Wow! You're Work Is So Good! I Really Like It. Ho Do You Get Such Great Digital Images Of Your Stuff?

I had the opportunity to work with Meg Mateo Ilasco at Anthology Magazine recently for their 2013 Winter and Spring issues. Here's my illustration for their seasonal Screen Play article and a map (which I rarely get the chance to do!) for their feature on Oakland. These were both uniquely-proportioned layouts and so this was a fun exercise. Anthology is a beautifully designed and curated magazine, so if you haven't already, definitely check it out!

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EDIT: I'd credited Anh-Minh Le as my art director initially, whereas Anh-Minh is the editor of Anthology. My mistake! 

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EVERYONE: READY YOURSELVES FOR FIGHT FROGS

(please donate if you can, especially if you want to pre-order a copy -and of course you do-, and share!)

Hi everyone! My new comic Fight Frogs is almost done and ready to premier at this year’s Small Press Expo!  It’s a story about 3 frog-men brothers who live in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, party hard, and FIGHT!

I’m currently running a Kickstarter to get the book funded, and would be totally stoked if you’d like to contribute to it!  Click here for more details, and to pre-order your copy today!

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Jimmy's video game fan art book "Bits in Multiples of 8" went up on Kickstarter last NIGHT! Amazing. Now look what you've done, guys! He's gonna have to print more books!

Way to go, Jim Jams.

Happy Inception Day, Roy Batty

ARGUS, the many-eyed demi-god, is a psychic-type mystical fighter who specializes in paralyzing her opponents with her gaze and holding them in crippling mental pain. Nearly impossible to sneak up on, she maintains a vigilant defense against physical attacks with evasive hovering, as any contact with her eye-covered body can do serious damage. The large eye on her forehead, when opened, casts a heavily destructive wide beam of light, but it forces all of Argus's other eyes closed and leaves her vulnerable for the duration. An orbiting shroud covers the eye until she needs its power. Fighters that want to take on Argus should employ blinding techniques: bright flashes of light, obstructive smoke, or sprays of ink. While impervious to attacks of willpower, physical attacks can bring Argus down easily if fighters manage to blind all of her eyes.

Okay, now come up from that deep dark pool of nerdiness...this is Argus, my submission to Jenn Woodall's latest anthology zine, FIGHT! Round 1! It features many talented illustrators the likes of Kali Ciesemier, Sam Bosma, Jimmy Giegerich, Valentin Seiche + more, and it's gonna be rad as hell.

What kind of paper do you use in gouache?

I enjoy certain brands of cold-press watercolor (Canson's good) and print-making papers. Arches and Stonehenge are lovely for it. It depends a little how you work of course (more water, more weight to the paper) but I work fairly graphic, with less water, so I go with something around 100lb. You need a balance of appropriate weight and tooth. If your paper or board is too smooth, like hot-press watercolor or bristol, your gouache won't have anything to grip.

Hello little guy.  Amidst the stress of filing taxes, a cruelly indecisive springtime, and car insurance payments, this little robin was born.  Sometimes you just need to make something pretty and meaningless.

Kadabra dreams of the cosmos.

Here's my piece for the gonna-be-fantastic Pokemon Battle Royal show at the Light Gray Art Lab in Minneapolis. Do I even need to mention how full of amazing work by so many amazing illustrators it will be? A unique, one-and-only print of this will be available for sale at the show, and if you can go to the opening, I envy you! Big thanks to Alyssa Nassner for inviting me to take part.

While you're getting psyched about the Pokemon show, take a minute to support Light Gray Art Lab in their Kickstarter campaign. They're a group of hugely talented people that want to keep producing awesome shows like this one and they could use your help. Thanks all!

I created my own cover illustration of William Gibson’s Neuromancer (one of my favorites) for Atomic Book’s “Jackets and Sleeves” show. Up for just a little while longer at Atomic!

I'm excited for the bats to start coming out :)