Random Drawings

These are some drawings that I would do while on the bus or on the subway.

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.

Night Business | Update

I'm hard at work on the next issue of Night Business. I'm about to start lettering all the pages and I anticipate the process moving a lot more quickly than the last issue. Having one ish under my belt is a big help in my psychological approach to the comic book creating process. Anyway, the guys over at Nerdcore, who are planning on publishing Night Biz, and I agree the best way to move is to have a few issues in the can before we start the printing and distributing the comics. I'll let you know when that'll be and also have a preview of issue two up once some of the pages are inked. - Benjamin

Mammal | NY Comic Con

We had a tremendous time this past weekend at the NY Comic Con. We sold a ton of books and met a lot of great people. Our booth looked great thanks to Devin's wife Jenny and her crafty design and decorative talents. Devin really pulled everything together and was a constant source of energy throughout what was a surprisingly exhausting few days. Who knew that sitting around nerding it out for a weekend? One of the highlights for me happened when I wasn't at the booth. Tom and Devin told me that Ralph Bakshi came around to the booth and wanted to buy the original pages of Night Business. He said the stuff reminded him of Spain Rodriguez. I revere both Bakshi and Rodriguez. Bakshi has been a strong influence on me throughout my life. His designs and then his attitude and psychological approach to his work continue to inspire me. I'm going to try and get in touch with Ralph to complete the deal.

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!

The Undiscovered Letter Online Gallery

The Art Directors Club has set up an online gallery for all 27 finalists for The Undiscovered letter. Check it out here. You can see the gallery of my stuff (the U-Nonymous the Unknowable series) along with my preparatory sketches here.

New look Website

I did a minor overhaul of my website. Check out it's new look here. I added a Comics section and added a bunch of the images that have already been posted on the blog.