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Jim Rodgers
I'm a writer and illustrator living on a farm in the woods with a bunch of animals. I've worked in comics, film, advertising, & toy design. I'm currently working with Plywood Films on The Devilfish Project.
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- Photo: My main man Neptune loves keeping a watchful eye out for cougars around the farm! http://t.co/2NysNHbfRa
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Posts
On the bright side at least gamgam can walk again…
brushes and multiliner on cheap paper, +photoshop
Too much melamine in the dog food…
multiliner, watercolour pencil, brushes on cheap paper +photoshop
- Character profile for Abraham. Theoretical Physicist and NSA consultant, and has a good idea about the cause of the mutations….
multiliner, brushes, +photoshop on cheap paper Water levels are getting a little high…they had to evacuate part of my town, the river has risen up seven feet
I just dropped that Restricted cat in the corner for fun. I’ve recently been interested in the sleazy drive-in movies of the seventies and always loved seeing this cat on the black and white ads showing what was playing. Did you know it was originally a Vancouver thing and that the cat is a BC mountain lion? I always thought it was supposed to be like a sexy panther or something…
Brush and crowquill on cheap paper. Colours in Photoshop.
Logo was done by hand.The Intergalactic Adventures of Zakk Ridley - First Look!
Just a little something to get you interested…five panels from the opening pages of The Intergalactic Adventures of Zakk Ridley - written by Ian Sharman & Peter Rogers, from a story by Ian Sharman, and illustrated by Jim Rodgers.
Coming in 2014 from AAM/Markosia.
Our Fosters: A collection of photos of some of the dogs we have fostered for www.newf-friends.ca and www.hartanimalrelief.ca
These are all the furry faces I’ve fostered in the last few years!
Connor J. Maddox by *3PU
Character profile of one of the cast of Infestation.
Even if it’s self-defense you’re going to jail when the State Attorney thinks you’re a meth-peddling biker.
Connor was eating meatloaf in the Mess Hall when the Infestation went down…
Brush on cheap paper, +PhotoshopWhat if my dog had an adventure with a ghost pirate summoned by a blue kid with a magical starfish necklace in 1985 Martha’s Vineyard?
Slobster Shack by *3PU
Paul Baribeau singing “Wild Eyes” for the Pink Couch Sessions, 2011.
This Friday, February 8 Paul Baribeau will be performing at the Chicago Zine Fest Benefit Show with Jason Anderson, Krayola, Acidic Tree, and Teen Jaws at Swerp Mansion.
Facebook event here.
For more info: info@swerpmansion.com / chicagozinefest@gmail.com
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- Maybe this is how the mutations are happening...
- On the bright side at least gamgam can walk again...
- Melamine in the dog food? A little sample from my horror/sci-fi comic Blueshift...
- Character profile for Abraham. Theoretical Physicist and NSA consultant, and has a good idea about the cause of the mutations.... multiliner, brushes, +photoshop on cheap paper
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Posts
- Mar 30, 13
Jill and Connor in an outdoor adventure...
Brush and Multiliner on cheap paper. - Feb 20, 13
brush and crowquill on cheap paper. Photoshop patterns
- Nov 18, 12
Jill stumbles on to Mark in the night...
Script: Byron Jackson and me
#2 brush, crowquill on cheap paper - Oct 09, 12
Mark breaks the bad news to Jill. Jill takes it in stride...
Script: Byron Jackson and me.
Art--#2 brush, copic multiliners on cheap paper - Nov 07, 12
More from Infestation: Jill and Connor check out an abandoned barn, looking for supplies...
#2 brush, crowquill, copics, photoshop, on cheap paper - Sep 14, 12
wWAAVv gets some quiet time; enjoys some nature
...also nice to get a chance to re-use some old artwork...
hunt 102, micron, #2 brush, watercolour pencil, watercolours, some photoshop
converted to bmp painstakingly, done in 3 layers - Sep 04, 12
Having fun experimenting with some different ways to make greyscales...
