Weaseling out of things is important to learn. It’s what separates us from the animals…except the weasel.

Weaseling out of things is important to learn. It’s what separates us from the animals…except the weasel. – Homer Simpson

Matt purchased a few pieces of art from me.  He was kind enough to send me a photo of how he displayed them.

Pretty awesome if you ask me.

Just a few days left to take advantage of the 25% off sale at the shop.  Code: Madness

Let’s turn on the juice and see what shakes loose.

Let’s turn on the juice and see what shakes loose. – Betelgeuse

Zombie Linocut follow up.  Here’s one in a frame.

 

 

Sorry, Goose, but it’s time to buzz a tower.

Sorry, Goose, but it’s time to buzz a tower. – Maverick

Over the past few days, I’ve had the urge to do a linocut print.  Over the past few days, I’ve been reading the Walking Dead Compendium #1 as well, so I’ve zombies on the brain.

So this is what I came up with.  Hand cut, hand painted, hand inked, hand pressed, hand signed and hand numbered.

Size is 5″x5″

Edition is limited to 30

Ten bucks each, I’m not going to put these in the shop, so if you’d like one drop me a line.  First come first serve on specific number requests.

I’m not supposed to be within two hundred feet of a school… or a Chuck E. Cheese.

I’m not supposed to be within two hundred feet of a school… or a Chuck E. Cheese. – Alan Garner

Mars Attacks turns 50 this year and I’ve been invited to participate in the Topps Mars Attacks Heritage trading card set as a sketch artist.  I’ve received my blanks, so stay tuned here for a few previews when the time is right.

And don’t forget the March Madness 25% off sale at the store.  Code: Madness

2012 Topps Mars Attacks Heritage Box Break

• 1 Sketch Card
• 3 3D Cards
• 9 Parallels

2012 Topps Mars Attacks Heritage Product Highlights:

• 2012 Topps Mars Attacks Heritage reprints the original 55 cards and adds 25 new cards.
• The cards will mimic the original card stock. Packs and boxes will also take from the iconic original.
• Parallels: Green Borders (1:3 packs), Silver Borders (1:24 packs) and Gold Borders.
• Includes the first official Mars Attacks Sketch Cards, which fall one per box.
• 3D Lenticular Cards (1:8 packs) round out the available inserts.
• 15 of the new base cards are being done by Jason Edmiston, who is basing them on the original storyboards and pencil designs done by Wally Wood and Bob Powell. The other ten new cards are drawn by John McRea, who is the artist for the new Mars Attacks comic book from IDW.
• Set released in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Mars Attacks, which was originally released in 1962.

All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I’m fine.

All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I’m fine. – Jeff Spicoli

Killeroo is Australia’s own comic book antihero, the badass marsupial KILLEROO.

Darren was awesome enough to let me do one of the limited sketch covers for his awesome book.  Killeroo details can be found here.

Get your copies of Killeroo Gangwar here.

Here’s the completed book.

I’d like to be pimps from Oakland or cowboys from Arizona but it’s not Halloween. Grow up Peter Pan, Count Chocula.

I’d like to be pimps from Oakland or cowboys from Arizona but it’s not Halloween. Grow up Peter Pan, Count Chocula. – John Beckwith

It’s march, everyone loves March Madness and everyone loves discounts.  I’ve combined the two.  Head over to the shop and use the discount code: madness for a 25% discount on any item in the shop.

Here’s a couple of GI Joe pieces I did. Based on the design from the GI Joe Renegades cartoon on the HUB Network.

First up is Snake Eyes

And next is Storm Shadow

We got no food, no jobs… our PETS’ HEADS ARE FALLING OFF!

We got no food, no jobs… our PETS’ HEADS ARE FALLING OFF! – Lloyd Christmas

Sunfire from Age of Apocalypse on a variant blank sketch cover of Age of Apocalypse #1

Pencils and ink

Edition size: 1/1

A brief synopsis of the original story.

Legion (David Haller), a powerful psionic mutant on Earth and son of Professor Charles Xavier, travels back in time with the intention of killing Magneto, believing that Magneto’s death will allow Xavier to achieve his dream of human/mutant equality. However, Legion traveled to a time when Magneto and Xavier were still friends. As Xavier dies trying to protect Magneto, Legion vanishes, and a new time-line is created. The only person aware of how history has changed is Bishop, a time traveling mutant who followed Legion.

Because of Xavier’s sacrifice, Magneto comes to believe in his late friend’s dream of a peaceful coexistence between humans and mutants. Apocalypse, an immortal mutant villain, was monitoring the fight. He chooses this moment as the perfect time to begin his world conquest, which did not happen in the regular Marvel Universe for another ten years.

Magneto assembles the X-Men just as Apocalypse begins his war. Despite the X-Men’s resistance, Apocalypse conquers all of North America and eventually mutants are considered the ruling class. Apocalypse also initiated a genocidal campaign called “cullings” killing millions of humans. To further ensure that no one was left to challenge him or undo the circumstances that led to his reign, he had everyone with telepathic or chronal abilities hunted down. Meanwhile, the changes in the time-line result in a destructive crystallization wave created by the M’Kraan Crystal.

Sunfire as a Horsemen of Apocalypse

Sunfire lost his powers before M-Day and his X-gene during that moment.

It is revealed that Sunfire had been rescued by a mysterious group of ninja, and taken to a hospital in Aspen.  After being revived from his coma, the world’s leading specialist in prosthetic limbs, Masanori Kuzuya, offered him his services. Before the reasoning behind the rescue could be revealed, Apocalypse appeared and offered Sunfire the chance for vengeance, as well as the recovery of his lost limbs and power, in return for his service as one of Apocalypse’s new Horsemen.

Sunfire accepted, but after being chained away and locked in a prison while listening to the tortured screams of Gazer (another of the new Horsemen), Sunfire tried to escape. Unable to leave Gazer to his fate, Sunfire went back to free him. However, Gazer’s transformation to the Horseman ‘War’ had already been completed and War attacked Sunfire. Captured again, Sunfire was transformed into the Horseman of Famine. When Apocalypse launched his attack on the X-Men, Sunfire caused an intense feeling of hunger and weakness in the mutants and humans on the institute grounds. As he was fighting the X-Men, Havok shot him down and Rogue, who recognized him, caught him as he fell. He was taken to the Medical Lab and Emma Frost entered his mind in an attempt to help him. When Apocalypse departed, he sent War to retrieve Famine, but Shiro broke free from Apocalypse’s control and attacked War.

Sunfire was last seen running off with the unconscious body of Gambit, like him a former X-Men turned Horseman. At the temple where Sunfire first took Gambit, Mister Sinister told them, “I am glad you both feel able to move on from the past… for I am your future!”.

You have the voice of an angel. Your voice is like a combination of Fergie and Jesus.

You have the voice of an angel. Your voice is like a combination of Fergie and Jesus. – Dale Doback

Another Dirk original.  11×14 on paper.  Clutch.

It’s okay, honey. I… I was just talking to the cornfield.

It’s okay, honey. I… I was just talking to the cornfield. – Ray Kinsella

Derek Holland on paper 11×14.

It’s not you, I hate having dinner with people

It’s not you, I hate having dinner with people.- Danny

Jamie Benn from the Dallas Stars 11×14 on paper, thanks for checking it out.