To Infinity and Beyond!

Here's the real "Batman Beyond," Buzz Lightyear and his "You gotta Superfriend in me" pal, Woody. Wouldn't this be a great action figure set! Did this with pencils, inks, and photoshop. Hope you like!

Surgery, Sleep, and Sketch Cards

Well, it's been a while since I've set these chunky digits on the old blogspot! I've not been around the blog because back in April I had surgery to remove another brain tumor. Third times the charm! The surgery went well, but the recovery time had me out of action and sleeping for the better part of 6 weeks. I'm doing much better now and trying to get my draw back on. Which brings me to this Shazam sketch card that I did a couple of weeks ago. I thought I'd put it on Ebay and see if I could make some fundage for the upcoming comic convention season, but to my dismay, this 2 piece sketch card treasure only went for 99 cents! Whoa-the ego goes down in flames. But...on the brighter side, the same buyer who bought this card waited until another of my sketch card auctions ended to buy that card too! That's what you call a return customer or in the biz, a FAN. Ego's stock going up! Who cares that he paid only 99 cents for the second card too.

Pics and Podcast from NCComicon

Finally got a chance to post some pictures of Dilemma Comics at last week's con. Also, thought I'd link up the podcast that Darryl Pierce made at the show. It just so happens that he got several pics of me doing some sketching towards the end of the cast! Here's the link: http://www.archive.org/details/ALittleDeadPodcast-EpisodeV01-NcComicon13March2010
Hope you dig!

Mastering the Dilemma Sketchbook

Here it is! Mastering the Dilemma is 31 pages of awesome! Hot off the presses in time to make its debut at the NCComicon this Saturday, March 13th, MtD is a collection of doodles and sketches that I've done over the last couple of years. It's packed full of classic heroes and toons. It even has some of my favorite sports stuff in it as well. These badboys go for only $5 and includes a free head sketch of your choice in the back! If you would like to get your hands on one of these guys, just swing by NCComicon this weekend or just get in touch with me here and we'll work out the details. Be back soon with con report-Dig It!

NC Comicon Sketches

The NC Comicon will be here on Saturday, and I'm so excited about my first show being the guy on the other side of the table! I'll be promoting Dilemma Comics and the Mastersons, but I'm also gonna have sketches, color prints, and my brand new sketchbook! So, I thought I'd post a few of the sketches that I've been so feverishly working on the past couple of weeks. Hope you dig!

Dilemma Comics!

Okay, so here it goes. Hi, my name is Branson Ragan. I am the man behind the pencils and words of the brand new Dilemma Comics. My wife and I started Dilemma Comics as a way that I could get my very own Magnificent Mastersons book out and in the eye of the public.

As we were trying to come up with a name, it seemed as if every name was taken(there are so many studios!). We were just starting and already in some kind of dilemma. Since I tease my oldest daughter about her name being Emma Dilemma, Dilemma Comics just seemed to fit.

Soon, I hope to have not only Mastersons #1 ready for print, but also other titles to join the Dilemma family of books. So get in on the ground level and begin to master the dilemma!

You can check out Dilemma Comics here:[link]

Oh, did I mention I'll be at a small press table at the NCComicon? It will be my very first con "behind the table"-Ohh yeah! I'm uber excited about the opportunity. I put together a few prints, sketches, and even a pretty sweet sketch book to sell. Just got my Mastersons promotional stuff in the mail, and I think I'm 'bout ready for the big show! Hope to see you there!

Dilemma Comics will be at the small press tables at the NCComiccon on March 13th.[link]

Black Lightning Update!

Just thought I'd post the Black Lightning with the background colored. Dig it! Got lots to post and a big announcement coming soon-so y'all come back now ya here!

Black Lightning

Another one of my favorites, Black Lightning can be a real bad man. I have this idea that DC should have a team of heroes that have the lightning/thunder/weather powers on it. They should call it the Thunder Squad because they "Bring the Boom." Along with BL, it should have Red Tornado, Shazam, Jakeem Thunder, and Flash on the team. Oh yeah-I'd buy that one. Hope you dig!

Fury of Firestorm

The Nuclear Man is a fav of mine dating back to the Super Powers TV show that aired during those wonderful 80's. Hmmm...I think that Members Only jacket is comin' out the closet. Oh yeah, baby!

The Other Dynamic Duo

Day 8 in the month of February and so far I've put the pencil to the paper everyday making some pretty good strides toward improvement. Posting has gotten a little behind due to the frantic pace of life(actually fell asleep while trying to post this the first time), but I thought I'd post a sketch from the vault just for the sake of posting. Blue Beetle and Booster Gold seem to go together like peanut butter and chocolate(and that's pretty good stuff). These guys fight crime with a happy go lucky attitude that make you look forward to seeing what kinda trouble they'll be getting themselves into and out of in the next issue. Always a good read, Beetle and Booster are a pretty good draw as well.

In Brightest Day, In Darkest...Nut?

In my never ending quest to get better, I have decided to draw every day and post at least every other day in the month of February. After starting with Captain Marvel, I thought I'd turn my attention to the lesser known characters of the superhero universe. First on the list, Ch'p. What could be cooler than a power ring wielding super squirrel that is the only Green Lantern (or superhero for that matter) that has no vowels in his name? Singin' chipmunks-I don't think so.

Shazam Zoom Zoom

This year one of my New Year's resolutions is to become more dynamic in my drawings. You know, not just the old head shot or standing pose, but something a little more action packed. Here's my first attempt at a more dynamic me. Watch out 2010 here I come-Zoom Zoom, baby.

Patriot Nation in the House

What a crazy couple of weeks! First, I get my first real commish, and now my take on Major Victory (our school's patriot mascot) on the back of the Spirit Week t-shirt. The shirts are hot off the press today and got a good response from staff and students. I even got asked to sign one! Whoohoo! Definitely geekin' out just a little!

Water covers 80% of the earth-Patriot Nation covers the rest. Or at least that's what I'm believing!

Wait...you wanna pay me to draw?!

That's right folks-someone actually gave me money to draw! Now I know that this may be the norm for some of the professional artist type, but for little ol' me with the chunky digits, it's pretty ama-za-zing. I've been asked by friends or kids at my school to draw things before and even given money for it, but I've never had someone I don't know request(dare I say commission) me to draw something for them. The commissioner saw some of my art on my wife's etsy shop and contacted her with the details of what he wanted. After a couple of emails, I ended up doing an 18x24 piece of him and his dog as He-man and Battle Cat. It was little different request, but I gotta say, it was a blast to do! Anyway, I'm sure all kinds of offers will be rolling in any minute so I better keep this post short, but even if they don't the world is still my oyster, I can see clearly now the rain is gone, and I whistle while I work. What can I say, life is good.