So that thing I was going to post the other day....

So that thing I was going to post the other day.... Well it turns out repainting the first 5 pages of World 20 is going to take a while longer than I thought, but here's a look at how it's coming!!

So what does that mean? Well I'll be skipping the painting for a bit and going straight to new pages! Next week new GW in yo' face!!!

San Diego Comic Con 2012 Wrap Up

So we've seen this year's San Diego Comic Con come and go and it was a great year! We had a ton of interest this year and the books and stickers all sold pretty well! Zombie Shark Bear saw a ton of interest and I got to meet several really cool people!

GREMLIN WORLD SKETCH

Some sketches I did for Pai while at San Diego Comic Con this year. I've been putting a new emphasis on gesture drawing, which you can see here. Will Pai feature these looks in the comic? Possibly...

Also, check back tonight for some Comic Con 2012 decompression!

San Diego 2012- In motion!

To everyone who came out to Comic Con and stopped by the Aswembar Productions booth, thank you so much! It was great meeting you and chatting! If I didn't get to talk to you, I thank you all the same and will be working hard to really make Gremlin World and Zombie Shark Bear as awesome as I can for you!

It's been a great turn out this year and I'm definitely looking forward to topping out table next year!

Also, for those of you who may not have seen it yet, here's a look at the cover for Gremlin World Volume 2! If you're going to be at San Diego Comic Con this weekend, look us up at table O8 of the small press area!

Easter picture

Okay, so... I guess I already messed up on posting twice a day.

Oh, well, look toward the future!

Today I wanted to share the Easter picture that I was working on a few weeks ago. It's still a WIP, but it's pretty far along. It features Pai sitting in an Easter egg, and Pepper's going to be added in soon eating a chocolate rabbit while wearing a bunny costume. It's a nice pic, I think.

So I'm going to try to post...

...about something at least twice a day, everyday this week.

Why? Because there's alot on my mind and I need to get it out there!

New Page of Gremlin World after 10,000 Years

Straight to the dome! Seriously, this page took so many redo's for me to be satisfied with it... it seems simple enough but planning it (especially when the original flash back sequence wasn't supposed to be more than 3 pages) off the cuff was really difficult. Anyway, so yeah, prelude to the end of the From Earth To Eden scene...

Potato People

Hello all!

Gearing up for Comic Con, and already have something to show for it! Here's some concept art for some stickers I'm thinking of having at the booth! What do you guys think?!

First up is Pai Bunny Pinhead!

Welcome to The Future!

Happy New Year!... one month late! But still in time for Asian Lunar Calendar New Year!

Just wanted to give a couple quick shout outs to get the year going! Both of these blogs are by friends of mine, and are really great reads!

First up... Errant Cluster. Lots of neat posts to check out here, especially if you're into anime, manga, or randomness!

Next, check out my long time art buddy's blog Load Universe Into Cannon. Aim At Brain. Fire., though I think now it's been shortened to just The Art of Luigi Lucarelli. And congrats to Luigi on his recent interview with ArtSketch!

Again, both great blogs! Make sure not to miss them!

Gremlin World 20 Page 4

It's up at www.gremlinworld.com now, please check it out!!

Art Works

So, adding a few art works that I've been working on during the last few months... Here you go!!

A Hatsune Miku pic I did for a contest sponsored by Good Smile Company. The theme was "Cheerful Japan." I didn't win but had a ton of fun doing this piece. I used the same technique as the Gremlin World Vol. 1 cover and took about 6 hours from sketch to final. Hope you like it!!

So how about those pics? Designer Con 2011 Part 1

I said on Monday I'd have some pics from this past weekend up for show that evening, well... it never happened. This has been a greatly productive week, and I always tried to make time to post them, but it never happened... I apologize about that and here are those pics from Designer Con 2011!

First up are some pics from Scott Wilcowski, whose work you can explore in greater detail here: http://www.scottwilkowski.com/

We've got some custom Sucklord figs:

AWESOME WEEKEND

Is Awesome.

