Daily sketchblog updates NOW at LegendofBill.com!

Hello, Traveler!

I apologize for the sparse blog posts here at Reddickulous.com. I confess, I've sort of moved my daily sketchblog post operation to the website of my growing webcomic Legend of Bill! The strip updates every Monday and Thursday, and I update the sketchblog below it every day, sometimes 2 or 3 times a day!

So head on over there, my friends, as it's a lot easier for me to update one blog than two. I would humbly invite you to re-bookmark my sketchblog to THIS SITE!

Thank you for your readership and make sure you drop some comments into the Legend of Bill blog posts so I know you made the transition! ;-)

Kindest Regards,

David

New Trek Life strip for Star Trek Magazine sent

Just sent a new "Sunday" format "The Trek Life" comic strip to Star Trek magazine (it appears in every issue on the first page) ... here's a lil' sneek peek at a piece of art out of it ... :-)

Legend of Bill going strong!

Hello, my friends! Uber-apoligies for not posting in awhile - I've been sinking so much effort into my new webcomic Legend of Bill that I've been neglectful here - but just remember, if it seems light pickens here from time to time, there's lots to see at www.LegendofBill.com, so come over for a visit! LOB is going very strong, and you can find daily blog posts there as well, usually 2-3 blog posts a day actually, and TONS of skethes and LOB news. Come visit, and stay awhile!
David!

"Legend of Bill" begins Today!

Hello, friends!

I’m proud to unveil my new webcomic and labor of love, “Legend of Bill!” For all of you who signed up for the Legend of Bill newsletter, thank you (and anyone who’d like to recieve it in the future, simply click on “The Hub” on the LOB page and sign up!), and to ALL of you, Bill, Frank and I bid you welcome to the realm of swords, sorcery and stupidity! Join us on our quest to discover Bill and Frank, a couple of characters fed up with their everyday existence and desiring something more out of life… something I think we can all relate to in one way or another.
Join us every Tuesday and Thursday, my friends, for the Legend of Bill! Bookmark us now, and we’ll keep a chair warm and a goblet cool for you at the Inn.
See you in the funnies!

David Reddick

Legend of Bill -- IS LIVE!!!

Dear friends of Bill,I am proud to unveil the Legend of Bill website! It’s my pleasure to give you a sneak peek into things to come here! The strip will launch with strip #1 Tuesday, May 27, and will run twice weekly, every Tuesday and Thursday. I invite you to visit Bill, Frank and Gina (who will make her appearance a little later in the strip) now, poke around, make yourself at home (as it IS YOUR realm afterall to explore), read about the strip, and help support a cartoonist in bringing some characters who have lived in his sketchbooks for a very long time to life. I cannot wait to show you what’s in store.

See you in the realm of Bill!

- David

Elf Warrior Girl lunchtime sketch

A sketch I did over my lunchtime today...

Debuting today: TALL TALE FEATURES!

I've joined forces with a group of cartoonist friends not unlike the Justice League of comics called "Tall Tale Features!"

Today is opening day and I hope you'll all head on over and check it out. Tall Tale Features is a group of well-known (in both print syndication and webcomics) and professionally-minded cartoonists who have banded together to say "Hey, quality webcomics found here!"This is illustrious group consists of:
• Lucas Turnbloom of Imagine This• Brian Anderson of Dog Eat Doug• David Reddick of Legend of Bill• Mike Witmer of Pinkerton• Scott Metzger of Stewart• Brock Heasley of The SuperFogeysYeah, that's some serious talent up there. Head on over to TALL TALE FEATURES to find links to each one and check 'em out. Quality stuff!What else can Tall Tale offer you? Glad you asked. On the main page you're going to find a frequently updated blog filled with news about your favorite comics, pop culture musings and whatever else we feel like talking about. It's also your source for the latest news on all the Tall Tale comics. Getting into the site a bit more, you'll find bios of each of the creators on Tall Tale and a link to "TTF Radio" a podcast that will be starting up shortly, hosted by Tom Racine (of Comics Coast To Coast) and featuring the Tall Tale crew on a rotational basis. But the heart and soul of Tall Tale Features has got to be the FORUM. There you'll find separate forums for all your favorite Tall Tale webcomics, along with other forums for discussing nonsense, movies, etc....and a place to plug your own work, too!So, without further ado, Tall Tale officially kicks off today so now's a great time to get in there, register on the forums and start being a part of things. We expect big things ahead and hope you'll be there for the ride, and join us in the fun!

