The Art Blog of Bobby Rubio

Hi, my name is Bobby Rubio. I am a Story Artist at Pixar Animation Studios. I have worked on "UP", "Brave" and "Monsters University". Prior to Pixar, I worked at Nickelodeon on "Avatar the Last Airbender" as an Assistant Director and Storyboard artist. Before Nick, I also worked at Disney Feature Animation as an Traditional Animator on "Treasure Planet." I graduated from California Institute of the Arts where I earned my B.F.A. in animation. After work, I work on my creator owned projects: "Alcatraz High","4 Gun Conclusion" and "ENFORCEMEN" And every now and then I make silly drawings on my Art Blog, because it's funny to me. Hope you guys like them. Enjoy!

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I'm really happy to hear about a "Titans" show featuring Nightwing in it.

The New Teen Titans was my favorite comic when I was a kid and Nightwing is my favorite comic book character!

I actually would rather have a movie over a television show.  I think it woud be quite amazing!

Especially if you had Nightwing geared up in Wayne Tech gear!

Here's a rough sketch I did of Nightwing!

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Here is the latest cover I did for Marvel. It is coming out in October and is celebrating Marvel Comics 75th Anniversary! http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=55071 The cool thing here was, I got to do a photobomb variant of the cover that my friend, David Finch did! LONG ago, I was a penciller/ intern for WildStorm Comics (Jim Lee's studio) and David was a penciller at Top Cow (Marc Silvestri's studio). Both studios shared a building and was known as Homage Studios.  So when I was given a choice to pick which cover to do a variant of, I chose Dave's. For old times sake. This cover is a cool Homage Studios collaboration! HAPPY 75th Anniversary to Marvel Comics!

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San Diego Comic Con 2014

This year was a blast because I was debuting my comic, 4 Gun Conclusion at my booth #1943 which I shared with fellow animation artists: Rad Sechrist , Minjue Helen Chen and my friend and comic artist, Howard Shum!

-At Booth #1943 with Howard Shum (Gun Fu, DC,Marvel), Rad Sechrist (Dreamworks), Andy Cung and Mingjue Helen Chen (Paramount)

-With Steve Purcell! He is the creator of "Sam and Max" and Pixar Director of "Toy Story That Time Forgot" (which I storyboarded on!)

-Ronnie del Carmen, Co-Director at Pixar on "Inside Out", worked on that as well as "Up" with Ronnie!

-Avatar the Last Airbender Reunion! With Ian Graham, Kenji Ono, Bryan Konietzko and myself!

-The MAD RUB DOWN (3 Amigos!) Myself, Austin Madison (Pixar)and Everett Downing (Dreamworks)

-With Andy Park (Marvel Studios) Thanks again Andy for drawing a pin-up in my comic, 4 Gun Conclusion!

-With CB Cebulski and Joe Quesada from Marvel Comics!

-With Don Hall, Co-Director of "Big Hero 6", Disney!

-With Jon Cassar, Producer and Director of "24"

-With Studio Trigger, (It was SO COOL that they wore my 4 Gun Conclusion shirts! Much LOVE and Respect for these guys): Sushio, Hiroyuki Imaishi, Yoh Yoshinari, Shigeto Koyama! Big thank you to Shigeto for drawing the back cover to my comic, 4 Gun Conclusion.

I love going to the comic con, because I get to see a bunch of wonderful and awesome artwork and projects as well as meeting new friends and fans and catching up with friends and co-workers from my days at Disney, Nickelodeon and Pixar! This is just a small part of my con and I want to THANK ALL MY FRIENDS AND FANS who stopped by my booth and made my San Diego Comic Con very Cool, Fun and Successful!!!! Love you guys!

For more pics go to my Instagram!

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The Secret Origin of Barry Presh (A.K.A. Bobby Rubio)

I was in 6th grade in the 80’s and this is a series of Story Beat Boards of that time:

-Pocket full of quarters, playing at the local arcade.

-No Reading in the comic shop!

-The Ice cream man, playing street football.

-Slow Jamz, slow dancing with my first girlfriend, Lisa.

-Empire Strikes Back Breakdance!

-Smooth Talker, talking to my girlfriend on the phone.

-The Kiss, my first kiss.

-Lisa breaks my heart.

-Can’t rain all the time.

-I think I can.

For the backstories go to

http://bobbyrubio.deviantart.com/gallery/25007653

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So I am heading back to my hometown of San Diego, which got me to reminisce about when I was a kid growing up.

I just wanted to introduce myself to my new followers and show you what I was like growing up in San Diego.  Also, I wanted to show where my comic book dreams started, in sixth grade where I created my first comic character, the Charger!

Years have past and now I am a Story Artist for feature animation, but I still hold on to those comic book dreams!

See you guys at the Comic Con and at my Booth #1943!

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It's that time again, time for the SAN DIEGO COMIC CON!!!

