Phoenix Comicon May 26-29 2011!

Phoenix Comicon is coming up fast!! I will be a guest artist at the con which takes place Memorial Day Weekend, (this week!) May 26-29th 2011, at the Phoenix Convention Center and Hyatt Regency. If you are attending please stop by and say hello! You can find me at table 677 near the 'Star Wars Neighborhood' booth. I will be selling prints and doing on site commissions (sketch cards and 8.5x11 art, color and b&w) for those interested. More details of the convention may be found here: Phoenix Comicon

My profile may be found under the comics guest list here: Phoenix Comicon Guests

News Update - Comic Book, Sketch Cards, etc

I realized I haven't posted anything here in a while so here's an update - I've been working on a comic mini series for a while which will be published by an established comic book company. I'm happy to say the pencils are done (save a few tweaks) It is written by Michael Kogge (George Lucas Blockbusting, The Despotica for StarWars.com fiction) pencils by Dan Parsons (Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Star Wars: Legacy for Dark Horse Comics) and myself, and colored by Chris Summers (I also did some coloring). Still not allowed to reveal much about it yet but I'm happy it's nearing completion! Will reveal more in the coming months!

In the last few months I finished work on sketch card sets for Topps including Star Wars Clone Wars: Rise of the Bounty Hunters and Star Wars Galaxy Series 6. I also did a base card for the Galaxy 6 set which I am very happy with. It's a scene that takes place in between A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back and has been touched on in the early Marvel comics, but it was something I wanted to explore further. The set comes out in March so the art will be revealed soon!

Lastly I'm working on a new book cover for Black Coat Press for their continuing series of Lord Ruthven vampire novels, also illustrated by me. You can see the other titles here: www.blackcoatpress.com

Star Wars CV Print now Available at Star Wars Shop!

Didn't make it to Celebration V? For a very limited time you can pre order my Empire Strikes Back limited edition print now available at Star Wars Shop! (Pre orders go on until September 3) These were selling at the show for $50, you can order them now for a measly $39.99! Check it out at the link here: Celebration V Print

Comic Con!

It's Comic Con time again! I will be appearing at San Diego Comic Con July 21-25 2010. I will be set up once again in Artists'Alley at table GG-15 doing the usual on site commissions, selling prints etc, so if you are going please stop by and say hello!

You can see the list of people in Artists' Alley on the official site here.

Star Wars Celebration V art!

My big announcement for the summer! I am one of the lucky people chosen to participate in Artists' Alley at Star Wars Celebration V being held in Orlando Florida, August 12-16 2010, and will be selling a limited edition print sold exclusively for the show.

My entry "The Clash of Lightsabers" will be limited to 250 prints and will be sold on 18" x 24" glossy paper.

Star Wars.com have posted an article on some of the contributing artists which can be seen here.

Alien Concept Design

Here's a piece I finished over the weekend. Done in Photoshop and Painter.

Phoenix Comicon May 27-30 2010!

It's this week! If you are attending feel free to stop by my table at the Spazdog Comics booth. I will be doing the usual commissions on sketch cards and 9x12 paper.
Here are some of the prices:

9x12 Head sketch
Pencil: $20 Color: $30

9x12 full character sketch
Pencil: $30 Color: $45 - $60 (price depending on the amount of work)

Sketch Cards
Pencil: $10 Greyscale: $15 Color: $25

Also you can check out my bio on the Phx Comicon site here:

http://www.phoenixcomicon.com/index.php?option=com_fjrelated&view=fjrelated&layout=blog&id=0&Itemid=33

More Lord of the Rings art

Here are a few more Lord of the Rings Evolution aftermarket cards I just finished.

Some Sketch Card Commissions...

Here are a few Lord of the Rings Evolution aftermarket sketch card commissions I completed recently...

Interview on Sketch Card Art Blog

I was interviewed by Jessica Hickman on her Sketch Card Art Blog. You can check it out here:

http://sketchcardart.blogspot.com/2010/01/interview-with-david-rabbitte.html

Update on Galaxy 5

This past week the new Star Wars Insider magazine was released and includes a spotlight on Topps release of Galaxy 5 card set. "A Galaxy Not Far Away" features an interview with Topps editor David Waldeck, plus it shows a few of the artists' base cards - one of them being mine of Boba Fett fighting off the Stormtroopers. You can see it here at the bottom of the page! This was another pleasant surprise I didn't see coming! What's funny is this month the magazine centers around the Mandalorians (which will make an appearance on this Friday's Clone Wars) and talks of Boba Fett's origins, so it was perfect timing for my art to be shown!

