Artist Spotlight: An Interview with Peach Momoko

Boy, do I have a treat for you today!  I was lucky enough to interview one of the hottest comic book artists in the past 2 years.  Her artwork is amazing and selling of the shelfs as soon as they hit.  Of course I am talking about the very talented Peach Momoko.  It was both an honor and a privilege to interview this talented artist.  With that said, let us begin.

Derf: At what age did you discover your artistic talents?

Peach Momoko: I am still learning so I have not finished discovering.

Derf: As an artist myself, I can relate.  What artist(s) inspired you?

Peach Momoko: Sorry, I have too many so I do not list anyone in particular.

Derf: That's understandable.  How long did it take you to figure out your style?

Peach Momoko:  I do not know what my style is. I do not like to “define” a specific style. 

Derf:  What was your first piece of artwork published worldwide?

Peach Momoko:  I was published in a horror magazine called Girls and Corpses magazine. Then my work appeared in  Heavy Metal Magazine and then, Marvel Comics. 

Derf:  When you got into making comic book variant covers, which one was the first to be published? 

Peach Momoko:  My first published major variant cover is Marvel Rising.

Derf:  I have several favorite covers that you have done.  Do you have a favorite?

Peach Momoko:  They are all very important so I cannot choose a favorite. 

Derf: You also have a trading card set out there, who came up with that idea?

Peach Momoko: Upper Deck presented the idea.

Derf:  Do you find doing a variant cover easier to do than a trading card?  Do you have a preference?

Peach Momoko:  I don’t see anything easier. I try to treat every project equal or a challenge more than the last project. 

Derf:  That is very admirable.  I really enjoyed your Demon Days comics.  How did that concept come to be?

Peach Momoko:  Around 2018, I was already working with Marvel and had a dinner meeting with them, so I gave a pilot comic to CB Cebulski. After 2 years of working mainly on covers with many publishers, on October 2020, I got a e-mail about starting Demon Days. It was a very sudden and amazing day!

Derf: Some artists do commissions in their spare time. I know you are remarkably busy, but do you offer commissions? If so, how can one contact you? 

Peach Momoko:  Sorry, I do not do commissions at the moment. I only plan to do commissions once I can go to a comic convention (pick up only)

Derf:  Well, the way things are looking worldwide, we may see you at a Comic Con sooner than later.  One last question, do you have any suggestions for new and upcoming artists?

Peach Momoko:  Just keep drawing everyday. You never know when opportunities rises.

I want to thank Peach Momoko again, for taking the time from her busy schedule to answer these questions.  

Until next time, get your READ on!

Derf's Picks of the Week (May 5, 2021)

 

New Month + New Week = New Comics

Dark Horse:

God of War: Fallen God #3

DC Comics:

Batman #108

Green Lantern #2

Man-Bat #4

The Next Batman: Second Son #2

Suicide Squad #3

The Swamp Thing #3

IDW:

Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures #4

Transformers: Escape #3

MARVEL:

The Amazing Spider-Man #65

Carnage: Black, White & Blood #3

Hellions #11

Heroes Reborn #1

Iron Fist: Heart of the Dragon #5

Marauders #20

Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha #1

Thanos Quest: Marvel Tales #1

X-Men: Curse of the Man-Thing #1

Until next time, get your READ on!

Cover of the Week

Deadpool and his Mercs for Money #5

Soak in the badassness, lol.

Classic Cover of the Day- Walking Dead Edition

Classic Cover of the Day

Walking Dead Wednesday Edition

The Walking Dead #1

Finch Friday

Justice League of America #1 (New 52)

Classic Cover of the Day

 

Moon Knight Vol. 1, #24

Classic Cover of the Day

X-Factor, Vol. 1 #14

 

I always did love this cover!

New Orleans Comic Con Exclusive - Bat De Lis

 

Bat De Lis New Orleans Comic Con Exclusive Lithograph by Johnny Segura III

MARVELous Monday

Today we have a wonderful piece of art done by Stanley Lau.

Ms. Marvel never looked so good!

http://artgerm.deviantart.com/

Interview with Raffaele Marinetti

It's time for another interview with a talented artist.  The focus of today's interview is the talented Raffaele Marinetti. I first discovered his work while searching my messages on deviantart.  He is truly a gifted artist and you need to check out his work.  And now, time for the interview.  Enjoy!

1. Who are you and where are you from?

My name is Raffaele Marinetti and I'm a freelance Italian illustrator and I'm living in Naples (Southern Italy).

2. How did you get into drawing?

I'm an autodidact and I learned, looking and studying any great stuff of important comic artists and illustrators. I started as professional circa 10 years ago, with some short comic book stories pubblished in Italy and USA. Thereafter I specialized as a cover artist and illustrator and digital painter, obviously without neglecting the comics.


3. By looking at your art, I would say you have read comics so, what is your favorite title?

Yes.. my favorite in the last years it's Astonishing X-Men Ghost Box.

4. What inspired you to do Harley Quinn?

Harley is one of my favorite female villains... She is sexy, comic and strong... a very funny character to draw.

5. Where can my readers see your art?

You can see my artworks on my website and on various online galleries.

6. Do you have anything you would like to promote right now?

My latest pin-up series, dedicated to the superheroines and action-heroines from comic books and games.  You can see some of them on my website and blog.






7. What is your favorite project that you have done?

A series of digital paintings dedicated to the female warriors, that I did a few years ago for a book of SQP Publishing.

