Brad McGinty ends our month of Halloweirdos with a ghoulish animated goodie. Thanks to all the contributors and everyone who stopped by for some spooky illustration fun. Wide Awake Press had a fantastic time this October. Maybe we’ll do it again soon, let us know what you’d like to see.
Thanks again! Have a great Halloween!
Bill Burg illustrates the experience children had exploring the Crestwood House Monster Books. For many this series was an introduction to classic horror films, creating restless nights filled with nightmares. In contrast the majority of Mr Burg’s illustrations and animation have fed the imaginations and expand the dreams of children everywhere. In September Wide Awake Press released “March” a collection of his autobio comics.
A girl is sent into the forest by her family to ask a witch for fire. The witch, Baba Yaga the child eater, ask her to completes some arduous tasks for. Amazingly the girl completes each of them and the witch gives her a flaming skull of a devoured child.
This old Russian story was interpreted by artist and designer Rob Patterson. Check out more of his work and photos here.
Trick-or-treating is fun, until you ring the wrong doorbell. Bridgette was on her way to the campus Halloween party, hoping she’d bump into Rob UIlman, that dreamy artist with the chiseled jaw. Instead she ended up at the haunted sorority house where . . . well, you’ve seen enough scary movies to know what happens at sorority houses. Now she’s surrounded by the spirits of sisters who want to make her the newest member of their clique. And once you join this sorority, you’re in it until the day you die—and then some. Kind of gives a whole new meaning to “Hell Week.”
Rob Ullman‘s new book “Hockey Tales” is surprising not full of gorgeous women like the above and the ones that adorn his Atom Bomb Bikini books. But it is full of great stories. Go grab a copy of it and everything else in his shop, if you dare!!!
The story concept of Ghost Girl was written by Robert Venditti who spins yarns like he’s your great grandma. That is If your great grandma was a New York Times bestselling author whose most recent book is the political/medical thriller The Homeland Directive.
A very mischievous alien from a planet where intelligent life evolved from pumpkins. His low-grade telekinesis enables him to hover around about two feet off the ground.
Artist Jared Moraitis used his high-grade power of illustration to carve up his likeness for Halloweirdos. So make sure to keep an out as you choose your pumpkins for All Hallows Day.
Make sure to check out Jared’s shop for amazing Shirts and Stuff. I like the Krool Aid but the Beast Wreck shirt is also might nice.
Who knew the post-zombie-apocalypse world would look so… pre-historic? Well, Josh Latta did. At least as he imagines it for Halloweirdos. Through the courtesy of Fred’s two feet the band of modern-stone-age survivors hopes to make it from Bedrock to the CDC in Atlantarock alive.
Here comes that freaky and funny member of the Halloweirdo gang, Count Creepula! Duane Ballenger has transformed him into play time fun, so you can make up your own giddy happenings. Just keep him away from sun shine or he might turn to dust.
We were looking for a custom Big Daddy Roth inspired art for Halloweirdos. So we called on Sketch Charlotte artist horrible Henry Eudy in hopes he could roll it out. This terrifying t-Bucket was Inspired by Lon Chaney’s Phantom of the Opera and Mr. Eudy boiled the skins off this illy. Cruise on over to his pad on the web and lay your peepers on some of his other wildness.
Taller than the biggest trees
A monster hides among the leaves
Watching as the fight goes on
A knight defending his kingdom
Far from sisters, dads and moms
Sticks are swords and rocks are bombs
They hit and roll and jump and run
As he wishes to join the fun
Sometimes J Chris Campbell likes to pretend he can draw with a rock tied to a string connected to a box that emits light.
What can you do when you’ve got a giant mythical creature mucking about in your kiddie pool? That’s the question Charleston artist Steve Steglin asks with today’s Halloweirdo. Steve challenges concepts all the time with his cartoons for the Charleston City Paper and the Statehouse Report. It’s nice to see cartoonist challenging the system and still have time to draw a Kraken.
Yes your eyes are not lying to your brain. Someone has unleashed a giant gorilla and that someone was Brad McGinty. Marvel at the horror as airplanes try to destroy this mad brute atop the Empire State Building. Feel the fear and realization that you are powerless against such a crazed creature! Now relax, you are safe from this creature from a lost world.
But are you safe from Brad McGinty’s other creations? CLICK IF YOU DARE!
Also Available as a print here.
It’s the real monster jam with Charles Barkley going toe to toe with Godzilla. Whose got the most game? Rico Renzi does, as he relives this epic battle of the ball for day 2 of our Giant Monsters Week.
He promised his days of destroying the city in his underwear were over. But promises from a world-crushing behemoth mean nothing.
