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EXPLORING DSNG PART 27 - DSNG BOOK 17 HAS BEEN LAUNCHED!

For those fans that missed the previous post on my Facebook page, DSNG Book 17: Ominous Part 2, has been launched at Amazon! Its over Here! And the cover of the new ebook features artwork of a new character, named Aiden Wolf. Despite his youthful appearance, Aiden is actually a General and he bears the title of the "God of Justice".

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Aiden is not a regular superhero teen / a young adult warrior. He is actually a Paragon, specifically an elite Wind-walker. The Paragons are the ancient Sons of the Gods - or Demigods, with mighty powers and endless life spans. They do exist in the same Makuran Galaxy and they are part of the rich history of the DSNG Sci Fi Series.

The Paragons have existed for over 10 million years. And they perish not from old age, but from destructive blasts or decapitations by their potent peers. And the Centaurs, Fairies, Serpentors, Ravenors, Monkey Kings, Monkey Queens and other ancient beings fall into that category [and in general they are tagged as Paragons]. Those familiar with DSNG Book 16 will know more about that stuff...
Of course the DSNG saga still revolves around Prince Azzar Omenus, the main protagonist [who is an Alpha Senturi Super Soldier]. But there are still over 500 characters in the DSNG Universe, and they all have interactions that affect the Prince in one way or another.

Anyway, this new ebook cover is similar to the one created for Book 16 that features Commander Dezeth the Fairy warrior, per the layout and background colors. [The former blog article with concept art for DSNG Book 16 is over Here!]

I'm not going to waste your time by explaining what this action-packed mature sci fi series is all about, since you're a fan and I assume that you've read the old DSNG teaser ebook that was 99 Cents, over Here :)

And here is the long synopsis for DSNG Book 17... and yeah, it's long, since it is tied to a 1,000+ page novel!
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Presently Prince Azzar and some of his allies are still vacationing on the neighboring techno-world in the Beta sector, planet Taran. And the Prince has finally commenced the MECH Sentinel Program. So he now finds himself locked into a series of meetings with the CEOs of the major robotics firms based on Taran, as he seeks to find the perfect manufacturer for the first generation of giant MECH defenders, which will serve the military force of his home planet Avera.

At the same time, the super-human Prince finds himself in a budding relationship with the lovely female Kataran named Dr. Karli. Their desires seem to be getting stronger, while the near-death experiences that he’d saved her from have only strengthened their bond.

Yet the Prince is fully oblivious to all the events that have been transpiring in the RX-Realm, the alternate reality zone where the Twelve Clans of the Ancient Paragon Beings—the early beings that predated the Era of Mankind—reside in a somewhat tumultuous state.

And in that mystical realm, the Paragons, who are ultra-sentient beings, still live by various ancient laws… such as laws that give them the right to keep what they kill, in terms of the property, position and authority of the Paragon warrior that they slay.

And at this time, five elite Ghoul Commanders from the Paragon Clan called the Larksen Slayers Legion have traveled from the RX-Realm to the Human Realm, as they seek out the new villain named Lord Blacnor. And the five Commanders, comprising of four Ghouls and one Fairy, have decided to split up in order to cover more grounds on their search.

Yet a group of Young Wolves, who are young Paragon warriors led by the military trainer named Abe Apollo, were dispatched to track down the five Ghoul Commanders. And so far they’ve been able to slay one of them, while the four other evil Commanders are still at large.

The threat of the four Commanders begins to amplify, when it is suspected that they’re in league with one of the most powerful evil Paragon warlords of the past, an Ice Necromancer named Argus Demacles. And Argus has been tied to the infamous Gray Hawk Legion, from the days of old.

Thus after he almost kills Rikah the Sea Mistress, Argus is again on the loose… and this forces Aiden Wolf, the young God of Justice and the current leader of the Silver Falcon Legion, to arise and confront the singular threat from Argus. Yet Aiden and his assembled strike team—comprised of fellow Paragons—soon have to seek out some urgent council from an ancient upright Ghoul patriarch, an Arch Mage named Father Benvamos, who resides in a fortified castle within the RX-Realm, a mystified alternate realm in which no mortal has ever set foot before.

