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

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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I promise you– I didn’t plan it this way.

Three news stories posted in one day?! Sorry to overwhelm you guys. AS LONG AS YOU ARE BUYING SKYWARD #ZERO, THOUGH, ALL’S GREAT.  In the latest news from and featuring lil’ ol’ me, Newsarama just featured SKYWARD and DOUBLE FEATURE COMICS in a news story about their recent deal to go with Graphic.ly as its digital distributor as well as the Double Feature iPad app of all things awesome in digital comics!

My artwork is featured heavily in the article (written by the ever-amazing Vaneta Rogers), so you should check it out!

Read it here: http://www.newsarama.com/comics/seely-emmons-double-feature-app-111205.html

- jeremy

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Now playing: Hawk Nelson – Zero
via FoxyTunes   

Got the key to my new studio yesterday and measured the space. Now’s the tricky part: figuring out how to cram my stuff in there. Last night’s brainstorming session was like a war council, complete with blueprints to scale and much talk of strategy.

Want a commission? Just in time for the holidays!

All November, all commissions are discounted! Contact me for details.

If you’d like a commission, feel free to contact me and we’ll make things happen! Email me at jeremyhdale@yahoo.com.

On with the sketch!

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Here’s a “Happy Birthday” gift from me to you guys– the full cover for Skyward #0! Also, scribbles and ducks. You’ve waited patiently enough for it, after all.

Don’t forget to pick up Skyward # ZERO when it goes up on Double Feature Comics. com when it hits soon enough! I wonder what’s up there…

OH,  and CLICK THE IMAGES TO MAKE IT ALL BIGGIE-SIZED!

Enjoy! Let me know what you think.

- jeremy dale

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Now playing: Superchick – Rock What You Got
via FoxyTunes

We signed the final papers and got the keys today– the move begins!

Want a commission? Just in time for the holidays!

All November, all commissions are discounted! Contact me for details.

If you’d like a commission, feel free to contact me and we’ll make things happen! Email me at jeremyhdale@yahoo.com.

On with the sketch!

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Watch DoubleFeatureComics.com this weekend and early next week– it’s time for the release of SKYWARD # ZERO! It’s been a long time coming, but I’m told it should be released post-haste. Woo-hoo! Seriously, you don’t want to miss this if you like my stuff at all– and the issue includes tons of behind-the-scenes stuff, from process pieces from pencils to colors, a full commentary, and some great work from yours truly!

CHECK IT OUT!

OH,  and CLICK THE IMAGE TO MAKE IT ALL BIGGIE-SIZED!

Enjoy! Let me know what you think.

- jeremy dale

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Now playing: Alan Menken – Seize the Day (Chorale)
via FoxyTunes

On with the sketch!

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I drew this at a previous show, and didn’t like it enough, so again– I scrapped it and started over. Only recently have I gone back in and added more to it. Enjoy-ify.

CLICK THE IMAGE TO MAKE IT ALL BIGGIE-SIZED!

Enjoy! Let me know what you think.

- jeremy dale

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 think I may be too emotionally invested in those characters.

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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You’re looking at the pencils to the cover of Skyward #0, soon to be on Double Feature Comics.com! Figured you might like a peek.

- jeremy dale