Happy Halloween!

And Happy Hauntukkah to my BOO!ish friends! My ghoulfiend Heather's birthday is October 29th, and we both love Halloween, so this gave me the perfect excuse to paint something spooky for the bewitching young lady.

Here we are with our Jacques-O-Lantern and Drac-O-Lantern. Drac seems to be suffering a severe allergic reaction to that garlic.

 

Poison Ivy's got a brand new sidekick, and he seems to have some sort of fungal infection.

Anyone can pull off a cool Batman costume, but it takes a real man to rock a Robin. Of course, it doesn't hurt to have a stone-cold fox of a Poison Ivy.

 "Holy venus fly traps, Batman!" 

Hope you guys had as much horribly haunting fun as we did this Halloween! Now time to dust off those ugly Christmas sweaters...

0 days...HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Disney Acquires Lucasfilm

Maybe now we can finally answer the age-old question: who shot first?

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Fantasy Football IX: Niners vs Cardinals

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition....to lose by such a large margin. 24-3, suckas. Good week for the home teams!

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World Champions

One last baseball-edition of my Fantasy Football series in honor of my hometeam champions, the Giants. Here's to another Orange October!

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Chades Challenge LXXI: British Trick-Or-Treaters

I bet the most popular Halloween costume at Hogwarts is Jedi. With telekinesis and mind control, I'll bet the little witches and wizards make very convincing Force-users!

If you have any British Trick-or-Treaters, let me know and I'll post them below. Otherwise you can join in November 9th for...

CHADES CHALLENGE LXXII:

BOND GIRLS

Colleen "BOO! Who?" Madden

James "Shaken, not Stirred" Trujillo

Austin "Exterminate!!!" Reinkens

 

Zane "The Shropshire Slasher" Yarbrough

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NL Champions

My hometeam earned a special baseball edition of Fantasy Football when they closed out the NL championship series last night. The Giants outscored the Cardinals a total of 20-1 in the last three games, but I guess that's what you get when you pit a bird against a behemoth.

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Fantasy Football VIII: Browns vs Colts

I have no idea what a 'brown' is, but I wouldn't want to incur its wrath. Something tells me Coach Pagano will feel Atreyu's pain today.

10 days...

The Little Spider

A Little Spider skitters along the dusty floor,
Through the haunted manor halls and the banshee's moor,
Because the Spider finds
That the web he winds
Lends grim glee to all Hallow's Eve decor.

 12 days...

Theseus and the Minotaur

The latest assignment in the story class I'm taking at work is the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur. Our instructor, Mark, encouraged us to do our own personal take on the tale. Here were my first impressions.

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Opening Weekend of "The Scotland Company"

In traditional British style, we celebrated with tea and cake! And by tea, I mean shots.

We do like to stay well-stocked with actual tea in the dressing room, though.

When people say, "Break a leg!" my co-star JTop hears, "Bust a shoe!" He's really putting his soul into this role.

Our show had what might be my favorite teaser poster of all time.

So, when it came time to put up an actual poster, I wanted to make sure it was done right!

And, in typical narcissistic actor style, I made sure my character was the only one on the poster. Take that, ensemble!

If you're in San Francisco between now and October 27th, come check us out at the Exit Theatre! 

15 days...

Fantasy Football VII: Lions vs Eagles

Uh oh, looks like trouble at the griffin home.

17 days...

Chades Challenge LXX: Unsavory Unicorns

It may be three weeks late, but the Chades Challenge is back (and fully colored, no less)! This week's design is inspired by Team Unicorn and Game of Thrones, two of God's greatest gifts to nerdkind. As always, everyone and anyone is welcome to contribute their interpretation of "unsavory unicorns", or you can join in October 26 for...

CHADES CHALLENGE LXXI:

BRITISH TRICK-OR-TREATERS

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A Lesson from the Storymtrooper

I've been taking a story class at work, and wanted to pass along some of the wisdom that has been imparted to me. Namely, to stay away from flat ("proscenium"), or ambiguous compositions. Action should be staged dramatically, and dialogue scenes can be dynamic even if the conversation was boring anyway.

20 days...

The Roaming Spirit

For my girlfriend, Heather, who loves Halloween and traveling. Inspired very much by Marc Davis' hitchhiking ghosts.

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Fantasy Football VI: Texans vs Jets

It will only take one Texas Ranger to put these jets into the danger zone tonight.

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Pegomastax

Pegomastax ("strong jaw"), possibly a distant relative to Count Orlok and Lestat, has been discovered just in time for Halloween.  Since Pegomastax predates bats, my theory is that he turned into an Anurognathus.

Despite the gruesome appearance, Pegomastax was most likely omnivorous, meaning the most Halloweeny part of his diet was candy corn (which you can use to fashion your own set of Pegomastax fangs).

With massive canines, quills, and a sweet chicken comb, it's no surprise this guy is already generating a lot of paleo-art:

Jonathan Kuo

Life-sized bust by Tyler Keillor

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Happy Birthday, Mom and Steve!

While my I got my artistic talent from my dad, I definitely got my sense of humor from my mom. So you can blame her for all the puns. Eye love ya, Ma!

And one more card for my step-dad, who also has an October birthday. An avid enthusiast of fish and Jesus. My goal with his card was quite clear.

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Fantasy Football V: Redskins vs Buccaneers

Aye the Buccaneers fought well; but at the end of the day, tickets weren't the only thing being scalped at the Tampa Bay game.

31 days...

This is Halloween

A chill wind, an icy breath. Thus begins the season of death.

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