The Energon Pub

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 10:28 am

Cool, I love how he's so used to these guys he just needs a handful of lines to bring them to life.

by **quickmixed** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 2:46 am

Dead Metal wrote:
Thanks, I loves it.
No I don't collect those, too expensive for me, plus I feel guilty enough buying the normal trades already.

I have all of IDW'S run in single floppy form but I dont have any trades or the IDW collections so I'm really enjoying the IDW LIMITED stuff.

My LSOTW black label turned up today also!

The sketch was a Verity sketch which I was a bit bummed about at first but its actually quite a beautiful piece and I'm loving it the more I look at it. I'll post photos later on.

Also The Drift hardcover IDW limited drops for preorder tomorrow too.

*EDIT. There's some real nice stuff being put on display here too :APPLAUSE:

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 5:30 am

quickmixed wrote:
Dead Metal wrote:
Thanks, I loves it.
No I don't collect those, too expensive for me, plus I feel guilty enough buying the normal trades already.

I have all of IDW'S run in single floppy form but I dont have any trades or the IDW collections so I'm really enjoying the IDW LIMITED stuff.

My LSOTW black label turned up today also! The sketch was a Verity sketch which I was a bit bummed about at first but its actually quite a beautiful piece and I'm loving it the more I look at it. I'll post photos later on.

Also The Drift hardcover IDW limited drops for preorder tomorrow too.

*EDIT. There's some real nice stuff being put on display here too

Me and idw have a bit of a history, I only buy the trades not the floppies. And I feel bad enough about that, the label collections look cool and all, but I'm not giving them more of my money.

OK, Derrick Wyatt:

I got this at AA, but since he's a sneaky bastard, he forced you to buy something from him first instead of doing it for free like most of the other artists.
So I got something (which was 40 quid), at first I was super angry about it, but now I'm thankful, because it's super awesome, and that I'll show you tomorrow!
:KREMZEEK:

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 5:38 am

Dead Metal wrote:OK, Derrick Wyatt:

I got this at AA, but since he's a sneaky bastard, he forced you to buy something from him first instead of doing it for free like most of the other artists.
So I got something (which was 40 quid), at first I was super angry about it, but now I'm thankful, because it's super awesome, and that I'll show you tomorrow!

Is that.. is that his vision of Thundertron?

I think I'll post mine later today. Have two more to show, then they're all on display.
Though MTMTE is out this week!

by **quickmixed** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 7:00 am

Here's my newest addition.

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 7:28 am

quickmixed wrote:Here's my newest addition.

IMG_20130617_215406.jpg

Oh man that is gorgeous! :APPLAUSE:

Glad someone can make the Limited series, those are some good goodies in there.

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 8:52 am

Va'al wrote:
Dead Metal wrote:OK, Derrick Wyatt:

I got this at AA, but since he's a sneaky bastard, he forced you to buy something from him first instead of doing it for free like most of the other artists.
So I got something (which was 40 quid), at first I was super angry about it, but now I'm thankful, because it's super awesome, and that I'll show you tomorrow!

Is that.. is that his vision of Thundertron?

I think I'll post mine later today. Have two more to show, then they're all on display.
Though MTMTE is out this week!

No, that's the Pirate version of Animated Bludgeon, this was made before anything Aligned was officially released.

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 8:57 am

Dead Metal wrote:No, that's the Pirate version of Animated Bludgeon, this was made before anything Aligned was officially released.

That's actually even cooler.

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 11:58 am

Va'al wrote:
Dead Metal wrote:No, that's the Pirate version of Animated Bludgeon, this was made before anything Aligned was officially released.

That's actually even cooler.

Yup and makes the fact that TFA's final 4th season never made it even sadder. :-(

quickmixed wrote:Here's my newest addition.

IMG_20130617_215406.jpg

Yea, that is cool!

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 5:26 pm

I'll leave this one here.
Wildman on art, Bove on colours.

News Credits: 14 · by **robotmel** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 2:52 am

Va'al wrote:I'll leave this one here.
Wildman on art, Bove on colours.

Nice piece!

I really could do with some new sketches, must get to a comic signing soon!

Hoping to get down to the London Film & Comic Con on the first weekend of July (5th, 6th & 7th) @ Earls Court 2.

http://www.londonfilmandcomiccon.com/

Hey Va'al, how about starting a thread for the LFCC 2013 as there are a wealth of Transformers related artists and writer(s) making an appearance over the weekend including...

Simon Furman
Andrew Wildman
Geoff Senior
Stephen Baskerville
Liam Shalloo
Lee Bradley
Lew Stringer

Plus a wealth of other comic book artists/creators/writers/authors and legends including...

