Heat wave!

This week in the northwest, there was a heat wave which brought temperature of 100+ degree (which never happen before in Seattle!). Today, it was a little more tolerable. Can't wait to get some rain.... oh man, I can't believe I just said that.

Death Race

I was doodling when I was watching Death Race starring Jason Statham and Joan Allen. I was also trying to do a comic style page all on the computer. The lines are looser but the plus side is no scanning... penciling and inking phase are combined.

Anyway, if there's a Death Race comic, I think it'll be good to have the comic take place right before the movie starts so you can see how the characters interact before Statham's character shows up.

Moon Landing

Yesterday was the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. How freakin' cool is that?

V.I.N.CENT

Remember "Black Hole" from Disney in 1979? I remember thinking the black hole look so real. The story was really dark for Disney. I would not recommend letting really small kids watch this flick. And VINCENT (Vital Information Necessary CENTralized)... he's pretty cool for a floating robot. He's the real hero of the film!

The idea to this pic came up when I found out they are doing a vinyl toy of Vincent. It just brought back the memory of watching that film. If anyone going to SDCC, would you mind buying one for me? ;)

Stillsuit

I can’t top the movie version of the Stillsuits… so my take is pretty similar except to incorporate the spiral design. The sandworms is such an important focus to the Freman, I think they would mimic the sandworm look. The cloak is also tie in a spiral for that “desert fashion” look. The cloak could also be use to camouflage in the sand or even be made into an emergency one man tent to weather out a sand storm. The Maker Hook, is what the Fremen use to pry open a section of the sandworms’ ring so they could ride the worm.

Dune... Arrakis...

...desert planet. A Fremen watches as couple of sandworms cruising in the deep desert.

Crysknife

Crysknife is the scared weapon of the Fremen, made from the tooth of a dead sandworm. This is their primary weapon since lasguns and shields cause vibrations, which attracts the worms.

Paul Atreides

This is Paul Atreides from Dune. The Fremen call him "Muad'Did" by this point and his eyes changed to blue by the spice melange. If you understand all that... congrats, you're a scifi nerd.

Sandworm 2

Another take of the sandworm from Dune. I picture them to be more flexible and be able to compress their body when it open their mouths.

Baron again...

Another take on the Baron Harkonnen... this time showing scale with the anti gravity "suspensors". It works just enough to get his feet off the ground.

If they use this type of design for another Dune movie, the actor can enter the Baron costume from the back so the scifi tech can hide the zipper. Poke his face and hands through then apply make up/prosthetics to blend in with the rest of the suit. :)

Baron Harkonnen

My take on Baron Harkonnen from Dune. He's so large that he wears a anti grav belt so he can move or the weight of his body would crash him.

Betsy Mae Bite 2 on Indy Planet!

Betsy Mae Bite #2 is now available to order on Indy Planet. Click on the pic above to see the 6 page preview or order the book.

Ballerina

Illustration Friday: Unfold

I thought this would be good for "unfold". :) This is my first paper toy... made from scratch! It's pretty simple to put together. Click on the pic above and save it on to you computer. Print it out on a card stock, cut, fold, and glue. That's it!

Illustration Friday

Yuki 7 trailer

"A Kiss From Tokyo" Theatrical trailer from Stephane coedel on Vimeo.

Happy Monday... this is trailer for a book Seductive Espionage: The World of Yuki 7 by Kevin Dart. I really dig the vibe and style... so if you want to get the book, you can pre-order it HERE.

Illustration Friday: Craving

Craving for love of course.

Illustration Friday

Land of the Lost

I kinda remember the original Land of the Lost show. But I really dig the trailers. It looks funny... and I like the design for the Sleestak. You can't beat a guy wearing a rubber monster costume.

Mech Trooper

This is basically a tank. There's room for the pilot and gunner. The advantage of using this would be for urban warfare... where it's more mobile in the streets and alleys. If the war zone is in the city, the first thing people would do is to destroy the streets and put up blockade. So having a mech would be useful.

The Zombie Kid

Playing around with Zombie Cowboy character.

Mountain

The weather is excellent in Seattle right now.

Sandworm

Here's my take on the sandworm in Dune...one of my all time fav book! I want to make it more "worm" like so it's thinner on the front and end. The mouth close together to a point and the rings on the body is in a spirl, so it spin clockwise as it digs into the sand.

Orange hair

Terminator

Hope the new Terminator movie is good. If not..... we're seriously @#$% done professionally man. F#$^&! (Spoken with an English accent.) ;)

Spock

I saw the new Star Trek flick yesterday. It's a really fun movie!

Muppet Rawk!

There's a rawking art show going on this Sat, called "Muppet Rawk"! If you're in the area, you've got to check it out. Lots of local talents take classic rock albums and put Muppet characters in them. It's pretty awesome and might become an annual show in Seattle.

Go here for more info: http://www.ouchmyeye.com/2009/muppettrawk/
Or here.... Augie's blog

Star Wars Galaxy 4

A sample of sketch cards I did for Star Wars Galaxy 4. I did this a while go... just finally got around to post it.

Kitty Pryde

I did this for an auction on May 7, 2009. It's a benefit for the Oregon Hemophilia Treatment Center. All proceeds will go to HTC.

Click here for more info: Full of Pryde

They also set up a blog: http://fullofpryde.blogspot.com/

Sketch

Just playing around...

Free Comic Book Day!

This Saturday is Free Comic Book Day! Support your local comic store by purchasing a book or two and on your way out...grab some free comics. Click HERE for more info!

Super Real Graphic Novel

I did a splash page and a short story for Jason Martin's Super Real a while back. Now, it's going to come out in his graphic novel! Here's a look at the splash page I did.Here's the official info:
SUPER REAL – graphic novel

220 pages, full color, 6x9, mature readers - $18.99

Pre order now – May Diamond Previews Catalog, page 280

DCD#MAY09 1018

ISBN#0-9802498-2-1

Collecting the complete independent series recommended by Newsarama, Aint It Cool News, Comics Buyers Guide and many more. Super Real follows five people who sign million dollar contracts to get genetically enhanced for a reality show based on comic book superheroes. An over the top mash-up of reality TV and comic book fiction, that’s like Survivor with superpowers, or The Real World meets The X-Men!

Find out what happens when our cast goes beyond reality.

Features guest artwork from Jim Mahfood, Josh Howard, and more.

Now, go to your local comic store and order a copy or two!