This Is Where My Life Is At Right Now.

I'm a little ashamed at how excited I got today after buying two new fancy pens to try out on a project I'm currently working on.

I really wanna try and learn some new 'mark making' skills this year. Get my hands on and try out some really cool weird and whacky Markers and see what I can do with them.

I also got these pens because I really wanna master 'Hand Lettering' and I'm looking for the perfect pen to do that. One that really brings out my Handwriting in a cool graphic style. If anyone has any good recommendations for pens for Comic Book Lettering, I'd love to hear suggestions. 

So anyway... yeah... that's my rocking plan for this forthcoming weekend. Watching Youtube videos on Hand Lettering and breaking in these two new bad boys.

Another Night Of The Living Dead.

I promise myself (maybe even on this very blog), that I wasn't gonna buy any more copies of Night Of The Living Dead... and yet here we are... again...

At this point I'm not even sure how many versions of this film I actually own now. I do remember my first copy was the infamous 'colorized' edition on VHS back in the 90's (ironically bought in the same shop as where I've just got this new Animated one). I also own a couple of the colour remakes, one of which is in 3D. The 30th anniversary edition with newly shot scenes and terrible new soundtrack. And then there's just the numerous copies I own on dvd as it's often thrown in on boxsets because it's Public Domain.   

The really frustrating thing is I actually don't own a really nice high-res Blu-Ray copy with super great picture quality, so there's no point telling myself this is the last time I'll buy this flick, as I know I'd just be lying to myself.

Choose Your Weapon.

Today is an inking day... and I'm ready for battle.

A Basic Bot.

I do worry that by posting my Space-1999\Doctor Who crossover at Easter that this Summer of Sci-Fi treats might well have already peaked too soon. As it's gonna be hard to out epic an image like that.

But just to make sure we're still moving in the right cosmic direction this weekend, here's a Robot I drew recently. 

In the story, he's actually meant to be a bit rubbish. A very basic bot that can't do very much. But I do fear people are just gonna read it and think I just don't have very good Robot drawing skills.

A Monster For Easter Monday.

Since I started this Easter holiday by posting my new Space-1999\Doctor Who artwork, I'll guess I'll end it by also posting the black and white version too, for people who want to check out the linework.

As much as this pin-up is a homage to both classic shows, I'd also like to think it's inspired by the early DWM comic strips. As I'm a massive Dave Gibbons fan and love his Fourth and Fifth Doctor artwork from that period. I was differently trying to channel a bit of his Tom Baker Doctor in this image. My secret hope was that in black-and-white (as you're seeing it now), it might almost look like a missing scene from the Fourth Doctor era Comic Strip. 

I guess if you want to be super nerdy about it, since the events of Dragon's Domain happen around the year 1996, I could have also gone with the Paul McGann Doctor instead. But it just felt right to go with who was the Doctor and Companion at the time of the episode back in mid-70's. Plus I really wanted to add Sarah Jane as an in-joke, as she was always getting hypnotises in classic Who (probably because of those big beautiful eyes).   

So can the Fourth Doctor escape in time? Can Sarah Jane say no to Alien hypno?

A Good Friday To Die Hard.

Wishing everyone who celebrates it a very HAPPY EASTER for this weekend.

And because nothing says Easter like Tentacles... (although Tentacles have about as much to do with Easter as Chocolate Eggs do, I guess), I'm posting a sequel (or should that be a prequel?) to last Halloween's Dragon's Domain Pin-up today. As we see what it would have looked like if the Alien from Space-1999 had taken out the Doctor prior to the events of that episode, and added the Tardis to his gruesome Spaceship Graveyard where he lives.

Just to put this new Gerry Anderson\Doctor Who crossover Pin-Up into context... The idea of the Doctor battling the nameless beast from Space-1999 comes from an Easter Egg from the episode itself where when you first see the floating graveyard of abandoned Spaceships that makes up the lair of the Monster, originally there was meant to be a hidden USS Enterprise and Tardis floating among the ruined ships (some people claim you can still see them, although I can never spot them). Such an encounter seemed so cool, I just had to have a go at depicting it. Plus the Universe just needs more evil Alien from Dragon's Domain in it. I do like the idea of him being able to invade other franchises.

If you're not much of a Space-1999\Doctor Who fan, this pin-up might be a bit baffling to you. But hopefully there's enough creepy Sci-Fi action going on for most people to get something out of it. But if you do enjoy this crossover and might even wanna see more down the line, please be sure to let me know and maybe leave a comment. 

And again... please remember to avoid looking directly into the Alien's giant Eye at all costs. If you experience any flashing lights or start hearing a high-pitch whirling sound while viewing this piece of artwork, exit the page at once and without delay. Anyone (like Sarah Jane) who is easily receptive to Hypnosis should avoid clicking on my new Pin-Up altogether. 

Warning: weaker minds may be consumed.

Ray-Guns Drawn.

And just like that... the Summer of Sci-Fi begins. As a lone Poacher creeps up on his Alien prey with his Ray-Gun drawn.

Although can a Ray-Gun be a Ray-Gun if it's a Rifle? Wouldn't it be more a Ray-Rifle? Or let's just keep it simple and call it a 'Laser Gun'.

Ray-Guns\Laser-Guns is a theme I'll be returning to again at some point this Summer, FYI (because Ray-Guns are cool).