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December 17, 2024
Advise on my new anthology cover
Advise on my new anthology cover! I’m debating whether to use this as the back cover for my new anthology The Joke is on Mankind, or if I should do a new skull-based painting. Thoughts? If you have an opinion, shoot me a message here
You can check out all my written work here
Possible back cover for my new anthology The Joke is on Mankind
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December 12, 2024
New podcast with Wrath James White
In this new podcast with Wrath James White, the ex-fighter and now full-time author takes time out of his busy schedule to discuss his transition from pro-Muay Thai fighter into the world of writing horror and running the popular Killercon. His work has been translated to the big screen, and that’s just the beginning. Much more to come! Check out his website to see his latest work. I attend every year and you can view when the next one takes place here
If you want to support me and help shed light on indie authors, go to https://www.buzzsprout.com/2058263/su... and give what you can!
Muy Thais fighter turned well-known and respected horror author Wrath James White
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New podcast with Wrath
In this new podcast with Wrath James White, the ex-fighter and now full-time author takes time out of his busy schedule to discuss his transition from pro-Muay Thai fighter into the world of writing horror and running the popular Killercon. His work has been translated to the big screen, and that’s just the beginning. Much more to come! Check out his website to see his latest work. I attend every year and you can view when the next one takes place here
If you want to support me and help shed light on indie authors, go to https://www.buzzsprout.com/2058263/su... and give what you can!
Muy Thais fighter turned well-known and respected horror author Wrath James White
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New Skull Session podcast with Wrath James White
In this new episode of the Skull Session podcast, I speak with Wrath James White. The ex-fighter and now full-time author takes time out of his busy schedule to discuss his transition from pro-Muay Thai fighter into the world of writing horror and running the popular Killercon. His work has been translated into the big screen, and more is still planned! Check out his website to see his latest work. I attend every year and you can view when the next one takes place here
If you want to support me and help shed light on indie authors, go to https://www.buzzsprout.com/2058263/su... and give what you can!
Muy Thais fighter turned well-known and respected horror author Wrath James White
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December 10, 2024
Creator Perspective of the Comic Book Biz
My brief foray into the mainstream comic book biz helped give me a creator perspective of the comic book biz and reassured me that I made the right move by leaving mainstream comic companies and going straight into the illustrations that inspire me.
The ones atop were for TAM, the ones below were for my projects.
You can see more of my drawings here
Check out my books here
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The Comics Industry
My brief foray into more mainstream comics (Rollo & Me for TAM) helps reassure me that I made the right move to leave mainstream comic companies and go straight into the illustrations that inspire me.
The ones atop were for TAM, the ones below were for my projects.
You can see more of my drawings here
Check out my books here
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December 6, 2024
Perspective on what Penguin Books were looking for
When I arrived in NYC, I contacted Penguin Books and had a revelation about what they were looking for. They liked my stuff but, seeing how young and green I was, they wanted some tear sheets (proven work for another publisher) first. I found out that many artists started with magazine covers to break into the industry. The only mainstream magazines appeared to be sci-fi or fantasy-based, and I preferred science-fiction paintings. I completed these two sci-fi paintings before I got busy doing album covers.
You can see more of my paintings here
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Paintings for Penguin Books
When I first arrived in NYC in 1998, I hit up Penguin Books about doing some covers. They liked my stuff but, seeing how young and green I was, wanted to see some tear sheets (proven work for another publisher) first. I did some research and found out that many artists started with magazine covers to break into the industry. The only mainstream magazines appeared to be sci-fi or fantasy-based, and I preferred Sci-Fi. I completed these two paintings before I got busy doing album covers.
You can see more of my paintings here
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December 4, 2024
New Skull session with Dan Henk podcast guest Yaroslav Barsukov
Former Russian software engineer Yaroslav Barsukov, talks on the Skull Session with Dan Henk podcast about his just-released novel Sleeping Worlds Have No Memory. Nominated for several awards, Barsukov weaves fantasy and science fiction into a tale of two combative kingdoms and the mythical tower that could save or doom them all.
One is a larger kingdom, and the other is a smaller territory. Although the tale came out two years before the Ukraine/Russia war, some heavy coincidences resonate between the two conflicts. A topic we discuss in the podcast.
You can follow his progress on his website
If you want to support me and help give light to indie authors, go here
and give what you can!
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Russian author Yaroslav Barsukov
Former Russian software engineer Yaroslav Barsukov, who lives in Vienna, talks with me about his just-released novel Sleeping Worlds Have No Memory. Highly lauded—in fact, it was nominated for several awards—Barsukov weaves fantasy and science fiction into a tale of two combative kingdoms and the mythical tower that could save or doom them all.
One is a larger kingdom, and the other is a smaller territory. Although the tale came out two years before the Ukraine/Russia war, some heavy coincidences resonate between the two conflicts. A topic we discuss! https://youtu.be/lBEF7UuexXE
You can follow his progress on his website
If you want to support me and help give light to indie authors, go to
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2058263/su...
and give what you can!
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