Shawn Crystal's ESPN Marvel Illu

Our fearless leader at SEQA-Atlanta, Professor Shawn Crystal, was one of the lucky comic artists who got to work with Marvel on the ESPN Marvel NBA Preview issue. His regular colorist on "Deadpool", the amazing John Rauch, backed him up with some gorgeous color. Check out more here. This issue is out at stands now so make sure you grab a copy!

Meet the Faculty

All of our faculty at SCAD-Atlanta in the Sequential Art department are current working professionals in the comic book industry. They have a huge variety of skills and collectively have been published by every major comic company in the USA. If you are a new or potential SEQA-Atlanta student and want to get to know your professors check out their work and websites for more information.

Shawn Crystal - Program Coordinator
Primary Courses
    SEQA 382 Visual Storytelling I
    SEQA 394 Advanced Inking Techniques
    SEQA 405 Visual Storytelling II
    SEQA 741 Inking Techniques
Published Works
    Deadpool Team-Up #892, #896, Vol.1
    Deadpool #13-14, #900, Vol. 3
    Deadpool: Games of Death
    Deadpool: Suicide Kings HC



Patrick Quinn - Assoc. Dean of Communication Arts
Primary Courses
    DRAW 206 Drawing for Storyboarding
    Assoc. Dean for SEQA, ILLU, GRDS, ADVE depts
Published Works
    The Phantom #1, 2, 7, 8
    The Phantom: Legacy
    The Phantom: Generations #1
    Chucky #3-5
    G.I. Joe: Declassified #1-3
    Captain Marvel vol. 4 #23-24
    Green Lantern vol. 3 #150
    JLA-Z #1
                                          Cryptopia #1-4


Chris Schweizer - Professor
Primary Courses
    SEQA 244 Comic Book Scripting
    SEQA 701 Theories & Practices for Sequential Art
    SEQA 770 Sequential Art Self-promotion
Published Works
    Oni Press Free Comic Book Day 2010
    Crogan's Vengeance
    Crogan's March
    Crogan's Loyalty
    Nickelodeon Magazine



Doug Dabbs - Professor
Primary Courses
    SEQA 325 Environments, Props and Structures
    SEQA 224 Character Design and Storyboarding for Animation
Published Works
    Resurrection: The Insurgent Edition
    Resurrection: Annual #1







June Brigman - Adjunct Professor
Primary Courses
    DRAW 206 Drawing for Storyboarding
    SEQA 202 Drawing for Sequential Art
Published Works
    Power Pack #1-17
    New Mutants #56
    New Mutants Annual #4
    Supergirl #1–4
    Star Wars: River of Chaos
    Black Beauty



Nolan Woodard - Adjunct Professor
Primary Courses
    SEQA 277 Digital Coloring & Lettering Applications for Comics
    SEQA 311 Conceptual Illustration
    SEQA 712 Concept Design in Sequential Art
    SEQA 731 Digital Design Issues in Sequential Art
Published Works
    Insufferable #1-18
    Incorruptible #10-30, Vol. 3,4,5,& 6
    Irredeemable #21, 28, 31-37, Vol. 6, 8, 9, 10
    Planet of the Apes Annual #1
    Planet of the Apes #2-5,7-8, Vol. 1 & 2
    28 Days Later #17-24, Vol. 5 & 6
                                          Farscape: Scorpius #0-7, Vol. 1 & 2
                                          Lady Deadpool #1, Women of Marvel Vol. 1
                                          Outlaw Territory, Vol. 2
                                          Various covers colored for BOOM! Studios


Jackie Lewis - Staff
Primary Duties
    Production Lab Assistant
    SEQA Library Manager
Published Works
    Play Ball

Welcome to the NEW Temple

We've got some new featured and TONS of exciting news with the NEW Temple of Cartoon Mojo. But first...

Why is it important to get involved with the Temple? NETWORKING and EMPLOYMENT! Darnell Johnson landed himself a concept art job when the company saw his work on this blog. He was also recently hired by Marvel Comics to do a special project. All this right before he graduated. Congrats, Darnell! The Temple is a great place to help with networking to land that first job. So if you're a SCAD-Atlanta SEQA student, it's a no-brainer. Get involved with sketch challenges and send us work and news to post. You never know who is going to see it.

Darnell wasn't the only student to recently be hired by Axel Alonso at Marvel Comics. Irene Strychalski and Dominike Stanton were also nabbed for a special project. Congratulations, guys! All of this was due to the three of them taking part in the SCAD-Atlanta SEQA Writers' Forum last May. Getting involved with your department events pays off. Stay tuned for more news on their Marvel project.

