Star Wars Galaxy

Hello,

A few months back, I did two pieces of art for the new Star Wars Galaxy Series 5 trading cards by Topps.

I've been anxiously waiting for permission to be able to show these images to you, but have had to wait until they hit stores on February 20th to post them publicly.



Last week, I was surprised and honored to learn that one of my illustrations was chosen to be used for the promotion of the set, and so was given permission to show it to you a month early.

The scene illustrated takes place in the Star Wars Radio Dramas, which are available to listen to for FREE on Youtube -- I highly recommend them to you.

Almost as cool as doing the card itself was the opportunity to write my own quote for the back of the card:

While listening to the Star Wars Radio Dramas, I was struck by what is perhaps the most intense scene in A New Hope; Darth Vader's interrogation of Princess Leia Organa. The scene, which explicitely conveys the sick and twisted evil that had overtaken Anakin by that point, foreshadows some of the pivotal events that would leave us aghast in forthcoming episodes.

I've been really fortunate in the last several months to be doing some really fun assignments like this one. I promise there's more awesome stuff to come!



May the Force be with you,

Frank

Popgun Vol. 4

Hamburgers for One, an original story I wrote and illustrated a while back, is going to be in print this February in Image Comics' Popgun Vol. 4.


There's a nice write-up on the Comic Book Resources website about the Popgun 4 anthology here.


The following is a quote about my story from the series editor, D.J. Kirkbride:

"'Hamburgers for One' is one of the centerpieces of the book," Kirkbride described of Stockton's contribution. "At 24 pages, it stands on its own and could be a one-shot. Frank has an amazing style, and this one surprised me after his very action-packed and humorous contribution to volume three, 'The Swordsman.' 'Hamburgers,' to me, is a great illustration of pacing. It's all very deliberate, and as a reader and writer myself, I learned a lot from it. A very subtle and interesting character piece with great visuals — Frank knocked it out of the park."

Read the entire article here.


Popgun is a XXL anthology of comics published by Image. It's a super-eclectic mix of different genres and stories that are calibrated to blow your mind. Volume 3 included my story "Swordsman MonsterSlayer: Monster Revenge." I highly recommend it.

Popgun Vol. 4 is available for purchase on February 24, 2010.

Best,

Frank

Unblogged '09

The end of the decade is upon us -- WHAT?!? It seems like only yesterday I started stockpiling food, firearms, and gasoline in anticipation of the implosion of life-as-we-know-it called Y2K.
Well anyway, here are some pictures I did last year, but never blogged about. Perhaps I'll go more in-depth about some of them later. At any rate, I've got some really cool pieces I can't wait to show off in the coming months.


Best of luck 2010!

Frank