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Blog postI don’t often like to promote my own merchandise, it just feels dirty to me, I don’t know. But the image above has been added to my shop at redbubble, you can pick up a print if you so choose.
Or just enjoy it on your screen.
Of course I provide many, many illustrations on my website or on social media for free, you should, uh, not forget to like and subscribe.
For instance, have you seen the latest installment in my original Batboy series? You can find him on Instagra -
Blog postAin’t that always the way?
We all know people like that, or we’ve done it ourselves. Make sure to check in with your friends and family just for the heck of it. It’s as simple as a text (although a phone call is good too.) Ask them how they’re doing.
BS with them a little bit.
They will appreciate it. And you’ll feel better too.
This is my message to you, internet. Now excuse me, I have some calls to make…
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Blog postI’m super excited to share this album art I created for CODE OF THE JAGUAR, a punk band from the “old, weird Philadelphia.”
This two-song single is streaming now, you can listen on bandcamp , and also preorder a physical 7″ record.
While you’re there, I recommend checking out their whole oeuvre, you’ll have these songs stuck in your brain for days.
And speaking of weird, old Philadelphia, in the 80s and 90s there was an all ages nightclub in the area called Pulsations, -
Blog postA few weeks ago I created a random, ten-minute doodle. It was intended to relieve some pressure in between other more serious projects.
It turned out to be a new character. I call him Batboy.
He is able to voice some of my worries, my boredom, and other ridiculous thoughts in a single panel.
I have been posting him every other day on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
Follow me there if you’d like to see more!
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Blog postIf you’re a fan of gothic romance, you should pick up a copy of Twisted Love, a new anthology from Jazz House Publications, available on Amazon. While you’re at it, take a look at that fancy cover art I created!
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Blog postI’m very excited to finally share my latest book cover illustration!
Coming February 12th from Jazz House Publications, Twisted Love is an anthology of 12 gothic romance stories guaranteed to chill your bones, just in time for Valentine’s Day!
Go on over to their website, see what they do and pick up some of their books. I’m very grateful to be working with them.
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Blog postHey everybody!
I only have one piece of art to share with you this week, but it’s kind of a doozy.
I wanted to create an epic, science fiction/fantasy style illustration. You know the kind, it’s usually set in a desert landscape, there’s a giant monolith or mystical crystal floating in the center while human figures scurry about in fear or awe.
I inserted a Rubik’s Cube in lieu of an alien spaceship or a cyclopean monolith.
I’m not sure why. Maybe because the s -
Blog postIt’s a new week and I have a few new items for you.
Their meeting place has to be kept hidden. The robots that stalk the upper surface of the Earth would never understand. The kids would be laser blasted on sight. The kids’ mission? To read and discuss all the classics of human literature. That’s the basic idea behind this illustration that I have tentatively titled “The Book Club.”
Below you can watch as I ink this rough illustration and you can chill out to the hypnotic soun -
Blog postWelcome to my first blog post of 2021. How is everybody doing?
I spent the end of 2020 reflecting on some things I had accomplished and other things that fell through the cracks. I thought about my unhealthy relationship with social media and I pretty much avoided it. I needed to relax and recharge a bit. I did some reading, some film marathons, and I ate a lot of shrimp.
I have no regrets.
Feeling a bit uninspired after the break, I decided to mess around with a reall -
Blog postWho’s that at the door? Is it the Sausage Man? Is he dropping off or picking up? You’d better watch out!
I’m very excited to share this short horror comic with you guys! It feels like it had been in the works forever, but now it’s here, knocking at your door. And it’s totally free to read or download as a PDF.
A quick warning, this comic might not be for everyone, it has some gore and some extremely creepy elements. Definitely not meant for kids!
The story was conceive
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