Hellcome

As far as I remember, this is the first time I've ever tried to draw the Crypt Keeper, the beloved host of Tales From the Crypt. I was going for a detailed, realistic approach, and while I like the picture, I don't think he looks like the Crypt Keeper all that much. Maybe I'll give it another try, because I really like this character. What do you guys think?

Goatilicious

It's the Weregoat, the monster everyone fears! Fortunately for us humans, the Weregoat only eats cheese, but make sure you don't stand in his way when he smells some delicious cheese, or you might end up getting hurt. In this particular scene, the fearsome Weregoat has found a giant Mini Babybel cheese, and he will get it by any means necessary. When the cheese smells, the Weregoat rises, and you'd better not forget that!

Más de mil

Desde que releí El club Dumas el verano pasado, me he visto con ganas de hincarle el diente a cualquier cosa relacionada con Los tres mosqueteros. Después de comprar el libro (que aún no me he leído, por cierto), me hice con la versión cinematográfica (la de 1993, qué pasa) y con The Man in the Iron Mask, películas ambas que recuerdo haber visto en el cine en su día. No contento con eso, me dio por buscar este vídeo en Youtube, y, tras encontrarlo con facilidad, lo vi un par de veces y me asaltaron los recuerdos. No sé vosotros, pero yo me acordaba de la letra de la canción enterita, y hay que ver la de buenos ratos que me hizo pasar la serie. Seguro que, de verla ahora, me parecería bastante casposa, así que jamás veré la serie de nuevo. Por aquello de no olvidarla, vamos.

Creepy Girl in Nightie

This is one of those pictures I wasn't sure how it was going to turn out. I just wanted to draw something creepy, and I wanted it to be a girl. I wanted her to be some kind of ghoulish creature, and that's all I needed to get started. I began drawing, and this is what came out. My girlfriend thought it was really cool (and creepy), and I agree it turned out deliciously creepy. At any rate, I hope you like it!

Uncanny X-Men #522

This issue packed a big surprise: Whilce Portacio drew it. I used to love his old X-Men and X-Factor issues, and I followed his creator-owned Wetworks for as long as he drew it. Then, a couple of years ago, I bought his relaunch of the series, and I remain a fan of the Filipino artist. This issue, however, didn't feel a lot like Portacio, and I wonder if it was because of the inks. Portacio is known for using lots of black masses and shadows, but these pages were more linework than blacks, and it just didn't feel right. Still, I really liked his Nightcrawler, and his artwork was a breath of fresh air after a couple of Land-drawn issues. As for the story, suffice it to say that unexpected events are unfolding, and I'm curious to see what happens next. And, needless to say, if whatever happens is illustrated by Terry Dodson, all the better!

Communicating 09

Here you have the last page of Cultura de comunicaciones, the story my sister and I submitted to a comic book contest last January. Once can't think about telepathy without mentioning telekinesis, and since I had ended page 8 with a guy sending a telepathic message, page 9 had to begin with some sort of telekinetic activity going on. Since I had already mentioned painting on the first page, I thought having a telekinetic artist on the last page would be a nice way to go full circle. Also, can you imagine how popular live painting would become? It occurred to me that people love to see artists drawing and painting, and the thought of having them do it telekinetically in front of an audience would surely become a tremendously popular form of entertainment.

After cracking myself up with the French-looking artist (who is one of my favorite characters in the story), I came up with an equally ludicrous teleporting chamber that shouldn't look as much like a boob as it does. The "nipple" was supposed to be a light, but my sister colored it like metal and I didn't want to ask her to change it, so I just went with it. I also like the guy (who may or may not be based on an actual person) coming out of the device, and the two cities he mentions are certainly not chosen randomly.

Finally, I love the monkey experimenting on the other monkey, and I thought it was a nice tongue-in-cheek way to wrap up my silly story, which now looks like a prequel to Planet of the Apes. Movie references aside, I do like this last page, and it probably is my favorite one along with pages 1 and 7. I had a lot of fun drawing this comic book, even though I rushed through the pages so much to have them finished on time. Needless to say, we did not win the contest, but I never expected to, so it doesn't really matter. What matters is that I had a good time, and that I have some sequentials to add to my portfolio. I hope you enjoyed our journey through the history of communication!

Vegetarian Dinner?

Here you have a picture that formed in my mind a few weeks ago. I was driving down from Chattanooga to Tunnel Hill while listening to the latest episode of 11 O'Clock Comics, and VinceB (one of the hosts) said something about letting your imagination run wild, or trying to come up with the weirdest thing possible, or something along those lines. I wondered what I would come up with if I tried to come up with something weird, and what I came up with was funnier and less weird than I would have thought. The funny thing is that the picture appeared in my head with the title and everything, a neat package missing only a ribbon. It simmered in my head for about three weeks until I had time to draw it, and I have to say I really like how it turned out. It's weird, creepy, funny, and cute, all at the same time, and it looks pretty much like the mental image I had in my head. However, now I wonder what it would look like in color --not that I think that will happen. Enjoy your meal!