Comics and art by Mark Pearce

2012-01-31T04:44:00.000-08:00

Day 2 of the 30 day drawing challenge.

Day 2: Draw your favourite animal. Mine's the Red panda.

2012-01-30T04:42:00.001-08:00

I've decided to have a go at the 30 day drawing challenge. Here's day 1: Draw yourself.

2012-01-17T15:08:00.000-08:00

Also, I have a tumblr now innit.

2012-01-17T14:56:00.000-08:00

Okay, so I havn't been posting much lately. Soz about that.

Anyway here's a commission I did for someone's Birthday. Pretty pleased with it.

Gotta get on my colouring. Ronin Dogs is going full colour! :)

2011-12-14T05:38:00.000-08:00

A couple of the pieces I did for the Jurassic Dorks exhibition.

2011-11-28T12:37:00.001-08:00

Hey folks,

So, I have been a tad quiet lately and here's why. I've got together with a group of fellow artists and friends to bring you all an exhibition of epic proportions. Oh yes!

Here's a little selection of the work you'll be able to see. Come along why not? It's gonna be awesomazing!

See you there! :)

2011-11-01T09:45:00.000-07:00

Hey there folks,

Sorry, it's been ages since I posted any work. I am working away on things though.

Here's a lil sneak peak at a piece I'm doing for the upcoming Jurassic Dorks exhibition.

Hope you enjoy it. :)

Jurassic Dorks

2011-09-15T02:31:00.000-07:00

Hey folks,

Just a quick heads up to let you know about a cool new collective I'm a very proud member of.

We are known as Jurassic Dorks and we're working on a very cool project that you might just like:

Check out my fellow Dorks here:

Jess Bradley

James Stayte

Dylan Cook

John-Paul Bove

Seriously talented bastards.

Ronin Dogs 3!

2011-08-30T03:42:00.000-07:00

So, Ronin Dogs #3 is up and running. Here's the first 4 pages for ya. Enjoy!

Ronin Dogs review!

2011-08-21T03:19:00.001-07:00

I know it's been ages since I posted any artwork. I'm working on a lot of things right now. Including Ronin Dogs 3 and an exciting exhibition. I'll be posting up stuff very soon.

In the meantime here's an awesome review of Ronin Dogs by my friends at Paradox comics. Check it out!

Johnny cool!

2011-06-20T04:00:00.001-07:00

I know it's been a while since I posted any art. I am doing stuff though. Here's a little drawing of an old character I'm thinking of bringing back. Not gonna say much about it though.

Woooooo!

2011-05-23T02:52:00.000-07:00

Hey folks. So last weekend was the Bristol comic expo. Had an absolute blast! Met loadsa new people and got to hangout with old friends too. One person I finally got to meet in person was James Stayte. The guy is super talented as you can see from this pic he drew of Derek and Jen from Ronin Dogs. This pic is so freaking sweet!

Check out more of James' work at his blog. While you're at it pick up some of his comics. 'Now we are running' is an awesome read! You know it makes sense.

Rogue!

2011-04-28T15:27:00.000-07:00

I got the sudden urge this morning to draw Rogue from the X-men. So I did.

Limited edition print!

2011-04-28T03:06:00.000-07:00

So, the Bristol comic Expo is real close now. I thought I'd just go through what I'll (hopefully) be selling:

Ronin Dogs books 1 & 2, posters, postcards, a mini zine, business cards and I also may do sketches as well. I'm sure if the price is right I may even dance a bit.

I've decided for fun to do a limited edition print. It's the one of Jen (above). I'll only do one print run of em. They'll be signed and numbered. So, if you want one you better be at the con to pick one up.

Still really unsure how I'll do at the con. Will I have enough stock or am I gonna have too much? It's my first time on a table at a con so I'll be new to a lot of people. Whatever happens I know it's gonna be a blast and I cannot wait! :)

I'll see you there! :)

Finished!

