Calling Dick Tracy!

I've been wanting to do an illustration based on Dick Tracy and just never got around to finishing one. I decided to try again in my newer style, and here's the result. Of course, Dick Tracy isn't complete without his rogues gallery so I'll be tackling a few of them as well. Enjoy!

Swim Safe!

I know I always do...

I was in the mood to draw a faux vintage ad for today's illustration.

Iron Man's Day Off

Who doesn't like roasting marshmallows? In fact...I think i'll go make a s'more right now!

Hulk's Day Off

Finally another one! I know, I know, I took way too long to get to the next in the series, but here it is! Hulk loves to smash even on his day off. He especially loves playing Smash-A-Loki and beating Thor's high score.

Nevermind that the "whac-a-mole" loki dolls look like little construction guys with hard hats on. Ah well...

True story: as kid, after watching the live-action Hulk tv show, I would run around the house growling loudly, "I'm the incredible Huuuuulk!" and then proceed to try and rip my shirt off.

More Avengers' Day Off Coming Soon

I had to take a quick break from the Avengers while i revamped my store. I definitely have more Avengers art coming and will also announce when the new store is online (should be later today). Until then, here is a sneak peek at what i'm working on.

Agent Coulson's Day Off

My personal favorite from the Avengers movie (and all the other marvel movies/short films he's in), Agent Phil Coulson. Phil loves his job at S.H.I.E.L.D. so much that, even on his day off, he still goes to work.

Thor's Day Off

Ever wonder what the Avengers do when they're not saving the world? Here's a little glimpse into their day off.

More to come...

Set Phasers to Fun

This is actually yesterday's illustration, but i didn't get a chance to post it until it was too late. This is part of the Epic Armory series that i'm doing with some guys over at dribbble.com. Rogie King and Tim Boelaars spearheaded this thing and Nick Slater and I just joined up. I'll be doing a few more of the older ones and then the Final Fantasy sword they just posted, so stay tuned!

Harvey Birdman

Another 70's cartoon superhero/Adult Swim character, Alex Toth's Birdman. I know Harvey isn't his name from the old series, but it's such a funny first name for him that I had to include it.

Space Ghost

One of the coolest superhero costumes of all-time! Alex Toth was a genius.

Raccoon Mario

For today's illustration i decided to go with Raccoon Mario. Even though Super Mario Bros. 2 is my favorite of the original trilogy, i can't deny the greatness that is Super Mario Bros. 3. All of the new power suits were just too awesome with my favorite being the elusive Tanooki suit.

I would scour the levels looking for that tiny little bear/raccoon/whatever-the-heck-it-was suit, eventually find one and then of course accidentally run into an enemy before i got the chance to turn into a statue...*sigh.*

At least you could always count on the good ol' Super Leaf. It might have been a poor-man's Tanooki suit but at least you could still fly.

And i decided to give Mario a little wrench (who i affectionately refer to as Wrenchie), since I was always disappointed that there wasn't a wrench weapon in any of the games.

H.E.R.B.I.E Goes Bananas

Well i haven't been able to keep up with the "toy-a-day" theme i had going and that's because of work and also because we're moving to a new place on monday. We really move around alot (this will be our 5th move in our 4 years of marriage) but we actually enjoy it. Although i don't think our friends and family feel the same way since they always have to help us move...

So in-between packing up boxes i was in the mood to do something retro. I decided to do a "Mr. Peabody" type illustration using everybody's favorite Human-Torch-Substitute, H.E.R.B.I.E. I wanted it to feel like an old cartoon still frame. It was definitely a fun experiment.

I might add a few more things to the background/foreground after we've settled into our new place.