Star Wars Galaxy Series 5

My latest news: Topps will be releasing their latest card set Star Wars Galaxy Series 5 early 2010. I will be doing sketch cards again (100 cards) but the big news is that I will have a base card included this time around! I almost had it accepted for Galaxy 4 but because of circumstances they could not fit it in - but good things come to those who wait!
As an added bonus (for me) they used my art on their sell sheet to advertise the set! This came as an unexpected and pleasant surprise to me and I am very grateful. You can see it here in the top left hand corner of Boba Fett vs. Stormtroopers in their concept design outfits (note the lightsabers). I will post a larger version when the release date is nearer.

Star Wars Fan Days III Oct. 24-25 2009

Hey all, it's that time of year again and I will be appearing at Star Wars Fan Days 3 in Plano Texas on October 24-25. As always I will be doing on site sketches in black and white and color, as well as selling prints. Be sure to come by and say hello!

Here is a link to the official Fan Days site: http://www.scifiexpo.com/DCC/fandaysIII-artists.html

The Empire Muggs Back

I recently was asked by Lucasfilm to customize a Mighty Muggs figure for their project "The Empire Muggs Back: A Mighty Good Cause" to be auctioned by the Make-A-Wish Foundation. I decided instead of doing a character I'll paint a Star Wars scene from the movie - two scenes to be exact, one on each side of the character. One side is the scene of Luke outside his homestead on Tatooine watching the binary suns setting, the other is a view inside the Millenium Falcon cockpit as we see Tie Fighters attack the ship. These were displayed along with many other artists' designs at the Lucasfilm Pavilion at San Diego Comic Con last weekend! Have a look at the pics I took there.

This auction goes on from July 31-August 14, 2009. More information may be found at www.theempiremuggsback.com

San Diego Comi Con July 22-26, 2009

I will be once again attending San Diego Comic Con this year and will be set up in Artists' Alley at table CC-15. For those interested I will be available for commissioned sketches both black and white and color. I will also have some prints available and some original Topps and Upper Deck sketch cards for sale including Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Lord of the Rings and Marvel Masterpieces 3.

Here are my commission rates -

9"x12" head sketch
Pencil - $15 Color - $25
9"x12" full character sketch
Pencil - $20 Color - $30-$50

Personal Sketch Cards

Pencil - $10
Grayscale - $15
Color - $20

If you're not looking for commissions just feel free just to stop by my table to say hello. See you there!

My Galaxy Sketch Cards Featured on Star Wars.com!

Star Wars official site just posted a feature on the work I did for Topps Star Wars Galaxy Series 4 card set. I did 100 sketch cards plus 15 red cards sold exclusively in Target stores! You can check out my interview and work here: http://www.starwars.com/vault/collecting/topps20090316.html

Here are a few more samples of my sketch cards:

Phoenix Comicon Jan 23 - 25, 2009

Hey everyone, once again I will be attending Phoenix Comicon slated for January 23-25 this year, so if you're going be sure to drop by and say hello! I will be sharing a space with Spazdog Comics this time around in the main exhibitor hall at Booth 6 and 7.

I am up on the artist guest list on their site which you can view here:
http://www.phoenixcomicon.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=11&Itemid=65

I will be doing the usual sketch commissions on request as well as selling prints, including some new ones!

Looking forward to seeing you all!

Star Wars Fan Days II, Oct 25-26

I am one of the guests attending Star Wars Fan Days II which is being held in Plano Texas this coming weekend of October on the 25th and 26th. This is a show run by Official Pix who will also be giving out exclusive Fan Days sketch cards to the artists to draw your favorite Star Wars character at your request! Quick pencil sketches will be free, grey scale will be $12 and full color $20.

If you are attending be sure to stop by my table and say hello!

Details of the show can be found at http://www.scifiexpo.com/DCC/Next-Convention.html

Clone Wars Sketch Cards!

I recently completed work on the Clone Wars set for Topps, so here are a few examples. Enjoy!

New Trailer

Here's my latest trailer for my film:

http://s38.photobucket.com/albums/e147/DavRab1/?action=view&current=TrailerBsmall.flv