2011-04-21T01:58:00.001-07:00

So, here's the cover for Ronin Dogs #2. Finally all finished! Taking it to the printers today. :) Got about 4 weeks until the con. That should be enough time right? Haven't got a clue how much it's gonna cost, but it's gotta be done.

Glad it's finished. Can't wait to see the printed books. I just hope they turn out okay.

Big thanks to everyone that's been following my work on here and supporting me. It means a lot. :)

Ronin Dogs

2011-04-04T02:40:00.001-07:00

I've started doing the fun pages for Ronin Dogs. Things annoyingly have slowed up recently cos I've got a new job. But it will be finished and printed soon I promise.

Ronin Dogs.

2011-03-23T04:31:00.000-07:00

Couple of random pages from the last few pages of Ronin Dogs #2. I've got one more page to do before doing the cover and other lil extra pages. I kinda don't want it to end right now. I feeling like I'm really hitting my stride. My inking going well and I'm really enjoying using my Wacom. Still once it's done I've got plenty of things I want to get straight into.

Wedding invitations.

2011-03-23T04:29:00.000-07:00

My lil sister's getting married in September this year and I offered to do the invitations for the event. Here's the evening and day designs. They were fun to do and my sister really likes them. :)

2011-03-04T02:59:00.000-08:00

Derek has nipples! This also raises other questions about what he has and doesn't. Let's just say he has ALL the essentials that a man/skele needs.

This page I toned using a graphics tablet. I've had one for years but never quite got the hang of it. Tried it again recently and something just seemed to click. Much quicker to use and I can get more detail in too. Nice!

2011-02-28T10:38:00.000-08:00

I've been really busy the last week doing DIY crap, so I havn't had a chance to get much drawing done other than some sketching in my book. But, I thought I'd post some of them up.

Vagabond Prime Makr 2

2011-02-15T14:01:00.000-08:00

That Sarah Huxtable-Smith has been at it again. :) Here's her colouring of my Vagabond Prime pic.

Pretty freaking awesome! I gotta say I'm always so touched when someone colours my work or does fan art. It's so awesome it blows my mind.

Check out Sarah's DA and send her some love.

Twitter

2011-02-14T10:28:00.001-08:00

I now have a Twitter account. Again. Feel free to add/follow.

Colureded!

2011-02-11T11:34:00.001-08:00

A lovely lady called Sarah Huxtable-Smith coloured up one of my old sketches. Very nice! Check out her DA to see more.

Ronin Dogs.

2011-02-10T15:41:00.000-08:00

Here's a few more Ronin Dogs pages for ya!

I 'Like' you.

2011-02-06T11:01:00.001-08:00

So, you can now Like Ronin Dogs on Facebook. If you like that is.

Derek rides!

2011-01-26T13:17:00.001-08:00

Just a quick sketch that I decided to colour. Derek riding an AKira themed coin ride thing.

Bristol comic expo!

2011-01-26T02:21:00.001-08:00

So, I've got my table for the comic convention in Bristol this year. I'll be there all weekend if you wanna come say hi, buy some stuff or just touch my face. Whatever floats yer boat.

I'll be selling Ronin Dogs issues 1 & 2, posters, prints, cards and plenty of other shiz as well I expect.

I look forward to seeing you there.

Life drawing

2011-01-25T03:13:00.001-08:00

Life drawing from last night's sesh. Pretty pleased with this considering it's been a good few months since I went.

Ronin Dogs.

2011-01-11T13:58:00.000-08:00

Here's some more Ronin Dogs for y'all! Enjoy!

2011-01-09T13:50:00.000-08:00

These two characters will always have a lil place in my heart. I discovered Adam Warren's* Dirty Pair when I was a teen and well you can understand why a teenage kid liked em. It was on seeing these girls that I decided that drawing comics (and pretty girls) was what I wanted to do.

So, I decided I should pay tribute to the girls and draw my own take. I really enjoyed doing this and would totally kill to draw a Dirty Pair comic. Jeez I would eat that shit up!

