Friday, February 3, 2012
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Bone Bat Rising
Here's the final poster that transpired from those crummy sketches. Steve and Gord over at The Bone Bat podcast were happy and so was I. It was really fun to get to draw something for a change. Go check out the bone bat show's website and subscribe, they're funny as hell and play some good tunes: http://bonehand.com/bonebatff.html and you can find out more about the Film Fest.
Sketchytons Part 3
Then things started to shape up. Gone were the cartoony elements and I found myself on the right track.
Sketchytons.
Here's the first sketch I did for the Bonebat Film Fest 2012 poster. I had in mind that these would be cartoony and animated. Turns out, this was the wrong approach. I eventually figured it out as you'll see soon.

Scars of Envy: Forsaken Me
If you're into heavy music, than you need to check out Scars of Envy's Forsaken Me. These guys are tearin' it up.
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/scarsofenvy#
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
The Devil Gave Me A Gun free on amazon!
Here it is, The Devil Gave Me A Gun, for free on amazon.com for your kindle! Please go download it. Thanks in advance and Kieth and I hope you enjoy the story.
http://www.amazon.com/Devil-Gave-Me-Gun-ebook/dp/B0072PLMTE
http://www.amazon.com/Devil-Gave-Me-Gun-ebook/dp/B0072PLMTE
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Saturday, January 28, 2012
The Devil Gave Me A Gun
The Devil Gave Me A Gun is a short story that I wrote with fellow writer Keith Latch over the last few weeks. It's a story that I don't think either of us could have wrote by ourselves. It was a really fun experience and it won't be the last time we collaborate on a story, either. Right now it's 99 cents at amazon and we're enrolling it into the KDP Select program, because the free promotional days are just amazing. The reach I've been getting by sheer amount of downloads still boggles my mind, whether it will translate to increased sales or some sort of fan base I don't know, in the meantime it's just cool to watch those download numbers skyrocket through a promo day.So far, my trying to write a new short story every month this year is working out. This will be my February story and will be available for free in February for at least two days. Next month's story is done and I just have to go back in and fix it up so it's fit for consumption. So, get used to more of these posts, but I'm not trying to get you to cough up 99 cents every time I write something. No, what I'd like is for everyone to download it on a free day and leave a review. A story in exchange for a few words expressing your thoughts on it is a great deal, I think.
But enough about that, I have to get back to lettering comics…
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Thursday, January 26, 2012
Muppet Sherlock Holmes
Here's one of our Sketch Attack assignments--it was for any version of Sherlock Holmes, so I used Muppet Sherlock Holmes. The last assignment was Godzilla which was a ton of fun too. I chose Hedora, which you can now see here: http://sketchattack.tumblr.com/ our current assignment is Medieval related and the doors are wide open. I think I might do a dragon. Not sure just yet.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
A World Most Broken FREE for Kindle!
Just go here and download it for free: http://www.amazon.com/A-World-Most-Broken-ebook/dp/B006ZPRTU8
If anyone reads it, or has read it, I hate my product description on its amazon product page and would for someone or everyone to suggest a better one.
If anyone reads it, or has read it, I hate my product description on its amazon product page and would for someone or everyone to suggest a better one.
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Monday, January 23, 2012
GODZILLA! GOJIRA! AND HIS MONSTER FRIENDS!
This week's Sketch Attack assignment was to pick a Godzilla character from any of the movies and either do a stand alone character or a fight scene. I didn't have enough time to do a fight scene but I did do a sketch of Hedora (The Smog Monster). You can check out the sketch over there, or over here: http://sketchattack.tumblr.com/
Also check out everyone else's sketches as they are all pretty rockin'.
Also check out everyone else's sketches as they are all pretty rockin'.
