SPELL CHECKERS, VOL. 3

Here is the cover for Spell Checkers vol. 3, with colors by Warren Wucinich.

Details on the book can be found here. It comes out October 23.

The original SPELL CHECKERS cover and more at Etsy

The Etsy store has been updated with recent items from the blog, as well as the line art for the original Spell Checkers cover.

Feel free to browse.

SPELL CHECKERS vol. 2 - on sale now! Plus, Portland signing Friday.

Hey, everyone.

Spell Checkers, vol. 2: Sons of a Preacher Man is on sale today. You can buy it at any comics shop, or via Amazon or other book outlets.

I drew the cover and all the flashback pages.



Oni Press has a preview of the first chapter.

The interview with the entire creative team that ran at CBR also has quite a bit of my art in their exclusive preview, which is different than the one at Oni. Check it out here.

Also, Nico and Jamie and I will be appearing at Bridge City Comics in Portland, OR, this Friday!

WHAT: Spell Checkers Vol. 2 Release Party with Jamie Rich, Joelle Jones and Nico Hitori De
WHEN: Friday, September 30 from 6pm - 8pm
WHERE: 3725 N. Mississippi Ave.

Bridge City Comics is proud to announce our Spell Checkers Vol. 2 Release Party on Friday, September 30, 2011 from 6pm - 8pm! This event is free to the public.

In attendance will be the creative team of Portland locals Jamie Rich, Joelle Jones and Nico Hitori De! They will be signing copies of Spell Checkers Vol. 2 but sketches will be left to the discretion of the artists. Come join us for a night of fun, comics, try to stump Jamie Rich at 80's music trivia!

Bridge City Comics will have copies of Spell Checkers Vol. 2 on hand for purchase during the event, as well as a copies of Spell Checkers Vol. 1 and assorted other titles from the creative team.

Bridge City Comics is located at 3725 N. Mississippi Ave in North Portland. Please call 503-282-5484 or e-mail info@bridgecitycomics.com for more information.

SPELL CHECKERS vol. 2 - preview up at Amazon

Spell Checkers, vol. 2: Sons of a Preacher Man is being printed right now and it's hitting stores at the end of September. It's written by Jamie S. Rich, illustrated by Nicolas Hitori de, with flashbacks by myself. I also drew the cover, which was colored by Kimball Davis. Oni Press is publishing it.

Amazon has a short preview in their "Look Inside" area.

Give it a look, and order it from their site, or your local book seller or comic book shop.

SPELL CHECKERS vol. 2 - black-and-white cover

Here is the original line art for the next Spell Checkers:



You can see Kimball Gray Davis' color version at the Oni Press website. They are solicting the book for September.

Spell Checkers, Vol. 2: Sons of a Preacher Man

Jamie S. Rich • Joelle Jones • Nicolas Hitori de

There are two new kids at school. Twin brothers--one straight-laced and buttoned-up, the other a rebel in a leather jacket--and they’ve transferred in with trouble for the Spell Checkers. Jesse finds romance, but for Cynthia, it’s rivalry. She and the good brother compete for student body president, while Kimmie tries to find out who murdered the last one. Dark magic is afoot, as well as dark humor, in the second mystical volume of Oni’s latest hit series.

Format: Original Graphic Novel, Digest
Content Rating: T+ (Teen Plus)
Available: Sep 21, 2011

ISBN: 978-1-934964-72-9

Jesse from SPELL CHECKERS

Daily Doodle 2/23/11

SPELL CHECKERS original art for sale

Most of the pages from Spell Checkers vol. 1 are available for sale.

Go to the book's gallery at Comic Art Fans and see what pages are available and for how much. Most cost $80-$90.

This one, for instance, is $90:

Send enquiries to joellejonesart [a] gmail-dot-com.

And, of course, buy the book! Spell Checkers Volume 1

Some Sketches from Stumptown

Below are some pieces drawn for Nicolas Hitori de while we were sharing a table at Stumptown.

First, a full-size drawing of the girls from Spell Checkers:

Strathmore was handing out samples of their 2 1/2" by 3 1/2" "artist trading cards," and Nico and I kept using them to sneak drawings to each other. I did this sketch portrait of him.

He did this one of me:

Nico also went home with these two. The first was done using ink and pastels, the second was in pencil.

WIZARD MAGAZINE #224

The May 2010 Wizard Magazine, #224, has an very nice two-page article on my work and You Have Killed Me. Here are some scans (bigger sizes if you click through).

Also, Read About Comics has posted the first review of Spell Checkers, and it's super positive!

Preview the first 22 pages of SPELL CHECKERS

Including four pages by me.

Read the full preview at the Oni Press site.

Now is a good time to preorder the book. It's available through all comic shops, bookstores, and e-tailers. If going to a comic book store, the Diamond order code is FEB10 1049; ISBN is 978-1934964323.

Spell Checkers is actually the featured indy book from our friends at Things from Another World.

Also, check out this cute drawing Nico did of myself, him, and Jamie for the bio page in the book:

Click for larger sizes

SPELL CHECKERS in Diamond Previews for April

The latest Diamond catalogue has the first volume of Spell Checkers by myself, Jamie S. Rich, and Nicolas Hitori de listed as a Featured Item.

Oni also put together a double-page spread highlighting the books Jamie and I did for them. Check it out.

Now is a good time to preorder the title.

Just a reminder, I will be attending Emerald City ComiCon on March 13th and 14th in Seattle. Full details here.

It's also likely that the full Spell Checkers team with attend Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo April 16 through 18. Then it's back to Portland for Stumptown the week after, April 24 & 25.

If any of these plans change, I'll post here right away.

Oh, and Madame Xanadu #19 is out as of yesterday. I hope to have a gallery of the pages soon. The pencilled pages are all still intact, as the originals were scanned and then the inking was done on blueline printouts. Very modern!

SPELL CHECKERS vol. 1 from Oni Press

Oni Press made the official announcement today...

From their advance press release:

Spell Checkers: Mean Girls with magic. Buffy the Vampire Slayer without the do-gooder whining. The Craft without the crap goth clothes. The new graphic novel from the mind of Oni Press staple Jamie S. Rich, with art by co-creator Joëlle Jones and artist Nicolas Hitori de.

Look for it in 2010!

Cover colors are by Kimball Gray Davis, cover design by Keith Wood.

My first SPELL CHECKERS pages

Spell Checkers is the series Jamie S. Rich and I came up with, and though Nicolas Hitori de will be doing the main story, I'll be doing covers and the flashbacks. The first graphic novel will be out some time next year.

Here is page 3 and page 15 from chapter 1. Looking at Modesty Blaise comics for that commission I did inspired me to experiment with cross-hatching. (You can follow the links and select "all sizes" to view the bigger images.)

Nico's site is here, and Jamie has some teases on his blog.