Ooooo, I want Josh Howard’s new summer convention sketchbook.

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Josh Howard has posted the first image (hence our “second look”) of the lead characters from his upcoming title T-Bird & Throttle.

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Josh Howard has announced his next project will debut in July or August of this year.

The title? T-Bird and Throttle, a sci-fi/superhero adventure that’s one part Superman and two parts Fantastic Four, with a dash of Star Trek.

Josh says he’ll post the cover and art in the next couple of days, and we’ll update it here as well.

You can see Josh’s next art on the cover of Wulf and Batsy from Viper Comics.

In the meantime, take the jump to see the sketch cards that Josh did for the upcoming TOPPS: Indiana Jones Heritage trading card set.

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Josh Howard, scribe and artist behind Dead@17 has posted a preview of some of the pages from the upcoming Dead@17 Compendium (coming sometime soon).

Take the jump for some wonderful color art, but be warned; if you are one of those sensitive types or might get in trouble for viewing images of girls in their underwears duking it out with demons, you might want to wait until no one is around.

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Josh Howard has updated his blog site with info regarding the delays with Dead@17 and other titles.

Dead @ 17: Three issues remain (5-7). At the rate this printing schedule is going, you won’t see them until next year. Plus, Diamond is breathing down my neck threatening cancellation (and understandably so). So what’s the solution? I’m going to make the final three issues available online for free, as they are completed, November through December/January. They won’t see actual print until the trade paperback release (containing all 7 issues) in March. I know it’s not the ideal situation, but I hope it will help make up for the delays.

According to Howard, Lost Books of Eve is on the way - sometime.

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Lone Star Comics in Dallas will be hosting an art show for Josh Howard on August 11 beginning at 5:00 PM.

Howard’s most recent project, the graphic novel Clubbing, is part of DC Comics’ imprint MINX, a line of graphic novels aimed primarily at young women. Clubbing was scripted by British writer Andi Watson, who describes the story as “Agatha Christie meets Heathers”. It follows Lottie Brook to her grandparents’ country club in the country, where she must solve a murder while staying out of the trouble that got her sent there in the first place.

If it wasn’t such a long drive, I’d go!

Lone Star Comics Dallas location:
6465 East Mockingbird #362
Dallas, TX 75214
(214) 823-0934

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The movie has only been on screens for a few short hours and already Transformers has been greenlit for a sequel by Dreamworks and Paramount pictures. I gotta tell you, I’ve been pretty excited about seeing the Transformers movie, even though Michael Bay is the director. Typically I go into movies expecting the worst, and then am pleasantly surprised when it doesn’t suck.

Unfortunately my worst fear about this movie seem to be confirmed in the early review Josh Howard posted on his site.

You know that guy you work with or that relative of yours that likes to take your action figures and put them all in sexually suggestive poses while you’re not looking? That’s what this movie felt like.

When one of the “funny” moments includes one of the most loved and revered Autobots, Bumblebee, taking a piss on someone, you know you’ve fallen face down into the filthy, waste-encrusted gutter that is Hollywood.

Holy crap! I can’t wait to see the action figure based on that. “Bubblebee - Now with Pee Action!” No wonder those parents groups are all up in arms.

You can read the rest of the rant at Josh’s site, and if you’ve seen the movie already, post your comments and share your thoughts on The Transformers. If everything Josh says is true,this could mean even worse news for the next Star Trek movie being penned by Robert Orci and Alex Kurtzman, the duo credited for writing Transformers.

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Josh Howard has been a really busy guy lately, and there has been a great deal of confusion as to when certain issues of Dead@17 and Lost Books of Eve are shipping. According to Mr. Howard himself, things have gotten a bit out of hand lately, and he is going ot end both series earlier than expected.

So, in order to fix the problem, which has begun to adversely affect my sales, Lost Books of Eve will be ending with issue 4, and Dead @ 17 will wrap up with issue 7 this fall. Don’t worry, though…I won’t leave you hanging. The current story arcs for both books will be wrapped up in satisfactory ways. This is what I have to do in order to re-start and get things back on track. I’m going to take a much needed break, but I think it’s safe to say you can expect both books to return sometime next year in some form or another. In the meantime, please enjoy the rest of the series. There are still some really big things in store…and if you’ve read the current issue of Dead, you know I’m not kidding.

Bummer - Dead@17 has always been on my must read list, and as much as I’ve gushed about Howard’s other works, it’s sad we’ll be without for a while. Hopefully everything will be sorted out and we’ll see more work sooner, than later.

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I know I sound like a shill for Josh Howard sometimes, but damn if the man can’t draw and tell a great story. He has a brand new book coming out that you wont find in Previews called Other Girls.

This is something I have put together myself and it will be available exclusively here on joshhoward.net. That’s right, you won’t find it in stores anywhere. It will be a 66 page, 8 x 10 full color hardcover. Expected price is $50. Ordering information and content info will be posted next week.

I’ll be ordering the book just because…And for those of you who need a little incentive, take the jump for the full cover.

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I don’t remember if I mentioned it or not, but some creative types, got the go ahead from Josh Howard to produce an independent Dead@17 fan film. The film is finished, and Dread Central is hosting the film for the next 48 hours for all to see. Actually it’s less than 48 hours now, the film will be removed from the site Tuesday, June 19th - better get it now, or hope someone snags it and puts it up on the torrent.

It’s more of a teaser for something bigger, but it gets the general feel of the series right.

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Some of you may have heard of a little movie called Star Wars that came out in 1977. Topps is getting into the act to celebrate the 30th anniversary, and asked Josh Howard to help out.

I was recently invited to contribute 200 sketch cards to the upcoming Star Wars 30th Anniversary card set from Topps. Needless to say, I’m thrilled to be a (very small) part of something that’s shaped my life in so many ways.

Head over to Josh’s site to see all the cards in one go. Awesome work as usual Josh!

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If you haven’t become a regular visitor to Josh Howard’s blog site, why not? Beyond his awesome work on Dead@17, the LostBooks of Eve, and the brand new Sasquatch graphic novel, Josh spends quite a bit of time doodling various characters. His latest is Dark Knight Returns Robin.

Take the jump for the larger image, then head over to Josh’s site to see more of his work, including his take on Harry Potter.

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Even though Grindhouse did awful at the box office this past weekend (only $12 million US), comic artists are churning out their interpretations of one of the movies favorite characters, Cherry Darling.

Check out art by Jasin Martin of SuperReal, Josh Howard, and Cameron Stewart.

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If you haven’t been checking out Josh Howard’s site, you’ve been missing out on some fantastic art he’s been cranking out lately. The one that has caught my fancy at the moment is this awesome looking take on Supergirl.

Take the jump for the full image, and a couple that might just blow your mind.

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Don’t worry, it’s only a fan film, and a short one at that.

Well, not exactly. But fan and short film maker Mark Steensland has begun work on his own Dead @ 17 short film adapting the first issue of the original series. While not an “official” production and techically considered a fan film, Mark nonetheless has my blessing and I can’t wait to see the final product.

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