Thomas Perkins

Late Night Sketchamathingie 1-28-2012....

2012-01-29T20:38:00.000-08:00

Late Night Sketchamathingie 1-18-2012....

2012-01-18T00:44:00.000-08:00

Stuart Ng Books is now carrying signed copies of my book!

2012-01-13T09:29:00.000-08:00

Stuart Ng Books is now carrying signed copies of my book! [http://stuartngbooks.com/new-arrivals/perkins-the-art-of-thomas-n.-perkins-iv-signed.html ] For those of you out there who are unfamiliar with Stuart Ng Books, they are a fantastic resource for art books! You should check out their website if you get a chance. Via the Stuart Ng Books website:"...About Stuart Ng Books: We are full-time booksellers specializing in books on twentieth-century illustration, animation & comic art. Our emphasis is on what other booksellers normally classify as art reference books. We have thousands of books on individual illustrators, animators, cartoonists, and comic book and comic strip artists. We also carry books of art instruction and technique, histories, surveys, and annuals. Our customers are professional artists, filmmakers, art students, instructors, libraries, art collectors, and fans."[http://stuartngbooks.com/ ]Cheers!

Lunchtime Adventures in Winter....

2012-01-09T00:51:00.000-08:00

Faithful Readers, as the Winter comes here are a selection the adventures my young fellows have during their Lunchtime Adventures…. Who knows what future adventures lie in wait?… Stay tuned! For more such adventures go check out www.lunchbagblog.blogspot.comCheers!©2011-2012 T.N.Perkins IV All rights reserved.

Random Fandom - Retro Edition - Bats & Angry Birds.....

2011-12-17T22:50:00.001-08:00

Back in the day... I wanted to update the dynamic duo in an odd direction ... here it is as best as I remember it from my early college days.Cheers.....

Bring it, Monster!

2011-12-14T00:42:00.001-08:00

Announcing: The Art of Secrets Gallery Show, Artist Signing, and Reception

2011-12-06T23:41:00.001-08:00

Hey Folks!On December 9th, 2011 from 6pm - 10pm, House of Secrets in Burbank is putting on their first event for Art of Fiction Publications. I will be there signing my book and limited edition print along with Rodolphe Guenoden, who will be doing likewise. The event will be complete publications for sale, champagne reception, and artist signings. A collection of original art, concepts, and prints from Five Color Comics One and Two will be on display and available for purchase. If you are in the Los Angeles area, stop by and say hello!For more information about the event contact:House of Secrets1930 W Olive StBurbank, CA 91506818 562 1900http://www.artoffiction.com/HouseOfSecrets/

DE KAPITEIN VAN HET SPOOK SKULDAMAN...

2011-11-23T00:42:00.001-08:00

DE KAPITEIN VAN HET SPOOK SKULDAMAN...©2011 T.N.Perkins IV All rights reserved.SkuldaMan t-shirts available now on my RedBubble Store!Skuldaman T-Shirt: http://www.redbubble.com/people/tnperkins/t-shirts/3921828-1-de-kapitein-van-het-spook-skulda-manLogo T-Shirt: http://www.redbubble.com/people/tnperkins/t-shirts/3921763-1-de-kapitein-van-het-spook-skulda-man-logo-1Title Logo T-Shirt:http://www.redbubble.com/people/tnperkins/t-shirts/3921786-1-de-kapitein-van-het-spook-skulda-man-logo-2

Screed Patrol - The Lunch Money Bandit...

2011-11-21T23:26:00.001-08:00

Hey Folks, Here is a little lunchtime sketchiness with a bit of the old Pshop color for snap....Look out! It's one of those scurvy Lunch Money Bandits........ CURSES!!! Cheers! ©2011 T.N.Perkins IV All rights reserved.

Screed Patrol - The Colonials...

2011-11-18T00:11:00.001-08:00

Screed Patrol - The Musician...

2011-11-17T22:05:00.001-08:00

For my kids... Just because.

2011-11-16T07:19:00.001-08:00

I like green...a lot...

2011-11-10T22:18:00.001-08:00

Hey Folks!Tomorrow marks the debut of the show that has been my day job since January of this year. Yes my friends.. it is the new Green Lantern: The Animated Series, which premieres at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT on Cartoon Network Friday 11/11/11. I have had an amazingly fun time working on the show and I hope that those of you who check it out have a good time watching.In honor of that fine debut, where is one of my meeting doodles from my notebook with a little PShop color added in. I can assure you... this Lantern is not nor shall he ever appear in the show. I just thought is was a fun and silly idea... so there you have it. For my friend and cohort Pete, an amazingly talented fellow I worked with on the show... a power nose ring. Cheers!

2011-10-31T07:08:00.001-07:00

The Return of Kaiju Lunch Adventures...

