Holiday Sale

It's December, which means it's holiday time! Tis the season and all that good stuff. That said, if you want some stocking stuffers for your loved ones (or for yourself), I've got what you need. My 2006 and 2009 Sketchbooks are on sale as is my color hardcover artbook, The Black Book. The 2009 sketchbook, Pimpjooze 4, has been a convention exclusive up until now so this is brand new to most people. And as for the Black Book, there are not many copies left, so once this batch goes, that's it. Forever, yo. So get em now! And make sure you order them so that I have time to send em off before Xmas!!

Buy em here.

Chaotic: Shadow Warriors out tomorrow!

Chaotic: Shadow Warriors comes out tomorrow (11.17.09) for Xbox360, PS3, Wii and Nintendo DS. Box art by yours truly (with colors by Emilio Lopez.

Based on the popular trading card game and animated television series, Chaotic combines action, role playing and turn-based strategy gameplay elements for an epic adventure in Perim, the stunning Chaotic world. Players adventure through vibrant, fully-realized 3D environments and interact with various characters from the best-selling trading card game and hit animated series. Players will build and manage their own army of Chaotic creatures while fighting enemies, collecting battlegear and unlocking new mugic (magic) spells and attacks. The Chaotic videogame features dramatic tactical battles, a variety of captivating gameplay modes, as well as powerful upgrades and valuable unlockables.

Here's some behind the scenes footage from the game.


Some new Chaotic art from Set 3.2. Colors by Axer.

Twitter

Yup, I'm on it now. Feel free to add me:

http://twitter.com/KidKalig

Wolverine & Big Apple Con

I got product comin' out that I didn't even know I did! Peep for yourself!
So yeah, apparently there are Wolverine & the X-Men busts and statues on the way. This particular one will be coming out in early 2010. And as keen observers may or not be aware of, that particular design was done by yours truly way back in 2007. Pow!

Crazy how things work out like that huh? Now, if only I could get my hands on a comped version....

Oh, and if you're in the tri-state area October 16-18th, come see your boy at the newly revamped Big Apple Comic Con, now run by Wizard World. I will be there with studio mate Emilio Lopez doing the usual thing, sellin' stuff, drawin' stuff, kissing babies, hugging wifes, etc. Don't bother asking the table #, I'm a super last minute addition so even I don't know yet. But I will be there, better believe it.

DeviantArt Oddz 'N' Endz

If you didn't know, I post a lot of art on my other home on the internet, DeviantArt. I don't update my website a lot because I like to keep the content limited and only my best stuff on there. But when I wanna post sketches, ideas for art, and behind the scenes stuff, you really should go there because that's where all of it goes. So that said, here's a few of my favorite pieces I've done within the past month or so.

Shatterstar vs. Deadpool commission. Color by Emilio Lopez.

Captain America. Some of you may remember I posted the lineart art for this quite a while ago. I just got around to coloring it.
Cherry Bomb commission. Cherry Bomb created by Randy Green and Will Caligan.

Disney x Marvel

Disney bought Marvel today! Is that crazy or what??? I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing yet, we'll have to wait and see. As of now it's just an "interesting thing."

To commemorate the occasion, I had to whip this up real quick.

Wizard World Chicago

It's about that time of year again. While I unfortunately had to miss out on this year's San Diego Comicon, I will in fact be going to Wizard World Chicago. I'll have the usual, a few new prints, Black Books, Pimpjooze 4, and whatever last minute stuff I can scrounge up and fit into a suitcase. I will be sitting at table 4106 with a host of other artists, such as Angel Madina, Eric Jimenez, Rachelle Rosenberg, Greg Titus, Tim Seeley, Chris Burnham, Chris & Justin Copeland, Jenny Frison, Luke Smarto, Brian Crowley & Patrick Brower. Yes y'all, we rollin' DEEP this year. Fa sho. So come through and say what's up to your boy if you're in the Chitown area. And while I'm at it, I might as well pimp the cover I did for my boy Eric Jimenez' book Temporal, which you will be able to buy at WWC. You can also purchase the book directly off of Eric's website. BAM.


Oh, and did you know that there is a Chaotic video game coming out this fall? Well, if you didn't know, now you know.

Chaotically Chaotic

A new Chaotic set is set to drop any day now (if it hasn't already) and so, you already know what time it is. Oh, and have I mentioned that I'm on DeviantArt now? That site will serve as a basic repository for artwork that I don't want to clutter up my website with. So if you are also on DA as well, swing by and add me, it's a great site with a lot of very talented peope on there. And all my news, as always, you can get it here first. :)

Simalin (color by Axer)
Magmon (color by Axer)
Vinnina & Aivenna (color by Emilio Lopez)

Air Kuta

Done for the homeboy Sean Galloway. Awesome character, I had a lot of fun doing this. The backstory behind this illustration can be seen here.100% done in Photoshop.

Ode to Jessica Rabbit

"I'm not bad; I'm just drawn that way."

