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20 days

The Hitman omnibus is due July 30th... it's gonna be awesome! Please pre-order it if possible from yer LCS. The more pre-orders the more copies printed and the more likely we get volume 2! Thanks! 😊😎

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John McCrea @ drawing Dead Eyes atm

@mccreaman

1 year

A spiderman drawing

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1 year

Darth Vader drawn to be auctioned for National Doodle Day, for Epilepsy Action, go to for more info.

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5 years

Bloody brilliant!

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6 years

Just a little reminder to aspiring comic artists ( and pros ) that this page by #WallyWood is probably one of the most useful tools in your toolkit! #comics #storytelling #comicart

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4 years

just found this page up in the loft!

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5 years

the difference in meeting your heroes- John Byrne was a complete ass and George Perez was a total doll! One means I'll look at his work and there will always be a voice saying 'But what a douche' and the other, the voice will say ' Total class!" Let's all try to be Perez, people.

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3 years

its 5 years today since Steve Dillon passed, leaving a giant artistic hole in the comics industry and his friends and fans with the memories of one of the nicest blokes you could meet. Post your favourite Bloke Dillon pics and remember the genius

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ah shit, it's Steve Dillon's 60th birthday today. He was such a great artist. He was a good friend. He was a top bloke. Here's my favourite photo of me and him... let's see your fav Steve drawings, photos or stories and lets remember Steve #steve60 #rabbits

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3 years

I mean @stevedillon20 was 19 when he was drawing this? Most pro artists are never this good. I am now a year older than Steve when he died, and I'm nowhere near this good....

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2 years

found buried on the beach yesterday

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3 years

I have started watching #Daredevil on Netflix again- it's even better than I remember.... the cast, writing, direction, action etc... are all so good.

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4 years

Silver Surfer finished- no photoshop touch up.

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1 year

Woo! Only 9 more followers and I hit 10k... can it happen today?🤪

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8 years

I miss my friend and fellow bunny lover, Steve Dillon... here's to you, Steve, top bloke and top artist.

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4 years

what the f.... ? Moebius did a Classic Spider man cover?? With Morbius? So it's Moebius draws Morbius!😃

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4 years

Power Man /Iron Fist #commission all done using ink wash and Dr Martin's white paint- think it evokes the era and place pretty well. #comicart #comics #marvelcomics #MarvelStudios #marvel #NYC #70s #superheroes

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5 years

dear @Marvel @AgentM @MightyBrunstad please let me draw the Legion of Monsters!

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4 years

not sure if this needs any more- I like the simplicity of the single colour #darthmaul #starwars #commission #commissionsopen #comicart

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I was in the loft and found a box I hadn't looked in for a while...turns out it was nearly 40 years since I'd looked in it...here's a few comics that were within. Would anyone like to see any more comics from the box? #drstrange #marvelcomics #comics

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6 months

I would really love to do a Constantine/Swamp Thing book- I have already drawn both of them but a mini series or GN would be fantastic. Here's my take on them.

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Steve Dillon's birthday today, he would have been 62! Forever missed, both the man and his art.

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2 years

It's 6 years since Steve Dillon passed- a giant in the world of comic art and a bloke I was lucky enough to call a friend. Miss you, Steve.

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6 years

In case you missed the #ImageExpo announcement, here's my new project with @GerryDuggan and @SpicerColor , Dead Rabbit! Amazing logo by @mannymederos too. Hitting shops and faces late summer!

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9 months

Alright! This may make a few people happy... it's certainly made me smile!😁😎

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4 years

It's my birthday today! Here's an actual photo from my celebrations, no filter! I just want to thank everyone who has supported my career over the years!😄

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Batman:Gotham by Gaslight commission inks finished #BatmanDay #batman #GothamKnights #dccomics #dcu #mignola #commissionsopen #comicartist #ComicArt

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Hitman/Lobo inks finished....I enjoyed every second of inking this...😁😎

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4 years

Silver Surfer stage 2

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Artist? What artist?

DC Film News

@DCFilmNews

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According to James Gunn, the following New 52 books were ‘among [his] favorites’: •Batman - Scott Snyder •Action Comics - Grant Morrison •Wonder Woman - Azzarello •Suicide Squad - Adam Glass •Animal Man - Lemire •Batgirl - @GailSimone •Red Hood & The Outlaws - Lobdell

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my first ever issue of the #XMen is out today, Uncanny X-men #11 written by @AshcanPress with colours by @SpicerColor - check out those colours! #Wolverine #Marvel #marvelcomics

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2 months

here's my black and white drawing for the cover of the Hitman omnibus, due mid year, I believe.😁👊😎 #hitman #dccomics #gotham #Batman

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2 years

This John Constantine drawing is now up in my shop along with many other fine arts, comics, prints and books.