Saturday was a big day for PBC (Plastic Booty Collectibles) and the crew and I rolled down to Pasadena for this year's D-Con, though we did show up there a little later than I was hoping, which was totally my fault.

Review: RIOBOT Delphine 2nd Type

Head over to the Rabbit Haul and check out my review of Sen-Ti-Nel's RIOBOT Delphine 2nd Type action figure!

http://www.cooksux.com/2011/09/25/riobot_delphine2nd/

Gremlin World Update!

Head over to Gremlin World to check it out!

Today we've got the villains- The Hierarchy of Twelve! I've literally been waiting YEARS to show off these guys- and now they're finally here and ready to stomp Pai's bunny butt into mulch... or at least try to!

Toy Review: Max Gokin Mazinkaiser

A few weeks ago I blogged that I'll be writing toy reviews over at my friend's toy blog, The Rabbit Haul. Two weeks ago I did my first review, taking a look at Max Factory's Max Gokin Mazinkaiser figure. You can check it out here:

http://www.cooksux.com/2011/08/09/mg_mazinkaiser/

Remember This Guy?

Reposted from the Plastic Booty Blog, by 3DJohnny:
Gears have begun to turn, and by turn I mean its time to learn how to rotocast! Those heads are gonna be too heavy if they are solid resin so what a perfect time to learn a new technique and mix it with everything I have already learned. Ill post up some new pics once I get him all ready for the next phase!

And a big shout out to all the people who showed interest in THOR this year so far, I cant thank you enough!

So yeah, the next PLASTIC BOOTY figure we'll be releasing is Kerberus! THOR was well received during Comic Con thanks to everyone, so we're definitely looking at upping the ante with this next release!

AND IT'S OUT!

GREMLIN WORLD Vol.1 is now up for order here:


If you've enjoyed GW up till now, please pick up a copy- it's better than ever before with a ton of extras! The book will also be available through other channels soon, but if you'd like to order from Aswembar directly with a discounted price, shoot me an email!

Bandai spams Figuarts, turns Amiami into void

It's that time of the month (actually it was Sunday night)... that time where it seems the entire world decends upon one particular website turning it's servers into a veritible black hole for hours on end. It was time for Bandai to put up pre-orders for their new Figuarts and reduce one of the best Japanese toy shops on the internet, AmiAmi,to a slow-moving, buggy mess if you could even get to the website at all (9 times-out-of 10 you got a white screen with a 'try again soon' message). It's become a tradition.

GREMLIN WORLD: THE BOOK: THE RELEASE!

Hey guys,

Here's the ad for the new book! It'll be available for purchase on WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3rd!! I was hoping to get it out today, but ran into some difficulties at the last minute. Anyway, this ad gives a good idea of what you'll find in this volume, hope you pick up a copy!!
It'll run $14.99 on Lulu, and $12.99 if you order through myself or the upcoming Aswembar shop!

New Toy Blog and New Stuff

Recently did a blog post over at The Rabbit Haul, a toy review blog that I'll be contributing to a couple times a week. If you're interested in Japanese toys or collecting, I suggest checking it out. My friend's the owner and his articles are pretty amusing. Oh yeah, I'll be posting under the handle GPA, so please visit and leave a comment!

Also, I will be making a major effort to post more on this blog 1-2 times a week about various things; art, movies, music, comic, food- pretty much anything I feel deserves mention.

I'll also be trying to do a weekly art print and we'll have a nice mix of fan art (yeah, finally caving to that) and original content. And new Gremlin World will be starting with new pages on Wednesday, August 3.

San Diego Comic Con 2011 WRAP UP!!

Today is Monday, July 25. Comic Con has ended again and we're back to the normal pace of things.

SAN DIEGO COMIC CON 2011

Two and a half days down... Two to go! At booth O-06 in the small press area, if you're going stop by and say "Hi!" Over near the Oni Press Booth!

