Lauren Monardo

Justified Sketches

2012-01-12T14:53:00.000-08:00

in celebration of the 3rd season of Justified premiering next week, some pen sketches of Boyd Crowder and Raylan Givens!

Happy Howl-idays

2011-12-27T19:45:00.000-08:00

Hope everyone has a great Holiday Season and a Happy New Year!

Featuring a few of my family dogs
(from Top Left: Bosco - Chocolate Lab, Ruby - Pointer Mix, Gordon - Pomeranian, my lil' guy, Jethro! -Straight up Mutt!, Cecco & Pasqual - twin Yorkie-Poos!)

Adobe Support

2011-11-17T13:41:00.001-08:00

Working in Flash used to be slightly annoying for me because of how the line smoothing works. I'd draw a line that fit what I wanted perfectly and as soon as I released the stylus it would warp into something completely different. Whenever I work on an animation project, as I am now, this problem is exasperated by a frequent crashing. Well, I recently spent a decent penny and upgraded to Flash CS5.5 for my most recent job and I must say I am impressed! I didn't think Flash could have crashed more than it already did but bless Adobe, they really pulled out all the stops on this new version. I'd say overall I've lost over 24 hours of work due to crashes, which is 24 hours of pay I'm losing by having to do everything more than once.

Obviously this has lead me to calling Adobe Support on more than one occasion since purchasing the program. The results have been...disappointing to say the least. First of all I'd be very surprised if any of these support technicians really knew the program well. Secondly, even if they did it would appear they are limiting their responses (and usefulness) to a very contrite script. This conclusion is arrived at after a few conversations ending in awkward silence, an assurance that a "higher tier technician" would call me back in a day or so, and repeated suggestions of things we've already established didn't work.

So rather than pitching my computer out the window, I decided to have a little fun!
Since I'm working on another Mo Willems project I thought using some of my favorite characters would be apropos...

More Boardwalk

2011-11-12T11:19:00.000-08:00

Okay, last ones for today. Some more of my favorites from Boardwalk Empire; Chalky White, Jimmy Darmody, and Manny Horvitz. Lookit Manny's head, it's like he was carved out of an apple!

Harrow

2011-11-12T09:34:00.000-08:00

Doing some warm-up sketches today before I begin my work. One of my favorite shows right now is Boardwalk Empire, it really is a great show to watch! Perhaps the biggest draw to tuning in every weekend is my favorite character, Richard Harrow (played by the insanely talented Jack Huston). So I figured to get rolling today I'd do some character studies/sketches!

Have I mentioned how much I love sketching in pen? Because I really do!

Angry Penguin Jr. 3, The Penguining -- this time it's personal!

2011-11-11T08:03:00.001-08:00

Okay, last Angry Penguin post for now, I promise.
It's just that my neighbors are screaming at each other right now, and I can hear them quite plainly through my window! And that makes me think of "angry"! Ahhh child-like logic at its best.

Here's the most recent one I did for the fine folks over at www.theangrypenguin.com!

First-a we pencil d'penguin....

Next-a, we ink-a him up...

Last, we put 'im in d'oven and make him all nice and nice-a! Bon Appetito evr'body!

Angry Penguin Jr. 2, This Time He's ANGRY...ER!

2011-11-11T07:51:00.000-08:00

Time for more Angry Penguin!

Gosh I love this little guy... This design is far more recent, and it's the first double-sided
tee design I've done for them.

Original concepts done on scrap paper with ball point pen. BIC fine point blue are my favorite to sketch with...maybe it's because they're relatively cheap? I don't know...

Little Angry Penguin Jr. in his bloody glory!

Poor eagle... caught in the sharp blades of cheese-ball humor *tsk*

Angry Penguin Jr., the First

2011-11-11T07:43:00.000-08:00

On the subject of Angry Penguin (see previous post), I realized I haven't posted any
of the work I've done for them! Here's a little behind the scenes of the first shirt design
I ever did for them. They were going with a Global Warming theme, for which I did
a few concepts, and though this was apparently submitted among that bunch I can't
for the life of me figure out why. I think I had just kept the header there as part of a
template used on the other (more appropriate to the theme) concepts. Well whatever
the case was, this was the design they liked the most, and so it went on to print!

Original Concept done in Photoshop

When I went to do the final artwork (which was done in Flash), I realized
that AP Jr was very stiff, so I tried to liven him up a bit! Everyone seemed
happy with the results :)

The finished product! Check it out on their website at www.theangrypenguin.com!