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4 months

Still wasn't happy with my DKR pic, so did some more work on it including adding a grey wash. I think it's done now... #Batman #DCU #dcuniverselive #BatmanAndRobin #ComicArt #noai

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Just finished the first issue of my new comic ( due to outside influences a long time coming ) but I think it might be some of my best work... announcement soon.... #comics #art #ComicArt #NOIR

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4 years

#Hulk finished! #marvel #MarvelStudios #marvelcomics #Hulk #Commission

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3 years

Joan Jett is too cool....and Debbie's King Kong t-shirt!😍

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24 days

Exciting! This book is gonna be awesome 😎

DC Collected Editions - A Fan Account

@DCCollectEd

24 days

On sale 30th July is HITMAN BY GARTH ENNIS & JOHN MCREA Omnibus Vol 1! By Garth Ennis, @mccreaman , Steve Pugh, Carlos Ezquerra and more!

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my youngest wants me to have a youtube channel, so he set it up and then filmed me sketching this #Spiderman pic, but he couldn't figure out how to timelapse it or remove the sound... so we abandoned the video...will try again tomorrow... in the meantime, I chucked colour on it

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6 years

My career was nearly over by 2003, I couldn't get work anywhere except odd jobs I had to really hustle for, I took 3 years out ( while doing other work ) and rebuilt my artstyle and have slowly worked my way back into the industry #ShareYourRejections

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@mccreaman

2 years

tried inking the Constantine sketch from yesterday- I still feel horrible so be kind! #dccomics

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Happy Birthday to Garth Ennis, me old mucker & oft times co conspirator! Here we both are, on the 9th July 1994 on the roof of 363 Portland Street in Hong Kong, where I was living at the time. Points to any eagle eyed folks who can identify the comic panel we were posing for!

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5 years

The reason I've been quiet on the oul social media of late is that I've been working on a 21 page story for #UncannyXmen #11 which I just finished... written by @AshcanPress with colours by the mighty @SpicerColor , published by @Marvel , it stars this chap...

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3 years

Thinking of Steve today... because.

John Freeman

@johnfreeman_DTT

7 years

There's a tribute to Steve Dillon in all DC Comics. (Thanks to Steve Cook for the heads up)

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5 years

We are mother lovin' back, mother lovers!

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Uh oh, that pesky devourer of worlds is on his way... #Marvel #MarvelStudios #marvelcomics #FantasticFour #comicart #comicbookart #comics #inking #scifi

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1 year

Another find in the loft, this Mike Zeck Punisher portfolio from 1986, published by Editions Deese in France, after Zeck had done the Punisher mini series for Marvel... 1 of 2

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1 year

working on Dead Eyes.....

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6 years

here's a wee #Death drawing from #ThoughtBubble2018 #vertigo #sandman #dccomics @neilhimself @ShadeX6

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1 year

just reread this little beauty...such wonderful, quirky stories. If you have never read Concrete, you really are missing out. Got a forward by the late great Archie Goodwin.

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2 years

not sure if I ever mentioned it, but sadly my cover for the Mandalorian #3 was cancelled due to problems that I am not privy to. A shame, as I thought it looked pretty good, and had great colours by @SpicerColor ....maybe Marvel will use it elsewhere....🤞

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3 years

Couldn't resist popping some screen tone on this panel of #SteveDitko 's #SpiderMan pencils that I had inked- wanted it to have that old British #Marvel feel to it, with the single colour... #MarvelUK #MarvelUK #comics #Marvelinthe1970s @Marvel

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3 years

happy Birthday #Superman ... I rarely enjoy drawing you, as I am not good at the clean cut types... but this pic worked ok I think...

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6 years

Norm Breyfogle drew a great Batman- but the way he drew the Demon was amazing- and a bit of an influence... so sad to hear of his death. RIP

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4 years

SKELETOR! Final version with a little white out. #MOTU #motu #MastersoftheUniverse #HeMan #cartoons #comicartist #comicart #commissionsopen #commissions #commissionart

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1 year

Would anyone like to see me draw more Constantine, cuz I love drawing the nasty bastard!😅

John McCrea @ drawing Dead Eyes atm

@mccreaman

2 years

This John Constantine drawing is now up in my shop along with many other fine arts, comics, prints and books.

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2 years

yer man....😎

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2 years

since #LukeCage is trending, here's my pic of him and Danny getting a new job from Misty knight... #IronFist #Marvel #MarvelStudios

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6 years

Garth just got given this pic by Steve's kids- this was for an article for @DCComics Shop Talk edited by Dean Motter- to quote Garth-'He doesn’t do me any favours, but then he’s not exactly letting himself off the hook either...'

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3 years

I also love Swamp Thing

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1 year

Hulk commission finished! I may add a bit of a greywash tomorrow and post a proper scan... #Hulk #MarvelStudios #marvelcomics #ComicArt #comicartist

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3 years

this X-men team

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3 months

It's Rich Buckler's birthday. I did this Deathlok piece to help out when he was ill, I have no idea if it ever reached the guy organising the help, he never responded to me after I sent it. #richbuckler

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3 years

First thing I've drawn in weeks....