*Not Adam Warren's original idea but it was his comic I discovered you understand.

Ronin Dogs fanart!

2010-12-26T17:10:00.000-08:00

Do you 'member I drew Zach from Nich Angell's comic 7-String? Well, he drew this fantastic pic of my lil chums Derek and Jen. Good stuff eh?

Merry Chistmas!

2010-12-24T02:28:00.001-08:00

To everyone that reads/supports/comments on my blog have a rocking Christmas! Thanks for your support!

Big trouble in little China

2010-12-16T13:10:00.000-08:00

My tribute to a great film.

7-String

2010-12-14T08:55:00.001-08:00

I don't really ever do Fanart but lately I've been thinking about it more. It's actually really fun doing my own take on someone's characters.

So, here's my first. This is Zachary Briarpatch from Nich Angell's comic 7-String. Nich's doing some awesome stuff right now. There's a bunch of artists in the UK that I'm really excited about. Feels like there's big things coming. Hoping I can be a part of it too.

Sketches

2010-12-13T15:46:00.001-08:00

After seeing Jess Bradley's take on Jack burton and Lopan from Big trouble in little China I felt inspired to watch it. So I did. This is what I sketched as I watched.

Ronin Dogs

2010-12-10T02:26:00.001-08:00

So, here's some more Ronin Dogs pages. Didn't realise how long it had been since I last posted any pages. Sorry 'bout that.

Finding things a bit of a slog at the moment. Gotta push through. Starting to wonder what the hell I'm actually gonna do with this issue when it's done though. It's gonna be at least 50 pages, maybe more. Not sure I'll be able to afford to publish the books myself. This is my problem. I don't think these things through. I've got a lot of comics in a drawer that'll never see the light of day but I'm determined not to let that happen with this. Maybe I'll sell some body parts to make the money...or just sell my body. Male prostitution seems to be my only option.

2010-11-10T14:48:00.000-08:00

Just a lil sexy pin up I did for funs. Really enjoyed doing this. I know it's pretty stupid though. Who needs suspenders on an armoured suit? But, it's just for fun!

Ask Derek!

2010-11-07T13:51:00.000-08:00

Okay, so I set up one of these up myself a while ago and nobody really asked me anything.

But Derek has decided to do one. (He likes to keep in touch whilst on the move).

So why not go ask him something. You could ask about his beard, love advice, music. Anything!

So, go ahead!

Ask Derek.

Simon Gane

2010-11-02T03:20:00.000-07:00

Went to see my mate Simon Gane do a signing in Bath at the weekend. Picked up loadsa awesome goodies. Including a T-shirt, comics and this wicked drawing he did for me. I've been a fan of Simon's work for ages now. His style is really unique and cool.

Check out his blog.

Life drawing

2010-11-02T03:17:00.000-07:00

Life drawing last night. I'm enjoying it but I've got a long way to go. Still I'm pretty pleased with how these turned out.

Happy Halloween!

2010-10-29T03:32:00.001-07:00

Happy Halloween everybody!

Just a quick thanks!

2010-10-23T04:11:00.000-07:00

I'd just like to say a quick thanks to everyone that reads and comments on my blog. It's really appreciated getting feedback from people. I just wish there was a way to directly reply to comments here. Well, if there is I don't know how to do it. So, yeah thanks everyone!

LOVE!!!!

Ronin Dogs pages!

2010-10-21T14:50:00.001-07:00

Realised it's been a while since I posted any actual pages of Ronin Dogs. So I thought I'd post a couple I've finished working on.

What's in the box? Bet you can't guess.

More Ronin Dogs!

2010-10-20T14:39:00.000-07:00

Here's a quick pic of Ronin Dogs with a couple of other characters.

Warning kids: Don't blow bubbles with bubblegum if you have a beard. Derek is a trained professional.

