Cancun 2010

Jess and I decided we needed to get away for a week. We picked a destination warm and sunny, found a price in the budget and just went. It was the first vacation that wasn't planned more than 4 months out. It felt kinda nice to just pick a place and be gone within a month.

What can I say about Cancun? Hmm, it's hot. It's beautiful. Iguanas are rad. Jeeping through the jungle is bumpy. Zip lines are fast. Snorkeling can either be hours of fun or absolutely terrifying. Diego, our Scuba instructor was straight out of a late night Cinemax presentation. Vacation friends make going out to dinner more enjoyable. Drinking fruity drinks on the beach is more manly than you'd think. Try not to drink the tap water unless you want a fast 48 hour weight loss program. :)

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Dead Future Issue 5 Cover

So here's the final cover for Issue 5 of Dead Future or what I like to call, more of those pesky space zombies that are all the rage.

Comprised of various found textures and costumes as well as some reference shots of Jess in our basement, this took about 4-5 hours to create with time factored in for photography and lighting.

If you're interested make sure to head over to www.thedeadfuture.com for the on going webcomic. Also, if you're on facebook, please friend the Dead Future page.

UPDATE: I made a super special wall paper. Click on that top image for full 1920x1200 glory. Also, here is the cover both with and without the title and bug.

       

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Munchkin Quest is Rad

So, our neighbor -- who's name also happens to be Paul -- came over on Saturday for some late night Munchkin Quest. We all stayed up until about 1am, listening to Avalanches, learning the rules, laughing and having an excellent time. When the Canadians come down, we're definitely going to have to get Paul back over from some gaming excellence.

As far as Munchkin Quest goes, it works a lot like regular Munchkin, though it has more D&D elements thrown in for flavor. There are about a billion game pieces to keep track of and the board itself gets built randomly as you progress, opening new rooms and monsters to fight. The general strategies of help/screw your neighbor still apply and make for one hell of an interesting end-game. If you have the means, definitely check it out. It's totally worth your time. I mean, where else can you fight a level 20 goldfish as a final boss?

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Stitchwork Poster

A little poster illustration I worked up for Martin to garner interest in his new project, Stitchwork. I'm kinda proud of the level of creepy on this one. Felt nice to break out of the zombie routine and make something more like a monster or a demon. I hope to do more projects like this once life settles a bit and the house is at a point where I dont have to fix something every few hours. sigh* Adulthood.

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Dead Future Issue 4 Cover

A little cover design I whipped up for Dead Future Issue 4. Head on over to thedeadfuture.com and check out the fancy new webcomic version. Looks like making zombies be my thing. Click for larger size.

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Dead Future Preview Finished

Just finished up the design and artwork on my chosen story for Dead Future. Here's a shot of the preview books. What you can't tell from the pic is that they're 5.5 x 8.5, about half the size of an average sized comic. The size is super-cute and works well as a 14 page preview of the full book due out in October. This preview is an exclusive for Mini-Megacon in Orlando FL and showcases the story Martin and I created. If you participated in the creation of this work, you can of course, get one from me.

Also, the Dead Future Site is up and a 5 page PDF preview of my story can be found here.

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Space Zombies!

Check out the cover illustration I did for the book Martin and I are working on. It's called Dead Future and it's a collection of zombie stories set in various futures. What's come in so far from the artists looks great so I decided it was high time I banged out a cover. I'm really proud of this one. Enjoy.

UPDATE: And here's a link on the press we're getting: www.projectfanboy.com We're on the home page. Also, due to request I made a wallpaper version. 1920x1200 size.

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