Jo's Playground

Jo Chen update

Due to the lead time provided me by Dark Horse regarding the release of the first issue of Season 8 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, I've been able to complete 2 other covers for the series and part of a third.

And of course, I have also been working with Marvel editors Nick Lowe and Daniel Ketchum and Joss Whedon on the Runaways artwork. I think Runaways fans will be very excited to see what Joss is cooking up for the kids.

I also just completed a trading card for Upper Deck through D.C. Comics licensing department that features Catwoman on the prowl.

TokyoPop finally has The Other Side of the Mirror on its release schedule and has delivered to me the first draft of the English translation, which I'm reviewing at this very moment.

Also, check out my new MySpace page. It can be found at http://www.myspace.com/jochencomics Nothing much there yet but I did post a handful of photos of me at various conventions, including photographs from the first time I met Joss Whedon at SDCC2006. Be my friend and leave me some comments.

2007 is going to be a busy year for me, but I'm kind of used to it by now. Although, I feel that I could sleep for a day or two straight through. I feel very fortunate to have such great co-workers and supportive family members. It makes the job that much easier.

For your viewing pleasure, here are the audition sketches that I did to get the Buffy gig and pass Sarah Michelle Gellar's stringent requirements for rendering her in pencil form.

More coming soon...