Double Think on Amazon

Double Think, the awesome anthology work masterminded by Matt Aucoin, is now available on Amazon! 

Includes contributions by the very-talented Denis St. John, Kevin Kilgore and David Yoder, and of course, Matt himself.

Snap it up to read the first chapter of The Gabriellas, written by Matt, illustrated by yours truly (who also drew the cover , thankyouverymuch).

It features PUNCHY-ACTION!!

...as well as THOUGHTFUL CONVERSATION-ACTION and later on, MONSTER-WHOPPING ACTION!!

So check it out!

Pinup lady

Behind the cut: pinup-lady with colors inspired by Meghan Trainor's body-positive music video for "All About That Bass". I don't usually listen to much pop, but this song has clever lyrics with a great message, so I'm all for it!

Warning: semi-nudity of aforementioned pinup lady. Yes, there is nipp-lage. Young 'uns beware.




Click "read more" below for the rest...

MBTMI

So, I finally joined tumblr. Mostly to look at gifs of cats being jerks and red pandas being red pandas. 

I'm also making an effort to turn the time I spend on public transportation (at least 2 hours a day, five days a week) into something other than wasted time. It's called MBTMI. 

So I've been taking photos on my phone of places I pass on the train, and making drawings of them. With the weather being what it is (and with the MBTA being what it its...) I'm also posting some bitchy little sketch-comics about being cold and public transportation sucking. 

So here's some building sketches, some bitchy winter comics and a photo I took from inside a train. 

Enjoy.

The Flash

A quick, sketchy impression of a recent episode of "The Flash" on the CW:

The Gabriellas

Mega-excited about working on a comic with my super-pal, Matt Aucoin! He's writing the badass story of a trio of teen girls. In a punk band. Who go to Catholic school. Who hunt monsters. Also, it's the 1950s. There is no element to this comic that is not awesome.

I'm lucky enough to get to do the pencils! Having a great time working with Matt, so I thought I'd give y'all a little taste of it:

A couple panels from the pencils so far:

Some preliminary character sketches:

Some ideas for weaponized instruments:

If everything stays on schedule, the first four pages of the first story will debut in DoubleThink at MeCAF in May. More to come, hope you can check it out!

MFA sketches 2

More sketches from the Boston Museum of Fine Arts

Detail: Hans Von Aachen "Pallas Athena, Venus and Juno" 1593

Cup and cover, turned ivory, 17th century, probably Italian

Esaias Zur Linden, Nef,  silver, 1620

Nautilus cup, the Netherlands

Sir Joshua Reynolds, "Mrs. Siddons as the Tragic Muse" 1789

John Singer Sargent, "Mrs. Fiske and her Daughter Rachel" 1903

John Singer Sargent, "Edith, Lady Playfair" 1884

John Singer Sargent "Mrs. Edward Darley Boit" 1887

Skull and crossbones from the bottom of a crucifix, Netherlands, 1625-1630

Man Bags: a helpful visual guide

Accessorizing.

MFA sketches

Some little sketches from a visit to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Great place to clear the cobwebs out of one's head!

"Bakemono (Umbrella Ghost)" Edo Period, Late 18th Century, small ivory carving 

Buddha statue

"Seated Kirin", Edo Period, small carving

"Maedate" Frontal Crest, Mid-Edo Period, from the Samurai armor exhibit

Hipsters vs. Cartoonists

Know the difference. It could save your life. 

Some masked-hero-types, an update of the top-hatted ladies last seen in this post.

Distribution

Full view recommended: 

Checking out my online distribution options. Electing to just sell this stuff myself.

More sketches for your viewing pleasure...

Another dose of sketches, more recent than the last batch, mostly random alien dudes. Drawn in a crappy blank book, hence the annoying creases. Apologies.

Have a couple more, a mercenary-type and some dude in his underwear (I apologize for my representation of feet):

Finish it off with a random pinup-y sketch:

Mice

Circle of life, brah.

Turkeys and Tutus for TBI

Today we're featuring a very special episode of Holly's Blog.

A few months ago I was contacted by Elizabeth Reininger, who sells these awesome pre-made and custom-made tutus on Etsy. She is organizing a virtual run for Zach, a young man with a Traumatic Brain Injury. 100% of the proceeds will go towards a Duet Bike for Zach so he can ride with his mom. Elizabeth and Zach are both superhero fans.

(Check out Facebook and Etsy for more details and how to donate)

So what we have here is a combination of superheroes, tutus and a fundraiser.

What it means for yours truly is that I am extremely proud and honored to contribute artwork to be used as prizes for participants in the virtual run. And it just so happened that I drew a couple new tutu-heroes at Boston Comic Con, just before getting an email from Elizabeth:

Along with a selection of heroes in all their graceful and balletic glory, I included a print just for Zach of his favorite superhero:

The idea that my artwork might be of real benefit to someone is quite rewarding and fills me with warm fuzzies. 

Big thanks to Elizabeth for inviting me to be a part of this fundraiser and best of luck to Zach who is the real superhero here!

...And for anyone who has a comic convention to go to and hasn't a thing to wear, Elizabeth does plenty of superhero-inspired tutus along with the custom ones and SPARKLY LIGHTS!!!