Amigoman (TM) Comic Book Art and More...

Revised Amigoman vs. Frankenstien to be Released

2010-10-21T12:45:00.001+09:30

Our Revised Issue will be on sale soon!

Keep an eye out for it!

Anthony "AO" Oropeza donates Comic Book art to local community organization

2010-06-02T05:26:00.004+09:30

Anthony "AO" Oropeza was glad to donate a cool Batman pencil drawing/framed to a local community organization fundraiser. This piece was auctioned off for about $75. He knows the money is for a good cause and hopes to do more in the future. Check out more of AO's work at his graphic and web design web site at www.AOART5.com!

Amigoman 1st Ever Kids Book Available NOW at Amigoman.com!

2009-12-09T04:33:00.001+09:30

Well, we finally did it!

Strong Ave. Studios (of Kansas City) has just released it's 1st ever Amigoman Comic/Coloring Book- designed for the beginning learner / Boys & Girls: Grades 1-3 Kids

So...It's Time to Learn to Read Spanish & English with AMIGOMAN - The Latin Avenger!

Strong Ave Studios is proud to announce it's release of it's first, of five, Amigoman - bilingual/coloring comic books geared toward all beginning learners of Spanish and English and for the 1st - 3rd graders!

Currently Only Available at AMIGOMAN.com - for the reduced Web-Price of ONLY $1.75!

This book includes as info about one of the coolest up and coming comic book superheros, coloring pages, two fun pages and best of all - its in two languages - Spanish and English!

Its a great learning tool for anyone just learning English or Spanish - Home or School!

Its about a cool - positive role model superhero!

Its coloring book!

Take a peek at the book at - http://www.amigoman.com/ and order some books for the family or your class today!!

See ya!

AO and the Strong Ave. Studios Staff

Batman by AO - Water Color - Donated to Auction

2009-12-02T05:18:00.004+09:30

Another Batman painting - this time it was worked with water color and about 30 inches tall. Donated to an auction - framed and matted - not sure how it made for the orgization.
Let us know what you think. More to come...

Amigoman Large Sketch - Framed

2009-12-01T05:47:00.002+09:30

Here is a 3' x 2' sketch/mix media drawing - framed - piece of work I did in '06. Still have and with the fortune of a digital camera - I can post this. Not really for sale - but will take offers...More to come...

Another Great Strong Ave. Studios Comic Book Drawing Class!

2009-11-25T06:13:00.007+09:30

Another great comic book art class comes to an end - but for the kids at the KCK Argentine Library, this session was a blast!

Instead of just head drawings, the kids took it to another level and stepped in to the world of drawing the body - one stick figure at a time, of course... it was AWESOME!

More great work from KC's coolest little comic book artists coming soon. Check out more images loading up real soon - and of course check out Amigoman.com!

Amigoman Creator to Give Free Q & A at KC Library!

2009-11-13T05:17:00.005+09:30

Come on by the KCK Argentine Branch Library this Saturday Nov.14th from 1 pm - 3 pm for a

FREE Q & A -about creating, writing, publishing, and anything else you may want to know - art will be on display - and free stuff will be given away...

Any questions: Give us a call -
Karen at the library (913.722.7400) or Strong Ave. Studios (913.205.5093).

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Amigoman to be in a syndicated strip with BALDO!

2009-08-29T12:27:00.004+09:30

Believe it or not! On October 11, 2009, your friendly neighborhood lating avenger - Amigoman - The Latin Avenger - to be featured in a Sunday comic strip with the world famous "Baldo" comic strip character. The Amigoman featured strip will be appearing on October 11th 2009 in more than 200 of the Sunday newspapers nationwide during the 2009 Hispanic Heritage Month!

Get the details about the project. Cool stuff! - http://www.amigoman.com/html/amigo_baldo_strip.html

or

Check out the Baldo sites at: baldocomics.com/ / baldocomics.com/blog/ & gocomics.com/baldo/

Creator of Amigoman-The Latino Avenger, AO, featured in Aldama's latest publication

2009-08-29T10:49:00.007+09:30

WOW! Check this out!

AO was interviewed about his Amigoman comic book character for Frederick Luis Aldama's latest publication - "Your Brain on Latino Comics". Check it out!

August 2009 – Written By Strong Ave. Studios Staff

Well, he is now in a book. Now they are both in a book. Anthony and the Amigoman story. Frederick Luis Aldama, an Arts and Humanities Distinguished Professor of English at the Ohio State University, asked Anthony for an interview a while back for a book he was writing on Latino comic books. He thought Amigoman - The Latin Avenger was something worth writing about. And now its a reality. Anthony and Amigoman are in the recently published book "Your Brain on Latino Comics" with 21 other artists and writers. "It's is an amazing collection of many amazing, hard working and creative people.", says Anthony.

Here are Some Bits Taken from an interview by

Rorotoko.com

"Your Brain on Latino Comics" is a critical study of Latino comics. But an important feature of it is the inclusion of twenty-one interviews with the actual author/artists of Latino comics. The book joins the theoretical apparatus with the actual practice and experience of the author/artists themselves.I organized the book in this way to allow a deep engagement for those who are interested in this storytelling form a critical perspective as well as for those interested in an actual practice perspective.

