Story ideas are every where. Most “new” ideas are found by simply looking at an older story through a new lens. This sketch is the result of looking at Doc Savage and wondering what kind of man Clark would have been if he’d taken up religion rather than science.
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That Can’t Be Comfortable
The creature at the top of the image is an example of what one invents when one asks oneself questions like: What if Ghidorah had been a giant insect instead of a dragon? (The answer to: What if Godzilla were a giant clam instead of a dinosaur? hasn’t made it to paper yet.)
The guy with the painful condition on the bottom of the image is from Slime God Summer – another story that’s never gotten farther than the sketching stage.
Monday, Monday
Need.
More.
Coffee.
Sasquatches
Chores around the hours. Deadlines to meet. Sun is out. Maybe I’ll get out to see it every now and then.
Supergenius
I’ve never found a name for this guy. I’ve given him a number of different roles in a multitude of unwritten stories. He is both intelligent and athletic, clever and energetic. Most of the roles have required him to be heroic and he’s managed to take on fearsome foes without the benefit of superpowers. Perhaps one day he’ll get a name.
Necrojack and the Priest
The eyeless, toothy fellow at the top of the image is the Necrojack. He’s sort of an undead elf.
The fellow with the spiky collar is a one of the priests of the One God.
One of My Favorites
This is one of my favorite sketches. I have no idea what this thing is. I don’t really care. I sat down to draw something weird and unexpected and this is what showed up. It’s always a pleasure when I’m able to draw something that surprises me.
Toonin’
I love the clear simple lines in these sketches.
Early Ghoul
Hey! It’s a ghoul, circa 1999. Here in 2008 I’ve been drawing ghouls from what seems like months now. I’m currently putting the finishing touches on the cover illustration for the Ghoul Manual. Then it’s a race to get the rest of the interior illustrations done before my editor starts getting cranky.
And the Winner for “Best Movie About People Trapped in a Supermarket by Monsters Released Since 2007” is …
Alien Raiders. The title is so generic that I kept for having to be reminded of what it was whenever I talked about the movie. The budget is probably much, much less than a quarter of The Mist‘s. The script … kick-ass.
Is it Perfect? Of course not. But when it comes out on DVD, sometime at the end of the year, it’s worth seeking out. Assuming you like monster movies of course.
Also worth watching is AM 1200. Lord knows when that might be available for a general audience.
Unfortunately those are the only two films I saw at the HP Lovecraft Film Festival that I can recommend. There may have been some other great films but, due to hideous traffic on the way down and scheduling issues at the Festival, I didn’t see that many movies.
Better luck next year.
