From Comics Continuum and, UPDATED: the info can also be found on the IDW Publishing site as well;

DOCTOR WHO #9

Written by Tony Lee, art by Blair Shedd, covers by Paul Grist and Shedd.

"Don't Step On The Grass" Part 1 (of 2): When The Doctor is called back to modern-day London by Martha Jones and U.N.I.T., the last thing he expects are the Enochian Angels of Elizabethan magician John Dee, the secret underground library of Greenwich Park, and an army of angry living trees!

32 pages, $3.99.

If you follow the link, you can get a peek at the cover by Paul Grist. I'll post my cover when it's revealed.

Can't wait to read this issue!

...oh

...wait.

Right.

Back to it then!

~B

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All images appearing within this dA gallery are copyright © 2009 Blair D. Shedd unless otherwise noted. All original characters are copyright © 2009 their original owners unless otherwise noted. Blair D. Shedd makes no claims of ownership on characters, stories, people, places, or events appearing in his illustrations unless specifically noted.

...from the blog of Chris Ryall, IDW Publishing's EID - [link]

(Why am I so in need of proving that this is real? Long story short -- growing up, more than a few Doubting Thomases have let me know that they think every little thing I claim to do is a lie, as I'm from this small town where anyone rarely accomplishes anything of note -- so I need extra-self-affirmation at times -- and this was even BEFORE the internet.)

~B

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Upcoming illustrator on DOCTOR WHO from IDW Publishing.
oneGemini Studios
oneGemini on Twitter
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All images appearing within this dA gallery are copyright © 2009 Blair D. Shedd unless otherwise noted. All original characters are copyright © 2009 their original owners unless otherwise noted. Blair D. Shedd makes no claims of ownership on characters, stories, people, places, or events appearing in his illustrations unless specifically noted.

...I truly don't. Nor fan comics. I've dabbled in both myself.

But I hafta tell you a little something that makes me giggle.

I've been offered the artist position on, thus far, four different Doctor Who fan comics since I got the job of illustrating Doctor Who (three before the announcement, so I couldn't tell the writers why I was declining, but most have since found out).

I wish all their projects well, seriously I do, it's just funny to me that my < irony-sarcasm> art is so good < /irony-sarcasm>that only now do I start to register with the fans (usually writers) who want me to work on their projects.

Sorry. If you want fanart from me, you can pay me like all the rest that have paid me for fanart. Simple as that.

Right. Back to it then.

~B

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Upcoming illustrator on DOCTOR WHO from IDW Publishing.
oneGemini Studios
oneGemini on Twitter
oneGemini Studios @ eBay

All images appearing within this dA gallery are copyright © 2009 Blair D. Shedd unless otherwise noted. All original characters are copyright © 2009 their original owners unless otherwise noted. Blair D. Shedd makes no claims of ownership on characters, stories, people, places, or events appearing in his illustrations unless specifically noted.

Get it? Who-etting? Whetting? No? Dagnabit...

Anyhoo, yeah, not much in the way of art updates from me, mostly cos I'm 98% buried in drawing Doctor Who right now (the other 2% are a few backlog commissions I'm getting in the mail this week).

I've seen a few more pages of colors from ~CharlieKirchoff and let me tell you, they're quite of the awesome. He does some spectacular work, so y'all should check out his page (and take him up on his Holiday Coloring Sale).

Other than that, things go smoothly, lack of sleep aside. I can't wait until I can show you guys art from this.

Until then, Happy Holidays!

~B

__________________
Upcoming illustrator on DOCTOR WHO from IDW Publishing.
oneGemini Studios
oneGemini on Twitter
oneGemini Studios @ eBay

All images appearing within this dA gallery are copyright © 2009 Blair D. Shedd unless otherwise noted. All original characters are copyright © 2009 their original owners unless otherwise noted. Blair D. Shedd makes no claims of ownership on characters, stories, people, places, or events appearing in his illustrations unless specifically noted.

...but seriously, dA denizens, if you're going to act like a defensive baby when I give you a critique on your artwork, DON'T ASK FOR ONE TO BEGIN WITH.

To toot my own horn for just a sec, even before Doctor Who, I was a published professional artist, so while I'm not the greatest that has ever lived, nor an expert on every subject, I have some knowledge.

Sometimes I'll offer critiques without being asked, but unless you clicked on "Do not allow comments" when you submitted your deviation, it's fair game.

What I hate is those who approach me for the same critiques, request them, but act all defensive and hurt when I tell them the brutal truth. Listen, I'll always try to say one nice, honest thing about the piece, but for the rest of it, I'll be brutally honest. I will take into account, however, if you're just a hobbyist with your art, or if you're an aspiring pro. I'm much more brutal with the aspiring pros, cos if you can't take my pansy little review where I try to say something nice, you're going to kill your chances in the real world when you lash out at an editor/art director/boss who tears apart your work and says "do it again."

Denouncing all my comments as nonsense won't help you. Trying to refute all my points won't help you. HIDING my comments won't help you -- in the end, your flaws will still remain if you don't address them.

I have to strive to improve. My other pro friends must strive to improve. Every amateur must do no less, and often, must do MUCH more.

I'm thankful for those who do accept critiques, and not just from me, and then go out of their way to learn and expand their talents.

The rest of you, don't waste my time while you're wasting yours.

That's One To Grow On™, mofo.

~B

__________________
Upcoming illustrator on DOCTOR WHO from IDW Publishing.
oneGemini Studios
oneGemini on Twitter
oneGemini Studios @ eBay

All images appearing within this dA gallery are copyright © 2009 Blair D. Shedd unless otherwise noted. All original characters are copyright © 2009 their original owners unless otherwise noted. Blair D. Shedd makes no claims of ownership on characters, stories, people, places, or events appearing in his illustrations unless specifically noted.