Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Fleer SCOOBY-DOO! Trading Cards coming soon... at some point!
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Monday, March 17, 2025
2025 Fleer SCOOBY-DOO Trading Card Box Art
I didn't do anything for the box art itself, but just posting it as a teaser!
They will be released on MARCH 19th!
Monday, March 10, 2025
It's not so much the art as the stories that are behind them...
My audition piece for
Strawberry Shortcake back in 2004 when they rebooted her with a new
look. All done in Adobe Illustrator. My first real work in that
software, and it was a bear.
I
did this piece TWICE. One night, when I was adding the final touches to
it... my computer died. I was horror struck and wasn't able to scrape
the hard drive hoping it was still there. I took the drive to a couple
local places but to no avail. I had to get a new computer system all set
up and then I had to go back and redo the whole thing all over again
from scratch!
Soon after — as we didn't
have USB flash drives yet — I would buy spindles of CDs and EVERY night
I would burn a new CD with that day's work on it. By the end of the
month, I had a stack of CD's sitting by the computer. Once you have a
horror story of losing data, you then do all you can to not have it
happen again! I've been abiding to the "back up rule of three" since
that time!
In hindsight, it was
probably better that it happened when it did as it increased my skills
and speed in Illustrator, and it was much easier doing it the second
time. I'm still happy with it.
You
may look at it and think it's a nice piece of art. I look at it and
just think back to that dark, brooding night as I was laying in bed and
looking up at the ceiling wondering what I was going to do...
It's not so much the art as the stories that are behind them...
Thursday, March 6, 2025
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
I did an artist Interview with SCOOBYSNAX!
I recently did an artist interview with ScoobySnax!
ScoobySnax is a cool, fun fansite that covers all things in the world of Scooby! It was just posted this week, so check it out! It's a LONG interview, so grab some Scooby snacks and settle in! This is the first artist interview I've done in a long time and I think it turned out great! I cover a lot of ground as I've worked on a lot of stuff beyond my Scooby work. This may appeal to young artists or those interested in how the sausage is made! Click the link and be magically transported!
ScoobySnax Interview With Scott Neely
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
PHINEAS & FERB Comics are BACK IN PRINT!
In 2024, a year of major re-releases of my work it seems, Papercutz has released the Phineas and Ferb: Classic Comics Collection which collecting the comics that were produced for Phineas & Ferb’s Magazine! I did a lot of work on P&F as you know and these new editions look fantastic and are at a great price! Available as trade paperbacks, but I love that they made hardcover versions as well! My work is first seen starting in Volume 2, but I'm in Volumes 3, 4, and 5 as well!
Volume 3 was released on February 18, 2025!
School is out for summer, and stepbrothers Phineas and Ferb have decided to make each day an adventure! Their inventions end up causing trouble for their sister, Candace, who can never get their mother to see the evidence of their creations. Meanwhile, the family's pet platypus leads a double life as secret Agent P and faces off with the evil Dr. Doofenshmirtz, who is trying to take over the Tri-State Area.
AMAZON
Phineas and Ferb Classic Comics Collection Vol. 2:
https://www.amazon.com/Phineas-Ferb-Classic-Comics-Collection/dp/1545812527
Phineas and Ferb Classic Comics Collection Vol. 3:
https://www.amazon.com/Phineas-Ferb-Classic-Comics-Collection/dp/1545815968
BARNES & NOBLE
Phineas and Ferb Classic Comics Collection Vol. 2:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/phineas-and-ferb-classic-comics-collection-vol-2-scott-peterson/1145984242?ean=9781545812525
Phineas and Ferb Classic Comics Collection Vol. 3:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/phineas-and-ferb-classic-comics-collection-vol-3-the-disney-comics-group/1146297949?ean=9781545816899
Monday, March 3, 2025
SCOOBY-DOO "You Choose" Capstone Book Box Sets Available!
In August of 2024, Capstone released a second 4-book box set for the “You Choose” Scooby books I illustrated. I don’t think they were out of print but these are now presented in nice box sets. I did a lot of Scooby for Capstone! The first box set came out in January 2022.
You can get them at Amazon and Barnes and Noble and I posted the links below!
Get ready to read four interactive Scooby-Doo mysteries in one box set!
In each exciting story, Scooby-Doo and his friends of the Mystery Inc. gang set out to solve a spooky mystery. By choosing their path, you'll help Scooby and his friends crack the creepy cases in a truly dynamic reading experience.
Books Include:
- The House on Spooky Street
- The Mystery of the Mayhem Mansion
- The Case of the Fright Flight
- The Case of the Clown Carnival
Follow along with Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang in this boxed set of four interactive chapter books!
In each exciting story, YOU CHOOSE how Mystery Inc. sets out to solve a spooky mystery. Will Bigfoot ruin the gang's camping trip? Is Velma's uncle lost in the Bermuda Triangle? Will a UFO crash Mystery Inc.'s road trip? Is there a sea monster on the loose at the gang's favorite beach? Follow the directions on each page and find out how your decisions change your fate. When YOU CHOOSE what to do next, the choices you make could mean the difference between success and failure. With dozens of choices and endings, each book in this YOU CHOOSE set is sure to keep Scooby-Doo fans captive for hours.
Books in This Set:
- The Terror of the Bigfoot Beast
- The Ghost of the Bermuda Triangle
- The Secret of the Flying Saucer
- The Secret of the Secret of the Sea Creature
Boxed Set 1 (Amazon):
https://www.amazon.com/You-Choose-Stories-Scooby-Doo-Boxed/dp/1666348740
Boxed Set 2 (Amazon):
https://www.amazon.com/You-Choose-Scooby-Doo-Boxed-Stories/dp/1669080056
Boxed Set 1 (B&N):
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/you-choose-stories-laurie-s-sutton/1139963489?ean=9781666348743
Boxed Set 2 (B&N):
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/you-choose-laurie-s-sutton/1144825971?ean=9781669080053
Saturday, March 1, 2025
A piece of my art to be on the TV spinoff show... SUITS LA!
The piece of art they had attached surprised me as it was something that has been sitting on my art blog for 14 years! I had to go back and read my original post to remind myself about the circumstances of its creation. I posted it back on September 9, 2010 and it was titled "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of" - Maltese Falcon Sketch. I wrote the following:
As I was waiting for an approval on some sketches today, I did a still life drawing of the Maltese Falcon. I have a replica prop of it that I bought back in the mid 90's and it's a great conversation piece in my studio. Always been a fan of the movie as well so I thought why not sketch it. It's always better to do a still life of something you like as opposed to organizing a bunch of fruit on a table. It was penciled on cheap 11 x 17 copy paper and then lightboxed and inked onto good 11 x 17 art paper with a Pitt Brush Marker. After I scanned the artwork I then used a Photoshop brush to create a light gray background behind it to give it some push. Possibly I'll color it later on but it looks kinda cool in black and white.
I signed the release for them to use it (I retain all the rights to it) and then inquired about what episode it might be in so I could watch to see it on TV. I received a reply back that my art was to be part of the permanent set decoration for Samantha's office (Ted Black's ex-girlfriend / rival lawyer played by Rachelle Goulding) on the show and that I might be seeing it often!
I have no idea how the art will be used. I've seen the first two and not seen it yet. We did see part of her office in Episode 2, but the tight camera angles didn't show much. Keep an eye out if you watch the show!
To be updated!