I've been working all winter long on a couple full length comics that are set to finally see print release just in time for Comicon season!
The first is "Zorillo and Shelly", which stars a dynamic duo that may seem eerily familiar until you get into the awkward love story and criminal artists angle the tale quickly projects its mutated chickengirl talons into. The aesthetic is some of the slickest and most complex inks I've ever done wrapped around a psychological challenge intent on tweaking the primacy of the modern heroine and electing to remain virtuous in a world of masked good and badgirls. Some personal subtexts and depth there if you're willing to look for it.
The second is "Gladius Games" which combines my modern loves of Hunger Games, Game of Thrones and a wee bit of the old Dungeons and Dragons beastiary. Its a more cinematic experience than most my work- widescreen and very detailed woodcut type linework style I scarcely have the patience or time for these days but I endure it. If you're familiar with my old Tinwoodsman series, this won't seem a far cry, dudes with axes to grind and a bevy of freaks to contend with along with some sexual and political intrigue on the side.
I'll be glad to see them in book form and out in the world for public consumption shortly. Naturally, I'll provide some teaser pages and the purchasing links once its all available on Amazon.
NorthEastern Illinois University Art Galley- where I work- is holding it's Annual Student Art Sale where I'll have a number of new posters for sale. All 17" X 11" colored pencils. Some of my older stuff will be in the mix as well.
Gallery Shows change monthly and feature a number of professional showcases- from Sculptors of Maternity themes to Memebased Oldschool Printmaking and all points in between- so it's always worth coming in for a visit.
This X-Hipsters piece won the cover contest for the schools Lit Mag- SEEDS- as well, so it'll shortly be in the hot little hands of several hundred of the schools finest creators, hopefully lending an air of exclusivity and superiority to all who behold its Pabst stained presence.
The Princess Harem spun out of a Princess battling
tournament gone awry. I enjoyed whipping up my slightly variant renditions of each- admittedly having always been something of an Ariel/Belle man, I've recently taken a shine to Jasmine/Mulan. I apologize for the lack of the Frozen girls, I finished this just before it released... I suspect I'll have to take a more comprehensive take on the concept once I've got my colored inks and watercolors straightened out.
I've had Walking Dead and Game of Thrones rough cuts in the works for awhile- perhaps in time for next show, but I'm always open to suggestion.