But while Aiden and his strike team get set to meet with Father Benvamos in order to get a guiding oracle from him, they have no idea that they’re being hunted down by another team of Paragon mercs that are being led by a separate oracle, one that strangely predicts that Aiden will be the source of a huge act of genocide in the near future…

Additionally, Azzar’s Scalatan half-brother Tek-Hon, aka the vicious Killer of Killers, is sidetracked from his quest for the legendary Makura Stone, so that he can hunt down a certain dangerous Gorilla operative, someone tied to the very band of rebels that he is affiliated with.
Simultaneously, one of Tek's old allies, the female assassin named Agatha the Slayer, finds herself tracking down a group of mobsters that are known as the Brotherhood of Kanu; since they've abducted a young girl that she desperately needs to find on behalf of her sponsors.

Eventually, as the evil Ghoul Commanders from the RX-Realm continue their rampage in the Human Realm, two separate worlds slowly begin to collide… and the hand of fate seems to be steering Prince Azzar towards one last bloody battle, one that he will not have the power to emerge victoriously from…

[Part 17 of 17 e-books. Rated M for Mature; Over 1000 pages!]

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All right, be sure to download the new ebook over Here!!
You can get it on your desktop, laptop, tablet, smartphone or kindle, as long as you download the free Kindle App to any of those devices first!!


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You can keep reading the archived "Exploring DSNG" article series, which show more concept art from past eBooks via these links:
Exploring DSNG Part 26
Exploring DSNG Part 25
Exploring DSNG Part 24
Exploring DSNG Part 23
Exploring DSNG Part 22
- Article written by the artist & author of the DSNG Sci Fi Series
[http://dsngsfm.blogspot.com]

NEW GOKU, SUPERMAN, BATMAN TSHIRTS & SWEATSHIRTS ON RAGEON!

A short while back I created some new designs for my DSNG RageonWebstore, where you can buy cool art on clothing… and this blog article talks about them. I actually bought some samples… so trust me on this: they look better when you hold them in your hand and gaze at them and the material is smother than cotton. And your buddies will keep praising you when you rock this stuff!
 
  The new Goku sweatshirt and t-shirt are the first that I’ve ever done, in terms of drawing Goku from DragonballZ. I may draw Vegeta in the future, and toss his famous mug on a t-shirt… we’ll see.I haven’t really gotten into the new “DragonballZ Super” anime series, I’m more familiar with the classic DBZ anime that was made popular in the state via Toonami on Cartoon Network many years ago. But I think Super Saiyan level-4 is still the top power level that the good guys can attain… or is it a fusion technique?
Also, we have Superman and Batman slapped on some manly Trunks! [insert a DBZ pun here]And those two superheroes from DC Comics are wearing their classic costumes, as opposed to their “New52 / Newer52 or Rebirth” outfits. Goddamnit DC, you guys need to stop worrying about re-launches and focus on telling new quality stories written by new writers with unique visions…. 
Honestly folks, the constant re-launches of DC Comics are designed similar to a periodic marketing ploy every 4 - 5 years, just to create a yearly publicized comic event that will promote high book sales volumes. But that really doesn’t always work, especially when the constant re-launches are rather crappy. Plus I heard that the new Black Panther comic from Marvel outsold the new DC Comics Rebirth flagship comic book, back in April / May…. so that was a clear sign that the fans are no longer willing to put up with the same repeated "lets relaunch from scratch" marketing crap; instead they want to see something that is fresh and exciting.
Anyway, I don’t want to keep rambling… but you cn head over to the DSNG Rageon store to check out the latest clothes! --> Here!- Article written by the artist & author of the DSNG Sci Fi Series
[http://dsngsfm.blogspot.com]

THE NEW DSNG RAGEON ART-ON-CLOTHING WEBSTORE IS LIVE!