Yours in Comics,

David

Vampires

A drawing of the vampires that can be seen at SoulGeek.com, in my own style for a promotion, based on my pal Izobel Carol's original version. She ROCKS!

Bill, Frank and Horse in color!

Colored Bill, Frank and Bill's as-yet-unnamed horse from the sketch I posted previously here... now for the background! ;-) And keep a look out here at the ol' blog, as I'll have a launch date in the next day or so for Legend of Bill's launch... it's about to happen!

New Legend of Bill Desktop Wallpaper drawing

A new Legend of Bill desktop wallpaper I'm working on to celebrate Bill's launch (uber-soon!)

Orc inking...

Started inking that Orc sketch I doodled a few weeks back...

New Design Collection Contest at Roddenberry.com!

Be sure to hop over to Roddenberry.com, where the good folks over there have set up a "David Reddick Collection Contest," where you can sign up to win 3 of my designs for them on any apparel/products you like, such as "It's the Pon Farr Talking" and "It's Good to be the Geek." Check it out here!

Sorceress colored!

And the Sorceress in full color!

Sorceress

A Sorceress from "Legend of Bill" ... decided to ink her up... in my comics writing for Bill, she has emerged as a woman who may very well be inexplicably in love with our hero! So, watch your back, Bill!

Watercolor sketch

A watercolor sketch from a park ... and more geese!

Today's doodles...

Some doodles I did today at lunchtime of some faces in an ad

that was on my desk...

Legend of Bill sketch

Another Legend of Bill sketch out of the ol' sketchbook. I've been on fire with sketching lately... I have literally 5 sketchbooks going all at once for no real reason other than I can't decide which paper I wanna draw on most, so I'm just drawing in all of 'em!

Another sketch...

Another sketch out of the sketchbook...

Sketchbook page

A page out of the ol' sketchbook!

King Feature's "The New Breed," circa 1996

Just found this in the archives... a look back at my first nationally published cartoon, via King Features Syndicate's "The New Breed," circa 1996!

The Trek Life characters

Get to know The Trek Life characters!

The Trek Life April '07

Been missing "The Trek Life," my thrice-weekly comic strip I did for CBS/STARTREK.COM for 2 1/2 years, so to help my withdrawal, I think I'll post a few strips here and there from 1 year ago this time, just for the fun of it. Hope you like 'em, and if you're not familiar with The Trek Life, hit the link and check 'em out! And be sure to check out Star Trek Magazine at your local bookstore for a new "The Trek Life" in every issue too!

Star Trek Magazine Q illustration

A fun illustration I did for Star Trek Magazine a few issues back...

And now for something completely different...

A TOTALLY different type of sketch than what I typically post here... something I sketched at a local park ... I have always loved this scene ... and you can't beat it when you have some geese who actually relatively stand still (for the most part! The beauty of it is, when one moves, you just look at another and can MOSTLY extrapolate the pose!)

And an Orc...

A scrawny Orc from the realm of Bill

And a girl elf...

And a girl elf from the realm of Bill too...

Legend of Bill Elf character sketch...

A sketch out of the ol' sketchbook of an elf from the realm of Bill...

New humor product design at Roddenberry.com!

Be sure to check out my newest design in the Roddenberry.com store!

Sketchbook page

Another page out of the ol' new sketchbook... all "Legend of Bill" stuff!

Sketchbook page

Bought a new sketchbook and this is the first page from it ... Canson's "Balloon Sketch" 8.5x11 spiral ... the best sketch paper on the market in my opinion!! There's nothing like starting a new sketchbook.