Been A While...

2011-11-11T07:38:00.000-08:00

Wow, so I haven't posted to this blog in a while and I figured it's about time I get back to it!
Unfortunately a lot of what I've been working on are things I still can't post. In the meantime though here's a little catching up!

This little number is a piece I did a little while ago for kicks, featuring my favorite irrate little bird, Angry Penguin Jr.! I've been hired to do a few designs for Angry Penguin and they're always a blast, but this one was done on my dime :)

Brock Commission

2009-10-27T04:51:00.000-07:00

One of many Venture commissions I did at BAC a couple of weekends ago
he's singing "Immigrant Song" by Led Zepplin :)

Gotta vent

2009-09-16T05:14:00.001-07:00

I am really quite sick of everyone saying that people who don't agree 100% with the President or the current administration are close-minded, ignorant, and racist. Part of what makes this country so great is that people have the freedom of speech and opinion, and you're not dragged into the street and shot if you oppose its leaders. This has been a bi-partisan country for over 100 years, and a variance in opinion in POLITICS, or the way this country is run, or the laws and regulations that are implemented, should not stop now just because the country finally elected a president that wasn't "some old white guy" or because he offers hope and change. I don't think that makes you any of the things above, I just think it means you have enough brain power to think for yourself and not believe EVERYTHING that ANY politician has say. And to so starkly judge people like that you are no better than those you label "ignorant and close-minded". This is a free country, and unless part of the change President Obama talks about is taking AWAY that freedom (which does not appear to be the case, despite what his severe and ultra radical opposers think) then people are entitled to their opinion.

Ham. Eggs. Nuff said

2009-09-05T13:49:00.000-07:00

Choopie

2009-07-25T19:24:00.001-07:00

Venture Bros Commission

2009-06-20T07:18:00.001-07:00

Pelfrey

2009-06-06T17:18:00.001-07:00

my favorite pitcher Mike Pelfrey NY Mets, No.34
wanted to do this since last season

The Perhapanauts

2009-05-30T19:48:00.000-07:00

If you haven't already checked out
Todd Dezago and Craig Rousseau's Perhapanauts

than you really really should!

On The Trail With A Curly Tail

2009-04-18T13:36:00.000-07:00

behold in all it's blue glory,
the cover to the "Ham & Eggs Side-Dish":
On The Trail With A Curly Tail: The Memoirs of Inspector Serrano Ham

Free Comic Book Day Flier

2009-04-13T16:54:00.000-07:00

RATS!

2009-03-24T20:43:00.001-07:00

Mice Templar is very, very good. That is all.

"On the Trail" Designs

2009-03-08T06:05:00.000-07:00

These designs are for the second story I've written so far for "On the Trail With a Curly Tail".
The oafish porker on the left is a friend of Ham & Giblets from Hocksford, named Slops.
This story is to be illustrated by the awesome Mike Bracco!

Ham & Eggs Side Dishes

2009-02-19T14:30:00.000-08:00

Hey Gang,

I am super excited to announce two new projects that are in pre-production for Ham & Eggs! One will be a collection of Ham's Memoirs called "On The Trail With A Curly Tail". It will feature around 12 original 5-page shorts written by Stephen Lindsay and myself, artwork provided by several extremely talented individuals! Here's a little sneak peak to whet the appetite! A rough sketch of young Serrano Ham back when he was a hostage negotiator with the NPPD by Danilo Beyruth. Danilo's been a friend of Stephen and mine since we first started working together two years ago! His work is always astounding and inspiring!:

Ham rough sketch by Danilo Beyruth

Second is a one-shot TPB focusing on the origins of Colonel Towsta Strudel called the Saint Severin's Day Murders. Story by Stephen and I and artwork by the also incredible Daniel Thollin! Daniel has worked with us in the past, and he has some amazing looking projects coming up with Stephen that you simply HAVE to check out! Here's the cover image for SSDM by myself and a Strudel concept piece by Daniel!

Strudel concept by Daniel Thollin

SSDM Cover art by me

Both Danilo and Daniel have done Ham & Eggs guest strips for us as well! Perhaps you remember? If not, check them out at www.inspectorham.com!

Issue 2 of Ham & Eggs now for sale!

