Very Near Mint volume three

I may have first mentioned VNM volume 3 way back in February of 2013 but the wait has well been worth it because VNM3 is now out in the world! I am happy to also share my contribution to this new graphic novel. I have more then once mentioned Justin Perterson's graphic novel series that includes VNM1, Uncanny VNM, and VNM2. Over the years I have taken Justin's characters and turned them into monsters and put them in harms way, and this time is no different. Here is my contribution to Very Near Mint volume 3...

Teenage Mutant Ninja VNM
Art by Christopher Burdett
Characters © 2014 Justin Peterson

This piece was a lot of fun to work on and I was more then thrilled to be a part of VNM3. Also nice to help a friend and live vicariously in comics through someone else. Here are some images of the piece in process...

Mutants taking shape in red and blue.

Mutants in black and white... and some gray.

If you need another reason to pick up VNM3... how about you need to get it because I am in the book as a character! There was an option in Justin's Kickstarter for VNM3 to be a character in the book and I was quick to jump on that. While enjoying your copy of VNM make sure you keep an eye out for me...

Very Near Mint 3 with special guest star... ME!

That is all for another exciting Monday on the blog, see you back here on Wednesday! Until then...

For more samples of my work or to contact me regarding my availability head over to my website: www.christopherburdett.com

Very Near Mint volume 3 - Kickstarter

If you are familiar with the blog then the names Very Near Mint and Justin Peterson might be familiar to you. If not, Very Near Mint is an AMAZING series of graphic novel by the ridiculously talented Justin Peterson. Justin currently has a new Kickstarter up to fund the publishing of the third volume in the Very Near Mint epic super amazing trilogy! The good news is that the book is already funded, the BETTER news is that are also a bunch of great additional rewards already unlocked that you can receive by funding at the right price point! Head over to the VNM volume 3 Kickstater for all the details!!! ALSO, if you are thinking to yourself, "But I don't have volume 1 or 2, why would I fund volume 3?", don't worry, Justin has you covered!

Cover of Very Near Mint volume 3

© 2013 Justin Peterson

If all the additional prints, cards sets, and name badges aren't enough of an incentive to own a great book like VNM, then maybe the fact that my art is in all the volumes will help seal the deal. I have contributed a pin up for all the volumes of VNM (and Uncanny VNM) and I am happy to say that I will have a piece in Very Near Mint volume 3! Here is a look at my previous contributions...

My previous contributions...

Pins ups for VNM vol 1, Uncanny VNM, and VNM vol 2

Characters © 2013 Justin Peterson / Art by Christopher Burdett

The piece that I have produced for Very Near Mint volume 3 will be in full color and will fracture some things I have not drawing since I was a youth and have been itching to revisit. I am really happy with how it turned out and I think Justin is as well. I will leave you with a sneak peak of things to come...

Crappy sneak peak of super awesome amazing brand new pin up for VNM vol 3!

© 2013 Christopher Burdett

Again,  head over the Kickstarter to take advantage of all the bonus Kickstarter exclusives as well as help fund this amazing book! What are you waiting for??? GO NOW!

That is all for another exciting Monday, see you back here on Wednesday! Until then...

For more samples of my work or to contact me regarding my availability head over to my website: www.christopherburdett.com

Geek Night 2012 wrap up

Geek Night 2012 has come and gone. A fun time hanging and drawing with Lee Bretschneider and Justin Peterson as we got to talk to the students of FSU about monsters and art. We had a lot of fun and it was nice to be back for our fourth year in a row! Enough talk, here are some picture from the night...

Geek Night 2012 table arrangement... each year I think it gets a little better.

A close up of all the neat things everybody had to touch all night long.

 Lee got himself a copy of creatura libri 3! Made sure there was a happy monster waiting inside for me... RAWR!

 Here are some of the sketch cards that I drew on Friday night that I liked...

 ...and here are more sketch cards that I drew night night that I liked.

