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Feelin’ Lucky?

Zane — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 02:35:18 +0000

I'm working on a graphic novel with writer Jerry Willoughby. Its a 100 page story about a garbageman turned zombie.  In order to fund the production and publishing of the book we have started a Kickstarter fund. You can check it out at this http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1396425866/lucky Any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated. Even if you can't help out monetarily, you can still help out by spreading the word, posting on Facebook, Twitter, DeviantArt, etc.

We're just over $1700. Our goal is $7500. If the project isn't fully funded by TUESDAY MAY 1, 4:24PM PDT, we won't get any of the funding. You will only be charged if we reach our goal before the kickstarter ends.

You can also read the first five pages of the book at this http://www.luckythecomic.com

Making a Big Bang

Zane — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 07:14:51 +0000

That's some "Stellar" artwork on the wall!

Recently, I licensed some artwork to Warner Bros. for the hit CBS sit-com The Big Bang Theory. You can see my artwork hanging in the background throughout the current season. You can view some of the recent episodes featuring my artwork at the following links.

http://www.cbs.com/shows/big_bang_theory/video/2153154553/the-big-bang-theory-little-treasure

http://www.cbs.com/shows/big_bang_theory/video/2161182118/the-big-bang-theory-the-good-guy-fluctuation

Commission info

Zane — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 06:39:45 +0000

Just incase you weren’t aware, I have a profile on Comic Art Commissions. You can either commission me through there or shoot me an email from the Contact page of the site. For whatever reason, my profile was “paused.” That is now fixed.

The holidays are coming, get your little fan-boy or fan-babe the gift they deserve ~~(Slave Leia *ahem*)~~, an original piece of art to showcase his or her inner, or outer geek. Ask about special “Holiday Pricing.”

Make sure you check out my DeviantArt Gallery for sample images.

- Z

Back to School

Zane — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 06:15:01 +0000

Earlier this week, Olivia and I visited my high school. We talked to students in the Digital Arts Technology Academy. I was one of the first students to enter the DATA program just as it was beginning my senior year. It was a bit odd walking the halls and standing in classrooms that I hadn’t stepped foot in in over seven years. We discussed our education, career, passions, and goals. It was nice to see the program still going strong. Matt Cauthron, my former photography/ digital art/ DATA teacher, has posted photos from the visit which can be viewed at this links http://t.co/rHTJVhrY.

- Z

Just so you know… #plan9 #mondoatomic

Zane — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 01:20:01 +0000

Mondo Atomic: Plan 9 is available to read for free. Yes, for FREE! Its online at http://www.mondoatomiccomic.com But its only free for a limited time, so go now! It’ll update three times a week with new pages. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. It’ll be available for Android and iOS, and iBooks soon. It is currently available for the Amazon Kindle, and through Wowio as a downloadable pdf. If you want to read it for free, and don’t care about the digital versions, please consider leaving us a donation by hitting the donation button. There will be a print version available collecting the three stories, Plan 9, The Brain That Wouldn’t Die, and Robot Monster once the last two are completed.

“Mondo Atomic roars to life in the first book of the graphic novel series which retells classic sci-fi films with a twist. Plan 9, rewritten by Dekker Dreyer with interior art by Zane DeGaine, and covers by Matt Timson, is the first book of three to hit the shelves. If you’ve read about Mondo Atomic in Wired or if you’ve seen our comic on the hit comedy The Big Bang Theory, the wait is over!”

Publisher: Fringe Majority
Editor: James Arrington
Writer: Dekker Dreyer
Illustrator: Zane DeGaine
Lettering: Zane DeGaine and Dekker Dreyer
Cover: Matt Timson

Mondo Atomic: Plan 9 is finished.

Zane — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 22:59:53 +0000

Plan 9 is finished. Well, for the most part. Dekker is making some changes to the dialogue and I’ll be editing the lettering in those panels. I uploaded some preview panels, check them out! Here’s a bit of info on Mondo Atomic and Plan 9:

From publisher Fringe Majority’s website:

“Plan 9, The Brain That Wouldn’t Die, Robot Monster!