2009-02-13T16:51:00.000-08:00

I am uber-excited to announce that Issue 2 of "The Slightly Askew Adventures Of Inspector Ham & Eggs" is now available for purchase!

Ham & Eggs Issue 2

Please go and get your copy! We are now self-publishing Ham & Eggs, so keep both eyes open for new Ham & Eggs books in the near future!

I got intervieweded

2009-02-10T14:19:00.000-08:00

Hot dawg, I was interviewed by the wonderful Chuck Moore at Comic Related this past Saturday during the NYCC! Go hear my horrid voice with my pal Mike Bracco as we shout over the voices of more than 2,000 people!

Neither of the parties involved in the interview are depicted in this photo but you can see the booth where I was sitting at! Just picture we three there... Ahhh the joy of imagination...

Listen Here!

We're about 33 minutes into it :)

Chow Chow!!

2009-02-09T11:30:00.000-08:00

Hey gang! It's time to show some support for my favorite chef, Rob Burmeister! Rob's going to be on Food Network's "Chopped" Tuesday, February 17th at 10pm so please tune in! I know I'll be cheering him on!!
http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/93464/s-i--chef-to-appear-on-food-network/Default.aspx

GOOD LUCK ROB!

And if you happen to be a Staten Island local or just passing through you simply HAVE to go to Rob's restaurant with his chef partner Chris called Chow Gourmet! Best sandwiches and burgers you'll ever have! (You may recall the baby burgermeisters I designed for him!)

Goin' Threadless 3

2009-02-08T19:57:00.001-08:00

The third of the pack!

Goin' Threadless 2

2009-02-08T12:47:00.001-08:00

Here's the second of the bunch. Nothing gets between a salami goblin and his swiss!

Goin' Threadless 1

2009-02-08T08:59:00.000-08:00

Hey gang! I've submitted some tee designs to Threadless.com, please check them out! They're currently being submitted for approval in order to be scored :)
Here's the first one.

Ham & Eggs Issue Two! Look Out!!

2009-01-17T13:10:00.000-08:00

Well, Happy New Year and all that! The first post of 2009 is thus: A reveal of the wraparound cover for Issue 2 of Inspector Ham & Eggs! Colors provided by the one and only Carly Monardo, who did an outrageous job!!

Original Inked Version
if you think it's all fun and games lining up two 9x12 pieces
of bristol board when you don't have a flat surface big enough...try again!

Colors by Carly
man it just looks all sorts of ghoulish and grand, don't it??

Stand By For Adventure!

2008-11-25T17:27:00.000-08:00

Here's a piece I did for my good pals Jay and Tami for the upcoming Commander X action figure! If you haven't already checked out The Undersea Adventures of Captain Eli (or their amazing rootbeer and sodas) then it's about time you do!

JHZLHWYTIW2

2008-11-22T15:18:00.000-08:00

What do those initials stand for, pray tell? Why Jesus Hates Zombies featuring Lincoln Hates Werewolves: Yea, Though I Walk 2, of course! :D

Here's the inked cover, fresh off the press!

From left to right several void and werewolves, Lincoln, werewolf zombie, zombie Gabriel, Jesus, and more werewolves, void, zombies and the like :D

Did I Happen To Mention...?

2008-11-22T08:53:00.001-08:00

That issue 1 of Ham and Eggs is now available for purchase?

Yes? Oh...sorry! Well here's the link! Please buy some :D

The Slightly Askew Adventures of Inspector Ham & Eggs Issue 1

What do Shy Zombies and Sliders have in common?

2008-11-22T08:20:00.000-08:00

Nothing really. It's a trick question. Oh! But there is one thing they have in common: Me! Here are some recent commissions of mine.

The first is a commission I did for my pal Chef Rob Burmeister, owner of Burmeister's Chow Gourmet! Quite possibly the tastiest damn sliders you've ever eaten in Beef, Turkey, Pulled Pork and more!

Here we have The Burgermeister:

The Burgermeister telling the little kiddies to be good burgermeisters otherwise nobody will want them

The Bag O' Baby Burgermeisters! Yes, such a beautious thing exists...but no they aren't alive thank god:

Pulled Pork, Turkey or Beef? Can't decide? I say get all three and mix and match with some equally hungry friends!:

And of course all babies need to crawl and make noise with something:

And moving on from the little meat patties, a rotting meat farm with personality! This here zombie is a commission for a friend of mine's friend (say that 10 times fast)

From pencils to color I bring you simply: The Christmas Zombie (not to be confused with The Christmas Sweater)

And there we have it folks! I'm currently taking commission requests by the way. So if you would like a zombie or a burger of your own just drop me a line at Lauren.Monardo@gmail.com

New Prints Coming Soon!

