Category Archives: Illustration
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)
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.
Battlestar Galactica Cover
Battlestar Galactica (BSG) is an American military science fiction television series
Battlestar Galactica is an American science fiction franchise created by Glen A. Larson. The franchise began with the original television series in 1978, and was later followed by a short-run sequel series (Galactica 1980), a line of book adaptations, original novels, comic books. Yes, I just got to do a Cover for the Comic Book Series from Dynamite Comics.
Cute Covers
he comic book Battlestar Galactica, based on the ABC television series of the same name, was published monthly by Marvel Comics from March 1979 through January 1981, and lasted 23 issues.
Dynamite Entertainment, as well as publishing a series based on the new Battlestar Galactica, began publishing Classic Battlestar Galactica based on the original series and set during the early part of the series.
Dynamite has also started another series, Battlestar Galactica: Cylon Apocalypse, that takes place at an undetermined time after the series ended. In 2012, Dynamite Entertainment announced that a volume two of the Classic Battlestar Galactica would be released. [5] This series started in 2013 and has released four issues as of August. In July of 2013, Dynamite also announced a mini-series focusing on the character, Starbuck.
Ken Haeser
Ken has been working on some Cute covers for Dynamite Comics in the past few months . He has worked on Army of Darkness vs Hack /Slash covers
Now with his work load increasing , he has inlisted me.. Blair Smith, the Living Corpse Colorist to help with the Cover Coloring.
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!!
Jade Skywalker
Episode ???
Always being a big Star Wars fan, I wanted to do a Jedi Piece…. But which one to do was the question before me. I decided to make my own Jedi… The darkest young Jedi years many years after the Great Wars of the Stars. Jade, the Great Grand daughter of Vader the dark one, the Sith Lord .Like Vader before her ,She had all but one limb left.Disabled numerous times, after years of fighting her way home to clam her prize. A journey which has lead to where her grandfather Luke’s training had started with the Yoda so many years ago. Enter the One Jedi who can unite us all….Jade Skywalker
Absolute Wonderland
Page 1: 1 panel over splash page
Panel: Monica pulls on goggles
Monica: Lock n Load, I have been waiting for this ALL DAY!
Panel 2: As the team repels from high, they shoot out the card soldiers.
Text box 1: Years ago a medical researcher created a virtual world of fantasy in an attempt to bring coma patients back to consciousness. The rules were simple. Follow the white rabbit.
Text box 2: Something went wrong, one of the test subjects rooted themselves in and corrupted the program. Now the inmates are running the asylum. With the entire world connected through the internet, this virtual reality no longer exists solely on one server, it’s in the cloud and impossible to stop.
Text box 3: What came next was a series of brutal attacks on the real world. The military needs to send troops in to take the enemy out before they seize the next computer system. Power plants, missle silos, who knows what’s next?
Text box 4: So with global security in danger, why are they following my lead, a simple private in the US Army? Because the Cheshire Cat told them I was special. It seems that as a child I was part of the initial test group. The program responds to me.
Text box 5: Welcome to Wonderland.
Page 2
Panel 1: Team lands among the scattered remains of the card soldiers.
Allison: We’ve arrived at the location. No visual contact yet, keep looking! The Hatter said it would be here!
Monica: Right, she also introduced herself as the Son of the Riverboat Queen! Not entirely sure that makes her much of a source.
Allison: Are you looking or talking?
Panel 2: military operatives around a computer.
Tech: Heads up, we are detecting a serious data stream spiking in your vicinity.
Panel 3: Allison on comm., Monica locking her guns and excited looking up at Jabberwocky in the distance approaching.
Allison: Negative, I don’t see….
Monica: Aww yeah baby, that’s what I’m talking about!
Voice from comm.: What?
Allison: Target acquired, moving fast!
I had a lot of fun with this Illustration of Alice in her Bedroom. All kinds of fun things to put in this one , from the rabbit to the cheshire cat an much more. Alice really needed to be a bad ass, from the way Keith wanted to make her in these story. She would be so hard. I really wish this project to wake up, with the right time to dedication into this… wow! Here is a drawing of the Hatter… I was looking to make her a dirty dark morbid psychopath. Keith gave me some photos of a friend of his for reference.
Page 3:
Panel 1: Jabberwocky flies over head as Monica leads the chase, guns firing as the others run to keep up
Monica: I have SOOO got this!
Allison: Monica, fall back!
Panel 2: military at computer
Allison’s voice from the computer: Sir, it’s moving too fast, be ready to mobilize! It’s looking to exit in the Ohio/Michigan area. Stand by!
General: Damn it Private, get me closer! Gibson, deploy Red Squadron Tango!
Gibson at computer: Yes sir, Red team, do you copy? Mobilize!
Panel 3: Soldiers on airfield prepare to take off
Soldier: Affirmative Echo, we are in the air in 5. Over.
Page 4:
Panel 1: Monica runs full speed off the edge of the cliff while the rest of the team stops quick and Allison reaches out for her belt.
Allison: Monica STOP!
Monica: I’ve got this!
Panel 2: Jabberwocky escapes through a hole in the sky as Allison holds Monica by the belt, Monica hanging over the cliff.
Allison: We lost it, IP Address 12.221.08.34443, over! Dammit girl, you’re going to get yourself killed!
Monica: Living’s not living if you spend it afraid of dying.
Panel 3: Helicopters approaching an auto plant
Radio bubbles: Sir, that’s an Automotive Plant in Detroit! It’s not even a military target!
Panel 4: Soldiers lining up at the large doors. Weapons ready as loud crashes are heard from within, lights in small windows flashing like strobes
Voice on radio: It is now.
Page 5
: Full page of Jabberwocky ripping out of the plant, fire and sparks and whatever you want to draw. Military men in foreground shooting and yelling into radio
Solidier: Come in Echo Base, we’re going to need reinforcements! STAT! Cannot contain! I reapeat, CANNOT CONTAIN!
Radio: What is it?Soldier: Sir, you ever see Jurassic Park?
End of promo
Peter Gabriel
This was a Birthday gift to my good friend Lisa Hoffman. She is a very big Peter Gabriel fan. I pulled some reference photos together an here we are….She loved it!!!
Birthday Gift for a Friend
The Art of Blair Smith 