Rue Morgue on Ace Kilroy

Last Friday night the estimable horror magazine Rue Morgue posted an interview with me all about Ace Kilroy, conducted by the equally estimable April Snellings. Head on over to the RM site and check it out!

Bonus Kilroy: "Face to Face"

Dan sent me this sort of bonus piece of Kilroy art, culled from today's Color Sunday. When I look at it, I realize this would make a great bookmark!

Original Sunday Art

Another panel of Dan's original art from today's Color Sunday. The return of Col. Krup!

Praise for Ace Kilroy

"If you're enthusiasms tap into ANY media formats or sub-genres that concern melodramatic comic art, steel-jawed heroes spitting in the faces of Nazis, shuddersome cliffhangers, blasting guns, vampire-infested villages, the ongoing legacy of Dracula---Hell, this is the strip for you.

And where else---except for TORA! TORA! TORA!---can you encounter the crusty Cordell Hull?"
--Ted Rypel, author of the "Gonji" series

Original Sunday Art

Another panel of Dan's original art from today's Color Sunday. I love Steve Ditko/Bernie Kriegstein feel of this, and did my best to color it as effectively as possible.

"Join The Fight!" Ace Kilroy Bumper Sticker

(Click to see a larger version)

Here's a great way to support Ace Kilroy--by telling the world about it as they wait behind you at a red light!

This bumper sticker featuring Ace about to paste an icky monster one measures 11x3" and adheres to any surface. If you'd like to own one, just use the Paypal button below!

Original Sunday Art

Here's a mostly-finished panel from last weekend's Color Sunday installment. I love how Dan positioned all the figures, and the nervous look Anca's Grandfather is giving Count Dracula.

Bonus Kilroy: "All These Trees Look The Same"

Accompanying a batch of strip art from Dan was this awesome bonus piece, highlighting a moment from a future installment!

Bonus Kilroy: Dracula

One of the wonderful bonuses that come when Dan sends me art for a bunch of strips are the "bonus" shots he's includes--generally they are fully realized work-ups for a particular panel, which he then whittles down for use in the specific panel.

I absolutely love seeing this stuff, and we joke(?) that all these extra pieces will eventually be seen in the giant hardcover Ace Kilroy coffee table book.

And no, I'm not gonna say what this shot means...

Original Sunday Art

Another panel of Dan's original art from yesterday's Color Sunday. I love the staging of this panel, how Dan's got three different elements for the viewer to look at but they're all crystal clear and distinctive. That Nazi sure is mad!

Original Ace Kilroy Commissions by Dan O'Connor

Now is a good a time as any to mention that my co-creator and partner-in-crime Dan O'Connor is available for Ace Kilroy-centric commissions. I've been thrilled to show off Dan's amazing work every day in the strip and here on the blog, and I know many of you are as impressed as I am.

Here are the basic rates for an original Ace Kilroy commission by Dan:
One character pencil sketch--$25.00 ppd.
One character pencil and ink sketch--$50.00 ppd.
Two characters pencil sketch--$75.00 ppd.
Two characters pencil and ink sketch--$100.00 ppd.

SPECIAL BONUS: Anyone who hires Dan to produce an Ace Kilroy original is automatically made a member of Ace's Allies, with all the benefits that entails!

If you're interested in commissioning Dan, you can email him directly here. And tell 'em Ace sent you!

Bonus Kilroy: Into The Woods

Occasionally, Dan will send me a bonus piece of artwork related to a particular panel from the strip. Sometimes, he goes all out and sends me what I consider to be a piece of artwork so good, so complete, that I curse that so little of it will be seen in the final strip.

This is one of those pieces, a shot of Ace and Dracula in the woods, so fully realized that I thought it deserved to be highlighted here on the blog. Click the image to see a bigger version, and marvel at it like I did!

More Ace Kilroy on Geekadelphia!

I am "The Geek of the Week" over on Geekadelphia today, where writer David Goodman and I talk Ace Kilroy!

"Dracula"

I love this "pin-up" of Dracula Dan sent me today. If you find yourself in the woods with this guy, turn the other way!