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My New Web Comic-- DIRTNAP!

June 14, 2016, 4:00 am
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I've stated before that I've been working on a monster comic for years now. It's true! I'm kicking it off as a web comic today! I've uploaded the first 10 pages and plan to post new pages every Tuesday and Thursday. Check it out at www.dirtnaptales.com.

It's a story of monsters, tragedy, adventure, and humor. It will run approximately 160 pages and along the way we'll encounter vampires, zombies, ghosts, werewolves, and maybe even a mermaid or two. I could tell you more, but I prefer to let the story unfold on its own.

I currently have over a 100 pages drawn. I've given myself a big buffer to ensure I can release two pages a week. Here's the first two--


Check more out at--  www.dirtnaptales.com! 
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Super Antics #8

July 12, 2016, 4:52 am
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Batman and Superman

August 6, 2016, 11:06 am
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From my desk at work. It helps me keep a team spirit!


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Super Antics #9

September 12, 2016, 4:00 am
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--And now, in an obviously ploy to get you to visit my webcomic, I've added a bonus panel at dirtnaptales.com. This panel occurred to me as I was drawing the page. Here it is without words--


Hmmm, what does it say? Anyone want to take a guess in the comments section before heading over to my web comic?
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A little Armin Zola humor for your day.

November 17, 2016, 4:01 am
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Captain Action Artwork

November 20, 2016, 9:34 am
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If my favorite childhood toys, I would have to say Captain Actions tops them all. It's the reason I was thrilled to have the opportunity to contribute artwork to the recently released Captain Action Card game! Click here to check it out!

Here's the cards I contributed artwork to--


And here's my original drawings--


Just for fun, I purposely drew CA's right hand in the same position it is on the doll action figure.


Lady Action!


In my head, Action Boy shoots his pistol and the recoil makes him disappear into the vastness of space.

I've also mentioned Captain Action in an older post. You can check the comic book that came with the original CA here! It's fun read!


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Don't I know you? Zombie Edition.

December 15, 2016, 4:01 am
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Hello. Maybe you've seen my "Happiness Is Fleeting" art somewhere on the internet. It's the sad zombie losing a red balloon (and his arm). It seems to have made the rounds--


And, maybe you've been reading my web comic, Dirtnap Tales. But, did you know my "Happiness"zombie makes a cameo on page 63, which posts today!


Your next steps are obvious--

If you've bought a Happiness Is Fleeting product from Threadless, you need to start reading my web comic.


If you're reading my web comic but have never bought my "Happiness"zombie from Threadless, you need to do that! They have tons of stuff; shirts, tote bags, mugs, phone cases, wall art, notebooks, bed sheets (yep), shower curtains (uh-huh) and a bunch of other things. Collect them all!


If you've already done both of these things-- Well, I tip my gratitude-hat to you sir and/or ma'am!!!

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Super Antics #10

January 15, 2017, 3:29 pm
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I found this scribbled out. I had forgotten about it. So, I took a break from my web comic and drew it! Sorry. (Not for taking a break, but for creating this.)


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Eyebrow-less People Unite!

January 23, 2017, 4:00 am
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When movie makers want villains to look even more villainous, what do they do? I'll tell you. They shave off the actors eyebrows! Let's take a look--

Jared Leto as the Joker in Suicide Squad

Peter Stormare as Satan in Constantine

Brad Dourif as Wormtongue in Lord of the Rings

Elizabeth Banks as Rita Repulsa in Power Rangers

And, there's tons more! Hollywood continues to perpetuate this stereo type. I myself am eyebrow-challenged. Even if you photograph me with a baby, I still look villainous--


Eyebrow-less people unite! What are we teaching our children? Should I be forced to paint on eyebrows to be accepted by society? It's time to make our barren-forehead voices heard!

Together we can work towards the utopian future that Star Trek valiantly showed us. Where the eyebrow-less is not only accepted, but dare I say-- celebrated!

Whoopi Goldberg as Guinan

René Auberjonois as Odo

Peace!
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Self Portrait

February 10, 2017, 3:47 pm
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Super Antics #11

March 14, 2017, 4:01 am
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As I drew this, I started wondering, "Who was the first person to hide behind their own cape? "Dracula? The Shadow? Bull fighters? Is it a cliche from ancient times? Anybody out there know anything about it? 

As always, if you'd like to see more of my work, you can check out my web comic. It's starting to get a little crazy--!


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Super Antics #12

April 24, 2017, 4:00 am
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I like Aquaman, but I suspect this has happened at least once---


As always, if you curious to check my comics in long form, head over to Dirtnap Tales. This week, I hit page 100!



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1,000,000 BC Ghost Rider

July 30, 2017, 1:47 pm
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Anyone remember when I did some fake "What if DC Published Marvel Characters" cover art? I thought I was being silly drawing a caveman version of Ghost Rider.

But now Marvel is coming out with a 1,000,000 BC Ghost Rider!


So now I feel silly for trying to be silly.


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Jack Kirby Spider-Man Pin-up!

