"Legend of Bill" begins Today!

Hello, friends!

I’m proud to unveil my new webcomic and labor of love, “Legend of Bill!” For all of you who signed up for the Legend of Bill newsletter, thank you (and anyone who’d like to recieve it in the future, simply click on “The Hub” on the LOB page and sign up!), and to ALL of you, Bill, Frank and I bid you welcome to the realm of swords, sorcery and stupidity! Join us on our quest to discover Bill and Frank, a couple of characters fed up with their everyday existence and desiring something more out of life… something I think we can all relate to in one way or another.
Join us every Tuesday and Thursday, my friends, for the Legend of Bill! Bookmark us now, and we’ll keep a chair warm and a goblet cool for you at the Inn.
See you in the funnies!

David Reddick

Legend of Bill -- IS LIVE!!!

Dear friends of Bill,I am proud to unveil the Legend of Bill website! It’s my pleasure to give you a sneak peek into things to come here! The strip will launch with strip #1 Tuesday, May 27, and will run twice weekly, every Tuesday and Thursday. I invite you to visit Bill, Frank and Gina (who will make her appearance a little later in the strip) now, poke around, make yourself at home (as it IS YOUR realm afterall to explore), read about the strip, and help support a cartoonist in bringing some characters who have lived in his sketchbooks for a very long time to life. I cannot wait to show you what’s in store.

See you in the realm of Bill!

- David

Elf Warrior Girl lunchtime sketch

A sketch I did over my lunchtime today...

Debuting today: TALL TALE FEATURES!

I've joined forces with a group of cartoonist friends not unlike the Justice League of comics called "Tall Tale Features!"

Today is opening day and I hope you'll all head on over and check it out. Tall Tale Features is a group of well-known (in both print syndication and webcomics) and professionally-minded cartoonists who have banded together to say "Hey, quality webcomics found here!"This is illustrious group consists of:
• Lucas Turnbloom of Imagine This• Brian Anderson of Dog Eat Doug• David Reddick of Legend of Bill• Mike Witmer of Pinkerton• Scott Metzger of Stewart• Brock Heasley of The SuperFogeysYeah, that's some serious talent up there. Head on over to TALL TALE FEATURES to find links to each one and check 'em out. Quality stuff!What else can Tall Tale offer you? Glad you asked. On the main page you're going to find a frequently updated blog filled with news about your favorite comics, pop culture musings and whatever else we feel like talking about. It's also your source for the latest news on all the Tall Tale comics. Getting into the site a bit more, you'll find bios of each of the creators on Tall Tale and a link to "TTF Radio" a podcast that will be starting up shortly, hosted by Tom Racine (of Comics Coast To Coast) and featuring the Tall Tale crew on a rotational basis. But the heart and soul of Tall Tale Features has got to be the FORUM. There you'll find separate forums for all your favorite Tall Tale webcomics, along with other forums for discussing nonsense, movies, etc....and a place to plug your own work, too!So, without further ado, Tall Tale officially kicks off today so now's a great time to get in there, register on the forums and start being a part of things. We expect big things ahead and hope you'll be there for the ride, and join us in the fun!

Yours in Comics,

David

Vampires

A drawing of the vampires that can be seen at SoulGeek.com, in my own style for a promotion, based on my pal Izobel Carol's original version. She ROCKS!

Bill, Frank and Horse in color!

Colored Bill, Frank and Bill's as-yet-unnamed horse from the sketch I posted previously here... now for the background! ;-) And keep a look out here at the ol' blog, as I'll have a launch date in the next day or so for Legend of Bill's launch... it's about to happen!

New Legend of Bill Desktop Wallpaper drawing

A new Legend of Bill desktop wallpaper I'm working on to celebrate Bill's launch (uber-soon!)

Orc inking...

Started inking that Orc sketch I doodled a few weeks back...

New Design Collection Contest at Roddenberry.com!

