CALAMITY OF CHALLENGE

Friday, December 28, 2012

Here's a jimmy jam page featuring me, Aaron Conley, Mike Allred and embellishment by Damon Gentry...pay close attention to that character in the middle come next year...Sabretooth Swordsman will be HOT-HOT-HOT!!!!! 

Sunday, December 2, 2012

Super Frank Supiot from SUPER7 pointed out a dark secret that I had been keeping a secret for many years - ALL OF MY CHARACTERS ARE BASED ON BILLY ZANE.  Now it is no longer a secret secret. 

Secret. 

Hi Matt,

I watched THE PHANTOM last week starring HURRICANE BILLY ZANE.  Please don’t ask me to explain or justify this decision, but it happened.  His features looked goofy and unflattering in the hood/mask get up and it reminded me of something, but I couldn’t quite place what.  Then I was looking up your JYD tribute GRAB THEM CAKES to show a coworker who was talking about the demise of HOSTESS, and then the connection was made. 

Sunday, October 28, 2012

Sunday, October 21, 2012

I was guest of honor at last week's SplendorCon and took some time to snap photo pictures of some of the many utterly fantastic costumed characters.  Next to video game demos and movie actors costumer playing is the best reason to attend a comics exposition.  Have a look for yourself. 

Saturday, September 22, 2012

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Robert Goodin announced last week that his fantastic blog COVERED has come to an end. 

Real quick - if it weren't for Covered I would never have met my friends Damon Gentry and Aaron Conley, and in turn would never have done my brief run of Slobber Knocker strips for their site, Invade My Privacy.  Slobber Knocker was so much fun that it led directly into Calamity so I have to thank Robert for accepting my first submission years ago.  The pieces I did for that site helped get me into my current groove. 

Shameless plug - the last piece I did for Covered in still available if anyone is interested.  I have some Covered ideas I never got around to that may see the light of day at some point but this one was the last and definitely one of my personal favorites...

Thursday, August 23, 2012

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Sunday, July 22, 2012

I'm going to focus some of this blog on my second passion - Walking Dead fan fiction.  It's a passion of mine.  Here we go. 

The Walking Dead - Issue 200

Rick holds his binoculars up to his eyes and looks thru them out at the empty field across from the van he's sitting in with his daughter, Apple Cheeks. 

"I don't see any of the walking dead out in that field.  That may be our new home." 

Just at that moment a loud BUMP is heard on the side of the van.  The van rocks slightly. 

"God damn it!  I hope that is not a walking dead man!" 

Ricks grabs his empty shotgun - he had run out of shells 3 days ago but the shotgyn had a butt - a butt will kill a walking dead if used right, and Rick knew how to use it right after years of survival in this world of walking dead. 

Rick opens the side door of the van quickly.  Standing before him is a figure in black - a vaguely shaped human person with a motorcycle helmet on. 

"DON'T SHOOT ME!  I AM NOT A WALKING DEAD!"  said the figure loudly. 

"TAKE OFF YOUR HELMEY!  SLOWLY, GOD DAMMIT!!!" 

The figure took off the helmet, slowly - IT'S IS A WOMAN!!! 

"Now, would you mind not poiting that shotgun at me, or do you not see that I am a woman?" 

Rick stops pointing the gun and steps out of the van.  He stands on the outside of the van and looks at the woman. 

"So, you're a woman, huh.  I hope you know how to drive a van and shoot weapons.  Apple Cheeks and I can't be weighed down.  WE'VE SURVIVED TOO DAMNED LONG TO BE WEIGHED DOWN!" 

The woman, Justine, snickers "You think you are the only god damned person who can survive in this god damn wolrd!?" 

Rick looked at her and thought that he might be in love.  Rick thought she was sort of pretty. 

"Let's get in the van now."  Rick said to her. 

They got into the van and drove off into the field. " I think we should camp here in this empty field for the night.  We'll be out in the open where it's safe." 

"You're got to be kiddiung with me!"  Said Justine, angerly. " We'll be sitting ducks out there!"  We need to find shelter, like a store or an apartment building"

"Lady, I'VE SURVIDED TOO LONG OUT HERE TO HAVE SOME PERSON TELL ME HOW TO SURVIVE..." Just then Justine and Rick start to kiss passionately. 

Just then a nother car pulls up out of the nearby trees.  A man gets out holding a flame thrower and his friends who his a redneck man steps out of the back seat." 

"Get out the van, m***hr*fuckers!"  Says then man! 

BLAMS!!!  Just then the man's head explodes.  Out of the trees comes a man on a motorcycle carrying a shotgun. 

"All right!  I'm in charge now!  We're going to sleep here in this fields tonight" said the man roughly. 

"LOOK, I"VE BEEN SURVIVING TOO GOD DAMNED LONG TO LET YOU TELL ME WHERE I SHOULD SLEEP AT NIGHT.  TOO DAM...