Gaston Darko is a chronorider. Second of his kind, genetically engineered and sent back to the dawn of the XIX century to keep track of his colleague, Captain Bruno.

CHINESE WHISPERS UCHRONAL COVER REMODEL; 2000AD PROG 1


Second cover remake at the Whitechapel forums. This time It’s the turn of 2000AD, the science fiction comics magazine. Here’s the rules of the game:


You are an artist/designer. You have to put together the cover for the first issue of a weekly science-fiction anthology comic called 2000AD.


You don’t know much about what’s in it. You’ve been given the following pieces of information to include on the cover somehow:


“featuring the new DAN DARE”


“M.A.C.H. 1 – his incredible hyperpower will amaze you!”


“SPACE-AGE DINOSAURS! Read ‘FLESH’ ”


“STOP PRESS! GREAT BRITAIN INVADED!”


(…)


The cover must include a logo and the numbering, which you’ve been told is not the usual “issue one,” but “Programme 1.”


And that’s it.


It’s up to you what kind of company you’re at. What kind of comics you make. What era you’re in. Who you are, even. Go nuts with it.


(…)


It sort of mirrors the truth of 2000AD Prog 1, which was that it didn’t strictly speaking have a cover illustration, as a massive frisbee was mounted on the front cover as a free gift.


(…)


2000 AD is copyright © Rebellion A/C.

This weeks Remake / Remodel at Whitechapel is a bit different from usual. Here’s the new rules of the game:

“You are an artist/designer. You have to put together the cover for a comic called SUPERMAN. It is issue 1 of this book.


You have been told that Superman is a man who dresses predominantly in a shade of blue, and wears a red S symbol. You know nothing else about the character.


The cover must include a logo and the text THE COMPLETE STORY OF THE DARING EXPLOITS OF THE ONE AND ONLY SUPERMAN.


And that’s it.


It’s up to you what kind of company you’re at. What kind of comics you make. How you translate that description of Superman. What era you’re in. Who you are, even. Go nuts with it.


You have one week. Go.”

Last time I checked, Superman was still copyright (c) DC Comics.

This picture was my entry for one for one of the Remake/Remodel challenges taking place regularly at the Whitechapel forums. The Challenge here was to create a new version of SkyRocket Steele, a character from 1930 that lasted six issues:


“Skyrocket Steele was a hero in the year X. He was assisted by Sari Marston and Invex the Invisible Man. His nemesis was Vance Roy. Skyrocket Steele was the first character created by Bill Everett”.


There’s a 3D streoscopic version on the right, but you’ll need a pair of 3D glasses to see is properly. The red for the left and green for the right kind of glasses, not the ones you get at 3D movies.


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Esta imagen fue mi contribución a uno de los hilos Remake/Remodel que se organizan con regularidad en los foros de Whitechapel. El reto aquí, era crear una nueva versión de Skyrocket Steele, un personaje de 1930 que sólo duró tres números:


“Skyrocket Steele fue un héroe en el año X. Contaba con la ayuda de Sari Marston e Invex, el hombre invisible. Su némesis era Vance Roy. Skyrocket Steele fue el primer personaje creado por Bill Everett”


La imagen de la derecha es una versión estereoscópica. Te harán falta un par de gafas 3D para ver el efecto. Gafas rojas y verdes (a izquierda y derecha respectivamente) y no del tipo de las que se utilizan en las salas de cine modernas.

‘In to Views’ is an interview site to help promote artists and writers of all different types and genres. Artists, musicians, writers, thinkers – anyone with a project they wish to talk about. A few weeks ago, they gave me the chance to fill in their questionnaire:

what is your name?
Hi, my name is Alberto J. Silva (the J. stands for Jorge) How’s It going?

how would you describe what you do?
Somebody said I’m someone who draws things. That’s fine for me. I draw things.

what are you currently working on?
I just released “Superwolf”, a print on demand comic book, and I’m also finishing the newest bulk update for my webcomics site “Steel Raining”, which is in fact a collection of short stories. Then there’s this project I’ve been working on for the last few years that I’d like to finish once and for all. I’m only 8 pages away from the end, so I think…
Click to read the rest of the interview at In To Views

I wouldn’t say this is the one that started this whole crazy mess, but Arsen Fox was the first Steel Raining webcomic to reach the net. Ever since that day, It became one of the most successful stories in the Steel Raining website. Now We’ve made a small effort to translate this short adventure to English with the hope that our non spanish speaking friends can enjoy these pages too. Hit the button below and jump to page 8, where the english translation begins. Also, remember In the News Today has also been translated and includes a short appearance of Fox himself. Go take a look once you’re done here!