#2 brush, hunt 102, micron, watercolour pencil, photoshop - Sep 01, 12
wWAAVv, Ignission, and Virus on the lam
micron, brush, watercolour pencil on cheap paper
photoshop - Mar 21, 12
More private school stuff
Hunt 102 and #2 brush on super cheap paper. Some greys and textures in Photoshop. - Mar 15, 12
Pan takes control of Neverland with his army of Lost Boys.
Hook #4 came out yesterday. Script by Joe Brusha, published by Zenescope.
Pencil on 11x17 xerox digital colour expressions. - Feb 16, 12
Exciting conversation page. Dorm room at a Holyoke type college.
Ink on cheap paper. Photoshop. - Dec 23, 11
Belle gets blasted in the face by the mysterious creature that's after Wendy and the kids.
From Hook #1 from Zenescope. Script by Joe Brusha.
Pencil on 11x17 xerox digital expressions. - Dec 10, 11
- Nov 18, 11
Some of my pencils for Hook #1 from Zenescope.
Pencil on 11x17 Xerox Digital Colour Expressions.
ABOUT THE COMIC:
(W) Joe Brusha (A) Jim Rodgers (C) Artgerm [a], Ale Garza [b]
For a time the nightmares had left Nathan Cross. After he destroyed Pan and his hold on Neverland he was able to sleep at night. But now the nightmares have returned...and so has something else. People are starting to disappear again and Cross knows that evil lives in Neverland again. Zenescope presents the second series in its hit Grimm Fairy Tales spinoff, Neverland." - Nov 11, 11
Something I was working on for Zenescope before they switched me over to drawing Hook.
- Aug 22, 11
A page from my upcoming heist comic with Fred Kennedy. It's about 4 former Delta Operators who heist a private bank in Marseilles. Action ensues.
Pencil and ink by me. 11x17 Strathmore. Zip in Photoshop. - Aug 16, 11
A page from my upcoming heist comic with Fred Kennedy. It's about 4 former Delta Operators who heist a private bank in Marseilles. Action ensues.
Pencil and ink by me. 11x17 Strathmore. Zip in Photoshop. - Aug 14, 11
A page from my upcoming heist comic with Fred Kennedy. It's about 4 former Delta Operators who heist a private bank in Marseilles. Action ensues.
Pencil and ink by me. 11x17 Strathmore. Zip in Photoshop. - Feb 01, 11
Page 20!
11x17 on Xerox Digital Colour Expressions, inked with #2 brush - Jun 01, 10
Page 16 of Max Ryan:The Devilfish Project.
Pencils and inks by me. - Nov 11, 09
Page 1 of Max Ryan: The Devilfish Project. Pencils, inks, and colours by me.
- Nov 12, 09
Page 2 of Max Ryan:The Devilfish Project. Pencils, inks, and colour by me! And letters too, but I can't show'em.
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Posts
- Dec 28, 12
Did this for my almost 6 year old niece for Christmas. She's a big fan of all of these guys. Probably has something to do with her Dad!
Iron Man's pose is a swipe because I have NO idea how his costume goes! The others are original.
Pencil on Strathmore, 11x17 - Feb 15, 08
This was my first Newfoundland. She was a healthy 170 pounds. Just a massive dog--but a real gentle giant.
- Jan 06, 13
Doodling on big paper again and having fun...
pencil on 11x17 digital colour expressions - Nov 11, 11
Something I was working on for Zenescope before they switched me over to drawing Hook.
- Jul 27, 11
Bunny from Penny For Your Soul
Pencil on 11x17 Strathmore
Bunny is (c) Tom Hutchison and Big Dog Ink 2011 - Apr 01, 12
Warmup of X23.
Ink and watercolour pencil on 11x17 Digital Colour Expressions.
Character copyright Marvel Comics - Apr 16, 12
Just trying out some new techniques.
Pencil on 11x17 Xerox Digital Colour Expressions. Photoshop.
X23 copyright Marvel Comics. - Sep 21, 10
This is a piece I donated to Newf Friends Dog Rescue for their charity fundraiser. It's a drawing of one of my newfs Neptune standing watch as a lifeguard undistracted from his duty. Neptune does water rescue work and loves pulling boats to shore and swimming lines out to people in the water.