2008-09-23T23:29:00.001-07:00

To debut at this Saturday's signing at Comic Book Jones, I bring you two brand new Ham and Eggs prints!

11x17

8.5 x 11

And don't forget the original Viva La Ham print! Still available and also for
sale at the signing!

WOWIO: The Slightly Askew Adventures of Inspector Ham

2008-09-10T20:31:00.001-07:00

WOWIO: The Slightly Askew Adventures of Inspector Ham & Eggs 01 by Stephen Lindsay and Lauren Monardo

squeak!
Please download our book! It will make us happy!

Cake

2008-08-19T21:51:00.000-07:00

Don't do many portraits really, the zombie-fied portraits I did of
all the artists and writers on Jesus Hates Zombies: Those Slack-Jaw Blues
really helped though! Anyway, here's one of John McCrea of Cake,
for the daily theme "Cake" at Thought Faucet :)

Brain Juice

2008-08-19T05:32:00.001-07:00

Well, things have been pretty hectic here! I was recently invited to join Thought Faucet, a really great art blog with Daily, Weekly and Monthly themes. It's a really great way to...well...get the brain juices flowing! Here are my first two (and only two at this point) posts for TF:

Weekly Theme: Green Vs Yellow

Weekly Theme: Plant People

"Bird Brain"

Dr. McGuestStrip

2008-08-03T08:18:00.000-07:00

Ever wonder what it was like for young Dr.McNinja
as a medic in the army? Well sleep tight, my friends
your questions and prayers have been answered!
Check out Stephen Lindsay and my two-page guest run on
The Adventures of Dr McNinja!

Mr. Met vs Philly Phanatic

2008-08-02T10:25:00.000-07:00

Wa-BAM!!!

Indiana Joooooooones

2008-07-22T05:25:00.000-07:00

An Indiana Jones piece done for my pal Stephen's son!
Soon to be colored :) ...well .... eventually to be colored!

Happy Birthday America!

2008-07-05T07:43:00.000-07:00

July 4th, in a way America's birthday...and also me! and my twin sister, of course :) Yep, the big 2-4, so old now....so so old....

In celebration, so more concept work for Ham Year One
..is that the G'nok Mambabwe chasing our young hero?

Ham Year One designs

2008-07-01T20:18:00.000-07:00

Stephen and I, in addition to carrying on our current Ham and Eggs storyline, are also working out some ideas for a "Ham Year One" story. HYO will cover young Serrano Ham in his rise through the New Pork City Police Department and his eventual departure. Here are just a couple of designs, young Ham and young Giblets! Enjoy :)

Just so I don't take any undue credit, I didn't paint the BGs
I looked up old photos of NYC and 'dry brush' filtered the hell
out of them in PS :D

The original HYO design was clean shaven and had his signature coat.
After a few great suggestions from Stephen, the beard went on and the
Inspector Ham coat came off

Detective Jack Valentine Jones

2008-06-27T12:30:00.000-07:00

They say that JV Jones is one bad motha...

Some Venture Shenanigans

2008-06-27T11:28:00.000-07:00

Two of my favorite scenes I got to do on "My Dinner With Hatred" or "Home Is Where The Hate Is" according to iTunes for some reason...anywho, the intro with Hank and Dean:

And the Moppets chasing down Hank, Dean, 21 and 24

Velcommen to Zee Grinder!

2008-06-26T16:34:00.000-07:00

Hello all! Check out the new digs! Nothing too fancy since I'm less than knowledgeable in even the most basic HTML. But for now, this will do! Ham and Eggs (Or The Slightly Askew Adventures of Inspector Ham & Eggs) is up to page 8 of Issue 2! We recently made our first return back to Baron Von Blackforest's HQ, Zee Grinder since page 7 of Issue 1! In celebration of this, and the revamped blog, I bring you (in glorious techni-black and white) The first and second appearances of The Baron and his submarine of dastardlyness!

Issue 2

www.inspectorham.com

Uber-Post

2008-06-19T20:59:00.000-07:00

Well it's been a while, hasn't it? yes, I think it has! Things have been trucking along with "The Slightly Askew Adventures of Inspector Ham and Eggs"! We are still posting every Tuesday and Thursday and are currently up to issue 2, page 6. Exciting! I know I know, blah blah blah less talk more art, right? So be it!