My life changed the day I saw Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Apart from being one of my favorite movies of my childhood, it introduced me to Jessica Rabbit. Jessica Rabbit, the one woman who has single handedly influenced my art more than any other woman.

I saw Roger Rabbit when I was 9 years old. I think I was in North Carolina for the summer, my Grandmother took me and my cousin Byron. I loved the movie of course; the mix of beautifully done 2d animation and live action was masterfully done; the Alan Silvestri score; seeing Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny on screen at the same time. It was all so perfect and bigger than life to me. I knew this movie was special. I wanted to live in Toon Town. But the thing that put it over the edge, the thing that really, really stuck in mind. . . . .was Jessica Rabbit. Never had a line drawing created such a . . .stir in me. I was only 9 years years old, but I was in love. She just oozed sex appeal. The way she walked, the way she talked. I tried so hard to recreate her, and failed miserably every time. I didn't understand women and I couldn't capture what it was that made that figure so appealing, but I was determined to one day figure it out. And I've spent the next twenty years trying to do just that, haha.

I still don't think I have it down just yet.

But one day Jessica, one day. . .I'll figure it out. I promise.

P.S. Cool World gets an honorable mention. But I mean, let's face it: redheads are hotter than blondes.

Powergirl

Warmup drawing/sketch, trying to get more comfortable with using my Cintiq tablet for lineart. Done entirely in CS3.

MOCCA!

What's good all. Just wanted to put it out there that I will be doing a convention appearance this weekend (6/6-6/7) at NYC's MOCCA Art Festival 2009 I'll be set up at Table #203 and I will be selling Black Books and my new Pimpjooze 2009 Sketchbooks. And of coure I'll probably be doing some sketches and whatnot. So if you're in the NYC area you should most definitely come through and say what's up, MOCCA is one of my favorite cons and always a good time. Holla!

Also, yes I know I have been lacking on updates. Part of that is I haven't had much stuff that I can show you guys right now. And part of that is I've been busy ramping up my new DeviantArt page. But I've got some pretty cool stuff in the works, so as soon as I can post it all up I will. :)

Wolverine & The X-Men: Heroes Return DVD

The DVD of the first 3 episodes is out today in stores. The description:

"Wolverine must reunite the X-Men to prevent a horrible vision of the future...In the late 20th century, mankind began to change. Suddenly, teenagers developed incredible abilities that science classified as the next stage in human evolution. In response, Professor Charles Xavier created The Institute for Gifted Youngsters so the young "mutants" could learn to control their uncanny abilities and live in harmony with the non-mutant members of society. From then on, Xavier's students -- the X-Men -- intervened to protect the peace until a mysterious explosion devastated Xavier's school. Leaderless and without direction, the X- Men disbanded and the man known as Wolverine struck out on his own. One year later, the once fiercely independent Wolverine must reunite the X-Men to prevent a horrible vision of the future where the X-Men have given up on Xavier's mission and the world has fallen into chaos. With great tragedy in their past and their future, Wolverine must lead Xavier's disillusioned heroes against the forces of fate and destiny. Only together can the X-Men steer the course of history away from catastrophe and save us all."


You can pick it up in stores now, on Amazon or Itunes. Enjoy.

Apocalypse

Daaamn homey, the updates keep coming non-stop!!

Wolverine & The X-Men

Here are some of my personal favorite designs from Wolverine & The X-Men. You can find even more designs on my brand new DeviantArt page. :)

Loki

Keeping with the villains there, here's another Cintiq sketch.

Female Loki. Goddess of mischief.

Darkseid.

MY BAD. Yeah, been a minute. But I'm back up in it. I'm sketching again. You'll see.

BOW TO DARKSEID.

All Star Vinyl:: Ali & Tiger

"One is a king of the ring, while the other is a ruler of the green!" Sideshow Collectibles solicits a pre-order for Upper Deck's Muhammad Ali and Tiger Woods 10 inch vinyl collectible figures from their All Star Vinyl Legends Series. Both figures have a SRP of US$22.99 with a 2nd quarter 2009-ship date. (No quantities were determined).

From ToysREvil

I won't lie, I'm not 100% crazy about how the sculpts came out. But whatevs.

*Sidebar - Peep the signatures. I did these joints in '07! Crazy how long it takes for things to come out sometimes, lol.

Anakin & Ahsoka

From Clone Wars. Like you didn't know.

Colors by Emilio Lopez.

Guess who's working on Season 2?

“Wolverine and the X-Men” was a ratings hit for Nicktoons, as the debut episode was the network’s highest-ever premiere with kids and boys. The premiere drew 436,000 viewers, up 808% from last year, according to a news release.

Nicktoons Network’s Wolverine and X-Men Carves Niche as Net’s Highest-Rated Premiere Ever with Kids and Boys

Nicktoons Network’s back-to-back premiere episodes of Wolverine and the X-Men (Jan. 23 8 and 8:30 p.m. ET), the new action-packed animated series based on Marvel’s popular super hero series, was the network’s highest rated original series premiere ever with kids and boys. Each episode posted triple-digit gains with all kid and boy demos.

