Jerrell Conner (left), a freelance illustrator from Long Beach, talks with visitors to his table at last year's San Diego Comic-Con. Conner will return to the 2009 convention this year with a new sketchbook, and an iTunes version of his comic. Below: An alternative cover for chapter one of Conner's graphic novel "Revelations: The Prophets." Artist Jerrell Conner, briefly profiled last year, returns to the San Diego Comic-Con with a new sketchbook and a recently released iTunes version of his first graphic novel.
Originally the subject of his senior thesis, Conner's graphic novel mini-series "Revelations: The Prophets" is based on a biblical story involving two such prophets and their adventures within an "end-of-days" scenario.
A connection made at the convention last year enabled Conner to take Revelations from the printed page to iTunes customers as an App (short-speak for "application" or program) in May.
The Long Beach-based freelance illustrator has been busy this past year.
Conner is the supervising animator on a feature film based on the popular herb-altered characters "Cheech and Chong." The project, produced by Chambers Bros. Entertainment, may be headed for a limited theatrical release some time next year.
"It's a small (animation) team so we're wearing a bunch of hats," Conner said in a phone interview Tuesday.
The young artist also had his work published in the art book Spectrum 15 - The Best In Contemporary Fantastic Art (Underwood Books 2008).
Release plans for the next volume of his Revelations series are not nailed down, but Conner says he's making progress, even if it's not as quick as he would like.
"It's really slow -- a lot of time is going to the animation and I actually get one day a week, if that, to actually work on it," he said. "It's still moving forward and eventually it will be out."
Those attending the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con this weekend July 23-26 can meet Jerrell Conner and see his work in the Small Press area #S08.
Visit his Web site at: http://jerrellconner.weebly.com/index.html
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