Saturday, January 21, 2012
A World Most Broken
So I've been writing a lot of short stories lately. At least little bits of one here and one there. And I decided to put out what one of my favorite short stories of my own has been on it's own as part of KDP Select. I'll be running a special promo on it soon and I'll let you all know when you can pick it up for free. For anyone who picked up Dark: A Horror Anthology, it was my story from there: A World Most Broken. It's a world I've been wanting to revisit and I think this will be the year to do so since as some of you may know I've set myself a goal of writing a NEW short story every month with the intention of releasing it via amazon's KDP Select program. The chance to be downloaded hundreds of times per day is fascinating to me. Even if it yields more shitty reviews than positive reviews. It's lighting a fire under my ass and making me excited to write and create new stories which is all I've ever really wanted to do. I made a quick cover for it--nothing great--but I think it's suitable and serves it's purpose.
If you want to pick it up for 99 cents, I won't stop you:
http://www.amazon.com/A-World-Most-Broken-ebook/dp/B006ZPRTU8
but I'd rather you pick it up for free and help me climb the charts and leave an honest review instead of shelling out the pennies.
If you want to pick it up for 99 cents, I won't stop you:
http://www.amazon.com/A-World-Most-Broken-ebook/dp/B006ZPRTU8
but I'd rather you pick it up for free and help me climb the charts and leave an honest review instead of shelling out the pennies.
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Monday, January 16, 2012
Myctophobia Begins Fundraising And Preproduction
Freakwolf Productions is happy to announce that their upcoming short film Myctophobia begins
production in February as part of the short film compilation The Collective Volume 4. The theme of
all the films on The Collective Volume 4 is emotions. Writer/Director Bryan Wolford was given Fear and
while researching different phobias Bryan settled on Myctophobia which is labeled as a Fear of Darkness. He then crafted a story about Kelly who has a fear of the dark and while at home by herself the lights go out. She soon finds herself bombarded by sights and sounds that only strengthen her fear of the dark. Is all of it really happening or only in her head? The Collective Volume 4 is scheduled to premiere at the Days Of The Dead convention (www.daysofthedead.net) on July 6th -July 8th in Indianapolis, Indiana.
The project is currently fund raising through Indie Go Go in the hopes of raising a small amount
of money to make sure the cast and crew gets a little pocket change out of the experience and to help
pay for some special effects for the film. All of the filming with be done over a weekend in late
February thus keeping the costs low. Anyone can donate to the project through the Indie Go Go page
and receive incentives like signed copies of The Collective Volume 4, an invite to the cast and crew
screening, and a cast and crew exclusive t-shirt. Info for donations can be found at IndieGoGo.Com/Myctophobia.
Even a little bit helps!
production in February as part of the short film compilation The Collective Volume 4. The theme of
all the films on The Collective Volume 4 is emotions. Writer/Director Bryan Wolford was given Fear and
while researching different phobias Bryan settled on Myctophobia which is labeled as a Fear of Darkness. He then crafted a story about Kelly who has a fear of the dark and while at home by herself the lights go out. She soon finds herself bombarded by sights and sounds that only strengthen her fear of the dark. Is all of it really happening or only in her head? The Collective Volume 4 is scheduled to premiere at the Days Of The Dead convention (www.daysofthedead.net) on July 6th -July 8th in Indianapolis, Indiana.
The project is currently fund raising through Indie Go Go in the hopes of raising a small amount
of money to make sure the cast and crew gets a little pocket change out of the experience and to help
pay for some special effects for the film. All of the filming with be done over a weekend in late
February thus keeping the costs low. Anyone can donate to the project through the Indie Go Go page
and receive incentives like signed copies of The Collective Volume 4, an invite to the cast and crew
screening, and a cast and crew exclusive t-shirt. Info for donations can be found at IndieGoGo.Com/Myctophobia.
Even a little bit helps!
Monday, January 9, 2012
City of Ruin eBook for FREE
Here it is, enjoying a promotional day, City of Ruin: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006UW9COM
Friday, January 6, 2012
City of Ruin eBook cover
Here's an eBook cover for my latest short story, and one I'm very happy with. It's a sci-fi tale in the vein of Children of Men. I'll let you all know when it's available. I'm enrolling it in the KDP Select program and plan on using my promo days very quickly. So you can all pick up for free--which means you better leave me a damned review!
