SpongeBob Comics #1 Cover Art

It’s finally here! Today is the release date for the very first issue of SpongeBob Comics! I’m very proud to say that I drew and painted the cover art for this baby!
SpongeBob Giant Bongo Comics comic book Cover chasing citizens of Bikini Bottom
Here is the original pencil version…SpongeBob Giant Bongo Comics comic book Cover chasing citizens of Bikini Bottom pencil version Here’s the inked version below:
SpongeBob Giant Bongo Comics comic book Cover chasing citizens of Bikini Bottom Inked in Adobe Illustrator …and finally the fully-painted artwork below. Completely logo-free,
but still with the crop marks and bleed lines and all that jazz.
SpongeBob Giant Bongo Comics comic book Cover chasing citizens of Bikini Bottom Full color ArtRage painted version
In the next few days I’m also gonna be posting the TON of rejected preliminary drawings from this project. There’s a lot of drawings that I really like a lot, but for one reason or another they were all passed over for the version you see above. So come back soon and check ‘em out!
Spongebob reading a comic book riding on a jellyfish And meanwhile,
I hope you’ll all go out to your
local comics shop and pick up a copy of
SpongeBob Comics #1


19 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 9, 2011 at 9:46 AM

    Fantastic Sherm! House of Secrets better have a copy!

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  2. Pile GirlFebruary 9, 2011 at 11:24 AM

    Wow! You have such a great sense of style and expression! Nice job!

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  3. ErikFebruary 9, 2011 at 12:55 PM

    Bought the issue on my way home today! Looks great

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  4. Drake Brodahl (pumml)February 9, 2011 at 4:50 PM

    Nice one, Sherm!

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  5. DuffsFebruary 9, 2011 at 4:58 PM

    Your cover really makes the first issue super special, Shermy! Thanks!!!

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  6. Joseph CandelariaFebruary 9, 2011 at 5:46 PM

    Awesome paint job Sherm! Congrats on the project!

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  7. Amir AvniFebruary 9, 2011 at 6:38 PM

    Great work Sherm!

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  8. YazzoFebruary 9, 2011 at 9:13 PM

    Whooo! Shall be picking up a copy next time I go to town in a couple days! :)
    Thanks for posting a hq copy of the art too, and a big thanks for posting some of the development and concept art. Always love to see that, and can't wait to see more of it! :D

    Interesting that you totally inked in SpongeBob's 'spongeholes' in Illustrator...why was that?

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  9. HarmkeFebruary 10, 2011 at 2:00 AM

    i hope i can buy it in the Netherlands!

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  10. Girl With ChalkFebruary 10, 2011 at 8:17 AM

    Very nice, I can't wait to see the rejected art as well, always nice to hear from the artist's perspective on projects. Thanks!

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  11. AnonymousFebruary 12, 2011 at 2:25 PM

    awesome work! was that cover done using illustrator/photoshop/art rage process like the tutorial?

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  12. ShermFebruary 12, 2011 at 3:21 PM

    Thanks so much everybody!

    @Anonymous--yes, this was all done with the same procesws I use in the tutorials: Pencils to scans to Illustrator to Photoshop to ArtRage :)

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  13. AnonymousFebruary 12, 2011 at 8:25 PM

    This is a great book, Sherm. Comics based on cartoons have ... er... not always been too great. But this'n is pure gold!

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  14. AlexFebruary 13, 2011 at 10:45 AM

    Looks amazing!!

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  15. Mike NassarFebruary 13, 2011 at 12:15 PM

    awesome work, sherm. cover looks awesome. I love the pencils too! Thanks for sharing.

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  16. UnknownFebruary 17, 2011 at 11:39 AM

    Great job and congrats Sherm. I'll keep an eye out on my local comic book rack !! I really need to check out Artrage...

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  17. JMackFebruary 19, 2011 at 12:09 PM

    WOW! now I'm not a comic book guy but I heard they made Darkwing Duck comics but ive been holding off looking for them but now that there are Spongebob comics, with AWESOME Cover Art btw, I gotta head over to my local comic store! ASAP

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  18. MJMarch 8, 2011 at 5:28 AM

    WOOT! Extremely late to the party, awesome material Sherm!

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  19. spongebobfanMarch 24, 2011 at 12:00 PM

    i want one! where can you buy it from?

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