It was auctioned off at the event and the winning bid came from an online bid from Illinois. Thanks to everyone who bid on all the donated artwork--all the money goes to helping Newfs in need. The whole event raised $20,000 so the fundraiser was a whopping success!
11x17 xerox digital colour expression paper, inked with #2 brush, colours done in Photoshop. - Aug 31, 12
- Feb 15, 08
This was my pit bull mix Quentin. I got him from the pound for $30. He was crazy and full of energy but an awesome companion. My first dog.
5x7 strathmore bristol. Done with 4H, 2H, HB, and 6B pencils. - Mar 15, 12
Pan takes control of Neverland with his army of Lost Boys.
Hook #4 came out yesterday. Script by Joe Brusha, published by Zenescope.
Pencil on 11x17 xerox digital colour expressions. - Feb 16, 12
Exciting conversation page. Dorm room at a Holyoke type college.
Ink on cheap paper. Photoshop. - Nov 07, 12
More from Infestation: Jill and Connor check out an abandoned barn, looking for supplies...
#2 brush, crowquill, copics, photoshop, on cheap paper - Mar 21, 12
More private school stuff
Hunt 102 and #2 brush on super cheap paper. Some greys and textures in Photoshop. - May 12, 13
On the bright side at least Grandma can walk again...
brushes and multiliner on cheap paper, +photoshop - Jun 10, 11
One of the characters from my upcoming heist comic with Fred Kennedy.
Gears is a former Delta operator now living in a steel quonset hut on his farm. He likes heavy weaponry, deadlifts, and listening to Electric Wizard with his headphones on. He also likes to sit and watch the main house where his ex-wife now lives with her new guy friend.
ink on 11x17 Xerox Digital Expressions
roughs: - Aug 22, 11
A page from my upcoming heist comic with Fred Kennedy. It's about 4 former Delta Operators who heist a private bank in Marseilles. Action ensues.
Pencil and ink by me. 11x17 Strathmore. Zip in Photoshop. - Dec 10, 11
- Feb 08, 12
A few days off to pursue something creator owned...
The angelic(?) offspring of Lucifer and Lilith.
Pencil on 11x17 digital colour expressions. Photoshop. - Nov 18, 11
Some of my pencils for Hook #1 from Zenescope.
Pencil on 11x17 Xerox Digital Colour Expressions.
ABOUT THE COMIC:
(W) Joe Brusha (A) Jim Rodgers (C) Artgerm [a], Ale Garza [b]
For a time the nightmares had left Nathan Cross. After he destroyed Pan and his hold on Neverland he was able to sleep at night. But now the nightmares have returned...and so has something else. People are starting to disappear again and Cross knows that evil lives in Neverland again. Zenescope presents the second series in its hit Grimm Fairy Tales spinoff, Neverland." - Feb 20, 13
brush and crowquill on cheap paper. Photoshop patterns
- Sep 01, 12
wWAAVv, Ignission, and Virus on the lam
micron, brush, watercolour pencil on cheap paper
photoshop - Dec 23, 11
Belle gets blasted in the face by the mysterious creature that's after Wendy and the kids.
From Hook #1 from Zenescope. Script by Joe Brusha.
Pencil on 11x17 xerox digital expressions. - Nov 18, 12
Jill stumbles on to Mark in the night...
Script: Byron Jackson and me
#2 brush, crowquill on cheap paper - Sep 04, 12
Having fun experimenting with some different ways to make greyscales...
#2 brush, hunt 102, micron, watercolour pencil, photoshop - Aug 16, 11
A page from my upcoming heist comic with Fred Kennedy. It's about 4 former Delta Operators who heist a private bank in Marseilles. Action ensues.
Pencil and ink by me. 11x17 Strathmore. Zip in Photoshop. - Apr 12, 13
Potential cover for Home Invasion.
I just dropped that Restricted cat in the corner for fun. I've recently been interested in the sleazy drive-in movies of the seventies and always loved seeing this cat on the black and white ads showing what was playing. Did you know it was originally a Vancouver thing and that the cat is a BC mountain lion? I always thought it was supposed to be like a sexy panther or something...
Brush and crowquill on cheap paper. Colours in Photoshop.