Be sure to hop over to Roddenberry.com, where the good folks over there have set up a "David Reddick Collection Contest," where you can sign up to win 3 of my designs for them on any apparel/products you like, such as "It's the Pon Farr Talking" and "It's Good to be the Geek." Check it out here!

Sorceress colored!

And the Sorceress in full color!

Sorceress

A Sorceress from "Legend of Bill" ... decided to ink her up... in my comics writing for Bill, she has emerged as a woman who may very well be inexplicably in love with our hero! So, watch your back, Bill!

Watercolor sketch

A watercolor sketch from a park ... and more geese!

Today's doodles...

Some doodles I did today at lunchtime of some faces in an ad

that was on my desk...

Legend of Bill sketch

Another Legend of Bill sketch out of the ol' sketchbook. I've been on fire with sketching lately... I have literally 5 sketchbooks going all at once for no real reason other than I can't decide which paper I wanna draw on most, so I'm just drawing in all of 'em!

Another sketch...

Another sketch out of the sketchbook...

Sketchbook page

A page out of the ol' sketchbook!

King Feature's "The New Breed," circa 1996

Just found this in the archives... a look back at my first nationally published cartoon, via King Features Syndicate's "The New Breed," circa 1996!

The Trek Life characters

Get to know The Trek Life characters!

The Trek Life April '07

Been missing "The Trek Life," my thrice-weekly comic strip I did for CBS/STARTREK.COM for 2 1/2 years, so to help my withdrawal, I think I'll post a few strips here and there from 1 year ago this time, just for the fun of it. Hope you like 'em, and if you're not familiar with The Trek Life, hit the link and check 'em out! And be sure to check out Star Trek Magazine at your local bookstore for a new "The Trek Life" in every issue too!

Star Trek Magazine Q illustration

A fun illustration I did for Star Trek Magazine a few issues back...

And now for something completely different...

A TOTALLY different type of sketch than what I typically post here... something I sketched at a local park ... I have always loved this scene ... and you can't beat it when you have some geese who actually relatively stand still (for the most part! The beauty of it is, when one moves, you just look at another and can MOSTLY extrapolate the pose!)

And an Orc...

A scrawny Orc from the realm of Bill

And a girl elf...

And a girl elf from the realm of Bill too...

Legend of Bill Elf character sketch...

A sketch out of the ol' sketchbook of an elf from the realm of Bill...

New humor product design at Roddenberry.com!

Be sure to check out my newest design in the Roddenberry.com store!

Sketchbook page

Another page out of the ol' new sketchbook... all "Legend of Bill" stuff!

Sketchbook page

Bought a new sketchbook and this is the first page from it ... Canson's "Balloon Sketch" 8.5x11 spiral ... the best sketch paper on the market in my opinion!! There's nothing like starting a new sketchbook.

The Legend is near...

Here's a very rough sketch out of the 1st Legend of Bill strip, showing our hero at work, with the bossman ever-looming. Needless to say, Bill is tired of the 9 to 5. Adventure can't be far behind!
Anyhoo, progress is near completion on LOB. Strips are in the hopper, the LOB Comicpress pages are nearly complete, the fine folks at SoulGeek.com have put out the red carpet for Bill, Frank and Gina to reside (we'll call it the "SoulGeek Inn," in 'Bill' terms), and we're about to rock n' roll. Legend of Bill will be weekly, to start, with the intention of increasing it's frequency, with endless possibilities. So, my friends, become a Bill supporter! Sign up for the LOB newsletter, and you'll receive a nifty greeting and some sketch art for fun via e-mail in return... and scroll down this very blog for lots of LOB details and extras as we near launch at the end of this month!! Oh, and I'm working on a map too, highlighting the realm of Bill! ;-)
More details to come!

Legend of Bill: Bill's horse...

