I rarely do this, but because of lack of posts lately, I thought I’d share a sketch from one of my stories that I’m working on at the moment.

In other news, I just found out that Cloud Boy will be translated into Chinese! I never thought that would happen EVER, so it was nice learning about the nice news from my publisher. I’ll make sure to post the cover once it becomes available!

-Rhode

Hi. I recently fixed this site because there were a lot of lost images after I had some technical difficulties, but they are back. I also hope to post more regularly. I’ve been busy with some freelance projects, but keep going with the kids books. I’m about to jump back onboard with the latest Melvin adventure (Book #7) which should be fun as always. There’s some good illustrating challenges in this next one.

Here’s Joe the Bad Guy which I colored up for the Melvin Beederman Official Website. There are a few new characters on there and more coming! More exciting news with Melvin and Cloud Boy on the way, that I hope I can announce soon..

Thanks for visiting!
-Rhode

Update: Here’s one more of Superhero Carl.

Here’s a sneak peek at one of the final peices of art from Melvin Beederman #6: Attack of the Valley Girls. I’m happy to say that all the art is completed and shipped. The rest is up to the publisher!

Whew!
-Rhode

Hello everyone,

My biggest apologies on this site being down for so long. My current workload made it difficult for me to give it the attention needed to fix things, but it looks like things hopefully are back on track. Okay let’s see…not much to show as I’ve been hard at work on the latest Melvin book. It’s titled “Attack of the Valley Girls”. Here’s a sneak peek at an interior page along with a super sneak peek at the cover!

Rhode

I’ve been preparing for Comic Con which is right around the corner. I will be sharing a booth again with my pal Jamie Baker at BOOTH # 1329 (the same location as last year). I will have new kids books, a new print (previous post), some new t-shirt designs (one shown below), and if all goes well, a new sculpture! Also, a silly surprise for those who attend. I hope to get back to posting regularly on my blog once the madness is over.

Rhode

Hello Everyone,

My apologies for not posting in a VERY long time. I’ve been hard at work on the next Melvin Beederman book #5: THE FAKE CAPE CAPER. It’s very close to completion and then I move onto sketching Melvin Beederman book #6. I’m also preparing for the San Diego Comic Con which will take place July 26th- 29th. For now, here’s a small peek at a page from book #5. More soon…

Thanks for visiting!

Rhode

Hello everyone,

On May 8th-17th, Henry Holt and Company, publishers of the Melvin Beederman Superhero books, are sending author Greg Trine and myself for a two week book tour! I’m really excited as I have not ever been to most of these places. It all ends off with the IRA convention in Toronto Canada. Here’s where we will be visiting:

May 9th (9:30-2:00):
Skoki Public Library
5215 Oakton St.
Skokie, IL 60077

May 11th (12:30-2:30):
Woodview Elementary
600 5th Avenue
Grafton, WI 53024

May 12th (2:00-3:00)
Hudson Library with Learned Owl Bookstore
96 Library St.
Hudson, Ohio 44236

May 14th (9:00-11:00)
Shuler Books
(1:00-2:30)
The Reading Tree
5150 Northland Drive
Grand Rapids, MI 49525

May 15th-17th
IRA
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
South Building
222 Bremmer Blvd.
Toronto, Ontario CANADA M5V 2W6
Henry Holt Booth #2005
Simon and Schuster Booth #1723

This was a book that I made, back when I was in college. It was for an Illustration class where we were asked to do an 18 page book of whatever we wanted. I came up with this silent story. It’s old, I cringe at the art, but hopefully you’ll get a kick out of it.

Rhode

Greg Trine, creator of the Melvin Beederman series, just started a blog. Now you can tap into the mind of Melvin’s creator and read how the man thinks! It’s been so much fun working on Greg’s book. I always look forward to reading the latest Melvin manuscript. I read it as a fan first, then I put my working cap on.

Click here for Greg Trine’s Blog!

Sketches just finished for the 5th Melvin book, along with the cover design. Above is a sneak peek interior sketch, from that book.

I just saw that “The Three Swingin’ Pigs” is listed for pre-order at Amazon.com and Barnesandnoble.com! I’m really excited about this book. It’s technically the first book deal I ever got and it’s my first fully-painted book. It’s written by Vicky Rubin and published by Henry Holt, which publishes the Melvin Beederman Superhero series. This book was put on hold for some time, while the company launched the Melvin series, but I’m glad it will finally be coming out. It’s not in stores ’till May but you can pre-order it now at the mentioned sites.

Rhode

UPDATE: COMMENTS ARE ON LOCK DUE TO SPAM ABUSE. ONCE I CLEAN THEM OFF MY SITE, I WILL ACTIVATE THE COMMENTS AGAIN. SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.