Cyclops has a good day – Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men

As Mentioned in Episode 213 – Live from FlameCon

September 9, 2018 Jay 9 comments

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Live at FlameCon! Left to Right: Leah, Sina, Mags, Jay, Miles

Look who finally got a proper con banner!

OH MY GOSH LOOK AT ALL THESE SKETCHES! (We also forgot to photograph a ton of the ones we did, including one of Super Doctor Astronaut Peter Corbeau in a Speedo. We are very sorry.)

Rogue, by Miles

Warlock, by Jay

Phoenix, by Miles

Business-Casual Cyclops, by Jay

Archangel, by Miles

Dazzler, by Jay

Phoenix II / Marvel Girl / Prestige, by Miles

MAGNETO! sharpie tats, by Jay

Iceman, by Miles

Quentin Quire, by Jay

Anole, by Miles

Jubilee, by Miles

Warlock, by Jay

Dark Phoenix, by Miles

Phoenix Quentin Quire, by Miles

Rictor, by Jay

Rogue, by Miles

Cyclops, by Jay

Wolverine, by Miles

A good drawing, which is how you can tell it’s not by us: Cyclops Has a Good Day, for Jay’s sketchbook, by Amy Reeder!

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September 18, 2016 Jay One comment

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Art by David Wynne. No prints this week, but you can contact David to purchase the original!

We are pretty proud of the new button design, y’all. (Yes, there will be a t-shirt. Eventually.)

Also this one.

OH HEY WE FINALLY UPDATED THE ZINE COVERS, TOO!

The second J&MXtX-M zine is precisely what it says on the tin.

You know it’s true.

Miles and Al at our booth!

Having the wall up at our booth meant we got a ton of rad photos at the con as well as the party. Here’s Administratrix Emeritus Tina as Emma Frost!

A superlative ’90s Cyclops and Phoenix!

Eric also cosplays a super excellent Quentin Quire.

PEOPLE CAME AS BOOM BOOM AND DOCTOR DOOM IT WAS A COUPLE COSTUME IT WAS FANTASTIC

We do quick and very unprofessional sketches for $1 at conventions! Here’s Miles’s Dark Phoenix!

Punk Storm, by Jay (who forgot to take pictures of most of their sketches, most of which were of Warlock).

Adam X gets more X-Treme every time Miles draws him.

Boom Boom, by Jay.

Miles’s Mirage ain’t afraid of no Demon Bear!

If you tell Jay to draw whoever they want, Jay will draw Warlock. Every time.

Chamber, by Miles!

Jay also got in a couple sharpie knuckle tattoos! (Happy belated birthday, Diana!)

Always a classic.

The drinks at this year’s party were Inner Circle (with alcohol) and Hellions (alcohol-free) themed this year! (Inferno Watch was the best, though.)

Shadow is a super awesome local musician, and they came to the party as Wolverine with a viola, which may be the greatest deep-cut cosplay of all time.

More fun with the photo wall at the party!

And again!

We have reached Peak Jay. This is not a drill.

It wouldn’t be a convention without Cyclops Has a Good Day sketches! Ramon Villalobos went full-on peak ’90s, and it is AWESOME.

It’s a little off-theme; but, look, when you get a chance to ask Larry Stroman to draw Havok, YOU ASK LARRY STROMAN TO DRAW HAVOK.

Jay and Al spent the weekend making X-Men minicomics! You can read all of them right over here!

The Whole Cyclops Has a Good Day Sketchbook, as of April 2016

April 14, 2016 Jay 13 comments

Jay here! Because a handful of people have asked for them all in one place, here are the full current contents of the Cyclops Has a Good Day sketchbook, in chronological order.

(In the name of being precise about these kinds of things, I should note that these are not all of the Cyclops Has a Good Day drawings that I have–there are a good 6-10ish that are free-floating or digital–just the ones in the official sketchbook. I may add the others later, but they’re somewhat more scattered at the moment.)

Tyler Crook

Meredith McClaren

Dean Trippe

Steve Lieber

Doc Shaner

Pete Woods

Maris Wicks

Stephanie Lantry

Matt Grigsby

Ibrahim Moustafa

Katie Cook

Kris Anka

Bill Sienkiewicz

Joe Quinones

Art Baltazar

Scott Wegener

Janet K. Lee

Al Ewing

Alex Sanchez

Peter V. Nguyen

Jake Wyatt

Erica Henderson

Dylan Meconis

Ron Randall

Cully Hamner

David Wynne

Scott Koblish

Tea Berryblue

Jessi Jordan

Jay and Miles Try to Draw and Cyclops Has a Good Day at ECCC 2016!

April 13, 2016 Jay 4 comments

WOOHOO IT’S SKETCH ROUND-UP TIME!

We do bad X-Men drawings for $1 at cons (although we might end up raising the price, because we spent a somewhat ridiculous amount of time on these). Here’s most of what we did at ECCC, minus a few that we forgot to photograph:

Miles starts with a classic.

Cyclops Has a Good Day, by Jay. (It seems kind of unfair to commission something that’s *my* sketchbook theme–I’m used to other people having to think of these!)

Seriously, y’all, Miles will take ANY EXCUSE to draw Adam X the X-Treme.

If you ask Jay to draw Warlock, you will get a Warlock heart. Every time.

There were a lot of Colossus requests this year! Here’s Miles’s favorite.

