But I Can't Do Anything Else! The Art of Rob Schrab

by Rob Schrab

In 2007, Rob Schrab completed Scud the Disposable Assassin after a ten-year hiatus. Fans rejoiced...but demanded to know what had taken him so long? The answer lies within these pages. This is a collection of concept sketches from his many sci-fi, horror, and animation projects in TV/Film that never saw the light of day. Some were abandoned, some are coming soon, but all are here to enjoy.

Genres: Comics

56 pages, Hardcover

First published April 12, 2011

About the author

From Wikipedia: Rob Schrab (pronounced "SHROB") is a comic book creator, actor, comedian, writer, and film and television producer. Schrab grew up in Mayville, Wisconsin. He is known as the creator of the comic book, Scud: The Disposable Assassin, co-writer of the feature film Monster House, the unaired pilot Heat Vision and Jack, competitive film festival Channel 101 and the co-creator of Comedy Central's The Sarah Silverman Program.

He directed on all three seasons of The Sarah Silverman Program and has directed episodes of Childrens Hospital, Blue Mountain State, Community, and Parks and Recreation.

Reviews

[Charles · Rating 5 out of 5]

Most of the artwork in this book depicts wild robots capable of maiming almost anything. What isn’t a robot is most often a vicious lizard monster with tentacles and huge teeth. The images also have a short caption of text to emphasize the point.
My two favorites are the robot dog with the caption, “My dog can eat your dog,” and the robot with the head of a lamprey and whirling slicers for hands. The caption there is, “Allow me to introduce my hemoglobin extracting androids … or as I prefer to call them … hemo-roids.”
Often gross and certainly not meant to be viewed by anyone that cannot tolerate the sick and twisted, this is some entertaining artwork.

[Jack Reickel · Rating 4 out of 5]

For 10 years of sketches from someone who "can't do anything else," I wish it wasn't so thin! I want more of Rob's sketches, even ones he didn't think made this apparently competitive cut.

[Laney · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really love being able to see a lot of the background drawings to the workings of Robs mind. This book is packed with odd sketches and titbits which unfortunately leads me to the major downside of the book. It has no commentary, no text to guide the viewer or explain. You're just given masses of amazing drawings to stumble through alone and find your own real meaning and explainations for. I wish Rob had done a slightly thicker book with a bit of in depth thought process on his work but this is still a great work! A good art book, but if you are looking for a window into his creative process, perhaps not what you are looking for.