We can be HEROES...

Hello again friends! I told you I'd be bothering you again shortly & I'm a man of my word...

Comicpalooza was a blast & I enjoyed yet another stay in Houston. I'm already looking forward to coming back next year & hopefully catching a beautiful moment like THIS from Patrick Stewart which was the highlight of the convention. Seriously...that guys rules. Hard.

But enough about my undying love for Jean Luc, THIS weekend I'm heading to another Con which I've been SUPER excited to attend for a while now...

Heroes Con is located in Charlotte, North Carolina & is THE primo convention for CREATORS to get together & high five each other with praise. Seriously...everyone will be at this show & it's solely for the artists. Check out the lineup & tell me it won't rule. Hard.

So I'll be bringing a bunch of goodies & piling it on half of my table. Why only half?...because my buddy, Fabian Rangel Jr., will be my better half at the show selling his awesome books including the acclaimed, DOC UNKNOWN, which you should ALL be sticking your noses in. We'll both be at table 921 in Artist Alley right next to Indie Island. Click here or on the image below for a map of the show & where to find us, yo!:

I'll of course be taking commissions through out the weekend & also doing giveaways via Twitter. Really hope some of you come to the show & hang out if you're in the area!

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ANOTHER thing I want to tell you is as I'm writing this a super funny, bloody, smart, rad sitcom is having it's second season premier over on FEARnet. That show is HOLLISTON, created from the mind of one of my favorite writer/directors: Adam Green. It stars Adam & the RAD Joe Lynch as college grads chasing their dreams to become horror filmmakers, whilst not quite making ends meet working at a local cable access station run by their glam-rock loving boss, Lance Rockett(played by Dee Snider). The main ensemble is rounded out by the amazing Corri English & Laura Ortiz & regular appearances by GWAR's Oderus Urungus as Adam's imaginary alien friend who lives in his closet. If you haven't seen it, see it.

Anyhoo...I met Adam & Joe almost two years ago at the Alamo Drafthouse here in Austin & we've luckily stayed in contact since then. I was approached a few weeks back by them to do a shirt design for HOLLISTON & I was excited to get at it! Now, just TODAY, they made the shirt available along with all kinds of other designs & goodies to choose from over at Adam's production company's page: Ariescope.com. Go check out the online store & here's the "Characters" T-Shirt design I did for them:

They come in ALL shapes & sizes, so BUY ONE...or 50!!
But again, I'm super excited to be a part of it & especially for them with the success of their show. Seriously...go watch it! Here's all the ways you can see it...

Okay amigos, see you in Charlotte THIS WEEKEND & then it's Texas ComiCon in San Antonio two weeks later!
Sleep?...what's that?!
xo.

Comicpalooza THIS weekend...

You guys! Did you all know that Houston, TX was founded in 1836 & named after General Sam Houston?! He was also an astronaut, created NASA & was a starting pitcher for the Astros(then the Colt .45s) way back in 1962. He pitched a no hitter at one point toooo!
Now that I educated you on this giant, Texas city, let me tell about something Houston related that you also may not be aware of:
THIS WEEKEND IS COMiCPALOOZA!

That's right, May-time always brings back this nerdy, little convention, so of course I'll be climbing in my space shuttle & making my way out to it. Last year Comicpalooza proved to be one of my favorite conventions & with this year's lineup including Patrick Stewart, Danny Trejo, that girl who played that "tough girl"& that dude who played that one alien in Star Trek, it looks like it'll be just as fun!
I'll be sitting at TABLE 1019 in Artist Alley all weekend long with a table full of goodies. This'll be the first con where I'll have a few of my limited edition "Heads That Talk" screen prints too:

These are the Artist Proofs(limited to only 15), so swing by & grab one...it'll be FUN!
If you're a VIP holder, you'll be getting a set of my Mutant Ninjas postcard set with a TON of other FREE stuff & opportunities:

...bring em by so I can sign them or pick up your own set if you're not a badge holder.
Along with that I'll have a few other neat things that I haven't had available before & will be doing commissions through out the weekend. I'll only be taking a few each day, so get at me if you want an ugly picture drawn by my right hand. It'll be worth a lot of money someday in some fantasy world. Oh yeah!...I'll be having giveaways all weekend long via Twitter. Give me a follow & win some free crapola!
My brother, Lance, will also have some of his prints, sketchbooks & taking commissions at the table, so here's your chance to get a Schibi Sandwich at once. YEAH!
All the times & events & table numbers & guests & "ALL THAT JAZZ!!!" can be found on the COMiCPALOOZA website or their Facebook page. Really hope to see some of your smiling faces there. & a heads up that I'll be in North Carolina in two weeks for HeroesCon, so if you're in the area come point & laugh at me! More info on that later....
Toodles.