The Legend is near...

Here's a very rough sketch out of the 1st Legend of Bill strip, showing our hero at work, with the bossman ever-looming. Needless to say, Bill is tired of the 9 to 5. Adventure can't be far behind!
Anyhoo, progress is near completion on LOB. Strips are in the hopper, the LOB Comicpress pages are nearly complete, the fine folks at SoulGeek.com have put out the red carpet for Bill, Frank and Gina to reside (we'll call it the "SoulGeek Inn," in 'Bill' terms), and we're about to rock n' roll. Legend of Bill will be weekly, to start, with the intention of increasing it's frequency, with endless possibilities. So, my friends, become a Bill supporter! Sign up for the LOB newsletter, and you'll receive a nifty greeting and some sketch art for fun via e-mail in return... and scroll down this very blog for lots of LOB details and extras as we near launch at the end of this month!! Oh, and I'm working on a map too, highlighting the realm of Bill! ;-)
More details to come!

Legend of Bill: Bill's horse...

A sketch I JUST started awhile ago, showing Bill's horse. I basically wanted to draw Bill on his horse, so I started this sketch ... and there's ol' Frank, just happy to be along for the ride! I think I'll keep rolling on it and put some villianous bad guys in the background amongst the forestry, and see what happens... then, maybe color it up and make a desktop wallpaper out of it or something! ;-) Stay tuned here for progress...

Legend of Bill in "Knights of the Dinner Table" Magazine

Hello, friends, comics fans and gamers! Head out to your local comics shop or gaming store and check out the brand-spanking new issue of Knights of the Dinner Table magazine (#137), featuring the first PRINT installment of my comic strip "Legend of Bill!" I'm very happy to be in the mag, as KODT has been a staple of my reading for some time. Jolly Blackburn and friends sure run a fine mag over there at Kenzer & Co., and really know how to pack a lot of fun into it. And while you're thinking about it, visit their website too! LOADS of stuff to see and do!

Legend of Bill: Meet Princess Gina

Meet Princess Gina! A total kick-butt-take-names girl. Bill and Frank will meet her not long after they quit the ol' day job and set out for high (or low) adventure...

Legend of Bill: Meet Frank

Meet Frank, the little blue dragon in Legend of Bill, and best friend to Bill! Next up: Princess Gina!

Legend of Bill: Meet Bill

Meet Bill, the star of my new forthcoming webcomic "Legend of Bill" starting this month at SoulGeek.com! And over the next few days I'll introduce Frank, his lil' blue dragon best pal, and Princess Gina. Stay Tuned!

About Legend of Bill

Check back often, as I'll be posting character information too, as we prepare for the launch of Legend of Bill at SoulGeek.com! Have you signed up for your newsletter and special greeting/sketch yet?

LegendofBill.com sign-up page!

As we near the launch of "Legend of Bill," my new weekly webcomic over at SoulGeek.com, I'm inviting folks to head on over to LegendofBill.com to sign up for the LOB newsletter - and when you do, you'll get a special greeting page with a sample strip and a few sketches! So stop on by HERE!

Sketchbook page...

Another page out of the ol' sketchbook.

Today's PVP Guest strip!

Today my PVP guest strip for my good pal Scott Kurtz appears at his great PVP site. Check it out!!

Orion Slave Girl: Star Trek Magazine

By popular request, I'm tossing up the full illustration of the Orion Slave Girl that is seen over to the right in my lil' animated .gif. Seems she's quite popular! This is an illustration I did a few issues back for the official Star Trek Magazine, by Titan Publishing. I did another as well, which I'll post soon!

LegendofBill.com Lives!

I just put up the LegendofBill.com Coming Soon page. The Legend begins!

Legend of Bill coming to SoulGeek.com!

As many of you know, I've been working diligently on my "Legend of Bill" webcomic, and it will soon be unveiled! The Legend of Bill site will soon be up, and Bill, Gina and Frank will all be finding a weekly home at none other than SoulGeek.com! So, keep your eyes peeled, and your swords sharpened!