[image error] Today I'm sharing some exciting news! I recently joined  a new website called Rageon , where I've started putting up classic and new artwork for sale, plastered on top of clothing items / apparel! There are 12 items on display there, and I'll add some more later. The beauty of the site is, they pay the artist a percentage of the sale's price and they are able to "stretch" the art around the fabric.... and that makes it look very cool!

Presently I've generated clothing designs with popular Marvel and DC Comics characters, such as Supergirl, Wonder Woman, Black Panther, Spiderman, Spider-Gwen, etc. And I may add some DSNG characters to the mix later!

Most of the shirts can be purchased inside the US or internationally. And the website gives you the option for having the same design imprinted on the front alone, or on the front And back!

Here is a link to my new Webstore, be sure to check it out!--> HERE! 

[  And in case you need the raw version:  https://www.rageon.com/a/users/Art_of...  ]

I understand that most fanboys have a budget, and that's fine. Even if you don't buy the items when you check out the webstore, make sure you remember to click on the "Facebook Like Buttons" [within the webstore] or the other social media "Share" buttons, since that helps me tremendously to spread the word! Thanks!  --> RIGHT  HERE! 

 


- Article written by the artist & author of the DSNG Sci Fi Series
[http://dsngsfm.blogspot.com]

BLACK PANTHER HELMET / MASK / FANART BY DSNG!

All right, this one took a while... I posted teasers of this pic in Facebook, Tumblr and Instagram a few days ago. Finally splashed some colors on it, and there ere three versions below. There is also a new Power Girl poster that I drew, which has  been floating about on the Web [its in the inking phase]. I dunno when I'll have time to complete that drawing... maybe next week, we'll see. Anyway, enjoy the poster of Black Panther [played by Chadwick Boseman in the Marvel cinematic universe].
 
 


- Article written by the artist & author of the DSNG Sci Fi Series
[http://dsngsfm.blogspot.com]

EXPLORING DSNG PART 26 - DSNG BOOK 16 HAS BEEN LAUNCHED!

For those fan that have been away from Facebook, DSNG Book 16 has been launched at Amazon! And the cover features artwork of a new character, named Commander Dezeth; she is a Fairy warrior and an ancient Embearn beings. And the Emberans are divided into two groups per their genders; the Fairies [females] and the Ghouls [males].

And the Emberans are actually the aides / servants of the ancient Paragons, or the Sons of the Gods, in the DSNG universe. Anyway, this new eBook features Action, Adventure, Drama Comedy and Romance. Plus some fantasy elements start to prominently emerge. And like the other books in the Sci Fi series, it is Rated M, for Mature Audiences. It's about 590 pages, and it is Part 1 of a 2-Part story; and the next story should be ready before the end of May 2016... Hopefully... :)

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Sometimes I create more than one cover option for a book. And two faithful fans helped me pick out the best cover art for Book 16. But I decided to show some of that stuff to everyone else, just so that you get to see a glance at what alternative designs / concept art sketches that I often come up with.  By the way, in the picture set above, the third image features a backshot of the sexy female Dinatour named Ellystra [aka Elly] who is one of the other female aliens from my Sci Fi series. More of Elly can be seen over HERE.

