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Next up on the weekend Diableries is this cool drawing by Pablo Díaz Mencía of the Marquis framed within something devilish!

Pablo Díaz Mencía's Pablog

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The amazing Jeremy Bastian (Cursed Pirate Girl) did a couple incredibly detailed Marquis drawings for me awhile back~ I wish I had his eyesight and steady brush hand! Here's the first one he drew of the Marquis fighting a murderous devil!

Jeremy Bastian

Marquis Art Show starts tonight!

Just a reminder that the Marquis: Inferno Book Release party and Art Show starts Sept. 3 from 6-10pm at Floating World Comics in Portland, OR. I won't be able to be there in person, but I sent along a stack of signed Marquis posters and Dark Horse will have other promos and surprises on hand! They'll also be offering show posters through mail order for anyone interested but not able to attend~ contact Floating World through the above link for info!

The art exhibit will include pages and illustrations from The Marquis along with B.P.R.D and other work I've done for Dark Horse Comics. The art exhibit will run through Sept. 28th~ if you're in the area, please stop by to check it out!

The Marquis Coat of Arms

The Marquis "M" box was originally something I designed as part of the first preview issues logo~ later on I decided to use it as 'coat of arms" for the Marquis and a symbol of his pact with the Lord des Diables. Nothing that was actually used in the context of the story, but just decoration for the chapter breaks and something identifiable and interchangeable with "Marquis". Left is the first design for the original coat of arms~ when I revamped the logo I added more symbolism in context to the series (middle design) and then reworked the elements for the "Misere" character to reflect his time period (right design).

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What could fit a sunday Diableries better than a hilarious Marquis by Johnny Ryan (Angry Youth Comix, Blecky Yuckerella)? I can't think of a thing!

Johnny Ryan Comix

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Brian Quinn (Wicked Samurai, Blood River, Weird NJ) has a great and unique style, he sent me this wonderful drawing of the Marquis among a crowd of sinners (and lurking devil) in 2004!

Brian Quinn Artist

Marquis a trois~

Like the cover of the new Marquis and the Midwife graphic novel from Dark Horse Comics, the cover of the French Midwife tome for Les Humanoïdes Associés was also done a few years earlier (2006). They wanted a cover to reflect a scene from the upcoming book to match the motif of the Danse Macabre cover~ which wasn't a problem since the Midwife story was already plotted and laid out. Above is the line work drawing to the Humanoïdes Midwife cover and a hint at something nasty in store for Vol de Galle.