The Screaming Dead.

The gruesome work on my new Zombie Comic continues...

I'm really getting to draw a lot of good ghoulish Undead Art on this new project, as the above screaming Zombie Head hopefully shows.

One Of These.

I'm not really sure what these things are called... They're really tall 'wavy guys' that blow in the wind and are usually found outside Car Dealerships. They're tubed shape and always have a big goofy grin.

But whatever they're called, I'm pleased to say I managed to sneak one into my new Zombie Comic.

And Now We Wait...

I'm pleased to say I did find some time over the Easter break to plant my newly acquired Cacti Seeds.

I'm nervous but excited to see if anything will germinate over the Spring and Summer. It's my first time buying Seeds from an online Seller and I'm praying I haven't been sold 'Magic Beans' or anything. 

HAPPY EASTER 2024.

HAPPY EASTER, Everyone, hope you all have a great one this weekend...

Since Easter is a time for celebrating those that were once dead but now walk amongst the living again (the resurrected dead, if you will), I thought I'd use this Holiday as an excuse to post a new WIP shot from my upcoming Zombie project.

Just remember... to a Zombie 'you're' the Chocolate Egg and everyday is Easter.

Loaded For The Weekend.

My reading material for this upcoming Easter Weekend is very WW2 heavy.

I didn't plan it that way or anything, it just kind of happened... Honest.

Big Green Sun Chaser.

My big bulbous Cacti after being repotted into its new funky container.

I won't lie, repotting it was, as feared, a total nightmare and not much fun, but at least it's done now.

Nerdy Fact: My big Cactus has a bit of a mean lean going on (as is a common problem with larger Cacti). My hope is by aiming the sloping side away from the Sunlight, when the Summer Sun does appear, it'll try and tilt towards it, and hopefully straighten up a little bit, as Cacti often lean towards the Sun. That's my plan, anyway. No idea if it will work.

Reed's Seeds.

Now my Cacti Seedling from last year are big enough to be Potted, I thought I'd 'bite the bullet' and try my hand at growing some rarer Cacti.

I've been online and hunted down and ordered some, which came this week, and plan to plant them over Easter.

I'm a little nervous as I've never bought Seeds from online Sellers before, but I am hopeful something will germinate over the Summer.

A Madman In A Zombie Mask.

I can tell you very little about this character right now...except that he is a Madman... and he wears a Zombie Mask...

Repotted For The Summer.

Also this week while I had my 'Green Fingers' out...

I had to repot my two Cacti that I got last year, as they had both outgrown their Pots that they had been in less than a year.

My hope is if I get them all repotted and sorted now early in the year, hopefully they'll thrive and grow even more over the Spring\Summer.

Although next comes the REALLY hard part... Repotting my 41-incher on my own...

Class Of 2023.

It's been a long and brutal Winter here on the coast, and I'm sad to say not all my Cactus Seedlings made it through to see the Spring.

But for those that did survive the cold and frost, yesterday they finally escaped their 'Tupperware Prison' and have graduated to a proper Pot of their own.

Lemon Hand Grenade.

Bought a knock off 'Jif Lemon' this week while out shopping, and I can't help but think the bottle looks more like a 'Hand Grenade' rather than any kind of real Lemon.

I imagine if you threw one these in the heat of battle, it would explode and get Citric Acid in everyone's eyes.

The Ghoul Of Your Dreams.

This panel is my homage to the shot where the Zombie turns around and reveals they're a gross ungodly ghoul (think the first Zombie in the first Resident Evil game and so on) and not human.

The big Undead reveal, if you will.

In this shot you've really gotta try and make your Zombie as nasty and unsettling as you can to try and shock the audience.

Tiger Killer.

A German Tiger Tank experiences some unexpected 'Turret Tossing' thanks to a lone British Paratrooper in this explosive WW2 themed Splash Page.

From that day forth they called him 'Tiger Killer'...

I hadn't actually planned on using Halftones on this particular page, but I'm glad I did have a play around with them, as they really add to the effect of the explosion and the Turret being thrown up in the air by the blast.

It was also nice to finally get a chance to draw some 'Tank Action'. Something I wish I got to do more often.

Reach Out And Touch Death.

I think we can all agree... the grabbiest and must handsy Monster is the common Zombie.

They're rotten gross hands are everywhere and worse of all there's hundreds of them just groping around looking for fresh Flesh.

Living In Zombie Land.

Question is... did I use my Birthday yesterday as an excuse to stock up on even more Undead research material like I did last year on Halloween and Christmas?

Sadly this enclosed photo says it all...

I think it's safe to say while working on this current 'Walking Dead' project I'm very much living in 'Zombie Land'.

Peculiar Popcorn.

This year's Birthday snack of choice for tomorrow... bought and tried out of curiosity, thinking they wouldn't taste very good, but actually pretty yummy.

Which was surprising, as usually when I try novelty flavours, I hate them.

For The Fog Fans.

We've got a nice creepy Fog going on in this part of the World today...

I think it's safe to say the weather's gone a little bit 'Evil Dead'.

Ghoul Girl.

You've previously seen her 'bald and penciled', now see the finished Art.

Question is... how do you prefer your 'Ghoul Girls'? With or without a mop of dirty rain-soaked hair with bits in it?

The Creepy Spy In Your Home.

Been talking a lot this week about maybe trying to buy a new Mobile Phone for my Birthday next month. Maybe talking a bit 'too' loudly as my phone received a new message this morning trying to sell me a new Phone. Something it's never done before.

So creepy that something you have to pay to own can be used as a tool to spy on you in your own home.

Documenting The Dead.

I've been working on a drawing of a particularly gruesome Zombie today, and was so taken with how She (the character is a female Zombie) looked bald, I just wanted to take a quick Photo and 'document it' before adding the hair and spoiling it.

I suppose it's too late in the game to do a quick rewrite and put in a scene where she gets a trendy new haircut mid-story so I can keep this look, huh?

It's weird how Zombies always look good bald. They're the Jason Statham of the Monster World.

Short And Scary.

I was a little disappointed that there wasn't any 'Amicus anthology horror films' on over Christmas this year, sadly. For some reason I just find the Festive Season is a really good time for Portmanteau style short horror flicks and was sad that none were being shown.

Luckily they did reshow all the classic 'BBC A Ghost Story For Christmas', which helped ease the pain a lot. Plus I've also used this dry spot as an excuse to finally get around to bingeing my copies of a 90's horror anthology TV show called The Hunger.

I just hope next Xmas the TV scheduling Gods won't be so cruel, or I'm smart enough to remember to get ahold of a copy of 1972's Tales From The Crypt.

Also... something about a 'Happy New Year' or something, I guess...