Know thy Enemy...

I've been having a shitty week. So I'm moving on to some new subjects...

First a sneak peak at something new...



and a little 3x2 sketch with some pen and colored pencil...onward...

Warm-ups

Intended to get wayyy more than this done last night, but alas...a few warmups is better than nothing I guess...





Our daily lives...

Weekend Output

I spent ALL DAY Saturday drawing. Maybe not my best output ever, but def some of the most varied and complete I've done in a while in one sitting. Need more days like this.

First off, the workbench...



Using Steve Bissette's artwork from Alan Moore's Swamp Thing Annual #2 (1985) I wanted to draw my version of one of his panels...Below is the in progress shot by shot...









This place..it is HELL?





A quickie Pred in marker and color pencil



And finally, some turtles...the first one is a redraw of something I did about 20-25 years ago. I updated it and colored it in.



Another study, this time of am old TMNT panel, if memory serves...



Onward! More to come!

"Well then, I guess there's only thing left to do..."

Major League 1989...

"I know your name..." Quickie movie review - The Conjuring 2...and some art

We may be in the middle of another Golden Age for Horror movies...

The Conjuring 2



Without spoiling it, this one blows the doors off the hinges - those same doors that the first film opened up for us nearly 3 years ago. James Wan is master filmmaker, and we should be honored that he chooses the horror genre to showcase his talents. Amazing camera work, jump scares, score, and story telling. And did I mention the demons? Not one, but three are involved in this film! It definitely needs to be seen in a crowded theater - with the lights turned out, and the sound turned up. Sheeezus! Can't wait to see where this one goes next...

4 out of 5 Khans!!!!



So I drew some quickie art from it too...VALAK

RIP Anton Yelchin

Dear 2016, please stop. The new crew should never pass on before the old crew. Sigh.

Prec Tiss and some other stuff...

Getting back on the horse this week...using Mark Nelson's ALIENS comic art as reference...redrawing some of his more interesting poses...









The Mutant and the Commander...surely this happened in some comic/toon somewhere along the line.

"He tasks me..."

Little sketch this weekend in the animated style. Not sure how I feel about Khan's hair but I guess it's ok. Practice, practice, practice...

"Beware Romulans bearing gifts"...Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Director's Cut bluray review...

So this was released this week...



First off, the Mondo poster art is one of my favorite pieces of Star Trek art in recent years, so that's pretty neat they used it for the 50th Anniversary release of the best (Trek) film of all time. I won't bore you with details on all of the extras, audio, etc. There are tons of reviews online that cover this well enough. I will say that, in my opinion, this is the BEST that 'Khan' has ever looked and most likely the closest to its original picture quality from 1982.



Greatest character intro in (Trek) movie history?



There is one minor issue near the beginning where a scene is re-used and replaces a couple of seconds in the opening. Not sure if its an editing error or a Director's tweak. Apparently Paramount is aware of it so some fixes may be coming soon - for those of us who know the film front to back, sideways, etc...it is very apparent but it doesn't ruin the film, IMO. It literally is only a few seconds of run time...

Shown below is the full package with a nice 50th Anniversary card strip and the whole thing together. Perfection.





Overall, an extremely nice package and treatment of the Greatest Film of All Time. Have to knock off a half Khan for the minor edit issue but other than that - a near perfect and beautiful transfer of this movie. FIRE!!!!

4.5/5 KHANSSSS!!!!!!!!