However, you may still find some wrong grammar or spelling mistakes. Sorry for the inconvenience. You can report such mistakes writing an e-mail to steelraining(a)gmail.com


All policemen in the Steel Raining Department are robots, including the field chief, Arsen Fox. With his robocops force, he patrols the city and mantains order in the streets. All the rest is Private Security’s bussiness.

La conexión con la cámara puede tardar, paciencia. No es obligatorio prestar atención a la publicidad. Yo no saco un duro de ésto.

COMICTIME ATTACK HA TERMINADO

Muchísimas gracias a todos los que se pasaron o estuvieron más o menos pendientes. Durante las próximas semanas terminaremos de rotular SUPERWOLF y decidiremos qué queremos hacer con la historia. Pero eso será otro día. Entre tanto podéis ver como se dibujó la última página en el reproductor, o echar un vistazo a este estupendo fanart dedicado a los Peasantes que han hecho Megachix y la gente de DOP. Mega incluso se grabó dibujando a la vez que yo!


Comienza ComicTime Attack 2009. Desde las 09:00 GMT de este próximo sábado 28/04/09, speed comics en vivo en Steel Raining. Descarga el guión, sintoniza con nuestra webcam y sigue el trabajo página a página a lo largo de todo el día. Tenemos un personaje absurdo, mucho papel y una cámara a través de la que podréis conectar con nuestra mesa de dibujo.


DESCARGA EL GUIÓN (Megaupload) Contiene los formatos pdf y Celtx.


Si logramos llegar hasta el final, la historia incluye un cameo de JENNY EVERYWHERE, personaje Open Source que se inventó la gente de Barbelith.com (The character of Jenny Everywhere is available for use by anyone, with only one condition. This paragraph must be included in any publication involving Jenny Everywhere, in order that others may use this property as they wish. All rights reversed).


Atentos, es Comictime Attack!


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COMICTIME ATTACK IS OVER NOW

Huge thanks to all those who dropped by or followed Comictime Attack. In the coming weeks We’ll finish the lettering in SUPERWOLF and decide what to do with such a bizarre story. In the meantime, you can see a recording of me drawing the last page of the book in the player above, or take a look at this wonderful fanart created by Megachix and the people at DOP. Mega even recorded herself drawing at the same time as me!


Here starts Comictime Attack 2009! Next Saturday 04/28/09, around 9:00 P.M. GMT live comics arrive to Steel Raining. Download the script (spanish text, pdf and Celtx formats included), tune on the camera and follow our work page by page. We have a nonsensical character, a stack of paper and a crappy cam you can use to connect with our drawing table.


Also, if We manage to get to the end, the story includes a cameo of JENNY EVERYWHERE, the Open Source character created at the Barbelith.com forums. (The character of Jenny Everywhere is available for use by anyone, with only one condition. This paragraph must be included in any publication involving Jenny Everywhere, in order that others may use this property as they wish. All rights reversed).


Stay sharp, It’s Comictime Attack!

Estas dos tiras fueron mi contribución a uno de los hilos Remake/Remodel que se organizan regularmente en los foros de Whitechapel. Por primera vez, dos de los personajes de anteriores Remake/Remodel coinciden en una misma aventura. Vuelven Irma Vep y el Capitán Justicia.


“Irma Vep era la más atractiva de los protagonistas de LES VAMPIRES, un serial cinematográfico en 10 partes acerca de un equipo de ladrones. Era “su miembro más enigmático… una mujer tan bella como implacable y peligrosa”… A Irma Vep se la reconoce como la primera femme fatale del cine. Seduce a las personas para satisfacer sus propios fines y va por ahí robando, enfundada en su mono negro.


Por su parte el Capitán Justicia es un lobo de mar, un “pirata moderno”, un “aventurero de primer orden” cuya guarida -una verdadera maravilla de la tecnología- era una fortaleza de una milla de altura. Contaba con una nave invisible para viajar por todo el mundo acompañado de sus amigos, Midge (su joven asistente pelirrojo) y el Profesor Flaznagel. Desde ciudades perdidas a las profundidades del Sahara, juntos combatían a los malechores allá donde los encontraran.


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These strips were my contribution for one of the Remake/Remodel weekly challenges at the Whitechapel forums. For the first time ever, two charecters from previous Remake/Remodel challenges get together in the same adventure.