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Wednesday, January 4, 2012
STAY DEAD: A Novel for $0.99!!
http://www.amazon.com/Stay-Dead-A-Novel-ebook/dp/B004VB514O
I'm running a sale for the next few days on amazon.com putting STAY DEAD at 99 cents. If you haven't checked it out--now is the time. This will probably be the last time I drop the price for a few months. And if you've read it and haven't left a review--please do.
I'm running a sale for the next few days on amazon.com putting STAY DEAD at 99 cents. If you haven't checked it out--now is the time. This will probably be the last time I drop the price for a few months. And if you've read it and haven't left a review--please do.
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Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Sketch Attack Art Blog
A few weeks ago I was asked to join a new Sketch blog by a friend of mine--Pat (who is also running the blog--and one helluva talent). Of course I said yes and so far haven't missed a deadline. All of two of them. Our first subject was a Star Wars character--I chose Bossk, as you can see here in this post and the next subject was Sherlock Holmes. I chose Gonzo from BOOM! Studios Muppet Sherlock Holmes' books and you can check it out here: http://sketchattack.tumblr.com/ when it's live of course, which will be sometime by the end of the day. Regardless you should go over there and check out the blog and follow it. It's going to rock. Each artists gets to choose a subject and I have a few ideas for when my turn comes up.
Monday, January 2, 2012
2011: GOOD RIDDANCE!
Last year was a roller coaster of some very epic proportions for me--mostly career oriented, but anyone who has a career or even a job knows what that can mean. For most of the year I had no idea how I was going to pay my mortgage and what the hell that meant for my future, and more importantly my family's future. I've survived and things are getting better so I can't really complain anymore.
2012 is going to be a year of rebirth for me. I plan on getting off this roller coaster and then setting it on fire. 2012 is going to be a year of smarter moves. 2012 is going to be a year full of exciting projects, and the year I really start focusing on my personal projects. Things like Stay Dead 2, a convention sketchbook, t-shirts and new tattoos.
Also, as you can see, I tweaked the blog a bit. I like it and think I won't touch it again till 2013.
2012 is going to be a year of rebirth for me. I plan on getting off this roller coaster and then setting it on fire. 2012 is going to be a year of smarter moves. 2012 is going to be a year full of exciting projects, and the year I really start focusing on my personal projects. Things like Stay Dead 2, a convention sketchbook, t-shirts and new tattoos.
Also, as you can see, I tweaked the blog a bit. I like it and think I won't touch it again till 2013.
Monday, December 26, 2011
Xmass presents for you! Two FREE eBooks!
Right now, holding the #9 spot out of the top 100 Free Kindle Best Sellers in Fiction Anthologies, Graveyard--my first Stay Dead collection of short stories. You can download it for free here:
http://www.amazon.com/Graveyard-short-story-collection-ebook/dp/B004VT4UWU
Horror Stories: A Macabre Collection has been in the top 100 Free Kindle Best Sellers in Horror for the last two days, and you can get it free here:
http://www.amazon.com/Horror-Stories-Macabre-Collection-ebook/dp/B004OL260I
All I ask is that you download them and hopefully read them. If you're compelled to review them I'd greatly appreciate it. You can email me a link to the review when it's live and I will email you an eBook of your choice.
http://www.amazon.com/Graveyard-short-story-collection-ebook/dp/B004VT4UWU
Horror Stories: A Macabre Collection has been in the top 100 Free Kindle Best Sellers in Horror for the last two days, and you can get it free here:
http://www.amazon.com/Horror-Stories-Macabre-Collection-ebook/dp/B004OL260I
All I ask is that you download them and hopefully read them. If you're compelled to review them I'd greatly appreciate it. You can email me a link to the review when it's live and I will email you an eBook of your choice.
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Friday, December 23, 2011
Happy Holidays!
