Me: Then and Now

There's an illustration meme going on right now: Draw yourself as a teen.




Almost twenty years later...I haven't changed all that much.

Iron Man!

Get it!?!? IRON Man!

HAW!

I can't be the only one who's thought of that pun.

I may be the only one who's expanded it into levels of heretofore unknown comedic genius.

You see, The Mandarin is a classic Iron Man villain. So I said "Enter the Laundarin" HA HA HA!

Then I went even further and branded the can of starch Iron Man is holding "Tony's Starch" - because Iron Man is Tony Stark.

HAHAHHAHHAAAAHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

I kill me.

"Don't..you..know..that..eggs..are..poison..

..to..GNOMES !"

That's one of my favorite lines from Return to Oz - an excellent film that never seemed to get the credit it deserves.

Anyways, here's a batch of gnome concepts I sketched up for a client. Notice the lack of eggs. 'Cuz they're poison...to Gnomes.

Supercar #9 - He's a Demon on Wheels

I was never a huge fan of the cartoon, but the movie looks like fun. I needed to draw something today, and I couldn't resist adding 'ol Speed Racer and his powerful Mach 5 to my Super Cars series!

I Am Iron Chuck!

I saw Iron Man yesterday and was thoroughly impressed. I was inspired to draw something, and thought I'd do a little homage.

I usually post my Woodchuck Chuck drawings on my Woodchuck Chuck blog, but I had a lot of fun drawing this one and thought I'd post him here.

Animoto Video-o

I discovered Animoto.com today and thought I'd give it a try with some of my characters. I chose a little Jazzy ditty for that old school Looney Tunes feel. I think it turned out pretty cool.

Own a Batmobile!

...or at least my illustration of one! The 1966 Barris Batmobile to be exact!!!

I donated this illo to Thomas at Say It Backwards

He's got a charity eBay art auction starting May 3rd for Candlelighters, a charity that helps families with children who have cancer.

Check eBay May 3rd, under seller "MisterMxy" (I'll update this post with a link when they go live!)

Pink Poodle

I've been working a lot lately on my Pink Poodle character...


...and I've opened up a Pink Poodle shop at Cafepress - now you can get the Pink Poodle on t-shirts, mugs, etc!

Go check it out - and remember that 20% of my profits go to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation, to help in their battle to end breast cancer forever.

For Dave...

From The Associated Press:

03/12/2008 03:52:23 PM PDT

TURLOCK, Calif.—Dave Stevens, a respected comic book artist and illustrator and creator of "The Rocketeer," has died at age 52.

Stevens died Monday at a hospital in Turlock due to complications from treatment for leukemia, said his colleague William Stout.

Born July 29, 1955, in Lynwood, Stevens was known for his meticulous work and classic pinup style drawings. He is widely credited for reviving interest in recent years in Bettie Page, the 1950s pinup idol.

His best-known work, "The Rocketeer," about a man who finds a rocketpack that allows him to fly, was made into a 1991 feature film, starring Bill Campbell, Alan Arkin and Jennifer Connelly.

In 1982, Stevens became the first person to win Comic-Con International's Russ Manning Award.

A private funeral service was planned.

I remember when the movie was being filmed - the airport scenes and hanger scenes were filmed in my hometown of Santa Maria.

I loved the movie, loved the character, and was always in awe of Dave Steven's illustrations. I was saddened to hear of his passing. He left his mark. He will be missed.

Composite Supergirl

There's a corny old comic character called Composite Superman - half Superman, half Batman, all evil!

There is a thread on The Drawing Board where folks are drawing him, and it was mentioned that there hasn't been a Composite Supergirl (one would assume SOMEONE has drawn her, but I've never seen her.)

So I rectified that situation.

Supercar # 8.5: Harley Quinn

This one comes from another request. I took it in a little different direction than all my Supercars to date, so I decided it only counts as a ".5"

I may revisit the concept and apply the true "Supercar" formula at a later date, but for now here's Harley Quinn in an out of control bumper car! Wheeee!

Supercar #8 - Fan Art

My friend Matt has created an old guy superhero named Golden Age. I wanted to do a little tribute, and of course came up with the Golden Rod - your typical old guy mid seventies land yacht - complete with curb feelers!