And Here's the Overview of DSNG Book 16:
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The dynamic sci fi adventure continues with the sixteenth installment of the DSNG series!
At this time, the main protagonist Prince Azzar and some of his allies are still vacationing on the neighboring techno-world in the Beta sector, planet Taran. And following the foiled kidnapping and rescue of Dr. Karli, the regal warrior is finally given an opportunity to spend some quality time with her. Therefore, together they head out to an upscale nightclub venue, where they can relax and enjoy themselves in a festive atmosphere. Yet Azzar has no idea that some disguised members of the Gorilla rebel militia, who still want to slay him, are lurking around that same venue…
Additionally, Prince Azzar is fully oblivious to the ominous events that have been unfolding in the RX-Realm, the alternate reality zone where the Twelve Clans of the Ancient Sons of the Three Gods—also known as the early Paragon Beings that predated the Era of Mankind—reside in a somewhat tumultuous state, where they still live by various ancient laws. One of those laws strictly forbids soul-fusions between Paragons and Mortals.And another law dictates that you can keep what you kill; therefore to the winners of the territorial battles belong all the spoils of those that they’ve conquered…
Nevertheless, in recent times, the new super villain named Lord Blacnor had been going on a rampage throughout the ultramodern cities of Taran. And Blacnor had been created by a secret soul-fusion between a tiger animan named Basil and an ancient Ghoul being named Norg. And like their female counterparts that were known as Fairies, the Ghouls were ancient Emberan beings that were the servants of the Paragons of old.
With time, it became evident that Blacnor was almost unstoppable by his upright mortal opponents. And this was because he was no ordinary foe. And Blacnor was tagged as a triple-threat, since he possessed physical might, super-powers and psychic powers.
But per the desperate intervention of the aquatic matriarch named Lady Neena Nekasha, Lord Blacnor was stripped of some of his psychic powers, while his levitation, his morphing abilities and his super-strength remained.
And once that act was done, Neena’s life was placed in great danger due to the fact that 1,000 vengeful Ghouls, the allies of Norg, jointly arose to punish her for her actions. Yet Neena was saved by the group of ancient Paragons that were tagged as the Omega Storm Riders. Acting as an intrepid team of marines, the veteran Storm Riders were led by an ancient Paragon warrior named Rikah the Sea Mistress. And their intervention was nothing short of phenomenal, because it had been 1,000 Ghouls against just 5 Storm Riders.
Yet Rikah and her allies seem to have no time to celebrate their grand victory, since they now have to head to a court hearing and stand trial before the Ancient Justice Council, in order to give an account for their brutal actions. But one of the elected Councilors was a devious Warlord from the days of old, named Commander Argus. He was a sly trickster and he definitely did not believe in true justice...
And while those pedantic formal hearings are unfolding, the ominous storm clouds of destruction continue to gather; since the brethren of Norg and the 1,000 slain Ghouls—who all hailed from a Paragon Clan called the Larksen Slayers Legion—begin to plot their vengeance. And now 5 elite Ghoul Commanders are dispatched to viciously execute that objective.
And these acts of vengeance from the enraged Ghouls are destined to bulldoze their way from the RX-Realm into the real realm, and right into the life of the regal warrior, Prince Azzar, even while he strives to finally initiate his MECH Sentinel Manufacturing Program on behalf of his home planet Avera…
[This is Part 16 of 16 e-books. Rated M for Mature; 590 pages ]
And you can check it out and download the new ebook over HERE!
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You can keep reading the archived "Exploring DSNG" article series, which show more concept art from past eBooks via these links:
Exploring DSNG Part 25
Exploring DSNG Part 24
Exploring DSNG Part 23
Exploring DSNG Part 22 - Article written by the artist & author of the DSNG Sci Fi Series
[http://dsngsfm.blogspot.com]

SHAAK TI FAN ART - REMIX! [ INKED AND COLORED IMAGES ]

I revamped an old swimsuit pin up piece that I did featuring Shaak Ti from Star Wars and I'm posting it today. Currently I don't know if she survived Order 66, to be featured in the new movies. And I'm not sure if Ashoka Tano survived either [even though Ashoka is shown in the Star Wars Rebels cartoon].
Frankly I think Disney and the new directors of the franchise changed waaaay too much stuff, as they transitioned into a Post-George-Lucas Era. It was like they disrespected all the fans that bought all the books / comics / merchandise [bringing billions of dollars in profit], which featuring the original characters shown over the years.... and now a major chunk of all the old Star Wars lore has been discarded. Anyway, that's another discussion for another day. Just enjoy the fan art and share it! 