New video interview online!

There's a new video interview with me at WizardWorld LA for Marc Wade's new feature "The Que" at Roddenberry.com - check it out here!

Official Star Trek Magazine Art....

A fun piece I did for Star Trek Magazine a few issues back...

A good morning KISS

Don't ask me why this is in my sketchbook ... but thought I'd share it anyhoo!

Tokyopop: Star Trek Manga: Volume 2, Strip 2!

Another Chibi Manga strip I did for Tokyopop's Star Trek: The Manga, Volume 2

Today's new "Gene's Journal" comic strip

Click on the image to read it at Roddenberry.com!

Tokyopop Chibi Manga!

One of the chibi manga I did for Tokyopop's Star Trek: The Manga Volume 2!

Happy Easter! It's cooold in these parts!

Legend of Bill sample...

A sketched piece from a Legend of Bill strip I've been working on ... I am building up a nice batch before Bill launches for all the world to see! ;-)

NCAA Poster

A coloring poster for the NCAA I recently completed, distributed to kids and schools...

TOS Animated work...

Back a few years ago, while I was working heavily on "The Trek Life" for CBS/STARTREK.COM, I pitched an image to them about the TOS Animated Series, and a fun comic tie-in idea I had involving the TNG crew in the same style. While due to licensing issues it didn't fly, I thought I'd show this, as it's not been seen in ages.

As a result of this image, however, I was, in 2007, asked to create an official piece of TOS Animated Series artwork. As it turns out, as many of my fellow Trekkers know, Walter Koenig's character Chekov was not part of the animated series... as a result, there has never been up to this point an existing "officially sanctioned" TOS: Animated Series drawing of Chekov as he "would have" been seen. CBS commissioned me to create the only one known within Trek Animated canon for the official archives, which I will share here, and can also be seen in the archives now of Startrek.com. I basically obviously mimicked the exact style and feel, even color scheme of the TOS Animated Series (which I have always been a huge fan of since childhood), down to the production value and 2D limited-animation style seen in the series.

It's a little piece of something special to this Trekkie from waaaaay back. Enjoy!

Back from WizardWorld LA

I'm back now from WizardWorld LA, and what a great time. will post some pix and such from the show soon!

Reddickulous

Today's new "Rod & Barry" strip at Roddenberry.com!

Legend of Bill strip teaser...

Another teaser out of the first panel of a new Legend of Bill strip, my new comic that I've been working on...

More sketches...

Man, I love doodling in my sketchbooks... I'll be spending lots of time in airports on my way to L.A. this weekend, and guess what will accompany me the entire time?

New interview at Roddenberry.com

A new interview with me just went up at Roddenberry.com, check it out! Special thanks to Dennis Rayburn, who interviewed me, who was a super nice guy, and a fellow uber sci-fi fan. His excellent column, "Two Strips of Latinum," appears every Tuesday on Roddenberry.com!

"Name Thy Overlord" contest

Get over to Roddenberry.com as there's still time to "Name Thy Overlord" in a cool contest where we'll pick 10 favorites for Rod & Barry's Supreme Overlord in my new Rod & Barry comic strip. Just click the image to go straight there! It's easy and fun!

Legend of Bill

Stages of the "Supreme Overlord" drawing

The stages of the Supreme Overlord drawing... from rough blueline, to slightly refined pencils, to the inking stage, to the final full-color version!

Rod & Barry: Supreme Overlord Drawing

A drawing I recently completed for my all-new Rod & Barry comic strip at Roddenberry.com ... this is Rod & Barry's "Supreme Overlord," sort of the "borg queen" of their world. This art is for a very cool "Name Thy Supreme Overlord" contest there - check it out!!!

Rod & Barry have arrived!!

Click the image for the debut strip of Rod & Barry, my new weekly comic strip at www.Roddenberry.com!
About the comic: Rod and Barry are just a couple of alien scouts, here to do a job... annihilate earth! But one thing stands in their way... the TV!
Tune in every Thursday to see what these two mishaps have to say about it all, and hope their addiction to sci-fi TV keeps the earth safe!

