Paper, if the story must persist, let’s at least get it right: Quite simply, 8 years ago, I self-righteously and ruthlessly attacked my employer, not my fellow artists. Although I never paid enough attention to know anything about key plot points or trade secrets, I did manage character attacks, peppered with the occasional attempt to perpetuate internet rumors, and even digs at the entire Tampa region. At one point, I may have attacked an armadillo.

It isn’t worth going into the details, especially since the tired story of CrossGen’s collapse was so well-documented so many years ago and I am still here, happily having worked with every major publisher since. However, this is the rare instance where I felt the need to address it, out of respect to the many friendships I still enjoy with the fellow creators I met during my first tumultuous year in comics.

Indeed, I am friends with each and every one of the artists I worked with back then, and count several amongst my closest friends. Our mutual respect for each other has been demonstrated countless times over the years.

I’ve been a rotten employee more than once in my career, but I’d like to think I have been a good friend.

Thanks Colin and t8trtot for the compliments. t8trtot, the image posted here is from my cover run on New Mutants several years back, and was drawn without reference, which might explain the wonky proportions. I work with reference, but I try to draw first to capture what I think I see first, then correct things later with reference. I believe that helps to preserve the energy of a sketch while refining the details. In this case, I probably drew the figure and decided it was close enough, or ran out of time and just went with it.

Thanks to all for looking.

All the best,

Joshua

Paper, if the story must persist, let’s at least get it right: Quite simply, 8 years ago, I self-righteously and ruthlessly attacked my employer, not my fellow artists. Although I never paid enough attention to know anything about key plot points or trade secrets, I did manage character attacks, peppered with the occasional attempt to perpetuate internet rumors, and even digs at the entire Tampa region. At one point, I may have attacked an armadillo.

It isn’t worth going into the details, especially since the tired story of CrossGen’s collapse was so well-documented so many years ago and I am still here, happily having worked with every major publisher since. However, this is the rare instance where I felt the need to address it, out of respect to the many friendships I still enjoy with the fellow creators I met during my first tumultuous year in comics.

Indeed, I am friends with each and every one of the artists I worked with back then, and count several amongst my closest friends. Our mutual respect for each other has been demonstrated countless times over the years.

I’ve been a rotten employee more than once in my career, but I’d like to think I have been a good friend.

Thanks Colin and t8trtot for the compliments. t8trtot, the image posted here is from my cover run on New Mutants several years back, and was drawn without reference, which might explain the wonky proportions. I work with reference, but I try to draw first to capture what I think I see first, then correct things later with reference. I believe that helps to preserve the energy of a sketch while refining the details. In this case, I probably drew the figure and decided it was close enough, or ran out of time and just went with it.

Thanks to all for looking.

All the best,

Joshua

I can’t help but like his work, though. His blog is a regular stop for me.

I can’t help but like his work, though. His blog is a regular stop for me.