Well, here’s a page that I worked on the other day that Mark Morales posted on his DA page. Jimmy Cheung is responsible for pencils and , aforementioned, Mark Morales is the ink slinger. If I ever had the chance to work with these guys, I would probably crap my pants. They’re easily to of my favorite artists in comics today.
Plus….it’s SPIDERMAN!
The things I would do for a job like this 
HI! How are you? Good? Glad to hear it. Listen, umm, I got kind of busy and just sort of…forgot about you. Yeah I know, I’m a poop eater.
But I’ve been WORKING on THINGS and STUFF.
Actually I Just got done coloring my first ish out of four for IDW. It’s based on a game being developed by Smith & Tinker. There’s a beta up now and the game should be out this month.
Ummmmm, what else….OH, I’ve done more inking for the web comic Sidechicks: Consults, which you can read HERE
And I’ve colored two more pinups for Tom Nguyen.
Okay, maybe some art this week. I have more inking to do.
I love you!
I sit, once again, in Schuler’s on Alpine with a cup of Joe, digesting the deliciousness that was Inauguration Day. What a trip, what an adventure. A big thank you to Dave Fix for putting the whole thing together and to Andrea Naill, who put us on the list as chaperones.
The bus trip was long and arduous, especially for this long-limbed Dutch boy. Ow. The trip was about twelve hours with a few breaks in between. We left about 5:30 Monday night and arrived in Washington DC on Tuesday at 6:30 AM.
The Mall was already flooded with people at this point and we probably didn’t get to our drop off destination until closer to 8. We walked from the Iwo Jima Memorial to the Washington monument with our students in tow and a spring in our step. It felt great to get off the bus and MOVE after being cramped up for 12 hours.
We (I) snapped pictures like a silly tourist since it was my first time to our nation’s capital. Awwww. The monuments were amazing and it was a hallowed experience with a reverence looming in the air. I felt a pride in what our nation has accomplished, that I never “got” in a text book or on TV. To see the the Arlington National Cemetery, or part of it, was awesome. I’ve never seen so many headstones, and I only caught a mere glimpse of the vast cemetery. All of those men and women who died to protect our civil liberties was hard to wrap my head around, and I thank all those that do it now, or have done it in the past.
It was about a 3 mile walk to the Mall, where we would attempt to cut a path through the throngs of people. Not too harsh, but it was cold and my work boots suck for walking, and standing for that long. We stopped a little bit East of the Washington Monument, but thought we would try to get closer. That was silly. We didn’t get too far and they were turning people back, in the streets since it there was no room.
We ended up here
After waiting for a few hours, or so it seemed, various members from all branches of government started parading in. At this point we were tired, cold and hungry, and we had a while to go. We had some snacks and hand warmers, but it was still fucking cold. We marched in place to get the blood moving to our extremities and got nice and cozy with our neighbors. All I can say is that I think I am now pregnant. I don’t know how it happened, but it did. Thank you Obama! >:(
Whenever a Bush appeared on the jumbotron, or was mentioned there was some amazing booing. I have to admit that I felt kind of bad for the guy. I was in no form a fan of his, but c’mawn people he’s still human.
The same can not be said of Chaney. What a creepy, evil old man. He sort of just appeared out of no where. No announcement what so ever. As if by sheer will of evil, he materialized out of the nether and into the area of seated officials. The Force is strong with this one.
Man, what’s the deal with Bush Sr.? and Ted Kennedy? They both looked like they were on death’s door and from what I briefly read this morning, Ted had a Little Seizure. $5 hot n ready bitches.
The coup de grace. The Speech. Amazing. Empowering. There was a magic in the air as he spoke, and I don’t think it was the PCP I had just taken. I felt like I wanted to do whatever I can to help out our new president elect. I felt a responsibility to give the future generation a chance and not just “Who the hell cares, they’re fucked no matter what. So what.” I feel like putting the work in to make things better. After all, the next generation is going to be the one to change my poopy diaper when I’m old and senile… or young and insane. I would like them to do a good job.
The crowd went crazy and we all felt warm and fuzzy, despite the cold weather. Weather it we did, and weather it we will. For better or for worse, and I can’t wait to see some change in this world.
It’s finally out folks. The issue of Ghostbusters that I helped ink with Thunderous Tom Nguyen. Go buy yourself a copy here or here
Did this while hanging out at Schuler’s Books before the lady and I went looking at houses. I thought I would try to draw some of the people that came and went and attempt some charicatures. The dude is the only one I really dig.
P00t!
I’ve had a series of epiphanies lately and this is the culmination of one of them. I’m trying to develop something more, something bigger than I ever have with my artwork. I want to make more of a living with with my art, as well as try to make the world a better place at the same time. Or at least make myself feel like I’m doing some good in this world. SO, I’m starting out by offering prints through Lulu.com. I’ve never used the site and I don’t even know how well this is going to work, but here goes.
I’m going to offer a select few images from some of the childrens books that I did illustrations for a few years ago. Somewhere down the line I want to offer the full books, illustrated by myself with the story written by the love of my life Andrea Naill.