I will be at my BOOTH #!1943, same spot as last year, just walk up aisle 1900!

I will be selling my new comic, 4 GUN CONCLUSION

I will also have prints, as well as copies of ALCATRAZ HIGH on sale.

Feel free to bring by merchandise of stuff that I worked on as an Animator or Story Artist at Disney, Pixar and Nickelodeon

I'll be more than happy to sign that stuff!  So stop on by, hang out and buy some of my artwork! See you guys at the CON!

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Punk Rock Meets Gangster Samurai in Rubio & Shum's "4 Gun Conclusion" - Comic Book Resources

Punk Rock Meets Gangster Samurai in Rubio & Shum’s 4 Gun Conclusion - Pixar artist Bobby Rubio and writer Howard Shum talk about kung fu movies, punk rock samurai, and being able to show all the comic gore they want to.

CHECK OUT THE 4 GUN CONCLUSION interview on CBR!!!

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This book is cool.  And I say that because I got to draw what I wanted and I was joined by my friends to make something awesome!  This book has been elevated by some amazing artists that have graced the pages of 4 GUN CONCLUSION!  It is truly an embarrassment of riches when it comes to the pin up gallery!  The list is a pantheon of talent:

John Lee, Pixar (he collaborated with me, Bobby Rubio, Pixar and colored the cover of the book!)

Ronnie del Carmen, Pixar

John Hoffman, Pixar

Matt Jones, Pixar

Brian Kalin O’Connell, Pixar

Shigeto Koyama, Gainax and Trigger

Andy Park, Marvel Studios

Rad Sechrist, Dreamworks

Robert Valley, Warner Bros.

Michael Yates, Dreamworks

Thanks guys!

4 GUN CONCLUSION the book will debut at the San Diego Comic Con!

Booth #1943

Only 500 copies!

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Here is one of the colored pages from 4 GUN CONCLUSION!

I colored it myself.  It was a lot of work, but a lot of fun as well.

Here is the part in the story where Madeline,Bronson and Guinness are first introduced to the FURRIOUS BIKER GANG!

by Disney Animator and Pixar Story Artist, Bobby Rubio

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4 GUN CONCLUSION, Visual Development

Some Character Design work and Expression Studies for my comic.

by Disney Animator and Pixar Story Artist, Bobby Rubio

4 GUN CONCLUSION will debut at the San Diego Comic Con

Booth #1943!

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4 GUN CONCLUSION, Visual Development

Some Character Design work and Expression Studies for my comic.

by Disney Animator and Pixar Story Artist, Bobby Rubio

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From the creator of Alcatraz High and Enforcemen, comes the new comic series, 4 Gun Conclusion!

by Animator and Story Artist, Bobby Rubio

Debuting at the San Diego Comic Con!

Booth #1943!

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My Transformers photoset!

-One shall stand, One shall fall

-Rockem Sockem Robots

-Ultra Radness

-All I need are some tasty waves

-You Got the Touch

By Animator/Story Artist, Bobby Rubio

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LOOKING FOR A COLORIST!!!

Hey guys, I need your help.  

I’m looking for a colorist for my comic, 4 GUN CONCLUSION!

Need a reliable person with experience.

21 pages, 3 week turnaround. This is a paying gig!

If interested, send me a link to your portfolio.

Thanks!

Bobby

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Still looking!  Thank you to those of you who have responded! I will be taking names all the way until this Sunday.

Also, I trying to go for a more French/European comic style.  More KIRAZ, Enrique Fernandez... kind of vibe.

So if you can color in that kind of style, please contact me!

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LOOKING FOR A COLORIST!!!

Hey guys, I need your help.  

I'm looking for a colorist for my comic, 4 GUN CONCLUSION!

Need a reliable person with experience.

21 pages, 3 week turnaround. This is a paying gig!

If interested, send me a link to your portfolio.

Thanks!

Bobby

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Hey guys, I've been working on my creator-owned comic, 4 Gun Conclusion!

I wanted to share with you some studies I did for the book.  The first couple are facial studies of the main characters Bronson and Guinness! I was looking for different looks and expressions to avoid that one note, generic expression that are prevalent in comics today.

The last drawing is studies of blood splatters!  The comic is about Hitmen, Assassins and Samurais , so you know it is going to be Rated R! 

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My X-Men Photoset

by Animator/Story Artist, Bobby Rubio

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X-Men: Days of Future Past is coming!

And yes, when I drew the X-Men Hangover, in my mind, Scott/Cyclops is on the rooftop and that is Baby Cable hanging out with Wolverine, Colossus and Nightcrawler- Bobby  

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Godzilla is this FRIDAY! Really looking forward to it!

One of my first comic book gigs was pencilling a Godzilla story for Dark Horse comics.  Here are a couple of the inked pages.

I drew the writer, Randy Stradley, myself and my girlfriend running away from Godzilla in the Tokyo panel!