Popeye Sketches

I heard today that a 3d Popeye flick is in development. As a huge Popeye fan, I'll be one of the first guys in line.

It also got me thinking about a Popeye comic pitch that I worked on a while ago. It was a coming of age adventure story about a 10 year old Swee' Pea and Popeye going on a treasure hunt. Swee' Pea is having a hard time at school because of his funny name and his failure to live up to his dad's impossible tough guy legacy, so Popeye reasons a nice ocean voyage would be just the thing for him. Naturally, the treasure hunt is a wild goose chase set up by the sea hag for her own nefarious purposes. Along the way, Swee' Pea learns some valuable life lessons about how true toughness comes not from a can of spinach, but from strength of character.

Here's some of the sketches I did for this idea. Enjoy!

Timony Twin Events, Signings, and Appearances 2010

UPCOMING EVENTS - PLACES YOU'LL FIND A TIMONY TWIN

Check back often for updates.

March 23, 2010 - Comic Book Club Live - New York, NY

http://www.popcultureshock.com/comicbookclub/

March 26, 2010 - Barnes & Noble - Springfield, NJ

http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/event/3028117

March 27, 2010 - Rocketship Comic Book Store - Brooklyn, NY

http://rocketshipstore.blogspot.com/

April 10-11, 2010 - MoCCA Festival - New York, NY

http://www.moccany.com/mocca_festival.html

April 16-18, 2010 - C2E2 - Chicago, IL

http://www.c2e2.com:80/en/Guests/#featured

May 1st, 2010 - Free Comic Book Day @ Comic Book Jones - Staten Island, NY

http://www.comicbookjones.com/index.html

May 15-16, 2010 - Wild Pigs II Con - Springfield, NJ

http://www.wildpigcomics.com/

June 4-6, 2010 - Heroes Con - Charlotte, NC

http://www.heroesonline.com/heroescon/

July 21-25, 2010 - San Diego Comic Con - San Diego, CA

http://www.comic-con.org/cci/

October 8-10, 2010 - New York Comic Con - New York, NY

http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/

The Night Owls Season Finale and a quick recap.

We've followed the Night Owls on many adventures since they debuted on Zuda Comics in December of '07.

As season three draws to a close, lets take a look back at all the crazy stuff that happened since then.

Since their memorable introduction in screen one, we've witnessed a gargoyle wedding, the Pied Piper playing in a Harlem Jazz Band, a blank-headed villain rip the faces off his victims, a jealous lover sick a werewolf on Mindy Markus, and seen a vampire cabal kidnap Professor Baxter and accidentally unleash the terror of Big Owl on the unsuspecting citizens of New York City! And that was just in the first 60 screens!

Season Two raised the stakes while revealing even more about our main characters. We saw a young Ernie defeat Big Owl for the first time, and we travelled to Mindy's fairy-tale home world of Funari. In between they matched wits with a magic gaspipe wielding gangster, a reanimated Egyptian mummy and Mindy's own step-father Rumplestilskin!

Season three is almost over and so far we've witnessed a new relationship for Mindy, Ernie getting payback on Louie the Gaspipe, The headless horseman making a grab for Ernie's head at the policeman's ball and Roscoe getting kidnapped and forced to join a traveling freak show.

Now, after 162 screens of Night Owls zaniness, the exciting conclusion to season three (and Night Owls Volume 1) began on Screen 163 with the re-imagining of a fan favorite villain and will carry on in high octane craziness to screen 180.

How will it end?

Will they or won't they?

What about Big Owl?!?

Come on over to Zuda to find out! Or I guess you could also wait till March and buy the book. OR you could do BOTH, which is what I recommend. Thanks!

Timony Twins UPDATE

First of all, San Diego Comiccon was a blast! It was great meeting everyone who took the time to stop by while we were signing and sketching. Thanks for coming out!

Second, you may not have heard this yet, but we Timony twins have been nominated for THREE harvey awards!

The Night Owls have been nominated for "Best New Series" and "Best Online Work" and I've been personally nominated for "Best New Talent". (I know. I'm just as surprised as you are.)

The Award ceremony will be held this October at Baltimore Comiccon, so Naturally, we'll be there.

Details about where we'll be specifically are still being ironed out, but I can tell you that we'll not only be hanging with our pals at Zuda, but you can also find us with the good folks in the "Kids Love Comics" area!

Kids Love Comics is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the development and growth of children's comic books in North America, and that's a goal I can really get behind!

I'll be sure to update you all with more info as I get it, but I think its safe to say, I'm really looking forward to October!

The final bit of info I have is probably the most exciting bit of all. The print edition of the Night Owls has a release date! Look for it in stores March 9th, or you can pre-order it right now at Amazon.com for $10!

