Houston, meet problem...

So all kinds of crazy shit goin on at my wife's job, her boss fucked up big time and is facing possible criminal charges.  Needless to say it's a pretty stressful work environment and my wife has had enough of it so she's started applying for other jobs, two of which are located in Chicago.  She has a very good chance of getting either one and if she does that means a big fucking move in the very near future.  Moving to Chicago would be pretty cool, we'd finally be living near family and we'd be the fuck out of California, but on the other hand, moving 2,000 miles with a baby, four pets, two cars (one of which needs repairs), all the shit we've accumulated and not a whole lotta money in the bank would be a colossal pain in the ass.  Not looking forward to that if it comes to it.  We'll just hafta see how it plays out.

Had some spare time tonight so I did this piece for my pal Ben over at http://www.hankhouston.blogspot.com/ . Big congrats to them for making the top 50 in this year's Platinum Studios' Comic Book Challenge!  Did a grayscale version in PS7 over the inks but I'm not sure I like it so I'm including both. 

"Hank Houston":

-beefy

Zombies

A sketch for a pin-up I was asked to do for a Horror anthology comic. Still need to add a background then I'll be inking and painting it in grayscale. I had a much more gruesome idea in mind for the baby and mom, but my wife forbid me from drawing it. Probably for the best.

"Nuclear Family":

-beefy

Luke Cage

Today's daily sketch.  Luke Cage from Marvel Comics.  Not really a fan of the character the way he's written in the Avengers titles, but he's partners with my boy Iron Fist where he's a more interesting character.  Been kinda slacking on the daily sketches lately, but I have been busy drawing pages for a short story I'm putting together, along with the coloring shit I do.  I've tried working traditionally again with ink and markers, but the results weren't anything I'm happy with.  Need more practice there.

Luke Cage, Hero for Hire:

-beefy

The Punisher

Was in the mood to try something completely different tonight so I began this experiment in Photoshop.  I actually like how it came out. I may do more in this style. Basically just roughly blocked out the figure in PS, tightened up the sketch a little bit, then used the lasso and paint bucket tool to fill it in, using the linework as a guide.  Removed the linework and added the skull in the background and done.  Franky here is a character I've been meaning to draw for a while now; he's had some pretty good comic runs throughout the years.  Too bad the movies have all sucked though.  I'm hoping the new one is better (it can't possibly be worse) but I don't have high hopes.

The Punisher:

-beefy

Archangel and a cover

Just a couple things I've been working on the last few days.  A headshot of one Mr. Warren Worthington III aka Archangel from the X-men done for a jam over on deviantART.  I did the Iron Fist pic for it already, but it was fun so I did another as a daily sketch.  The other piece is a cover for a friend who publishes his own comic here in Sacramento.  The comic is a very cartoony/manga style (which I don't even come close to doing) so I figured I'd give it a shot at doing them more in my style.  Came out alright I guess, the characters are still recognizable I think.  It was an interesting change of pace.

Archangel:

Cover for "Scattered" comic:

-beefy