May the 4th Be With You....

This Saturday will be a nerd-gasm of EPIC proportions!

Not only is it FREE COMIC BOOK DAY at every comic shop around the nation, but it's also MAY 4th...& we all know what that means, right?!?! Okay...maybe we all don't, so let me tell you:

May 4th is considered an international holiday by STAR WARS fans to celebrate the films & praise that Skywalker guy as much, if not more, than that Waterwalker guy. There's a lot of events going on in honor of this date including the ALWAYS thrilling ARTSLAM!  in San Antonio(which you guys should totally go to if you're in the area), but I'll be heading a little further south with my twin sister, Princess Leia....I mean twin BROTHER, Lance!, to partake in some festivities down in Laredo, TX.

The bad asses at LEGACY COMICS (where I did a signing at a few months back with my buddy, Fabian) asked my bro & I, along with current All New X-Men artist Dave Marquez, to hang out at their amazing shop for the day to do some signing, sketching, high-fiving, wookie-impressions & whatever else may happen! LEGACY will have OVER 5000 FREE COMICS to give away, so there's NO reason to miss this! They'll also be holding a raffle for a chance to get some FREE sketches from Lance, Dave & I. On top of that there's a lot of other fun activities including costume contests planned which you can read about on their site or at the Facebook event, so yeah...come nerd out with us.

I'll have a bunch of prints, original art & a VERY LIMITED amount of Fabian & I's 'When The Evil Came' comic.

If you can't make it out, you better at least go out to YOUR local comic book shop & support them. They really do make life better! Here's a link to FCBD signings all over the country & hopefully near you...

Alrighty, hope to see you there & of course:
"May the 4th Be With You!"

Return of the Cult Classics

Hello again friends!
I know a lot of you are getting ready to put on your bunny-eared, Sherlock Holmes hat & search out cheerfully-colored eggs hoping you find the gold one with the $5 bill in it, but don't waste ALL your excitement on that this weekend! I'm here to inform you Cadbury Creme Egg eating mofos about a show the day before Easter that you CAN NOT MISS. This unmissable show is of course:
ARTSLAM!: Return of the Cult Classics!

Not the Ian Astbury singing 'FIRE WOMAN' kind of "Cult Classic", but those lovable, intoxicating films that have burrowed their way deep into our hearts. Some of my favorite movies of ALL TIME are considered "Cult" movies & they continue to withstand the test of time. I mean, who DOESN'T love Rocky Horror? Or annoyingly repeat "What's in the basket?" when thinking about the GREAT 'Basket Case'? Or bow down to the brilliant, Oscar-worthy performance from Tommy Wiseau in 'The Room'? If you answered "I don't" to ANY of those, then we can't be friends anymore. BUT IT'S NOT TOO LATE FOR YOU!
THIS Saturday you can be introduced to a crazy mob of artists & musicians who will be bringing to life all kinds of character & themes from Cult movies of all genres RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOUR EYES! I'll also be live painting alongside these kool-aid drinking fools & I'm excited to get one of my favorite cult "heroes" out of my decapitated head that night. Come by & see what it isssss! I'll also be FINALLY releasing another Monster MugShot adding to my never-ending series. This new one falls perfectly in the category of "CULT" & is the star of one of slasher movie's BEST, MOST SHOCKING ENDINGS EVER!!! She wants to say "hi" actually. What a minute..."SHE?!" That's right, my first "female" Monster MugShot is none other than:
Angela Baker from 1983's 'SLEEPAWAY CAMP':

This will be her debut into the world, so please swing by & take her home with you!(hopefully you last the night) I will also have all my other Monster MugShots available, so no better time to collect them all!! If you're going make sure to give me a follow on Twitter too as I'll be having giveaways through out the show.