2010-10-12T01:44:00.000-07:00

Another week of drawing life. I'm really getting into the flow of things now. Not saying I'm great by any means but I'm just finding my feet kinda thing. It's still really challenging and fun. I'm pretty pleased with this picture aside from the proportions obviously. But, yeah I think it's okay.

I'm gonna get back into Ronin Dogs now. I've had a long enough break. I still don't feel totally motivated but I think that'll only get worse the longer I leave it. Time to get back on the horse biatches!

2010-10-05T12:11:00.000-07:00

Started a life drawing class. It's really challenging and I suck but I'm actually pretty pleased with this one.

Rhia the wrestler

2010-09-28T15:52:00.000-07:00

Was asked by a friend of mine to draw a logo for her new personal trainer business. So, here's what I did. I'm pretty chuffed with this. Looks good and I think it's a pretty good likeness. She's pretty tough being a wrestler and she could kick yer ass. But she won't cos she's nice.

Here's her Facebook group: Rhia D PT

Sexy stuff!

2010-09-16T02:07:00.001-07:00

A good friend of mine asked me to draw her so I did. Pretty pleased with this. Was fun too.

2010-09-08T02:12:00.000-07:00

So I woke up this morning to find this. My first fan art! :D :D It's well cool. Drawn by the awesome TyphoonCutter Fucking ace ain't it?! :D

2010-09-04T14:14:00.000-07:00

I figured I havn't done much colour work lately what with Ronin Dogs being my main project, so I thought I'd just do something for fun.

Boom shake shake shake the room!

2010-08-31T14:03:00.000-07:00

Pages 17 and 18 of Ronin Dogs: and the deadly mechs an' stuff. Having soooo much fun drawing this. I'm at the action pages now. Kicking things up a notch!

Tits and doodles

2010-08-21T12:17:00.001-07:00

Just some doodles an' that.

Ronin Dogs

2010-08-16T03:33:00.000-07:00

So here's a couple of pages from Ronin Dogs for you folks to have a gander at. It's going really well. I'm so excited to get it finished but at the same time I'm being patient and not rushing things. Enjoy!

End of a sketchbook

2010-07-27T13:52:00.001-07:00

I've reached the end of another sketchbook and thought I'd post up some of the pages. Sketchbooks are full of stuff and obviously I've picked some of the better pages. Cos I draw straight in pen a lot of stuff looks like complete shit, but that's kinda how I like it.

Super fun times ahead!

2010-07-19T00:48:00.001-07:00

Another lil sneak of the next Ronin Dogs. I know it doesn't make much sense but don't worry, when you see the page in context it still won't make sense. Just go with it.

I thought I might talk a bit about the 'process' I use 'writing' Ronin Dogs as I don't think it's a way that many would use. Or maybe they would, I dunno. But, I basically wing it (that's the technical term). With this episode for example I have general idea of what I want to happen and what characters are involved, but other than that I make it up as I go along. Look at something like Curb your Enthusiasm or Spinal Tap. Not that I'm thinking I'm as good as them but I like how they improvise scenes. Ronin Dogs is kinda like that. I think my main problem is I get bored easily. If I wrote and thumbnailed the whole story out first I think I'd get bored drawing it. But doing it like this keeps it fresh for me. Which is much more fun and fun is why I do this.

2010-07-10T05:16:00.000-07:00

Here's a sneaky peak at the next Ronin Dogs. Really pleased with how it's going. Learned a lot from the first issue. Putting it to good use for this. More backgrounds, flat black etc...

The first issue has been selling well and feedback has been really good. So chuffed! It's available to buy in Page 45 in Nottingham if you're near there. They've had pre-orders for it apparently. How cool is that?! Very!

If you want a copy for yourself don't forget to go pick one up here.

2010-07-06T03:18:00.000-07:00

Just a couple o' bits. Can't believe I didn't post up my Vagabond Prime pic coloured by the awesome Jon Paul Bove. Check out more of his work here. Also a quick pic I did inspired from a Facebook conversation.

