Beyond Mode 7 Update

Happy weekend everybody! It’s been a long while since I made any sort of noise about Jesse DuRona and my forthcoming Super Nintendo themed anthology, but things are really coming together, so here’s an update!

As of now, we’ve collected around 20 pages of finished material from other artists, Jesse and I have an equally large amount of content in-progress and on the way, giving us so far over 50 pages of confirmed art, comics, essays, illustrations and memories of the greatest 16 bit system ever (and this coming from a kid who grew up on Sonic and Sega Genesis!) It’s going to be chock-full of great art, great stories and great testimonials!

As with any anthology, we’ve hit a few road bumps along the way, so far it’s been nothing we couldn’t handle, but the major road block to our main deadline is the fact that Jesse and I are still on the waiting list for a vendor table at MAGFest, where we had hoped to premier the book. Pre-registration for the show proper ends on the 22nd of December, and if we have not heard from the Vendor Hall coordinator by that time, we’ll have to push back the books official convention premier to MeCAF 2014, to which I’ve already applied for a table!

While disappointing in many ways, MAGFest represents the CORE of the audience we hope to get interested in Beyond Mode 7, MeCAF has always been a very well attended convention with a lot of youth, vigor and interest in games, past and present!

That said, we will still be attending MAGFest in January and if we are not tabling as in years past, we will be pushing flyers into people’s hands, letting them know about the anthology! We may even be able to use the show to pursue a Kickstarter Campaign, allowing the book to reach even more people!

Details on the Kickstarter are still pending, we have a lot of work to do to prepare for such a thing and we want the book to be completely finalized before we proceed with a campaign.

Hope all is well and remember that submissions are extended now through the MAGFest registration deadline of the 22nd!

Thanks,
-RD

Sketch Card – Gravity Suit Samus

Another MECAF sketch card! This one took a while to draw, so the coloring was simplified in spots. I’m still pretty happy with it!

Microns, Prismacolor and Copics on card stock.

-RD

Original art is ©2013 Randall Drew
Samus is © Nintendo

Production – XII

Here’s a little preview of a certain insane, villainous take on a recurring character in every Final Fantasy game! For an upcoming project at OCRemix!

Ink on Bristol Board
Colors in Photoshop CS6

-RD

Original Art is ©2013 Randall Drew
Cid and Final Fantasy are © SquareEnix

Sketch Card – Ocarina Link

I was VERY late posting this! So sorry! Here’s a Link in Ocarina of Time garb! I had this penciled out for almost a year and finally someone wanted a Link, so I just fished this out with ink and color!

Microns, Prismacolor and Copics on card stock.

-RD

Original art is ©2013 Randall Drew
Link is © Nintendo

Sketch Card – Batter Up!

Ness from Earthbound fame takin’ a swing at…well, something. A dog, a piece of meat, Master Belch’s head!? Use your imaginations people!

Pentel Pocket Brush, Microns, Prismacolor and Copics on card stock.

-RD

Original art is ©2013 Randall Drew

Sketch Card – Mistress Keo

My friend Keo is a game streamer at Instagib.tv and member of the VaughnLive crew. She’s also a furry and this is her alter ego! The color on the hair was hard to match with my limited palette of Prismacolors, but I have a better idea of how to approach it next time! And there will be a next time, she’s super fun to draw! Pentel pocket brush, Microns, Prismacolor and Copics on card stock. -RD Original art is ©2013 Randall Drew

Sketch Card – Running on Water

Just a quick Sonic running on water! Idea for this one came from a viewer in my webcast chat! I cast most frequently on Tuesdays and Sundays when I’m at home working on digital art in Photoshop, but keep an eye on my twitter feed to see when I do quick half hour broadcasts from the studio of sketch cards! I usually take suggestions from the audience on who to draw that day! Microns, Prismacolor and Copics on card stock. -RD Original art is ©2013 Randall Drew