STUFF I BUY: ROBOT DAMASHII/ SUPER ROBOT CHOGOKIN

For myself and hundreds of other Japanese toy collectors out there, there is one brand name which is synonymous with the trade- Bandai.

Bandai is one of the biggest toy making companies in the world and has a colorful, long running history filled with ups and downs and tireless perseverance to the art of toy creation. They're the company behind the S.I.C. line up of figures I previously posted about and are behind the toy lines featured in this article as well- Robot Damashii and Super Robot Chogokin.

NEW ZSB Preview!!!

Behold! New proof that I actually have been working this whole time! Here's a look at a new piece of Zombie Shark Bear art that's going toward the Comic Con book.... hope you guys dig it. Also hope you buy the book! And the Gremlin World book too... and COLLAB, also!

GREMLIN WORLD WORLD 19 PAGE 8

FINALLY UPATED GREMLIN WORLD!

Hopefully, I'll finally be trending this towards the regular, next page should be up on Friday!

THOR UPDATE BY 3D JOHNNY

Cool! New update on Thor from Plastic Booty!

20 THORs almost ready for Comic-Con 2011!

ZSB EP 0 Page 5

FROM ZOMBIE SHARK BEAR Production Blog:



This page stayed pretty true to the storyboard, but I think the idea for this page actually came pretty late in the planning stages of the story. For the longest time I didn't know exactly how I would progress past page 4, I knew what I wanted to get out of the chapter and how it would wrap up, but I didn't really know what was going to go in between page 9 and 4.

STUFF I BUY: S.I.C. (Super Imaginative Chogokin)

Well, this wasn't exactly the type of toy post I was going to do originally, but... it'll work.

TOY REVIEWS/ MORE FOOD REVIEWS COMING!

As with so many things right now, I'm currently trying to find time in my schedule to update this blog with more content on a regular basis. I certainly have enough things to review and enough to say about them, the only real problems are time and motivation.
It's like, when I'm feeling totally motivated and ready to go I don't have the time, and when I have the time I'm usually spending it on art work or on just hanging out. Well, that's the reason for MOST things, as far as the toys go a big road block on that has just been my disdain for re-posing my figures to take interesting pictures for the review.
All these are things I'm hoping to have solutions to in the next few days, which will hopefully be sustainable for weeks and months and will become habits that can extend over into my art scheduling.
So yeah, let's see how this goes... if you see a post here in the next couple days, it'll be a sign of good things ahead.

ZSB EP 0 PAGE 4

FROM ZOMBIE SHARK BEAR BLOG



So, this page was pretty tricky and went through more than one draft. The reason for this was because of the amount of information that needed to be fit into just this one page. I had to convey that Mirai was in the situation that she was in because of information she got from her two underlings even if we're not exactly sure what they're saying (and it's implied there may be some sinister intentions). From here we needed to show that Mirai took it upon herself to investigate the information she receieved alone, and that she has gone off into an unknown wilderness.

GREMLIN WORLD Vol 1 Cover and late updates

Just when I thought I'd have some time to get back to concentrating on Gremlin World MORE life comes my way! Looks like I'm moving house again, so things have been kind of hectic trying to pack and clean a little when I have the chance. And of course, that eats into my art time.
I've also made a renewed effort to be more active, which of course is detrimental to work that requires little movement and maximum concentration (to achieve best results).
Still, even though the work is coming along slowly, it is still coming along. Hopefully, this week things will die down enough for me to concentrate on art with less distractions (I'm sure playing 3 hours of Street Fighter on Sunday didn't help either, though).

Also, starting work on my San Diego Comic Con projects! The first reveal?

Gremlin World Graphic Novel Volume 1, you can see the cover rough above.

MAI CORRECTION!!!

That is to say, my collection...

Well, it's official now, I'm going to be moving. Time to pack it all away till I figure out if this'll be the year I'll be getting my own place. Seems like the odds are in my favor this year, but apartments are still pretty expensive and it's all up in the air!

Anyway, just thought I'd snap some pics of these guys before they go away for a little while.