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[http://dsngsfm.blogspot.com]

A NEW YEAR WITH SOME NEW ART! - SUPERMAN, WONDER WOMAN, ELENA AND ELLY!

So this is my first blog post of the year?.... Why yes it is, buddy! But I've been Facebookin, Instagramin, Tweetin, Tumblin, twistin etc on other social media sites, so you should have seen my art / brief posts somewhere else. I've got a Valentine's day artwork to share, plus a few others. And this pic features Superman X Wonder Woman. Go ahead and "ship them out to space" if you want :D
Clearly she's backing it up... or maybe she is twerking... either way, Clark's enjoying dat ass.


Anyway,  I heard that DC Comics plans to do a complete relaunch of all their main comic titles again this year, perhaps due to the new Batman V Superman Dawn of Justice movie. So its no longer the New52, its going to be the NewER 52.... Come on now, WTF? So they just keep hitting the reset button for the sake of boosting sales when their titles get too boring & stagnant? Honestly all the books they put out can be roughly categorized like this:

Excellent [Great art & great story] = 85- 100% Overall Quality A
Good [Good art & good story]     =  65 - 80% Overall Quality B
Mediocre [OK art & OK story]    = 40 - 65%  Overall Quality C
Bad [bad art & bad story]             = 0 - 40%   Overall Quality F

Its a scale that you can use for any good comic book from any company. The thing is, the publishers at DC Comics [and Marvel] are so engrossed in having huge circulation numbers [so that they can attract more advertisers to post Ads in their comic pages], that they really don't care about ensuring that the quality is always high on every single book. Its the Quantity over Quality issue. And when you can tell an advertiser selling Skittles, DVDs, Shoes or Candy, that your circulation is 20 million comics around America each month, then you can see that the advertisers will be willing to pay the publisher to have their stuff shown and printed inside the comic. 

Many years ago, I checked and found out that Marvel was charging roughly $52,000 per year, to companies that want to advertise inside their books [that info was inside a media package I saw, while I was working on starting a clothing line, over a decade ago. And I was thinking of advertising inside the Marvel comic books. But inside those comics, premium spots actually cost you more, like the spot on the inside of the front cover].
Point is, the big comic publishers love to put out lots of content, whether its "Excellent" or even "Bad".
Yet fans are not stupid... and one day the big wigs at DC Comics will try to relaunch their entire comic book line up.... and the overall mediocre sales numbers will stay the same, when the fans show that they really don't give a damn about buying NewER poor quality stuff, regardless of how many reboots take place.    

Oh its true, its damn true! :)

Anyway, here's some more art done over the Christmas 2015 break, which you may have seen at Facebook or Tumblr [but it was never uploaded to my blog]. First we have one of my popular characters, Elena, and Batman; clearly he want to hit that...
Plus we also have Elly [Ellystra], who is another character from my DSNG Sci Fi Series. Elly is a sexy female Dinatour and there are more pics of her in this blog [you just have to search for her name at the top of the page, or just google "Elly DSNG"].
  

- Article written by the artist & author of the DSNG Sci Fi Series
[http://dsngsfm.blogspot.com]

DSNG SCI FI CONCEPT ART DUMP! [FROM THE DRAWING BOARD]

Greetings DSNG fans! Here are some doodles [actually they are concept art sketches] for the DSNG Sci Fi Series, showing various humans / alien beings, hybrids, Fairies.... and even Paragons.
Those familiar with the ebooks know that the Paragons are potent higher beings in the DSNG Makuran Galaxy. The inked art gets scanned and cleaned up in Photoshop, where it is colored.  I've added some variety to the designs; hence some characters are thick / voluptuous, while some are slender and others are chubby... Stay tuned, more to come later...

