Superboy

Young Justice is my new high. Well, not the cartoon, the comic. I read issue #1 two days ago and loved it. Looks like I may start to collect again, or at least for as long as the serise lasts. Inspired by the comic, I drew this up.
Drawn and colored in Manga Studio EX4. Texture added in Photoshop.

Bonus: Here's a video I took while inking Superboy in Manga Studio. Enjoy!

Introducing Ouch!

The secret project is no longer a secret. Introducing my latest foray into the world of web comics, Ouch!
Starting this Monday, February 21, 2011, Ouch! will debut with the first strip and update every Monday and Friday.
What is Ouch! you ask? It's a fun little idea I came up with during my Toon Stories experimentation which I decided to carry on as it's own web comic.
But simply put, Ouch! is just a simple and fun short story which I decided to share with everyone as a web comic.
I had the choice to package up this short story and go straight to printing, or digital publishing, but instead, I thought it would be a better idea to go ahead and share it on the internet.
Unlike a regular ongoing web comic, Ouch! will run for a few weeks until it finally reaches the end. And I could not be more excited about sharing this story with you all.
If you're a fan of my work, and are excited to see this new project, please, I cannot stress this enough but, word of mouth is king. Please help me spread the news on as many social sites as possible. If you're part of a forum, please spread the word, if you're on Facebook or Twitter, please help spread the word.
Thanks in advance!
The fun starts this Monday, February 21, 2011. Click here to go to the official Ouch! website!

Spaced Thing: Jenna

I've been on a Spaced Thing kick lately. I finished the entire story outline today and started the script. Plus I've been playing around with the look of the characters to get a feel for drawing them. I know the previous image of Vega, the main character of the story was a bit cartoonish, but this one is more what the actual style of the comic will be drawn like. This is Science Officer Jenna. She was in the original story and will be in the final story. As a matter of fact, all of the original casts made it to the current and final version of the story including, as you can clearly see, the Alien!

Drawn, inked and colored in Manga Studio EX 4. Texture added in Photoshop CS3.

It's a Spaced Thing

Just felt like drawing this last night before calling it quits. Nothing to get excited about though. While I plan to finish Spaced Thing someday, I'm not currently working on it. Other projects are taking up my free time. Still, this was incredibly fun and reminded me why I created Spaced Thing and why I want to return to it and finish it.
By the way, as a reminder, Spaced Thing is available as a free download at The Illustrated Section. Go grab yourself a PDF copy full of whacky goodness :)

Enjoy!
Spaced Thing is copyright © 2011 Eric Merced.

Frantic Scratchings

What time is it?

My Illustration tribute to a new awesome show being worked on at Cartoon Network Studios, a.k.a Adventure Time by Pendleton Ward.

www.chogrin.com

The show won't premiere until 2010, but get acquainted with Finn and Jake and what to expect by looking at the official Adventure Time Blog by Frederator, and by watching the original pilot below. Enjoy!

Check out the Adventure Time blog! (Updated everyday!)

Watch the Adventure Time Pilot!

Sing Along!

"It's Adventure Time, common and grab your friends! We'll go to very distant lands...With Jake the dog and Finn the human, the fun will never end, it's adventure time!!!"

Stop this crime

Dear Sugar Frosted Goodness dear friends dear all

Don Quichotte Website and Magazine invites amateur and professional all cartoonists to protest against the massacre and slaying of hundred of thousands seals made under the permission of the Canadian Goverment. Donquichotte's goal is to start an international exhibition against Canadian Government to show cartoonists' reactions about this barbarity.

The one displayed here on the top is my own (mario sughi at www.nerosunero.org) cartoon.

Please take part to the initiative by sending your cartoons at: donquichotte@donquichotte.at

Donquichotte Press Release:
Dear Cartoonist
Canadian Government allows slaying hundred of thousands seals and the Canadians repeat this pitiless massacre every year. Unfortunately this massacre keeps going although many groups of animal rights societies protest that by organizing events in the world.
Don Quichotte invites amateur and professional all cartoonists to protest this cruel massacre on our web site. Our goal is to start an international exhibition against Canadian Government to show cartoonists' reactions about this barbarity.
Prize is going to be saving life of the innocent seals.
We aim to put pressure on Canadian Government to stop this brutal massacre. By joining us you will be part of this struggle for saving seals' life.
Your artworks can ensure Canadian Government's reconsideration about this barbarian slaughter.
We hope this shameful cruel massacre will be end up with all cartoonists' support.
All copyright of the published artworks on Don Quichette web site in this exhibition will be property of PETA.
( PETA is the worlds largest animal rights group headquartered in Norfolk, VA and having field offices in places like New York City, Washington DC and having affiliates in Germany, England, India and other places. Stands for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.)
www.donquichotte.at

Ciao ciao

Mario

www.nerosunero.org

Donquichotte: "no smoking" international cartoons contest

Dear Cartoonists and Illustrators, Don Quichotte is organizing an international contest.

Subject:"No Smoking!"

Would you like to contribute too?
send your cartoons illustrations to:
donquichotte@donquichotte.at

Donquichotte is a cartoons website (in 2007 it has been elected as the second best website on the web)

http://www.donquichotte.at/

Mario Sughi

Donquichotte Committee Member!!!

http://www.nerosunero.org/