A sketch I JUST started awhile ago, showing Bill's horse. I basically wanted to draw Bill on his horse, so I started this sketch ... and there's ol' Frank, just happy to be along for the ride! I think I'll keep rolling on it and put some villianous bad guys in the background amongst the forestry, and see what happens... then, maybe color it up and make a desktop wallpaper out of it or something! ;-) Stay tuned here for progress...

Legend of Bill in "Knights of the Dinner Table" Magazine

Hello, friends, comics fans and gamers! Head out to your local comics shop or gaming store and check out the brand-spanking new issue of Knights of the Dinner Table magazine (#137), featuring the first PRINT installment of my comic strip "Legend of Bill!" I'm very happy to be in the mag, as KODT has been a staple of my reading for some time. Jolly Blackburn and friends sure run a fine mag over there at Kenzer & Co., and really know how to pack a lot of fun into it. And while you're thinking about it, visit their website too! LOADS of stuff to see and do!

Legend of Bill: Meet Princess Gina

Meet Princess Gina! A total kick-butt-take-names girl. Bill and Frank will meet her not long after they quit the ol' day job and set out for high (or low) adventure...

Legend of Bill: Meet Frank

Meet Frank, the little blue dragon in Legend of Bill, and best friend to Bill! Next up: Princess Gina!

Legend of Bill: Meet Bill

Meet Bill, the star of my new forthcoming webcomic "Legend of Bill" starting this month at SoulGeek.com! And over the next few days I'll introduce Frank, his lil' blue dragon best pal, and Princess Gina. Stay Tuned!

About Legend of Bill

Check back often, as I'll be posting character information too, as we prepare for the launch of Legend of Bill at SoulGeek.com! Have you signed up for your newsletter and special greeting/sketch yet?

LegendofBill.com sign-up page!

As we near the launch of "Legend of Bill," my new weekly webcomic over at SoulGeek.com, I'm inviting folks to head on over to LegendofBill.com to sign up for the LOB newsletter - and when you do, you'll get a special greeting page with a sample strip and a few sketches! So stop on by HERE!

Sketchbook page...

Another page out of the ol' sketchbook.

Today's PVP Guest strip!

Today my PVP guest strip for my good pal Scott Kurtz appears at his great PVP site. Check it out!!

Orion Slave Girl: Star Trek Magazine

By popular request, I'm tossing up the full illustration of the Orion Slave Girl that is seen over to the right in my lil' animated .gif. Seems she's quite popular! This is an illustration I did a few issues back for the official Star Trek Magazine, by Titan Publishing. I did another as well, which I'll post soon!

LegendofBill.com Lives!

I just put up the LegendofBill.com Coming Soon page. The Legend begins!

Legend of Bill coming to SoulGeek.com!

As many of you know, I've been working diligently on my "Legend of Bill" webcomic, and it will soon be unveiled! The Legend of Bill site will soon be up, and Bill, Gina and Frank will all be finding a weekly home at none other than SoulGeek.com! So, keep your eyes peeled, and your swords sharpened!

New video interview online!

There's a new video interview with me at WizardWorld LA for Marc Wade's new feature "The Que" at Roddenberry.com - check it out here!

Official Star Trek Magazine Art....

A fun piece I did for Star Trek Magazine a few issues back...

A good morning KISS

Don't ask me why this is in my sketchbook ... but thought I'd share it anyhoo!

Tokyopop: Star Trek Manga: Volume 2, Strip 2!

Another Chibi Manga strip I did for Tokyopop's Star Trek: The Manga, Volume 2

Today's new "Gene's Journal" comic strip

Click on the image to read it at Roddenberry.com!

Tokyopop Chibi Manga!

One of the chibi manga I did for Tokyopop's Star Trek: The Manga Volume 2!

Happy Easter! It's cooold in these parts!

Legend of Bill sample...

A sketched piece from a Legend of Bill strip I've been working on ... I am building up a nice batch before Bill launches for all the world to see! ;-)

NCAA Poster

A coloring poster for the NCAA I recently completed, distributed to kids and schools...