FIGMA (and Starscream)

Updated design for Pai

Here's a look at Pai's updated design from GREMLIN WORLD World 20 on... till I decide to update again.

GREMLIN WORLD WORLD 19 PAGE 7

NOW WITH WORDS!!

FOOD REVIEW EPISODE 1- GEORGE'S AT THE COVE

GEORGE'S AT THE COVE
858 454 4244
1250 Prospect Street, La Jolla, CA 92037

So, those of you who are my close friends all know that I am a huge foodie. I love food, and for the most part meals are kind of the defining moment of the day for me. Every once in a while, I come a cross a restaurant or food dish that is truly noteworthy, and I have decided to share these experiences here on my blog.

Last week in San Diego wrapped a local tradition called Restaurant Week.

ZSB EP 0 PAGE 3

From ZSB Production Blog



Page 3

Here you can see the process behind how a page of ZSB is completed. I normally draw a rough sketch of the layout and then in Photoshop refine the design of the page and then do the final drawing. One of the big things about ZSB is that I've been experimenting with doing panels or scenes in different styles using the pacing and character design to tie them all together.

ZSB EP 0 Page 2

From ZSB Production Blog



Page 2.
With this page I wanted to get something that resembled my friend, Cheeks' art style. His style has a really loose, active feel to it and he has really subdued, deep color palettes.

ZSB EP 0 Page 1

FROM ZSB Production Blog



Page 1

So, I've been kicking the ZSB idea around now for a couple of years. Jed Desuka, the editor/ webmaster of GW and me came up with idea one day while I was visiting him, which was inturn based off of a completely random topic of conversation developed by two of my best friends while they were at work. The idea of "Zombie Shark Bear" was so cool I knew I had to run with it somehow.

ZOMBIE SHARK BEAR EP 0 COVER

From ZSB Production Blog


Here is the cover of Zombie Shark Bear Episode 0.
This page was really simple to make, actually, it's pretty much just the old "Coming Soon" image on a black background. Since I wanted the artwork in the chapter to speak for itself, I decided that a simpler cover page would work well. I also like the way Mirai's eyes contrast with the rest of the image.

Some of my figures

So lately I've been following one of my friend's blogs where he posts some really cool toy reviews and toy improvement tips. Think I might follow suit soon, cause I've got alot to post about on that topic!

GREMLIN WORLD WORLD 19 PAGE 6

Posting it here since the website isn't cooperating...

4 MINUTES OF BREAK LEFT QUICK POST

So, I really wish I was at home working on an art project or something. Also, I really should be posting more about things on here... I've got toy reviews I could do, food reviews, movie reviews, all kinds of things to speak my mind about, and I think it'd be a good New Year's Resolution to try to make at least 3 new entries a year. Heck, let's make that 4...

Okay, so for something good to announce here, looks like I'll be trying to get a few graphic novel collections out by San Diego Comic Con this year. We'll be doing prints this year, but to make it really special how about we finally finish up on GREMLIN WORLD GN Vol 1 and ZSB GN Vol 1? More to come soon, so check back often!

Q

Here's a look at the illustration I did for Pixel Drip's gallery during their last SF tourney. If you like it, I think it's still for sale and you can contact them at pixeldripgallery@gmail.com about it!

ZSB AND THOR UPDATES!

ZSB BLOG UPDATED WITH COMMENTARY FOR EPISODE 0 COVER AND PAGES 1 and 2!

Okay gang, this weekend PLASTIC BOOTY and ASWEMBAR PRODUCTIONS will be rolling up to LA to attend 2 art shows in one day!

THOR PICS FROM SPANKY STOKES

FROM PLASTIC BOOTY BLOG:



Last Monday, Spankey Stokes posted these pics of the the final Thor resin figure on his website. Just wanted to share them with you while we get a set of our own ready to go. You can check out his article and some more pics on Thor here:

http://www.spankystokes.com/2010/11/plastic-booty-collectibles-thor-figure.html

THANKS SPANKY!!