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1 year

I drew this League commission 6 months back- I got a bit carried away because it's such a great book and Kev O'Neill is such an amazing artist, I wanted to do the book and it's art justice... RIP Kev O'Neill. Gone but definitely not forgotten.

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3 years

Hitman inks done,wash and car spray paints next.

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3 years

The lad from the Cauldron all finished up.

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6 months

Spider Gwen commission all done

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3 years

Popping on the ink wash on Tommy 😎😅

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@mccreaman

3 years

Big polluting business needs to be held accountable stat

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3 years

This flooding in Germany today is hard to wrap your head around. It really seems like the planet is trying to tell us something

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5 years

Here's a page from an issue of #deadeyes by @GerryDuggan and me, just to show you the love that's going into this book. FOC is 9th Sept and the Diamond code is AUG190060. Published by @ImageComics . Put your order in at your local comic shop, folks! #imagecomics #comics

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10 months

I did a LOEG commission for Brent last year. He worked with Gerhard (of Cerebus fame) to rotate and crop my original pencils/inks which he then printed on 11x17 comics board, and then painted in watercolor. The result is fantastic...

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9 months

I think Mick McMahon is my favourite artist ever. He's really the only artist who makes me gasp with amazement when I look at his pages, no matter how many times I have seen them. These tiny little panels from Slaine:Sky Chariots are sublime. Utter works of art.😍🤩😭

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1 year

finished the Dredd inks, added a bit of digital tone and popped a bit of colour on for extra zing! Colours definitely NOT by @SpicerColor 🤣 #2000ad #judgedredd @2000AD #art #ComicArt

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3 years

Random crap on my phone

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8 years

#GhostRider #inks finished! #Marvel #marvelshare #Marvelsuperheroes toothbrush, nib pen and fineliner

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3 years

someone on fb asked to see my studio setup, so I thought I'd post this prelockdown photo of my glorious studio... it's quite a bit messier and cluttered now, sadly...

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5 years

The #GOTG annual #1 is out next Wednesday, I drew 3 pages feat #Cosmo the Space Dog... colours were applied by my favourite huemeister @SpicerColor - here's the hound himself....

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3 years

progress on this Timmy Managhon aka Hotman commission....

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3 years

continuing my self flagellation by ink...

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Jonah Hex headshot done! You can order any headshot from my webstore, plus find lots of other goodies....

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2 years

Want to see how the magic happens? Here's my process to create the cvr for Soul Plumber #3 ,which starts,as most things do,w/ some eejit posing with a blanket..I don't have a slurpee machine in my living room,I am merely a genius with p/shop! @DCComics @marcusparks @HenryLovesYou

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5 years

Ok some cool #DeathsHead news- I am doing 4 interconnecting covers for the new mini series by @kei_zama , @TiniHoward & @NickRoche from @Marvel - big fan of our intergalactic bounty hunter, yes? Here is a bit of the cover for #1 - big thanks to @MightyBrunstad for bringing me in!

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If you see this, tweet a Daredevil

Comic Who Loves Comics

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If you see this, tweet a Daredevil.

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This page from Swamp Thing up in my shop!

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thread- it was #SteveDillon s 57th birthday a couple of days ago, and I am going to share a few photos of the big man- here Steve and I are in what must be one of his most on brand photos- this was taken the night before #SiSpencer & Colleen's wedding back in June 97 in Sheffield

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3 years

I am in a state of shock, my old friend from way back, Si Spencer, has died... I really can't believe it...

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Daredevil commission on the go... if there is one character I would really like to draw... #commissionsopen #Commission #DaredevilBornAgain #Daredevil #MarvelStudios #Marvel #MarvelComics #ComicArt #comicartist

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3 years

I drew a bunch of commissions over lockdown- I am thinking of jumping on the bandwagon and making a wee sketchbook of the nearly 60 drawings I did- anyone interested?

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Marshal Law doodle becomes less doodle-y.....

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4 years

BOOM!

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4 years

Tommy Monaghan drawing all finished using ink wash and pentel correction pen highlights- off into the garden now... have a great day folks!😎👊 #hitman #hitmanday #dccomics #Batman #Gotham #dcu #dcuniverse #ComicArt #comics

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Just popped a bit of colour on my #SwampThing pic... @DCComics @SwampThingTV #dccomics #ComicArt #comicartist

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4 years

@WarcraftLounge @davidsirota because you're garbage

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Constantine and friend from an upcoming Helblazer story I did recently, with colour by the mighty @SpicerColor ....

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5 years

Hey I have drawn 4 inter connecting covers for #Marvel 's new #DeathsHead series coming out in a few months- see the article here: …The covers are coloured by @SpicerColor , and I think hes done an amazing job!

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2 years

I've dropped out of a couple of cons, inc Thought Bubble & now the fab @pauljholden has stepped in to help me on Soul Plumber as I have Long Covid- I've been unwell since early August and things haven't improved much but I'd like to thank @katiekubert for being so understanding

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Death finished. #Death #Sandman #dccomics #vertigo #NeilGaiman #chrisbachello