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June 25th, 2009
05:31 pm - Batman & Robin will never die!
Gotta love the new Dynamic Duo, huh? I drew a bunch of sketches of the new Robin, Damian Wayne, at HeroesCon last weekend (photo report here), but here's the pair.
And, here's the wallpaper.
( Process shots... )
Btw, if you're wanting more frequent updates from me, I'm updating Twitter and a Facebook fan page far more often than my LJ right now.
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June 14th, 2009
11:45 pm - Field's 1st Birthday!
We had a small birthday party for my son "Field" tonight in Nashville. We'll be having a bigger party with family in Georgia later this month, but today was his actual birthday. I seriously cannot believe it's been a whole year since he stopped being imaginary and actually showed up here in the real world.
Thanks to Agnes Barton-Sabo for making this incredible cake! And to Brett Williams, ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) newjason , and Kathryn for the awesome funtimes and presents! Field loooved the cake, I ate waaay too much pizza and now I'm tired.
Anyway, more pics from tonight over on my Flickr site. :)
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June 13th, 2009
02:38 pm - A Letter to SCAD.
I wrote this letter to the President of the Savannah College of Art and Design today, after learning that my favorite professor there has apparently been suspended. Since there are many fellow comics students and SCAD kids specifically here, who owe their major to the fact that Bob Pendarvis founded the department, I thought I'd share my letter here.
To Paula Wallace,
I'm writing today after hearing that Professor Bob Pendarvis has been removed from his position in the Sequential Art department. As a graduate of the Sequential program and a student of Bob's, I am incredibly disturbed by this news.
Just a few years after graduating, I am now a professional writer and artist, working for DC Comics, with several projects due to release later this year. I consider my success in large part to be the result of the excellent quality of the Sequential Art department Bob created, as well as the specific knowledge and attitude his own classes engendered in me and my fellow students.
Bob's dedication to his students, his enthusiastic and honest teaching methods, and his personal ethics were so influential on me that I count him as one of the two best teachers I had in my entire education. I still consider him a personal hero, and try my best to foster the same love of art and people that he sought to instill in his students, in the young comics hopefuls I meet every day. His correction was never bullying, his lessons were never for the sake of his own vanity, and his dedication to our school and its mission was never less than one hundred percent. In the hearty variety of excellent teachers at SCAD, Bob was an integral component, without which the whole program will be diminished.
As I entered my senior year at SCAD, and began the process of forming all that I had learned there into my own cohesive style and preferences, Bob's heartfelt advice, guiding me to make my own choices and offering insights I had not yet considered, helped me so much, I'm honestly not sure what path my creative career would have taken without it. Now I have my dream job, working on my own projects as well as contributing to the mythos of a global cultural icon. I owe much thanks to my ever-encouraging favorite professor, Bob Pendarvis.
I truly hope you will use your power to reinstate Bob at the job he was always best suited for, in the department he founded. Without him there, so many students will miss the forrest for the trees. Without enthusiasm, drive, encouragement, and honesty, all the lessons of function and form will lack heart, and ultimately produce artists of capability without capacity.
Bob's classes challenged me to challenge myself, and I haven't stopped since.
Thanks for your time,
Dean Trippe
Class of 2003
http://deantrippe.com
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May 5th, 2009
11:12 pm - Comprehensive Field Photo Update!
You know, Picasa's gotten pretty great since the beta I checked out years ago. I made this collage with it of pics from Field's first (nearly complete) year. Click here for the large version.
DEAN UPDATE: I've been working a lot of crazy hours at the Bookslog and skipping sleep to work on comics. I'm color flatting for Joe Quinones' new Wednesday Comics Green Lantern series with Kurt Busiek, working through my commissions backlog, coloring Steve Rolston's new book, Ghost Projekt, planning some new Project: Rooftop events (besides our current Wolverine: Look Sharp contest), and writing/coloring Butterfly and President Awesome. I'm also Twittering a lot and catching up on the scifi TV shows from this season that I skipped (Dollhouse, Terminator, Fringe, etc).
A major project I've been working on getting made for two years goes before the editorial board that will decide its ultimate fate in seven days. I am nervous but incredibly excited. I'm calling it "Project 77" so I can talk about it online. Hopefully, I'll be able to talk about it soon!