Alright amigos, just to be clear on what you're doing this weekend:
Saturday, March 30th, ARTSLAM!, San Antonio, The White Rabbit, 7pm
...all the info is right here for your eyeballs too.
SEE YOU THEN!

"Making New Friends"

Well...yesterday was a blast at the SXSW reCREATE Austin event at Castle Hill organized by HOPE & Empty Kingdom. The rain threatened us up until the morning of the show, but moved along just in time. So thank you Mr. Rain...I like you, but I like painting with my friends more.  & that's just what we did!

It was a lot of fun seeing so many talented artists attack the walls & turn every corner of them into works of art. Great to finally meet/see Tristan Eaton work his magic with the cans too!

Below are a few pics of me rocking out my wall & "making new friends". Thanks to the sponsors & everyone who came out.

No thanks to the sunburn I received...:

South By So What's Going On?

Hello again friends! I just removed the staples from my eyelids & as I rest my eyes I can reflect on this past weekend's awesome STAPLE! Independent Media Expo.  It was a lot of fun & thanks to everyone who came out & especially to Jeremy for the 300lb. bag of Haribo Gummi Bears!!

I can't rest my eyes for TOO long, however, as a little-bitty festival is hitting Austin THIS Friday.  You may have heard of of this four-letter, two-week party that contains two-"S"s, an "X" & a "W"...  That's right, SXSW is back. Hipsters will be swarming Austin with their tight jeans, v-necks, thick-rimmed glasses & singing songs from bands you've never heard of. Along with all the "too cool for school" kids, there's a CRAZY amount of "too cool for school" EVENTS! TWO of which I'm lucky to be a part of & I'll be sharing those with you RIGHT NOW:

This first comes from local, fine-art toy shop & gallery, GUZU GALLERY. They invited 20 artists to choose a beloved music icon or band that has inspired us & allowed us to create a piece of art using that inspiration. There were, however, three conditions:

ONE: The artwork must be a screen print.

TWO: The artwork must be album cover size.

THREE: The artwork must cost only $25.

OH!...& FOUR: The artwork must rule your face, of course! So with these as the only stipulations, I dove in to create my FIRST screen print EVER for:

DEEP CUTS: 12" Tributes to our Favorite Music Heroes

Since my print has already been revealed on Poster District, I can share it here & cross my fingers that you guys like it. I chose a group that has been a huge inspiration for me & still remains one of my favorite bands today, TALKING HEADS.  And now my piece for the show:

"Heads That Talk":

This is a 3-color screen print, signed/numbered limited to only 40 which was beautifully printed by local, high-fiving buddies: Nakatomi Inc. I've seen the majority of the prints in this show & ALL you guys need to make it out to see them in person! Opening reception will be THIS Thursday, March 7th from 7-10pm. There will be live music & complimentary beverages which gives you even MORE reason to be there! All the info & RSVP is here at their Facebook events page or just SHOW UP! The show & art will stay up until April 7th, but if you can't make it you can order any or all of the remaining prints online at Guzu's shop starting Sunday. & remember...they're ALL ONLY $25 EACH!

The SECOND event is happening a few days later THIS Sunday, March 10th. HOPE & Empty Kingdom have come together to present an ALL DAY art installation which brings artists together to cover a massive, three-story-tall, outdoor urban space that has emerged into one of the largest outdoor galleries in the country. This event is:

ReCREATE: ATX

This will run 12-7pm & will include 50 bad ass, mural artists working simultaneously including heavy hitters Tristan Eaton & David Flores. I have absolutely no idea what I'll be splattering on my 13'x11' portion of the wall since I'm a master procrastinator-bater, but come noon on Sunday, "something" will begin to appear.

This show is gonna be a MONSTER with a lot of cool things happening through out, so come soak up the sun, sip refreshing drinks & come motivate us with your high fives. All the info is provided here & they're looking for volunteers that Sunday & the Saturday before to prep, so if you can offer a bit of your time, please consider it!

I really hope to see you at one or BOTH of these FREE events. Come out & support artists!...we need it!!

Be safe amigos....

STAPLE! your eyelids open...