2011-10-20T07:12:00.000-07:00

Faithful readers, as the eighth week of the school year continues for the Perkins Lads. The Return of Kaiju Lunch Adventures is marked by the arrival of Bicephalon and his alien overlords from Dimension X-Alpha! Can the Lads stand up to this grave menace? The mayhem of Bicephalon and his alien Overlords from Dimension X-Alpha is disrupted by the wildly cheerful powers of The Perkins Lads Mighty Sister. In no time at all the Overlords from Dimension X-Alpha had to face the conversion of their vaunted gigantic War Beast into a more manageable puppy like entity. With the Overlords of Dimension X-Alpha captured it looks as thought the day is won by the Perkins Kids once again. What other adventures await? Who knows? Stay tuned!!! Cheers! Have a good week folks! ©2011 T.N.Perkins IV All Rights Reserved.

Late night sketchery...

2011-10-15T03:24:00.001-07:00

MY ART BOOK IS OUT!!!!!!!!! HUZZZZZAH!!!!!!! GO CHECK IT OUT! :)

2011-10-14T23:55:00.001-07:00

At long last…. MY ART BOOK IS OUT!!!!!!!!! HUZZZZZAH!!!!!!! GO CHECK IT OUT! :)Okay folks…. shameless plug time… here be a quick glance at the fine book. For those of you who wanted to check out my digital artbook app for the iPad / iPhone, but were Apple product-free, some of that may be found within along with a cavalcade of other new and fine content. I hope you dig it.It can be found online at http://www.artoffiction.com/ArtOfFiction/books.html :“The Art of Thomas N Perkins”Artwork by: Thomas N PerkinsFormat: Softcover, 60 page Limited Edition SketchbookAvailable: NowPrice: $11.95OR found in person at:House of Secrets1930 W Olive StBurbank, CA 91506818 562 1900

The Perkins Lads Sightseeing on Planet Amphibos...

2011-10-14T06:38:00.000-07:00

Faithful Readers, With the 7th week of school: The Perkins lads, while sightseeing on the far flung planet of Amphibos, witness the astounding raid by the Dreaded Scurvy Dogs! The Scurvy Dogs are on the hunt for the fabled treasures of Amphibos, can they be stopped? Stay tuned! To see more such adventures go to : http://lunchbagblog.blogspot.com/ Cheers! ©2011 T.N.Perkins IV All rights reserved.

The Perkins Lads and the Pan Dimensional Friends of Paleontology..

2011-10-07T07:00:00.000-07:00

Faithful Readers, during the 6th week of school: The Perkins lads with the help of their sister, the Perkins Lass, have rescued the the much fabled Living Fossils of Bokaraton from the villainous clutches of the Xeno-Squid Overlord S'ithur! THE DAY IS SAVED! With this field trip with the Pan Dimensional Friends of Paleontology is a success experiencing in the new and strange wonders of Xeno Paleontology. Well done, Kids! Have a great weekend Folks! Cheers! For more such jaunty adventures why not take a gander at www.lunchbagblog.blogspot.com ! ©2011 T.N.Perkins IV All Rights Reserved.

Vintage work: Firebreather Design - Gamorradons

2011-10-01T22:40:00.000-07:00

Hey Folks,As it aired over last Thanksgiving weekend, I figure that now I can post to my portfolio a little of my design work for the Kaiju beasts therein. These were some of my ruminations on the small beasts, the GamorradonsThis was a really enjoyable gig. I have a deep love of giant monsters...Cheers.TM & © 2010 Cartoon Network. A Time Warner Company. All Rights Reserved.

The Perkins Lads and the Lunchtime Pan Dimensional Robot Build Off Competition...

2011-09-30T00:51:00.000-07:00

The Perkins Lads and the Lunchtime Pan Dimensional Robot Build Off Competition...

Faithful Readers, as the 5th week of school opens, The Perkins lads complete their bots for the Lunchtime Pan Dimensional Robot Build Off Competition. Good luck fellows...BUT BEWARE... The Dreadly Brothers lurk in the wings to swoop in and wreak havok!!! Stay Tuned!©2011 T.N.Perkins IV All Rights Reserved.

Thomas Perkins iPad / iPhone App - Thomas Perkins: A Collection of Odd Folk set 1...

2011-09-22T21:57:00.000-07:00

Hey Folks!My Iphone / Ipad artbook app is OUT! HUZZAH!! For any curious to get a gander at it, it is called “Thomas Perkins: A Collection of Odd Folk” up at the Itunes Store. Here is one of the reasons I have not been posting as much of late. I have been a busy lad working on this.http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/thomas-perkins-a-collection/id392205277?mt=8Here be the blurb for it up omn the Itunes:“A digital artbook filled with the odd denizens skating across the cerebellum of Thomas N. Perkins IV, a character designer for animation whose credits include Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot, The Batman, Ben 10, and TMNT to name a few. This book includes never-before-seen samples of the strange places and people that the flash across the mind’s eye of the artist. Please take a moment to enjoy this collection of odd folk!”If you get a gander, drop me a line and let me know what you think.Cheers!

The Perkins Lads and Lunchtime in the Shadow of the Mermechs...

