I'm an artist, and a geek, and I enjoy life and doing and trying new things. I like independent people, it's nice when you have your own thing going. I also enjoy someone who expresses themself in artistic ways. Kindness with a dash of craziness. I dig movies in general, but I have a fondness for stuff a little off the mainstream charts, stuff like art-films, and foreign films, good indy stuff. I'm a big music fan, and there's not much that I love more than a good concert. A few shows I've managed to see this year: Mates of State, Pinback, Sonic Youth, Rocket Summer, Maxeen, and Maria Taylor.
Music
Music is a huge part of my life. I think I live in an eternal soundtrack. To begin to even list some of my favorite bands and music is quite an undertaking...
I'll ramble off a few random favorites in no particular order other than the Smashing Pumpkins since they're my favorite band of all time!
But if I could marry music, I would marry Pinback.
Everything Rob Crow touches is genius.
I'm a huge fan of chiptunes and 8bitpeoples label (The Depreciation Guild, Yuppster, Bit Shifter, Nullsleep, Commie 64, ect.)
I also enjoy Death Cab for Cutie, Beastie Boys, Optiganally Yours, Sonic Youth, Mates of State, Architecture in Helinski, Thingy, Les Savy Fav, Imogen Heap, Flaming Lips, Jurassic 5, Tori Amos, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Speechwriters LLC, Statistics, Minus the Bear, Heavy Vegetable, Aquaduct, Brand New, the Go! Team, Shins, Rancid, Radiohead, the Faint, Eels, Rocket Summer, Morningwood, the New Year, Gorillaz, Portishead, Beck, Modest Mouse, the Cure, CocoRosie, Ladytron, Mae, Stars, Bis, Chemical Brothers, Ambulance LTD, Menomena, Marilyn Manson, Jimmy Eat World, Get Up Kids, Coldplay, The Academy Is..., Death From Above 1979, Angelo Badalamenti, Finch, Planet Smashers, Metro Stylee, Atari Teenage Riot, Kraftwerk, Pj Harvey, Photek, Devo, Pixies, xlk, Propellerheads, Aphex Twin, Tricky, Bjork, Tribe Called Quest, Slick Rick, god... this list could go on and on... but I think that's enough.
Movies
The following is a listing of a few of my favorite in no particular order...
Pan's Labyrinth, Lost in Translation, American Splendor, Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind, The Science of Sleep, Grindhouse, Garden State, A Very Long Engagement, Hellboy, 12 Monkeys, Thumbsucker, Jin-Roh, Seven, Brazil, Farewell My Concubine, Ran, Babe: Pig in the City, City of Lost Children, Amelia, Virgin Suicides, Fight Club, Vanilla Sky, Evil Dead Trilogy, Everything by studio Ghilbli: Princess Mononoke, Tanuki Wars, My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Win..; Dagger of Kamui, Natural Born Killers, Brazil, Patlabor 1 & 2, Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Seven Samuria, Yojimbo...
Television
I don't really watch too much TV, especially since Arrested Development was cancelled! But I do try to catch the Office, 30 Rock, Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles, Simpsons, King of the Hill, Scrubs.
Golden Goat Studios Salina, KS US Illustration / Freelance artist
Since '03
Needleplay Tattoo Pottsville, PA US apprentice
04/2008
Starbucks Wyomissing, PA US Barista
04/2008
Gamestop Temple, PA US Senior Game Advisor
05/2008
artRONIN9 just finished a tattoo, looking forward to Christmas, want a new bicycle, just posted a new pic of a cover-up tattoo in progress, and hungry... Posted at 8:25 PM Dec 17 view more
I am the new tattoo artist at Needleplay Tattoo. I am now taking appointments. Send me a message or call Needleplay 570-628-0885 to discuss ideas and set up an appointment!