 

 

Those fans new to the DSNG Sci fi Series can read this archived blog article with more pics over HERE!
- Article written by the artist & author of the DSNG Sci Fi Series
[http://dsngsfm.blogspot.com]

HAWKMAN AND HAWKGIRL FROM THE FORTHCOMING CW TV SERIES [LEGENDS OF TOMORROW]

Been busy as hell, but I've got a new update today with several pics!
The CW just released this onset pic recently, as they've started filming the new TV series titled Legends of Tomorrow [which will be a spin-off from the Flash and Arrow TV series baaed on DC Comics characters].
This spin-off will feature a team of time-traveling heroes & villains, who are called The Legends of Tomorrow; and the team members will be The Atom, White Canary,  Rip Hunter [the guy from the future who guides the team], Jay Jackson, Heat Wave and Captain Cold. But the other two members of the team are HawkMan  and HawkWoman.... I mean Hawkgirl.
Word is, for the forthcoming 2016 TV series, both of the "Hawk" comic characters get their powers from some ancient Egyptian magic tied to reincarnations from Horus, an Egyptian god.... but I dunno exactly how they hide and sprout their wings on-call; but hey, its super-hero TV, so anything is possible. You can compare the pic from the TV series to the classic comic images below.


When I first saw the picture from the set, I said to myself: "This looks like some cosplay fans at San Diego Comic Con, putting their own spin on the classics."
The "bad-ass brown-leather look" is certainly different from the cartoony "green, yellow and red" hues that these characters have been known to sport in the comics and cartoons.

In the Justice League cartoons [2001 - 2004], Hawkgirl [aka Ms. Shiera] is an alien from the planet Thanagar, and she is tied to an army of winged alien warriors... so clearly, the new TV series is taking the liberty of introducing its own history for the characters. 
Plus in the year 2011, within the DC Comics alternate Earth 2, I believe Hawkgirl is either black or hispanic, which is fine with me... and that Hawkgirl uses guns, instead of a club / spiky baseball bat.

And BTW, there is another DC Comics character dating back to their Silver Age [1950s], who is called HawkWoman, [aka Ms. Shayera]... no, no, she is totally different from Hawkgirl, and she is married to Hawkman.... and they have some bald winged hawk babies, right?
LOL - Clearly things often get really complicated in the jumbled timelines of DC Comics.
 
So will the forthcoming time-traveling TV series Legend of Tomorrow be any good when it debuts early next year? I dunno, we'll just have to wait and see...- Article written by the artist & author of the DSNG Sci Fi Series
[http://dsngsfm.blogspot.com]

EXPLORING DSNG PART 25 - DSNG BOOK 15 HAS BEEN LAUNCHED!

Just in case you missed the memo from a few weeks ago, DSNG Book 15: Relentless has been launched at Amazon.com, as a new sci fi ebook! This story was almost cut into two parts [since it was roughly 820 pages long], but I decided not to do that, since the tale flows better when you read it as a single ebook.
The sexy female alien warrior shown on the cover of Book 15 is named Calenza Baxtion; she is an aquatic being, a Newteron, from planet Macur. You'll have to read the book to find out if she's a good guy or a bad guy...

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Plus I did a promo over on Twitter called #WhoIsOctaviaMagnus? And it was also tied to Book 15.
Some fans think that Octavia is shown on the cover of the new book, but clearly that is not the case [even though Octavia and Calenza are both female aliens with light-blue skin tones]. Yet Calenza is a Newteron with a tail, while Octavia is a Nauticon; and there's a big difference between them, in terms of their powers and their personalities...

Based in an alternate galaxy, the DSNG Chronicles are centered around the main protagonist Prince Azzar [an alpha Senturi super-soldier] and his associates, who hail from planet Avera. And those that are joining this Mature Sci Fi Saga for the first time can still catch up on the story, as you read the latest tale!
Check out and download the new sci fi ebook over Here! --> http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZJFOFKW

You can keep reading the archived "Exploring DSNG" article series, which show more concept art from past books via these links here:
Exploring DSNG Part 24
Exploring DSNG Part 23
Exploring DSNG Part 22- Article written by the artist & author of the DSNG Sci Fi Series
[http://dsngsfm.blogspot.com]