“Irma Vep was the most striking protagonist of LES VAMPIRES, a 10-part movie serial about a team of burglars. She was “their most enigmatic member by far… a woman as ruthless and deadly as she is beautiful”… Irma Vep is broadly considered to be cinema’s first femme fatale. She’s a moral vacuum, she seduces people to her will in order to control her environment and she steals shit while wearing a black catsuit…”


“Captain Justice is the “Sea Rover,” a “modern pirate,” an “adventurer of the highest order” whose home base, a technological wonder (it had two-way television in it), was a mile-high fortress, Titanic Tower, floating somewhere in the Atlantic. He used an invisible airship to take him and his friends, Midge the red-headed boy assistant (think Sexton Blake’s Tinker and Nelson Lee’s Nipper) and Professor Flaznagel, around the world, from hidden cities to the depths of the Sahara, and to fight evil and wrong-doers wherever he found them.”

My first sketch of Captain Justice

24 viñetas con la actualidad de Steel Raining, publicadas cada lunes durante 24 semanas. En las noticias hemos conocido al nuevo jefe de campo de Seguridad Privada, David Brannigan, a la virgen NTT y su Culto Conciencia o a la bebida de moda, JUM! “Hoy en las noticias” esconde algunas pistas de todo lo que está por venir y hoy por fin puedes leer la historia en su totalidad, de principio a fin. Son las 00:00 GMT en Steel raining y aquí comienza el diario informativo de Lexicom y LX Enterprises. Aunque si quieres saber la verdad, tal vez no deberías leerlo.


This webcomic includes an english translation. Hit the button below and jump straight to page 8 to read In The News Today in english.

‘In the News Today’ puts the end to the broadcast. It’s been 24 weeks of news introducing -amongst others- the new Field Chief of Private Security, David Brannigan, the NTT virgin and her Conscience Cult, or the drink in fashion: JUM! Today you can finally read the whole story, from start to finish.


It’s 00:00 GMT and these are the News Today, a weekly panel updated every monday. For the first time ever, We’ve made an effort to offer one of our STEEL RAINING tales in English. This is your chance to meet Fox, the robot police chief; surf Steel Raining’s most popular MMORPG, Dot Two; or bet for your favorite Tangana team! However, you may still find some wrong grammar or spelling mistakes. We’re sorry for the inconvenience, but you can report such mistakes writing an e-mail to steelraining@gmail.com

LA TigSource Comicompo es un comic dibujado por un grupo de personas. Cada participante ha dibujado una única página de la historia, y esa página está basada en la inmediatamete anterior. Ninguno de los participantes tuvo idea de cual sería el contenido final del cómic hasta que estuvo completado, pero arranca con un creador de videojuegos independiente que se echa a dormir. ¿Qué le sucederá en el extraño mundo del subconsciente? Tendrás que leer el cómic para averiguarlo.


Si todo va bien, la próxima Comicompo comenzará en breve en los foros de TIGSource.com. Si quieres formar parte de la acción, asegurate de estar registrado en los foros. No es necesaria ninguna clase de talento artístico, solo ganas de pasarlo bien y dar forma a una obra de arte tan excepcional que los libros la mencionarán como uno de los mayores logros humanos de todos los tiempos. Ven y apúntate a la próxima!.


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This Comicompo is a a comic made up by a group of people. Each person draws only one page of the comic, and their page is based only upon the previous page. No individual has any knowledge of the comic’s entirety until its completion. The 1st Annual TIGForums Comicompo started with a set theme. That theme is “Indie Dreams.” When the comic begins, an indie developer falls asleep. What happens in the wild world of the subconcious? You’ll have to read the comic to find out.


If all goes well, then the next Comicompo will begin sometime soon. It will be taking place at the TIGSource.com community forums. If you want a piece of the action for the next edition of the Comicompo, then make sure you’re ready and registered the forums! The comic does not require any sort of artistic talent. It’s about having fun and molding a unique piece of art that will go down in the history books as one of the most important human achievements of all time. We hope you can join us next time!


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Page 01 – Otaku42
http://otaku42.deviantart.com/
Page 02 – Hideous
http://hideou.se/
Page 03 – Cow
No Website
Page 04 – Inane
No Website
Page 05 – Cyber95
No Website
Page 06 – george
No Website
Page 07 – Zaphos
http://zaphos.googlepages.com/
Page 08 – xerus
http://www.inxerus.com
Page 09 – Pigbuster
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Page 10 – Pencil_In_Pain
http://www.albertosilva.es/
Page 11 – Akhel
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Page 12 – Hempuli
http://www.hempuli.com/
Page 13 – Evil-Ville
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Page 14 – Xion
http://fourbitfriday.007gb.com/portfolio.html
Page 15 – Mjau
No Website
Page 16 – Gainsworthy
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Page 17 – Corpus
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Page 18 – Biggerfish
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Page 20 – Renton
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