Blog of cartoonist Terry Beatty. Terry's credits include THE BATMAN STRIKES, MS. TREE and SCARY MONSTERS magazine. Terry has just completed a two-year assignment as "visiting artist" in the comic art program at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.
If you'll allow me a personal moment here -- today is the first birthday of my son, Kirby Eriks Beatty. Yes, he's named for my favorite cartoonist -- and his Latvian grandfather (who passed away the week he was born). He's a joy and a challenge --...
I haven't done many commissions lately -- being busy drawing the Return to Perdition graphic novel and inking a special project -- but I couldn't resist this request to draw a Kirby-esque confrontation between Darkseid and Orion. In this moment, it...
I noticed the other day that TCM had Artists and Models scheduled, and so I set my DVR to record it. I assumed it was the Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis movie of that title -- which is about the comic book business -- and has lots of fun comic book...
Another Scary Monsters wraparound cover illustration done! This is pencil, ink and Photoshop -- not a bit of paint, this time. All images are from the ultra low budget flick,Monster A Go-Go!
My "Wolfmen" cover for Scary Monsters #72 has been...
Kurt Parsons interviewed me for a podcast on his website. There are also interviews with other cartoonists, including Gene Colan. Check it out HERE. That's all!
(Link fixed -- thanks to Jim Keefe!)