solid snake -free sketch-

sinistar1's request
s'all...

tuh-tuh-tumblah!!!

the tumbler showed up at Arclight! :B

tombstone -free sketch-

sbusfield1977's request

honestly, i dunno who he was
had to google the mutha
so... i dunno if i captured him
*shrug*

joker -free sketch-

SteveRiker's request.
not exactly bloody as requested
but it sure is messy wif the slapped on 5 minute colors
HAH!

The Dark Knight

it surpassed my high expectations by miles!!! definitely my favorite Batman movie EVER! that was not Heath on the screen. that was Joker come to life and the man is truly frightening.

d.o.m.e.

here's me "looking" for him:

i'm not too keen on the comics but i've never seen anyone give him a more bat-like look to his mask other than just making his horns more like bat ears. so i had this idea of giving his mask fangs which was inspired by those Japanese Oni masks. i mean if he's really going for theatricality and fear, why not make himself look really scary?

did this for Kizer's Draw Your Favorite Character's Dome thing that can be found here. yup yup! who else did ya expect i was gon' draw?

*edit:
i forgot to put why i picked him. as my friend Ella put it, "i've been a fan since Burton's Batman. Timm's series sealed the deal." growing up in the Philippines where superstitious belief is still quite rampant, i've always been fascinated with the dark creatures (ghosts, demons, vampires, etc.) that populated the local legends. so i think it was very natural for me to cling on to Batman when Burton's movie came out. vampires being a favorite of mine, i've always fancied Batman as this vampire kicking criminal butt. i didn't start to appreciate Bruce Wayne until i grew older.

oh and lookie at my current desktop:

HAH!!!
can ya tell i'm excited?
WOOOOOOOT!

Batman: Gotham Knight

ok so if ya didn't know, it's basically a whole story divided into 6 chapters. each chapter is done by a different anime crew. so, kinda like Animatrix... except not really.


1st chapter: Have I Got A Story For You

it's basically almost exactly like the Legend of the Dark Knight episode from Batman: TAS (which is actually included in the 2nd disc along with 3 more episodes) where these kids tell stories about how they saw Batman and in each of their perspectives, Batman is represented differently. one sees him as this "living shadow" which is exactly how i've always imagined Batman should be animated as, like a wraith. i've always fancied Batman as a vampire myself but that's just me. anyway, another sees him as a Man-Bat-esque monster and the last kid sees him as this robot. overall, it's an okay story. it doesn't really deal with a known villain. just some ninja lookin guy. it's still great to see the different iterations of Batman but i think the Legend of the Dark Knight episode is much much better especially since it actually deals with established versions of Batman in the comic books (like the 50's campy version and the 80's Miller version).


2nd chapter: Crossfire

the story revolves around 2 detectives, Ramirez and Allen. after dropping off a prisoner in jail, Allen, who never liked Batman, started questioning his importance in Gotham. Ramirez who grew up in Gotham defends Batman. the fight escalates and Ramirez skids the car into an abandoned lot. little did they know that the lot they're in is actually the meeting point of 2 feuding gangs (no established villains) who arrives just a few moments after them and both detectives get caught in the crossfire. the Batman in this story is probably the baddest of the bunch and my favorite design of Batman in the film.


3rd chapter: Field Test

it's the weakest of the bunch. both in story and design. Bruce's design is the typical effeminate anime guy with that stupid typical anime hair. he looks so young which is blasphemous. he looks like he could be Robin whom i've always hated. the Batman suit steals a little from Alex Ross' Kingdom Come Batman which looks ok. the story focuses on a new gadget that Fox created that gives Batman's suit this bulletproof energy field. while testing it out during a scuffle with some mobsters (again, no established villains), that said gadget's benefit comes into question.


4th chapter: In Darkness Dwells

the story's pretty straightforward. a Cardinal is kidnapped by Killer Croc. When Batman goes after him, he finds out that the Scarecrow is working with him. the Batman design sticks closely with the Nolan movie version. animation looks great though. that's pretty much all it has going for it.


