Marilyn Chambers

Harvey Pekar Portrait | Happy Birthday, Harvey

Here's the portrait I did for Harvey Pekar's 70th birthday feature on Smith Magazine's online tribute. Check out all the portraits here.

Where The Wild Things Are | Comic page for VICE

Recently I made a comic page inspired by the childrens book, Where The Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak, for Vice. Check it out here. They've set up a mini-site devoted to the movie based on the classic book. You can see that here. They're going to be releasing other pages by 24 other comic artists every day, leading up to the release of the movie. Where The Wild Things Are is an amazing book, perfectly illustrated. The imagery from that book has been etched on my brain since I first saw it, like I'm sure it has for all it's readers.

Gangsta Rap Posse | Sketches

Here's some sketches for my upcoming short comic, Gangsta Rap Posse.

Rabid Rabbit | Cat

My contribution to the next issue of Rabid Rabbit. The theme was to include the word "cat" in the title. Above are two versions, one with the weird gray tones and one with just the line art. I'm sort of liking just the line art.

Piece for NEXT Art Show in Chicago

Here's the piece I came up with for the upcoming NEXT Art Show happening in Chicago. The guys from [Im]Perfect Articles are assembling art from people they worked with in the past.

Smash! Magazine Illustrations

I recently finished off some illustrations for Smash! Magazine, a tennis magazine for teens. They accompany an article about how to survive your high school tennis team. It was a lot of fun to work on, buncha doodling and goofing off. Not a bad gig.

Amercian Tradition Comics | Redesign

American Tradition Comics unveils their new, radical brand redesign.

Night Business | Issue 1 | FOR SALE!

Order your copy today! Right here!
http://benjaminmarra.com/pages/shop.html
(or see the list below of local NYC shops where copies are also available)

Discover a world where vigilante justice takes the form of one man's fists furiously hammering down on the faces of his enemies with righteous vengeance on the neon-slime-covered streets of the city. A world where sin, sex and hedonistic desire are hot commodities and true, pure love is in short supply. A world of violence and murder running wild, where civil institutions of authority are as morally corrupt as the city's criminal element. This is a world that has given up on hope, but not on revenge, money or power. This ... is Night Business ...

... And if you live in New York City, Night Business, Issue 1, can be found at these fine establishments:

· Cosmic Comics
· Desert Island Comics
· Forbidden Planet
· Jim Hanley's Universe
· Soundfix
· Spoonbill & Sugartown
· St. Marks Comics
· Time Machine Nostalgia

VICE Magazine Comic Page

In the most recent issue of Vice (which I believe is a no-photo issue) I have this comic page. It is a very short story of a fantasy team-up I have: Arnold Schwarzenegger as a Terminator Conan teaming up with Charles Bronson. Sort of like that movie Red Heat where Arnold was a Commie Russian cop teaming up with an American cop played by Jim Belushi. Directed by Walter Hill I think ... good movie.

Super Satan | Pages

These are the two pages I have in the upcoming issue of Rabid Rabbit. The theme for the issue is Horror.

Dolly Parton Portrait for Dollypop Show

Here's my contribution to the upcoming Dollypop show in LA.

Comics Comics Drawings

Here's a couple of drawings I did for the upcoming issue of Comics Comics, the comic book review newspaper put out by PictureBox.

Space Barbarians of the Ultimate Future Dimensions | Logo

Time Out Chicago Illustration

Here's an illustration for Time Out Chicago. It's to go along with a schedule of events for a Pitchfork Music Festival, I think.

The Space Barbarians of the Ultimate Future Dimensions

These are drawings that appear in the upcoming issue of Zeke Bazaar which is published in Belgium by my friend Elzo Durt. They're of my characters The Space Barbarians of the Ultimate Future Dimensions. First up there's U-Nonymous the Unknowable defeating General Tzurgh, commander of the army of the evil chaos Wizard, Ourlord Mymaster. Secondly there's Hjellhjammerr the Heschienne, in his rocket car. Third, the Cy-Borgbarian. And fourth is the Damned Commando of Planet Duume, defeating one of the terrible Space Wizards.

Mammal | New Cover! and Space Barbarians!

So, after a discussion, I volunteered to replace the original Mammal cover to avoid a potential controversy. I don't want play it safe with my drawings. I don't want to run in the middle of the pack. I want to make challenging, difficult pictures that are not soon forgotten. But I wonder if that works for illustration? Anyway, here's the new and improved Mammal cover for issue 002. It's of my character Hjellhjammerr the Heschienne vs. his arch-nemesis the Cyber Ceasar in the year 57,489. Hjellhjammer is one of The Space Barbarians of the Future Dimensions. U-Nonymous the Unknowable is also a member of The Space Barbarians. The other two are named Cy-Borgbarian and Darkheart of Duume (a working title). You'll see images of the latter two in future posts. Space Barbarians!

Rabid Rabbit Comic

Here's my contribution to the upcoming Rabid Rabbit comic. The theme was the Beatle's White Album. Each artist was assigned a song from the legendary album to base a two-page comic upon. I got "Martha My Dear". Truth be told I hate the Beatles. Most of the music that I listen to is an aggressive disagreement with the musical philosophy of those dudes. But whatever ... I like Rabid Rabbit and comics enough to put aside my personal hatreds.

Mammal | Cover

So, here's the cover (and back cover) I made for the upcoming issue of Mammal. The theme for the issue is Machismo.

Night Business | Issue 1 | Preview

Here's a 5-page preview of the first ish of Night Business.