2011-09-22T01:27:00.000-07:00

Faithful readers, as the fourth week of the school year arrives for the Perkins Lads must try to free the people of Mermopolis from the dreaded Mermechs of the Abyssal Plain! Should they succeed much rejoicing will be had throughout the deep blue realm.To see more got to www.lunchbagblog.blogspot.com.Cheers! Have a good week folks!©2011 T.N.Perkins IV All Rights Reserved.

The Perkins Lads and the Kaiju Lunchtime Adventures....

2011-09-14T00:31:00.000-07:00

Late Night Sketchamathingie 9/11/2011...T

2011-09-11T00:25:00.000-07:00

9/8/2011-Lunchtime and Wondrous Racing Machines

2011-09-08T01:22:00.000-07:00

2011-09-06T00:02:00.000-07:00

2011-09-02T01:21:00.000-07:00

2011-08-31T23:57:00.000-07:00

Lunch Bag Blog: 8-31-2011... School's Back in Session!

2011-08-31T00:35:00.000-07:00

Ah, my friends, it's that time again... School has returned. With this, The Lunch Bag Blog Is also back in Session.

Cheers!

©2011 T.N.Perkins IV All Rights Reserved.

Late Night Tokusatsu Silliness 1...

2011-08-29T01:17:00.000-07:00

Late Night Tokusatsu silliness….I just couldn’t help it…

©2011 T.N.Perkins IV All Rights Reserved.

DC Fifty-Too Entry - Ultra The Multi-Alien

2011-08-17T22:44:00.001-07:00

Hey Folks!

Recently I was asked by my buddy, The Amazing Calamity Jon Morris, if I would like to take part in his grand project The DC Fifty-Too! ( http://dcfifty-too.blogspot.com/ ) For my part in that I chose to draw an old time favorite of mine, Ultra the Multi-Alien.

Jon Describes thew project thusly:
"What is DC FIFTY-TOO?
As you've probably heard, DC Comics is less than two weeks away from relaunching their entire line of superhero comics, fifty-two all new titles starting (or starting over) at the first issue. Most of their characters are getting new looks, some are getting streamlined or updated histories, and some older and more obscure characters are getting a turn in the spotlight.

Once DC started releasing the cover images of what the New DC Universe would look like, it got me wondering what the New DC Universe would look like ... if it were out of DC's hands.

I contacted a plethora of very talented - and very different - cartoonists with a simple challenge: If DC approached you and offered you any DC property - past or present - of your choice to be your own new ongoing part of the DC Universe, what would the cover to the first issue look like?

Fifty-two artists (and then some) responded, and that brings us here - DC FIFTY-TOO, The New DC Universe as imagined by fifty-two independent cartoonists. Starting on August 15th and running up through August 31st - the day the New DC Universe launches - this blog will unveil four new covers every weekday for DC Comics that never were but probably ought to have been! "

I urge you all to go over and rake a peek.

PS- Ultra the Multi-Alien was created in 1965 by Dave Wood and Lee Elias and first appearing in Mystery in Space #103 .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra_the_Multi-Alien

Cheers!

Random Sketch 4-17-11...

2011-08-14T01:17:00.001-07:00

Hey Folks!

Just a random lunchtime sketch from a bit ago.

Cheers!

©2011 T.N.PERKINS IV All Rights Reserved.

Bristolwhip Topic: Tokusatsu & Kaiju…

2011-08-09T02:18:00.001-07:00

Bristolwhip Topic: Tokusatsu & Kaiju…

Hey Folks!

Every so often Life gets a little bigger than you can handle….Steady on , then.

Cheers.

For this and other fine images from my illustrious compatriots at BRISTOLWHIP, take a gander over here: http://bristolwhip.blogspot.com

©2011 T.N.PERKINS IV All Rights Reserved.

Major Spoilers: A Hero History - KABLAMMAKUS!

2011-08-01T13:25:00.001-07:00

Hey Folks!

Of late, I have been collaborating with those great fellows of at majorspoilers.com on something I think is a lot of fun. Here are a few teaser images. If you have a moment and a deep love of comics and comic book history, I urge you to stop by their site and take a look at the new article they posted last night: HERO HISTORY: KABLAMMAKUS! which can be found at: http://www.majorspoilers.com/hero-history-kablammakus#comment-297492

Let me and the fine folks at Major Spoilers know what you think.

More to follow, so stay tuned.

©T.N.Perkins IV 2011 All Rights Reserved.

Bristolwhip Topic -Red...

2011-07-21T01:04:00.001-07:00

Hey Folks,

As for our current topic at the Bristolwhip Sketch Group, Red.... This is one of the odd ideas that I was playing with for that entry.... mayhap it shall not be my final choice.... we shall see. I have a couple of competing images that might just pop up as well...

Cheers.

©2011 T.N.PERKINS IV All Rights Reserved.

Bristolwhip Topic: Kirbyism...