First up is a pinup I did for my buddy Jay Piscopo! A rather talented artist, I might say, really diverse too! He can do a lot of different styles and things and he's great at them all. So in exchange for the Colonel Strudel pin-up he did for me a while back, I did this of Captain Eli. If you don't know about The Undersea Adventures of Captain Eli, I suggest checking out at www.captneli.com. Jay is the author/artist of Captain Eli and the graphic novel came out just this month! So get a copy would you? Oh, and while you're reading it, try one of the amazing Captain Eli sodas! I recommend the orange pop or blueberry, my boyfriend is partial to the root beer :)

Now with colors by Jay

Since we're in issue two, we're introducing even more characters to Ham and Eggs! So far in issue 1 we met: Inspector Serrano Ham, Eggs Benedict, Baron Werner Von Blackforest, Colonel Towsta Strudel, G'nok Mamwabe, Bromley and some incidentals along the way. Issue 2 brings about Mayor Giblets and now (drum roll) Detective Jack Valentine Jones!

initial rough sketch of Detective Jack

Great name huh? I like it! Unfortunately neither Stephen or myself can take credit. Jack is based off a real live chihuahua that belongs to my good friend Socko Jones! Owner of Comic Book Jones, the best damn comic shop this side of New Pork City! And yes, Jack does really have one floppy ear and one stand-up ear. And it is as adorable as you might imagine! Another cool thing about Jack, real and hamified, is that he doesn't have your typical bug-eyes. This knocks back the freak-factor and cranks up the cute! But hopefully you can tell that being cute isn't the only thing Jack is about...you'll have to keep reading Ham and Eggs to see what I mean.

And just for fun...Mayor Giblet's and Bromley's original designs! Enjoy!
Remember, every Tuesday and Thursday.
www.inspectorham.com!

Ham for Sale!

2008-05-09T05:54:00.001-07:00

Brand spankin' new and fresh off the presses!
30 print, limited edition, signed and numbered and begging for a home!
"Viva La Ham" prints now available at www.InspectorHam.com!

Anudder Pinup!

2008-04-08T19:59:00.001-07:00

This one here is done for my pal Danilo Beyruth!
He's an ammmmaaaaazing artist out of Brazil, and he has a fantastic
comic called The Deathnaut, or Necronaut in Brazil, I believe!
Anyway, after the outstanding pinup he did for Stephen and I
for Ham and Eggs, I had to return the favor! I have about three more pinups
on my plate that need doing so if you're one of those three and you're
reading this, fear not! It's coming!

Viva La Ham!

2008-03-30T21:44:00.000-07:00

Here's some pork-aganda for you! Stephen and I, the slightly askew minds that
bring you Ham and Eggs need your help! Spread the word about
"The Slightly Askew Adventures of Ham and Eggs"

Updated every Tuesday and Thursday only at www.CaptionsandBalloons.com!
Guaranteed you'll love it or your money back!
Oh wait...it's free! What have you got to lose??

Ham and Eggs

2008-03-21T21:09:00.000-07:00

Well it's been some time since I last posted here! A lot of stuff has happened, been mostly busy with my latest project with JHZ creator and my bud Stephen Lindsay! The Slightly Askew Adventures of Inspector Ham and Eggs has officially launched and has currently 8 posted pages at www.captionsandballoons.com, which we update every Tuesday and Thursday. In addition we have a production blog we like to update as frequently as possible at http://hamneggscomic.blogspot.com!

We're always looking for pinups, so PLEASE feel free to send yours on over to ColonelStrudel@gmail.com!

Here's the inks of the first two pages to give you a taste of what he have :)

Yea, Though I Walk

2008-01-19T22:17:00.001-08:00

Two pages from the latest Jesus Hates Zombies graphic novel
due out sometime this summer!
Written and lettered by Stephen Lindsay,
artwork by me!
Yea, Though I Walk
will feature our favorite zombie smasher and sidekick
along with a Lincoln Hates Werewolves storyline!
Truly not to be missed :)

Novo and Snurl

2008-01-19T22:11:00.001-08:00

Another pin-up for my buddy, Michael Bracco!
Yes, that talented so-and-so is about to release his second graphic novel,
a collection of the first three issues for his story Novo,
a follow-up of sorts to his amazing and hugely successful graphic novel Birth!

