The Wanderer

Some fanart of the character Harbard,from Season 3 of Vikings.Really like this character's introduction and the mystery that currently surrounds him.

Oh Hey There!

Whuh....oh it's the new year.I was just resting my eyes when...

Anyway here's something I did the other day for Emily!

More comics on the way and to be announced!

Merry Christmas From The Gryla

 

Bit late in posting this,whoops!

The IT Crowd Xmas Card!

Following on from last year's,here is this year's Christmas card!

This time around,I decided to base my card around those critters over at Reynholm Industries.

Own the card right now by ordering one from my Redbubbble store!

http://www.redbubble.com/people/burkyshtuff/works/13093883-the-it-crowd-x-mas-card

Gabrielle

September has kept me plenty busy between organising for the upcoming D.I.C.E and working on three soon to be released projects!

First off is Gabrielle,which is a part of an upcoming anthology called 'Everybody's Cursed' by the swell Stu Perrins.

I previously worked with Stu on a submission for OFFLIFE comics,a UK-based indie zine that publishes anthologies of free comics. Unfortunately we didn't make the cut that month. However,the opportunity came up to work on something else and thus Gabrielle was born!

Both Gabrielle and our OFFLIFE comic,'Fancy' will be featured in his upcoming anthology which is out now!
http://comics.drivethrustuff.com/product/137578/Everybodys-Cursed

Comic Book Sketches! (1st - 7th June)

A collection of pieces I did in part as a challenge to come up with a new drawing every day for a week. 

The rules I gave myself were;

1) Must be a comic book character from separate franchises.  (In this case,mostly Vertigo Comics...)

2) Must use a pose for reference. (exaggeration allowed)

3) Limited pallette (with exception to spot colours if necessary.)

In the end it was a nice exercise that got me thinking about how dynamic you can simply make a few lines look! Might do another few pieces soon with different rules. Perhaps with the theme of video games/book characters/conceptual ideas?

Throwing Some Shapes Out There

Just trying something with this.I love messing around with shape tools on PS.

I don't believe it!

Yep,I did an Xmas card! Based on the lovely regulars of Craggy Island of all places!

Go get yours today,just in time for the Holidays!

Go on,go on,go on,go on,go on,go on and get one!

BUY HERE

The Phantom

Last part in my series of Snake illustrations - The Man who started it all.

Jack/Naked Snake/Big Boss.

Shhh (I'm Serious)

 A little sneak peak at something I have on the way.

Now In Motion

I've been practicing Flash for the last month inbetween writing and working on a small thingy-thang.Was going to post a .gif this week as a result of some tinkery but alas the Adobe Deans are working against my favour.This was the best I could get for the moment...

A Bunch Of Tricks

Well-adjusted people always tell you, "Jerry,don't be ridiculous.There are no such things as monsters.They're not under our beds or on newspaper headlines.They are products of our imagination."

Those people are wrong.

Monsters do exist in this mortal plain.There is a blackness that extracts our very will,our very vitality and joy like marrow from a bone.

We call these monsters children.

On Halloween they show their true faces.

Stay safe.

The Reptile's Room

A three page sample of a comic I'm planning.More news on this when I have a full concept for this project. This was just to get some preliminary stuff out there. Check it out after the jump!

Frox

A recent submission I did for 'The Art Of Superstition' brief organized by Illustrators Ireland.The aim of the project was for artists and illustrators to submit pieces based on superstition.For my piece,I chose to focus on frogs and their association with bad luck.

It is said that if you were to interfere with a frog or bring them harm,they would cause infertility. So in tow with that,I was also inspired by the superstition in the art of the tarot and also based this design from the figure XII who is known as The Hanged Man. I combined the two into one subject matter by making The Hanged Man,in this case, a rabbit since rabbits are known symbols of fertility.

JIM

The mighty Universal Worm warrior with his intrepid canine on another conquest.

Brother

3/4 Liquid.Mortality is not his friend.

Bub

Just a sketch of old Stabby Claws for Irish Sketch Society.

Just as a heads up,I probably won't be doing an update next week as I have some other things going on.If I have the time,I might do a sketch or something.Have a good one, folks!

Pacific Rim

A little obscure for people's tastes I know...

Buy it here.

The Holy Numbers

This week,I decided to take a look at an Irish comic that has recently caught my eye,Tommie Kelly's The Holy Numbers.

The Holy Numbers was a webcomic collected into a book that tackles the main theme of organised religion and the behaviour of cults.The Numbers are a group founded by a man known as Ravensdale (#1) who leads the movement after he claims to have communicated with a divine being.From this claim,he convinces everyone he has been granted supernatural powers and wants to bring modern Ireland into a New Age. However,before he can truely attain the means to spread his teachings,he is murdered in cold blood.This is when the story begins and we are introduced to the protagonist,Aaron Doyle,who must uncover the truth of who really killed Ravensdale and what exactly is going on within the organisation.

Gawjus Babez

Bit later than usual this week.Have a comic!