Love him or hate him, I thought the President shedding a few tears while congratulating his volunteer supporters was a very moving, human moment. I wanted to capture that moment of empathy, exhaustion and emotion. Enjoy.
If you’re interested in picking up a print they’re now available in my Big Cartel store.
The last two copies of my 2011 sketchbook are spoken for, personalized and out the door to their new homes! Below are the final two sketches I’ll be sending out in these bad boys. I think it may be time to start thinking about a 2012 sketchbook.
Thanks to everyone who helped make it happen, you all rock!
Thanks to a solid marketing campaign and the accumulation of guest after guest I decided, at the last minute, to get a table for this year’s Fan Days at the Irving Convention Center.
The Dallas Comic Con has always treated me well but my first Fan Days experience was pretty lackluster. That looks to be a different story this year with the new location, massive amounts of guests and overall evolution of the show thanks to Mark Walters and Ben Stevens.
I’ll be on the 4th floor in Artist Alley, Table F4-36 with copies of Senryu, Two-Off, prints and original art and sketches for sale, including a limited amount of the piece below that was created specifically for this convention (and heavily inspired by a strange dream I had along with plenty of Moebius’ art).
Dallas Comic Con Fan Days runs October 19th-21st, come out and get your geek on.
I’ve always loved the Aliens universe ever since I first saw the James Cameron blockbuster at 6. It was literally the last movie that scared me in any meaningful way. I had such an overwhelming reaction to the movie that my parents hunted down information on the making of it to quell my fears. I think that’s what first made me fall in love with storytelling and art; having something affect me so deeply only to find out it wasn’t real. It was all illusion.
Years later I would see Ridley Scott’s Alien and everything would change again. I’d learn about claustrophobic fear, true alien horror and how to frighten the hell out of people without showing much at all. Fast forward 26 years and I’m still fascinated by the xenomorphs and the dark, shadow place they occupy in our subconscious. This is my love letter to the Aliens universe, H.R. Giger, Ridley Scott , James Cameron and Ellen Ripley. When all else fails, nuke it from orbit.
Enjoy.
Here’s a character I don’t draw nearly enough, Scud: The Disposable Assassin. This piece was the last in my twitter-based #followme4freeart contest.
The always amiable (and fellow illustrator for hire) Jay King donated his piece to mutual friend Ken Lowery (co-creator of both Fake AP Stylebook and The Variants).
Here’s a side-by-side shot of the original art and 11×17 giclée print for comparison.
Now I want to pick up that giant Scud omnibus that came out not too long ago.
I did the official tour poster for the No Friends Tour featuring Jesse Dangerously, Adam Warrock, Mikal Khill and Tribe One.
Check out the official No Friends site for tour dates and more.