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THREE

Three is such a huge achievement for me. The book just came out and I'm hoping to get more readers on this thing. I feel like, for a book this good, it passed under people's radar. I love this book. Local is obviously the most "important" book I've done; Saucer Country had the most creative potential; NY5 was probably my peak, art-wise; Cocotte and Funrama are my most personal work; But THREE is the coolest project I've been a part of, for sure.

Buy Three here, from Image Comics.

Star Wars Vol.2


It was so great to be a part of Star Wars. Definitely a career highlight for me.  I don't remember drawing a dang thing though. I was half-asleep during this time. Volume 2, with my Pencils, just came out this month.

Buy Star Wars Volume 2 from Darkhorse Comics.

LUCIFER Book 3

Lucifer Book 4

Lucifer Book 3 just came out and Lucifer Book 4 will be out in August and that will wrap up the entire 75-issue run. Lucifer was where I developed my skills and I am so pleased to be an artist on a book that is so well loved and admired after all these years.

UnWritten Apocalypse #3

UnWritten Apocalypse #4


With The Unwritten, I'm always coming in, doing some stuff, and popping out when I get busy. What a great series this is. So many fun things to draw in Mike and Peter's book. I did Finishes on Issue #3 and #4   I might be doing something special for the UnWritten in the future.

The Dead Boy Detectives

I'll be working with Mark Buckingham as a Finisher on The Dead Boy Detectives starting with #7. I hope I do a good job. Bucky's work on Fables is amazing obviously, and his work with Chris Bachalo in the 90's is still my favorite art in mainstream comics of all time.

DEAD BOY DETECTIVES #7
Written by TOBY LITT
Art by MARK BUCKINGHAM and RYAN KELLY
Cover by MARK BUCKINGHAM
On sale JULY 23 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

The ashes of St. Hilarion’s have barely settled before the tabloids start a witch hunt against “pyrobrainiac” Crystal Palace in the first chapter of the new story, “Ghost Snow.” Charles Rowland and Edwin Paine spirit their new friend away from London and accept the invitation from Charles’s long-lost sister Clementine to visit her and her science-boffin daughter, Miranda, deep in weird and wild East Anglia.

Secret Avengers Original Sin #1

I'm drawing an Original Sin tie-in for Secret Avengers with Ales Kot. One of those Marvel Infinite thinga-majoggers. It will be free with a purchase of Original Sin #2 and #3 by redeeming a code. It's nice to work with Ales. He's a cool dude and we almost did an indy book together a hundred years ago but life got in the way.

Read an interview about it at Newsarama

Funrama #3

Most important of all, I just released #3 of my my epic comic opus, FUNRAMA. Funrama is what you would get if I was given free-reign to make the comic I want. Although, often,  have to work on it "on the side" and I just have to manage some how. This is my book. It's all me. you can't get more Ryan Kelly than this.

Funrama #3; Cactus Man is available as a $2 pdf download or $4 plus shipping for a print copy at www.funramacomic.com I hope you buy it, I know you will like it!

I have some other things "in the works", and something not announced yet, so we'll have to wait and see.

Also, Cocotte, my webcomic with Kat Vapid is cooking along . New post going up today too!
www.cocottecomic.com

And as always, Thanks for your support!

THREE #4

Oh my word, I haven't "blogged" in a while. I've been so busy with "life" and stuff. I forgot to mention, THREE #4 is out and available for sale at Comixology and it has received glowing reviews from All-comic and Comic Book Resources

Gillen/Kelly/Bellaire/Cowles have finished issue #5, the final issue, and it will be out soonish! Also, the  Trade Paperback Collection of THREE will be out in a few months, April 2014!

2013 Ends...2014 Begins. A Review In Words and Images.

THREE #4

Hey Everybody! Happy New Year. I hope you're having a good one so far. I wish you all the best. 

Thanks for taking the time to read my blog and lending me your eyes. I'll just go right into it.

How am I doing? Oh, Okay I guess. healthwise...eh. But at least I'm alive! I'm ending 2013 just like 2012: Not really sure of things. But, that's just the freelance life, I guess. Last New Year, I found out Saucer Country was being cancelled and I didn't know what I was going to do. Same this year. THREE is ending, and after that...? Well, I don't know. I'm very much dependent on writers asking me to draw their comics. And editors. So we will see how it goes. I'm at that age where I wish I was helping young artists get opportunities instead of just worrying about the next job all the time, but hey...I'm alive!

There IS one project I'm waiting to hear on. It should be neat if it happens. It would be something I've always wanted to do. But, we'll see. 

In the meantime, I'm finishing THREE. The #4 issue will be out soon. And then, #5--the final issue--and then that's it. I hope you've been enjoying it as much as I have. Working with Kieron Gillen, Jordie Bellaire and Clayton Cowles has been great. DREAM TEAM. I hope I can work with them again some day. 

Anyway, buy THREE at Comixology and the full collection will be out in the Spring of 2014.

Cocotte

Next up, is COCOTTE. Wow, Cocotte is really cooking now! 2 new pages in the past couple weeks!

