This Weekend - Tulsa Defcon!

Just a reminder that Tulsa Defcon 7 is at the Tulsa Convention Center this weekend. The show is actually Friday through Sunday but I’ll only be there Saturday and Sunday.

I’ll be doing commission sketches, selling art, comics and other goodies. So, if you’re gonna be there, stop by my table and say hey. Above are some pre-drawn pieces that I will be bringing to sell at the show.

www.tulsadefcon.com
Defcon 7 - “Oklahoma’s Largest Entertainment Expo”
Friday August 1 - Sunday August 3
Tulsa Convention Center

Guests include:
Peter Mayhew
Michael Golden
James O'Barr
Brian Pulido
Igor Jijikine
Larry Dixon
Tom Morga
Johnny Yong Bosch
Wendy Pini
Joe Jusko
Mark Texeira
Jason Pearson
Joe Benitez
Steve Erwin
and more!

Believe the Hype, it's a Sequel!

I know Chuck D. told you "Don't believe the hype", but in this case you really should. The Dark Knight was greatness. A sequel better than the original. A better comic book film than Iron Man. Iron Man is much more fun than The Dark Knight, that's for sure, a better summer popcorn super hero movie, but The Dark Knight is a better film. Darker. Well, much, much, much darker, but better.

All that talk about "Ledger should get an Oscar, blah, blah, blah." Man, I gotta say, pretty dang valid. I don't know if he will win one, but I really do think he should at least be nominated. He walked away with this movie. He actually ran away with it. Better than Nicholson. Yep, I said it. Better than Nicholson. Do yourself a favor and go see it, but don't take your younger kiddos (like I saw so many doing). The Joker is kinda a psycho.

The Watchmen - I'll Be Watching

Well, if the movies is a cool as the trailer I will be. After seeing some of the costume images awhile back, I had a nervous feeling about this movie. But after watching (get it, watching?) the trailer, I'm much more psyched about seeing this. I guess it's time to pull the book off the shelf and re-read it, I have until March, so I think I've got time. Good grief, it's been like 20 years since I read it. I've forgotten more about it than I remember. It's funny how they call it a "graphic novel" in the trailer. Technically, it's a collected mini-series in trade paperback. But to quote Nigel Tufnel from Spinal Tap... ''That's nit picking, isn't it?''

Click to Watch the Watchmen Trailer

Now, if I can only get ticket to see "The Dark Knight" this weekend.

Spookytown.net and a Few Sketches

I finally did something with Spookytown.net, it's not much right now. It's just sort of a quick information page with sketches and and stuff. Speaking of sketches, here are some I did recently.

Eyebrow Girls Make Their Debut in Vegas

A while back, I posted some website illustrations I did for eyecandy custom eyebrow stencils. The product recently debuted in Las Vegas at a trade show and Nikki, the creator, emailed me these photos of their booth. Not only does it feature the "eyes and eyebrows" logo I created for them, but also one of the girls I illustrated as well. She told me they will soon have a billboard off the Tollway here in Dallas and a write up in D-Magazine. Very cool! So go to their website and get your eyebrows in check!

Tulsa Defcon - August 1-3

If you’re in or around Tulsa on the first weekend in August, come out to the Tulsa Convention Center and pay me a visit. I’ve been invited to be a guest at Tulsa Defcon 7. The show is actually Friday through Sunday but I’ll only be there Saturday and Sunday.
I’ll be doing commission sketches, selling art, comics and other goodies. So, if you’re gonna be there, stop by my table and say hey.

www.tulsadefcon.com
Defcon 7 - “Oklahoma’s Largest Entertainment Expo”
Friday August 1 - Sunday August 3
Tulsa Convention Center

Guests include:
Peter Mayhew
Michael Golden
James O'Barr
Brian Pulido
Igor Jijikine
Larry Dixon
Tom Morga
Johnny Yong Bosch
Wendy Pini
Joe Jusko
Mark Texeira
Jason Pearson
Joe Benitez
Steve Erwin
and more!

Affordable Man Goes Disco

I posted some illustrations recently for "Affordable Man", mascot of Affordable Home Furnishings. Well, asked me to do a Disco version complete with mirror ball. Shadow Dancin!

Monkey Shines

Here are an banner image and quick logo I did recently for a client... www.staffordgaming.com

Spookytown Ad and More

I took a Spopkytown pin-up and created a print ad for the book. It's supposed to appear in Samax's upcoming ghettoManga Quarterly. Samax, when's that coming out? Have I missed it already?A while back, I made the original mini comic available in a pdf format, for those who never read it and might be interested in it. Just click on the icon on the left to download it.

If you're interested, I have still have some sketchbooks for sale. It’s a 20-page mini-comic type book containing over 70 sketches, drawings and doodles that I’ve done will preparing to start the graphic novel. I printed up a limited edition of 100 books. Each is hand numbered and signed, I usually do a sketch on the back too. Just drop me a line if you'd like to buy one, they're just 5 bucks.

Hellboy - Inside the Actors Studio

Boo-yah indeed.

Watch our award-winning film

Seriously, it won an award. And it's only 5 minutes, so watch it.

Dog Food Productions (my buddies and I) landed 2nd place (out of 24 teams) in the Auteur division in 2008 24-Hour Video Race, put on by the Video Association of Dallas.

VIDEO RACE REQUIREMENTS
Theme: A twist of fate
Prop: A key
Line of dialogue: "What's this going to cost me?"
Location: Anywhere a sport is played.

So, enjoy "Community Service".