 A blast from the past! While walking through the FSU Union courtyard I finally took a photo of something I did way back in 1999. A design based on a linoleum block print that I made won a contest to be turned into table top art back when I was a student. I got to glaze the ceramic tiles myself and now there is a concrete table in the Union that has my little alien standing on a giant tentacle in space. It has held up pretty well all things considered. I decorated a second table that is right next to this one... but it was pandering to school spirit in the hopes that I wold win... it is horrible and I will save that embarrassment for some other time... or maybe never.

A big thanks to everyone at the FSU Union Productions for having us out again this year and to everyone that came out! I hope you all enjoy your sketch cards and that you had a fun time. I know I did! If you missed out on Geek Night hopefully we will have a chance to correct that next year!

That is all for another exciting Monday on the blog, see you back here on Wednesday for more fun! Until then...

For more samples of my work or to contact me regarding my availability head over to my website: www.christopherburdett.com

Geek Night 2012 - TONIGHT!

Tonight is the night! GEEK NIGHT 2012! If you are in north Florida stop on by the campus of Florida State University for fun and FREE sketch cards. Speaking of sketch cards here are some of the sketch cards that I have ready drawn to get warmed up for tonight...

Geek Night sketch cards
© 2012 Christopher Burdett

Geek Night 2012 • Union Ballrooms

Friday, September 21 • 8:30 PM – 11:30 PM
Free for FSU Students; $8 GA
18+

Aim for the giant red arrow and circle that appears on the HUD display.

I will be appearing again with the always talented Lee Bretschneider and Justin Peterson. We will all be doing free sketches and talking to folks. Hope to see you out there tonight. Just like the last three years you will also have a chance to win a prize package! Plus video games, board games, and lots more geeky fun!

That is all for another exciting week on the blog, hope to see you tonight at Geek Night, if not see you back here on Monday! Until then...

For more samples of my work or to contact me regarding my availability head over to my website: www.christopherburdett.com

Geek Night 2012 - One week away!

It is that time again, Geek Night 2012 is almost here! Geek Night, you ask? Geek Night is a yearly fall semester tradition at Florida State University to help welcome students in a fun and geeky atmosphere. I will be returning for my fourth appearance at Geek Night along with the very talented Lee Bretschneider and Justin Peterson. We will be creating sketch cards on the spot and giving them out to everyone that shows up on a first come first serve basis. The last three years have been a blast and I see this year being even better! Here is a very tiny poster with all the information...

Very tiny poster says:

Friday, September 21
Freaks and Geeks Night
Union Ballrooms
8:30 PM – 11:30 PM
Free for FSU Students; $8 GA
18+

I think it has been free for all in past years, so I am not sure what is changing, but it has been fun for everyone that has attended that I know. A free sketch card from 3 artist is definitely worth the price of admission in my books! Speaking of sketch cards, here is a sample of cards from last year so that you can get a feel for what there is in store for those attending...

Geek Night 2011 sketch card samples - One FREE for those attending Geek Night! (limit one per person while supplies and my sanity last)

If you are attending, head on over the the FSU campus and find yourself at the Union Ballroom. Here is a completely unhelpful map to assist you in your journey... 

 Just look for the giant red ring in the sky...

I hope to see you there if you are in the area and able to attend! The past years have been super fun and I am 2012 will be no exception.  Besides the artists, I am told there will be Yearbook Pictures, Costume Contest, video games and more! For more information there is a Facebook Event and the Union Production website.

 
That is all for another exciting week on the blog, see you back here on Monday! Until then...

For more samples of my work or to contact me regarding my availability head over to my website: www.christopherburdett.com

Very Near Mint volume two

Once again I have had the privilege to contribute to another of Justin Peterson's comic projects, Very Near Mint volume 2! You may remember my contributions to Very Near Mint volume one and Uncanny Very Neat Mint. It was a real thrill to be able to one again have some of my work share the same pages as Justin's. Justin gave me free reign again and so I continue abstracting his characters more and more. Turning them into Godzilla and Mothra was not enough apparently, this time around I made them more alien...