Logo was done by hand. - Oct 14, 12
Sketchbook stuff--playing around trying to get the hang of a character from my graphic novel Home Invasion. (Available next year)
#2 brush, photoshop, cheap paper - Aug 14, 11
A page from my upcoming heist comic with Fred Kennedy. It's about 4 former Delta Operators who heist a private bank in Marseilles. Action ensues.
Pencil and ink by me. 11x17 Strathmore. Zip in Photoshop. - Jun 02, 11
I've been doing some drawings recently to get inspired for my next comic. It's a crime/heist actioner I'm doing with Fred Kennedy. Takes place in Marseilles.
11x17 pencil on strathmore. I'll just go straight to ink on the background. - Dec 09, 12
quick watercolour sketch of my very sick foster dog. she's a beautiful dogue de bordeaux...
- Mar 23, 12
Character profile for Gears from Baylapay.
Ink and Photoshop on 11x17 Xerox Digital Colour Expressions. - Jun 16, 11
This is a pinup I'm doing for the back of the Teuton collected edition...
1. Done on 8.5 x 11, I try and get down fast the composition I'm thinking of. I'm pretty happy here with the Komtur's face but what is that on the right, like a dog or something?
2. Ah, the Komtur leading his undead army...very fun. I was enjoying this until I did that zombie knight in the foreground. Static and ugly. I did a bunch (to no avail) to get the attention off him. Still ugly. Now do I worry about screwing up the other undead knights? That's a lot of knights. This is due mid-June.
3. Inking this today. I zoomed in on the Komtur and had him offing a Pagan soldier. Not as good a composition as the middle, but I will try and ink with a lot of energy and action. Try.
Teuton written by Fred Kennedy and drawn by
see inks here: - Sep 14, 12
wWAAVv gets some quiet time; enjoys some nature
...also nice to get a chance to re-use some old artwork...
hunt 102, micron, #2 brush, watercolour pencil, watercolours, some photoshop
converted to bmp painstakingly, done in 3 layers - Jan 02, 13
Pencils for HOOK #4. Barr successfully makes a portal...
script: Joe Brusha
characters copyright Zenescope
pencil on 11x17 strathmore - Oct 23, 12
Sketchbook stuff again. From Home Invasion, another character, Abby Warren.
#2 brush, crowquill, watercolour pencil, photoshop zips, cheap paper - Dec 29, 12
Trying out drawing Fathom to practice inking with multiliners
pencil and multiliners on cheap paper - Mar 30, 13
Jill and Connor in an outdoor adventure...
Brush and Multiliner on cheap paper. - Oct 09, 12
Mark breaks the bad news to Jill. Jill takes it in stride...
Script: Byron Jackson and me.
Art--#2 brush, copic multiliners on cheap paper - Mar 26, 12
Character profile page for BB Jones from Baylapay.
Ink on cheap copy paper, some Photoshop. - Jul 04, 08
Patience pays off at the Toronto Zoo last winter. The world's most camera shy octopus.
- Feb 15, 08
My wife's cat that she rescued from a closing shelter before she met me. She was a lucky cat--the rest of the cats had to be euthanized the next day.
- Feb 01, 11
Page 20!
11x17 on Xerox Digital Colour Expressions, inked with #2 brush - Aug 05, 12
Not too bad drawing (pose after P. Scherberger) terribly inked. Need a few more tries at drawing Spidey.
Sharpie and Micron on cheap paper, 8.5x11 - Jan 23, 11
I went out this morning to feed the horses and thought I'd bring the camera. -40 out and their whiskers and eyelashes were frozen. I lasted about 2 minutes before I went back to dump the camera and put some warmer clothes on. And a facemask. I spent an hour out with them after that just doing some chores. I'm amazed that they don't seem bothered by it at all.
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Posts
- Sep 04, 12
Here's some sample pages for a project I'm going to try and get together during some down time. I'm trying some new techniques with these pages, seeing if I can luck into something interesting.
Some new things I'm experimenting with: watercolour pencil, watercolour/ink wash, microns, and photographing clothing for textures. The textures are weird and I'm surprised how much I'm drawn to them. I photograph vintage clothing and for some reason it gives me a kick working with these old patterns in Photoshop.