(please DON'T try this at home...or anywhere for that matter!):

STEP ONE:

Carefully pull your eyelids up towards your forehead.

STEP TWO:

With your free hand, grab a powerful STAPLE gun & blast a single STAPLE through each eyelid to your forehead.

STEP THREE:

Now don't miss a thing!!

Now that I have your unblinking attention as your eyes begin to dry up reading this, I MUST tell you about what's going on this weekend.  You know those things that you just shot into your head?...well...THAT'S what's going on this weekend!!:

Yep...Austin's Independent Media Expo: STAPLE! is once again upon us & it once again brings a small army of illustrators, writers, podcasters, farters, letterers, colorists, cosplayers, performers & all those other things that make it what it is. It's kicking off THIS Saturday at The Marchesa Hall & I really hope you can swing by for the festivities. I'll be sitting in the ANNEX at TABLE 78 staring at the handsome & talented Rob Perez whom I'm sharing a table with. I'll have some prints, books, crap & doing a few commissions over the weekend, while Rob will be offering some of his prints, shirts & other goodies for your walls & different body parts. Just come by & allow us to artistically satisfy you. If we fall short of that(which happens occasionally)there are over a HUNDRED other exhibitors to visually stimulate you.

So come on down! All the info can be found on the STAPLE! site or their Faebook events page.

Alright guys! I have a lot of other fun things planned for March, so check back next week with more info about upcoming events.

SEE YOU THIS WEEKEND AT STAPLE! @ TABLE 78!

God Hates Astronauts

Hey guys!

I'm excited to share something I worked on a while back that's pretty damn amazing:

Ryan Browne is a comic book artist/writer based out of Chicago & he has the COOLEST comic ever printed on paper AND ever to grace the screens of all things connected to the interweb. That comic is GOD HATES ASTRONAUTS! You can read the three issue radness here FOR FREE AND you can throw a little money in his direction to OWN even more radness that may be a little too much to handle! Ryan has started his Kickstarter for "The Completely Complete Edition" of God Hates Astronauts which is packed with 180 pages of brilliance sandwiched in between a beautifully illustrated hardcover.   I'm super pumped to have illustrated an origin story of one of his characters in this(Sir Hippothesis(here's a peek)):

....along with a CRAZY amount of other artists that blow my mind!

Don't take my word for it(even though I've already seen every page of this bad boy & my jaw is still on the floor), watch the video, head to the site & see for yourself all the neat things you can cuddle with & be a part of creating THE GREATEST COMIC BOOK EVER!

Laredo?...more like La-RAD-o!!

Hey friends!

Just wanted to share this video recap from the signing Fabian Rangel Jr. & I had over at Legacy Comics this past Saturday.  High five to video guy Ramon Villegas Jr. & especially to Chris & his crew down at Legacy...you guys rule.

Thanks to all who came out & made it awesome!

Run For The Border!

Hello again friends!
Hopefully your team won that SuperDuperBowl game thingy. Or if they weren't in it, hopefully they win it next year.
Anyway...ARTSLAM!'s Seven Year Anniversary Jam on January 26th was a massive success & a LOT of fun. I'd like to once again thank LIZ & ROB PEREZ for always being such amazing hosts & making San Antonio feel like a second home for me! BUFF MONSTER, NYCHOS & LAMOUR SUPREME destroyed the walls of the White Rabbit with their crazy skills & we all had a brief "No Pants Bromance":

(L-R: Deadbeat Hero, Nik Soupé, Buff Monster, Nychos, Lamour Supreme & I)

I also followed Lionel Ritchie's advice & painted "ALL NIGHT LONG!" that night & my giant, blue, ice-cream eating, monster creation went to a happy home with the winning bidder:

But enough about that RAD show that you hopefully didn't miss, I need to tell you about something else super fun & exciting that's happening THIS Saturday, Feb. 9th!