Here's a little card I whipped up just in time for the holidays. Have a good one--be safe, drink plenty of egg nog and screw a few elfs.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Horror Stories: A Macabre Collection
Horror Stories: A Macabre Collection is now free on amazon till the end of the night. I enrolled a few of my titles in the KDP Select program and wanted to try out those promotional days they are offering as part of the exclusivity. I have to say it already looks like its working. Its not even 10:00 yet and I have 40 downloads. I'm really excited to see what the rest of the day will bring. If you have a kindle or a computer, please download it--its free!
Here's the link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004OL260I
Here's the link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004OL260I
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
The Rinse #4 out now
Issue 4 wraps up The Rinse--a neat little crime story by one of my new favorite companies (BOOM! Studios) to work for. If you haven't been picking these up then you are clearly a fool. Pick them up today, for four issues you get a ton of story, quality art, and okay lettering. Or you could wait till the trade comes out.
Friday, December 2, 2011
Mardock Scramble Volume 3
So for those curios to know what I've been working on lately this post's for you. I started up a relationship with Random House over the last few months and my first project with them is a book called Mardock Scramble. I lettered Volume 3 and it should be out very soon. I'm really happy with how it came out. This is my first time lettering something that was initially published in Japanese and then translated for english markets. I developed a better understanding of Manga while working on it. It probably helped that it's a dark book with adult storylines and just all out craziness. Anyway, I'm rambling, borderline incoherent and tired as all hell. I've also done Volume 4, and am waiting to start Volume 5 any day now.
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Justin Robinson author of The Dollmaker
I urge you all to go check out an old buddy o'mines author's page over at MuseItUpPublishing. I worked with Justin on a comic book a few years ago (that still has yet to see the light of day--but rumor has it that it's finally slated to print) and he's a super-talented writer with a love of horror. His new book The Dollmaker sounds awesome and makes me wish I thought of it first. So go check out the page and give the synopsis a read. After that, I'm sure you'll want to read the book.
Here's the link: http://museituppublishing.com/musepub/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=268:author&catid=35:authors
Here's the link: http://museituppublishing.com/musepub/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=268:author&catid=35:authors
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Raise the roof!
Ah, the sweet sound of roofers hard at work this morning. It's been a rough time getting the money up for my new roof but it needed it pretty badly. I had a few bad leaks and probably plenty of unseen water damage in places that will no doubt show up years from now. My studio was on hold mostly due to the roof, so once this is done than I can start putting time into my studio and get my shit out of what will eventually be my son's second room. I already have the grandiose plans for the space but as usual a strict budget will dictate the outcome.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Stay Dead 2
So over the last few days I have begun writing Stay Dead 2--not sure what the actual title will be as of yet, but it has begun. If you've read the first one, or any of the short stories, I'd like to hear what you like/dislike about the series and what you might want to see in this one. Some goals I'm hoping to achieve with it are; greater character development, better syntax, more world building and some semblance of a mythos.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
All is lost
So, my hard drive crashed the other day. I lost all my shit. Lost a lot of work. Lost some personal projects--two of which are still killing me; one, Water Rats, my novel-length follow up to Tunnel Rats which was practically done. And a kids book that had a cover and 9 out of the 20 pages finished. So pretty shitty. I spent a year writing Water Rats and it's all gone. I'm going to start re-writing it, but its going to be hard. I also lost all of my beer reviews that I was going to post. But I'm not too concerned about that. Well enough of this crap--Happy Turkey Day.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Friday, October 21, 2011
Shock Top Pumpkin Wheat and Leinenkugel Oktoberfest!
Shock Top Pumpkin Wheat is a rich amber colored ale full of cinnamon and nutmeg spice and the scent of pumpkin. The color and smell are just what I like to see in a festive beer for this season but the head needs a little more for my tastes. It’s fairly well carbonated, but not enough to make you feel full after a few of them. This is more of a sweet type of beer but had some toasty malty flavors and wasn’t bitter at all. I think this beer also has a high level of drinkability—not something I necessarily am looking for with my seasonal brews but if you’re having a few too many with your friends and you want to be festive you could do worse. I’ll probably pick this up again, if not I will certainly do so again next year.