 Bosom Buddies
Art by Christopher Burdett
Characters © 2012 Justin Peterson

Once again, I can not recommend the comic stylings of Justin enough. His work is super awesome and in VNM v2 he takes it to a whole new level of awesome! Here is a pic of the cover of VNM v2 (just so you know you are buying the right graphic novel!).

 Very Near Mint volume two by Justin Peterson

If you blow past all the amazing comic art in VNM v2 and get to the back you will see my pin up in all its glory. I am told volume 3 of Very Neat Mint will be in the works before we know it and I hope that I have a chance to contribute to it! I will do my best to reel it in a bit with any new pin up, I may have gotten a little too wacky with this last one... or maybe not?

 Very Near Mint volume two Pin up!

One more time, just in case you missed it before, if you are interesting in more information or in purchasing a copy of any of Justin's books, head over to the Adventuring Company website!

That is all for another exciting Monday on the blog, see you back here on Wednesday! Until then...

For more samples of my work or to contact me regarding my availability head over to my website: www.christopherburdett.com

Uncanny Very Near Mint

Recently, I had the privilege once again to contribute to another of Justin Peterson's comic projects, Uncanny Very Near Mint. You may remember my contribution to his first graphic novel that came out last year. It was a real thrill to be able to one again have some of my work share the same pages as Justin's stellar work (as well as the very talented Lee Bretschneider and Tara Abbamondi!). This time around Justin gave me free reign and didn't want to see it until I was finished, so I went back to my roots and had some Godzilla fun...

Godzilla vs Mothra?
Art by Christopher Burdett
Characters © 2012 Justin Peterson

Once again, I can not recommend the comic stylings of Justin enough. His work is super awesome and in Uncanny he is joined by two other outstanding artists to make a great little anthology. Here is a pic of the cover of Uncanny VNM (just so you know you are buying the right comic!).

Uncanny Very Near Mint by Justin Peterson!

If blow past all the amazing comic art in Uncanny VNM and get to the back you will see my monster pin up in all its black and white glory. I am told volume 2 of Very Neat Mint will be done soon, so that means I need to get moving on another pin up!

Uncanny Very Near Mint Pin up!

One more time, just in case you missed it before, if you are interesting in more information or in purchasing a copy of any of Justin's books, head over to the Adventuring Company website!

That is all for another exciting Monday on the blog, see you all back here on Wednesday! Until then...

For more samples of my work or to contact me regarding my availability head over to my website: www.christopherburdett.com

Geek Night 2011 wrap up

Geek Night 2011 has come and gone. A fun time hanging and drawing with Lee Bretschneider and Justin Peterson as we got to talk to the students of FSU about monsters, super heroes and thing with top hat and mustaches. Turn out was a little light compared to last year, but there was so much going on in Tallahassee Friday night that is not surprising. Still had fun and it was night to be back for our third year in a row. Enough talk, here are some picture from the night...

Geek Night 2011 table arrangement, now with 200% more signs.

A shot of us all lined up and ready to start the night. Lee Bretschneider was set up directly on my right and Justin Peterson was on the far end.

Lance the Fett and my wife take a break of all the Geek Night excitement.

I think Justin Peterson was the hit of the night with his fully digital set up. People could watch on screen as he worked on his Wacom Cintiq and then get a print out of anything he did that night. Justin always had a crowd of onlookers.

But in the end, we were no match for Droideka...

A big thanks to everyone at the FSU Union Productions for having us out again this year and to everyone that came out! I hope you all enjoy your sketch cards and that you had a fun time. I know I did! If you missed out on Geek Night, don't worry, it looks like I have another event coming up at the end of October again on the FSU campus! More on this soon!

