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Today is my 38th birthday. I am going through my 2nd nervous breakdown in a year, I hate my job, I’m still heartbroken, painfully lonely, I’m broken, broke, and full of rage. My anxiety is turning into agoraphobia. I’ve begun to cut people out of my life and as of this past week I’ve disassociated from my own parents.
Happy birthday, shithead.
555. G.I. Joe
My tribute/parody of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #21, the infamous silent issue, original cover drawn by Larry Hama and Klaus Janson.
This is, of course, available for sale along with all my other sketch covers (except one) at my store.
553. Joker
So, the Joker makes a return to cinemas this week in a movie you couldn’t pay me to watch. Well, actually you probably could. But grudgingly. So I’m paying tribute to his first and best cinematic portrayal. I know you couldn’t figure it out, what with the mask and all, but trust me, I drew the Joker. Apparently this week was the 50th anniversary of the premiere of BATMAN THE MOVIE, the best Batman movie.
Which means that my dad was 25 years old when he and an army buddy went to see this movie in Vietnam. My dad turns 75 today, and while I’m guessing BATMAN didn’t premiere in Vietnam the same opening weekend, I’m sure it was sometime between 1966 & 1967 that he saw it. And this is when – though I wouldn’t be born for another 11-12 years – the fundamental difference between my dad and I were created. He hated BATMAN THE MOVIE so much, he walked out.
And this is why my dad and I don’t get along.
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I think this started as Darkseid and then turned into generic Kirby-ish guy.
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Another random scribble piece, this scribble provided by my friend Jessie.
550. Finite
I don’t know the name of this character or what its deal is, but I know I spent all weekend coloring him. He appears in issue #2 of my friend Bruce Hughes’ comic, Finite. I’m helping him out with flats to get the book done for Bruce’s next convention, The Cincinnati Comic Expo. Decided to draw him.