STOP TREATING POC LIKE POS!

Here's a protest sign I did. Message me if you want a free hi-res version. And stay safe. 

Not Grace Kelly, Not Anne Randall, Not Ann-Margret

As I mentioned, I've been doing some small pinups and illustrations during the Coronavirus quarantine, and here are three of the former category, based on (but not looking like) photos of Ann-Margret, Grace Kelly, and Anne Randall. In the second image, I put pants on the lady! Whee! All of these originals (all measuring between 5x7" - 6x8" are available for sale, email me with any inquiries. 

DOGS AND CATS LIVING TOGETHER!

Hey, during this quarantine, I've been doing a bunch of commissions, including (for the first time ever), PET PORTRAITURE! Which actually, it turns out, is kind of fun to do. As you can see from the various images below (belonging to various friends), I have a format: 5x5", straight on, face only. Also, I'm much better at cats than dogs. Which makes sense if you know me. 

Springtime for Batman No.1

This drawing of Lewis Wilson as the first live-action Batman in the 1943 Columbia Pictures serial was originally done in 2015 for an installment of Prince Street News about the history of the Caped Crusader's outfits, newly hand-colored in non-traditional hues. 

The All-New Adventures of Batman with Batgirl

This Covid-Commission combined elements from a number of 1960s Batman products (including one of many crazy-cool Japanese Batmobiles) along with my own tweaks. 

Go, Dad, GO!

Based on the cover for Sonny Criss' 1956 album, GO MAN!

Count Chocula reads Richie Rich

Another Covid-Commission, this mashup of 1970s icons was requested by my friend Robyn, who thought she was asking for a still life of a bowl of Count Chocula and a stack of Richie Rich comics. What's the fun in that? I love drawing this character (here's a link to a 2013 piece of the chocolate vampire, along with Boo Berry and Frankenberry), and doing comic book cover recreations is rapidly becoming more of a thing. 

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #66 Cover and Splash Recreations

Two more Covid-Commissions of Spider-Man recreations (for a different person!). My pal Jon Ames (no, not that one) and I enjoy debating the merits and lack of same on different versions of ol' Webhead (his favorite live-action Spidey is Tom Holland... mine is, let's just say, NOT). A big fan of Mysterio, Jon asked me to re-do the cover and final splash page from THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #66 (1968), original art by John Romita (Sr., of course), with assist by Don Heck on the splash. It's fun doing these recreations, tweaking them just enough to make them my own (plus, you know, I'm a fraction of the artist John Romita is, so a 100% faithful repro not only isn't possible, but really, what would be the point?). More coming soon! 

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #1 & 6 cover recreations

My very first comic book pal was my friend Allan, whom I met in fourth grade. For years, we engaged in that now-extinct fanboy kid ritual of trading comics (over the phone!). Al was more of a Marvel kid, while I was a DC guy (although not exclusively). Recently, as I'm quarantined and furloughed, he commissioned me to do a couple of Spider-Man cover recreations, for The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 (1964) by Spidey's co-creator, Steve Ditko, and The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #6 (1969) by Ditko's successor, John Romita. Both covers feature The Sinister Six, a super-team of Spidey foes! And you know who's really hard to draw? Spider-Man's rogues gallery, that's who!!! Okay, The Sandman's pretty easy, but Kraven, Doctor Octopus, Mysterio, Electro, and The Vulture all have costumes that can drive ya batty! Still these were really fun to do, and led to two more Spider-Man recreations for another friend that I will post tomorrow (or, before this post if you're looking at this any time after today, so why the heck am I writing this in a time-sensitive context, that makes zero sense!). 

The Wienermobile!

The Grady Twins

While furloughed from work (I pay the bills as a bartender) and locked down in quarantine, I've been doing some commission work and will be posting some of those pieces here (with the kind permission of the people for whom I did the work). First up! Those oh-so-adorable and popular Grady Twins! The original version of this had a hand-drawn background that just didn't work out, so it became a collaged piece, giving me the opportunity to bust out the ol' rubber stamps for the nigh-mandatory accompanying quote.

Art + Autonomy Salon Presents...

I was hired to design a retro 1980's style punk show flyer for imaginary bands to be used by NYC's Art + Autonomy Salon on merchandise. You can check out this (and much more fun stuff) at their Threadless store. The style of the girl was inspired by Diane Lane in Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains, a 1982 movie that I have never seen! Thanks to Haven and everyone at A+A for asking me to do this really fun job.