Maybe it's not really working but I am having fun with it! - Dec 10, 11
More from me coming soon from Zenescope. Look out this month for Hook #3 and Grimm Fairy Tales Holiday Special shown here with some killer, killer covers by Stjepan Sejic. - Nov 07, 11Hook #1 is available now through CS Moore Studio. Interior pencils by me and an amazing cover by Eric Basaldua.
- Aug 11, 11
The folks at Plywood Animation did an awesome job. It's great to see my drawings come to life with voice actors and animation. I can't wait to see what they do with Part 2! - Jun 12, 11
I gotta say I'm getting pretty excited. The pages for my first book are finally being sent off and I'm so looking forward to it finally being out there.
From what I understand the motion comic will be out shortly and the print version will follow shortly after (maybe in the Fall).
The Devilfish Project is a cyberpunky action thriller. It's got crazy bio-engineered super-soldiers, apocalyptic post-environmental collapse world, dangerous bike gangs, high-powered weaponry, girls with tattoos, deadly bounty hunters, cities under water, intrigue on distant space stations, hot genetic marvels, sharks with laser beams, uh I don't know the President of the United States, and more. But you probably shouldn't hold me to the sharks thing.
It's a creator-owned project by myself and the awesome Byron Jackson with whom I worked on Candy From Strangers on DC's Zuda website (sadly now gone). It features the actor Max Ryan (my favourite role: Pachenko from Death Race).
More details as I know them... - Oct 28, 10
Bay-la-Pay by *3PU on deviantART
...something I'm trying to nail down a style for. Colours are preliminary and suggestive, not sure what I want to do yet. Figure I should add a lot of scattered bodies to it... - Sep 21, 10
Neptune On Duty by *3PU on deviantART
This is a piece I donated to Newf Friends Dog Rescue for their charity fundraiser. It's a drawing of one of my newfs Neptune standing watch as a lifeguard undistracted from his duty. Neptune does water rescue work and loves pulling boats to shore and swimming lines out to people in the water.
It was auctioned off at the event and the winning bid came from an online bid from Illinois. Thanks to everyone who bid on all the donated artwork--all the money goes to helping Newfs in need. The whole event raised $20,000 so the fundraiser was a whopping success! - Aug 26, 10
- May 01, 10
With 2 bikes in the shop during what is probably the best Spring weather in my life all I have is this video:
Cove Bikes G-spot Testing from Dan Skogland on Vimeo.
Happiest dog in the world. - Dec 28, 09
- Dec 28, 09
Demetrius Rashad, inked by ~3PU on deviantART
Demetrius Rashad orbiting the earth in Hydrantos City with 2 of his genetic marvels...
From Max Ryan:The Devilfish Project - Nov 12, 09
Well here it is...the best gift a person could give me.
This was what my wife got me for my birthday--she commissioned a painting from Quebec artist Dave Dowbyhuz of my much-loved dog Neptune.
Dave has painted him out on the lake doing some water-rescue work. Look at that determination in his face. Dave did a beautiful job capturing him perfectly--there's no doubt this is my boy! I love the colours and the way Dave painted the water. His work is simply amazing, he truly has a gifted hand. He has accomplished the impossible: I can stare at the eye of this painting and feel the connection that I know so well with the subject. His portrait is flawless.
I wanted it in my studio so I could have it with me while I worked but I'm apparently supposed to share it with others. It's up on our family room wall where I see it every day and it reminds me how lucky I am. I can't even put into words what such a thoughtful gift means. And I have to thank Mr Dowbyhuz for going above and beyond to help her keep this a secret.
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Mixes
- 42 plays / Created Feb 03, 13Songs you mighta heard at Club Focus, downtown TO around 1986. Eight tracks including music by Violent Femmes, Dead Milkmen, and Tones on Tail.
- 16 plays / Created May 27, 11Eight tracks including music by Afrirampo, Beastie Boys, and Butthole Surfers.
- 33 plays / Created Feb 24, 11Music to be dismembered by in the basement of a butcher shop in a creepy town that's still sore about who won the Civil War. Eight tracks including music by Jimmie Skinner, Link Davis, and Skip Goodspeed.
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