Skin Crawling Comics Today: "Don't Park on Market Street" Teaser Art - Ends in 9 Days

Here is some teaser art from Sherri Rose's and Christine Brunson's story for SCC, Don't Park on Market Street.

Happy Birthday Featured Creature!

It was one year ago today that I began the weekly Featured Creature postings.  In celebration of that frightful day, here's a juicy treat.  I couldn't afford a whole fancy cake right now, but I did get you something bite sized and memorable.  It's the thought that counts, right?  Happy Birthday Featured Creature!

From the Archives: Hand Studies

Here are several hand studies and a bearded guy from my traveling sketchbook. 

{Ball Point Pen}

Skin Crawling Comics Today: "The Basement" Tease Art - Ends in 10 Days

Here's some teaser art from The Basement, the SCC story from Adam Wollet and Nick Valente.

Featured Creature: Earth Spirit

"I folded my pants and made a neat pile of my clothes, setting them down with my shoes near the entrance. I stepped tentatively into the cave.  There had been a strong breeze outside that was almost cold in the absence of my clothing, but as I moved into the ritual area and closer to the fire, the air was warm and nearly cloying.  I stood beside a small mat close to the fire as instructed and waited. 

Skin Crawling Comics Countdown: "The Night Market" Teaser Art and Interview - Ends in 11 Days

Here's a bit of teaser art from The Night Market by Danielle Gransaull and Gerald Rathkolb.  For more information about The Night Market, check out their interview with Fanboy Comics.

The Featured Creature 2012-13: Last Bites Part II, The Hard Walk

After the HZO and the hectic, mentally draining pace of October, November 2012 was quiet and fairly stress free in terms of production and process.  I posted pieces that I had mostly completed before hand.  However, the universe had plans for my stress levels that would test my very ability to survive.

Later that month, within the space of two weeks, my phone died and I lost my entire address book, my unemployment benefits permanently expired leaving me penniless, my vehicle died the true death, and I came down with the most severe case of bronchitis I've ever had in my life.  I feel like a bit of back story is needed here.

Psyche Delectus Tenebrarum Gallery Update

Within the Psyche Delectus, I felt that there were many pieces getting overlooked because of their horizontal orientation.  I'm not quite savvy enough with javascript to program it to rotate and adjust automatically, so in the meantime, I've come up with this temporary solution.  I've added several of the horizontal pieces to the slideshow at a diminished size.  The transitions are a little rough between those and the vertical pieces, but I feel like it still works.  Let me know what you think.

Psyche Delectus: In This Light, It Is Understood

Revelation measured
within the distance of
time abides.

Skin Crawling Comics Countdown: SCC Youtube Channel and Inerdview - Ends in 12 Days

Check out the short blurbs about different Skin Crawling Comics stories on the SCC Youtube Channel!  Also check out this excellent Inerded INERDview with Rachel Pandich and Gerald Rathkolb about Skin Crawling.

Skin Crawling Comics Countdown: MY PERK UPDATE - Ends in 13 Days

I've just upgraded my perk for the Skin Crawling Indiegogo.  Now I'll draw your favorite monster or creature and digitally render a color version for you to boot.  All this plus digital and physical copies of Skin Crawling Comics Anthology for only $100.  Check out Campbell's Creepy Crawlies on the SCC Indiegogo page!  Below are a few examples of what you can expect.  For more pieces, check out the Featured Creature.

Skin Crawling Comics Countdown: "Wesley" Teaser Art and Interview - Only Two Weeks Left

Here's an interview at Fanboy Comics with Sabrina James Riley and Aaron Hazouri about their story for Skin Crawling Comics, Wesley.  Check it Out!  Also check out my previous post with some of Aaron's teaser art for Wesley here.

Skin Crawling Comics Countdown: More "Buried" Teaser Art - Only 15 Days Left

Here's another bit of teaser art from Buried.  Nothing quite so menacing as a bloody shovel.  :-o  eep.  Buried is written by Bryant Dillon with art by Chris Thorne and colors by yours truly! If you like what you see here and would like to see more, support Skin Crawling Comics!

Skin Crawling Comics Countdown: Soundwave Article with Christine Brunson - Only 16 Days Left

Here's an article from Soundwave Comics with Christine Brunson about Skin Crawling Comics and the Indiegogo fundraising.  There are lots of informative links in this one.  Check it out!

From the Archives: Quick Zombie

Here's a quick zombie sketch from a few years back.  This one came from my traveling sketchbook, so this probably happened at work during lunch.

{Ball Point pen}

UPDATE 010413:

This piece was Exhumed and reinvestigated with greyscale tones in October 2013.  Check out the Exhumed image here.

Skin Crawling Comics Countdown: A Zombie Walks into a Bar Teaser Art and Interview - Only 17 Days Left

Here's some teaser art from Jody Houser and Cliff Green story for Skin Crawling Comics, A Zombie Walks into a Bar. Here's a full Interview about their story at Fanboy Comics.