Ashley Holt kicks off Halloweirdo Giant Monster Week with his creation Thorgon. Catch Mr. Holt destroying everything on his blog where he illustrates his tantrums and and posts portraits. You can even grab a collection of his portraits in his book Character Witness.
Dr. Anton Phibes — musician, genius inventor, wealthy sophisticate, obsessively devoted husband, and demented undead avenger. At once gruesome, romantic, charming, ingenious, and droll he exacts torturous revenge upon the nine doctors that allowed his wife to die on the operating table. With panache! (Any biblical scholar will tell you the final deadly plague is halitosis.)
Josh Latta knows a thing or two about romance and obsession. Madly devoted to the art of illustration and deeply enamored of cartooning he makes the world giggle and guffaw through is work at Lattaland.com. In fact he kinda has his eye on YOU, yes you! He wants to draw you. So stroll on over to Lattaland and throw yourself on his mercy and he may just draw you in a flattering light.
Love means never having to say your drawing’s ugly.
That funky smell? That’s not a floater… that’s one of the Ghoulies. From the depths of hell to your back door. Watch out.
Justin Gammon has two defining passions: creating design work and searching out new members for his ever-growing family of not-so-normal toys. He puts his art smarts to the task to pay the bills, but while off the clock, he mans the helm of WeirdoToys.com - the home for odd, ugly and neglected toys.
This cackling concoction comes from the cranium of cartoonist Pat Lewis. Go grab a copy of his creature crammed comic collection “The Claws Come Out” and the devilishly delightful “Cragmore” graphic novel. They’ll leave you in stitches!
Also get a free Halloween postcard from Pat Lewis, just because he is a nice guy. (WARNING: postcard may be cursed and cause endless torment at the hands of restless and/or vengeful spirits)
Skrallax isn’t afraid to come out in the middle of the day and chase down some lunch. Usually it’s rabbit but he’s good with squirrels, rats or small children.
J Chris Campbell pretends to channel the power of the masters of analytical cubism but he’s really just ripping off Tim Biskups new style. Head over here for a better grasp of J Chris’ illustration styles.
This unlikely pair was created from a home in Minneapolis, Minnesota where JP Coovert once lived. He is now currently living in the same house and enjoys eating video games and playing pizza. JP likes wearing t-shirts so much that he got a job designing them and also makes comic books. Why not visit his home in the digital realm at jpcoovert.com.
Take a closer look at the inner workings of a monster from another planet. If you like what you see then purchase the limited edition print and check out McGinty’s process and inspiration. While you’re exploring make sure and visit his other worldly visions like Frakenstien of Mars, Space is Sad, No smoking in the Internet and Shitty Future .
Today, Halloweirdos catches a creature couple undercovers also created by a team of talented of artist, Rob Ullman and Rico Renzi.
Rico Renzi is a color slinging fiend on top of being a great illustrator. Go check out his new book Loose Ends and bath in the luminescent hues as they pour from your monitor. Then run to your local comic store and pick up issues 1 & 2 for real world wonderment.
While you’re in the purchasing mood grab a copy of Rob Ullman’s most recent comic: Old-Timey Hockey Tales published by WAP. Then go check out all the latest from the legend of luridness at his blog Atom Bomb Bikini.
Galen servers up a lively concoction of monster madness. Still hungry? Then finish off your frightful feast with a little with the always ghoulishly glamorous Bride of Frankenstein also by the talented children’s book illustrator Mr. Showman.
“My love for you is like a pile of dead Adams Family members.” Today we have a tender portrait of affection from the monstrously talented Josh Latta. Mr Latta is no stranger to doing delightfully devious drawings. Get your own unique Halloween custom avatard of yourself direct from Josh Latta while supplies last.
What are you waiting on? Christmas? Nows your chance to get a custom Avatard that can be used on Facebook, Twitter or any other social networking site that requires a little picture to identify yourself among the masses. Show everyone how spooky special you are and be the envy of all your virtual friends this October.
That monster in your closet isn’t there for you. No, it wants your coat you haven’t worn since college and the hat that belonged to your grandfather. He is hungry for the fabric of your lives!
Go check out some of J Chris Campbell’s other monster madness.
And be sure to follow our tumblr if you’re into that kinda thing.
We’ve unleashed an other worldly illustration for the first of our Halloweirdos! Get a free Mars Attacks card for a limited time only! Just pay shipping and handling. Click here for more information.
Once you’ve ordered go check out all sorts of McGinty goodness at his website www.bradmcginty.com and prepare your taste buds for more original McGinty flavored Halloweirdos next week.
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