Monkeys Took My Banner!

The "Monkeys Took My Jetpack" podcast is almost set to go!
This here is the banner I made for the site:

Leopard Women of Venus

I was marginally aware of the cartoonist Fletcher Hanks for some years, but it wasn't until a couple of years ago, when Leighton Connor let me borrow his copy of I Shall Destroy all the Civilized Planets, that I really gained a solid interest and appreciation for Hanks and his bizarre creations.  Fletcher Hanks is the Ed Wood of Golden Age comics. It's not that he was a bad artist or writer, his imagination and creativity just far exceeded his talent.  Stardust, Fantomah, and Space Smith are weird relics of the Golden Age, when the comics medium was still in its larval form, unsure of how it would develop. I love this kind of stuff.

So when Leighton asked if I wanted to help right a QAGS game based on the works of Fletcher Hanks (it's all public domain now), I leaped at the chance. The game will be called Leopard Women of Venus, and it's inspired by a single pannel of an ols Space Smith story.

Despite a number of setbacks over the past few months, I've really enjoyed working on the project. It's coming together nicely, now, and I can't wait to share it with the world.

At any rate, here are a few sketches I've done recently. I don't know if they'll all be in the book, but they're great  for juicing up my imagination.

A Leopard Woman of Venus

Oh sweet merciful God, no! It's Stardust!

Webra the Spider Queen (an original character for the game)

Fletcher Hanks at Wikipedia

More Fletcher Hanks

Still More Fletcher Hanks

New Podcast in the works

Our group is branching off The Gutter Skypes with a new actual play podcast caled "Monkeys Took My Jetpack!"  We recorded our first session this Monday. It was a Pulp-Fu Wushu game that included several special guests.

We're still getting the website and the forums set up. Hopefully we'll get the first episode posted soon. Blindgeek's been working on audio logos, and I recorded a bumper tonight. It's all coming together smoothly. I'll post more as it all falls together.

Halloween on the Gutter Skypes!

New Halloween-Themed episodes of the Gutter Skypes are up!  Listen to Halloween hijinks with "Toon" and witness All-Hallows evil with "M-Force"

TOON (epsiode 73)
M-Force (epsiode 74)

Thanks to Anim5 for linking Stegosaurus Studios in the show notes!

Fantasy Grrrls Art Batch

Been busy practicing with the new pen-tab, building the portfolio, and drawing bad-ass chicks with weapons and magic. Enjoy!

I turned the above image into a groovy 1600x900 wallpaper. Download it here!

Cat Grrrl

Mongolian Goat Rodeo

This is the cover illustration I did for "Mongolian Goat Rodeo," a fun little board game available from Hamster Press. Check it out!