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2 weeks ago |
deanhaspiel.substack.com | Dean Haspiel
In Mel Brooks' The History of the World Part 1, there is an amusing scene where Moses appears with three tablets worth of commandments and proudly announces, "All pay heed, the Lord Jehovah hath given unto you these fifteen--" and then he accidentally drops one of the tablets. Crashing to the ground -- splitting into pieces.
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1 month ago |
deanhaspiel.substack.com | Dean Haspiel
It's been my experience that when an editor solicits me to draw a cover, they often ask me to create THREE cover ideas for them to choose only ONE from. They want three LEGITIMATE and MARKETABLE cover ideas. And you usually have to read the comic book and do research (get reference) in order to achieve this. It's part of the job and, despite the dilemma I'm about to share, I'm always grateful for the work. I can usually come up with two good ideas out of three.
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1 month ago |
deanhaspiel.substack.com | Dean Haspiel
As mentioned in a previous post:In 2017, I was asked by a couple of editors at IDW to pitch short stories for a series called STAR WARS ADVENTURES. I came up with three different adventures and none of them made muster.
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2 months ago |
deanhaspiel.substack.com | Dean Haspiel
Indie-comics legend, Don Simpson was about to launch a Kickstarter featuring Megaton Man and his Bizarre Heroes, plus team-ups and mash-ups with guest characters, and here is a headline/link to a Bleeding Cool story about what stalled the project:“Kickstarter Suspends Don Simpson's Megaton Man Over Iranian Artist” Having discussed it with Don and other people, the issue might be as simple as Kickstarter can't legally send funds to Iran. But, because it's a Don Simpson production with approx.
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2 months ago |
deanhaspiel.substack.com | Dean Haspiel
Today is SUPERMAN DAY. Happy Super, man! (Two-page excerpt from "A Friend, In Need!" in Superman Kal-El Returns Special #1; illustrated by me, written by Sina Grace, colored by Trish Mulvihill, lettered by Dave Sharpe, edited by Paul Kaminski and Jillian Grant)See you in the sky——DinoInstagram / Website/Blog / Nightwork Studio / Etsy / VITO x DINO
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