The other beer I was alternating with was Leinenkugel Oktoberfest and in my opinion it’s the slightly better beer. It’s a clear copper color with a slightly whitish head and a taste of caramel and pumpkin. It has some bready flavor notes and a semi-sweet aftertaste. Much like the Shock Top noted above it has a high level of drinkability. The carbonation borders on fizzy and is a little on the high side.If you have a store that lets you mix and match your six packs I think this is a good pairing of beers that will go down smoothly.
Friday, October 14, 2011
Magic Hat’s Night of the Living Dead variety pack dissected.
Welcome back to another installment of “Kill My Liver, Please!” Today’s post is about Magic Hat’s frighteningly festive variety pack—Night of the Living Dead. What’s in the box? Glad you asked… #9, Hex, H.I.P.A., and Humble Patience. And all but 1 are pretty damn good.
#9 Not Quite Pale Ale is easily the most accessible beer in the box and is basically Magic Hat’s flagship beer. It’s a complex tasting beer with an unusual aftertaste. It has a dry taste and a dark, almost cloudy color. It’s not bitter, but if you’re mixing and matching drinks out of the box you might think it is. In some ways it reminds of an English ale more so than a pale ale, but who cares? It’s a good beer just drink it.Hex (Oktoberfest) is by close decision my favorite beer in the box. I have a sweet tooth and this beer has a sweet caramel-ly taste with touches of cinnamon and nutmeg. It doesn’t scream pumpkin, but it’s certainly suited for fall. The aftertaste, and smell are a touch smoky and it has a nice deep cherry color, which really sets it apart from many of the beers I’ve been drinking lately.
Humble Patience is in the box and would be my number two. It’s a super-smooth tasting Irish Red Ale with a nice dark red/brown color and a contrasting white head. It has a tiny touch of sweet flavor to it. A little malty, a little coffee hint maybe. Certainly a good beer and certainly a good Irish Red.
Lastly, H.I.P.A., and I have to say I don’t like it. I’ve had it before and I’m sure I’ll have it again, but after close examination it’s just not good. It’s really bitter and leaves a bad taste in my mouth and it only seems to get worse as the bottle gets closer to empty. It has a good color, good smell, and plenty of hops, which leaves me wondering what the hell went wrong here. I love a hoppy beer, but Magic Hat just can’t seem to make a good one. I’ll take Victory’s Hop Wollop anytime.
All in all it’s a good pack. If you can get the beers in your area as 6 packs you might be better off doing it that way just to avoid the H.I.P.A. it sours the batch. Thankfully the other three make up for it. And if you drink like I do just drink all the others first so you can’t taste how bad H.I.P.A. is.
Magic Hat's website: http://www.magichat.net/variety/night_living_dead
Next up: Shock Top Pumpkin Wheat and Leinenkugel Oktoberfest!
Monday, October 3, 2011
Staydeadrev.com to be terminated
Well, the time has come for me to terminate staydeadrev.com it has been a pain in the ass since day one and a complete money suck. The domain and site itself will be up till april of 2012 unless I can convince the hosting company to refund me the balance of my monies in the meantime. I can't afford it anymore. If you enjoyed it, when I was keeping it active, then just follow this blog and you'll get the same shit.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Wizard World Conventions I'll be attending.
For those of you attending any Wizard World Conventions next year I'll be attending. I was asked to be a guest and I obliged. I'll be at Big Apple Con and Philadelphia. I do plan on having tshirts, sketchbooks, and some original art for sale. As the dates are solidified I'll let you know and if you're interested in me doing a commission in time to get at either con get it in now.