Moreover, what we know of Latino comics, and what we know about how our brains process visual and verbal information from panel to panel, both enrich our pleasure in the actual experience of comics – Latino comics and comics generally.In Your Brain on Latino Comics I’m particularly interested in questions such as why author/artists do know that a bold faced word is louder than a non bold-faced word. Why do we imagine movement in the spaces (gutters) between the comics as well as within the panels proper? Why do we each have our own tastes in terms of certain styles of writing and drawing? Your Brain on Latino Comics provides readers with an understanding of how comic books in general work to move us and to engage our critical faculties and imagination. It also opens our eyes to how authors of Latino comic books (and comic strips by the likes of Gus Arriola and Lalo Alcaraz) choose to tell stories in any number of genres and styles: from the superheroic to the domestic, to the bitingly political and satirical.We see in such choices also how author/artists of Latino comics overturn preconceptions of Latinos—not only as represented in mainstream DC and Marvel comics since the first appearance of Firebird (Marvel) and El Dorado (DC) in the late 1970s, but also in the sense that Latinos in comics are much more than Spanglish-speaking, taco-eating, pre-Columbian-ancestrally connected figures. Just as their creators, they represent the full and rich range of human experience and personality types. Your Brain on Latino Comics is the realization of my ambition: to offer a solid understanding of how Latino comic books work, as well as to give readers a firm grasp of the aspirations and goals that these author/artists set for themselves in the creating of comic books. This abundance of voices and takes on the craft should give readers a clear picture of the Latino comic book in the United States today.

Get more at http://www.amigoman.com/html/amigo_LBOC_book.html

Batman Head Drawing by AO - Grocery Sack

2009-08-07T04:47:00.003+09:30

The close up...

Here is the full head shot and a closer shot of the Batman cartoon. Added some white for hi-light. Moreto come. Let us know what you think. later - ao

Drawing on Anything...even on grocery sack paper...

2009-08-07T04:32:00.002+09:30

When an artist has a pencil - it doesn't matter what kind of paper he/she has - he/she will draw. Use whatever you have (within reason of course - don't go drawing on your mom's dining room table or her car (that's just vandalism) - bottom line... just draw! I'll probably let this go at a con or something... - More grocery bag art to come - later, ao

Strong Ave. Studios Mar/April Art Class Pix

2009-08-06T04:19:00.002+09:30

Concentration is the Key!

Learn, Laugh and Love...comic books

A few drawing by AO for his students...

Proud artist!

Interested in learning about our next free comic book art class? Get the details at www.Amigoman.com

Amigoman - The Lating Avenger Drawing...

2009-07-16T04:19:00.002+09:30

This is a possible water color or something else...not sure. More to come. Later, AO

Feb/Mar 09 Strong Ave. Studios Art Class Pix

2009-03-18T04:20:00.003+09:30

Here they are - the next batch of artist out of Kansas City! Watch out, world! Here they are on the last day of class! The 5 weeks went by really fast. I am sure I will have repeat students and it should be a great session next time around.

Next class starts March 23 - 09.

23 Feb 09 Strong Ave. Studios Art Class Pix3

2009-03-18T04:16:00.003+09:30

Every Class a student or two gets a free comic book drawing from AO himself - (its another reason they keep coming back to the class - who would'nt want a comic book drawing?)

Here is a Batman pencil for Gabriel by AO.

Feb 23 09 Strong Ave. Studios Free Art Class Pix2

2009-03-18T04:02:00.002+09:30

The skills are growing. This was week 4 and the improvement was awesome!

The work paid off!

Feb 23 09 Strong Ave. Studios Free Art Class Pix

2009-03-18T03:57:00.004+09:30

Talented already... Let's not forget about good teaching :)

Young Comic Book Artist at KCK Library

2009-02-11T05:22:00.000+09:30

Hello all - As promised to my students ("my students", sounds weird saying that) I am placing pics from our last class. They are all working hard and having fun learning and helping out good causes with their can good donations they bring every class. I would like to say thanks to such a well mannered and eager to learn class and thanks to the parents for trusting me and for bringing the can goods for the those you need a little more at this time. Enjoy and stay creative. Later, AO

And don't forget: Post your art or comments to ao51.amigomanart@blogger.com

Shannon's comic book drawing

2009-02-07T05:57:00.003+09:30

Heres one of Shannon's, age 12, first drawings. Great work! These kids got talent!

Comic Book Sketch From Gabriel in the KCK Art Class

2009-02-07T05:51:00.003+09:30

Here's the first head drawing from Gabriel, age 11. Good Work!

Batman by AO for a charity event

2009-02-05T06:19:00.002+09:30

Pencil sketch of Batman that ended up framed and placed in a charity fundraiser.

Amigoman Comic Book Art

2009-02-04T15:46:00.004+09:30

Here is a sample of the cartoon style of Amigoman art work by my man who I call "Super Artist", Mr. Lorenzo Lizana.

The Amigoman Blog is On like Donkey Kong!

2009-02-01T07:33:00.001+09:30

Hello blogger world! Well here it is... periodically I will be putting up various comic book art especially of my creation -the bilingual comic book: Amigoman - The Latin Avenger (TM)! So let me know what you think and let me get drawing!

Also, if you want to submit your own masterpieces of my Amigoman character or any of my other characters from AMIGOMAN.com- feel free to submit and I'll throw them up (not like vomit throw them up, but you know what i mean) and then we will let the internet comic world check them out! And for the litte kids - ask your parents to help send them to us.

Chat with you all later,

AO