Anti-Venom #2

Greetings true believers! Today Anti-Venom #2 hits the stands and yours truly did 11 pages of pencils for the issue. Above is a sample of the art. So make sure you pick it up when you go to your favorite comic store. Also I want everyone to know I'm heading to Boston on Friday to be at the Boston Comic Con. I will be selling original artwork prints and sketchbooks in Artist Alley so stop on by. If you're a Warlord fan I have pages from issue #3 that are HOT! I will also have pages from Marvel Apes as well. If you are attending make sure you stop by, introduce yourself and pick up some stuff.

On another note I found out on Monday that I had the famous H1N1 virus. I'll almost all better now, but it made for some slow drawing days. Now that I'm done coughing up a lung things should be getting back to normal. Stay tuned for some Iron Man 2 sketch cards, Farscape, and Cover illustrations. Till next week...

-Chad

Sketchcard Warm Up

Hey all. I'm gearing up for sketch card season here is a peak. More soon. 2.5x3.5"

Farscape

Hey All, Its that time again! Time to show off a little more of what I've been up to. Today I've chosen some character concept sketches I've been doing for Farscape (published by Boom Studios). Look for my art on some of the up and coming Farscape covers. In other exciting news. I'm doing some more sketch cards for Upper Deck which means I will soon have more artist proof sketch cards! Yeah!!! I'll post them here as I get them done. But I'm excited. Anyhoodle I'm busy so I'm going to leave it at that and get back to the drawing board. Till next time!

-Chad

How About Some ART!

Long time no show and tell! I've been busy. First off: I'd like to thank everyone who came out to support Jake at Dragon's Keep. We helped raise a serious chunk of change in 5 short hours and it was a great! Mental note. Next time bring Obama Reference! Rumor has it we might do another fund raiser up in SLC. I'll keep you posted. Check out some of the links on my Facebook Profile and you will catch some of the stuff the other artists and I cranked out. Anyhoo. I need and I mean NEED to post some Warlord stuff. Issues five and six have come out since I last posted and I didn't even plug them. SHAME ON ME!Mike's fans seem to be warming up to me just in time for Mike to do a two issue stint on the art. So when I come back for issue 10 they will hate me all the more. I can't blame them Mike stuff is stellar. I tell you what, If I was a Mutant I'd want my power to be able to absorb other artist's talent. Anyhoo here are some pretty pictures. I'll try and post more. No promises, but I'll try.

Jake Black Benefit Fundraiser

As many of you guys know, I operate out of Southern Utah. As isolated as I am, the comic professionals in the state are a pretty close knit group. We've all met at one function or another and we keep tabs on what each other is up to. A few years back I was privileged to meet Jake Black at a signing at Dragon's Keep for Free Comic Book Day. We kept in touch through social networking, chatted back and forth; call us Facebook pen-pals if you like. Last year we even pitched a book to DC together (although it seems that pitch never took roots). Shortly after our fruitless endeavor I also found out from Jake that he had a lump on his chest that turned out to be cancer. Jake has been fighting it for while know and is doing a good job kicking it despite scary set backs like pneumonia. This whole time I've empathized as best I could, prayed and offered words of support; but for the most part I've watched helplessly as someone who I consider a friend has suffered. No more! Thanks to some super swell guys like Bill Galvin, John Ortiz and the crew at Dragon's Keep in Provo we (the comic creator's of Utah) are gathering together to help raise funds for Jake Black.

The event will take place Saturday Sept 12th. Starting at 10:00am at Dragon's Keep (260 N. University Ave, Provo Utah, 84601) and the list of Talent helping out is huge! Guys like:

• Ryan Ottley the best monthly artist in the industry on such titles as Invincible and Haunt for Image Comics.
  
• Bill Galvin of Simpsons and Archie Comics.
  
• Derek Hunter the creator of Pirate Club.
  
• Howard Taylor the creator of Schlock Mercenary.
  
• Tyler Kirkham artist for TopCow on huge books like Spider-Man and X-men.
  
• Sal Velluto who's worked on more projects than the lot of us put together,
  

and several others including myself.

Its gonna be HUGE! So if you read this blog come join the fun and help out Jake! Dragon's Keep will be donating a percentage of the day's sales and artist will be donating various artworks to help raise funds. Hope to see you there! Bring your money and take home some good karma!

Here is a Link to the event: http://dragonskeep.com/dsk_cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=698&Itemid=31

Sketchbook

Hey guys, things are still crazy here but I thought I would take a second to plug my sketchbook for this year. Its the first one I've ever done and its a nice mix of stuff I've been doing for games, comics, and cards. If you are a fan of my blog I'm pretty sure you'll love my sketchbook. I'll be selling them across the nation at cons this year (some of you might have picked one up at San Diego) if you catch me at a signing or a show they are $10.00 (US) or you can by them over the internet or through the mail for $15.00 (US).

To purchase over the internet send $15.00 to hardinart@hotmail.com via Paypal and BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOUR CORRECT SHIPPING ADDRESS.

To purchase thought the mail send a money order or cashier's check Hardin Art Studios 5178 N. Bulldog Rd. Cedar City UT, 84721. BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOUR CORRECT SHIPPING ADDRESS.

The book is 32 pages long, in black and white and limited to 500 copies. If you get one be sure to leave me feedback here so I can make an even better one next year! The image at top is the front and back cover.

Seattle ComiCard Con

Howdy all. its been an insanely long time since I've updated and I applogize, but ever since the Seattle Comicard Con I've been so stacked I couldn't think straight. I'd like to thank Steve Miner for being such a gracious host. I spent the day drawing sketches for fans and I also had a great time. Besides meeting a ton of awesome people the highlight of the Con for me was being able to meet the comic legend Mike Grell. Mike and I have been working with on Warlord for the past 4 issues but we have never been able to meet. Mike was great about showing me some of the tips and tricks of the trade, and I tried to soak up as much of his teaching as I could. It is clear why Warlord fans are so devoted to his art. Mike has mastered his craft and if you think his stuff looks good in print you should see it in person! Anyhoo I'm still super busy so I dont have a ton of time to blog. I have tons to show and share. I still haven't posted about San Diego Comic Con, Warlord #5, Farscape, My new Marvel gig, my brand new sketchbook, and the upcoming Boston Comic Con. Hopefully I'll get to post more soon. Stay tuned!