If you haven't already swiped your copy of Birth, I implore you!
Either go to www.alternacomics.com and order it, or better still,
go to your local comic shop and have them order it!

And you know, while you're there, if you'd like to ask them to order
Jesus Hates Zombies: Those Slack-Jaw Blues,
I won't be offended ;)

Kicking Off 08' with JHZ!

2008-01-05T11:49:00.001-08:00

Some Venture Goodies (Part 2)

2008-01-04T15:39:00.001-08:00

Here are some Monarch & Henchmen drawings! Huzzah!

Monarch by me, original board by the also amazingly talented Mike Borkowski

A fun scene with Henchmen 24 and 21

Some Venture Goodies (Part 1)

2008-01-04T13:37:00.000-08:00

Greetings from Season 3 of Venture Bros!
I finally decided to post some board work
for anyone who'd like a peek!
Spoiler free of course, just some fun drawings :)

Enjoy!

Revisions on Doc's acting here, just pose 1 and 2 on the first panel are by me
the original parts of the board are by the amazingly talented Raphael Rosado!

2nd panel by me, 1st panel by Rosado

Some really fun Dean freaking out that I got to do!

Dean freaking out again, this time with Hank

To see more awesome Venture Bros boards check out
Shivers', Stephen's, and Doug's blogs!

Confessions

2007-12-09T15:51:00.000-08:00

A pin-up I did for my bud Jeff McComsey's comic
American Terror: Confessions of a Human Smart Bomb
Check out this beauty of a book at Wowio.com
and if you like it you can get your very own copy at
www.AlternaComics.com!

Enjoy :)

Birth

2007-11-10T19:42:00.001-08:00

Here are two pin-ups I did for the amazingly talented
Michael Bracco's graphic novel, Birth
(which, by the way is also amazing and available for purchase at www.AlternaComics.com! )

"The Birth of Conflict"

This is the second of the two
classic ink and paper

"Fight To The Last Man"

This is the first one, done entirely in Flash
after reading the book I felt this one was okay
but didn't deliver my full potential with the characters.

That's a whole lotta henchman

2007-10-30T20:11:00.001-07:00

I kind of liked how this sketch of Henchman 21 came out
while I was boarding today, so I decided to slap on a quick coat of paint
and send him on his way. I am SURE I got one of the colors wrong...
help me out here, Carly....

Anywho, Go Team Venture!

Lincoln Hates Werewolves

2007-10-22T08:00:00.000-07:00

some promo art I did for the follow-up to
Jesus Hates Zombies,
Lincoln Hates Werewolves!

That's a young Abe and his pa on the bottom there

Big News, Big Apple!

2007-10-17T21:35:00.001-07:00

Stephen Lindsay and I have officially
signed a contract with Alterna Comics!!!
Check out the sweet Press Release!

Go Team Venture!

2007-10-09T21:55:00.001-07:00

To celebrate the first day of my second week as part of Team Venture!
I am an official storyboard revisionist on season 3 of Venture Bros!
Hot dawg! I could not be happier!!!!

Johann Kraus

2007-09-16T06:43:00.000-07:00

9x12 Bristol Board and Micron Pen
Johann Kraus from Mike Mignola's
B.P.R.D.
for an art trade

Warrior

2007-09-06T21:19:00.000-07:00

Here's an older character of mine, a nameless warrior type fellow.
Swell at parties.
I needed a break from everything else I was doing, so
I decided to revisit some old ideas.
This particular gent is from way back in the sands of time
to February 2005, I believe was the first I drew him.
My memory is not that good, mind you, but the computer
says I created the original piece then, and I am inclined to
believe it!

Just for fun, though it looks somewhat sad now, here's the original:

Look at his adorable pony! I have several issues with this,
but I do still like the design, hence the above drawing.
We shall see what lies in store for our scaly companion.
Only time shall tell!

Angels + Zombies = Uh-Oh!

2007-08-26T10:18:00.001-07:00

The Angel Gabriel, pre and post zombie infection

Gabriel and his horde of mutated zombies, The Void

Alterna Anthology This October!

2007-08-21T20:58:00.001-07:00

A panel from the 12-page JHZ story I drew,
written by creator Stephen Lindsay, which will
appear in the October-released Alterna Tales Anthology #2!!

It's-a Me! Luigi!