2011-07-14T00:49:00.000-07:00

Hey Folks!

Here is a bit o’ the good old Kirbyism, my friends. A sort of God of Comics, if you will.

Cheers.

For this and other fine images from my illustrious compatriots at BRISTOLWHIP, take a gander over here: http://bristolwhip.blogspot.com

©2011 T.N.PERKINS IV All Rights Reserved.

JSA scene: Green Lantern and the Flash...

2011-07-03T02:56:00.000-07:00

Hey Folks!

Because my love of the Golden Age Justice Society of America is not so easily dismissed... Here is a quick follow up on my OG DC Nerdery.

Cheers!

OG DC Nerdery...VIVA THE GOLDEN AGE!

2011-06-29T21:32:00.000-07:00

Here are a couple of recent lunchtime sketches. In light of all the kerfuffle about the upcoming DC Comics titles relaunch... I find myself thinking of an earlier day a number of relaunches past... and then blending in my own nerdery to boot. JSA POR VIDA!

Bristolwhip Topic: Geisha...

2011-06-19T01:41:00.000-07:00

Hey the folks!

As I must confess... on my way to posting this fine entry to the Geisha topics on the fine Bristolwhip Sketch Group..I was ... well waylaid by life's greatest hooligans... Deadlines and Time Conflicts! Well I have won the briefest of respite, and so I post my missing entry. Thanks guys!

For this and other fine images from my illustrious compatriots at BRISTOLWHIP, take a gander over here: http://bristolwhip.blogspot.com

©2011 T.N.PERKINS IV All Rights Reserved.

Bristolwhip Topic: The West....

2011-06-06T01:42:00.001-07:00

This weeks topic over at the Bristolwhip Sketchblog is The West…So here is my post to that effort… Cheers!

For this and other fine images from my illustrious compatriots at BRISTOLWHIP, take a gander over here: http://bristolwhip.blogspot.com

©2011 T.N.PERKINS IV All Rights Reserved.

Bristolwhip topic: Captain America....

2011-05-18T01:18:00.001-07:00

Just because after having worked on The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes for the last two years, I wanted to draw a silly Cap instead… LOOK OUT! IT”S CAPTAIN A-MOO-RICA!

For this and other fine images from my illustrious compatriots at BRISTOLWHIP, take a gander over here: http://bristolwhip.blogspot.com

Decoder Ring Theatre Episode 70 - The Wild West Poster

2011-05-07T00:51:00.000-07:00

Hey Folks! Here is a poster I did for Decoder Ring Theatre. This is a lobby card for The Red Panda Adventures Episode 70: The Wild West. If you aren't familiar with the audio gold that is Decoder Ring Theatre, I suggest that you run (RUN, I SAY!) to check them out here - http://www.decoderringtheatre.com/

Red Panda Adventures and related characters ©Gregg Taylor IV All Rights Reserved.

Anaheim Comic Con this weekend!

2011-04-27T22:02:00.000-07:00

Hey Folks! This weekend Saturday April 30th and Sunday May 1st, I'll be at the Anaheim Comic Con sharing a table with the amazingly talented Brianne Drouhard. If You like Aliens, Unicorns or other Odd Folk, come by and say hello. We just might have something you are looking for.
Our table is against the wall at #1900.

Unfortunate Amalgams #1

2011-04-23T21:52:00.001-07:00

Unfortunate Amalgams # 1...
...Blood and souls for Charles Xavier......
Look out kids! It's the Amalgam Nobody asked for... Wolverine / Elric! the Hulk never stood a chance...

A dorky homage to The Wolverine and The White Wolf... Sometimes silliness happens...

Cheers!

A Tattooed fellow for the Bristolwhip..

2011-04-23T09:47:00.000-07:00

Hey folks,
Here is a tattooed fellow for the Bristolwhip blog this week. There is a calvacade of fun images by talented folks over there. If you have a moment, go check them out athttp://bristolwhip.blogspot.com/ .

Seabot Battles!

2011-04-18T05:19:00.000-07:00

Seabot Battles...

Here we see my Monkeys Battling the Seabots during their lunch break...
For more lunchtime adventures of my 3 monkeys, GO check www.lunchbagblog.blogspot.com!

©T.N.Perkins IV 2011 All Rights Reserved.

Tokusatsu Homage Hero.....

2011-04-14T23:45:00.001-07:00

A little late night scribble.... Just because I loves me some tokusatsu silliness most of the time....

©2011 T.N.Perkins IV All Rights Reserved.

Bristolwhip Sketch Group Launch today!

2011-03-21T20:58:00.000-07:00

Hey Folks! Today marks the launch of the Bristolwip Sketch Group, of which I am pleased to be a member. Among the other fine art folk that I am consorting with on this endeavor arte: Dean Trippe, Jake Parker, Jemma Salume, Joe Quinones, Joel Carroll, Jon McNally, Jon Morris, Mike Maihack, Ming Doyle,Paul Maybury, and Brianne Dr...ouhard. Take a gander if you like. This weeks' topic - Cyberpunk:
http://bristolwhip.blogspot.com/

2011-03-11T09:22:00.001-08:00

My thoughts and prayers go out to the People of Japan in this catastrophic time.
Be safe and be strong.

