Here’s a an early test frame of the cop killer leaving the hotel through the alley. The shot never made it to the final book, but I kind of like it, so here it is. By the way, that’s a shotgun he’s packing. In case you were wondering.
Stiletto: ANATOMY OF A COVER
The cover of my upcoming graphic novel STILETTO has a long and interesting story. The basic idea is stolen from the poster for one of my favorite movies, Sam Peckinpah’s 1970 thriller Straw Dogs. I wanted the title to go over the mouth of the character, so suggest secrecy I guess. I go on intuition a […]
Stiletto: COP KILLER
This guy’s name is Garodkin, named after a local men’s wear store. Go figure. I modelled him from a photo by Weegee, “Cop Killer”, shown below. I won’t tell you what role he plays in my story, but there’s a hint in the title of the Weegee pic…
Working Methods: EMBRACING INSOMNIA
I need my sleep. Really. I turn into Mr. Grumpypants when I haven’t had enough shut-eye. But life with small kids doesn’t always let me sleep when I want to. Now I’ve been woken up every night so consitently for years that I’m almost finding some value to it. And why not? I have never […]
Work in progress: ALSOP – PART 2
This probably needs a little Photoshop tweaking, but… almost done.
Work in progress: ALSOP
Here’s some art for once. Half-finished image from an upcoming project with US writer Chris Miskiewicz. Hopefully I can post the finished version tomorrow.