2007-08-21T20:57:00.001-07:00

A drawing I did for a t-shirt for my
Irish-Italian-American beau! Ain't he adorable?

Sinister

2007-07-12T11:16:00.001-07:00

Quite excited, after receiving the awesome gift of
a Bullseye mini bust from Carly for my birthday,
I used some store credit to get the Mr.Sinister mini bust yesterday!
Woohoo! Shaping up to be a nice little rogues gallery!

The Reason I'm Into Comics...

2007-06-29T23:11:00.001-07:00

I think I can safely say that at least 60% of
the comic collecting public does not like Cyclops...
Me? I've always loved the character!
I won't go on about the reasons I do, or why others don't
just suffice it to say that if it weren't for
Cyclops and the rest of the X-Men, I wouldn't be
the comic geek or artist I am today!

Rex Steele!

2007-06-19T22:06:00.001-07:00

So my buddy Matt Peters made a comic book
which got made into a Student Academy Award winning film...
who knew?
Well now you do! Check it out!
www.rexsteele.com
or
www.monkeysuit.com

The Write Stuff!

2007-06-16T11:28:00.001-07:00

Stephen Lindsay, the creator and writer of Jesus Hates Zombies!

More Zombies Still!

2007-06-16T07:31:00.001-07:00

The awesome Chris McJunkin!
You simply must check out his comic Ninja Garden!
And you may do so by going to ComicSpace!

Bubbling over with talent, Justin Stewart!
Check out Justin's stuff at ComicSpace!

The incredibly talented Anthony Summey!
Check Anthony's work out at ComicSpace!

And then there's me!
I have stuff on ComicSpace too!

One Is A Genius...

2007-06-10T14:07:00.000-07:00

A bit of a break from all my current projects
I was watching Animaniacs with Carly yesterday
and it inspired me to draw these beloved characters!

Even MORE Zombiefications!

2007-06-09T12:55:00.001-07:00

The talented The Original Nutty Funsters Stephanie O'Donnell!
Check her comic out at ComicSpace!

Lonny Chant! Another great artist on our little JHZ crew!
Check out Lonny's stuff on ComicSpace!

More Zombiefications!

2007-06-08T10:30:00.000-07:00

The great Andy Pollock!
Creator of WitchHound, check it out at ComicSpace!

Crazy talented Gary Gabbard!
Check out Gary's JHZ at ComicSpace!

And crazy talented Tomm Gabbard!
Check out Tomm's work at ComicSpace!

Zombie-fied!

2007-05-30T05:10:00.000-07:00

The insanely talented Jeff McComsey,
Check out Jeff's stuff at ComicSpace.com!

The ALSO insanely talented Danilo Beyruth,
Check out Danilo's stuff at ComicSpace.com!

Okay, so it's safe to say I think ALL these people are insanely talented
This here fellow's Mark Lauthier,
Check out Mark's stuff at ComicSpace.com!

These are part of the collection of "zombifications" I'm doing of
the Jesus Hates Zombies crew for the Anthology

Emperor Zombie Loves You

2007-05-29T10:57:00.001-07:00

He told me so...

More from ComicSpace

2007-05-28T20:15:00.001-07:00

Two guest pieces I did from the wonderful world of ComicSpace:

The Epic Exploits of Mychael Myth
by Michael McDermott
and
WitchHound
by Andy Pollock

Both worth checking out!

Michael and Stephen

2007-05-28T11:32:00.001-07:00

The two writers of Jesus Hates Zombies, zombified!
from left to right, Michael Bartolotta and Stephen Lindsay

The Sasquad

2007-05-28T11:30:00.001-07:00

Jesus Hates Zombies

2007-05-28T11:18:00.001-07:00

So what have I been doing that I haven't updated my blog in so long?

Jesus Hates Zombies:

I recently finished illustrating two of the seventeen
stories to be featured in the independently published
Jesus Hates Zombies Anthology: Those Slack-Jaw Blues
created and written by Stephen Lindsay, and written by Michael Bartolotta

You can have an exclusive sneak peek of one of the stories,
"I'm With Stupid"
at the official Jesus Hates Zombies ComicSpace page!

"Too Easy"

2007-05-28T11:13:00.001-07:00

Greetings one and all!
Welcome to the new and improved
"Cleo's Corner"!
I deleted all of my old posts and I'm starting fresh to
commemorate the re-launch of LasagnaChildren.com!