-Thomas Perkins

PULP ARK 2011 AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

2011-03-01T08:49:00.001-08:00

PULP ARK 2011 AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED!
http://www.allpulp.blogspot.com/

The Winners of the 2011 Pulp Ark Awards are-

BEST BOOK-Tales of the Red Panda: The Android Assassins by Gregg Taylor (Autogyro Press)

BEST COVER ART-Tales of the Red Panda: The Android Assassins by Thomas Perkins (Autogyro Press)

What a way to start the day! :) Congratulations to Gregg Taylor! Way to go man! Thank you for the opportunity to assist you in this endeavor, my friend.

to check out the fine book in question take a stroll over here: http://www.amazon.com/Tales-Red-Panda-Android-Assassins/dp/1453600566

and to hear the fine adventures of THE RED PANDA go here: http://decoderringtheatre.com/

Cheers!

The Late Night Sketchamathingie goes fishing.....

2011-02-27T00:56:00.000-08:00

Hey Kids!

The Late Night Sketchamathingie goes fishing.....

Cheers!

©T.N.Perkins IV 2011 All Rights Reserved.

Portfolio:Avengers EMH - Gamma World Part 2 - Tomy Stark Gamma Mutating...

2011-02-26T17:25:00.001-08:00

After 2 years of preproduction work of the Disney XD show "The Avengers: Earths Mightiest Heroes", I figured I would share some samples from my portfolio from some of the episodes that have aired thus far.

Here is poor Tony Stark, The Iron Man, as he was gamma mutated by The Leader in the Avengers EMH - Episode 13 - Gamma World part 2.
Cheers

©2010 Marvel Entertainment. All Rights Reserved.

Return of the Late Night Sketchamathingie....

2011-02-24T01:57:00.001-08:00

Hey Kids! It is the Return of the Late Night Sketchamathingie....

Cheers!

©T.N.Perkins IV 2011 All Rights Reserved.

A Green Man.....

2011-02-19T22:55:00.000-08:00

Some late night sketching.....

©T.N.Perkins IV 2011 All Rights Reserved.

Return of the Screed Patrol…2/15/2011

2011-02-16T02:22:00.001-08:00

Return of the Screed Patrol…2/15/2011

©T.N.Perkins IV 2011 All Rights Reserved.

Portfolio: Avengers EMH crew Gift Poster...

2011-02-11T21:56:00.001-08:00

Hey Folks. This is a crew poster I did for the folks I worked with on "The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes" upon the completion of my duties when we wrapped preproduction on episode 52. Sort of a "What If" scenario that was never addressed in the show. I had a good time working on that production and so I drew this for my friends with whom I enjoyed working.

Cheers.

The Avengers EMH are ©2011 Marvel Entertainment. All Rights Reserved.

Portfolio: S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents Mutated...

2011-02-09T23:33:00.000-08:00

After 2 years of preproduction work of the Disney XD show "The Avengers: Earths Mightiest Heroes", I figured I would share some samples from my portfolio from some of the episodes that have aired thus far.

Here are a poor of the S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent #3 and #4 were gamma mutated by The Leader in the episode Gamma World part 1.

Cheers

Portfolio: Ben 10's Kevin 11 Partial Turn....

2011-02-09T21:36:00.000-08:00

Here is a bit of vintage portfolio work of mine from the OG Ben 10 days back when I had the great pleasure to work with the mighty mighty Dave Johnson.I like how the turn came out, but the Kevin's asymmetry made this assignment a bit of a bear. Fun nonetheless, though.

Cheers

BEN 10 and all related characters are trademarks of and © Cartoon Network.
Used under license by Bandai America Incorporated. All Rights Reserved (s08)
Bandai.com © 2008 Bandai America Incorporated.

Portfolio: Tutenstein Underworld Folks...

2011-02-09T21:16:00.000-08:00

Here is a bit of vintage portfolio work. Back in 2003 I was working on the first 26 episodes of Tutenstein with my mentor, Fil Barlow. That was a fun gig. THese are samples of some of the underworld denizens to be had on that show set to vex Tut in his efforts.

Cheers

©2003 Porchlight Ent. All Rights Reserved.

Random Alien Sketch 1/31/11

2011-02-09T07:41:00.001-08:00

Random alien sketchiness.....

©T.N.PerkinsIV 2011 All Rights Reserved.

Avengers EMH Portfolio work....

2011-02-06T16:03:00.000-08:00

After two years, I have recently wrapped up my duties for preproduction on the Disney XD show "The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes". These are a few portfolio samples from my stint on that series. These are from episodes "459" and the "Gamma World" two-parter that aired in the past number of months on the Disney XD Channel. If you enjoy old school Marvel Comics goodness, I suggest you go over and check them out. I hope you enjoy the show.