The next Ronin Dogs is going really well. I'm so psyched drawing it. I keep wanting to dance around with excitement which is difficult when you're trying to sit down and draw. I'm not going to post as many pages as the first Ronin Dogs but I will post some pages. I'll post some very soon.

Don't forget to head over to my shop to get yourself a copy of Ronin Dogs. :)

2010-07-02T09:04:00.000-07:00

I know it's been a while since I posted. Things have been a bit crazy and I havn't had much time to draw lately. But back on track now. And starting the next Ronin Dogs. The first page of which you can see here. It's gonna be much more epic-er than the first issue. More thought out and just generally betterer. I'll be introducing a new companion to our heroes too. Gonna be fun!

Also, you can now buy your very own copy of Ronin Dogs: Hooray! So go pick a copy!

Ta-ra!

2010-06-02T04:30:00.000-07:00

Okay, just a few odds and sods I guess. The next Ronin Dogs will take place in a pet shop so I've been designing alien pets. Which is pretty fun oh yeah. There's also outfit designs for Derek and Jen and also my spin on Optimus Prime. Vagabond Prime.

First issue of Ronin Dogs should be done this week. Considering the amount of work and awesomeness gone into Ronin Dogs I should charge about 598 squillion quids but seeing as it's you it'll be about £3.00.

2010-05-24T15:33:00.000-07:00

Some sketches from my Moleskine that my good friend Mr. Jon Paul Bove put some colour to.

I've never had anyone colour my work before. It's really cool to see someone else do it.

You can see more of JP's excellent work at his here: http://wordmongerer.deviantart.com/

Bristol comic expo. Yeah!

2010-05-24T05:38:00.000-07:00

So, the Bristol comic expo is done.

Was amazing! I met so many amazing artists and people is was really overwhelming, but inspiring. I'm still kinda wired from it all. I havn't been to any of the cons for a couple of years (mainly due to my not being fond of crowds and just general shyness) and to see the current small press scene was unbelievable. So, many amazing people creating amazing things. I just couldn't believe it. So inspiring. It just shows what people can do when they've got a dream. Love it!

Unfortunately Ronin Dogs didn't get finished in time for the con. It's still not done now. The printers have been a bit frustrating to deal with as well. I've rang them a few times to see how it's been going and they tell me they'll ring me back but they don't. I really don't have a clue what's going on. They havn't even told me how much it's all going to cost. Where's the customer service people?! C'mon! Gonna go elsewhere in the future. Heard good things about online printers like Lulu.com. So, might give them a go.

I spent a lot of money. But got some excellent stuff:
My good friend Jess Bradley painted the awesome Tetsuo. To the left of that is a 600 page (Yes! 600 pages!) sketchbook by the Etherington brothers. They're a couple of Bristol guys who are in my opinion the top guys in small press. They're also super-duper nice. I chatted to them for ages. They really liked my stuff and gave me lots of good tips. Another gem for me was the two books with the Kill Bill inspired covers By Nicola Stuart. I've never seen any of her stuff before and it blew me away. She's got a similar style to me and her characters are so crazy cool. Also, in there is 'In sheep's clothing' by Sam Gardener and Isaac Lenkiewicz. 'Contagious' by the lovely Nuala Murphy. Sooo much good stuff.

Had some really fun times with friends too. I havn't laughed so much or had so much fun in ages. I didn't really even drink that much.

I'm feeling totally inspired now. Got a lot of work to do. Got another episode of Ronin dogs in my head to do and a little story about a renegade cop called Julian Adderino. Thinking about having a table at the Birmingham con. So I gotta get on with that. I really want people to see what I can do now.

If there's one thing I learned this weekend it's that people are fucking awesome! I was in a huge room full of people with a dream. To some drawing comics might be a strange dream. But whatever the dream is I love the people that have them and pursue them with all their heart. Live the dream people!

Also, the weather was good too wasn't it? Beautiful!

2010-05-17T07:01:00.000-07:00

So, The comic's finally finished. Here's the front and back cover for you to have a look at. Had a real late one last night to get it all done for the printers today. Hopefully the comic will be finished for the Bristol con at the weekend.

