Page 2 of MURDER on the North Sea…
Murder on the North Sea Page 1
It has been a long wait…. I present page 1 of Murder on the North Sea…
Game of Thrones Look and Find
I am sure everyone is as excited as we are about season 4 of Game of Thrones. We usually have a premiere cook off, but this April is too busy for us.
We will have some multi-course party closer to the finale when thing are less insane (ha).
It occurs to me when I do these, color may make my look and find too easy to solve. Often they are in black and white to fool the eye in books and magazines and that seems to work well with the theme.
I knew starting this there was no hope of getting more than a tiny fraction of the characters or story packed into on image so I focused on my favorite characters. Obviously, it cherry-picks the books/movies and there are spoilers, but I suspect if you have not seen the shows or read the books, the images will not mean much.
I do love some of the characters. Sam Tarly is my favorite caricature of the bunch.
GI Joe Cop Blister Pack
In honor of tonight’s episode of Community, an illustration I did for Hasbro in the 90s for their GI Joe line of heroes like cops, firemen, etc.
The creative brief was to make the comic very Quentin Tarantino without the blood or foul language. That is probably the best art direction I ever got. I still chuckle at it.
I wish I had a sample or a version with the type. Back then we saved stuff on Syquest drives so I am lucky to have anything.
I never got a product sample but was told it came out and was on the shelves. Toy companies are bad about that…
Cover for Murder on the North Sea
This is the cover for my new Ultimate Sinister mini-comic premiering at SPACE in a couple weeks. Stay tuned for more!
Live Art Game of Thrones Style
Painting from a live art event I did last night with the Ghost Empire Collective at the Drinkery in Over the Rhine. Getting geared up for Game of Thrones in the best way…
Now I am working on a bunch of stuff for SPACE and another comic project. Stay tuned there will be a lot of posting!
Photo taken by the Drinkery.
Cosmos and Cat Rocket Packs
Sketch for the latest Ghost Empire Collective challenge which was honoring the dead. I did it in honor of Carl Sagan and the new Cosmos. Cat rocket packs have been on my mind since the viral images of the medieval concepts. No cats were harmed in this sketch (or Sagans).
I am working on a couple comic projects. I will be posting stuff soon!
Revenge of the Valkyrie
The most recent sketch challenge for The Ghost Empire Collective.
The theme was Star Wars and Music.
I have always thought that operas were the blockbusters of their time with ostentatious sets and over the top special effects. The Ring Cycle by Wagner was The Lord of the Rings movies of its time. (JRR. Tolkien denied he was influenced by The Ring Cycle)
I got the idea because I had just watched Wagner & Me with Stephen Fry discussing Richard Wagner (and the controversy over his legacy). (I never knew that Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria was built in honor of Wagner’s work.)
Of course the Bugs Bunny cartoon What’s Opera Doc is also a tribute to Wagner.
I think Princess Leia is a great Brünnhilde.
This sketch also has a dash of Aida. I can never get The Grand March tune from that one out of my head.
Character Sketch for Next Ultimate Sinister
Continuing development for the next Ultimate Sinister comic. Need to come up with a name for this evil fellow. One of the few with more money than Sinister.
New Ultimate Sinister In America
Starting to concept sketch my next Ultimate Sinister story…It starts with a cruise across the Atlantic on a White Star style ocean liner or as the Sinister calls it, a small yacht.
Here Purrty and Felix watch the ship arrive at the port.
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