Among these samples there are a bevy oy Gamma Mutated S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents, development for The U-Foes (yay evil Fantastic Four clones!), and 2 versions of Captain Marvel ( the first version is derived from the development by the Talented Ciro Nieli, who developed the show).

A little something I am working on...

2011-01-27T05:57:00.000-08:00

Portfolio: Firebreather Design Work...

2010-12-28T15:31:00.000-08:00

Hey FOLKS,

As it aired over Thanksgiving weekend, I figure that now I can post to my portfolio a little of my design work for the Kaiju beasts therein. This was a really enjoyable gig. I have a deep love of giant monsters...

Cheers.

TM & © 2010 Cartoon Network. A Time Warner Company. All Rights Reserved.

A little something for my Monkeys....

2010-12-27T01:33:00.000-08:00

A Happy Holidays from the Lunch Bag Blog!
http://lunchbagblog.blogspot.com/

©2010 T.N.Perkins IV All Rights Reserved.

MAjor Spoilers Comics: The Giant Sized Holidanger Issue

2010-12-24T09:40:00.000-08:00

A return to the Major Spoilers Comics continuity.... Happy Holidays, guys!!! As I work designing for the various examples of the Saturday Morning Goodness that occupy my working week, I like to listen to various podcasts and the like. One of my all time favorites is the much lauded Major Spoilers Podcast (as seen at http://www.majorspoilers.com/). It appeals mightily to the comicbook geek in me. If you folks out there dig Comics, Animation, and the like, go over and check them out. Their podcast is sharp, well produced and a lot of fun.

For kicks I decided to do a second novelty comicbook cover for them. Here be the results... I hope they dig it as well. The first cover can be seen here: http://tnperkins.deviantart.com/art/Major-Spoilers-Comics-77-153073535
and the second can be seen here:
http://tnperkins.deviantart.com/gallery/10374936#/d2w4e7t

©2010 T.N.Perkins IV All Rights Reserved.

Marvel Yetis meme....

2010-12-21T15:39:00.000-08:00

My pals Brianne and David threw dow the silly lunch break challenge of Marvel Yetis.... so here we go....

Portfolio: CLAYFACE (The Batman 2005)

2010-12-18T22:42:00.000-08:00

Hey Folks,

Here is some sampling from my portfolio from when I was working on "The Batman" back in 2005. Cheers!

Portfolio: Avengers EMH work...

2010-12-18T04:23:00.000-08:00

Hey folks,
Now that my dayjob has hit the airwaves, here be a sample of my work from the origin episode of Captain America from "Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes". Some Hydra smiting going on...

A bit o' the Fandom: The Wrath in the Brave and the Bold style...

2010-12-05T19:51:00.000-08:00

Here be a bit of the Fan Art for my love of the cartoon "Batman: Brave and the Bold" featuring a character that shall never in fact appear, I would bet. I did this as I took a break over the weekend from working on "The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes" Cheers.

My new Lunch Bag Blog!

2010-12-02T23:21:00.001-08:00

Hey Folks!

I just started a new blog. It is called Thomas Perkins Lunch Bag Blog (http://lunchbagblog.blogspot.com/). Therein you shall you find my daily excursion to amuse my three children by decorating their lunch bags. As an animation designer I draw everyday, working to bring the Saturday Morning Goodness to the masses... but each day begins my doodling for my three munchkins in the endeavor to give them a grin throughout their day at school. Take a gander. Mayhap something here will amuse you too.

Cheers!

©2010 T.N.Perkins IV All Rights Reserved.

Random Fandom: Mystery in Space # 106 featuring Ultra the Multi-Alien....

2010-11-26T12:31:00.000-08:00

Here be another bit o' the fan art. This is my homage / remake of the cover to Mystery in Space # 106 featuring Ultra the Multi-Alien. I love the old goonie characters. Everything in comics these days is so "serious".... I miss comics that were fun and adventurous without needing to resort to over the top dysfunctional sturm and drang...

2010-11-23T16:22:00.000-08:00

OnlineComputerScienceDegree.com

Here is a thank you to the folks at Online Computer Science Degree for including me amonst those given their "Top Hand Drawn Animation Blogs" Award. They have a nice selection of folks on that list, to give it a browse just click on the icon above.

Hey kids, it's KAIJU time!

2010-11-21T17:08:00.000-08:00

Last year I had the extreme pleasure to get an opportunity to work on an animated adaptation of a comicbook I enjoy very much. It is Phil Hester and Andy Kuhn's "Firebreather". This upcoming week it is slated to be released in primetime on Cartoon Network as a Cartoon Network original movie on November 24th.

This adventure was directed by the illustrious Peter Chung. A fine and talented team of folks worked like mad to bring this film to fruition. As for my part in it, I got to design monsters for this fine adventure. It was a lot of fun to be sure. I hope you folks enjoy.

