IDIOT ENGINE ep50:How do you write for your characters?

Join me and self-publisher Javier Hernandez on this, the 50th episode of the ENGINE as we discuss how we write for our characters!
And since this is the 50th episode, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all the great cohosts that have been on the ENGINE!

Javier Hernandez!
Krishna M. Sadasivam!
Jim Lujan!
Ryan Dow!
Aldin Baroza!
Mark Rudolph!
Jerzy Drozd!
Steve Martinez!
Kevin Cross!
Dave Baker!
Eric M Esquivel!
Mary Bellamy!
Mark Jiro Okui!
Manuel Arellano!
Sherm Cohen!
Keith Rainville!
Luis Escobar!
Tyler James!
Chris Robertson!
Michael Aushenker!
Peter Palmiotti!

Thanks for co-hosting everybody!

Ringin' in the New Year makin' my comics...

So, it's farewell to 2011 and welcome 2012! After staying up 'till 12am Jan 1st and toasting the new year with some sparkling apple cider, I spent the first few hours of 2012... you guessed it, working on my comics! And to prove it to ya, here's a page from THE DEATH'S HEAD TRANSMISSION! Happy New Year Everybody! Thanks for checking out my blog and podcast and videos this past year, and I hope you get a kick out of what's to come!

If PRINT IS DEAD and COMICS ARE DEAD... then what is the ZOMBIE TRANSMISSIONS SKETCHBOOK?!!

That goofy creepy weirdo from Zombie Island Zero is back, and he's got 2 words for ya...

IDIOT ENGINE ep 49:DEATH in Storytelling!

Join me and self-publisher Javier Hernandez as we talk about how Death is used in storytelling. Now, it may sound like a down beat subject, but take my word for it we're absolutely animated! As a matter of fact, I'd say we were Alive about Death! Take a listen... if you DARE!
*note, I couldn't remember the name of a film I referenced that starred Eliot Gould. Well, thanks to the internet I have it, it's called LITTLE MURDERS (1971).

Holiday Craft Fair 2011, Always a pleasure!

I just wrapped another Holiday Craft Fair, and it was fun for all. I had good sales (for me that means I made table costs with enough extra to buy dinner!(Mongolian BBQ, Oh Yeah!) and I did a load of Supermonster sketches for alot of appreciative kids.

I like making something special for every craft fair, and for this one I made a set of SUPERMONSTER Holiday cards. They came out pretty cool, and I think I'll be making more every holiday season.


I'd have to say doing a Craft Fair isn't the best arena to sell comics and graphic novels. But if you're like me and have other types of merchandise like coloring books (a big hit this season) or greeting cards or prints or t-shirts, I think your local craft fair is worth a look!

Giants find homes! And they're bringin' dinner guests in the form of original Ink Sketches!

Yay! For sales with sketches!

New to the WEBSTORE! GIANTS RISING...

GIANTS RISING is a 96 page graphic novel I did a few years back that I'm very proud of. It combined my childhood fascination of the "kid and his giant robot" genre with a modern, more cynical world view. I've posted it on the webstore, so check it out if you can!


Here's a cool writeup I received at the time!