As the date gets closer, we'll be planning some events to promote and celebrate including parties, signings, interviews, and whatever else we can think of! In the meantime, why not support your Timony pals and order a book?

It's our first professionally printed book ever and we obviously want it to do really well. We're very proud of it. I happen to know of at least one person who's gonna buy at least ten copies just for herself! (Thanks, Mom!)

UPDATE!

A friend of mine pointed out to me that it was inconsiderate of me to point you to Amazon when so many of your local comic stores would very much appreciate your business. So, in order to better serve your community, go to your store and request that they carry the Night Owls! My Pal Lionel Ruland of Bad Moo comics and games would love to order a copy for you!

Ten Things you didn't know about Mindy Markus

The Friends of Lulu has a short piece up called "Ten Things you didn't know about Mindy Markus".

Most of the people who read this blog already know a couple things on this list, but some of them are pretty obscure, and some have never been mentioned on-panel! I'm pretty sure even Peter didn't know all of these!

So, who are the Friends of Lulu? According to their FAQ:

Friends of Lulu is a national organization whose main purpose is to promote and encourage female readership and participation in the comic book industry. Among the goals of the organization are:

1. To increase female readership of comics

2. To promote the work of women in comics

3. To offer networking opportunities and general support to women in comics

4. To facilitate communication among women and men who share the organization’s purpose

So, there you go. That's a mission statement I can get behind! I just realized that Twin Comics has no mission statement OR a FAQ page... Oh well. Thank you Friends of Lulu!

Girls With Slingshots Guest Comic!

My friend, Danielle Corsetto, has a webcomic going called "Girls With Slingshots" and its one of the best ones going. Its consistently charming and funny and the art style is graceful and confident.

So when I heard that she was pressed for time this week, I offered to do a guest comic for her.

The comic, written by Peter and drawn by me, is up now so I invite you to have a look.

Also, remember this?

This is a picture of Dannikka the Elf from our new comic "Minion Maze" that I penciled and Danielle inked & colored.

It looks like Danielle isn't done helping out Minion Maze. She linked to the comic on her site, and we've already got a HUGE traffic spike from her large and loyal fanbase coming over to check it out!

Thank you, Danielle, and thank you to all the new people who took the time to follow the link! I hope you stick around!

Nightcrawler on Ebay for the CBLDF

The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund currently has a sketch that I drew of the X-Men's Nightcrawler up for auction at Ebay.

Why not go place a bid and help out the cause? Here's the Link.

Minion Maze is LIVE!

Here it is, the moment you've all been waiting for...

Minion Maze is live with 5 pages and updating every wednesday!

What secrets lie within the Minion Maze? What treasures for those souls brave enough to enter? What dangers will be faced? And will there be snacks?

Join grubby goblins, noble knights, dastardly dragons, slimy slugs, elegant elves, allegiant angels, and more, as they quest for money, power, fame, love, and maybe even redemption.

Do YOU dare enter the MINION MAZE?

New Webcomic launching tomorrow!

Tomorrow I will unleash a new serialized graphic novel on the web! It will be drawn by me, (Bobby Timony) and co-written by me, Peter Timony, and our friend and frequent collaborator Chant Macleod!

Five pages will be up at launch with a new one every week on wednesdays. If you'll be in NYC this weekend, why not stop by the MoCCA fest and say hi! We'll be at table #332. I'll give you a free peek at the first 8 pages if you ask nicely!

So, what's this new comic about, you ask? Well, here's a little preview for you...

Straightening out those crooked scans

Here's a quick and easy photoshop tip for you that will save you an endless amount of headaches if you don't already know about it.

How to straighten out crooked scans.

Tired of meticulously aligning your page on the scanner only to have it look infuriatingly crooked when you scan it?!?

Fuggeddaboudit. Here's how to fix it easy in photoshop.

1. Under your eyedropper tool is a ruler tool. Select that.

2. Find a level line on your scan. In comics, this is usually a border edge.

3. Click on one end of the border and drag the cursor across the page. As you move the curser you should see a line forming behind it. Let go of it on the other end of the border that you want straightened out. This should lock the line in position along your crooked border.

4. Go to Image>Rotate Canvas>Arbitrary. A value and direction will already be decided based on your ruler line. Click OK.

TA DA! Your image is nice and straight! Crop it to the proper size and you're done. You can thank me later by buying me a beer.

It's ALIVE! Kindle Edition

It's Alive! is now available on Amazon's Kindle! Only 80¢!

From the description:

That crazy Mad Scientist is at it again, letting loose his creations to wreak havoc on the unsuspecting city. Only his faithfully deformed assistant can stop the insanity! This 24 page comic was written and drawn by Bobby Timony, artist on the popular webcomic "The Night Owls".