My Covered Blog Entry: Mimic the X-Man Issue No. 29...

2010-11-17T21:42:00.000-08:00

Hey Folks, if you are looking for a fun website, I highly reccomend browsing the extensive comic book goodness found at Robert Goodin's Covered Blog (http://coveredblog.blogspot.com/) wherein he hosts submissions of a multitude of artists who take their own spin on comic book covers in their own unique way.

Here be my submission to that illustrious blog. As a life long fan of The X-Men and there occasional guest star, The Mimic. I always thought a good brawl would be The Mimic versus The Super Adaptoid. Thusly... here be the results. My own spin on a Marvel that never truly was in this reimaginig of X-Men #29. Hope you dig.

App Preview : " Thomas Perkins: A Collection of Odd Folk"...

2010-11-07T21:16:00.000-08:00

Hey folks, here be a sample of some of the Odd Folks found in my app at "Thomas Perkins: A collection of Odd Folks" set 1 found up on iTunes here http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/thomas-perkins-a-collection/id392205277?mt=8 . I don't know how many of you DA folken have seen the app, so here be a quick glimpse.

Cheers

©2010 T.N.Perkins IV All Rights Reserved.

Fandom Moment: The Super Adaptoid.....

2010-10-22T22:50:00.000-07:00

As a life long comics fan, there are many odd characters I have read about, but this villain is one of my all time favorite weird folk. I love the Super Adaptoid. Best fiight ever... Super Adaptoid Versus The Mimic! I figure over a couple of Lunchbreaks to indulge my inner fanboy and do a Super Adaptoid sketch the way I would like to draw him. Cheers....

Fandom Strikes again.....

2010-10-03T23:18:00.000-07:00

A bit of the FF Tribute for Evan Shaner, a friend of mine who requested this a loooooong time ago. Time to make good.

Return of the Late Night Sketchamathingie 10-1-10....

2010-10-01T23:07:00.001-07:00

White Chapel Remake: Captain America...

2010-09-30T02:26:00.000-07:00

My Labors have come to fruition! The release of "Thomas Perkins: A Collection of Odd Folk"....

2010-09-22T12:09:00.000-07:00

At last! My Iphone / Ipad artbook app is OUT! HUZZAH!! For any curious to get a gander at it, it is called "Thomas Perkins: A Collection of Odd Folk" up at the Itunes Store. Here is one of the reasons I have not been posting as much of late. I have been a busy lad working on this.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/thomas-perkins-a-collection/id392205277?mt=8

Here be the blurb for it up omn the Itunes:
"A digital artbook filled with the odd denizens skating across the cerebellum of Thomas N. Perkins IV, a character designer for animation whose credits include Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot, The Batman, Ben 10, and TMNT to name a few. This book includes never-before-seen samples of the strange places and people that the flash across the mind's eye of the artist. Please take a moment to enjoy this collection of odd folk!"

And now you know why I was curious as to the Iphone / Ipad usage among the DA denizens. Have a good day folks.

Silly scribble...mrvlcats 2: The Mimicat

2010-09-17T18:12:00.000-07:00

Hey Brianne I see your Vision and raise you a Cyclops.....and a Mimic....silly lunchtime scribblin'....

Silly lunch scribble...#mrvlcats meme....

2010-09-17T13:05:00.000-07:00

Hey Brianne I see your Vision and raise you a Cyclops.....

WHITECHAPEL SF COVER REMODEL: Weird Tales

2010-08-28T02:56:00.000-07:00

My pal, Sean Hartter, told me about this fine thread so I thought i would take a shot too... The thread can be found here: http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8793&page=1

Cheers

©2010 T.N.Perkins IV All Rights Reserved.

Lunchtime scribbling....

2010-08-20T17:46:00.000-07:00

Just A bit of Lunchtime Scribbling.... a bit of Tokusatsu Ant Themed Man, if you will. I loves me the Inazuman, Kamen Rider, and their ilk. Marvel and DC could use a bit of proper tokusatsu goodness.

©2010 T.N.Perkins IV All Rights Reserved.

Had I designed Spider Man India revisited...

2010-08-15T01:53:00.000-07:00

Another brief jaunt into fan art dorkiness as I revisit an old idea I was playing with....

Back when I working on "Spectacular Spider-Man" I was chatting with my co-workers and we were speculating on other potential directions for the art from the comicbook "Spider-Man India". Here is my rough scribble of what I would have done given a chance.

Well, an amusing lunch time diversion, anyway...

Major Spoilers Comics 89...

2010-08-11T02:56:00.000-07:00

A return to the Major Spoilers Comics continuity.... As I work designing for the various examples of the Saturday Morning Goodness that occupy my working week, I like to listen to various podcasts and the like. One of my all time favorites is the much lauded Major Spoilers Podcast (as seen at http://www.majorspoilers.com/). It appeals mightily to the comicbook geek in me. If you folks out there dig Comics, Animation, and the like, go over and check them out. Their podcast is sharp, well produced and a lot of fun.

