Nikkol Jelenic & Blair Smith team up on this Pin up for the start of Con session…
I’m starting to think the cons are starting to become all seasons.
Hack Slash Pin Up
Hack Slash
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Nick & the Narcissists
Hello all… Nick & the Narcissists Project.Bio: Dom-guitars, bass, drums
Nick- vocals/narcissism Blair Smith Photography/Artwork /Comics
Dom and Nick exploring the narcissistic side of things…indulge us.
Ive always love setting up shots for my photography. Here I decided to combine
the 2, photography and my Comics with minimal Digital Editing.
Simple drawings printed out and Hand cut, w/ a folding base to stand them up.
HONEY GO GET MY GUN
Once I asked what the songs were about, where he responded they were about nothing.
Through the first 30 songs from the Narcissists I was making the songs fit to sequentials with
stock photos I have.
For these last 10 songs I bought a Diecast Metal model of the Narcissistmobile from DiecastModelsWholesale.com
added War Machine toy gun to the front corner panel and added some vinyl graphics &the Blood (enamel Model paint)
Nick & the Narcissts Music Link
http://www.reverbnation.com/nickandthenarcissists/songs
Rosco P. Coldchain “All units! I’m in hot pursuit of those Narcissistic dipsticks, and their piece of shit car! Buckle up for safety, Flash”
The Balladeer – “Well, the hen-house is empty. The fox is lickin’ off chicken feathers, an Nick and the Narcissists goose is about to be cooked.”
Cover for New RockComic
Post Going Viral
Last week the Living Corpse team made an Image of Norman Reedus (Daryl Dixon) as Squirrel Dixon. It was Tweeted to him and he reposted it on Facebook an it got 122,000+likes in 24 hrs…. Going Viral!
SQUIRREL DIXON
Norman Reedus (Daryl Dixon)
the Living Corpse 1 year later
One Year into the Living Corpse partnership. Lots of published materials this year, from Jailbait to Cute Covers for Dynamite to my first TLC Title,Haunted. More much to come!
Turok
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter #1 by Greg Pak and Mirko Colak begins Dynamite’s revival of classic Gold Key superheroes! Here’s Marc’s review…
Ken Haser Inks & Pencils
Blair Smith Colors
Wow, well, that was one of the more shocking endings in recent memory. I was going to call the book out for being frustratingly ambiguous, for not giving the reader a sense of time or place, for being coy with setting and chronology. But then I read the last few pages, and I will say that, if Turok: Dinosaur Hunter #1 is any indication, Dynamite’s new take on the old Gold Key characters will be one of the more compelling shared universes in contemporary comics.
With the new Valiant Universe firing on all cylinders, the one thing missing from those books are the classic Gold Key characters like Turok, Solar, and Magnus. Old School Valiant fans will want to turn their attention over to Dynamite, where a revival of these Gold Key characters has just begun with some serious talent behind the revival. Greg Pak and Mirko Colak know their genre; the book feels like a classic Turok tale, with lush, atmospheric art and a story fraught with a welcoming anachronistic feel. Turok: Dinosaur Hunter #1 establishes Turok as an outsider from an unidentified tribe of indigenous peoples. He stands outside his tribe, has an (ironic) compassion for lizards, and tends to run afoul of the tribal version of bullies. It’s a pleasant coming of age story, but a reader, especially a seasoned Turok reader, will be a bit distracted from the narrative by the overwhelming question of, “Where the heck are the dinosaurs?”
Well, Greg Pak has to establish Turok and his people first. As mentioned, at first, it’s distracting that the story doesn’t tell the reader when or where the story takes place. The reader’s brain knows to expect dinosaurs, but how and when? Is this story set in another dimension, a hidden Savage Land like world, or something else? When the question is answered, the whole book comes into focus and a world arrives fully realized on the page with endless potential. It’s not the Turok book many will suspect, but with the last page reveal (which I won’t spoil here), many will realize that it’s the only Turok book they will ever want.
