Merry Meth-mas.

This is how I’m planning to survive the Christmas period. A seasonal stash of Blue Sky Meth.

The amount this gag gift cost online to get for a friend, it might as well have been real Meth. Jeez… smells nice, though. They’re meant to be raspberry flavoured rock-candy (I’m not allowed to try any, as they’re a present, and Santa will get mad if I do. Like really mad… Walter White mad.)

Babayka-Lives First Anniversary.

It in no way feels like a whole year, but it’s true, Babayka-Lives.com went live one year ago today. It was never the plan to launch four days before the biggest holiday of the year. In fact it was meant to start in late November 2013, but if I remember rightly, there was just one problem after another in late 2013 (including having to build the whole site again from scratch, and a few problems with my web-hosting services that took up a fair amount of time.) So the 20th of December it was. A big thank you to everyone who has checked Babayka-Lives out over the pass year. It’s a huge buzz to know people are tuning in week-after-week for the next instalment, and hope you’ve enjoyed the past year’s storyline and artwork.      

To mark the occasion, it seems fitting to do a pin-up as a thank you to all readers. Since we’ve had two Yana pin-ups in a row already this year, this time I thought I’d do a one starring Vera. I just one day had this vision of a Bride in a bloody onesie, and thought it was too funny\morbid not to do. I think the concept fits with Vera’s personality quite well, so I choose her. Annoying fact is I thought this would be a fast, fun shot to do, but ended up taking me twice as long as I thought it would. Maybe a bit longer than that even. Vera in a onesie joins Yana’s selfie as pin-ups that will probably feel very dated by the time Book 2 is finishes, and they’re printed in the back like with Book 1.You can also find copies on the Babayka-Lives Message Board and my Deviantart page (while you’re on my deviantart page, you can also check out pages 67 and 68, which I also posted up today to mark this event.)

So here we are one year on… and on today’s instalment over on Babayka-Lives, we rejoin Kevin Moon, as he finds out the hard way that messing with The Brides Of Babayka gets you on the business end of a knitting-needle, large bladder and foot pump. Can he escape before the New Year? Keep reading to find out. Also plenty of spooky teddies action going on today, over on the web-comic. I got a lot of mileage out of Yana’s bears. Their cold, dead button eyes silently witnessing evil deeds being done, for some reason intrigued me. There’s even a rumour they may make a return in Book 2, but no promises.

So just to sum up… A massive thank you to all of those who have been checking Babayka-Lives out during 2014. Hope ya’ll all stick around for 2015. It’s gonna be bloody… awesome.

Tooth And Claw Inked.

Since I spent today inking the page that contains the panel from my last post, I thought people may like to see the inked and finished result.

Hope you enjoy it, and remember, it’s Babayka-Lives first anniversary this Saturday, so tune in for a new pin-up done to mark the occasion. It’s gonna be bloody… awesome.

Tooth And Claw.

I don’t really plan to post too much from Babayka: Book 2, because of spoilers, but since I haven’t updated my blog in a couple of weeks, I felt I should post something. So here’s a photo from my phone of the latest panel I‘ve just drawn. I don’t think it’s a spoiler to say things get very primal in Book 2. Moral of the second book is simply ‘Nature’s the true villain in life.’ I’m half being facetious with that line… Half being deadly serious…  

Also, I’m pleased to say that there will be a pin-up done to mark Babayka-Lives turning one on the 20th. My recent scanner problems have been a massive pain in the arse, but happily the image is done, scanned, and now sitting on my desktop waiting for the 20th to roll round so I can post it. I currently have a love\hate relationship with the first anniversary pin-up. Sometimes I look at it and think it’s one of the coolest things I’ve ever drawn, while other days I’m not so hot on it. Never the less, hopefully readers will get a kick out of it. I get the feeling Yana Selfie is fans favourite pin-up so far, and the one to beat.

Brides Of Babayka For Xmas.

For those looking for Xmas gift ideas (as a treat for yourself, or maybe for others), why not hassle Santa this year for a copy of Brides Of Babayka? Perfect for your comic\horror loving friends or family, or maybe just for yourself as something to read over the holidays.

Here’s some quick reasons why you should pick up a copy for Xmas:

* Be a little bit cooler than the web-comic crowd and learn early what lurks in the dark room at the end of the hall, and if the remaining Bachelors will survive.

* Character sheets and Pin-ups section as extras.

* A couple of exclusive Pin-ups done just for the graphic-novel, including Yana and Vera in the bath, and I think one of the spookiest shots I’ve ever drawn of Babayka, if not the spookiest.   

* Original Babayka character sheet design, which is a little different to the final Babayka look, which I never plan to ever post online. See Babayka initial design only in the graphic-novel.  

* Bragging rights for owning a hard copy. The knowledge you’re not cheap and you kick-in and help indie comics.

Also, I don’t wanna rock the boat, but sales between the UK and the US were pretty much neck-and-neck until the sales from the De La Warr pushed the UK ahead. I know that Babayka-Lives gets more US readers, so it’s not too late to steal the lead, America. Unless you’re reading this in the UK, in which case, it’s your duty to defend and extend England’s top position. Who’s gonna come out tops before the end of 2014?

Your inner-Santa can pick up a copy of Brides Of Babayka for Xmas this year from Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk or Lulu.com  

And a massive thank you to people who have already bought a copy, and those who do pick up a copy this Christmas. With my A3 scanner dieing on me, and web-hosting cost both hitting me hard recently, all sales really do help big time. And anyone who has been thinking about chipping in and donating and supporting the site, can do so via the Donate button at the bottom, left-hand side. All donations do help massively and says good things about you as a human-being.    

Dark Xmas.

I think it’s safe to say it’s gonna be a very dark Xmas for Kevin Moon this year over on Babayka-Lives. No spoilers, but I think he’s in for a rough time in the coming weeks, personally. I think Mr Moon is about to learn the hard way that nobody messes with the Brides Of Babayka. Place your bets now as to whether Moon will even make it to Xmas or not? Also, for anyone wanting a sneak peek at next week’s page, there’s an unlettered copy on my Deviantart page. I think it’s one of my favourite pages from the whole book.

Speaking of my Deviantart page, I recently posted a journal entry on there about next month’s first year anniversary of Babayka-Lives that readers may wanna check out. Can you believe it’s nearly been a year already?

Also did this quick doodle of a Troll this week in my sketchbook. Look at his devious, knobbly face. Wonder what mischief he’s been up to, eh?  

All Teeth And Gums.

This weekend over on Babayka-Lives… has Blake inadvertently just sealed his own fate? No good deed goes unpunished, as they say, as Blake finds himself centre of attention at the party.

Been a while since I posted any original artwork on here, so here’s a quick sketchbook doodle I did last night. I think he looks a little bit like what Slenderman would look like if he was drawn by Francis Bacon.