I Was Bored Today...

I had no comic book work to do, so I said to myself "I want to draw beefcake." So, I decided to draw the character I made when I played DC Universe Online. I call him "Corpsecaller."

Happy Valentine's Day

Hello, gentle readers and lurkers.

I have little words to express for tomorrow. The words that I do have, however, mark the seventh year I have been together with my guy. Seven long years, with two of them spent together in the same bed, under the same roof. It's been rough for the both of us, but he's my world, my everything, and I don't know what I'd be without him today.

Anyhow!

I have treats for you all. Most of them are related to my attempts at colouring.

Here's Cupid and one of my Halloween boys, JD. When I made my version of Cupid almost... ten years ago, (wow!) I intended him to be on the punk side. Here, I have him more of the Avril Lavinge "sk8terboi" (God, strike me down for having uttered her name and employed even a semblance of leet speech.) I got really lazy with this, if you can't tell.

Next, I attempted to turn Superman, the Man of Steel, into the Man of Bronze, by playing with his design as more of a barbarian.

And my attempt at colouring him. I used one of Frank Frazetta's paintings as a colour base.

I hope you all have a wonderful day. If not for romance, then for the glorification of the human form and the many wonders it inspires.

Kyle Rayner and the Draenai

I've been having quite an inspiration week, artistically speaking, and a fun weekend to top it all off (I know it's going to be a hellish week coming up to counter this much enthusiasm and joy.) While at A Comic Shop today, I drew Kyle Rayner (or however you spell his name. I just think he's the hunkiest of the Green Lantern Corp). My friends Eric and Oral had their birthdays celebrated at the shop much later in the evening, where I met a young lady, who also drew, and we commenced to draw together. She had some WoW fanart, so I decided to bond with her through that vein of consciousness.

Of Comics and the Like

Over the weekend, I had the pleasure of meeting comic book illustrator Mike Perkins. He taught a seminar on illustration, hosted at A Comic Shop. Unfortunately, I opted out of it because I was too stingy to pay for the seminar ($10 is a lot to me.) Afterward, when the masses died down, I met up with my comic artist friends there, chatted with them, and had Mr. Perkins browse through my sketchbook. He liked my character designs, but his lack of any sort of criticism made me uneasy for the rest of the day.

As for today, to take a break from my own illustration projects, I gave myself a few breaks. In those times, I sat down and drew some comic book heroes I thought to be especially hot. In particular, my friend Zhu was looking for someone to draw Superboy. I thought Superboy was pretty hot, and would look even hotter with a fauxhawk. Add Thor to the mix, and you have my day today.

(Zhu, I hope it's okay that I show Superboy here...)

Theme for the Time Being: Horror

I've been on this "horror" streak lately. The reason why may be due in part with the script I wrote for a friend who makes horror movies. Maybe. I don't know. Anyhow!

The first two pics are of Colskar as a slasher maniac. I may do him up in some sort of gay horror movie comic strip. It might be fun.

The image below is from a Drink and Draw session I attended in Orlando, hosted by A Comic Shop. The theme for the first drawing we all did was "Zombies" and "Spring Break" so naturally I did a bunch of hunky zombie boys on the beach. Dinosaur Prince suggested I use this picture as a statement on my feelings towards male beauty, that no matter how grotesque or how monstrous, I manage to make the dudes I draw attractive.

For a Little Christmas Cheer

I did this image for my friend Matt. He's terribly fond of my character, JD, so for Christmas I drew this for him. The smirking fellow beside him is Count Stollen, the Christmas Vampire Lord (go ahead and laugh...)

Happy Holidays to you all!

Cthu'Og is Watching You...