More from the sketchbook

No matter what I'm working on, or how busy I may be, I confess... I always find time to doodle in my sketchbook. There's nothing more freeing than letting your mind wander with a pencil or pen on paper, is there? I'm always interested in the types of sketchbooks other cartoonists and artists use, too... The type of paper dictates the types of media one can use, and all artists have their preferences, including style (hardbound, spiral, clipboard, etc), even the brand of the sketchbook. So, what kind do you use?

Today's Dork Tower Gary Gygax Tribute

Please head over to my good friend John Kovalic's Website and see today's Dork Tower comic strip... it's a beautiful tribute to Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons and co-founder of TSR, among other great things. Well done, John, well done.

A page out of the ol' sketchbook...

Wizard World LA

I will be a guest at Wizard World LA with the Roddenberry team on March 14-16th in Los Angeles - if you're there, come by our booth and see us!

And... my second weekly comic strip for Roddenberry.com starts Thursday, March 6th!

And starting this Thursday, March 6th, my brand-new weekly comic strip titled "Rod & Barry" begins at Roddenberry.com as well! Be sure to check it out!

Gene's Journal comic goes weekly

My "Gene's Journal" comic strip for Roddenberry.com went weekly, every Monday, starting yesterday, March 3rd. Be sure to check in every week for more tales about Gene Roddenberry and his alien adventures as a kid for the official Roddenberry Website!

Character sketch

An unfinished character sketch for a recent project...

Coming Thursday, March 6th to Roddenberry.com!!!

My second comic strip for www.Roddenberry.com starts next week!! Let's get this party started!!!!

New weekly comic strip!!

Announcing: A new weekly comic strip I'm doing beginning next Thursday! Cryptic enough for you? Tune in next week!! Very exciting!!

Legend of Bill sketch from strip...

Part of a strip's pencils...

Legend of Bill: Another Princess Gina color sketch

Okay, yes, it's official: I'm having waaaay too much fun working on my "Legend of Bill" comic strip, and the sketches that go with it!

Character Design

A colorful lil' character design I did for a potential project... thought I'd share!

Princess Gina color sketch...

A color sketch of Princess Gina from my forthcoming comic "Legend of Bill."

Full page "The Trek Life" comics in new Star Trek Magazine

Be sure to check out the brand-spanking new February issue (#10) of Star Trek Magazine, as in addition to the regular new "The Trek Life" comic strip (always a new strip for each issue) on page 1, this issue there's also a whoppin' FULL PAGE of The Trek Life comics on page 13, the complete run of my TL Christmas special "Twas the Night" comics, from the last week of The Trek Life's run on STARTREK.COM before the site went on hiatus! Now, for the good of all humanity, go to your bookstore and buy 'em up!

New design up at Roddenberry.com Store

I have a new design up at the Roddenberry.com online store - go check it out! Link: http://www.cafepress.com/roddenberry/4824262

Legend of Bill sneak peek - pencils

A sneak peek at the pencils of a Legend of Bill strip I'm working on ...

Legend of Bill color sketch

A bit of a dramatic pose for Bill and Frank, with a sketchy watercolory thing goin' on...

Legend of Bill cover art

The progression so far of a Legend of Bill cover piece I'm creating...

Klingon Love Month!

I have a new Klingon drawing (bat'leth graphic and text by Paul Keller) up at Roddenberry.com, as February is their"Klingon Love Month" and they're celebrating with their first "Klin Gik'tal Kyamo" (Klingon Combat of Attraction). They're asking all earth-based Klingons to submit their photos. This contest is open to both males and females. The winning contestant will win: A Limited Edition Signature Series Mek'leth personally autographed by Michael Dorn. The page can be seen here - enter and win!: http://www.roddenberry.com/?action=site.showcase&sid=14

New "Gene's Journal" comic at Roddenberry.com

A new "Gene's Journal" comic updated today at http://www.roddenberry.com/!