I have big plans for Cocotte in 2014. I hope. I'm working closely with the writer, Kat Vapid, on nailing down a solid ending to the story. Although we are written ahead on script, we weren't working within an outline and didn't have the ending totally solidified. We are currently working on a proposal and we hope to work with a publisher on getting Cocotte to print and beyond some day. 

Cocotte

 You can read COCOTTE for FREE at http://cocottecomic.com/

Funrama #3

Now, let's talk FUNRAMA. Whoo boy, this is a doozy. Obviously, as you know, Funrama #3 is taking longer than it SHOULD. Life just gets in the way. But, I'm working so so hard to wrap up this issue! 

With Funrama, each issue is a "stand-alone story" that introduces a new character and his/her story as I gradually build up the ultimate superhero team. That's what's happening. Funrama #3 introduces Cactus Man, and it tells his story with the 1934 Minneapolis Truckers Strike as the backdrop. Here's some panels I just drew this past week:

Funrama #3

And...

Funrama #3

And here's a panel featuring Flora and Raccoon from an issue to come later...

Funrama...

And here's an unused Raccoon piece. I might use it later...

Raccoon

Anyway, I'm really going to be pushing hard on completing Funrama #3 this next month or two. I'm already working on Funrama #4 and #5 even as I'm finishing #3! Sorry...comics take so long, especially when you're doing the whole production yourself. 

In the meantime, you can read FUNRAMA #1 for FREE at http://www.funramacomic.com/ While you are there, you can also download a pdf  of #1 for $.35 and purchase a print copy and pdf for FUNRAMA #2!

Anthem

I have a half-drawn comic called ANTHEM with Brian Wood sitting in my drawer for a year or two. Again, life just got in the way of me finishing it. I started it maybe 2 years ago? Geez! All that unpublished art, seems like it's going to waste just sitting there in my Ikea drawer. Would people be interested in it if I finish it and just get it out? Hmm, comics...They are a constant puzzle to solve. But at least I'm alive.

Oh, here's some random recent art...

Bette Davis

I wonder what eyes she has?

Thorny Ant

...And a big ant with spikes.

And a commission of Nancy from Local:Toronto

I don't do a lot of commissions. But still, I need money. Sometimes I get in the mood to do them for a week, but often times, It's hard to muster up the enthusiasm. I frequently lose the passion to draw superheroes or company characters or other people's things...unless there's real tangible money. Lately, I just want to draw my Funrama characters and my own universe.

Anyway, Have a great new year, everyone. Please keep checking my blog for updates on Funrama and Cocotte and everything else.

I also post art on my tumblr and flickr and instagram

Have fun.

THREE #3

THREE #3 just came out and thank goodness for Comicbookresources who said it was "simply masterful".  Full Review

Also check out a Full Preview and the Writer's Notes for that issue. Purchase on Comixology 

THREE # 1 and #2 is getting a Third and Second Printing. Thanks to everyone buying our book.

THREE #2 Available Today

Three #2 is available today in stores. please check it out! Here's a Preview.

And, available digitally at Comixology

THREE #3

THREE #3

story KIERON GILLEN
art / cover RYAN KELLY & JORDIE BELLAIRE
historical consultant PROF. STEPHEN HODKINSON
DECEMBER 11
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99
Curse the Spartan who is a Trembler. Shave his beard. Rip his cloak. Beat or spit on him if you will. If you found yourself condemned in such a fashion, a few short years after all of Sparta’s men ran, the hypocrisy could bite. Discover why it’s not just the helots who suffer under Spartan Law, and discover what a Trembler plans for the three slaves responsible for his shame…

THREE #2 Solicit and Interview

THREE #2
story KIERON GILLEN
art / cover RYAN KELLY & JORDIE BELLAIRE
NOVEMBER 13
32 PAGES / FC / M
$2.99
Three slaughter survivors race towards the free city of Messene. Pursuing them are 300 Spartans. Why? What makes Sparta think that unleashing this isn’t massive overkill? What makes a Spartan king agree to lead them? And what secrets do the Helot workers hold that changes everything…

Here's an Interview on Newsarama where Kieron discusses the book and there's some new preview art.

It's important to put in an order for THREE if you like to see these kind of comics happen. Order code is AUG130573.

I think you'll like this book. I know I do!  Please check it out.

THREE #1 Coming in October 2013

THREE

THREE #1 with Kieron Gillen, Jordie Bellaire, Clayton Cowles is coming in October!

Logo design by Hannah Donovan

PLEASE ORDER this book!

All the INFO on Three is at  Comics Alliance

Star Wars #7

Star Wars #7 is out this week. Penciled by me, inked by Dan Parsons and colored by Gabe Eltaeb

You can Purchase it at Darkhorse Comics

Lucifer Book One



Lucifer Book One is now out and features artwork by me and many others! 392 Pages.
Purchase it at Amazon

Saucer Country: The Reticulan Candidate


Saucer Country Vol. 2: The Reticulan Candidate will be released on August 13!
Preorder it here

LOCAL


The celebrated graphic novel LOCAL is now available digitally for only $9.99! 382 Pages!
Buy it on now on Comixology