This person wanted a shadowcat and a Magik in her zine, so we made them a matched set: Shadowcat by Jay…

…and Magik by Miles.

Jay’s attempt to capture the grandeur of ’90s Rogue’s hair fell tragically short.

Someone wanted Miles to draw the death of Nightcrawler, so, that happened.

What happens when Jay gets tired of coloring in AoA Colossus.

Miles is all about the really sharp dudes; in this case, Stryfe.

Jay REALLY ENJOYS drawing Shadowcat with swoopy Alan Davis hair.

Miles takes a stab at Inferno Colossus.

Jay drew a Warlock that is a heart that is also a bookplate. Your argument is invalid.

David drew a lot of really beautiful sketches and commissions, but for some reason, this is the only one we actually have a photo of:

And here are the newest additions to Jay’s Cyclops Has a Good Day sketchbook (the downside of working shows = very little time to run around and get commissions and sketches, alas!):

Cully Hamner

David Wynne (who has actually drawn more of these than anyone else, but also had never previously been on the same continent as the sketchbook proper! Someday I will do an all-David Cyclops Has a Good Day gallery.)

Scott Koblish

Tea Berryblue

Jessi Jordan (who was also our marvelous table neighbor!)

Cyclops Has a Good Day (and Rachel can’t draw) at Rose City Comic Con!

September 28, 2015 Jay 11 comments

RACHEL HERE!

As long-time listeners know, I have a Cyclops Has a Good Day con sketchbook, because I am a huge and unapologetic dork (newcomers might have keyed in to that last part). I’m godawful about posting updates, so, here’s what’s new from RCCC and ECCC!

(We’ve already posted our photos from RCCC, the live episode, and the party/listener meetup, over here!)

Erica Henderson (RCCC 2015)

Dylan Meconis (RCCC 2015)

Ron Randall (RCCC 2015)

Peter V. Nguyen (ECCC 2015)

Jake Wyatt (ECCC 2015)

BUT WAIT! THERE’S MORE! Miles and I stole a page from Chris and Chad’s playbook and did terrible X-Men sketches for $1 at our table. Miles forgot to take pictures of his, which is a double shame because he’s way better at this than I am and ALSO because one of his sketches was Adam X the X-Treme riding a giant can of Mountain Dew. BUT HERE ARE MINE.

“Draw whoever you want” is a 100% surefire way to take home a picture of Warlock.

Damn skippy, Shadowcat!

Havok, or, How Rachel Learned that Trucker Hats Are Not Actually Easier to Draw than That Stupid Thing Silver-Age Havok Usually Wears.

Quentin Quire got kind of meta. NO REGRETS.

Beyonder poop jokes are forever.

I also did a bunch of sharpie knuckle tattoos, but only remembered to document two. CPTN MRVL!

WHAAAAT?!

Cyclops Has a Good Day at New York Comic Con

October 17, 2014 Jay One comment

Last weekend, we were at new York Comic Con! And it was AWESOME! We’ll be posting stuff from there all week–including episode 27, some photos of very cool X-cosplay, and a special bonus mini-episode–but while we’re recombobulating post-travel, here’s what’s new in Rachel’s Cyclops Has a Good Day sketchbook!

We’re at NYCC! And You Made Art!

October 10, 2014 Jay 4 comments

Reminder: No video reviews this week, ’cause we’re at NYCC! Meanwhile: Art!

Josh Abraham's Ororo is way too fashionable to care about your bullshit life decisions. (Original here.) — Josh Abraham’s Ororo is way too fashionable to care about your bullshit life decisions. (Original here.)

Michael Corley adds to the archive of Cyclops Has a Good Day art.

Cyclops Has a Good Day, by Jenny Yule

October 7, 2014 Jay 2 comments

Rachel here!

As some of you no doubt remember from Episode 7 (waaaaaaay back when), my con sketchbook’s theme is Cyclops Has a Good Day. While the sketchbook itself is purely physical media, you splendid folks will once in a while e-mail me a digital entry, and they are universally delightful.

This week’s comes from Jenny Yule, who has worked out what I am pretty sure is the absolute best recreational use of Cyclops’s powers AND gave me a total nostalgia rush for the weird old Ambroisia game Harry the Handsome Executive, which I would now very much like to see given a superhero revamp. BEHOLD:

As Mentioned in Episode 7 – Cyclops Has a Good Day

May 25, 2014 Jay 5 comments

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Proof that Miles does, in fact, have a Corsair costume.

I’m not sure there’s any scene from X-Men that’s been redrawn as frequently as this one. (Guardians of the Galaxy #12)

Corsair’s first appearance in X-Men #104

Look at these glorious weirdos. LOOK AT THEM. (X-Men #107)

Make good choices, Jean. (X-Men #107)

The best scene in X-Men, ever. (X-Men #114)

Sometimes Scott Summers is not the brightest crayon in the box. (X-Men #114)

Cyclops is the worst at hugs. (Uncanny X-Men #391)

Dude has a point. (Uncanny X-Men #391)

Reports of Corsair’s death have been somewhat exaggerated. (All-New X-Men #23)

Scott has questions. (Guardians of the Galaxy #12)

Aw, kiddo. (Guardians of the Galaxy #12)

Remember when you were sixteen, and everything was super serious, and your not-quite girlfriend got kidnapped by space birds and put on trial for the crimes that her past-future adult self committed by possessed by a cosmic force? (Guardians of the Galaxy #13)