Last page for issue 4!

  

I cannot express the level of excitement that I have right now working on the last page of this spectacular issue! The last couple of pages have been outstanding, but they have some spoilers in them, so I decided not to share them here. Instead, I will show just a small piece of unfinished work on the very last page. If you are familiar with the series, then you know who this is. I hope that this gets you excited for what's ahead! Once the issue is up for sale, I'll post the info on where to buy it! Thank you, Xenex the Bug Man fans, for your support!

Issue 4 page 24 preview by Taylor Lymbery

Issue 4 Update and Pencil page Preview!

Pencil Xenex page by Taylor Lymbery © 2012

I'm feeling a bit better today so I am back to finishing up the last few pages! As I am getting back to the board, I have become confused with myself. If I was upset about the amount of detail that was put in the rain on the Jungle Moon of Morgra, why in the world would I be ok with the city setting on Apparitis?! I know I've been sick, but come on! I'm not sure what I am thinking, but I will have to admit, these scenes look fantastic! I am able to help build the feeling of this place with the architecture of the building around our characters. These pages take a bit longer, but they will really help strengthen the way this universe works. I'm not sure if that makes any sense, but hang in there with this title. You'll see. Here's a quick preview of an issue 4 page!

Pencil Xenex page by Taylor Lymbery © 2012

Ups, Downs, and Working on Getting Better

Hello everybody! I want to thank you for sticking with me all of this time. I know that it has been a couple of weeks since I posted sketch cards, Xenex the Bug Man updates and such. Just to keep everyone updated, I've been in the hospital due to the mass on my neck. I'm out for now but not done. I'll be going soon to get a biopsy and I'll have to see where that takes me. For now, though, I am back at home as of last night. This is exciting for me cause I got to see my cat, got to spend time with my lovely Wife and got to open a butt-load of toys that I din't get to since I was in the hospital. I am happy to be back. As far as my work, I am thinking that I will be back to posting sketch cards on Monday, and I will be working to finish up issue 4 of Xenex the Bug Man over the next couple of weeks before I head on over to do another Unstoppable Force issue. I am hoping my body will allow me to get back to work for a while. Let's pray and keep  our fingers crossed. 

Just a quick update: I did go ahead and purchase a table for the Fan Days Convention in October. So I will be there (given that I don't have another mishap).

Now, I'm opening commissions for 2.5" X 3.5" sketch cards. They are $10 + shipping and handling which will be $6 in the continental United States of America. I'll have to get a quote for any territories outside of that. I will also open up my 7" X 10.5" colored page line drawings for commissions. Same price as the sketch cards, but I'll have to check on the shipping (due to the difference in size). If you want to see what I mean by colored sheet drawing, go here. If you want a sketch card, send me an e-mail to taylorlymbery@gmail.com. Name your character and we will go from there. I take paypal.
 I want to make sure you all have links to the projects and sites that I work on. Here is the listing. 

Here's what I have:
Twitter: Barnlord
Deviantart: Barnlord
Cafepress art shop: Taylor Lymbery's Pop Parody art Shop 
About Me page: Taylor Lymbery
Xenex Website: www.xenexthebugman.com
Xenex on Facebook: Xenex's faceybook
Xenex Cafepress art shop: Xenex the Bug Man shop
Unstoppable Force website: Unstoppable Force

Post Dallas Comic Con 2012 News

So I wanted to start out by saying, thank you all that came by and visited with Rob and I! You rock for that! And a big thank you to all that came by and bought something too. Your purchases help us keep making comic books. I saw a lot of familiar faces, and I was so happy to talk to you all! Familiar faces always brighten my day!

Now I do want to apologize about my absence on Sunday.  I don't like missing talking with the fans. I had to go to the hospital for my swollen parotid gland. I am in a lot of pain and could not have been able to sit at the booth for the day. I have another doctor's appointment this morning and I do HOPE that this health problem is fixed soon.

Just a quick update: I did go ahead and purchase a table for the Fan Days Convention in October. So I will be there (given that I don't have another mishap). I didn't get a lot of pin-ups done due to how I was feeling, but I did get three. Here the three (Cap'n A, Iron Man, Mega Man), a pic of a pin-up I gave Rob a while ago (Batwoman) and a donation piece I did to raise money to help a couple who just lost their home to a fire (Cowboy).

Enjoy-
Taylor

Captain America by Taylor Lymbery

Iron Man by Taylor Lymbery

Mega Man by Taylor Lymbery

Batwoman by Taylor Lymbery

Cowboy Donation Piece by Taylor Lymbery

A Whole Kit Kabboodle of "New" Things Xenex

Art by Taylor Lymbery (Barnlord)

As I wind down with just a handful of pages left to do for the new issue of Xenex the Bug Man, the realization of almost an entire year  passing me by since the last issue went to press. I have no excuses. A few reasons, but no excuses. I did feel that I lost heart in this project, my baby, and a few others. I has taken a lot to get me out of my slump and to get back to the creative process. And creative it is! So far, I have been blown away with the level of art, mise en scene, layout and story. I feel that this issue will be a good turning point for this book and I hope you all feel the same.
As far as this issue goes, it does pick right up where the story ends in issue three. You will finally get to see a character that has been mentioned since issue 1 and is a critical character to the overall story ark.  We do get a new setting. No more Moon of Morgra. Sorry folks, I had to move on from the Jungle moon. There's only so much I can do there. I will have to say that I am absolutely relieved to not be drawing rain anymore (well,at least for a while). Instead I have replaced it with a city planet! Time to test my architecture skills!