5th chapter: Working Through Pain

this should be my least favorite story because of how blasphemous the plot is. it's Bruce getting therapy. i think it was Kevin Smith that once said, "If Bruce ever got therapy, that's it. There'd be no more Batman." or something to that effect which is y'know, true. but my fascination with Eastern mysticism and that it deals with Bruce battling himself and the character of Cassandra, the mystic who helps Bruce, who is a magnificent reflection of Batman actually made this story the most interesting to me.


6th chapter: Deadshot

the story deals with, well, Deadshot, a hired assassin whose next target is Lt. Gordon... or so Batman thinks. anyway, it's great to see Batman deal with a character whose main weapon are guns; the very thing that Batman swore to never use. design-wise, it's the most traditional of the bunch.

all in all, the stories are ok. not bad but not great. the chapters doesn't seem to make a cohesive whole. although, i'd gladly get a so so Batman story than none at all and it's always a delight to see another artist's take on my favorite character. the great thing about every chapter? all iterations of Batman/Bruce is voiced than none other than Kevin Conroy, the definitive voice of Batman/Bruce! a great extra on the 1st disc is the sneak peek into the Wonder Woman animated movie coming in Spring 2009. the real treasure of the DVD though is the 2nd disc where there are 2 amazing documentaries: one that focuses on Bob Kane and another that focuses on Batman's rogues gallery. Along with those documentaries are the 4 episodes from the Batman: TAS (Heart of Ice, I Am The Night, Legends of The Dark Knight and Over The Edge).

RIP

i remember seeing this special late one night when i was still in middle school. we had HBO back then and i just happened to stumble upon his show. coming from a religious family, questioning God was, of course, taboo. the rest of my family was already sleeping at the time and everything that was coming out of George's mouth was just so unbelievably obscene and taboo that i remember turning the volume down to make sure my mom or dad wouldn't be able to hear it. everything he touched upon was just mind blowing and he did so eloquently. i've never seen or heard comedy done like that. my comedy world which consisted mostly of Fresh Prince was shattered. i wouldn't say that he alone was responsible for my stance on religion nowadays but he definitely helped.

you were always one of my faves. visit me sometime and tell me where ya ended up because uhh... i'll probably end up in the same place.

so cliche...

so i guess i'm on Paxil now. well, not yet. i'm going to start taking it tomorrow. just seems so cliche to me. an artist on anti-depressants. c'mon now...

anyway, hopefully it helps.

doc

pig doc that is

*shrug*


duh na NA na na NA na...

i think i need a therapist

my health problem seems to have come back but every time i get checked out by a doctor, they say everything seems fine. but that's the thing, even though i agree with them (my blood pressure and pulse hover over the normal range and shouldn't be affecting me), there's that nagging feeling in the back of my head that i am not fine at all which i think is contributing to my insomnia. i think i have an anxiety disorder. for the past week, i've been dreading being left alone at our place. there's always these negative thoughts hovering in my head. "what if something happens to me right now?" it's getting so bad that i even usually have the phone close at hand "just in case" i have to call 911. see, even just reading that makes me think how fuckin ridiculous my mind is being. i think i need a therapist.

neph

is gettin big!!! :B

3 month ol' chinky mu'fucka showin off his dimples

5 months wif a gangsta lean

what's sad is i've yet to draw him :( i kind of suck at drawing little kids. they always come out older looking.

chola -sketch-

i picked up my wacom again :B

holy shit!

The Cell has always been one of my favorite movies. possibly the most visually striking movie i've ever seen. it's also one of the creepiest. Stargher is up there with Lecter in my world. anyway, i just found out that the director, Tarsem Singh, has made another movie which will finally be released in the US after 2 years of being shown around festivals. it's called The Fall and judging from the pics and the trailer, it aims to be as beautiful as The Cell. it may even surpass it. i can't wait! :B

Iron Man = LAAAAAME!!!

but that'd be a lie...

saw it Arclight. they had the suit there and a Hulk statue:



pics are crap cuz i used my phone.



p.s.
i'm surprised he didn't say, "I'm muthafuckin Nick Fury is who I am!"


oh and i picked up this book while i was there called Picture Show. it's basically a collection of old school movie posters. the bulk of which are from the 30s to 50s with a little bit of 20s, 60s and 70s. awesome stuff if you're into that kinda shizz.