That is all for today, it looks like I have a busy week on the blog ahead of me, lots to share! Until then...

For more samples of my work or to contact me regarding my availability head over to my website: www.christopherburdett.com

Geek Night 2011 - TONIGHT!

Tonight is the night! GEEK NIGHT 2011! If you are in north Florida stop on by the campus of Florida State University for fun and FREE sketch cards. Speaking of sketch cards here are some of the sketch cards that I have ready for folks coming out tonight...

Geek Night sketch cards
© 2011 Christopher Burdett

Geek Night 2010 • Union Ballrooms
Friday, September 16 • 8:00 p.m. • Free for all ages

Aim for the giant red arrow and circle that appears on the HUD display.

I will be appearing again with the always talented Lee Bretschneider and Justin Peterson. We will all be doing free sketches and talking to folks. Hope to see you out there tonight. Just like the last two years you will also have a chance to win a free print! Plus video games, board games, and lots more geeky fun!

That is all for this week. I have a full day ahead of me before Geek Night. See you back here on Monday! Until then...

For more samples of my work or to contact me regarding my availability head over to my website: www.christopherburdett.com

Ninja Mountain 105 & Geek Night 2011

I was a little slow on the uptake on this one... I recorded a Gen Con wrap up with Paul "Prof" Herbert and Ninja Mountain members Ralph Horsley, Drew Baker and Jeremy McHugh recently. Apparently it has already gone live and you can not listen to everyone's thought and experiences from Gen Con 2011 as well as the lovely sounds of my load computer. There is some great reflection on the everyone's experiences as well as tips and ideas on how to make your con appearances better. You can find all this in the second half of episode 105 of the Ninja Mountain Podcast. Go have a listen... NOW.

It is that time again, Geek Night 2011 is just almost here! Geek Night, you ask? Geek Night is a yearly fall semester tradition at Florida State University to help welcome students in a fun and geeky atmosphere. I will be returning for my third appearance at Geek Night along with the very talented Lee Bretschneider and Justin Peterson. We will be creating sketch cards on the spot and giving them out to everyone that shows up on a first come first serve basis. The last two years have been a blast and I see this year being even better! I better get started making some sketch cards to have ready ahead of time. If you are in the Tallahassee area the night of Friday September 16th between 8pm - midnight, be sure to stop by FSU campus and say 'hi'!

That is all the updates for today, see you back here on Friday! Until then...

For more samples of my work or to contact me regarding my availability head over to my website: www.christopherburdett.com

Very Near Mint volume one

Recently, I had the privilege to contribute to Justin Peterson's first graphic novel, Very Near Mint volume one. I have known Justin and his most excellent work for a while now and it was a real treat to be included on this project. He has been laboring away day and night on his graphic novel, and now through hard work and perseverance he has made it a reality! I made for him a pin-up that featured his main characters reenacting the cover of Fantastic Four #1...

The Fantastic 2?
Art by Christopher Burdett
Characters © 2011 Justin Peterson

I can't speak highly enough of Justin and his work. If you like books full of great looking comic art and a great story I can't recommend Very Near Mint volume one enough. Justin has been doing the convention circuit lately getting the word out, but I managed to use my connections to get my copy so that I can share my contribution. Here is a look at the cover...

Very Near Mint volume one by Justin Peterson

If you blow past all the amazing work that Justin put into VNM you will find a pin-up section in the back of the book. Since my last name begins with a 'B' I got to go first! I am really happy with how it reproduced. I hope Justin thinks of me when volume two is in production!

Very Near Mint volume one Pin-ups! Four in total, gotta catch them all!
(mine is the one on the left)

One more time, just in case you missed it before, if you are interesting in more information or in purchasing a copy, there is a handy dandy website devoted to Very Near Mint volume one!

That is all for today, I will see you back here on Friday! Until then...

For more samples of my work or to contact me regarding my availability head over to my website: www.christopherburdett.com