Here it is at last–  late, but here nonetheless! Special thanks to Stephen Downer for the colors on this one. Diehard Skyward fans will recall Steve not only colored the covers of all the issues so far, he also colored the interiors to issue 1!

Everyone make sure you’ve got copies of #0 from Double Feature‘s Fantasy #2– information below!

- jeremy dale

Thing is, I’ve drawn 4 different covers for this issue–  I just wasn’t happy with any of the others until now. Anyway, you faithful followers have stuck by me through thick and thin, eagerly awaiting more morsels of info on the new Skyward issues (of which I have several nearly completely drawn as I write this)… so you deserve to see this first! I won’t post this around for a few days, so show the love and let me know whatcha think!

Note of interest: This is one of the first things I drew this year, having drawn it on the 3rd or something. Hard to remember a couple weeks ago.

- jeremy dale

Welcome to 2012, everyone! Apologies for the missed posts– you see, my wife has a sizable Christmas break off from work, and she wanted to play through Final Fantasy 3 (6 if you’re from Japan) on the Super Nintendo (since she’d never played it). We did, and Kefka took a vicious beating with our Level 99 players. Much fun was had, a lot of work was done from home, and no Skratchadays went up. Yeah… whoops?

People that watch me over at deviantArt won’t be surprised by the next several Skratchadays, but after that is some new stuff for you guys. Enjoy the new year of Skratchaday!

- jeremy dale

The main focus of the next several posts will be commissions for the holiday season. You guys and gals were so amazing– taking advantage of my generosity during the November sale’s much lower prices– that I have plenty to share.

CLICK HERE to get SKYWARD #0 in DOUBLEFEATURE's Fantasy #2! ONLY 99 CENTS!

- jeremy dale

Hey, guys! Sorry for the lack of updates lately– after moving from our old place to the new place and THEN moving in to the studio here with Cully Hamner and Laura Martin, it’s been BUSY. Thanks to all that took part in my November commission drive– I’m wrapping the last of the list today.

How cool is the new SKYWARD #0, huh? Send me an email at skywardfans@gmail.com and I’ll get your letters in Skyward #2! I’m pretty pleased with my first outing into the digital comic field, and I hope you are, too. Didn’t get yours? Click the image below!

CLICK HERE to get SKYWARD #0 in DOUBLEFEATURE's Fantasy #2! ONLY 99 CENTS!

- jeremy dale

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Now playing: Strong Bad – Let’s Get Started On Doing All Those Awesome Things I Suggested
via FoxyTunes

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Ladies and gents, it’s finally here.

SKYWARD #0 is here! Featured in Double Feature Comics: Fantasy #2, check out the story I’ve been teasing for months now and get a special sneak peek at some of the other principal characters of Skyward for the first time in this issue! Also contains Tim Seeley’s COLT NOBLE & the MEGALORDS!

(Coincidentally, I was the original artist on Colt Noble before I had to bow out due to other commitments…)

So go check it out! Just click on Fantasy #2 on the main page and download it via PDF or the Double Feature app on your iPad! Only 99 cents of digital comics entertainment!

Click here to get your copy NOW!

Just a heads up– I’m taking a few days off from the daily Skratchaday blog so I can finish the move to our new place and the new studio space. I should be back in no time, though, so stay tuned! In the meantime:

Here’s an interview with yours truly from Sequential Tart!

http://www.sequentialtart.com/article.php?id=2105

Here’s a review of Skyward #1 from Liberation Frequency!

http://www.liberationfrequency.co.uk/skyward-review/

Here’s a preview of Skyward issue one from Comicbooked:

http://www.comicbooked.com/skyward-1-preview/

Here’s an interview with me from Fan-Expo Canada 2011!

Click here to view the embedded video.

Here’s a video of me at C2E2 2011 in Chicago (starts at 2:00 in)

Click here to view the embedded video.

Enjoy!

- jeremy dale

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Now playing: Hawk Nelson – Recess
via FoxyTunes

I’ll learn that lesson one of these days. Hehehehe.

On with the sketch!

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Have I shared this? It’s been a loooooooooooooooooooong time since I drew this, so I can’t remember– it’s a page from an upcoming Skyward. Shhhh.

CLICK THE IMAGE TO MAKE IT ALL BIGGIE-SIZED!

Enjoy! Let me know what you think.

- jeremy dale

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Now playing: Journey – Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)
via FoxyTunes

If nothing else, we’re talking a world where Pixar wouldn’t have existed without his influence. In a world of smartphones, Jobs’ iPhone revolutionized and basically founded the field. Just amazing.

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Skyward: Zero

Pencils by Jeremy Dale

Colors by Steve Downer

Flats by Dash Martin

Here’s the final colors for Skyward #0′s cover. Enjoy!

- jeremy dale

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Slyward: For the Puppies

Pencils by Jeremy Dale

Colors by Laura Martin

Laura really wowed me on this one. I am incredibly honored to have Laura Martin, colorist supreme, on board for the colors on this print for the Kokomo Humane Society, who just received (I believe) a hundred puppies that desperately need care and funds to do so. All the proceeds of the sale of this print (once colored, of course) will go straight to them.

Interested in getting a copy?

If you Paypal $20 to jeremyhdale@yahoo.com , I will send you a print of both the pencils AND the colors– and hey, you’ll be helping out a great cause!  Click BUY NOW!

Also, if you’re at KokomoCon this Saturday in Kokomo, Indiana, you can pick one up from me there as well!

- jeremy dale

Hey! I’ll be appearing at Kokomo-Con this coming weekend in Kokomo, Indiana! It’s the town I grew up in, and the local comic shop owner is running a show there and has invited yours truly to be one of the featured guests! Also appearing are a multitude of comic creators from Art Baltazar and Rafael Nieves to Troy Hickman and Stuart Sayger … and many more! Check out more information at:

http://kokomocon.com/

Also, my New York Comic-Con commission list still has a couple spots open! Contact me for more information.

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Have I shared this? Here’s the original bluelines to the first draft of what would eventually become the cover to Skyward #1.  A lot changed– the placement, some composition, some costume details… yeah, I’m glad I changed it, but I dig how Quinn’s hair is blowing in the wind.

CLICK TO EMBIGGEN!

- jeremy dale

I could really go for another round of Wednesday Comics. How far off are we talking, Chiarello? Hurry it up!

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This is an image I’m getting colored for the Kokomo Humane Society, who just received (I believe) a hundred puppies that desperately need care and funds to do so. All the proceeds of the sale of this print (once colored, of course) will go straight to them.

Interested in getting a copy?

If you Paypal $20 to jeremyhdale@yahoo.com , I will send you a print of both the pencils AND the colors– and hey, you’ll be helping out a great cause! Click BUY NOW!

- jeremy dale