Chris Sprouse's Blog

SPROUSENET and all its related pages (including the art sales site, SPROUSENET ART EMPORIUM) have taken up residence at Wordpress. We'll no longer be updating any of the pages on Blogger, but all of the old Blogger content will be available at the Wordpress site. Come on over and check it out:
http://sprousenet.wordpress.com/
--C


Note: this means that no new artwork will be added to the Sprousenet Art Emporium. All artwork is now being sold on the Wordpress site

Rocketeer Adventures 2 #3 Out Today! Rocketeer Adventures 2 #3 hits the stands of local comic shops near you today.  It features a story written by David Lapham (writer of Stray Bullets ), drawn by me, inked by Karl Story and colored by Jordie Bellaire. Rocketeer Adventures 2 #3 is also available for digital download via the Comixology app if you read comics on your iPad, Kindle Fire or Nook Tablet (rooted, of course).


Speaking of Comixology, several books and series I've worked on are available digitally via this app, including Tom Strong, The Return of Bruce Wayne and even some older titles like Legends of the Dark Knight. Click HERE to see the full list on the Comixology website.


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 New Projects!







 I can finally announce some projects I've been working on over the last few months, in addition to my regular gig drawing the next Tom Strong series, Tom Strong and the Planet of Peril. First up, coming this May is a short story I drew for the Rocketeer Adventures 2 series being published by IDW. My story was written by David Lapham and inked by the always-amazing Karl Story and is scheduled for issue #3 of the 4-issue series. I can finally talk about my second extra-curricular project because of an announcement DC made today on USA Today.com as well as the usual comics news sites. You wouldn't know it from the USA Today article, but it's in the DC Comics website press release: I'm working on a 30-page story written by David Tischman that will be serialized as the eighth storyline for the digital-first series, Batman Digital. You can get a sneak peek at some of the pencil art for both projects above and below.
One other bit of news: it's probably obvious to Legion fans by now, but I will not be doing any more covers for Legion of Super-Heroes--issue #7 was my last (I showcased that cover in my last post). It seems there was a change in the editorial regime on the book and the new guys brought in some new artists. It's a shame, as I was hitting all the deadlines and hoping to spend a good long time back in the world of the 30th Century. Oh, well...















 --C

 New Projects!







 I can finally announce some projects I've been working on over the last few months, in addition to my regular gig drawing the next Tom Strong series, Tom Strong and the Planet of Peril. First up, coming this May is a short story I drew for the Rocketeer Adventures 2 series being published by IDW. My story was written by David Lapham and inked by the always-amazing Karl Story and is scheduled for issue #3 of the 4-issue series. I can finally talk about my second extra-curricular project because of an announcement DC made today on USA Today.com as well as the usual comics news sites. You wouldn't know it from the USA Today article, but it's in the DC Comics website press release: I'm working on a 30-page story written by David Tischman that will be serialized as the eighth storyline for the digital-first series, Batman Digital. You can get a sneak peek at some of the pencil art for both projects above and below.
One other bit of news: it's probably obvious to Legion fans by now, but I will not be doing any more covers for Legion of Super-Heroes--issue #7 was my last (I showcased that cover in my last post). It seems there was a change in the editorial regime on the book and the new guys brought in some new artists. It's a shame, as I was hitting all the deadlines and hoping to spend a good long time back in the world of the 30th Century. Oh, well...















 --C

 New Projects!







 I can finally announce some projects I've been working on over the last few months, in addition to my regular gig drawing the next Tom Strong series, Tom Strong and the Planet of Peril. First up, coming this May is a short story I drew for the Rocketeer Adventures 2 series being published by IDW. My story was written by David Lapham and inked by the always-amazing Karl Story and is scheduled for issue #3 of the 4-issue series. I can finally talk about my second extra-curricular project because of an announcement DC made today on USA Today.com as well as the usual comics news sites. You wouldn't know it from the USA Today article, but it's in the DC Comics website press release: I'm working on a 30-page story written by David Tischman that will be serialized as the eighth storyline for the digital-first series, Batman Digital. You can get a sneak peek at some of the pencil art for both projects above and below.
One other bit of news: it's probably obvious to Legion fans by now, but I will not be doing any more covers for Legion of Super-Heroes--issue #7 was my last (I showcased that cover in my last post). It seems there was a change in the editorial regime on the book and the new guys brought in some new artists. It's a shame, as I was hitting all the deadlines and hoping to spend a good long time back in the world of the 30th Century. Oh, well...















 --C

 New Projects!







 I can finally announce some projects I've been working on over the last few months, in addition to my regular gig drawing the next Tom Strong series, Tom Strong and the Planet of Peril. First up, coming this May is a short story I drew for the Rocketeer Adventures 2 series being published by IDW. My story was written by David Lapham and inked by the always-amazing Karl Story and is scheduled for issue #3 of the 4-issue series. I can finally talk about my second extra-curricular project because of an announcement DC made today on USA Today.com as well as the usual comics news sites. You wouldn't know it from the USA Today article, but it's in the DC Comics website press release: I'm working on a 30-page story written by David Tischman that will be serialized as the eighth storyline for the digital-first series, Batman Digital. You can get a sneak peek at some of the pencil art for both projects above and below.
One other bit of news: it's probably obvious to Legion fans by now, but I will not be doing any more covers for Legion of Super-Heroes--issue #7 was my last (I showcased that cover in my last post). It seems there was a change in the editorial regime on the book and the new guys brought in some new artists. It's a shame, as I was hitting all the deadlines and hoping to spend a good long time back in the world of the 30th Century. Oh, well...















 --C

Legion of Super-Heroes #7 Cover

Above is the finished color art for Legion of Super-Heroes #7, available March 21 of next year. Inks by Karl Story, colors by Guy Major. My pencil art can be seen below.

--C

Legion of Super-Heroes Work

A rumor started a day or so ago that myself and Karl Story would be taking over the interior artwork for DC Comics' Legion of Super-Heroes, but it's just a rumor based on an incorrect reading of solicitation info (at least that's my best guess). Karl and I are the regular cover artists on the book (except for issue #5, where Walter Simonson does everything) and nothing more. I love working on the Legion books and all the characters and it would certainly be nice to do some actual Legion stories again some day, but that day is not today. Sorry if the rumors confused anyone! Anyone interested in seeing me do Legion of super-Heroes work can look above and below to see the pencil artwork for two upcoming Legion-related projects. Above is my cover art for Legion of Super-Heroes #6 (due out February 15, 2012) and below are the pencils for a cover for the Star Trek/Legion crossover book IDW is publishing. You can see the finished color art for the Legion #6 cover HERE, by the way.

--C

New Artwork Added to Art Sales Site

I just loaded many, many new pages over at the art sales site, Sprousenet Art Emporium. One of the highlights is the unused pencil version of the cover for first issue of the upcoming series Tom Strong and the Planet of Peril.
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Commission List Closed!

Thanks to everyone who signed up. I'd better get drawing...

--C