comissions and selling my books, I did some doodling. Here is a line up of the Fantastic Four that I drew up at the con and finished up in flash. Thanks to all who stopped by my table, it was great meeting so many talented and interesting people.
More to come:

Comic Con!

2011-09-30T22:06:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pages from my latest issue of Trip-a-Long Turtle. I will be selling the first two issues along with original art , prints, coloring books and more in a couple of weeks at Comic Con in New York. I will be located at table B7 in the Artist alley.

Sneak Peak!

2011-08-21T20:52:00.000-07:00

Here's a rough of the cover design I did for issue #2 of my comic Trip-a-long Turtle. In this episode General George Armstrong Rooster tries to set up a vending booth along the Little Big Horn river. He sets up his shop right next to a shop run by Sitting Bull and the two but heads over who has the right to be there. When the violence from the dispute spreads into town, it's up to the sheriff (Trip) to resolve the dispute and bring peace to both sides...

Pencil rough:

Color roughs:

Finished Cover: So, for the finished cover I chose the light Blue /orange combo for the background. I also decided to make Sitting Bull and General Rooster silhouette's instead of their earlier full color versions. It helps to push them back from Trip and gives the cover a very clean, graphic feel.

Kumara

2011-08-11T21:17:00.000-07:00

I don't usually post things of a personal nature on this blog, but two weeks ago my wife and I lost our dog to liver cancer. He was our only child for ten years and we loved him and cherished him deeply. He was a great friend and muse and I will forever miss his intelligence, humor, and good natured personality. One of my favorite things to do was watch him sleep. He would move his legs like he was running and occasionally let out a very muffled bark. I used to try and imagine what it was he was dreaming about.

I hope his spirit is on top of a tall mountain surrounded by marrow bones.

Good bye Kumara....I will love and miss you forever.

Gen Con!

2011-07-13T20:30:00.000-07:00

A friend asked me to design some characters for a campaign he's running at the upcoming Gen Con. He provided me with descriptions of the characters as well as cast iron miniatures. Here's what I came up with...

Borla, the Flesh Golem:

Khaza-Gryn: Duergar Assasin:

Ishka: Goblin Rogue:

Yagharek: Birdman Martial Artist:

Sacrum: Half Elf Skeletal Ranger:

? :Drow,Wizard:

Drassk: Lizardfolk , barbarian:

Torvold the Traveler: Cleric:

X-men First Class

2011-06-07T09:59:00.000-07:00

Here's a line up inspired by the new X-Men movie, X-Men first class.

Shadows of Evil!

2011-04-15T08:04:00.000-07:00

My friends and I have an ongoing D&D campaign. Here's a line up of our characters. It would make a great animated series!

Aloha!

2011-03-21T05:14:00.000-07:00

I was recently in Hawaii and was inspired to do this piece.

Comic Con Banner

2011-03-11T08:42:00.000-08:00

Here's the banner I designed for my table in the artist alley at C2E2(The Chicago Comic Con). If you are in town , stop by and say hello. I'm located at K7.

Trip-a-long Turtle

2011-01-27T23:52:00.000-08:00

Here's a preview of my newest comic "Trip-a-long Turtle , Slowest Gun in the West". Check it out at the Chicago Comic Con Artist Alley this March!

Robotomy Premiere!

2010-10-26T07:54:00.000-07:00

I was very fortunate to work on this show. Here is a short clip...

Here are some of the storyboards I worked on...

Horror Anthology!

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

I recently participated in creating a horror comic anthology with some friends. Here is my section of it, which was written by my good friend Ian and drawn by me.

The Mighty B

2010-06-14T00:02:00.000-07:00

Palooka's

2010-06-13T23:24:00.000-07:00

Happy Holidays!

2009-12-17T20:49:00.000-08:00

Have a very happy holiday!

Happy Halloween

2009-10-29T11:28:00.000-07:00

Where the Wild Things are

2009-10-24T11:34:00.000-07:00

Night time....

Day time.....

Hulk Smash!

2009-09-16T11:44:00.000-07:00

Here's a rough for a new cover piece I'm illustrating...

Feature Boards

2009-07-26T13:47:00.000-07:00

Here are some beat boards:

Here are the storyboards:

The Sopranos / The Animated Series

2009-07-26T09:22:00.000-07:00

Line Up

Poster

Krypto the Superdog

2009-07-15T21:04:00.000-07:00

Watch this clip, then view the storyboards below.

My new coloring book

2008-11-21T13:48:00.001-08:00

3rd and Bird

2008-11-05T14:45:00.000-08:00

Here is a side by side comparison of one of my storyboards for 3rd and Bird and the final animation.

The Storyboards were done in Flash, but the final animation was done in After Effects.

Never Wake a Sleeping Dwarf!

2007-11-22T20:06:00.000-08:00

I'd like to think they slept in footy pajama's and wore beard nets to bed.

TV Storyboards

2006-05-31T09:52:00.000-07:00

Maya and Miguel

Clifford's Puppy Days

Watch the clip, then look at the storyboards below.