Sunday, January 31, 2010

AXE COP WILL CHOP OFF YOUR HEAD....if you're a bad guy.

Today I'm promoting my pal Ethan Nicolle's Online sensation Axe Cop. His 5 year old brother Malachai writes it and Ethan draws it and it is a beautiful thing that everyone should check out. It is hillarious....Trust me! He's gotten a surge of exposure with this recently and there's a possibility, if the surge continues, awesome things could come from it very soon, so I just want to help spread the word.

So unless you hate America, pie, babies and your grandma....get over to http://axecop.com/ and check it out.

Hitler wouldn't do it....You don't want to be like Hitler do you? CHECK IT OUT NOW!

Monday, January 25, 2010

I hate Lady Gaga so I drew her.

Above is quick character study of Lady Gaga I did preparing for the GBPOB strip featuring her doom in the upcoming issue #3. Even though I find her annoying, and her "music" disgusting, I'm liking how this turned out....it kinda looks like her.

And below is a snip-it from the strip.




Wednesday, January 20, 2010

The above sketch took about 10 total minutes as I was waiting for Becky to finish using the computer so I could check my e-mail. I've been plotting for PEEP #2 for some time now but I didn't have the time to completely dedicate myself to it with all the freelance work the last few years. But after finishing my latest Lerner project, I find myself with a small window to possibly work on personal projects before the next freelance gig is ready for me. So I'm in the process of working on GREAT BIG PISSED OFF BEAR #3 and I've been plotting for Peep #2. If I get it done it will be something special seeing as it's been 5 years since I debuted the 1st PEEP installment. The above character is one of 3 Battle Chickens and that's all I'm going to say about that...Gotta keep you curious! ANYWAY...the Battle Chicken idea was originally spawned when I was 17 and made a fake commercial for a new toy line called BATTLE CHICKENS. In the ad, I took two ceramic chickens my mom had and I strapped GI JOE weapons to them and had them attacking random action figures. I even made a 2nd commercial when I was 21, using spring-loaded Joe weapons and featuring the EVIL FARMHAND and CARL THE COW. I fell in love with the concept, but even more importantly...the name. So fast forward a number of years and I draw a sketch of a HE-MAN looking chicken for a warm-up exercise for class and decided to use the term Battle Chicken when I described him to the students. This got the gears turning. I had to use this character and the cool name too and soon I had an epiphany! Why not feature them in PEEP, my comic of the exploits of an evil, murderous baby chick. So look for them to appear in PEEP #2 hopefully before the end of 2020.

The lower sketch was a commission piece from the Indy-con held by THE SOURCE comics and games, at the end of December. It's of BARON KARZA from the MICRONAUGHTS toyline from the 1980's. I didn't have enough time to finish it at the show, so I took it home with a plan. I wanted to draw a bunch of burning skeletons behind him which was an idea from an old Mike Mignola DAREDEVIL ANNUAL cover from the early 90's. So I drew my burning skeletons and it's my favorite part of the whole piece.