From the Archives: The Phalman

"Androgynous but with a high level of brute strength, the Phalman is a savage and dangerous entity.  No one knows exactly where it came from or if its species is other than human.  Some speculate that it is a demon in the form of a man, others say that is like a werewolf but in a perpetual state of madness and savagery."

Featured Creature: Prisoner of Vz

From Marge Hollander's Digest of Demons and Devils: 

The Chornoho Zabuttya, the hood of oblivion, is described in the ancient Die Tür Des Bösen as a curse of the highest order.  It is considered a Doom.  The exact method of creation of a Prisoner of Vz is unknown as there are no recorded survivors of this curse. There have been only five recorded sightings of a prisoner of Vz.

New Abstract: The Empty Man

Chaos swirls around him
consuming even the most simple of moments
in an escalating conflagration.

New Abstract: He Bears His Light

The weight of understanding creates the necessity of its own strength

My Skin Crawling Comics Update

Just a quick update on my progress with the work I'm doing on the Skin Crawling Comics Anthology story, Buried.  I'm digging in deep with the coloring and learning a lot as I go.  This is my first experience with coloring comic book work to be printed.  In the past, I've done lots of print work for newspaper and some penciling and inking for comics, but this is my first opportunity to do coloring.  There are so many things to learn my brain itches...or maybe it's just time to shower.

UPDATE Night of the Living Dead: Barbara Zombie Greyscale

Here we have the greyscale of an earlier drawing of Barbara from the original Night of the Living Dead, after we see her dragged into an undead horde.  With there being no living flesh left at the old farm house, she is wandering off into the night to find something fresh.

From the Archives: Neon Vampire

Here's something I recently drew at the library in between other things.  I hadn't done any fresh sharpie work in a bit and decided to play to loosen up and pass the time.  I've been so focused lately on more realistic lighting for the Featured Creatures that on this one I just wanted to cut loose and go more emotive.

{Sharpie}

Featured Creature: The Spawn of Vz

"Slowly, I moved into the room.  The smell of mildew and rot was overwhelming.  I covered my mouth and nose with my shirt sleeve, trying not to gag.  The floor was a sea of trash: half eaten pizza crusts, emptied soup cans, a bicycle tire, myriad candy bar wrappers, a soiled shirt, empty soda cans and bottles, a child's stuffed animal, wadded paper and boxes, and several filthy overturned buckets.  As I crossed into the room, large dark shapes skittered out of my path, disappearing into the canyons of trash.

New Abstract: The Observer

Gently, from the cocoon of the past, the future emerges.

New Abstract: Becoming Stranger

My past is not my future,
my mind is not my heart,
my skin in not my soul.
The temple of my life's meaning 
is the full action of my existence.
It cannot be measured by me 
until my passing into silence
and even then 
I have no assurances of truth.
 
I am a stranger to myself, 
but sometimes,
through the clouds, 
I catch glimpses.

The Evil Within Trailer

New from Bethesda.

From the Archives: Digital Zombie Self-Portrait

In this piece I was trying to develop a digital style to help create comics more easily.  This method turned out to be much more involved and time consuming than simple hand drawing.  I do like the final look of this piece, but it took way too much time to get to arrive at this state.

Featured Creature: The Devil's Square, Hooded Figure

Excerpt from Liam Hofstadter's report for the Department of Extranormal Phenomena (DEP), Superhuman and Supernatural Threats in the New Millennium: 

"This hooded figure has been observed on multiple occasions interacting with the Devil's Square team.  We are unsure of its exact association with that group, but the creature is obviously other dimensional in origin. However, it does not match records of any known species currently operating within the earth sphere.