Faculty member Nolan Woodard was also hired by Marvel to color the upcoming "Lady Deadpool" #1. This follows professor Shawn Crystal's long run on "Deadpool" books for the past year. Marvel sees what we're doing at SCAD-Atlanta's SEQA Department and is liking it. How many professors practice what they preach? All of SCAD-Atlanta's and the comic industry recognizes it.

Marvel isn't the only company hiring SCAD-Atlanta SEQA students. Oni Press, who publish professor Chris Schweizer's Crogan graphic novels, hired Remington Veteto to pencil and ink a multiple issue run on "Wasteland" starting with #29 and Erin Gladstone, Cara McGee, alum Justin Wagner, Falynn Koch, and Jackie Lewis to pencil and ink stories for "JAM! Tales from the World of Roller Derby" which came out last week. Cara is also currently working on a graphic novel for Oni called "Confessions of a Virgin Sacrifice". Jackie also illustrated a book called "Play Ball". How did this happen? They all got involved in the SCAD-Atlanta SEQA Publishers' Forum last winter. Yet another reason to get involved with events.

As for the NEW features:

The new header is by Irene Strychalski. We had quite a few submissions but she really captivated the concept and humor of our department. Nice job, Irene.

MEMBERS - An updated list of our faculty, students, and alum. In order to become a member you must be a SCAD-Atlanta SEQA student, alumni, faculty, or staff. If you have a blog or website or LJ or Deviant Art account devoted to your artwork, please email templeofcartoonmojo@gmail.com the link so it can be added to this list.

CALENDAR - As of right now it contains just a link to ConventionScene.com where you can see the schedule for all upcoming comic conventions in the world. We'll be adding SCAD-Atlanta events and schedules in the coming month. Fall quarter will see a BIG update in this section.

SHOWCASE - Just like our physical showcase boards outside of room 347 in Building 1600 on SCAD-Atlanta's campus, we now have an online version. This same showcase can be viewed as a slideshow in the sidebar. If you are a SCAD-Atlanta SEQA student, alumni, faculty, or staff and have amazing (student) work you'd like to share, please email your work as a JPG, GIF, or PNG to templeofcartoonmojo@gmail.com so it can be added to the Showcase.

WEBCOMICS - We now feature a collection of links to student run webcomics. If you are a SCAD-Atlanta SEQA student, alumni, faculty, or staff and have a webcomic you'd like to share, please email the link and a banner (200x75 pixels) to templeofcartoonmojo@gmail.com so it can be added to this list.

SKETCH CHALLENGES - This is a HUGE collection of all open sketch challenges and submissions for each one. Now you can easily view challenges you can take and see what's been done in the past. As before, you can vote on next week's challenge in the sidebar where the current theme will also be posted. Sketch challenges are not limited in any way except that they must focus on the theme. When you complete your sketch, email templeofcartoonmojo@gmail.com a 72dpi image (JPG, GIF, or PNG). If you have a suggestion for a theme, send it in an email to the same address to add it to the vote.

SPOTLIGHT - We'll be featuring a new Spotlight each quarter now. There is actually a backlog of deserving students. Our next one is Dominike Stanton who is now alum but still more than worth promoting. Check back tomorrow for his Spotlight Q&A. His work is already featured as a slideshow in the sidebar.

FORUM - The Temple now has a Google Group. It's a place where students can post news, work, tips, tricks, and get critiques from their peers. In order to take part, email templeofcartoonmojo@gmail.com so you can be added as a member. We're also looking for student and alum moderators. Let us know if you're interested.

TEMPLE GOSSIP - At the very bottom of the page is a Chatbox. It's there for anyone and everyone to chat and share ideas. Have fun with it.

It's now summer quarter so we hope everyone is having a great break or enjoying their summer classes. Enjoy the new Temple and have fun with the upcoming sketch challenges!

The 99 on CNN

Check out this CNN report on Teshkeel Comics, publisher of "The 99" comic. Much of the art featured (like the mural in the publisher's office) is by SEQA Profs June Brigman and Roy Richardson. Sounds like even Pres. Obama is a fan!
"The 99" on CNN

John Rauch Livestream

John Rauch has a Livestream where you can watch him color pages live online. He keeps an archive and you can watch him on Friday April 16th color a page from the upcoming issue of "Deadpool" from our own Shawn Crystal! Check it out here: http://www.livestream.com/johnrauch.

SEQA Prof. Featured In "Back Issue" Magazine!