Reimagined in 2011!
Artists Steve Buccellato (Elephant Men, Ultimate Spider-Man), John Amor (Pluck, 1888), Matt Timson (Impaler, The Darkness), and Zane DeGaine (Bernie’s Bot) team up with writer Dekker Dreyer to explore the world of three cult classics in ways the original creators never could. With updated science, adult situations, and more menacing monsters Mondo Atomic will satisfy both die-hard cult fans and lovers of science fiction / horror.
Coming to iOS (iBooks, iPod, iPhone, iPad), Android, Wowio, Kindle, and other digital devices. Special print edition in 2011!”

From Wired!:

“Few took Plan 9 From Outer Space seriously when the flick took flight in 1959, but a half-century later, the cheesy saga about extraterrestrial invaders is being respectfully rebooted as Mondo Atomic, a graphic novel by Dekker Dreyer.

Dekker’s mashup combines elements of Plan 9 with Robot Monster and 1962’s immortal sci-fi opus The Brain That Wouldn’t Die.

Copping to the shortcomings of his goofy source material, Dekker says he upped the ante with accurate science, adult situations and monsters designed to evoke actual fear rather than giggles. “The original filmmakers were limited by so many factors that we aren’t,” Dekker says in a press release. “We’re hoping to bring their ideas to the page in a way we think they’d like to have seen them.”

Mondo Atomic, featuring art by Steve Buccellato (Elephant Men), John Amor (Pluck) and Zane DeGaine (Bernie’s Bot) will be distributed for iPhone, Android and Kindle. For hard-copy enthusiasts, publisher Fringe Majority plans a Collector’s Print Edition.”

I’ll post more about it as it gets closer to release. Preview panels can be found in my gallery under the featured section and sequential art folder.

- Z

We

Zane — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 02:37:46 +0000

In an effort to help relief for the recent disaster in Japan, my fiancee, Olivia Scheibe, and my Plan 9 partner in crime, Dekker Dreyer are joining other artists for an art auction to benefit Japanese earthquake victims through the Japan NGO Earthquake Relief and Recovery Fund. Please join us at Meltdown Comics in Los Angeles on March 17th from 8pm – 11pm.

If you are interested in donating art please check out http://www.weheartjapan.com/

Arigato!

We Heart Japan

March 17, 2011

8p-11p

Meltdown Comics
7522 Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90046
323.851.7223

100% Proceeds benefit Japanese Earthquake Victims through the Japan NGO Earthquake Relief and Recovery Fund

Coming Soon…

Zane — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 03:23:03 +0000

I’m finishing up “Plan 9″ for Fringe Majority’s “Mondo Atomic.” After that I’ll be working on another project with Dekker Dreyer as well as Yuri Lowenthal. Then, when that is done I’ll be finishing up Mario Candelaria’s “The Reception.” Stay tuned, more info on these projects and more to come!

- Z

Pomona Art Sale…

Zane — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 22:25:33 +0000

Olivia and I will be selling art at the “starving artist holiday sale” this Saturday at the 2nd Street Sculpture Garden in Pomona, Ca from 2pm to 10pm.

I’ll have sketches, paintings, comic pages, all kinds of stuff. Prices will vary from $1-50. There’s a ton of $1-10 pieces.

So, if you’re in SoCal, come out to Pomona on Saturday. I’ll be doing $5-10 sketches there too.

- Z

Wired Magazine write-up about Mondo Atomic…

Zane — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:24:06 +0000

Wired Magazine recently ran a write-up on their website about the comic I am working on with writer Dekker Dreyer. I’m drawing the Plan 9 story, a reimagining of the cult classic film “Plan 9 From Outer Space.” Read more here: http://www.wired.com/underwire/2010/07/mondo-atomic/

* Cover art by Matt Timson.