Art by Taylor Lymbery (Barnlord)

Art by Taylor Lymbery (Barnlord)

Though I will have to admit that I have not made it easy for myself. In this issue, you are only on the city planet named, Apparitis, for a few pages. So you are not going to get the full idea of how expansive this city planet is at first, but it is going to be a great challenge to draw page after page! As with the Xenex the Bug Man series, I have left a very tongue and cheek science fiction element to the writing, focusing on the relationship of the characters. You wouldn't care about the story if the characters didn't work well together. At least, that's how I feel. I do get to divulge a little of Xenex's past, and the past of the universe. There's a lot there. 

Art by Taylor Lymbery (Barnlord)

Art by Taylor Lymbery (Barnlord)

Art by Taylor Lymbery (Barnlord)

Overall, I'm very happy with this issue. I should have it ready to print on Ka-Blam within the next month. Some of that depends on when the editor can go over it to make sure everything is perfection. If it runs a little over, please don't judge. I make this book in my spare time, and I find I have less and less of it as the days  go on. I'm not done bringing you issues! Let's just hope it doesn't take so long the next issue. 

If you guys know me, I hope that you have been entertained by the daily sketch cards I've been posting on my personal art site, www.taylorlymbery.com to help pay for the Dallas Comic Con table. Let's keep our fingers crossed. Oh yeah... Dallas Comic Con.

HEY EVERYBODY! DALLAS COMIC CON IS COMING UP QUICK! READ BELOW!

Now, I'm going to have a bunch of sketch cards available at the Dallas Comic Con. I'll be selling them for $10. I am also opening commissions of sketch cards. They will also be $10 + shipping and handling which will be $6 in the continental United States of America. I'll have to get a quote for any territories outside of that. I will also open up my colored page line drawings for commissions. Same price as the sketch cards, but I'll have to check on the shipping (due to the difference in size). If you want to see what I mean by colored sheet drawing, go here. If you want a sketch card, send me an e-mail to taylorlymbery@gmail.com. Name your character and we will go from there. Again, these sketch cards and commissions help pay for the tables and the supplies, so please, don't hesitate to help support by buying art work from me. I'm an independent artist, so I don't make a lot of money. I do this work because I'm passionate about it and want to bring you cool stories and illustrations. So, if you are in the neighborhood...

The Convention will be May 19th-20th. It will be at the Irving Convention Center that is located at 500 W Las Colinas Blvd. , Irving, TX. Tickets for Saturday will be $25.00 for 11:00am to 7:00pm, and tickets for Sunday will be $20.00 for 11:00am to 4:00pm. If you happen to go to the Convention, stop by and say hi to Rob and I. Also, Rob just posted some info about what he will have at the table. You can check out what he has to say here. 

If you are a ongoing Xenex the Bug Man fan ( and I know I picked up a couple at the last few conventions) I would like to take the time to thank you! :D You guys are awesome! So, with that being said, yes, we have a new Bug Man site! This should be a load easier to update and maintain. When I get back to it, I will get a new page posted with the origin story pages on the site. I did have someone ask about that. 

Well, I think that's about it. If you are new to the Bug Man series and want to help out, subscribe to the RSS, follow the blog and /or like the facebook page! I'll add an e-mail update button and any other buttons I can think of that will make viewing this content easier. 

Thank you all for the support!

-Taylor Lymbery, creator of Xenex the Bug Man

 I want to make sure you all have links to the projects and sites that I work on. Here is the listing. 

Here's what I have:
Twitter: Barnlord
Deviantart: Barnlord
Cafepress art shop: Taylor Lymbery's Pop Parody art Shop 
About Me page: Taylor Lymbery
My Art Website: www.taylorlymbery.com
Xenex on Facebook: Xenex's faceybook
Xenex Cafepress art shop: Xenex the Bug Man shop
Unstoppable Force website: Unstoppable Force

Dallas Comic Con 2012

I need to avert your attention to a really big event coming up soon: THE DALLAS COMIC CON. If you are familiar with me (Taylor Lymbery) and my workings as a newbie, trying to make it as an upcoming illustrator, then you might have seen a trend of me not missing any Dallas Comic Con event for the past couple of years. I will be there at this years event. Rob Payne will be there with me. I'll have the banners up that I used at the Scifi Expo back in February. So, if you remember my booth, that's how you can find us this upcoming event.

Some of the works for sale.

I'm adding a new pin-up girl poster to the prints to sell. I will be selling the clone trooper cowboy print there as well. Rob will have a decent size printing of the Giant Size Unstoppable Force for $6 and I will have a small printing of all three issues of Xenex the Bug Man 1-3. I'll price those at all three and a Xenex 11"X17" print for $10. I'll also have the other 11"X17" prints for $10. I will have some of my original pieces up for sale as well as sketch cards and smaller original pieces. I haven't decided on a price yet for that work.

The Convention will be May 19th-20th. It will be at the Irving Convention Center that is located at 500 W Las Colinas Blvd. , Irving, TX. Tickets for Saturday will be $25.00 for 11:00am to 7:00pm, and tickets for Sunday will be $20.00 for 11:00am to 4:00pm.


If you happen to go to the Convention, stop by and say hi to Rob and I. 

Xenex in Real Life #4

Ok, so here is the follow up to the Hellraiser arc. I do not know what to tell you. I'm sorry? Well, at least the bad pun is over, or is it really... Any ways, if nobody laughs (and that is probably the case), at least I'm laughing maniacally to myself in the mirror shirtless whilst shaving a peace sign in my chest hair and petting the cat with my foot!

-Tay