A Garagem de Kubrick Total Film 3

Here is the third installment of A Garagem de Kubrick created for Total Film, originally published on Total Film Portugal number 5. I apologize for the lack of translation, but basically what we mean is: the Smurfs movie probably sucked and is destined to be shown on tv for many Sunday afternoons to come. Hope you like this!

Fido

Here’s something new for you. A few months ago, Matt Mogk - author and creator of the Zombie Research Society - invited me to do an illustration for his upcoming book. The illustration should be of a famous zombie from film history. This is exactly my cup of tea, so even though I didn’t have much time for drawing, I managed to create this black and white simple drawing of Fido, the zombie.

Matt Mogk’s book - Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Zombies - is now out and you can get it through Amazon, Book Depository and all that. It features my ilustration and many others by some awesome artists, so make sure you buy it!

Plus, you know, zombies. Matt Mogk is pretty much an authority on the subject, so I’m sure you’re gonna want to have this book by your side when the plague of the undead hits.

EDIT - I now have the book in my hands, and I can't wait to read it. Here's the published Fido:

A Garagem de Kubrick Total Film 2

Here is the second installment of A Garagem de Kubrick created for Total Film, originally published on Total Film Portugal number 4. Can you believe the first Harry Potter movie came out on 2001?!

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A Garagem de Kubrick Total Film 1

I don't think I've kept you guys up to date regarding some recent developments, but finally, today, I'll spill the beans. Since last month, the comic "Garagem de Kubrick" that I keep with my friend J.B. Martins (he writes, I draw) started getting published in the portuguese version of the famous movie magazine Total Film. I'm not going to lie, it's pretty awesome. We're doing brand new pages for the magazine, so all we publish is new material. To prove that, here's the first page we created for Total Film Portugal. Sorry for the lack of translation in the header, but yeah, it's self-explanatory. Hope you enjoy this!

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"Empregado precisa-se" - page 3

This is it, the last and final page of the short comic I created with J. B. Martins: "Empregado precisa-se". I think this is my favorite page of this particular comic, although the story doesn't end well for our young job seeker... maybe his tale of misfortune will be useful to warn others. Enjoy!


This comic was published on Zona Negra 2. You can buy it here.

Atomic Robo pin-up

Last weekend, I finally got my hands on the issue of Atomic Robo that featured the pin-up I drew. It's Atomic Robo and the Deadly Art of Science #3. I'm really happy I was able to get a pin-up published in one of my favorite comics, so here is a couple of pictures of the issue, so you can share my excitement.

It's best if you fullview. If you want to check out the full illustration, just go here.
I have a few things in line to post (some photos from the latest round of Zona related book tours and some sketches), but I've been having real trouble finding time to dedicate to my online projects. I'm sorry guys, and I promise I'll have some more new stuff soon!

O Colega de Quarto página 4

Nothing better than the last page of the comic I've been posting to close the New Year, uh? I bet you've been itching to know how it ends. Well, itch no more, for here it is!

Time for the reveal: this story was based on the famous urban legend "Aren't you glad you didn't turn on the lights?", that you can check out on the place for all things related to urban legends, Snopes.

I hope you enjoy the last page, and Happy New Year! I hope all of you have an awesome 2011. See you next year!

O Colega de Quarto página 3

How are those guesses coming along? Hmm? I gave you plenty of time since my last post (hum, yeah, huh... that's the reason why I haven't posted lately). No cigar? Well, it doesn't seem like it. Anyway, here's the third page of The Roomate! Only one to go before the revealing and extraordinary climax.

O Colega de Quarto página 2

So? Did you guess the urban legend my comic was based on yet? Well, if not, here's the second page to help you out. I'll give you a hint - you might be familiar with the story, but with two girls as the main characters. Brainstorm a little more!

O Colega de Quarto - The Roommate

Since I've been working on a few things that I can't show you just yet, I thought it'd be nice to dig into my files and post some work I haven't posted before. This year I had the opportunity to create a short comic for the portuguese publication "Venham +5".

I worked on a four page comic based on a very popular urban legend. I'll post the 4 pages here, and you guys can try and guess which urban legend it is before I post the final page. I apologize about posting the pages only in portuguese, but I didn't have time to translate them. Still, I think you may be able to guess with only the help of the drawings.

Hope you enjoy, and keep checking the blog for the next pages!

