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Indie graphic novel cover concept art for Bloodbath on Unholy Island
Issue 1 Cover continued: From Rough Signal to Full Broadcast
I’ve been spending a lot more time with the cover for Issue 1 of Bloodbath on Unholy Island lately. I wrote about an earlier version before, but since then the... Read more...
Triptych of 3 illustrations from new book by Ciro
Revisiting My Novelette: New Illustrations, New Direction, and a Shift Into Horror
I’ve stepped back into a novelette I wrote a few years ago, and it’s become clear that the story has grown while I wasn’t looking. Or maybe I’ve grown into... Read more...
Title for unholy comic book
Mocking Up the Cover for Bloodbath on Unholy Island, Issue One
Today I finally started mocking up the cover for Issue One of Bloodbath on Unholy Island, and let me tell you—it’s already doing that thing creative projects love to do:... Read more...
Comic Sans, proof of concept complete.
Comic Sans, proof of concept complete.
A quick follow-up to my last post: the Comic Sans character animation proof of concept is now finished. The shading is in, the timing’s tightened, and the gloriously awkward Muzak... Read more...
Comic sans the character
A Little Progress (and a Little Chaos)
In my last post, I wrote about the instinct to rebuild — to rework my portfolio into something more connected, more narrative, more reflective of where my practice has been... Read more...
Rebuilding, Again
Rebuilding, Again
Every few years, I get the same itch — to take everything I’ve learned, unlearned, and made, and rebuild the space that holds it all together. I was taught this... Read more...
Sneak Peek: Inking Pages 21–22 of Bloodbath on Unholy Island
Sneak Peek: Inking Pages 21–22 of Bloodbath on Unholy Island
The storyboards are finally starting to breathe. After weeks of script revisions, thumbnails, and pencil roughs, I’ve started laying down ink on Bloodbath on Unholy Island — and I thought... Read more...
Jupiter — A Glimpse Into The Silent Dance of Stars
Jupiter — A Glimpse Into The Silent Dance of Stars
The illustration holds you in a moment from the first chapter — the quiet turning of fate, when Madame Bea draws the Jupiter card from her deck.A vast stillness.A planet... Read more...
The Rise of Independent Creators: Taking Back the Creative Space
The Rise of Independent Creators: Taking Back the Creative Space
There’s a quiet revolution happening in the creative world — and it’s powered by independent creators. 💥 Once upon a time, artists, writers, and animators shaped culture with raw imagination... Read more...
A guy wears a cool what the kraken long sleeve tee
What the Kraken?
🐙 What the Kraken? – When Myth Meets Street Some say it lurks beneath the waves — a whisper, a ripple, a shadow with too many arms and way too... Read more...
Bloodbath on Unholy Island — Issue #1: Improv
Bloodbath on Unholy Island — Issue #1: Improv
Scene Five and Six. The end of Issue One.That’s thirty-six pages down. “Improv” feels like the right name for this one — not just for Rom, who’s surviving by making... Read more...
Bloodbath on Unholy Island: Scene 3 & 4
Bloodbath on Unholy Island: Scene 3 & 4
Storytelling on the page is never one-to-one. The script is a guide, but when I sit down to draw, the visuals start to argue back. Sometimes I stay strict, but... Read more...