Just not in place of the Hulk statue. Pay attention, kids– hostage negotiations are all an integral part of the institution of marriage. Take notes, I’m passing along gold here.

On with the sketch!

Not counting yesterday, it’s been awhile since I’ve posted multiple-image Skratchadays, so I thought with all these Free Comic Book Day images on hand, why not?!

A little bit of everything here, from mutants to busty kittens to women torn between a ninja and Nick Fury’s son. Digest those little trivia pieces for a sec.

Okay, yeah– hope you dig them! The owners seemed to. Hard to tell when the sun is screaming down at you, y’know? hehehe

- jeremy dale

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Now playing: My Chemical Romance – Teenagers

via FoxyTunes

Oops. hehehehe

On with the sketch!

I did probably 25 or so sketches on Free Comic Book Day for the fans, and I gotta say: I wish I could have done more! I hate when people walk away empty-handed, but even the dozen or so artists there at this year’s event at Acme Comics could only draw so much (and when there were at least 2 or 3 other guys that did over THIRTY? yeah)… so at 3:45 or so, they closed the sketch lines, leaving 2-5 sketches per artist to finish before 5.

I cranked these out, but at the end? Yeah, my wrist was wrecked. I was the last man sketching (I was still with the fans as they took down the tent they had us in outside the shop), and I hope those that DID get a sketch from me are pleased with what they got. Hopefully!

- jeremy dale

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Now playing: Audio Adrenaline – Chevette

via FoxyTunes

To be continued…

On with the sketch!

I was stunned that people wanted SKYWARD-related sketches at Free Comic Book Day this year! Mind you, I DID have copies on-hand of the GRAPHITE EDITION #1 and all the original art as well, but consider me surprised.

In fact, the gentleman that requested this sketch also purchased a page of original art from the series! I had the chance to try out my new CUBE for the iPhone, a handy little credit card reader for my cell phone that lets me take credit card payments anywhere I am. QUITE handy at signings and conventions like last weekend’s FCBD!

I also drew a Quinn, a Slog-Rider, and a Jack the dog for other fans. Glad the characters are appealing to the readers!

Note: This is also my favorite sketch of Free Comic Book Day. I just like the grace of how I rendered her. Lots of fun.

- jeremy dale

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Now playing: Strong Bad – Trogdor

via FoxyTunes

What did you pick up? Were there any creators in attendance signing and sketching? Spill the beans! This was a crazy great year for FCBD– share the love!

On with the sketch!

I dig the Wolverine in the brown and tan– call me old-fashioned, but it best represented the ferocity of the character. In my mind, anyway. All the stripes, seams, and slices in his current look kind of look silly to me. He’s not the kind of guy that would wear much of a uniform anyway, but when he does? I think he’d pick something that gets the message across fast, not something designed to show what he DOES, really, y’know? Maybe it’s just me.

- jeremy dale

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Now playing: House Of Heroes – In the Valley of the Dying Son

via FoxyTunes

Yeah, I missed out on that whole April Fool’s Day gag– but just in time for CINCO DE MAYO (also known as Womb AH!-viction Day to those in the know), I remembered. So yeah… that happened.

Oh, hey– I will be appearing at ACME COMICS in Greensboro, NC this Saturday for FREE COMIC BOOK DAY!

From AcmeComics.com:

We’re thrilled to kick things off with a roll call of friends old and new for the Sketch Cave! Joining us will be Reilly Brown (Incredible Hercules), Jacob Chabot (Mighty Skullboy Army), Jeremy Dale (G.I. Joe), Ryan Dunlavey (Comic Book Comics), Matt Frank (Godzilla), Chris Giarrusso (G-Man), Jamal Igle (Supergirl, Lyle Pollard (The Dead Don’t Sleep), Chris Samnee (FCBD Captain America/Thor, Gregg Schigiel (SpongeBob Comics), Nick Spencer (Morning Glories), Brian Smith (Intrepid Escapegoat), Fred Van Lente (Incredible Hercules) and Michael Watkins (Sonic the Hedgehog).

We’ll be doing free sketches ALL DAY LONG and the shop with have bags filled to bursting with FREE COMICS! For more information on a Free Comic Book Day event in your neck of the woods, check out:

http://www.freecomicbookday.com

On with the sketch!

Looks a little tighter a sketch than usual? That’s because this is a FREE SKETCH won by a blog commenter recently right here on the Skratchaday blog. They requested DUKE from G.I. Joe in his jetpack from the 1980s animated motion picture’s opening sequence… which is, by the way, one of my favorite animated scenes of anything ever. It still gets me excited. How cool was that opening 2 minutes? It was SPECTACULAR– and it really made me a lifelong Joe fan as a kid.

Enjoy! Click to embiggen.

- jeremy dale

Whether you like White Castle or not, Krystal is the equivalent of taking everything about White Castle that’s good and stomping on it with muddy boots, then washing the burgers off in the sink. Yuck.

Happy birthday to my father, the man responsible for me taking an interest in comics! He’s 4,000 years old today or some other age that’s so high up that mathematicians have only hypothesized its existence. Like it’s got LETTERS in it it’s so large (love ya, Dad– thanks for the love of comics!).

Jeremy, his father Terry, and Kelly celebrate a Colts win late 2010.

You can’t tell, but we’re all in Colts jerseys there. GO COLTS!

On with the sketch!

Two Captain America sketches in one week?! Yeah yeah– deal with it. I drew this to pay respect to my father’s two favorite characters: Captain America and Huckleberry Hound. I’m sure Charlie Brown is a close third place there, but I’m no good at drawing those guys. Enjoy and click to embiggenify!

- jeremy dale

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Now playing: Huey Lewis & The News – The Heart Of Rock & Roll

via FoxyTunes

And when you crave it? You feel nasty afterward.