Basil the Bunny, Kindle Edition

Amazon has another Timony comic up for the Kindle. This time it's The Ballad of Basil the Bunny.

This is a 24 hour comic by me, Bobby Timony, and its done all in rhyme. This one is a bargain at only 80¢!

Here's the description:

Basil the Bunny was a simple farmer, until a scheming plot forced him to set out to defend his warren from a hungry wolf. This rhyming 24 page comic was written and drawn by Bobby Timony, artist on the popular webcomic "The Night Owls" in under 24 hours as part of the 24 hour comics challenge.

Announcing Night Owls Season 3 and Commentary Track

WUXTRY! WUXTRY!

The Night Owls have been renewed for a third season on Zudacomics.com!

Bobby and Peter Timony's fan favorite webcomic, "The Night Owls" recently wrapped up completion of it's second season. Those anxious for more can breathe easy knowing that another 60 screens are heading their way, every Tuesday and Thursday at http://zudacomics.com/the_night_owls.

To celebrate the completion of their second season, the Timony Twins are offering a free PDF commentary track on their website. Fans can download it and read along as they go through the archives. It comes loaded with insights, asides and some historical facts about the era.

Download the commentary here!

Set in 1920's New York City, the Night Owls follows a trio of detectives that solve supernatural crimes. The brilliant Professor Ernest Baxter leads the group, whose members also include the scrappy flapper, Mindy Markus, and a hot dog loving gargoyle named Roscoe.

Created in the style of an old Sunday Newspaper serial, the strip deals with the sometimes macabre subject matter in a humorous and lighthearted way.

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The Night Owls is © Peter Timony and Robert Timony. Zuda Comics and the Zuda logo are trademarks of DC Comics. TM and © DC Comics. All rights reserved.

The event at Wild Pigs was a ton of awesome fun. It was great hanging out with everyone and drawing all night.

I believe Peter Timony and Pete Stathis, who draws the excellent comic, Evenfall, were the only two to complete a 24 hour comic. I didn't even try. Instead, I used the time to work on the Night Owls, finishing the art for five comic strips and penciling a sixth one, which, as it turns out, is the final episode of season two!

I also found a little time to work on a top secret NEW webcomic idea that we've been kicking around for a while now.

I've got a picture here to share with you, too.

This is a little collaborative effort by me and the amazingly talented Danielle Corsetto of "Girls with Slingshots". I pencilled it and she inked and colored it. Honestly, Danielle made it look so good, I wish she could work on everything I drew!

Enjoy!

Google Jumbumblebutt.

That guy up there? That's Jumbumblebutt Markus, who is currently appearing in The Night Owls.

As my pal Dave pointed out, if you Google Jumbumblebutt, the only links you'll find are references to him! What are the implications?!?

That means we created an entirely new search term for Google that's never been used before!

Jumbumblebutt used to go by the name of Rumpelstilskin, but had it legally changed, because everyone already knew his name, and he likes to be anonymous.

If his goal was to pick an unguessable name, than he picked a good one, seeing as Google can't find any other instance of it in any language. It can, however, find 584,000 results for the name "Rumpelstilskin".

Good job, Jumbumblebutt!

New 24 Hour Comics!

Over at our proper website, Twincomics.com, we put up some brand new 24 Hour Comics for your enjoyment. This time around we've got a joke-cracking skeleton pirate from Bobby, and Peter brings us a new Sir Roland tale, wherein he does battle with a fierce monster. Enjoy!

Hammer Time!

When all you have is a hammer, the February Zuda competition looks like a nail.

This month's Zuda is almost over and it's been one of the best one's in terms of quality. I can fully understand if you haven't gotten around to deciding who to vote for yet. So if you haven't, may I make a suggestion?
Vote for THE HAMMER! By my friends Sam Little, Gabe Ostley, Rob Berry and Steve Steiner!

Watch out!

I'd like to send a big thank you to Marc J. Fletcher over at the Den of Geek website for naming us as one of the Ten Comicbook Creators to Watch Out For! (Or would that be two of the creators? No, I guess we'd count as .5 creators to watch out for each.)
Anyways, Thanks Marc and the Den of Geeks! We wear our geek badges with honor.

10 questions for Bobby Timony

ComicsCareers.com has a revealing interview with me up on their site, where they ask and I answer ten soul-probing questions about comics and stuff related to comics. Come have a peek into my brain.
LINK: 10 Questions for Bobby Timony

The Night Owls Solve another case!

Whew, that was a close one! Today's episode wraps up the Mummy story arc! (Get it? nudge nudge) Join us again on Thursday for the start of a brand new adventure in which Roscoe brews up some trouble for himself! Make sure to view it in Full Screen mode for the optimal experience!