Reddickulous

Compulsive doodler

I'm a compulsive doodler... bottom line: I love to draw. Even if it's a full page of inane nothingness that involves little more than moving pen across paper, I love the FEEL of pencil or pen across paper. And I often get this result ... a bunch of mind-dump-matter that is freakish to sift through, but always a lot of fun to revisit. This is a page out of a 2001 sketchbook... good luck deciphering the nothingness! All you need now is some Pink Floyd playing in the background... Hm... maybe I should do a whole series of this stuff! ;-)

Borg Queen sketch

Some Borg queen fun...

Saturday morning sketchbook fun...

A reandom page out of the ol' sketchbook for funsies...

Editorial cartoon... for flu season

For all you flu bug patrons out there...

Reddickulous

Legend of Bill continues...

Just finished another Legend of Bill strip. I'm preparing several at the same time ... here's a lil' sneak-peek at the first panel of the one I just finished tonight! More to come. I can't wait to unveil the comic strip completely! Stay tuned... the tales of Bill the Barbarian, Frank the Dragon, and Princess Gina have only just begun!

From the Sketchbook...

Some straight pen and ink doodle action from the ol' sketchbook... done in a meeting! Doodling with a pen (or pencil for that matter) at times like this, for no other reason than the sheer pleasure of moving pen on paper is sort of like taking an unexpected nap in the middle of the day ... you're not really planning on it, and you have no idea how it'll turn out. It just does, and that can be very fun, relaxing and satisfying.

Reddickulous

What's not funny about talking styrofoam cups, I ask ya'?

Editorial Cartoon fun...

In addition to my regular comics and illustration work, I also create weekly editorial cartoons for my local newspaper (and occasionally for national papers as well) ... this is one that cracked me up on a local Indiana issue about horse racing... steroids... it ain't just for baseball, kids!

The Trek Life: IDW

Another "The Trek Life" back-up page from IDW Publishing's "Focus On" comic book - never before seen outside of the book itself!

Another "Legend of Bill" sketch from a strip I'm working on, featuring Princess Gina, Frank the blue dragon and Bill ...

The Legend of Bill continues...

Work on my forthcoming comic strip "Legend of Bill" continues, and here's a rough sketch right out of the ol' sketchbook...

Convention photos

As I prepare for my forthcoming 2008 convention appearances for my Star Trek, sci-fi and comics work, I always think back on the past ones as well... it is my pleasure throughout the year to attend Star Trek, sci-fi and comics conventions as a guest, from my official Star Trek work on STARTREK.COM and various other CBS outlets, to now my Roddenberry Productions work for the great Roddenberry.com. I LOVE conventions... I'm a shameless ham, love to get on stage and talk, love to meet fans and newfound friends and especially love to draw for these wonderful people. I'll post some photos here and there of some of my convention happenings backstage, the great people I've had a chance to meet, and maybe a story or two to boot. In the meantime, here are a couple of pix with just a few of the fantastic folks I've had the pleasure to talk to and meet, such as the smoothest man alive, Mr. Avery Brooks (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), the very cool and friendly Jonathan Frakes (Star Trek: The Next Generation and movies), the uber-talented Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica and The Bionic Woman) and a few borg to boot! Just a lil' sampling of how easy it is to get assimilated if you're not looking behind you at a convention!!

- David

"The Trek Life" creative process

I'm often asked about my working process for creating my comics, in this case, for example, "The Trek Life," my thrice-weekly webcomic at STARTREK.COM. My process starts out VERY rough. After the writing and super rough doodles are complete (always done in my sketchbook), I then enter into the sketch phase of the actual comic that is nearly incoherent in the beginning, and the drawings basically build and build, like molding clay, to the final product. Here you can see the creative process behind a Sunday format strip, from beginning to end... pencil roughs, to inks, to color, which I do in Photoshop. Enjoy!

- David

Comics Reporter

I was thrilled when I was reading one of my favorite sites, The Comics Reporter (http://www.comicsreporter.com/) and came across a mention of this blog! Pop over and check out Tom Spurgeon's fantastic blog on all things COMICS!!