The Seven Deadly Sinners

This Business We Call "Show"

Buried somewhere in this wacky zombie flick there is a fake educational film and fake newsreel that Bonni and I worked on, doing the ultra lo-fi title cards for the sequences that were animated by none other than international sex symbol, Captain Marv Newland.

I suspect that I was hired because if you want it to look like olde crappe, where else are you going to go? Shag? Forget it. I got your olde crappe right here. Working from my crappy thumbnails, Bonni was really able to bring the crappe to life through the miracle of 21st century technology. The movie people were apparently quite pleased with our stripped-down, delightfully crude designs and we are now embarking on a heavy-duty career in The Biz taking care of Tinseltown's fake industrial/educational film needs. It's a niche market that is about to explode all over the place, trust me.

Now where's my Goddamn latte?

Deface these faces!

Hey everybody! The Forbidden Dimension wants YOU! To design new ghoul makeup for Scary Coleman and HP Lovesauce!!! Unfortunately you have to have a MySpace account to play, but doesn't everyone have a MySpace account these days? Why, even kitty cats have MySpace accounts, and those suckers can't type, for reals.

Anyway, if you enjoy blacking out eyes and teeth, and drawing boogers and horns on people, here's your golden opportunity! The uglier the better, but keep it clean cuz their mamas have internet access.

PS. October 4, Pop Montreal!

KICKSTART KUTIES

"KICKSTART KUTIES"
Scooter Pin-Up Benefit Art Show at CAFE RACER

Local cartoonists Ellen Forney, Bruce Bickford, Jim Woodring, Bob Rini, David Lasky, Matt Rodriguez and a host of others proffer beguiling pictures of babes on bikes- priced to move!

Seattle's landmark scooter hangout Cafe Racer (5828 Roosevelt NE, two doors south of The Trading Musician) is also the clubhouse of The Friends of the Nib, a loose association of local cartoonists who meet there on Wednesdy evenings to share ideas, talk shop and network.

On Saturday, September 30 they will open a show of original scooter-themed pin-up art in a variety of mediums and sizes, all featuring primo examples of warm steel and tender flesh guaranteed to get your engines revving. 100% of all proceeds from art sales will go to Jason Gooder, who was recently injured in a fall.

The opening night is sure to be a rip-snortin' wing-ding! Most of the artists will be in attendance, and since the Seattle Vespa Club will be in town you can expect to see a lot of great-looking machines and the free-wheeling iconoclasts who ride them.

So come on down and get the perfect piece of original art to dress up that empty corner in the the rumpus room! Beer, wine, liquor and food will be available as usual, plus extra treats and surprises.

WHAT: "KICKSTART CUTIES" Scooter Pin-Up Benefit Art Show at CAFE RACER

WHEN: Saturday, September 30, 6:00 8:00 PM

WHERE: Cafe Racer Espresso, Seattle Coffee House 5828 Roosevelt Way NE  Seattle, Washington 

All Things Elephant

I suppose we should have posted this on the 22nd for Elephant Appreciation Day, but better late than never I suppose. Our friend Miss Cellania posted a fun all-about-elephants page in honour of the day, and if that ain't enough appreciation, perhaps this bit of stinky business might satisfy your need.

Kamala paints!

Here in Calgary we have a Famous Painting Elephant. She has brushes made especially for her, personal assistants, and her own art gallery. She lives in rent free accomodations (which are being expanded and updated as I type), eats a healthy diet, and has excellent medical care. A lot of human artists wish they were doing so well (though truth be told, Kamala is a better painter than a lot of human artists).

Now, if Kamala was to paint Banksy's elephant, would it be art... or exploitation?

Photo Noir

Say, do you have a soft spot for hard boiled pulp fiction? Are you a tad interested in Detective magazines? Well, have I got the very thing for YOU!

The American Museum of Photography's online gallery has a fun little display called "Pulp Pix -the Bizarre Case of Photography Noir" and it's even got it's own little mystery included.

Goatse Unicorn

Goatse Unicorn. That's right, I went there.

So I'm sitting here doodling ideas to submit to Threadless, a most excellent online teeshirt emporium, and this image appeared on the paper before me. When I'm not drawing horrible things I do enjoy a spot of embroidery, so this is a design for a lovely patch or pillowcase; I'd send a much slicker Photoshop drawing to the tee shirt guys. I'm trying to figure out how to draw the Lindsay Lookoutbelowhan bald beaver that way as well. I seem to be on a roll with the gross-out stuff this week.

PS. To the other Sinners: THIS is what happens when you guys don't send in something to post. Just sayin'.

Inspired by Japanese noodles

Here's another from the House of Gig Posters (it's what we do in Calgary, folks).

This one is inspired by a series of commercials for a Japanese noodle product. I can't stop watching this.

Or this.

Or this.

Or this.

Please help me.

Even more Tarako Cupie goodness at TV in Japan.

Pure, sweet Alberta gravy

Talk about slackin' off in the old gig posters sweepstakes...

This is my first one for the nearly moribund 2006 calendar year (for the very much moribund Forbidden Dimension, who are being dragged kicking and writhing out to play at the Pop Montreal showcase in a few weeks).

Lesson One