Oh, hey– I will be appearing at ACME COMICS in Greensboro, NC this Saturday for FREE COMIC BOOK DAY!

From AcmeComics.com:

We’re thrilled to kick things off with a roll call of friends old and new for the Sketch Cave! Joining us will be Reilly Brown (Incredible Hercules), Jacob Chabot (Mighty Skullboy Army), Jeremy Dale (G.I. Joe), Ryan Dunlavey (Comic Book Comics), Matt Frank (Godzilla), Chris Giarrusso (G-Man), Jamal Igle (Supergirl, Lyle Pollard (The Dead Don’t Sleep), Chris Samnee (FCBD Captain America/Thor, Gregg Schigiel (SpongeBob Comics), Nick Spencer (Morning Glories), Brian Smith (Intrepid Escapegoat), Fred Van Lente (Incredible Hercules) and Michael Watkins (Sonic the Hedgehog).

We’ll be doing free sketches ALL DAY LONG and the shop with have bags filled to bursting with FREE COMICS! For more information on a Free Comic Book Day event in your neck of the woods, check out:

http://www.freecomicbookday.com

On with the sketch!

I’m sure I can’t be the first one to play off this gag, but as a huge, gigantic, hardcore fan of both Cartoon Network’s DEXTER’S LABORATORY and Showtime’s DEXTER, I had to doodle up this little thing eventually. Enjoy! Oh, and uh… sorry, Dee Dee.

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My latest comic series is SKYWARD. The first FULL ISSUE is available now online at INDYPLANET as a GRAPHITE EDITION (pencils only)– check it out and buy now! Buy several!

http://www.indyplanet.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=5247

Written and Illustrated by Jeremy Dale

Letters by Thom Zahler with Cover Colors by Steve Downer

Standard Comic

Black & White

Page Count: 28

It all begins here! Join the adventure as one boy faces off against a threat much more terrible and fantastic than anything he’s ever known. From creator Jeremy Dale (G.I. Joe, Popgun, After-School Agent)

A young boy comes into possession of a mystical artifact that has him on the run from those who seek to possess its power.

Skyward #1: GRAPHITE EDITION TM and © Jeremy Dale. All rights reserved.

- jeremy dale

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Now playing: Audio Adrenaline – I’m Not the King

via FoxyTunes

It’s true– they do solid, fun comic news and the like. Recommended! http://www.comicsalliance.com

On with the sketch!

I heart Spider-Man, and although I’m not really reading any of his books at the moment (I’ve read a trade here and there, and caught the first issue of the most recent Ramos-illustrated storyline with Hobgoblin), it’s always fun to read about ol’ Webhead. Anyway, Happy first day o’ May and enjoy!

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My latest comic series is SKYWARD. The first FULL ISSUE is available now online at INDYPLANET as a GRAPHITE EDITION (pencils only)– check it out and buy now! Buy several!

http://www.indyplanet.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=5247

Written and Illustrated by Jeremy Dale

Letters by Thom Zahler with Cover Colors by Steve Downer

Standard Comic

Black & White

Page Count: 28

It all begins here! Join the adventure as one boy faces off against a threat much more terrible and fantastic than anything he’s ever known. From creator Jeremy Dale (G.I. Joe, Popgun, After-School Agent)

A young boy comes into possession of a mystical artifact that has him on the run from those who seek to possess its power.

Skyward #1: GRAPHITE EDITION TM and © Jeremy Dale. All rights reserved.

- jeremy dale

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Now playing: Neil Patrick Harris, Felicia Day & Nathan Fillion – A Man’s Gotta Do

via FoxyTunes

It’s true– they do solid, fun comic news and the like. Recommended! http://www.comicsalliance.com

On with the sketch!

Kitty Pryde and Lockheed– it’s been a short while since I’ve drawn them, so I thought I’d end the week and wave goodbye to April with a fun little sketch I did the other day. Enjoy!

___________________________

My latest comic series is SKYWARD. The first FULL ISSUE is available now online at INDYPLANET as a GRAPHITE EDITION (pencils only)– check it out and buy now! Buy several!

http://www.indyplanet.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=5247

Written and Illustrated by Jeremy Dale

Letters by Thom Zahler with Cover Colors by Steve Downer

Standard Comic

Black & White

Page Count: 28

It all begins here! Join the adventure as one boy faces off against a threat much more terrible and fantastic than anything he’s ever known. From creator Jeremy Dale (G.I. Joe, Popgun, After-School Agent)

A young boy comes into possession of a mystical artifact that has him on the run from those who seek to possess its power.

Skyward #1: GRAPHITE EDITION TM and © Jeremy Dale. All rights reserved.

- jeremy dale

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Now playing: Shane Peters – Eleanor Rigby

via FoxyTunes

I’M the biggest secret ever kept in the comics biz. Spread the word!

On with the sketch!

My latest comic series is SKYWARD. The first FULL ISSUE is available now online at INDYPLANET as a GRAPHITE EDITION (pencils only)– check it out and buy now! Buy several!

http://www.indyplanet.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=5247

Written and Illustrated by Jeremy Dale

Letters by Thom Zahler with Cover Colors by Steve Downer

Standard Comic

Black & White

Page Count: 28

It all begins here! Join the adventure as one boy faces off against a threat much more terrible and fantastic than anything he’s ever known. From creator Jeremy Dale (G.I. Joe, Popgun, After-School Agent)

A young boy comes into possession of a mystical artifact that has him on the run from those who seek to possess its power.

Skyward #1: GRAPHITE EDITION TM and © Jeremy Dale. All rights reserved.

CLICK TO EMBIGGEN– Enjoy!

- jeremy dale

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Now playing: My Chemical Romance – This Is the Best Day Ever

via FoxyTunes