But first let me tell you about a man named Joe Swanson. Joe was the first person to employ my abilities after I left the Kubert School after two years. I won’t bore you with the whole story here, but I started working for Joe in late November of 2003 on a series of children’s books that he wanted to do. He wanted to develop a reading system for kids in non-english speaking countries. Ambitious, for sure. Illustrations were completed for 5 stories: The Three Little Pigs, Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, Pinnochio, and Hansel and Gretel. Production on Joe’s dream has stopped since he has fallen victim to Alzheimer’s. My grandpa Vredeveld also suffers from it.
So, as a way to give a little bit back to the man who gave me my first work I plan on donating money to an Alzheimer’s charity from any money I make off of the books. The story won’t be Joe’s vision, but I’d still like to pay tribute to the man who gave me so much.
Now, I could keep all of the money from the prints and books to myself…but this just feels right. I don’t have to give anything, buit I am compelled to do so. I may not be able to leap tall buildings ina single bound, but at least I can feel like I’m doing a little good in this world.
To purchase the first Jack in the Beanstalk print plese visit my storefront there. In time I’ll have a few more up for sale, and then the book. Part of the proceeds from the book will be donated. Hell, if for some reason the prints do well, I’ll donate some of that too.
Thanks everyone, Happy Holidays!
-Jon
Well it’s not new, but it’s stuff I still like looking at that I did years ago, for fun, or for exercise. The Silent Hill poster was for a contest that the studio held before the movie came out. Mine made it to the last group to be chosen from, but alas, someone else won. Le cry 
I’ve got some sketches up on ebay to try to drum up some Holiday cashola. A Ghost Rider sketch and a Hulk sketch, thus far. I want to try to do a sketch a day when I’m not working, WHICH SHOULDN’T BE THAT HARD….but I get lazy sometimes. I figure this way I can draw what I want and, hopefully, someone will dig it. SO if you want them, GO BID. If not, contact me at jon [at] jonalderink [dot] com for a commission made especially for you.
Why? Because I like you. You got gumption kid and a real pair o’ brass balls. That’s why.
While I’m at it: The part time Family Fare job is going good so far. Nothing overly complicated and it’s easy money. I wish it were more, but oh well, it’s steady pay I figure in the my free time that I’ll try my best to draw as much as possible. It’s hard sometimes though when the easy thing to do is start up WoW.
Alright everyone, sorry for being so quiet for so long. Lot’s of stuff happening the last couple of weeks.
First of all here’s the link to the Booby Watcher pages that I colored. http://rolemodelsmovie.com/boobywatcher/
I thought it was pretty bad ass what they did. I had no idea. The colors changed a little from when I turned them in, but they’re certainly close enough
Yesterday I got to go to Sparta High School with the love of my life and my beautiful partner Andrea. I got to speak to her World History class, two art classes and band. The students were great and made me feel very welcome. I was the only cartoonist, and the kids dug what I was shoveling them Great day, but exhausting. Talking to all the kids in band was getting a little difficult because of the size of the room, but I managed. The teacher offered me a mic, BUT I DON’T NEED NO F*****G MIC! Anyone who has tolerated my presence in my natural habitat knows that
In terms of the HAAc classes, they went really well and we all had a bunch of fun, but there weren’t enough sign ups for the second session. I don’t mind all that much though since I have so much stuff I need to finish this week. Six weeks off might be good.
I’m in a state of transition with work. I’m getting some work, but not as much as I would like. So, I decided that I need to get some part time work to make absolutely certain that I can pay the bills this month. October was scary and I don’t like it. Having a part-time job will give me some regularity for a paycheck, and I’ll still have time to freelance. Freelancing WILL be my priority and I’m certainly not giving up my hopes and dreams to work in the produce department at Family Fare. We do what we’ve got to do. I need to work for the future and I need to start now.
With that said, I was, coincidentally, contacted by and editor at IDW and given an opportunoty to do some inking. It’s a pretty tight deadline and I may only be able to ink 4 pages by Tuesday, but I get to ink over a critically acclaimed penciller. There’s no way I can say no to that. I let you know what it is when I get some pages, but in the meantime enjoy the Booby Watcher!
I’ve been fairly bizzay for the last week or so, which is great! I mean, I’d still love more regular work, but I’ll take what I can get and, fortunately, I’ve been getting some pretty sweet stuff.
Last weekend I was working on colors for an eight page mini comic called the Boobie Watcher for IDW, in support of the upcoming movie Role Models.
This week I get to assist the Tremendous Tom Nguyen on inks on Ghostbusters #3. It’s “only” 6 pages that I’m helping out on, but my god…Tom…GHOSTBUSTERS. To say that I practically pinched a loaf when Tom called me up, is the understatement of the century. I’m certainly not hot shit when it comes to inking, but I can do ok. So the fact that Tom asked me made my friggin day.
There’s the update. I won’t be able to post pages until the comic is previewed, so eff you.
Back to work! I need have this done Tuesday night and I have 4 pages to go.
SKOOP!
