Stacked Deck!

Hey folks! Over the weekend I announced that everyone who pledged for the new ICECUBES book on Kickstarter will get an original hand drawn sketch card, regardless of their pledge level. Since 48 ICECUBES friends pledged that means I will be drawing 48 cards and that’s where the fun begins!
ICECUBES book fulfillment

Recently, for my birthday my wife gave me a special ‘Pinocle’ 48 card deck as a way to remember this classic ICECUBES comic strip:
ICECUBESclick for larger view

Well, it struck me that since I am going to draw 48 sketch cards and my new ‘Pinocle’ deck has 48 cards, I am going to make an ICECUBES 48 card ‘Pinocle’ deck! 😀
ICECUBES pinocle card deck

Every fan who pledged on Kickstarter will get an original card from the deck! Just think, you can compare cards and maybe even trade them. Maybe one day I’ll get the deck printed too!
ICECUBES cards

Just another way for me to say thanks for all your great support!

Leroy Brown

Charity Auction Bonus!

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Hello friends,

Thank you all for your interest in this charity auction of ICECUBES the book. There have been over 150 visits to the Ebay item! The auction ends today!

I am adding a small bonus item to the charity auction for St. Jude Children’s Hospital. If you win the bid on the signed Artist Edition #199, I will include the original art of Wednesdays strip. The strip was specially created for this auction. It is inked by hand on Strathmore Vellum 15 x 6″. I hope you will consider bidding! 100% of all proceeds go to St. Jude Children’s Hospital. *Free shipping*

Thank you for being an ICECUBES friend. I wish you a wonderful Holiday Season. God bless! 🙂

Leroy Brown

Black Blood.

ICECUBES black ink
Yes, I could have filled the black in Photoshop with one click, but just think how soul deadening that would be…

Black ink is the life blood of ICECUBES the comic strip. Nothing can take its place!
ICECUBES #235 inked small
Original art for this comic is available. This is a unique piece, only one exists. This is not a digital file, this is not a print. Black India ink on Strathmore 400, 2 ply vellum, traces of pencil, titanium white paint, and blue pencil. 15″ x 5″. Signed and dated. $100.00 + shipping.


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Striking A Pose!

Ice cubes comic strip drawings
I always sketch out difficult poses before committing them to paper. The thing you’re looking for is how to inject energy into the drawing. So imagine the characters are alive and moving around on the page. Sometimes it helps to close your eyes and picture it. Having said that, you can see that I erased plenty of times before getting it right. Don’t be afraid of using the eraser! Nobody is watching and sometimes it takes a lot of bad drawings to get a good one! 🙂

Ice cubes comic strip 224
Here’s the published comic. Note how the camera angle chopped off the legs, even though I drew them originally!