The dinosaurs are scary, adopting avian characteristics, and while this issue doesn’t reveal how they exist, it does reveal who controls them, and that is the heart of what is bound to be a compelling historic conflict. Turok’s nature as an outsider makes him an ironic hero to his people, but it also will make him a fascinating protagonist to follow. Many will not be familiar with Colak, but one look at the opening pages of Turok: Dinosaur Hunter #1 makes it clear that this is an artist on the rise. His landscapes are breathtaking and his action and designs are masterful.
It’s a crowded market these days with the racks filled with a multitude of shared universes vying for reader attention. One must ask if the old Gold Key heroes, characters that have been out of the public eye for a long time, have a place in today’s market? The answer is, with books like Turok that aren’t afraid to take chances and tell a surprising and nuanced tale, yes, yes they do.
This is going to be an exciting universe to watch.
JailBait 17 to Life
Sharknado Producers Turn To Comics For Jail Bait
JailBait Cover Image
After kiling her stepfather in self-defense, Anna Nix is sent to a juvenile detention center. As she struggles to survive in a world of girl gangs and predatory guards, Anna must fight her dark side and stay above the fray.
Produced by: David Michael Latt, David Rimawi, Paul Bales Directed by: Jared Cohn Written by: Cinematography by: Starring: Sara Malakul Lane, Steve Hanks, Shannon Walters, David Brite, Samantha Cardona, Erin O’Brien
Sharknado. It says so much.
Well, The Asylum, the studio that brought you that deadly attack of marine mammals from the sky, has another even-more-exploitative feature length production on the way, Jail Bait, which they describe as a “provocative and sexy girls-in-prison drama”.
Yup.
But in order to prepare the way, they’ve put out a comic book, 17 And Life: Jail Bait by Gabriel Campisi, Keith Thomas, Ken Haeser, Buz Hasson and Blair Smith.
That’s the art team from Dynamite’s The Living Corpse itself turned into a 3D animated movie The Amazing Adventures of the Living Corpse from Anchor Bay.
So what’s the comic about? As if we couldn’t guess?
When her abusive stepfather is accidentally killed in a drunken stooper, young Anna Nix is blamed for his death and sent to juvenile prison for a crime she didn’t commit. In prison, her life is turned upside down as she falls into a sinister world of drugs, violence and corruption. Will she ever get out alive?
Mature audiences only! After being sent to juvenile prison for the murder of her abusive stepfather, young Anna Nix discovers drugs, mental illness, complex relationships and an eventual search for redemption. Now a major motion picture from The Asylum, the studio that brought you Sharknado!
Note, no women were involved in the making of this comic book. And yes, it is probably everything you are expecting it to be.
Oh and here’s the trailer for the movie for comparison.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WR-ouRYzlm8
Starring: Sara Malakul Lane
Oh and here’s the trailer for the movie for comparison.
I understand this is the beginning of a line of comics from The Asylum, including one for the long awaited Sharknado 2 due to debut at San Diego Comic Con.
JailBait is available at IndyPlanet
Turok “Cute” Cover issue #1 Dynamite
“Cute” cover for Turok #1 from Dynamite Entertainment by Pencil & Inks Ken Haeser with colors by Me ( Blair Smith )
Ken Haser Inks & Pencils
Blair Smith Colors
STORMWATCH COMICS & THE LIVING CORPSE EXCLUSIVE SOULFIRE COVER
STORMWATCH COMICS & THE LIVING CORPSE EXCLUSIVE SOULFIRE COVER
Join us in celebrating the release of Aspen Comics All New Soulfire. Even more exciting than the return of Soulfire is the Exclusive Stormwatch Comic Variant Edition! This amazing cover was crafted by our pals from
The Living Corpse Buz, Blair and Ken! They will all be here signing copies of the book and prints! get here early and snag a copy or 2! As always, we will have snacks and a CAKE!!
The Art of Blair Smith 