For kicks I decided to do a second novelty comicbook cover for them. Here be the results... I hope they dig it as well. The First cover "Major Spoilers Comics 77" can be seen here: http://thomasperkins.blogspot.com/2010/02/major-spoilers-comics-77.html

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Vintage Work: Batman v. Dracula DVD....2

2010-07-02T07:22:00.000-07:00

Back in the day, I had the great pleasure of working on the first 3 Seasons of The Batman. Here are some samples of my roughs for some scenes in the DVD movie "The Batman Versus Dracula". That was a really fun gig. A truly great crew of folks to work with on that production.

Cheers.

"The Batman Versus Dracula" and all related characters are the property of DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation.

Vintage Work: Batman v. Dracula DVD....

2010-07-02T07:03:00.000-07:00

The Red Panda and The Flying Squirrel leap into action...

2010-06-27T15:48:00.001-07:00

As a fan of the old style adventures put forth by the talented folks at Decoder Ring Theatre http://www.decoderringtheatre.com/news/index.htm and http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=191656&op=1&o=all&view=all&subj=330748542894&aid=-1&oid=330748542894&id=100000280193468#!/pages/Decoder-Ring-Theatre/330748542894?v=info , I was very stoked when the chance came my way to do cover art for one of their projects.

If you are a fan of Old school radio drama, these folks are the goods indeed! The offer a high quality production that never fails to the goodness. I urge you folks out there looking for a fun listen, go check them out wit all due speed. Not only can you enjoy there work through their site, but downloaded from ITunes as well.

The Red Panda and the Flying Squirrel are the property of Gregg Taylor and Decoder Ring Theater.

Vintage Work : Development for Tak and the Power of Juju (TV series 2007)

2010-06-25T23:37:00.000-07:00

Here is a glimpse at some images I drew back in 2006 I did as developement for the Nickelodeon CGI TV series "Tak and the Power of Juju". In all truth though I believe they did not make the cut, I had fun doing them nonetheless.

Vintage Work : Art Test for "The Spectacular Spider Man" (2007)

2010-05-26T04:27:00.000-07:00

Here is a glimpse at some images I drew back in 2007 for the art test I did before getting to work on Sony Animations "The Spectacular Spider Man" with Sean "Cheeks" Galloway. My kids really dug this show!

Vintage Work : Rough Cat Woman art for toy packaging from "The Batman" (2004)

2010-05-26T04:08:00.000-07:00

While working in animation, at times one might do ancillary art for merchandising related to the show you are on. Here is a rough drawing I did for toy packaging for a special edition Cat Woman toy from the show...

The Batman and all related characters are trademarks of and © Warner Bros. Animation & DC Comics Entertainment, All Rights Reserved.

Vintage Work : Path of Development for Spellbinder from "The Batman" (2004)

2010-05-26T03:53:00.000-07:00

Back in 2004 I had the great pleasure of working onthe design team for "The Batman" over at Warner Bros. Of the many odd and fun folks I got to draw for that show, one of my favorites was a one off villain called Spellbinder. Here is a look at the path of development from my sketches that went into making that character...

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BEN 10: DNA Lab Hybrids Greyatter Set - Unused.....

2010-05-21T23:07:00.000-07:00

Among my various gigs, I worked on the Cartoon Network hit, Ben 10. My tenure on that show lasted from the end of the First Season until the completion of the show with Season Four.

From that gig, I moved onto an ancillary project with Bandai. They had created an online game that was related to an episode we did called "Dr. Animo and the Mutant Ray" The the underlying premise being that Ben had broken the Omnitrix and was now transforming into hybrid mutations of his original ten aliens to form new and odd combinations. Here are some of the designs I did for the Bandai.com online game, "BEN 10- DNA Lab". I started designing these Hybrids last year and they have been unveiled in the game as each successive toy set game out. I did somewhere in the neighbor hood of 80 hybrids. This set is combining Ben's various aliens with his Greymatter alien form. Unfortunately they didn't end up needing the Greymatter designs and so they got left on the cutting room floor.

As the game has been out for a respectable time now and posted and reposted on fansites hither and yon, I figure that I can now display them in my portfolio without fear of leaking sensitive info. Many of you have seen these over at ~Akamu1228's gallery and similar fan postings.

BEN 10 and all related characters are trademarks of and © Cartoon Network. Used under license by Bandai America Incorporated. All Rights Reserved (s08) Bandai.com © 2008 Bandai America Incorporated.

Late Night Sketchamathingie 4-10-10......

2010-04-10T01:42:00.001-07:00

Late Night Sketchamathingie 4-7-10......

2010-04-07T23:18:00.000-07:00

Late Night Sketchamathingie 4-6-10......

2010-04-07T08:13:00.001-07:00

Late Night Sketchamathingie 4-5-10......

2010-04-06T03:02:00.000-07:00

Kid Kthulu thwarting cultists in the car park...

2010-03-31T03:25:00.000-07:00