Godzilla 2014

Sandalwood Scented Raven Skull Candles (x)

Aspiring Champion by Miguel Sacristan

Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith | Novelization by Matthew Stover

     Blade-to-blade, they were identical. After thousands of hours in lightsaber sparring, they knew each other better than brothers, more intimately than lovers; they were complementary halves of a single warrior.      In every exchange, Obi-Wan gave ground. It was his way. And he knew that to strike Anakin down would burn his own heart to ash.      Exchanges flashed. Leaps were sideslipped or met with flying kicks; ankle sweeps skipped over and punches parried. The door of the control center fell in pieces, and then they were inside among the bodies. Consoles exploded in fountains of white-hot sparks as they ripped free of their moorings and hurtled through the air. Dead hands spasmed on triggers and blaster bolts sizzled through impossibly intricate lattices of ricochet.

A few years ago I was lucky enough to check off one of the the boxes on my creative bucket list. I illustrated a novel by Neil Gaiman called FORTUNATELY, THE MILK. It’s a very silly young reader book with TONS of drawings it and it was blast to work on.

I decided to use a bit of a different finish on this art than you might be used in my comics. I normally ink with with a brush but I wanted this to feel a bit more frantic and off so I used a nib. The G Pen. It gave the work a scratchy feel that I really fell in love with. I would love to do a full comic like this at some point. I wonder what it would look like in color? 

Here are some of my favorite pieces from the book. I really enjoyed drawing the random Milk bottles to be used throughout the book.

I loved working with Neil and if you did as well, stay tuned. You’ll be happy with what’s to come.