And the chat goes on... + Vikings in the storm

Somehow Miss Trouble got herself into an SUV with two secret service agents, and being demanded to do a lot of explaining.
The storyboard was an idea for the opening of 'Axterix and the Vikings'. The longship caught in the middle of a terrible storm, appearing and disappearing behind the huge waves, all of it spiced up with a lot of blinding lightning.

"...That's all you need to know"

"To live and chat in L.A."
The spanish lady is a drawing I did in Spain time ago, portfolio piece as they say...

New friends

Things are becoming more interesting than she wished for, but that's what you get when you chase weird people down funny alleys. Or isn't it.
The other two are character designs for a graphic novel, back in 2002.

Noticias 'C.H.T'

Acabo de recibir el # 1 de la revista CHT (Comic-Historietas-Tebeos).
Gracias amigos por esta revista de gran calidad tanto en su presentacion como contenidos, con una gran seleccion de los mejores trabajos y nombres como Alberto breccia, Jesus Blasco, Gianni de Luca etc.
Sencillamente extraordinario!!

Adventure lands & projects

Time for adventure, a number of characters I designed for a graphic novel long time ago. It included both european as well as exotic (from a european POV that is) lands! The other is a panel I did for the Pirate story called "El Pacifico' with my friends Marcelo Vignali and Armand Serrano.
On another note, these days I'm very busy putting together the final touches of a project of mine coming out soon. It's been an intense and exciting year I'll say!

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Nothing like a new character coming from around the corner right before midnight, when the night is still young

More adventure!

...The streets never sleep...

Flying Dragons!

Always happy to see a really good movie, specially when so many of my incredibly talented friends have worked on it and made it the reality it is today. It was epic in its making and this reflects in every frame. Go see "How to train your Dragon" and... enjoy!!

Going widescreen

Going cinematic today.
Can't remember where I took the desert shot, could be anywhere along California, Arizona or New Mexico during my L.A.-N.Y. coast to coast drive in May 1999. Anyhow, always a favorite.
On a more refreshing side, two water shots, incredible Venice in incredible Italy, and back home, 9:30 a.m. on an early summer day.

2 + Unfinished

Quite a bit of material today, two pages of the story (more than 3 years old now) plus an unfinished illustration I started about two years ago and for some reason it just never went further. Nostalgia Avenue... Anyway, I thought it could be nice to post up a rough piece now and then.

2003-2004

Back then I spent a year and a half working for 'Asterix and the Vikings'. True pleasure. Good film, good team.
Here are two pieces, a down shot on the gauls village center square (ready for one of their brutal parties), and one of the many hundreds of designs I did for the vikings, this one a view form the jail area that I believe didn't make it into the movie.

And the beat goes on

The line that should have never been crossed...
And also! three drawings from the old days with Moe and the gang at Daphne's in Culver City, when wining, dining and drawing was all one -and- the same!

Close call

Here we are again, one more week. I hope all is fine with everyone.