You can check out my bio page on the site which makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside: http://www.wizardworldcomiccon.com/stevewands.html
You can check out my bio page on the site which makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside: http://www.wizardworldcomiccon.com/stevewands.html
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Zombie illustration
Well, I was able to draw something I like for a change. Really happy with it. Going to use it for a Stay Dead tshirt. Before that happens you'll see it as my halloween card. If anyone is interested in buying the original send me an email.
River Horse’s Hipp-O-Lantern Imperial Pumpkin Ale delivers!
The onslaught to my liver continues with River Horse’s Hipp-O-Lantern Imperial Pumpkin Ale. From the River Horse’s website: A festive Ale brewed with pumpkin and molasses. A variety of hand-crushed, whole spices set up an impressive aroma and well balanced taste. 8.5 abv, Available August – October.
I discovered River Horse with my best buds a few years ago at a beer fest. They’re based in Lambertville, NJ and having them be a part of the Garden State makes me a touch prouder to live here. They brew a number of good beers and this one is no exception. It’s easily one of the best pumpkin beers I’ve ever had. Period. And, at 8.5 abv it packs a helluva punch.
The magic of this beer starts as soon as you pop the cap—the scent of pumpkin and nutmeg is strong—not overly so, but it’s bold and let’s you know what your in for. It has a deep rich color and is a bit cloudy. It’s a smooth beer, a bit thick, but light on carbonation so it goes down smooth but don’t be fooled. Take your time, remember that 8.5! If you like a bold fall beer you can’t go wrong with this one. They’re a smaller operation so you might have a bit of difficulty finding it, but it’s well worth a little searching.
Visit the company's web site here.
Next up is Magic Hat’s Night of the Living Dead variety pack!
Warm up sketches
So, I'm trying to make the time to draw some more. I wanted to do a horror illustration that I could use for a Stay Dead tshirt, a sketchbook and for my halloween card. Before committing to it, I warmed up with a few sketches of characters from The Rinse, a neato little mini-series I'm lettering for BOOM!
They mostly suck, but I kind of like how Della came out, but what do you want for 15 minutes worth of sketching?!
They mostly suck, but I kind of like how Della came out, but what do you want for 15 minutes worth of sketching?!
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Goodbye health, hello beer!
If you’re like me, than Oktoberfest starts a little early in your house, and perhaps the amount of beer in your fridge would be considered obscene by the standards of others. But let’s not worry about that, let’s worry about beer—and not just any beer, I’m talking about beers geared for the fall. You know the kind; maybe they have a pumpkin on it? …Or an orange Oktoberfest label? Yup, those are the kinds I’m talking about. This is my favorite time of year for drinking beer—and not just to get sloshed (though, rest assured I will)—but for those complex flavors that can only be had right now.
My plan is simple. I’m going to drink as much as I can—well, as much Oktoberfest related beer as I can—without going broke or breaking my liver in half.First up is Samuel Adam’s Oktoberfest. Now, this beer is a pretty widely available beer, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t good. It’s really good actually. Most of you have probably had a Sam or two in your time and if you’ve had one than you can get an idea of what to expect. Sam Adams isn’t known for reinventing the wheel when it comes to brewing beer. They have a recipe that they adhere to strictly and this one is no exception.
Its full of bold flavor and has a rich amber color with a good head.
It has a mild scent, it’s not the kind of festive beer you can crack open and smell the pumpkins with, not that that’s a bad thing. There’s a small scent, and taste, of nutmeg from start to finish, which is pleasant, but nothing over the top. The flavor is consistent throughout and the beer goes down smooth without leaving any bad aftertaste. If anything you might be left with a light lingering lemon taste.
All in all this is a solid beer and as good as any to start the season with, usually because it’s one of the first on the shelf and it is very accessible.
That’s all for this round. Next up is River Horse’s Hipp-O-Lantern!
All in all this is a solid beer and as good as any to start the season with, usually because it’s one of the first on the shelf and it is very accessible.
That’s all for this round. Next up is River Horse’s Hipp-O-Lantern!
