my zombie wife

well ... it's not really her PER SE but she did unknowingly pose for this. My wife has more face and isn't missing an arm.

Lots going on these days ... working on a book, several covers for other peoples books and trying to get my art prints, sketchcards and zombie portraits available to the masses. Also making inroads with other design firms and graphic companies that have taken interest in my doodles, and I've started concept drawings in earnest for a new ( non zombie ) comic that will one day see the light of day.

the living

Sometimes you have to draw the living. They are like zombie embryos in a way. This dude above is trying to make an honest buck in the menial labor department. One day he doesn't pay attention to what he's doing and BAM! He's getting chomped on by a zombie ... only to become a zombie later. As long as he doesn't get ripped apart.

Anyways, still cranking on idz and also going strong on webcomics. Nothing online yet, but soon.

The Game

The above image wasn't created by me, it was done by Paul Peyto, an amazing artist in his own right. The above image is the cover page to the 10 page zombie anthology story line called Dead Future, published by Grim Crew and now available for 99 cents from Drive Thru Comics.

It was a lot of fun to do, more work than I ever thought it would be, and I learned a tonne. If you have a chance, check it out, buy it, read it, tell your friends, write a review, hire me to illustrate for you. :D

ending near the beginning

I'm sad to say that I have to stop my zombie webcomic. You probably didn't even know I had one, but I did, and you could read it here. I have been wanting to continue it but haven't been able to find the time. Life is harsh that way. It's all so sad. boohoo. boohoo.

theZOMBIE webcomic is no more.

looking for love

in all the wrong places. Sure, its a really sad and lame joke that only a few people will get, but whatever. This poor shmuck doesn't care what you or anyone else thinks. Nope. He was on his way to visit his new girlfriend and celebrate their 3 month anniversary when he decided to be a good samaritan and help this old lady that looked like she got hit by a car. When he leaned over to see if she was okay she tried to bite him in the face. Her spit got in his eyes ... and you probably know the rest.

In other news, here is another cool looking zombie costume for halloween. This one would be awesome for my son. It really suits his build. Maybe in a few years I could convince him to wear it. This year he wants to be spiderman. Still cool, but seriously. A zombie child in a small rural town with a heavy religous slant. This would rock. Click the image to learn more about it or buy it for your child with a desire to scare other kids shitless.

against the wall

I've been slacking in my zombie drawing lately, but i have been learning lots about the tablet. This isn't my best work, but by saving it as a gif and messing with the color palette it turned out alright. New post tomorrow if all goes well.

Also, I am going to be promoting some costumes for people wanting to be a zombie for halloween. I've come across an awesome site that has great costumes, so check it out.

Skeleton Zombie Adult Costume
This is the first zombie costume that I saw when browsing the site. Me and my wife joked about how this would scare the hell out of the kids when we volunteer to help at the school on Halloween party day. They would never ask us back.
This Skeleton Zombie Costume features a skeleton mask with gauze, a shirt and pants with gauze and bones. Gloves are also included and its a decent price too. Click the image to get more details.

click the image to go to the website to buy it

Zobo the zombie

He might be kind of smiling on the outside, but he is undead inside. And he wants to eat your brains. hur hur hur.

Above image was doodled while outside with my boys today. Summer is nearly over so it wouldn't be fair to keep them cooped up inside all day. I think I'll try to color it with water colors later. I'll post the results.

My tablet should be here on Monday or Tuesday. And Tuesday I should be back in full swing, but I've probably said that before. I really really really want to get my zombie webcomic back in action. I have high hopes.

adios

page 10 online

Latest page of the Zombie webcomic is online. Check it out here. In other news, my youngest son just got into my green paint and covered himself with it. He's gone zombie.

brain food

The image was created over a period of several days. One of my first real attempts at doing an actual 'finished' image. Started with pencils, then inks then color. Finished result isn't as great as the image in my head, but at least it is done. I'm coming to grips with my need to stop just doodling and actually produce finished pieces.

