Calgary Expo

Hey gang, I've been really busy lately with my latest comic book venture, The Five Stages of Near-Death Lesbian Sex. It's on sale at the Vicious Ambitious table at the Calgary Expo this very weekend! I'll get back to the Royal Tenenbaums next week and after that, maybe Life Aquatic? Maybe Fantasy Mission Force? Stay tuned.

Soonest

Well, it's been far too long since I've updated. Blame my old computer crapping out and Fallout 3. Nobodies Issue 2 starts next month for the Calgary Expo in April.

Vicious Ambitious, the indy comic book label to which I am a part of, started a podcast. You can subscribe to the feed here.

That's all for now.

-V-

Ice Flow, Nowhere to Go!

Here's a cornucopia of stuff including a 17 month old fanart of Peaches and Iggy Pop I forgot I did. Ah wells! I also did Olga Gurlukovich from Metal Gear 2 and a quick Takk from my Nobodies. I'm currently scheduled to do one more Nobodies issue for the fall as well as a collaboration for the new Vicious Ambitious Sci-Fi Anthology, Rocket Juice.

-V-

I Need You Disciplined

Well, my buddy Johnny and his fiance Candice has gone and moved to Vancouver to start 3D Animation at VFS. And to him I say, good luck and make the most of it. It's a very daunting task to uproot yourself, move to another city, and edjamacate yourself at a very expensive school.

I hope all the best for Johnny and Candice in the city that never dries. Check out his blog, I'm hoping he'll be posting all his new and improved artwork as the year rolls on.

-V-

If You Listen To Fools, The Mob Rules

Hey Creepsters,

Here's some colored work of recent. The Nobodies finally wrapped up and it's at the printers. That'll be for sale at the Tubby Dog Release Party next Thursday, check the image for details as well as the Gong Show/Calgary Expo next weekend. It's gonna be the balls. Gong balls. Do visit myself and the Vicious Ambitious table. We'll have 4 new books and lots of pie-throwing. No joke!

Also, some of my good friends will be in attendance, Johnny Luu, Daniel Andrews, James Davidge, and Riley Rossmo will be in Artists Alley, make sure you check those guys out.

That's all for now. GONG!

-V-

You Want The Candy

Here's another panel from the Nobodies. I have 10 pages done, so I've still got a ways to go. I'm also trying not to ruin too much of the story prematurely on this blog. An no, this girl is not going to become Venom.

Oh, and one more thing. I have to slightly changed the title from 'The Nobodies' to the 'Nobodies.' Why? Well, apparently some guy wrote a kids book called 'The Nobodies' so I'll just drop the 'the' in the title despite my explicit use of 'The' whenever I talk about it.

I'm almost out of blank comic book pages too, so I'll be on the hunt for those this week, seeing as AD comics is fresh out.

-V-

Let Me See You Stripped

Hey fugglers,

Had to share this panel with you guys, cause I'm mighty proud of it. And yes, this is officially the most detail I've put into a desert scene. I might get the cover done up next week, so I can finally get that into the ether.

Also, three of my buddies are online, I present Christopher Bruce Johnston, Caleb Hystad and Brian Yee.

I also got my Marvel Sketchcards in, and I've done up three tonight at Drink and Draw. Can't show 'em yet cause of the NDA. The comic is my biggest priority now, so you'll have to wait until next month to see some cards.

That's all for now.

-V-

Keep Your Dreams, Just Gimme the Money

Hey gang,

Just in case you thought I was slacking, you thought wrong! Dead Wrong!

I'm currently working on an epic 6 issue mini-series with the first issue coming out for the Calgary Expo in April. It's called the Nobodies and it is the biggest comic project I've worked on yet.

Here's two pics from the pages I've already finished, stay tuned for more and maybe even a cover later this month!

-V-

I Want To Be The Girl With The Most Cake

Hey gang,

I'm hard at work on my big comic book project for this years expo. I recently finished up two stories for Gord Cummings' Mercy Seat Presents: Children Are Cruel. I wrote one and Jason Mehmel wrote the other. Not sure on the release date, but it'll be awesome when it comes out.

-V-

Bigmouth Strikes Again

Well, another Drink and Draw tonight. I live for those. Come to them if you can, email me for info. Tonight I finished a Vicious Ambitious Drawing challenge. This is Fan Art of characters made by my VA brethren. Any true VA fan can name these figures off.

On a sidenote, here's some new blogs of my fellow artists you should be checking out - Nick Johnson - Ginger at Large, Johnny Luu - Honorary Thundercat, Steve Gervais - Next in line to be Santa Claus and Dan Andrews - Ex-Circus Strongman.

And although I don't know him personally, James Jean's art kicks my ass everytime I see it.

That's it for now, bitches.

-V-

Vagina Mine

This lil pic was done for my Vicious Ambitious bi-monthly drawing challenge. We did 'cops' as our first one of 2008. So here's the Hot Fuzz. I don't think I captured Simon Pegg too well, I endeavor to try harder next time!

-V-

When the Black is Light

Character sketch for an upcoming project. First thoughts, make her look less like Domino.

-V-

Taint-Strike!

Hey Droogies,

Small convention this weekend, sold our new books, Mercy Seat 2 and Pumpkin Juice. Here's a sample of the cards I made for it. I liked sketching on small cards, so I'm totally doing this for next years April Convention. Met alot of cool people like Chad, What About Ivan, Gio, and a cute girl with cat ears named Emily.

Plans for the daily blog are coming, I just have to get this Pitch Bible business out of the way at work and I can have my free time back.

Strike Hard! Strike Fast! No Mercy! TAINT STRIKE!!!

-V-

Americano

Drink and Draw yesterday and a quick drawing at work. 20 mins and 2 mins work time.

Start life drawing classes today. It went well for someone who hasn't done it in a while. Hands are still filthy.

Convention in 10 days, I'll be working on Sketchcards, I'll post some here. Buy my books and you'll get one!

-V-

Wheezin' the Juice

Hey gang,

Here's a few panels from a recently finished comic story called 'Bread'

It's for Vicious Ambitious' new horror anthology coming out the end of this month at the Calgary Comic and Toy Expo. The anthology is called Pumpkin Juice. More details later.

Starting next weekish, my attempt to make this a daily sketchblog like my heroes Cory Walker and Nate Bellegarde.


Sucka-sucka-whah!

-V-

The Wizard Turns On...

Hey Gang,

Yes, I went to the San Diego Comicon and yes, it rocked my boxers and didn't call the next morning. Fucking amazing.

What a wellspring of geekdom, free shit, artistic gold, professional snobbery, drunken confiding and inspirado. Met a bunch of artists I haven't seen since the Calgary Expo, like Humberto Ramos, Fransisco Herrera, Alberto Ruiz, Robin Mitchell, Jim Zubkavich and Steve Leialoha.

I also got to meet/see some new dudes like Ashley Wood, David Mack, Jim Mahfood, Paul Pope, Colleen Coover, Deanna Marsigliese, Andrew Robinson, Phil Noto, and James Jean.

What a cock show! The most inspirational of all -- Paul Pope. A true artist who chooses comics over any other medium he's done. I have a man-crush on him.

Well after a bunch of swag was bought, lessons learned, people met, and inspiration suckled, I'm more jazzed than ever for the artistic road in front of me. First project after San Diego -- Bread, a short horror story for an upcoming Vicious Ambitious book called 'Pumpkin Juice'

Boo-yaka sha, all up in yo' cahr!

-V-