Our Wedding Cake Topper

As a AFOL (Adult Fan Of LEGO) I spiced up our wedding cake topper with this. As a fiancé to an AFOL, Rebecca approved, knowingly.

18th Century Longboat

For my comic The Siren’s Song, I wanted to build a replica of their ship; the Artemis. However you can’t just dive right into model ship building. You need a practice run before you start the big one! That’s what this is. I think it turned out quite nice.

UniKitty in Space!!!

This cute lil mech was built using only the pieces of Benny’s Spaceship Spaceship Spaceship! The goal was to use every piece. I got close, but those big ol wing pieces really don’t fit into a model that’s already found it’s shape. Regarless, I really enjoy how the “standard” ballistic arm differs from the “experimental” lasers arm.

If worse comes to worse, Space UniKitty can drop the arms and launch away in her getaway shuttle!

A Collection of Comic Collections

Yes, I would consider myself a comic connoisseur! When it comes to panel layout, pacing, illustration quality, etc, this is my game. As a storyboard artist, my work revolves around telling a story visually, as does the work on my own comic, the Siren’s Song. (Go on, check it out: www.TheSirensSongComic.com ) Here are a few of my favorites that I’ve collected over the years.

Classic adventure! Meet Tintin.

Former Disney artist brings unimaginably likable character to even the seediest villain. Oh yeah, and it’s all done in BEAUTIFUL watercolor.

The feat that is Akira is astounding. Both the 2000+ page comic and the groundbreaking animated movie.

Art Deco + Superhero = The Rocketeer.

If I ever make my millions, I’m spending them on a perfect cosplay of this fella. Then I’ll follow that up by getting a jetpack and solving crimes.

Solid style. Tone, art, story, characters, etc. Parker nails the vibe it’s going for PERFECTLY.

Essentially the comic version of the Redwall series. The best part is the appendix full of lore in the back. (I do the same in MY comic.)

Disgusting. And Highly detailed. Some say TOO detailed.

Before I knew graphic novels or comic books, I knew comic strips.

… And before everything else, there was Archie and pals. I still remember gathering up the courage to buy a comic that involved romance. Would my parents find out I was a romantic at heart?!?

Couple of my Favorite Books

As I was doing a photoshoot with a bunch of books, I figured I may as well take out some inspirational comics from my collection. These are the books I go to when I want to think outside the box. The one that I forgot to add: Calvin and Hobbes.

This is just a classic from my childhood. Nothing wildly good or anything, but I’m a sucker for nostalgia.

This comic is unlike any other!!! Buy it and PLAY IT!!

Not a comic, but a book we could all stand to read.

Gundam Wing

I used to make a lot of these back in the day. Wonder what happened to them…

McFarlane Toys

One of my teenage pursuits was to collect every McFarlane Toys action figure every made. An outrageously expensive and unmanageable task, I didn’t get very far. I did however collect every figure in the Shrek lineup. These few are all that remain of a collection that boasted around 100 figures. Even then, I think I got rid of these too.

But why McFarlane? I guess they were just slightly more detailed than the other action figures at the time. At least a thousand dollars later, I wish I spent my time and money on anything else.