the paper mouse

the stuff night terrors are made of

2008-07-12T14:20:00.001-07:00

drawn at the ol' temp job

the story of how i love movies that are trash

2008-07-05T19:42:00.000-07:00

I've had these backlogged for a little bit, but it's time for them to shine.
The first one is from Tokyo Gore Police and yes, he is being propelled forward by the profuse bleeding of his new leg stumps. Kinda like the Rocketeer but not really...ugh. The second is a girl form the movie X-Cross. She starts off fighting with two extra long scissors but later upgrades to one, giant one so that she my battle another girl who wields a chain-saw. And the final is Viral, from Gurren Lagan. This is actually an anime but I figured I throw it in here as I pretty sure it didn't benefit my brain cells much either.

Graceland in Queens

2008-07-01T09:23:00.000-07:00

Any of you who frequent this blog (what exactly is wrong with you anyway?...) know that I rarely bring personal news to the table. However, you'd have to be blind not to realize that I have a dog named Elvis who my family and I care about way more than we do for people. (Well, maybe not my mom, she's pretty selfless and does a lot of volunteer work.) Anyway, a few days after I returned from Hero's Con he passed away. I was awake and with him at the time and consider myself pretty damn lucky for it as it's not usual to have the chance to tell a good friend just how many people love them before they go.

Needless to say, it's the end of an era for me and my family but I'm sure that few creatures have been more loved than he. In fact, I had made dire predictions about the state of the world in his absence (ie my parents divorcing, my twin suddenly forgetting how to read, my older sister joining green peace, thousands of sickly cats flooding my apartment, volcanos etc.) but it turns out that everything will be ok. Elvis is The King and not much can ever change that.

i love you too dad

2008-06-15T20:14:00.001-07:00

As if there was anything else but putting my dog's head on an Elvis body that could truly convey the proper father's day feelings.

6/11/08

2008-06-12T20:12:00.000-07:00

Thank you to those who stopped by at MoCCA this past weekend (and even to those who thought about it but couldn't.) And perhaps, more importantly, I'm glad every one who did make it didn't melt on route.

So as I prep for Hero's con by folding hundreds of pieces of papers, I thought I may as well put up some sketches and a half finished Kaiba drawing Note: if you haven't checked out the series Kaiba that is currently running in Japan, you should. Youtube or Veoh.com it right now!

updating my cold little heart out!

2008-06-05T19:44:00.000-07:00

I don't know how I did it but I'll have a new mini for MoCCA this weekend. Well, actually, I know exactly how I did it and it involved not contacting the outside world for a week and a half.... uhhh not so good. But non the less, here's a mini peak (it IS a mini after all) of what's in store should you choose to pop up to the top floor of the Puck Building this Sat and Sun.

Also, if you just couldn't stand not having a print copy of 'The Fast and the Furious III: Stop Tokyo Drifting into My Heart,' wait no longer my tomodachi because it will be showing up at MoCCA in the fabulously crafted compilation mini KA-BLAM-O. But more so than getting your bad movie sequel parody on, you should check this mini out 'cause it's full color and filled with some amazing work. I feel very proud that Edwin let me be next to these other pages. He'll be handing them out FOR FREE (!!!) while walking around the con and I will probably have some on my table with a pay what you wish thing happening as I'd like to help get him some of the printing price back.

my roommate returns

2008-05-07T13:21:00.000-07:00

my masterpiece?

2008-05-06T20:39:00.000-07:00

5/6/08

2008-05-06T14:18:00.000-07:00

NY comic con and such

2008-04-22T19:56:00.000-07:00

Robot roll call:
The first is some fan art/thank you I gave to Ryusuke Hamamoto who I met at the convention. Super nice guy and artist as well super brave for going solo to an American convention. I don't know that I would be brave enough to go to a Japanese con all by myself....

The next one is a drawing of the 3rd dog of the Florido house. Her name is Scout and she loves playing ball and finding dead things in the dark recesses of the yard to roll in (especially when she is freshly bathed.)

Third up is some Mum drawings. I haven't drawn her in so long and it occurs to me that she's the only character I've done that I would ever want to bring back to a story be it new or old.

The final picture is pretty much a photograph of me. I'm serious. Really, for real!!

puppy party

2008-04-15T14:34:00.000-07:00

This past week my parents had to go to a wedding so I ended up staying at their house to dog sit. Being home alone at the place of my middle/high school years not only inspired me to stand with the fridge open, but to allow the dogs on every possible surface and eat ice cream for breakfast. I also took the liberty to sit pajama clad in the sun and draw the dogs (2 out of 3) all morning and not clean my closet AT ALL! It was fabulous and felt so much better than doing it at my apartment. Kinda like how eating someone else's lunch taste better than the one you packed for yourself.
Cheers to the little things that make all the difference.

something that's not a dirty boy

2008-04-03T19:58:00.000-07:00

The top is Joe Flood's Cricket all goth lollied up.

Chester, me too. Hang in there buddy.