Zona Negra 2 - a sneak peek

Finally, after a few printing issues, the latest issue of Zona - Zona Negra II - is out! I already have my book, and it looks awesome. I'm not just saying that because I have a comic published in there (well, maybe a little bit), but I seriously think the books have been growing in quality and it's a joy being a witness, as well as a part of, this progression.
I can't really show you my work just yet - you'll have to buy the book, which you can do online through the project's blog or, if you're in Portugal, chances are your local comic shop will carry it. I will, however, share a few photos that work as a sneak peak to the comic I drew, written by my friend and Kubrick's Garage co-creator and writer, J.B. Martins. Enjoy!

Zombies vs. Cheerleaders issue 2 - Cover

Last weekend I received the amazing news that me and my super talented friend Mark Slater made the cover of issue 2 of Zombies vs. Cheerleaders. I was extremely excited to hear this, not only because it was an honor to colaborate with Mark on this piece - I had the pleasure of coloring his awesome linework - and I'm really proud that we made the cover. So now you know: on November, look up Zombies vs. Cheerleaders issue 2! Click to fullview!

Vampires through time

I know I'm saying this so many times that it's starting to lose meaning, but I'm really sorry for the erratic posting! These days are wreaking havoc on my drawing productivity, since my day job is eating most of my time. I really feel sad about this because all I want to do is draw, sadly it's just hard to find the chance to. Hopefully things will look up soon!

Meanwhile, I'll leave you with a work I haven't posted anywhere else yet. It's the short comic I made for the most recently release of Zona, Zona Gráfica. It's called Vampires Through Time, and although it's only available in portuguese for now, I think it's pretty self-explanatory. Hint: Twilight vampires are garbage. As always, click to fullview. I hope you enjoy this, and I hope to be back with more new works soon!

Bang Bang

Hello, everyone! Your eyes are looking at an exclusive. This is a drawing that I hadn't yet posted on deviantart or elsewhere, and I decided it was time to give you something to look at that hadn't been posted anywhere before.
A while ago, late last year, my friend Hugo Teixeira asked me to contribute with a pin-up for the upcoming volume of his manga, Bang Bang. It was a pleasure to contribute with this piece for his book:

And here is a photo of it, on the book:

Enjoy!

Zona Fantástica

This year, I was lucky enough to participate in a new project, involving comics and illustration, called Zona Fantástica. Fil is the artist and mastermind behind Zona, he had the idea to create a collaborative publication, that would allow artists to showcase their work in comics in a country where there aren't many opportunities to do just that. It started with Zona Zero, then Zona Negra came along (dedicated to horror, and released in Lisbon's International Movie Festival, MOTELx - I'll probably post the illustration I did for it sometime in the future) and, last but definitely not least, came Zona Fantástica, the third volume of this project, released in Oporto's International Film Festival, Fantasporto. It was the most ambitious volume so far, with 80 pages printed in full color and over 30 artists collaborating. I created a 3-page comic to be published inside, and I also had the pleasure (and honor!) of creating the cover. Here's a photo of a preliminary phase, the inks in process:

The cover features characters that can be found in comics and illustrations on the inside of the book (one of them is mine), and here is the final version:

I wanted to give it an old, almost grindhouse-poster like feel, because I thought it would be fitting - Fantasporto started out being a festival dedicated mainly to horror cinema, and I have a soft spot for horror grindhouse flicks. I don't know if it's the cheesy dialogue or bad effects, but it's something that appeals to me - so much so that my comic inside plays out like a grindhouse trailer (or at least, that was my initial plan). I can't post the comic for now, but when it's cool to post it, I will. This was a great experience, I got to collaborate with some great people and we got to have a couple autograph sessions, which were very cool.

(The geek in the pink-striped sweater is yours truly).

It was very exciting when I started seeing the book pop in various bookstores, alongside other comics I read and love.


Especially since I drew and colored the cover, I feel a little more attached to this book and so felt extra happy to see it achieve success - the first edition sold out on the first week, and a new batch has very recently been ordered. The book is now available on Fnac stores too (before it was only available through online orders and specialized comic book shops).

(There it is, right in the middle, sharing a shelf with Persepolis and many others!)

The book even got blurbs on national magazines, and has been having a great reception with the audience, receiving good reviews on blogs and websites.

(it's in Portuguese only, this blurb was published on the magazine NS, of Jornal de Notícias)

So it's all pretty much been going wonderfully, and I have no doubt that the new volumes will be even better. The next one is already in the oven, and will be released at the International Comics Festival of Beja (where several original works from most of the authors will also be exposed)! This has been a great project to participate in, to learn from and to grow with. I hope we can continue for many years.