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May 1st, 2009
02:28 am - Bruce and Clark (Inks)
For Raymond. Colors soon.
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April 29th, 2009
10:25 pm - JLA Commission Colors!
Process shots over at Flickr.
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03:13 am - JLA Commission!
For Jennifer. :)
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April 15th, 2009
12:52 pm - Testing.
Just testing out an LJ posting app. IGNORE ME. Posted via LiveJournal.app.
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April 13th, 2009
02:05 pm - Easter!
I was at work all day, but Field had an awesome Easter with Sonrisa. More pics at my Flickr page. :)
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March 12th, 2009
01:54 am - Supergirl Commission.
For Becky. :)
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March 11th, 2009
02:46 pm - STAPLE Pics and Sketches!
Dudes, STAPLE is quite an excellent show. I spent the weekend hanging with Randy Lander, Evan Bryce, Jason Horn, Stan Sakai, Kristian Donaldson, Paul Milligan, Danielle Corsetto, Paul Maybury, and plenty other incredibly cool comics folks. I can't recommend this show enough. Thanks to everyone who stopped by and admired my redder-than-plausible shoes.
Swing by my Flickr page for more shots of the show, the live art after-party, and my convention sketches!
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March 2nd, 2009
09:56 pm - STAPLE! 2009
See you there this weekend! I'll be hanging with Evan Bryce and his crew around Tables 1-3, and with newjason over at Studio/Table 54. I'll have buttons, prints, comics, and more enthusiasm than you can really handle. (You have hereby been warned.)
Also, Jason and I missed out on getting a table for MoCCA this year, so we're looking for anyone who'd like to sell us half their table. Please drop me a line if you'd like to make half your table cost back before the show even starts. ;)
Oh, and above is a Superboy drawin' for superscribe Geoff Johns! Inks and colors to follow. :)
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February 17th, 2009
09:20 pm - President Awesome!
 President Awesome has officially taken office! Welcome to the new administration. This weekly series will faithfully satirize the 44th President of the United States as he preserves, protects, and defends the Constitution of the United States to the best of his ability.
ABOUT: President Awesome is a weekly political cartoon about President Barack Obama! Basically, it’s The Daily Show meets The Far Side, but you know, way better. WRITER: Dean Trippe is a freelance comics creator best known for his superhero parody webcomic, Butterfly, and as the founder and editor of Project: Rooftop. He is also a member of the all-ages webcomics collective Lunchbox Funnies. He is a former comic shop manager, a lifelong superhero fan, and has an actual degree in comics.
ARTIST: Evan Bryce is an illustrator from Texas who has up until this point done a lot of coloring, pin-up, and anthology work in the industry for such titles as the Astounding Wolf Man, Crimeland, and Negative Burn.
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February 5th, 2009
11:23 am - Batman 2.0 Preview!
Here's my take on Dick Grayson as Batman! It's mostly a half-step towards Batman Beyond with a few Nightwing-y bits.
Heading out to New York in just a couple of hours! :D
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February 4th, 2009
01:49 pm - World's Finest!
Prints will be available at the New York Comic Con! See you there this weekend! I'll be at the Kids Love Comics booth with newjason !
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January 23rd, 2009
12:34 am - World's Finest!
This World's Finest commission was intended for one of my many (patient) commission drive clients, but now it turns out he'd like a Wonder Woman-inclusive Trinity image! So, rather than try to squeeze Wonder Woman into this composition, I decided to go ahead and ink this one and make it available on eBay to whoever would like it. The original buyer says "Cool deal," so BID HERE!
BTW, we're having a Batman contest at Project: Rooftop, and I'll be appearing next month at the New York Comic Con at the Kids Love Comics booth! See you there. :D
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January 8th, 2009
December 31st, 2008
December 30th, 2008
03:02 pm - Sketch Card Close Ups
These are a few of my Marvel Masterpieces II Artist Proof cards, which are now available on eBay. Check out the full cards, as well as some other items I've listed for auction HERE.
COMING SOON: The conclusion of Butterfly & the Ice Cream Dimension, the next Project: Rooftop contest, and the first edtion of  for 2009!
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December 12th, 2008
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