I'll be heading for the border Taco Bell style to LEGACY COMICS in Laredo, TX. I'm not going solely for the tacos & delicious, authentic, mexican food that I grew up with, but I'll be signing that little horror comic I illustrated called 'WHEN THE EVIL CAME'. The writer of the horror-flip book, Fabian Rangel Jr., will also be down there scribbling his name, so if you're in the area please come down & hang out with us!  I mean...just look how we party!!:

Fabian will also have some of his other books there including his newest, amazing piece of work, LOS MUERTOS, & I'll have some prints & other goodies to do a little dance in front of your eyeballs. With my twin brother, Lance, also coming along, there should be plenty of awesome things to keep you entertained! RSVP & all the info about the event is located HERE, but here's the general info:

LEGACY COMICS, Laredo, TX, Feb. 9th, Noon-4pm signing
Oh! & check out Laredo's local News promote the signing...my last name is yet again too smart for people to pronounce correctly. WIN!:

If you're not able to make the signing, remember you can still order the comic from my store where I'll sign it AND draw a nifty little sketch for ya too. Grab it!

BUT that's not ALL that's happening this Saturday. Remember that guy, ROB PEREZ, I mentioned earlier above? He's an amazing artist & he's having his FIRST solo exhibit in San Antonio at SILKWöRM STUDIO & GALLERY. His new series of work is "SWEATERMEN" & you must experience it in person. Show opening runs 7-11pm & here's all the info for the event here.

I've got a lot of things lined up for next month that I'm excited to share with you, so until then....

Hope to see you all sooooooon!

Who's Turning SEVEN?!

What's pink, has one GIANT eye, a horn sticking out of it's skull-shaped-ice-cream head, is pulled apart in a beautiful dissection of colorful radness AND is turning SEVEN years old this coming Saturday? Well...it always takes different forms every show, but this brilliant baby is (of course):
ARTSLAM!

Yep, THE BEST live art event EVER is really growing up fast.  Soon it'll be borrowing the car & getting hair in new places...
You may remember last year's AMAZING anniversary show w/ Alex Pardee, Skinner & Lamour Supreme, but THIS year mad scientist Rob Perez has organized yet another killer lineup that will guarantee your brain to melt away like strawberry ice cream in HELL! He's bringing the ridiculously talented BUFF MONSTER, NYCHOS & (once again)LAMOUR SUPREME! With a shit ton of live bands(including special guests JAPANTHER) creating the soundtrack, these artists will be doing some live painting & a LOT of high fiving this coming weekend in San Antonio. I'll also be slinging paint & opened palms alongside them with SO many other artists to stimulate your senses. This will be yet another epic show, so as your attorney, I advise you to take a hit out of the little brown bottle in my shaving kit & COME OUT! RSVP & all the info you need is available here.
BUT, this isn't only a SaturDay of Festivities as there's a PRE-party to THIS party! Head over to HI-TONES on Dewey/St. Mary's St. Friday night to hang out & listen to some magical live music including the reunion of WHOLESALE PIRACY which has the SUPER talented art-maker-man Saint Jahn! RSVP & info on the pre-party here.
Really hope every pair of eyeballs reading this can be there! & if you enjoy reading with your eyeballs, San Antonio's CURRENT did a great writeup about this weekend's show & even did an interview with me, Buff Monster & Lamour Supreme. It was super cool to be included in this, so go pick up a copy or simply use your finger to navigate through the interweb to read it HERE:

SEE YOU ALL THIS WEEKEND!

The Evil's HERE!!!

 You like horror? You like comic books?! You like demons whose stomachs open up & grab you with their intestines?!?! If you said "YES!" to most or ALL of those things then you MUST order this scary, comic book thing that will guarantee to satisfy your horror-sweet tooth:

I illustrated this 10-page tale written by my tattooed, freak buddy, Fabian Rangel Jr. & colored by the rad Adam Metcalf, which introduced me to those headaches known as "sequentials". It's finally available in physical form for you to cuddle with at night or burn to keep the monsters away.

Not only do you get my 10-pages of ugly pictures, but if you FLIP THE WHOLE DAMN COMIC BOOK AROUND you get another horror tale ('STINKY') also written by Fabian but illustrated by the talented Valentin Menendez! Yep...TWO 'Tales from the Crypt'-esque tales ready to hopefully make you talk in puns like the Cryptkeeper himself!

You can order this bad boy NOW at my online store(with a sketch thrown in YO!) or download it FOR ONLY $1 HERE!!

Thanks for looking boos & ghouls & I hope this book gives you some inspiring nightmares!

