Have I mentioned comics yet? Oh, and women- no, really!
I like sculpting, airbrushing, drawing, going to/working haunted houses and comic conventions, movies, catching a Riverkings hockey game, watching the Rams or Yankees play, listening to pod casts (CGS, Indie Spinner Rack, Around Comics, and Crank-Cast mostly), and traveling- wish I could spend more time in CA, AZ, FL, and UT.
Music
KISS, Saliva, 3 Doors Down, Ingram Hill, Queen, The Blues Brothers, Terri Clark, Garth Brooks, The Mother Station/Susan Marshall, The Bo-Keys, Elvis, and the Bushi Tales soundtrack.
I love checking out and picking up CDs by local Memphis bands.
Movies
Chasing Amy, Mallrats, Clerks, Superman :The Movie, Batman, Batman Begins, The Rocketeer, Highlander, The Phantom, Somewhere In Time, Back To The Future, Better Off Dead, Grosse Pointe Blank, High Fidelity, Skin Deep, Xanadu (hey- I grew up with a crush on ONJ!),Hollywood Knights, 10 (ok, and a crush on Bo Derek), any Universal monster movies, The Octagon, Enter The Dragon, Flash Gordon, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Aliens, The Incredibles, Iron Giant, Spiderman, The Crow, Hellboy, Smokey and the Bandit, The End.
If it's got Burt Reynolds, John Cusack, or Sandra Bullock in it, or if it was directed by Kevin Smith, John Hughes, or Blake Edwards I've probably seen it.
Television
Smallville is about the only show I try to or get a chance to catch now. Will catch re-runs or DVDs of it, Buffy, Angel, Firefly, Greg The Bunny, Batman :The Animated Series, JLU, Las Vegas, Lois and Clark, The Flash, and the 60's Batman. Recently got hooked on the new Battlestar Galactica.
Books
Mostly graphic novels- The Killing Joke, The Dark Knight Returns, Kingdome Come, Death Of Captain Marvel, Marvels, Batman: Year One- that sort of thing. I try to read novels from time to time but usually get to busy to finish the whole thing! Like to read 'how to' books.
Like reading Libety Meadows, PVP, the animated Batman books, and just about anything Steve Rude, Frank Cho, or Mike Norton work on.
Heroes
Christopher Reeve, Will Eisner, Steve "The Dude" Rude, Sergio Aragones, kids at St. Jude and Ronald McDonald House, and my MSCA friends- great group of folks to hang out with.
As a kid I was a big Chuck Norris, Bruce Lee, and Evel Kneivel fan, and have got the scars to prove it.
Southaven High School
Southaven, MS
Graduated: 1985
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Major: Art
Minor: Music
Clubs: Band, Charger Flash (newspaper), VICA
About me: I was an artist and screen printer in the t-shirt industry for almost 20 years, and am currently a graphic artist designing monuments (grave markers, tombstones, and civic monuments) for West Stone Works in Memphis, TN. My artwork has appeared in "The Memphis Flyer", "Commercial Appeal", "Airbrush Action Magazine", "Amazing Figure Modeler", "Stargodz" (comic book with Conquest Studios), on Rock103 and The Outdoor Channel's websites, the MSCA (Mid-South Cartoonists Association comic "It Came From Beneath The Drawing Board", and in author Christa Michael's first book- "Ramblings With Redde: Why Does My Life Seem Like A Bad "B" Flick?". I am 1/2 of Pencil Neck Studios with partner David Beaty, and am currently working on the comic book series "Bushi Tales". Was the 2001 Ronald McDonald House Special Event Volunteer Of The Year in 2001 and 2002. Have been part of HauntedWeb.com's "A-Team" at the Nightmarez...STAGE FRIGHT! charity haunted house. I was the President of the MSCA (or ElPrez) for over four years, but am feeling much better now as their VP.
To see some of my work be sure to check out-
www.BushiTales.com, www.pencilneckstudios.com, www.midsouthcartoonists.com, www.hauntedweb.com
Thank yuh, thank yuh veruh much..!
Pics of my newest paintings, the Hernando Chainsaw Massacre Pt2, and the arrival of Olivia French from Russia are all on my site today.
Who I'd like to meet: More folks interseted in art and comics- especially any ladies interested in art and comics and like near 40 year old guys who are interested in art and comics- oh, yeah..!
I've met a ton of celebs going to conventions, concerts, and/or hanging out in Memphis. The only ones I can think of are, for the women: Allison Mack, Kristin Kreuk, Terri Clark, Olivia Newton John, Sandra Bullock, Allison Hannigan, Amber Benson, and Eliza Dushku- and guy celebs I haven't met yet: John Cusack, Stan Lee, Jason Lee, The Romitas, Joe Kubert, and Merlin Olsen (he's my dad's cousin and I'm a huge Rams fan!)
Hello there!
Welcome to the circle of friends of the Union of Heroes! I hope that you enjoy reading and watching our photocomic (www.unionofheroes.com) and I wish you all the best for your own creative projects!
Best regards from Dortmund, Germany!
Arne / thirtyseven / ancire
Thanks for being a pal of Jetpack! The first Saturday in May is FREE COMIC BOOK DAY and if it's humanly possible, you'll want to be at Jetpack Comics! Tons of guests including Ed Mcguinness(the guy drawing HULK!)and the entire MIRAGE STUDIOS CREW(They do TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES!!!). Add to that tons of other artists and writers, vendors, and returning again, the STAR WARS 501st!!! Stay tuned at our myspace page and href="http://www.jetpackcomics.com">JetpackComics.com.. for more info! Now if you can't be there, still be our myspace pal! Drop us a line! Tell us which comics rule and which comics suck! WOOO!
Here's our brand new intro video for the 2008-09 season!
at your royal service,
King Joey ps. Be sure to check out our pictures.. We've got a excellent team photographer, J. Coffin, who is generous enough to share hundreds with us all =)
Hi Lin! Meet Dexter, the newest member of our family! I gave him his own pic folder entitled "Dexter The Golden Panther" if you want to leave our baby a pic comment! Chris
Those are really really great & thanks again for doin em. Wish I could've been there. So cool to see all the takes on the character. I need to do an Andrew version of RM too! I sketched one for him at the SC & need to crank out some more.
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