The hour-long block, elevated the network’s ratings by +233% with kids 6-11 and +180% with boys 6-11; and averaged 1.0/123,000 K6-11 and a 1.4/91,000 B6-11.

Highlights of Wolverine and the X-Men 8 p.m. (ET) episode include:

* The 8 p.m. telecast scored triple digit gains of +133% with kids 6-11 and averaged a .7/92,000 K6-11, and +175% with boys 6-11 with a 1.1/72,000 B6-11.

* With tweens 9-14 the episode earned a .6/70,000, up +500%; with boys 9-14, it was up +350% and averaged a .9/60,000 B9-14.

* With kids 2-11 the episode earned a .7/135,000 K2-11, up +250%; with boys 2-11, it was up +233% averaging a 1.0/105,000 B2-11.

* The premiere also drew 436,000 total viewers (P2+), up +808% over last year.

Highlights of Wolverine and the X-Men 8:30 p.m. (ET) episode include:

* The 8:30 p.m. (ET) telecast scored triple and quadruple-digit gains for Nicktoons with all kid and tween demos and total viewers.

* The half-hour episode earned a 1.2/154,000 with kids 6-11, up +200% and a 1.7/110,000 with boys 6-11, up +183%.

* With tweens 9-14 the episode earned a 1.1/134,000, up +1000%; with boys 9-14 it was up +367% and averaged a 1.4/89,000 B9-14.

* With kids 2-11 the episode earned a 1.1/228,000; up +450%; and with boys 2-11, it earned gains of 275% and averaged a 1.5/154,000 B2-11.

* The second episode also drew 589,000 total viewers (P2+), up +1055% over last year.

From Nerdage

New York Comicon/Pimpjooze 4

Yes, it is that time once again. The New York Comicon is upon us. Three gloriously days of comics, cartoons, sci-fi, and all around nerd-dom in the greatest city in the world. I'll be there of course, sharing a small press setup 2255 with my boy Brad Silverman. In the programming brochure it'll probably say "KaNO & Khary Randolph", but KaNO will be sitting with myplasticheart (*I think*) promoting some of his new toys and whatnot. Swing by, I'll have original art, artbooks, prints, watches, toys, and more.

Oh, and of course I'll be unveiling the newest installment in the Pimpjooze series of sketchbooks. Been a few years since the last one and there's all types of goodies in this one that no one's ever seen before. 48 pages of dopeness, color cover, b&w insides, holla atcha boy. The print run on this will be limited, so make sure you cop them quickly. Whatever I have left over I will be selling on the kharupt.com store.

See you there!

Wolverine & The X-Men Premiere

http://nicktoonsnetwork.nick.com/shows/wolverine-and-the-x-men

Premieres tonite on Nicktoons at 8pm. Yeaaaaaah boy.

Kharupt.com 6.0 is LIVE

That's right, ladies and gentlemen. Stop whatever you are doing RIGHT NOW and go to Kharupt.com. Because it is new and improved and better than ever. Completely overhauled, leaner and meaner. New art, new design, new music. I've wanted to do this for a while now as I felt the old design, while I like it, was starting to feel very old and cumbersome. This new one is both more functional and I feel, more professional. I omitted some things that I know some people really liked, like the sketches page and the links page, but since both of those things can be found on the blog I felt having them on the main site was redundant and pulled the focus away from what was most important, which is the body of work itself.

And as a gift to those of you who have stuck with me over the years, here is a mixtape I put together of ALL the songs that have graced this website since it's inception in 2000. Twenty tracks from some of my favorite artists. If you are a fan of these guys, go out and buy their albums because you have my personal guarantee you will get some serious dopeness.

Yes, 9 long years of Kharupt.com and it's only getting better. I am so focused, you have no idea. Let's get it.

Download the mixtape here: http://drop.io/kharupt

Long Live Galvatron

Aight, so here's the deal. I'm a HUGE Transformers fan. Always have been, since I was a wee child of the 80's. I cried when Optimus Prime died. It's like that. But somehow, I have never, ever, ever drawn a Transformer in my life. Never even crossed my mind. Crazy, right? Well, now I know why. BECAUSE THEY'RE A $#%^ING PAIN IN THE ASS TO DRAW. This sketch was an ordeal lemme tell you, and I can pretty much guarantee I won't be drawing any more Transformers anytime soon. I got the Transformers Generation 1 Complete Box Set for Christmas, so best believe I have been in Decepticon heaven over here. I've been into it so much I just had an itch to draw one of these guys, and Galvatron was always one of my favorites. The scene in the movie where he takes out Starscream at the coronation. . . . . .awww man. Doesn't get any better than that.

Anyways, enjoy this, cuz you probably won't see it again.