I have to say how pleased I am with it all. It was a blast to do and now it's finished I'm actually really proud of it.

I would also just like to say thanks to everyone that has read/followed/commented on my blog as I've been progressing. It's been so awesome to have such positive feedback. Much love.

Right, time to have a nap for 5 million hours.

2010-05-12T16:53:00.000-07:00

Okay, here's ages 16, 17, 18 of Ronin Dogs. Almost finished now. I just gotta tone about 5 or so pages, design a front and back cover and think of something to go on the inside covers. I wanna get this to the printers by Saturday if I stand a chance of getting it ready for the con. Although I'm not sure if I'm gonna be able to get in anyways. Tickets are gone and I'm not sure I can blag it. But, even if I'm not there my comic (if it's done) will be.

2010-05-08T13:04:00.000-07:00

More Ronin Dogs here for ya.

2010-05-02T05:12:00.000-07:00

Hey Hey! Pages 10, 11, 12 of Ronin Dogs. Working hard to get this done in time for the Bristol con in May. I may actually pull it off. I may not. But I'll do my best. I have to say I'm finding the tone part a real slog. I guess it's the first time I've added tone to a comic so I'm still kinda green. Hopefully it'll get easier and quicker for me in the future. I like how the tone looks when it's done though, so it's still worth it.

Anyone see me in Brandon Graham's last blog? Whoa, that was so cool to get a mention from him. Someone told me it's like getting a highfive from Jackie Chan for having good kung fu. :)

2010-04-23T15:52:00.000-07:00

Pages 7, 8, 9 of Ronin Dogs. It's going well. Trouble is now I'm already starting to think about the next 'chapter'. I really can't wait to finish and get started on the next adventure. Got some good jokes (well, crap jokes, but y'know that's my style). But, I'm trying not to rush.

4 5 and 6...

2010-04-16T15:10:00.000-07:00

Here's pages 4, 5 and 6 of Ronin Dogs. I'm up to page 13 penciled and inked now. I really just wanna get this finished. My confidence in it is waining so I really wanna finish.

I also got big plans for the next part. I'm gonna try the next part in landscape. I think this will suit my style a lot more. I love big wide screen shots (like a film) so I think it'll look really cool. I also think I'll be more likely to do big one page panels, which I never feel confident about doing in portrait.

Also, the more I think about what I want to do with Ronin Dogs the more I think that it would suit a web based comic. I kind of see it as like an ongoing story rather than episodes. They're episodes right now as I figure shit out and learn more. I think I could do like 2 pages coloured a week. I think that would be good. Anyway it's all just ideas at the moment. Don't wanna get too ahead of myself.

Ronin Dogs 1 2 3...

2010-04-12T11:34:00.000-07:00

So, here's the first three pages of my comic Ronin Dogs. Ronin Dogs was a comic I came up with when I was like sixteen or something. It's basically about these two characters (Derek and Jen) who go about getting into trouble and having fun adventures in space. I drew quite a few comics about them years ago and I've always liked them, so decided to bring them back to life.

Havn't drawn any actual comic pages for a long time so this is me playing catch up. Ronin Dogs for me is all about having fun and learning. And I'm learning shit loads as I go. I already just wanna finish this and get on with the next story. But I gotta be patient and keep with this making it a consistent piece. One of the most difficult things with comics (for me at least) is keeping consistency in the art. It's easy to get lazy and rush the closer you get to the end. Slow and steady wins the race. Although I've only got about a month to finish this and get it printed for the Bristol expo. Not sure if I'll make it but it won't be the end of the world if I don't.

So, there you go. Hope you like. More soon.

Some quick comex.

2010-04-11T12:15:00.000-07:00

2010-04-09T14:34:00.000-07:00

Some arts for ya.

My Arts.

2009-08-13T12:06:00.001-07:00

Hi there.

I'm an artist and this is what I do: