Not from life but from flickr instead of working on what I should be doing (the skateboard design) but I guess it beats doing nothing or whining. No preliminary sketching just brush pen.

Some of the refs (I missed saving all of the addys…) – copyright is with the respective owners of the images

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gabbyzombie/2288238009/in/photostream/

Here is another little story I recently finished for a little group effort we’re putting together for the upcoming Comic Salon in Erlangen, Germany. The story will be available in a little booklet in the size of 15 cm by 15 cm (6″ x 6″). I will be at the Comic Salon as well for the first three days and if you’d like your copy signed just hit me up. Of course you can order it directly here as well as soon as it is available.

I hope the story is understandable even for non-German readers but just in case, here is a translation for the second page. Panel 1: “Your roast is delicious, Marie.” Panel 2: “Thanks marc, your wine is delicious as well.” Panel 3: “And Nina, what did you bring along?” Panel 6: “Me.”

Sketches to expand my visual vocab.

A few weeks ago I bought one of those silly sexist manga capsule toys that you get about every corner out of a vending machine. I knew it would be fun to customize and not only because of the female shape. He. It’s a nice change to the never ending flood of round and simple western vinyl toys. I thought I’d also go into a different direction as the sculpt suggests and do something that an asian might not do.

Finally I found some time to scan a few of my most recent sketchbook pages. As you can see I am still enjoying using tea bags and coffee as inspiration for these weird creatures. This also marks the milestone of having filled another book. Now I have to find a new one. I plan to get something bigger this time around.