Robert Rankin
Alan Davis
Neal Adams
Mike Ploog
John Bolton
Dave McKean
Adi Granov
Mark Buckingham
Mike Carey
Eduardo Risso
Brian Azzarello
David Lloyd
Peter Milligan
Andy Lanning

...and many more! :grin:

I wonder if I could get a sketch from David Hasselhoff?

The HOFF!! :lol:

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 3:18 am

You're welcome to start one, I have to skip that one for other conferences going on.
Mike Carey and Dave McKean.

News Credits: 14 · by **robotmel** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 3:37 am

Va'al wrote:You're welcome to start one, I have to skip that one for other conferences going on.
Mike Carey and Dave McKean.

Dave McKean is an awesome mixed media artist and a very nice chap too.
I have met him a couple of times back in the day when my local comic shop got him and the God-like Neil Gaiman in for a signing and to promote Signal to Noise and Mr Punch.

I got a couple of nice sketches too, a lovely A4 sketch of 'Wolverine' by McKean and a truly awesome 'Lil' Wolvie' sketch by Gaiman!! :lol:

Neil Gaiman was somewhat amused by my request for a sketch from him, being a writer, but I told him I always ask for sketches from writers too knowing (most) cant really draw to save their lives, which always makes for an amusing, inspired or darn right awful original drawing by a wrting icon!

I will have to dig them out and post a pic!

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Sat Jun 22, 2013 8:43 am

Almost forgot about these! Artwork by Jess Bradley-Bove, colours by JP.

I think I have two more to show before I run out.

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 10:07 am

OK, totally forgot to post this, but now here it is, my final piece of original art.
Derrik Wyatt
Transformers Animated animation layout reference for Lockdown. And yes, that totally is an Autobot symbol on his chest!

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 10:29 am

That's another really cool piece!

I just got Grant Morrison to sign my Arkham Asylum copy today.

News Credits: 14 · by **robotmel** » Tue Jun 25, 2013 8:33 am

Va'al wrote:That's another really cool piece!

I just got Grant Morrison to sign my Arkham Asylum copy today.

Nice!!
I loved his and Quitely's 'WE3'!

Getting along to a signing is one thing, deciding what gems to take with to get signed is another! :lol:

I soooo want to make it London next weekend for LFCC....perhaps a super covert operation, in and out without too much fuss..?
Whom I trying to fool, I would make a day of it, sketches, ligging and several pints of the coldest Cider available!!
Hurrah! :lol:

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 9:20 am

robotmel wrote:
Va'al wrote:That's another really cool piece!

I just got Grant Morrison to sign my Arkham Asylum copy today.

Nice!!
I loved his and Quitely's 'WE3'!

Just to prove it:

I soooo want to make it London next weekend for LFCC....perhaps a super covert operation, in and out without too much fuss..?
Whom I trying to fool, I would make a day of it, sketches, ligging and several pints of the coldest Cider available!!
Hurrah!

If you do show up, let me know! I'm going on the Saturday.

As for topic-related things, here's a picture of the penultimate piece of art I still haven't shown you all.

Andrew Wildman art, JP Bove colours.

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 11:06 am

Argh. Double. Oh well.

Decided I'm giving up on the weekly issues now that I get to read them digitally, so slowly picking up the trades for MTMTE and RID!

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Sat Jul 06, 2013 4:14 pm

Went to the London Film and Comic Con today, and got a bunch of stuffs.
I'll post them in the coming days, but wanted to share these two photos with you lot.

First - the old school gang (minus JP).

Then - a sketch of Grimlock by Simon Furman. Oh yeah.

by **quickmixed** » Sat Jul 06, 2013 8:09 pm

That is a very cool little sketch of Grimlock. And I have to say, that pic of the fallen is awesome. The colouring by Bove is fantastic too.

by **quickmixed** » Sat Jul 06, 2013 8:11 pm

Oh, and as far as my haul goes for this week, I picked up rid #19 and spotlight Hoist and Bumblebee. Haven't read them yet.

News Credits: 14 · by **robotmel** » Mon Jul 08, 2013 9:09 am

Va'al wrote:Then - a sketch of Grimlock by Simon Furman. Oh yeah.

Now thats what Im talking about!!

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Mon Jul 08, 2013 10:46 am

Ha!

Here's some more Grim-love, from Stephen Baskerville.

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Fri Jul 19, 2013 3:27 pm

I have just placed an order with Alex Milne for Auto Assembly: Vos, from the DJD!

Which means I will have a Vos from Milne, Griffith, Ed Pirrie, and possibly Roche, already have Carter. That's most of the new guys covered.
And the old guard has done the Grimlock series, so yeah! Woop!

Which reminds me: Geoff Senior Grimlock sketch.