The scanning job sucks but my scanner sucks for large format images. I need a bigger scanner. Any suggestions?

deadfuture preview page

This is a preview page from the upcoming DEAD FUTURE project I have been working on. It is being released by the folks at Grim Crew. It should be coming out by October. I will keep everyone updated. Yes, everyone.

a new page

Finally had a chance to finish off page 9 of my webcomic called theZOMBIE. Man it took forever, but thats cuz I screwed myself by putting off a job until the last minute, and now its way over due and I'm still working on it. Its about 75% done and I will spend every free minute working on it this weekend so that I can start fresh on everything else on Monday.

And until I have a big enough buffer, I am going to only update my webcomic 1 time per week.

In other news, check out Gibberish the Comic and see a little tiny guest comic I did for Chris. He's a cool guy with an interesting sense of humor that I hope to work with and communicate with more in the future.

Also, Coyote Trax did a review of my webcomic and you can read it here. 3 out of 5 paws is alright in my book.

Lastly, Martin, please call off the bounty hunters.

zombification #2

This is the second zombification. Got several more to do.
Other than that, not much going on.

zombification #1

The above is the first in a series of ZOMBIFICATIONS that I have set out to do. About a week ago I offered to zombify 5 people and they response was awesome. I didn't get to them until today because real life got in the way. Now that things are rotting along quite nicely I am able to get the jobs done. Today we have Eric Weiss from ZOMBIE! .
Tomorrow will feature another zombification ... will it be yours?

In other news, I managed to get the next page up on my zombie webcomic. Take a look and let me know what you think.

grandma ZED

Let's give a big undead welcome for grandma ZED. Or ZEE as them amerikana's pronounce it. She comes complete with floral print dress and a little sag. But when you're so far past your prime that you've become undead, a little sag is expected.

Coming tomorrow, the first official zombie portrait.

And . . . check out theZOMBIE webcomic for the latest page.

biocranial zombie

This is my 50th post.
Thats pretty cool. I wonder if anyone actually enjoys my doodles or am I just dreaming? Well, whatever, its fun and I'm improving some skills. This one, like my zombie webcomic, is done with just pen, then watercolors. No second guessing, full on commitment. Really good practice for the actual comic pages I am trying to do with some writer types. Helps build my confidence which seems to get in the way whenever I try to do an actual page. Isn't that whack?

Oh yeah, go enter this contest to win stuff.

oh $#!t

ALWAYS AIM FOR THE HEAD!!

That little tid bit of advice just might save your life, especially if you only have a few shots left. Body shots are fun and entertaining sure, but it won't stop the zombie. In fact, it just might piss it off even more. So remember. Always aim for the head.

In other news, the grim crew folks are still having their contest. Write a paragraph on how you became a zombie and you can win your likeness drawn by one of the Dead Future artists and published in the graphic novel. On top of that awesomeness, you will also get a free copy so you can one up the Joneses.
Go enter right now!!

the ZOMBIE webcomic

This is a preview image of my newest creation, the ZOMBIE webcomic. It will be updated Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays. I hope it goes somewhere but most of all I hope people enjoy it. Check it out here and please let me know what you think.

headache

Just a quick image tonight. Busy doing lots of stuff, including a redesign of my site under a new name yet to be announced, a couple of webcomics by various writters and lots of other stuff, including and monopolizing all my time, theKIDS. If only there was more help, but as a woman I know always says ... 'you made your bed, blah blah blah'

yeah
the end.

old school

A quick little image drawn in pen then quickly colored in photoshop. I tried going a bit more detailed on the color, then the computer froze so I had to start over. This is a better version. More stuff coming soon, cuz today is a busy busy drawing day.

panel reject

This is one of the panels from the Dead Future project from GrimCrew that I am working on that has been rejected by that bastard inside my head that always says my work isn't good enough. I wish he would just shut up and leave me alone. Maybe I'll have to drown him in Wisers Whiskey tonight.