Sequential Art Prof. June Brigman is interviewed in the latest issue of "Back Issue" magazine (TwoMorrows), along with writer Louise Simonson. The duo co-created the "Power Pack" comic for Marvel back in the 80's, and have reteamed for a Power Pack 6 pager to be featured in a Marvel "All-Girl" anthology. In keeping with this theme, SCAD alum Rebecca Buchman is slated to ink Brigman's pencils.

SEQA Profs Featured In Manga Museum

SCAD/Atlanta Sequential Art Professors June Brigman and Roy Richardson currently have one of their "Brenda Starr" original comic strips on display in the Kyoto Manga Museum, in Kyoto, Japan. The strip is part of a "Women Cartoonists" exhibit put together by writer/artist Trina Robbins. The show runs until March, and then moves on to Singapore.

Prof. June Brigman On IFC!

Sequential professor June Brigman will be appearing on The Media Project this Sunday at 11pm on the Independent Film Channel (IFC). She was interviewed here at SCAD/Atlanta, so the setting should look familiar. Each episode also re-broadcasts on IFC the following Tuesday at 7:30pm, in case you miss it on Sunday.

NYC Comic Con

Professor Shawn Crystal will be at the NYC Comic Convention this week, February 6-8. He's teaching a workshop on "Words and Pictures: The Language of Comics" from 7:15-8:15pm, Friday February 6th, in room 5, 1A17. He'll also be at the Oni Press, Marvel, and SCAD booths during the con.


Also, Shawn just finished the Deadpool annual (and now Lee Loughridge, SCAD alumn no less, is busy working on color) so look for it at comic shops this March!

Shawn Crystal does Deadpool

It's been official for awhile but for those of you that don't know our very own Professor Shawn Crystal is penciling and inking the upcoming Deadpool Annual! Congratulations, Shawn! He's busting out some amazing pages while teaching full-time. That's two full-time jobs at the same time... and he's kicking ass at both! If that doesn't set an example for the rest of us I don't know what would. If you see him make sure you congratulate him and pick up your copy of the annual when it's released. Shawn is working with Mike Benson, producer for HBO's Entourage, and IGN just interviewed them about working on Deadpool. Check out the full interview here (complete with SCAD-ATL drop). The interview contains lots of art, some of which I've posted below to show his process from thumbs to inks. The color is being done by Lee Loughridge, SCAD alumni. Can't wait to see the book, Shawn. Fantastic work!

     
     
     

Adventures Into Digital Comics

Our illustrious leader, Academic Director Pat Quinn, has artwork (inked by Dean Lowe) featured in a new documentary called Adventures Into Digital Comics. The IMDB says, "In the 90s, comic books lost millions of readers. Can the Internet win them back? The film observes the events surrounding the sudden decrease of sales of comic books in the US in the early 90's, followed by the surge of webcomics on the Internet." They interview creators about the advent of webcomics. It's over ninety minutes of interviews of domestic and European artists of both print and web comics. Much of it focuses on the downfall of sales in the nineties so if you're not familiar with the recent history of the industry (novelty/comic shops, newsstand, and the direct market with the rise of graphic novels, webcomics, and TPBs and why) please take some time to watch it. The quality is a little low but the entire documentary can be watch on IMDB here!
Pat Quinn and John Lowe credits at 91:49 and Roy Richardson is given Special Thanks at the end!

Crystal's work featured on NBC.com

Shawn Crystal has been helping Jeremy Haun and Phil Noto on bringing NBC's television show "Chuck" to comics! Wildstorm is the publisher behind the project. Sadly, Shawn is going uncredited but his work looks great! Specifically, he inked pages on issues one, three, and five. Check out NBC.com's article on the series where you can also view interactive and animated versions of the issues. For more information about the printed issues go here on Wildstorm's website. Way to go, Shawn!

And if you're keeping track, that is two ATL faculty with work in the news just this week!

Crogan's Vengeance

If you've been wondering what this week's sketch theme (Catfoot Crogan) is about then you just haven't been around the ATL campus to watch Chris Schweizer in action! The character is from Crogan's Vengeance, the first in an ongoing series of graphic novels, published by Oni Press, focusing on the family Crogan. We've been honored to watch him develop this phenomenal property and know if people get half as excited when it hits the shelves as we are now, Chris will have one hell of a hit on his hands! We'll be posting more about his series of books in the coming weeks counting down to the public release on October 29th. For now check out Newsarama's interview of Chris and go to Oni Press to purchase your own advanced copy!

Available: October 29th!