Love Dead. . .Hate Living

Another warm-up sketch. I can't say anything about him that hasn't already been said. Great fun to draw and I was pretty happy with the results. If interested in purchasing let me know...

The Gooey Dead...

Return of the Living Dead is one of my all time favorite movies. It's scary,funny,and just an all round good time. The Tar Man zombie is a great character and I decided ta draw him on a sketchcard. Here are my efforts...Look at your own risk though...HE WANTS BRAINS!!!

Joe Martino's MIGHTY TITAN issue # 1...Review

     I first learned of Joe Martino over the last year as I explored the Twitter-verse and became acquainted with it. He was running a campaign on Kickstarter to fund the 1st issue of his own comic book titled "The Mighty Titan". I added Joe to my Following list both to learn more about his work and to meet new people with common interests. I learned that Joe was a man that had a story that he passionately wanted to tell. I learned that Joe had battled cancer and that TMT was a vehicle for him to tell that story in a sense. In the time that has since passed Joe was successful in getting the 1st issue released and is currently running another Kickstarter fundraiser to publish issue #2 of the book. Earlier this week Joe was gracious enough to connect me to a PDF version of issue 1 to review. As soon as I was able to sneak away from distractions I jumped into Titan's pages. 

     The cover of the book was provided by none other that THE Jerry Ordway! If you are not familiar with Mr. Ordway's artwork then I highly recomend that you hit up Bing or Google Images and check it out. BUT WAIT!!!!!!! There is another variant cover provided by Chris Giarrusso in which Chris puts a wonderful spin on Ordway's image (not familiar with Giarusso? Bing or Google!!!!). Joe's script and plot flow smoothly and he has surrounded himself with some terrific talent. Luca Cicchitti handles the penciling chores. His style is the right fit for the story as it is clean and dynamic but not hyper-exaggerated. I hope to see more of his work in the future. The book's inks are by Jeff Austin. Austin has a smooth line and really gives the art great depth and texture. Keith J. Betancourt is the colorist along with assists on 3 pages from Bryan Magnaye. The colors are rock solid and a perfect fit for the line work. Adam O. Pruett lettered the book and did a bang up job. Last but not least in the credits box is Robert J. Sodaro whom provided Editorial duties. Like I said before Joe has a great team with him here and they mesh well together.

     I would love to give a page by page recap of the book but if you check it out (and I hope you do) not knowing the journey Joe's taking us on is what makes this such a satisfying read. Just skimming through the pages it looks like a classic superhero book. The caped hero at odds with the evil villain amidst the cityscape. At first it looks and seems all too familiar, comfy even. Then you add Joe's words to mix and find that this is a different flavor altogether. It reminds me of what I love about comics. It reminds me of what I no longer get from DC and Marvel. It reminds me that their are still young and hungry voices out there in the comics world. It's independent. It's Joe and Company's book and it's a damn fine one. I love Spidey and Batman as much as anyone but the days anyone other that the top names in the industry working on them is over.
     The Mighty Titan is a story that ought to be told. Joe Martino is a storyteller that deserves the chance to tell it. I can't wait to get issue #2 in my paws to see where this is all going. Great stuff... Joe is on Twitter: Joe Martino @jgmcomics and all art and content in regards to The Mighty Titan belong to Joe. . .

P.S. Thanks again for the PDF Joe!!! Keep that Reign In Blood cranked!!!

The Right Hand of Doom!!!

Who doesn't dig Hellboy?!? I sure as heck do. This one was a pencil drawing I did back when I had a Facebook page. An old pal of mine saw it there and asked if he could ink and color it. I said sure and he absolutely love what he did with it. I am horrible with colors myself and typically ruin anything I touch with em. So thanks to you Holiday"Ian"!!! A bang up job on polishing my art up and giving it life!!! Lemme know what ya think!!!

Heckboy!!!

This started out as a doodle on an envelope when I was in the mood to sketch but had no art pad with me. I really like what I had put down so I kept it and when I got home I threw some inks and colors on it. The combining of Silent Bob and Hellboy was a perfect fit to me and I had a ton of fun doing it. Hope you dig it!

Badthings. . .

This is an older piece I did. I call him "Badthings The Clown" and he is a character that I sort of use to vent negative emotions out whenever I am in a not so good mood. His origin stems from an old drawing I did for a female who is no longer in my life who had me draw her a cute clown. As they often do the relationship ended on a sour note and that clown in my head came back out on paper as the image you see here. He's a fun character to draw albeit a bit nasty I know. But he does help me get rid of not so nice feelings and emotions in a completely legal and people friendly way!

Best In The World. . .

I have been a fan of pro wrestling since I was a kid. I wouldnt say that I am a fanatic but still more than a casual fan. I think the love of comics, music, and movies all tie in with what I like about it. This piece is of C.M. Punk of current WWE fame if ya don't know. It started as a pencil sketch and I went ahead and threw some inks onto it. What do ya's think? Leave a comment and let me know!