The Featured Creature 2012-13: Last Bites Part I, Candy Apple Heart

I began the Featured Creature posts only a year ago at the beginning of September 2012, but it now seems like an eternity has passed.  This has been a tumultuous and eventful year globally and personally.  My work on the Featured Creatures has followed a similar roller coaster path of development.

I had the idea of doing a weekly creature sketch percolating for several years and had never been able to actualize it before September of last year.  As soon as I began posting, the ideas and energy took off like a rocket.  I began the Featured Creature to help me keep my hand drawing skills moving forward.  It quickly evolved into something more.

Skin Crawling Comics Countdown: Gallery Updates and My Perk - Only 18 Days Left

Check out the updated gallery from the Skin Crawling Comics creators at the Indiegogo page.  Also If you haven't checked out my perk offering for the fundraising, please go here.  I have ten original drawings available for the taking.  Also, be sure to thank Paul Chapman and Rachel Pandich for their hard work!

Psyche Delectus: Understanding

In darkness and silence,
mystery distills into understanding.

Skin Crawling Comics Countdown: Kate Carleton Preview Art - Only 19 days Left

Here are some preview images from Kate Carleton's and Thomas Pandich's story for Skin Crawling Comics. 

Skin Crawling Comics Countdown: Heroes and Villains Podcast - Only 20 Days Left

Rachel Pandich and Thomas Pandich appear on the Heroes and Villains podcast to talk about Morbius: The Living Vampire and shpeel a bit about Skin Crawling Comics.  Listen to the podcast here.

Psyche Delectus: Room 101

I know I said I was only going to post only on Mondays, but I'm in here up to my eyeballs in Skin Crawling posts, so I figured I'd through this extra in.  I did this earlier this summer when the whole NSA mess began to unfold.  Enjoy.

Skin Crawling Comics Countdown: Shortbox Podcast - 3 Weeks Left

At the Shortbox Podcast: Rachel Pandich, Ashley Lanni, and Thomas Pandich dish about Skin Crawling Comics and the Indiegogo fundraising campaign.  Listen to the podcast here.

Skin Crawling Comics Countdown: "Buried" Teaser Art - 22 days Left

Here's another bit of teaser art from Buried.  Buried is written by Bryant Dillon with art by Chris Thorne and colors by yours truly! If you like what you see here and would like to see more, support Skin Crawling Comics!

From the Archives: Purple Sharpie Portrait

This is me playing with purple sharpies again.  A quick portrait here exploring some P. Craig Russell style line work.  I think I'd just gotten some new sharpies and was breaking them in.  Not as much time to noodle things the way I used to.  I used to get lost in the lines for hours.

{Sharpie}

Skin Crawling Comics Countdown: Teaser Art for "The Appetite" - 24 days Left

Here are a couple of teaser images from Laura Bearl's and Carl Boehm's Story, "The Appetite".  You can read some more about it here in the interview with Fanboy Comics.  If like what you see here and want to see more, support Skin Crawling Comics!

Growing The Worlds of the Featured Creature

It's been awhile since I've felt like the Featured Creature images were only sketches.  The drawings and posts have mutated into something much larger than my original thought behind the project.  I feel silly calling them sketches anymore.

The production process for each piece has become quite involved, mirroring much of the process of creating a finished comic book page.  As becoming a comic book creator is one of my personal goals, I suppose unintentionally I've been moving in that direction all along.  So what does all this patter mean for the future of the Featured Creature?

Skin Crawling Comics Countdown: No Place Like Gnome Teaser Art - Only 25 Days Left

Here's some teaser art from Josh Hoye and Paul Chapman's story No place Like Gnome.  If you like this and want to see more, support Skin Crawling Comics!

Psyche Delectus: Tea with the Seeress

Within her veiled alcove,

the geometries of prophecy are revealed.

Skin Crawling Comics Countdown: Hoard Preview 26 Days Left

Here's a Free Download of Hoard from Rachel Pandich and Ashley Lanni through Fanboy Comics.  This is some of the original work that will appear in Skin Crawling Comics!  Enjoy and support Skin Crawling Comics!

Skin Crawling Comics Countdown: My Indiegogo Perk Offering - 27 Days Left

As part of the Skin Crawling Comics experience, I'm offering original black and white art as one of the perks for Indiegogo fundraising campaign.  I'll draw and ink your favorite Skin Crawling Monster, Creature, or Killer.  Check out the Skin Crawling Indiegogo page for full details!  Below are just few monstrous examples of what I can do.  Also check out the Featured Creature page for more examples.  If you like what you see here and want more, support Skin Crawling Comics!

Skin Crawling Comics Countdown: Crisp Comics Spotlight - 4 Weeks Left

Crisp Comics spotlights the Skin Crawling Comics Indiegogo campaign. Read more here.

Skin Crawling Comics Countdown: "Buried" Teaser Art - 29 Days Left

Buried is written by Bryant Dillon with art by Chris Thorne and colors by yours truly! If you like what you see here and would like to see more, support Skin Crawling Comics!