Q: If you weren’t an artist what would you want to do for work?

A: A year ago I would have said go mad and live off the dole, because I can’t do anything else. But now I think I would be a writer, as I realize there’s a lot of storytelling I could do that I don’t get to do in my illustration work.

Read it all at David Wasting Paper.

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David Hahn isn’t just a great comics artist. He’s also a dynamite storyboard illustrator as well. Here are a few of his recent boards for clients in Seattle, Portland, and Vancouver, BC.

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Dylan Meconis writes:

Courtesy of Jason Leivian, proprietor of the lovely Portland establishment Floating World Comics, Family Man will have a release and signing party on-site! It will be on July 15th from 5 to 8pm. So you Portland-area folk don’t need to stalk me or buy scalped tickets to San Diego just to get my scrawl on the inside cover of your copy of Family Man.

I’ve never done a solo event before, but I figure this book deserves it – especially since you, my wonderful crazy readers, made it possible. Floating World is one of my favorite places in Portland, period, and its shelves are a testament to the very best that comics can offer. I’m very honored to drag this book into the world through their doors!

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Erika Moen recently conducted two interviews with The Webcomic Beacon and the Portland Comics Examiner.

Web Comic Beacon Interview
Portland Comic Books Examiner Interview

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Ron Chan is one of Portland’s top storyboard artists. Here are a few recent examples of his clean, expressive work. His clients include Microsoft, Nike, and Target, for agencies like Razorfish, Wieden + Kennedy and Minimal. You can see more of Ron’s work on his page here.

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A beautiful commission recently completed by Ben Dewey.

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Here’s an illustration from one of Dylan Meconis’ latest projects, a book from Lerner Publishing.

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Here are a couple of great pin-ups by Rich Ellis featuring Thor and Hellcat.

Thor, Hellcat Copyright 2010 Marvel

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That’s the very first copy of Family Man, Dylan Meconis’ collection of her acclaimed historical fiction webcomic. Dylan received a box of proofs from the printer today, and everyone in the studio is enormously excited, gushing with praise. The cartoonist herself is quite low-key about it. The arrival of a new book leaves her utterly unruffled and she takes it all in with her typical serene detachment.

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Here are some dynamic pencils from Ron Randall’s run on Doom Patrol.

Doom Patrol copyright 2010 DC Comics.

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