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Stay Dead: A Novel of Survival gets revised!
So, after getting ripped on amazon countless times for spelling and grammar mistakes in my novel. I decided to get serious about fixing it. My wife read it and found 81 errors on her own, I found about another twenty, and a reader/reviewer offered to go through it as well and is still in the process of doing so. Combined, well over a hundred errors have been fixed. I just uploaded a new version to amazon moments ago and in a few days that revised book will be live, thus hopefully giving readers less to hate about it.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Sunday, September 4, 2011
While most people will be enjoying their weekend…
…I'll be doing some work on Mardock Scramble 3, some ghost work for things I can't talk about, and some corrections for a book called Rage: Bane of Demons. Once I wrap these up I want to start working on a t-shirt design I've got cooking in my head and do some more writing on Water Rats--which I'd really like to finish before the end of the year.
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Interesting little bit on Jack the Ripper
Check out this article on Jack the Ripper…
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/31/jack-ripper-face-revealed_n_943442.html?ncid=webmail2
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/31/jack-ripper-face-revealed_n_943442.html?ncid=webmail2
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Mardock Scramble Volume 3
So, I just got some new work in the mail today for Random House and Kodansha Comics working on Mardock Scramble Volume 3--the English translation. Should be pretty damn hectic--I only have two weeks on the project and it's 200 pages. Any letterer knows that's gonna be rough--plus the wifey went back to work today, so it's gonna be full-time daddy and and full-time freelancer. Translation full pot of coffee all day and all night. Very excited to be working with RH and KC, though, so bring it.
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New look!
If you're a regular you might be thinking, "hmm, am I on the right blog?" Well, yes, yes you are. I just tidied things up a bit and completely changed the look. I'll continue to tweak it as I see fit, removing most, if not all of my ads and just consolidating the amount of crap that's on here.
Monday, August 22, 2011
Back In The Day. A free short story available now!
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/83159
Pick it up at smashwords right now, or wait till you can get it from amazon. Be warned, though, amazon does not allow authors to 'sell' 'free' eBooks. So I'm going to try to scam them into doing so by having it free elsewhere and then telling them I've found it cheaper. Then hopefully that will force them to make it free. I've seen other writers do this--Keith Latch being one of them--and hopefully I can get it to work for me as well.
Pick it up at smashwords right now, or wait till you can get it from amazon. Be warned, though, amazon does not allow authors to 'sell' 'free' eBooks. So I'm going to try to scam them into doing so by having it free elsewhere and then telling them I've found it cheaper. Then hopefully that will force them to make it free. I've seen other writers do this--Keith Latch being one of them--and hopefully I can get it to work for me as well.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
My 500th post!
…And it will be quite lame. I just picked up a giant swing set for Jake. We found it on craigslist and the people just so happened to be in our town. I don't want to reassemble it just yet. Its about to rain and I have some work to do and I just want to relax. Is that too much to ask for? Probably. Here's to 500 more.
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Back In The Day, A new short story book cover
Here's the cover for my latest short story "Back In The Day" soon to be available for your kindle and other eReading devices. I'm pretty happy with it, the cover, and the story. There's no zombies in it. I guess you could call it supernatural. I think I'm going to be keeping the blood spatter bottom design element for everything I do and just change up the colors scheme for each book. Till I feel like doing something else, of course.
It's saturday.
In case you didn't know. The wife just made us breakfast and Jake is running around like a lunatic with the puppy. I've checked my email and am sipping on coffee. It's a nice day and we are going to go for a walk in a bit.
I plan on making some changes to the blog's appearance and creating a new header for it. I've come to the decision that I want to keep blogging--I don't know if I will keep all of my blogs up, but I will certainly be considering it. I also want to start writing a new serial, but am undecided as to what. If you'd like to throw some suggestions just leave a comment.
I plan on making some changes to the blog's appearance and creating a new header for it. I've come to the decision that I want to keep blogging--I don't know if I will keep all of my blogs up, but I will certainly be considering it. I also want to start writing a new serial, but am undecided as to what. If you'd like to throw some suggestions just leave a comment.