       

"Holidaze Monster"

I'm currently practicing my vinyl toy painting skills for an upcoming show next year that I'm extremely excited about.  It has some big wigs, so to be asked to join it was humbling & made me aware that I don't know crap-ola about customizing blank figures! 

This festive guy here is my VERY FIRST attempt at this thing the kids call "customization".  I'll be putting all my "TESTS" in my store as I paint them, so please continue to check back.

This "Holidaze Monster" is available NOW so please consider giving this little bastard a home for the Holidays....

HOLIDAZE TIME!!!

Ho Ho Ho MoFos!

It was only a few weeks ago that we all got together with friends & crammed food & drink down our throats as a way to give thanks. NOW it's time to do it again! Yes, this is what the Holidays are all about. Sharing special moments, making memories & figuring out our wishes & resolutions for the new, upcoming year. I'm no mind reader, but I'm offering something crazy that hopefully SOME of you are wishing for!

......& that "something crazy" is:

Yippee!  With this "HOLIDAZE TIME!!!" comes a brand new piece of art that is special & available ONLY for this time of year! My never released 'Monstress With A Flower" print has a fresh, holiday colored scheme & only 25 of you lucky, good children will be the owners of it. That's correct...this is a LIMITED EDITION print signed & numbered to ONLY 25 & then they're GONE FOREVER!

So head to my store & pick one up!

Not only that but every $20 you spend at my shop you receive a Monster MugShot of your choice for FREE!:

AND ALL orders $30 or more gets FREE SHIPPING!(Be sure to enter the discount code: HOLIDAZE & let me know which Monster MugShot print(s) you want when completing your order)  There's plenty of garbage to choose from over there, so please consider supporting independent artists & giving some art as your holiday gifts this year. "HOLIDAZE TIME!!!" runs now until the first day of 2013!

HAVE A HAPPY HOLIDAZE!!!!

BOOGIE interview

Back in October was Austin Comic Con & I luckily met a lot of new friends! Some of these "new friends" sat me down & asked some questions about my art, life & other random nonsense.
Here's one that just came to light from Chuck over at Boogie Bot Monthly. Go read words that I said with my mouth if you're completely bored.

Thanks again to Chuck & Boogie Bot Monthly for using some of their precious time on this planet on me...

GET SICK this Thanksgiving!

Do you smell that?!

Ah yes...that all too familiar scent of turkey nestling itself by steaming mashed potatoes, a savory mound of homemade stuffing, green bean casserole, a fluffy, buttery roll & whatever else you can pile/balance on your plate JENGA style. It's that time of the Holidays where it's okay & even expected for us to gorge ourselves by cramming ridiculous amounts of food into the largest hole in our body. It's enough to make you sick, really.  AND if it doesn't make you burp up your third helping, then I have just the thing that will!:

That's right you little turkey killers! Starting at midnight TONIGHT I'll be having a tiny sale at my online store & ThanksGIVING AWAY a FREE, signed 'LoveSick' print to any & ALL orders that are $15 or more to guarantee you get sick this Thanksgiving!  Not only that, but EVERY SINGLE ORDER gets FREE SHIPPING....no matter how big or small it is! (That's what she said!)

I've also queued up a succulent amount of NEW goodies for the store which include more than FIFTEEN pieces of ORIGINAL ART!

Now's your chance to grab a one of a kind, totally original painting or illustration for yourself or that crazy friend of yours this Holiday.

So all you have to do is head to my store, poke around all the stuffing I've added, put it in your virtual shopping cart & upon checkout enter the discount code:

GOBBLEGOBBLE

...then BURP!! You're done!

The discount code & print giveaway will only be available from tonight 12am Nov. 22nd until 11:59pm Nov. 30th. So you have NINE full days to take advantage of this.

Alright guys...THANK YOU & I'll see you sooooooooooon

Austin Comic Con ENGAGE!

Holy CRAP this year has flown by faster than the USS Enterprise at Warp 9!