August 28, 2017, 7:24 pm
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Today would have been Jack Kirby's 100th birthday. I wanted to honor his memory. But how?

I've always been a bit fascinated in how he drew Spider-Man. He didn't do very often and it's very different than other artist's interpretations. I actually keep a folder on my computer with images I've found of Kirby's Spider-Man art. So today, I took one of his penciled images, ink and colored it to look like an old Marvel Masterworks pin-up as a tribute, seen above.

Thanks for your imagination, Mr. Kirby.

His original pencils are seen below.


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Marvel Hair Jokes!

October 22, 2017, 5:58 pm
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It's Inktober!

Or so I'm told. That's when you ink something (everyday?) in the month of October. Well, I didn't do that. However, I did recently come across a page I had penciled in the late 90's. (?) I then thought it would be fun for Fifty-Something Kerry to ink Thirty-Something Kerry. So I did it! Here's the result--


I didn't spend much time on the color. It's Inktober, not Colortober.

Oh! Here's the pencils. I just had a bad xerox copy.



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Urinals of the Justice League

December 26, 2017, 8:10 am
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I had a little free time to draw over the holidays. Sorry.
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New "Super Antics"...

April 18, 2018, 4:00 am
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...in MAD magazine #1! If you didn't already know, MAD has been somewhat revamped. I've got a few pages in it! I can't shared them all here, but I can give you the first few panels--


I'm pretty excited about this. I grew up in the boonies of Arkansas, and the only "culture" I saw was that in comic books, Sunday comic strips, and MAD. I honestly think elements from each of these influences show up in everything I do. When I was bored as a young kid, I would fold paper in half, staple it, and draw my own "Mad magazines". I think I might be able to find them. If so, I'll probably post a few here.

Until then, go buy a MAD #1. ON SALE NOW!


I and my uncooperative cat thank you.


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The Story of the Store

June 21, 2018, 4:33 pm
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I'm lucky enough to work for a company (Hallmark) that allows it's creative community to take 5 days per year to pursue a creative endeavor that the person might not otherwise undertake. I decided to use a couple of #My5Days and create a very personal piece of art-- An important building from my childhood. As I started to draw it, it was feeling a little bland. So, I decided to add written memories into the art, as seen above. I, of course, had more stories than I did image space. Still, it was refreshing to create a piece that was a bit different than my normal work.

Since I worked from a couple of photos that were 40+ years old I decided to look up the building on Google Maps. There have been changes, but it's still there!





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(More) Captain Action art!

June 29, 2018, 4:54 pm
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A couple of years ago, I was lucky enough to create some of the art for a newly released Captain Action card game. Now, I'm lucky again! I don't usually put press releases on my blog, but since this will be an exception, since it involves me. :)

Small Monster Games partners with Captain Action Enterprises on Attack on Mars! at San Diego Comic-Con 

For Immediate Release
Boston, MA and San Diego, CA

Small Monsters Games, the creators of the Captain Action Card Game and Takeout, are working with Captain Action Enterprises to expand the retro card game to include the new Attack on Mars! action suit created for the classic super-hero figure.

New card art will be added to the game to reflect the 1/6-scale space suit uniform set to be previewed at San Diego Comic-Con. The card will be introduced into the Card Game, with 3-in-1 game play,  as an additional matching pair to “Find Dr, Evil” game. The card is illustrated by Kerry Callen, creator of Halo & Sprocket and Super Antics and a contributor to the recent Mad magazine relaunch. "I’ve always been a Captain Action fan, so I was thrilled to draw him in his new Spacesuit. I love the sci-fi vibe that feels like it came straight out of an early sci-fi comic!" says Callen.

"We were thrilled to work on the Captain Action Card Game, and help share the Captain Action family with a new generation," says Meg Stivison, game designer and co-founder of Small Monsters Games. “The Attack on Mars! Expansion adds more of the retro art and family gameplay.” Small Monsters Games will have the new cards on display with the space suit prototype at San Diego Comic-Con. The add-on will be available later this year when the space suit becomes available to fans.

Meg Stivison and Harold Sipe, Co-Founder and Art Director of Small Monsters Games, will join the San Diego Captain Action panel at San Diego Comic-Con on July 19th at 4:00 PM in room 32AB to discuss the development of the game and the new Attack on Mars! expansion, and to meet fans.

Learn more about the Captain Action Card Game and all of Small Monsters Games titles at http://smallmonstersgames.com/



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The Origin of Spidery-Man!

August 18, 2018, 4:04 pm
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I've been silly busy this summer, but I wanted to post a peek (above) at a 3 page story I have in the current MAD magazine. I was fortunate enough to also do the main art for the "cover" of the Potrzebie Comics section--


I had a blast drawing these pages! I'm a huge Steve Ditko fan. This work was finished, and off to the printer, before the sad passing of Mr. Ditko, co-creator of Spider-Man (along with Stan Lee). I have nothing but respect for both men.

To read more of Spidery-Man, the next time you're anywhere magazines are displayed, look for MAD #3--!



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