THE SHOWING _ Poster Illustration

I got to illustrate this poster for S/Lang Entertainment's stellar short film,
THE SHOWING.

It's dreamy material and I had a beautifully shot still and "Hitchcock blonde" lead actress Katie Morrison to work from.

It was also my first time doing digital watercolor, abetted by Kyle T. Webster's extremely natural and responsive brushes.

The film will drop this fall, trailer below and an IMDb profile has been added HERE:


The Showing Trailer from S/Lang Entertainment on Vimeo.

DETONATOR _ Movie Poster Design

DETONATOR is a killer first feature film by bud Damon Maulucci and his co-creator Keir Politz. Even though I'm biased, this tale resonated with me in its conflict of art, big dreams, big business, and the responsibilities of adult domesticity. Here's the rub:

Sully fights to hold on to his family when a toxic friend resurfaces. In this gritty thriller, Sully, former frontman of a once prominent punk band, anxiously trudges toward a new world in order to remain in his young son’s daily life when ex-bandmate, Mick, catches him mid-stride with a promise to make good on an old debt. In one hellish night that stretches till dawn, Sully chases Mick through the recesses of Philadelphia.

I had the chance to help the filmmakers work up a poster for their showing at the Indie Memphis Film Festival this weekend. The subject matter begged for a lo-fi photocopied concert flier treatment. After a few iterations, we arrived at the following image based on a flier they did for a local screening and with my hand lettering for the credits.

And, here's a look at some earlier roughs (with dummy copy as credits).

COMIC EVENTS _ New York Comic Con 2011

We initially pitched FEEDING GROUND two years ago at NYCC 2009 and now we get the chance to return this year with our hardcover book in hand.


Here's the newly released trailer for the book, cut by FG co-creator Chris Mangun and sung by the band Rana Santacruz!

I'll also have FEEDING GROUND prints on hand but there are higher quality and greater size variety available in my shop on the print site Society6.

Below are times and locations where you can find me at NYCC. Hope to see you there!

ARCHAIA Booth #1546 Signing Times
FRI 10/14
4 - 5:30 PM

SAT 10/15
5:30 - 7 PM

SUN 10/16
1 - 2:30 PM

GRAYHAVEN COMICS Booth #2547 Signing Times

FRI 10/14
6 - 7 PM

SAT 10/15
2 - 3 PM

Lastly, I'll be a panelist on Archaia's Friday Panel, HOW TO MAKE A GREAT INDIE GRAPHIC NOVEL from 2:30 - 3:30 PM in Room 1A23

Here's the description:

What does it take to create a great indie graphic novel? Here’s your chance to get the inside track! Join Archaia editor-in-chief Stephen Christy and Chief Creative Officer Mark Smylie as they host special guests for an informative panel on what goes into the production of a full-length graphic novel, including the steps from concept to writing, design to production, to self-publishing or submitting your graphic novel for publication. If you’ve ever wanted to know what it takes to make an amazing-looking book, this is the panel to attend! Guests include Michael Lapinski (Feeding Ground), Jim McCann (Return of the Dapper Men), Chad Michael Murray (Everlast) and David Petersen (Mouse Guard). (PLEASE NOTE: This is not a forum for portfolio reviews or submissions.)