Exactly a year ago I entered the convention scene with my first table in my home base at Austin Comic Con. I've since had a busy year & now I'm face to face with the geeky beast again! That's right, THIS weekend(ALREADY?!) is

& with that means great artists, outrageous costumes, adjustments of taped glasses & awesome celebs from all those shows we've watched with our eyeballs. Celebs like that guy who was Darth Maul, those dudes from The Walking Dead, that guy who played TV Superman & the WHOLE damn cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation!! Yep...even Wil "Leeches On His Balls" Wheaton will be there. But who cares about all of them when "THE (mother effing)SITUATION" WILL BE THERE dominating the Convention Center with his Majestic Abdominal Ray of Sexiness! Don't take my word for it, check out the ridiculous lineup of the peeps who are going to be there.

Other things that will also be there in awe of THE SITUATION's Six-Pack of Glory will be piled on my table. I'll have original paintings/illustrations, prints, posters, Monster MugShots & other things to hopefully make you happy. I'll also be bringing 25 of my SOLD OUT "oddities/deformities" art book which will ALL be signed & have custom sketches in em. FUN!

AND with the Con being only a few days before the coolest Holiday on the calendar, I thought it would be fun if YOU GUYS dressed up & I gave YOU a treat! So a fun, easy contest/giveaway crawled out of my head that I hope you ALL participate in! I've included a high res, downloadable image below. All you have to do is print one out & draw a rad mask on the kiddo! Con goers just need to bring it up to my table (#2219...ONE per person) & not only will you get a high five, but you'll also get something FOR FREE! If you're unable to attend, STILL draw a rad mask on the kiddo & post it on TWITTER, my FACEBOOK page, tag me on TUMBLR, email it, WHEREVERas long as I see it! I will pick my favorite of the designs, give you ALL mental high fives & then I'll send my original, ink illustration & other goodies to that selected artist. ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE IN BY NOV. 1ST! The wiener will be selected on Nov. 2nd. Now GO HAVE FUN WITH IT!!

In addition to this little contest/giveaway I'll also be having giveaways throughout the weekend via TWITTER for those of you going. So give me follow & win MORE stuff!

ALL of this (including my brother & I) will be at TABLE 2219 in ARTIST ALLEY all weekend long. I really hope to see your smiling faces there!

HAPPY HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Trick 'r Treat YO!

Hey everyone! In case you've been wandering around in a daze for over a week it's THE BEST MONTH EVER INVENTED! Yep, not only was I unleashed into this crazy world this month some time ago, but OCTOBER also hosts the most amazing sights, sounds AND smells those other 11 months have been super jealous of their entire lives. But really ONE THING alone hoists October up on the tallest pedestal...HALLOWEEN! Costumes, candy, jack-o-lanterns, kids, tricks, treats, screams, scares, etc., etc., etc... BUT do you know where you can experience ALL OF THAT in under 2 hours including little dogs eating human fingers?!:

This already classic Halloween movie from 2007 takes the 'CREEPSHOW' & 'TALES FROM THE CRYPT' approach with four interwoven tales set on a dark, bloody Halloween night.  & lucky for you CITY BASE CINEMAS with BLOOD THIRSTY THURSDAYS in San Antonio is having a screening of it on Oct. 18th for your viewing pleasure! Not only that, but ARTOPSY PRODUCTIONS high-fived me with a request to create a LIMITED EDITION, 18x24 poster for the occasion. I of course said "YES!" in fear of SAM tormenting me on Halloween & this is what my excited right hand created:

So 70 of these will be released at the screening (which you can ORDER here & have them conveniently shipped to you for FREE) & I'll also have 30 signed AP copies which will be released at Austin Comic Con Oct. 26-28th. I'm super excited to do this, so please come to the showing &/or grab a poster for support & make this an ongoing thing! There will also be giveaways, a special menu for that evening & a lot more cool things planned for the screening...more info/TIX/etc. HERE!

Pardee Picks on JUXTAPOZ

So a few weeks ago I was contacted by my high five buddy Alex Pardee letting me know not only about the issue of JUXTAPOZ he recently curated(go get this...seriously), but that he was also curating their WEBSITE for a month!  He sent over a questionnaire & simply said he wanted to feature me on their site.

I'm super excited & humbled to be included on the list of MANY crazy, inspiring artists he's showcasing.

Go use your eyeballs to read what Alex said:

& here's the said questionnaire he had me (& all his other picks) fill out. This also explains my retarded ALF illustration/post below:

Fun times!