8. What are your plans for the future?

A couple of the projects.... one about some cover arts for a comic book series. The other one about an art book.  But I can't talk about it now...

LINKS:

http://raffaelemarinetti.deviantart.com/

http://www.raffaelemarinetti.it/
http://raffaelemarinetti.blogspot.it/

Classic Cover of the Day

New blog posts are sometimes hard to come buy especially when you are  one busy individual like myself.  So, in order to keep you my readers satisfied, I am going to try to post classic comic covers everyday for your viewing pleasure.

The first cover that I select is for the Incredible Hulk Vol. 1 #230.  It is a classic cover featuring the Hulk fending off a mob of scared farmers.  The story itself is a good read and adding the artwork of John Byrne just makes this issue a classic!

Titan Tuesday starring Raven

Yesterday was MARVELous Monday.  I started to think, what could I do for my DC fans on Tuesdays.  SO I came up with Titan Tuesday.  I hope to have a new Titan post every Tuesday spotlighting one of the Titans.  today I am turning the spotlight on Raven.  Enjoy!

MARVELous Monday

Today starts a new chapter in my posts for you, my followers, fans, and all around cool guys and gals. 

I am starting a new segment called MARVELous Monday. 

What does this mean? 

Well, I will choose material that I think is awesome that also has something to do with the Marvel universe. 

I hope you enjoy my new brainstorm.  Have a MARVELous Monday!

I want to kick things off with the awesome cover of Avenging Spider-man #5.

Artwork done by Leinil Francis Yu

The Return of Finch Friday

A wonderful piece of art starring the Black Lanterns by David Finch.

Oh yeah, since Firestorm made the cut, Happy Firestorm Friday as well.  :)

Happy Birthday Mark Brooks!

Happy Birthday Mark Brooks!

Uh-oh its Magik!

It is Monday, no Moon Knight today.  Just a little Magik!

 

Avengers Sketch Cards by Cal Slayton

First of many that I will post.

Who is your favorite from this sheet?  Mine is a tie between Cap and Hawkeye.

Interview with Cal Slayton

It is time for another interview for you to enjoy.  This interview is with a talented comic artist I came across through Deviantart when I saw his Avenger's trading cards.  I present to you, my interview with Cal Slayton.


1. Who are you and where are you from?

Cal Slayton, I’m a graphic designer / illustrator / comic book artist / sketch card artist. I have a lot of slashes. I used to work on the indie series “Shades of Blue”. My artwork has also been seen in Dead@17 Rough Cut, Super Hero Happy Hour, Digital Webbing Presents, Champion of Children, Potlatch and more. I’ve done sketch card work for Topps, Upper Deck, Rittenhouse, Breygent and more. I currently live in the Dallas area.

2. I just love your style! How did you develop your style?

Like most artist, over time. Growing up I was a big fan of comic book artists like Mike Grell, Jim Aparo, John Byrne, Jack Kirby, George Perez, guys like that, and I would try to emulate them. Then as I got older, I started leaning towards a more cartoony animated style and tried to simplify my stuff like Bruce Timm. So, I’m trying to blend all that together and my style is still developing.





3. By looking at your art, I would say you have read comics so, what is your favorite title?

I don’t read a lot of monthly titles, I tend to “wait for trades”. I like reading in big chunks. Current stuff: I love “The Walking Dead”, I’m trying to catch up on “Invincible”. Any Hellboy that Mignola draws. I really liked “Y: The Last Man” when it was still going. All-time stuff: Fantastic Four, Batman, X-Men.

4. I love your Avengers trading cards. Which one is your favorite?

I don’t know that I have a favorite. But I really had fun doing the villains and drawing more obscure characters that I’d never done before. That’s actually one of the things I like about doing set cards sets, getting a chance to put my take on a wide variety of characters. I tend not to just load up a set with, say, a dozen Iron Mans. I’d rather do those big names and then throw in some more rare ones.

5. Where can my readers see your art?

They can find me at http://calslayton.blogspot.com/ and http://calslayton.deviantart.com/

6. Do you have anything you would like to promote right now?

Right now just sketch card stuff. Working on several sets at the moment. One being “The Walking Dead” which I’m really excited about. Just wrapped up”John Carter: Warlord of Mars”. Got some more Marvel and maybe even some DC sets ahead of me. I just finished a cover for a “WKRP in Cincinnati” comic being published by Bluewater.

7. What is your favorite project that you have done?

That’s a tough one. I’ll always have a soft spot in my heart for “Shades of Blue”, my first published comic book work. I wish that I was drawing at the level I am now back when I was working on it. That was over a decade ago and it’s hard to look back at my work because I know it’s not as good as I could do today.But Jim Harris (the creator and writer) and I had a lot of fun working on it and I learned a lot about what to do and what not to do. If I could make a living just drawing that series, I’d be pretty happy.



8. What are your plans for the future?

I’ve written a graphic novel called “Spookytown”, which I’ve been trying to wrap up over the past several years, but paying work always gets in the way. It’s horror/detective story. You can check it more about it here...  http://www.spookytown.net/

Scarlet Witch

I just love this image of Scarlet Witch taken from the Avengers Vs X-men storyline.

Turner Tuesday

I am starting a new post on my blog in respect to one of my favorite artists, Michael Turner. 

I figured I would call it Turner Tuesday. 

For my first post, I have Poison Ivy.  The lines were done by Turner and colors  by Gab Contreras.

Link:

http://gabcr.deviantart.com/art/Posion-Ivy-colors-281987281