2008-04-01T21:48:00.001-07:00

Obviously very important notes for serious art business.
The top one is a panel of Chester (who is currently uh... trying his best? ) of 'The Third Horsemen.'

two very good things (it's no joke)

2008-04-01T20:28:00.000-07:00

Might as well get this in while it's still April 1.
Firstly, I make pancakes like a god. Secondly, Elvis IS a god. That's his nose poking out in the picture my mom calls 'baby seal waiting to be clubbed.'

does that come in mahogany?... i'll take three!

2008-03-18T19:26:00.000-07:00

Thanks to my very fine temp job, I have discovered the joy of reading the "National Business Furniture" magazine. Purple prose pale next to this work (AND it has illustrations to boot!) That being said, I decided to augment it for my own amusement and mid word bubble I thought, 'what the hell? might as well use it for a post.'

And yes, I do laugh at my own jokes.

wait a (new york) minute...

2008-03-12T18:48:00.000-07:00

When did I have the time to draw so frivolously? Apparently I made time 'cause these are pretty recent. I had them underneath some 3rd Horseman thumbnail pages (which boast at being at the top of the pile right now.)
But, yah it's a moody/pensive Chester and a readin' noodle eatin' fool. I put it a quick background on the pencil drawing right before I scanned it and am looking forward to inking it. I'd also like to put color on the both of them as well but let's not put the cart before the horse.

p.s. sorry about all those lousy spams on my comments (shame on you spammers!) I changed my settings so there shouldn't be a problem anymore.

i'm pretty sure my brain fell out my ear...

2008-03-08T11:01:00.000-08:00

I've been working temp jobs as of late to keep my head above water (as well as to get out of the ol' homestead once in a while.) And while I'm out in the 9-5 workforce like a real adult, I've been reading perhaps triple my body weight in books. It's absolutely delightful and I've been trying to mix up my genres as much as possible. For the most part I've digested some pretty tasty words but last week I seem to have it the wall of walls. No offense to my typeface loving tomodachi, but 'The Anatomy of Typeface' may be the most boring thing I've put my face to this year.

my twin could beat up your twin (even if your twin does happen to be an honor student)

2008-02-17T15:08:00.001-08:00

so maybe this was the first year that didn't rock the valentine scene but thank goodness my other half came through! she might be embarrassed that i posted it, but such a fine rodent with accompanying emotional embroidery is so cool i kinda had to. i mean, come on, she sewed it with her own two hands. (she didn't even go art school or anything)
so yah, shout out to sarah: twin power activate.

i asked you for your number, not a kidney

2008-01-29T20:45:00.000-08:00

I often think about how Chester and I would get along if we ever tripped over each other. Friends? Enemies? Casual acquaintances? His people skills are a bit debatable but that never stopped me before.

when one nurse just won't do

2008-01-29T19:04:00.000-08:00

did i tell you how pumped i am about 'Nurse Nurse #2'? (cause i am.)

now with extra pizzazz

2007-11-27T09:14:00.000-08:00

my convention deadline looms but at lest i'll have some sweet prints.

one and two and three and...

2007-11-11T08:55:00.000-08:00

Still few correction have to be done on the following pages but as a whole I think I'm slowly gettin' there (though my sore hand begs to differ.) One thing I know for sure is that it's definitally going to be a mad dash to get this chapter assembled into a book on time. I'm a little excited about that.

remember when i wasn't a total wiener?

2007-11-07T19:02:00.000-08:00

Ok, don't answer that. Aside whatever your opinion of me is, I've been scraping the bottom of the barrel for the past few months and I find that to be a little more than crappy. I've been dealing with a lot of health things that are a bit out of my control but as I've slowly started to get a handle on some of them I thought, why stop there? As much as I love Elvis and the comics he brings, I remember when I used to really love drawing and comics and creating stories that went for more than one page!! I want that back.

Perhaps you're saying to yourself, what the hell is she talking about? Well don't worry your pretty head about that because the most important thing is what it means: loving comics and making as many of them as I can. So, in the spirit of my more sprightly college days, I've set a goal that is ambitious AND attainable if I keep my nose to the grindstone. I need to get back into good habits and remember what it like to draw a full day so I can get to the projects that I've been unable to (and desperately want to) give 100% on.

So, without further ado I present the start of my new mini that will debuting at the NY Anime Festival this December 7-9th. If I have any Japan Kids reading this (ladies, that's you especially!) they should recognize this. It's a comic I've had thumbnailed out, partly penciled, and written out over the course of three sketchbooks. It's my Japanese bath/onsen mini and whether I just get one or two chapters or the whole thing done, it will be on the table of the Javits Center's first anime con next to the elegant goods my table mate, the lovely Laura Wilson, will bring.

Note: I'm not wearing my glasses or a lot of cloths for most of this comic. It's gonna be awesome.
Another note: I don't usually like to type so much or be so obviously psyching myself up, so thank you if you made it this far. It's appreciated.

my muse...?

2007-11-04T09:24:00.000-08:00

It's just a hobbie, I swear!
The second one is for a lucky shelton diagram recipient. Could it be you??

putting things in perspective

2007-10-17T18:07:00.000-07:00