Friday, August 19, 2011
Things I've been working on…
Well, as some of my readers may know, my trip to the land of freelancing full time went off almost as badly as one could imagine. Every month has been a risky, stressful, mind-numbing and brain-fucking scramble to make my mortgage. Somehow I've survived so far, and the road is getting easier to travel on. BOOM! Studios has been great to work for and I've managed to get on a few books that turned out to be pretty cool, and the people I've worked for and 'met' have been awesome and very passionate about their projects. Malignant Man was the first mini-series I did for them, which you can still find on the shelf, or get here: http://www.boom-studios.com/malignant-man-04.html Then that turned into me getting to do the free online comic Rise of the Planet of the Apes: http://www.boom-studios.com/ and now I'm working on a cool as hell crime book called The Rinse which is coming out soon: http://www.boom-studios.com/the-rinse-01-cover-b.html and is only $1.00.
I also wrapped up a book called Rage: Bane of Demons for an independent french creator, Eric Peyron, tonight which took almost a month. It's being published for the iPad and iPhone in English and French and is the first time I lettered a book exclusively for the eReading market. It's fun, action-packed story for fans of Conan and the like.
Something I'm particularly proud to be working on is a graphic novel with Jeff Lemire. I'm not sure how much I can say on it, so I will leave it at that.
Some cool things are on the horizon and the black cloud from hell looks like it's taking a breather for a bit. So while the rains and ill omens find some other poor bastard to drown I'm going to try to spend some quality time with my family, find the time to write, and maybe even do some art for myself for a change. Hell, maybe I can even start blogging again. That is, if anyone reads this crap anymore.
I also wrapped up a book called Rage: Bane of Demons for an independent french creator, Eric Peyron, tonight which took almost a month. It's being published for the iPad and iPhone in English and French and is the first time I lettered a book exclusively for the eReading market. It's fun, action-packed story for fans of Conan and the like.
Something I'm particularly proud to be working on is a graphic novel with Jeff Lemire. I'm not sure how much I can say on it, so I will leave it at that.
Some cool things are on the horizon and the black cloud from hell looks like it's taking a breather for a bit. So while the rains and ill omens find some other poor bastard to drown I'm going to try to spend some quality time with my family, find the time to write, and maybe even do some art for myself for a change. Hell, maybe I can even start blogging again. That is, if anyone reads this crap anymore.
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Art,
Comic Books,
Fiction,
Freelancing Father's War Journal,
Lettering,
Monsters,
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Thoughts,
Writing
Monday, July 11, 2011
What you NEED to be reading: Cemetery Things
Keith Latch is one of those indie authors that I just can't get enough. I don't know why he isn't bigger, but maybe he will be soon. Cemetery Things is killing it at amazon right now, and for good reason--it's awesome. This is the book that made me a fan the Latch-man. I'm pretty sure it's only 99¢ right now but either way you need to get this book and make sure it gets as high as it can on the charts.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0056GVMUK
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0056GVMUK
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Painting
Here's two panels for a painted story I recently finished for BlueWater Productions' upcoming Dark Universe book. It won't be out for sometime but I'm really excited that I was able to paint a story. Many of my regular readers know how I love painting and wish I could do more of it. If I could live off of writing and painting I would, and if you know how I can make that happen then hook a brotha up.
Labels:
Aliens,
Art,
Comic Books,
Freelancing Father's War Journal,
Horror,
Monsters,
Paintings,
Thoughts,
Writing
Hellboy Colors
Since I'm sort of blogging again I realized I haven't posted much artwork up. Here's an old inking sample that I recently cleaned up to show around again. I also colored it so I can shop myself around as a colorist. I really like how it came out, but coloring pinups are easy--I think. I'll post more coloring if anyone's interested. Let me know.
Labels:
Art,
coloring,
Comic Books,
hellboy,
Monsters
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