Raymond Burr narrated Godzilla's rampage in the American version of the original GODZILLA

THE DEMON

Myself and some fellow Minneapolis comic artists have started a group blog called ARMAGETTO FABULOUS.  We do weekly themes, this week being Jack Kirby's demon, Etrigan.  This is my contribution, and probably the last time I'll cross-post something from there:

Liberty Tree Farm buttons

My friend owns a tree farm out by Maiden Rock in Wisconsin.  It is a beautiful, unspoiled place that's walking distance from a number of awe-inspiring views of the Mississippi River.  One morning last summer, my friend woke up to the sound of a bunch of unannounced workers chainsawing through his land, removing all the branches that were 30 feet on either side of his power lines.

For safety's sake these branches have to be removed, but the idea of having his land look like Godzilla stomped a path through it was of course unappealing.  The alternative: bury the power lines, which costs more money than he just has lying around.  His solution: a series of fundraiser parties.  I did a series of buttons for his sale.

"Introducing first, the challenger..."

I've started a new blog for the pro wrestling drawings and commentary.

back on the grind

Not too long ago I got my mitts on the Adobe CS5 creative suite...though I've barely scratched the surface, it's been nice to have proper Photoshop again after dicking around with Photoshop Elements 4.0.  You miss things like swatches when they're gone.

It's been useful in the production of new work for the upcoming conventions this spring/summer...here's a glimpse of the new Prizon Food, the expanded Nerve, and an image from the ultimately aborted GODZILLASUIT zine I was working on last summer (those drawings will likely be in a collected sketchbook or something similar.)

New kitten + KICKSTARTER

Got a new kitten from the shelter a few weeks ago...he's a cuddly fluffball with comically large paws that make him walk funny. He has the loudest purr I've ever heard and flops in your arms like a ragdoll if you hold him like a baby. He also likes avocados and will knock them off the table and try to bite them open. Little shit.

For the last week the venerable Ed Moorman and myself have turned my Land Shark doodle into a 4x5" print for The Good Minnesotan's KICKSTARTER fundraiser. Ed posted the process on his blog, here is the final image:
Read more about Kickstarter. Pledging for this book gets you fabulous prizes.

Untitled Tiff

I found an untitled TIFF with a bunch of layers that each had a goofy little sketch...this one's the only keeper. I am reasonably sure it's the likeness of Mark Sandman, frontman of the most awesome motherfucking band ever, Morphine. Mild coincidence: this song's been stuck in my head all day.

Ape-Man

Here's another self portrait with a gorilla mask. It was the bio pic in the ill-fated print run of Nerve #2, which collected chapters 5-7 (but was missing a 2 page spread.) Mr. Kissling is officially the only person to own this incomplete book.

Also, here's a panel from the in progress chapter 8.

Light Years Away

Light Years Away's having a draw-off for fabulous prizes. Here's my bid for the gold: the main character, Milo Quinterra, demonstrating some DIY surgery.
Pencils:

holding hands

Nerve, page 40

"Better Nate than lever."

Nerve pg. 39

Nerve, page 38

Nerve, pages 36 & 37

ALIEN

'Ere Piggy Piggy

Nerve, page 35

Nerve, page 34

Kingu Kongu

When Toho made King Kong vs. Godzilla in 1962, they had to make King Kong a lot taller and give him crazy lightening power in order for the fight to be competitive. They also made a suit rather than animate Kong through stop motion, which is how he was shown in the 1933 movie. The result was a character that people who follow this sort of thing dubbed "Kingu Kongu," Japanese King Kong, because it wasn't the REAL King Kong.

Uchiha Madara

I've always had a soft spot for characters that could teleport.