COMING SOON TO THE ZOMBIE SHARK BEAR BLOG

Okay, so I have a new plan!

This upcoming week, I will be posting ZOMBIE SHARK BEAR Episode 0 and Episode X over on the Production Blog and will giving some commentary on each page with each update! I'll also be showing the storyboards for some of the pages and may even include alternate versions of scenes if I still have those available! Please make sure to check out these updates!

MORE UPDATING

So, I realize I haven't been posting that much at all; in fact, my last post was way back in April. That being said, going to try to be much more active here and will be writing about a variety of topics ranging from food to the robot action figures I collect. Of course, there'll be art as well, hopefully lots of it. Some by me and some by others.

Tomorrow, I'll be back with some info on my latest anthology project I undertook with my art friends, COLLAB. It'll be on sale later this month at the Long Beach Comic Con and then sometime afterword on www.lulu.com .

So, here's to tomorrow.

THE LEGEND CONTINUES...

The second half of the origin of Zombie Shark Bear begins now!!

ZSB BLOG LAUNCHES!

After nearly 3 years of work, the newest project from Aswembar Productions is nearly ready to launch!!

How did Zombie Shark Bear come about, you ask?

COMIC CON 2009

New GW and Massive Hook Up!

Hey guys,

4 YEARS OF GREMLIN WORLD!

This week marks the 4th anniversary of Gremlin World as a web comic!
Though I am very proud of this accomplishment, I know that as an author and artist there are still many ways for me to grow and give my readers a greater presentation. I am doing my best to help you enjoy GW even more!
I thank everyone who has followed the adventures of Pai and co. from the bottom of my heart, and hope you will look forward to the future of GW!!

GW This week

Here's a look at this week's new GREMLIN WORLD updates, with another page coming up on Friday.

BAMBOO

Well, after weeks of trepidation, I have finally brought my WACOM BAMBOO out of it's box and experimented with it a little... and it is freakin' awesome! While my tablet sketches aren't as clean as my usual art (yet), I found it pretty easy to draw well with and I have a feeling my storyboarding time is going to be cut down by a pretty good percentage. I'm going to be trying to finish two animatics this week, one is a remake of an older project, the other is a music video for... well, it's GW related, and that's all I'm going to say.

Sketch book ONLINE

GREMLIN WORLD REVIVAL

Well, those of you who are following my manga-esque web comic, GREMLIN WORLD may not have really noticed a lapse in content, but Part I of Gremlin World ended with Chapter 14, and so the world and primary characters have now all been fairly fleshed out. Now comes the fun stuff.

Part II of GREMLIN WORLD will have tons more action, a better worked out storyline, better art, and some great new (and varied) supporting cast members and villains! Starting with World 16, titled SIDE B, Part II will open with a bit of a recap on the GW world and reintroduce the characters to new readers. All the art is new and features the updated designs on the regular cast, whom all appear.

GREMLIN WORLD World 16 will begin its online run on Monday, May 5th, and as the entire chapter is already finished should run smoothly into World 17. Please be sure to stop by the GREMLIN WORLD site and check it out!

The Day to Day of an Unemployed Artist

Since graduating from the Art Institute, I have little substantial work on my hands save Nyamo, Gremlin World and the assignments from my current internship. Sounds boring, but surprisingly every day has been quite busy. I wake up at 9 and go to bed at 1, I do the dishes at home, play with my dog, Heidi, eat lunch with my friends, and find a few minutes to check up on what's going on with my hobbies. Somewhere in-between these things all my time is ticked away, a few minutes here, an hour there... it is  tragic but enlightening.

And time is not the only thing being eaten away, my finances are also approaching their last legs. I need to find a job soon and say good-bye to the security and freedom of student life. I have the talent, and I have the time to do something great- if only I don't give in to the slowly growing sense of dread that comes with being bankrupt.

Storyboarding Demo Reel

Hey guys,
Here is my storyboarding demo reel. Enjoy!

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