Jim Calafiore

December 21, 2011
HAPPY HOLIDAYS------ For anyone who might be interested, I recently came across a small stash of sketch-cover comics in my studio. (Yes, I did cave to my wife and finally straighten up the studio.) If anyone would like to get a commission on one of them, they're up for grabs. I have 2 WOLVERINE, 1 WOLVERINE-WEAPON X, 2 SECRET INVASION, and 1 CAPTAIN AMERICA-FALLEN SON. They are obviously first come, first serve.

December 13, 2011
APPEARANCE-- This weekend, December 18, I'll be appearing at a small one-day show in New Jersey. The EAST HANOVER COMIC BOOK EXPO at the Ramada Conference Center, 130 Route 10. If you're nearby, stop in and say hi.

December 1, 2011
NEW COMMISSION I recently finished this for a buyer who has an ongoing theme called "One Minute Later". He selects covers, and has artists draw the scene as he thinks it would appear one minute later. Cool idea. And since Hulk, Silver Surfer and Dr. Strange are my favorite Marvel characters, I aimed him at Defenders #3. It was a lot of fun. He adds the logo and such to the image before posting it on CAF, so it should look cool. Here's the full illustration without logos.

August 31, 2011
OPEN FOR AT-HOME COMMISSIONS For the next couple of months, I'm opening my at-home commission list. I'm not sure how long this window will stay open, but if you're interested just e-mail me for pricing. And anyone who's inquired in the past, please contact me again. And how depressing is it that summer is almost over!

July 2, 2011
OPEN FOR COMMISSIONS ComicCon in San Diego is a few weeks away. I'll be sharing a booth with Mike McKone as usual. It's booth 4301 down in hall F (where the illustrator booths and artist alley are located) in the front. If you're attending the show, come and see us. If you're not able to attend the show, I'm opening my commission list again this year for anyone who wants a con sketch by mail. (San Diego is the only show where my list doesn't usually get filled up.) Drop me an e-mail if you're interested for rates on either full-figure or head sketches. I'll do the commission at the show, and mail it to you when I get home.

June 30, 2011
END OF THE LINE I just finished my last page of the last issue of Secret Six. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted. Hopefully we're going out with a bang. Issue 36 has more guest stars in it than I could've asked for. I had a ball drawing it; and working on Gail's script was as usual a blast. Thanx to everyone who's stuck with the book. The enthusiasm for the book from fans at shows made those long days of sitting in artist alleys worth it.

June 15, 2011
SECRET SIX CANCELLED Yep, word has gotten out finally, through Gail's forum, that issue 36 of Secret Six will be the last, and SSix is not part of the DC relaunch plans. Can only say I am disappointed. It was a fun book to work on; working with Gail was a ball. And it definitely was one the most critically successful books I've been on. And it did make a profit; just apparently not enough. To everyone who's contacted or seen me at shows, I appreciate your letting me know how much you enjoyed the book. And to anyone who I've seen over the last few months, and has asked me if the book was cancelled, sorry I had to fudge the truth. It was one of those not-allowed-to-tell situations. As for what's next, I'm considering a couple projects; I'll mention it here when I have my next project set. Again, thanx to all the Secret Six fans.

April 22, 2011
FREE COMIC BOOK DAY-- MAY 7th Anyone who'll be in the area of Union New Jersey in a couple weeks, I'll be appearing at AMAZING HEROES comic shop on Stuyvesant Ave. Stop in and see me. I'll be signing and doing head sketches to go along with the free stuff. See you there.

February 25, 2011
I'm appearing at a one day show in Pennsylvania next month. On March 19 I'll be at the Lehigh Valley Comic Con. If you're in the area, stop by and see me.

February 2, 2011
Welcome to a just completed small overhaul of the site. Lots of new; changes to almost every page including new ART FOR SALE, and two new LOSTs. And I've chucked the NEWS page, moving news items to the front page. So check here for the latest info. There's also two new pages to look at:

CROOKS & NANNIES is a new ongoing single-panel strip of gags, oddities and weirdities. There'll be a new strip every week, so check back each Friday for the next one.

APEX is a full blown superhero web-comic I'm working on. While I'm getting it rolling, for now there's the first piece of promo art (and the cryptic tag-line). Hope you like it. This is a personal project, done in my spare time, which being on a monthly book (SECRET SIX) isn't all that much. So progress may be slow, but hopefully it'll be worth the wait.

Thanx for stopping by.

January 4, 2011
Happy New Year. I'm hard at work on a semi-overhaul of this site. A couple buttons will be going away, and two new pages added: A weekly strip (of gags, oddities and non-sequiturs) and the first promo piece for a full-fledged web-comic I'm starting for the site. I'm also updating almost every page, including a couple new LOST entries, and definitely some Secret Six art FOR SALE. So check back; hopefully it'll all be done by the end of the month. Oh, and most fun X-Mas gift I got: Lava lamp.

October 4, 2010
New York Comic Con is days away. Any one who's attending and wants to stop by and say "hello", you can find me sharing a booth with Mike McKone and Mark McKenna. We're in the same part of the hall as Artist Alley; the booth number is 439. See ya there.

March 9, 2010
This week, look for my next arc in Secret Six; should hit the stands wednesday. I'm on board for at least this four issue arc. We'll be dealing with some headaches and heartaches for Catman. There'll be a lot of action and blood... and a little sex.

March 8, 2010
Wow, I'm bad; I'll put stuff here more often. Promise!

March 26, 2009
Continuing my affair with all things Batman, look for my work in BATTLE FOR THE COWL -- MAN-BAT one-shot out the first week of April; then my second work on BATTLE FOR THE COWL comes out the second week of May with THE NETWORK one-shot. (Don't be confused if you don't see me listed in online art credits or solicitations; the credits are incomplete; Don Kramer handled the first 7 pages of the issue, and I finished out the rest.)

September 18, 2008
As I’m winding up work on the last issue of the BATGIRL mini, I’ve lined up my next project. At the risk of getting in a rut, it’s in the Bat-office again. I’m juiced for this one as it’ll be a first all-me interior, pencils and inks, in a while. The editor won’t let me say more about it, so I’ll post more info when I can.

September 16, 2008
I just completed a five-issue cover run on Batman and the Outsiders (#’s 10-14). I had a lot of fun with them. Here’s a sneak peak of 11, 12 and 13. (14 hasn’t been solicited yet, so I can’t show it.)

December 13, 211
APPEARANCE-- This weekend, December 18, I'll be appearing at a small one-day show in New Jersey. The EAST HANOVER COMIC BOOK EXPO at the Ramada Conference Center, 130 Route 10. If you're nearby, stop in and say hi.