I am also a professional illustrator who has worked on a number of comic projects, book covers, and freelance projects ranging from the absurd with my own book 'Put Some Pants On', a number of horror shorts with Nightmare World, my ongoing comic 'Tales of Mr. Rhee', and various short stories and pin-ups. As a member of Golden Goat Studios I have had work published and worked with such clients as Red 5 Comics, Breygent Publishing, Permuted Press, Digital Webbing Comics, Ape Comics, and Image Comics. I am always working on new ways to diversify and improve my artistic skills.
I'm always up for doing new work and commissions. Message me if you're interested in a project or some work.
Where I'm TATTOOING.
IM: artronin9
email: joshuaross@artronin9.com
Tales of Mr. Rhee.
Buy copies of Put Some Pants On!!
Nothing is so good it lasts eternally. Perfect situations must go wrong, but this has never yet prevented me, from wanting far too much for far too long.
The following tale of corruption and debauchery is stolen from the archives of my own website…
“Josh’s family and friends knew he would be trouble from the start. It took almost thirteen years from the date of his birth - 2/15/77 - to find a creative outlet for his disturbed behavior consisting of beating upon his younger siblings and riding bikes and beating the neighborhood kids with sticks. Joshua had made plans as a youth to follow in his father's and grandfather's footsteps and play pro baseball, (or Michael Jackson's barber- don't ask) but never managed to go anywhere with such a career path and took up BMX instead.
BMX brought forth many trophies, including 3rd place in the Grand Nationals, and sponsors following the career of a budding BMXer. Unfortunately, a father's untimely decision to move to a city with no track killed any chance of going pro. So, Joshua was stuck in a new city, with few friends and little creative output. A fan of popular kids products such as Transformers, M.a.s.k., and G.I.Joe, (he always had a penchant for war, massive destruction, and large guns) and had always carried a fondness of art and illustration. His grandmother used to break out her paints every time he visited and teach him the various techniques required to be an artist, most which went well over his head being something like five at the time, but planted the seeds of inspiration nevertheless.
So with little life a 10 year old boy began to spend most of his time locked in his room drawing. He drew everyday, but had little focus and desire except he liked cartoons and at that time wanted to be a cartoonist. The means for creating a real cartoon at such a young age was nigh impossible, so it wasn't until a fated day a couple years later that Joshua's life would make a change for the better. That creative outlet came from a couple of X-Men and Wolverine trade paperbacks he borrowed from his brother's friend. Inspired by the visual brutality (such as he'd watched in his favorite cartoons, but now magically drawn onto a sheet of paper) he began to produce his own comic books. His father soon caught onto such an idea and forced to child into slavery.
The father's plans produced two books, David and Goliath in '91, and Joseph in Egypt in '92. To say that neither were best sellers, let alone published cause they sucked, is an understatement. About a year later after another bout with insanity Joshua had a total breakdown and decided that complete and utter control was the only way to go. So, now he currently devotes all his energy and time into his own projects such as his new, "Put Some Pants On ", and tons of Nightmare World stuff with Dirk Manning. Inspired and influenced by the works of creators like David Mack, Geof Darrow, Mike Mignola, Jeff Smith, Dave Sim, Jhonen Vasquez, and Roman Dirge among countless others, Josh desires to mold his talents into a force destined to one day to rule the world with a fist of artistic domination.
Born in Kansas, raised in Texas, living in Pennsylvania, Joshua now resides in a fairly nice apartment with his brother, and a ferret named Brodie, and occasionally talks to goats and donkeys. Please ignore their playful cries for help.”
So there you go, a full and comprehensive introduction of myself. Be afraid, and humored.
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Joshua Ross. artist.
Golden Goat Studios
My graphic novel HAUNTED is now available for preorder at your local comic shop. The easiest way to describe it is "Goonies in a haunted house." You can check it out at www.hauntedcomic.com
Haunted won the Xeric award established by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle co-creator Peter Laird. If you like what you see please ask your comic shop to order it and be sure to tell any friends you think would like it.
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I'm an indy creator so every bit of support makes a difference. Thanks for checking Haunted out.
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