Cover Art: Sneak Peek Who remembers my Wuxia Warrior commissions? The TLDR: I transform you into a legendary Kung Fu (Wuxia) Hero done in my newest, most luxuriant illustration style. People Love 'em. I'm delighted to say that I've been invited to apply that style of illustration to a new…

COVER ART PREVIEW: I'll be illustrating a variant cover to issue #2 of Sifu Kurtis Fujita's Shadow Ghost the Kung Fu Comic by a Kung Fu Master. I got to go a bit off model and lean into my Wuxia sensibilities with this Alt-Design. #wuxia #wuxiawednesday www.kickstarter.com/projects/sha...

PAID OPPORTUNITY + FREE PHYSICAL COMICS - We are looking for comic book YouTubers, Tiktokers, Instagramers, and podcasters to take an honest look at the EverAfterVerse before our BIG crossover this summer. Who are people I should be reaching out to?

So I’ll be doing a Q&A from my gallery exhibit at the Sun Gallery tomorrow- but if you’d like a question answered you can also put it here.

A mother’s-day-esque scene from volume 1 of A TIGER’s TALE These events were retold from a different POV & in color in volume 2 @tigertales.bsky.social

Tiger’s Tale & Mortal Kombat 2 have always had a synchronized timing. This was that case many years ago and is kind of the case these days too. Let me explain… atigerstale.com/world-of-mar...

ARTroom UPgrades Having art on display at the Sun Gallery in Hayward California (PLUS their associated books) couldn't have been better timed. The windows to the 100 year old cottage in which I reside needed to be replaced. Most significant of them was the ginormous front window of the ARTroom -…

That time I figured out how to fold origami X-Wing Fighters… #MaytheFourth

Flashback to my appearance in a local newspaper. KUNG FU TAI CHI magazine was celebrating 22 years of publishing. This was in 2014. That’s me: top left. #fbf #flashback

The birth of the World 1941. Joan Miró

I filled this out, you should too!

As a writer you are responsible for moving your name into visibility. For many of you (us) we are geeky introverts, our appearance in real life may be a geeky introvert. We may struggle to speak before an audience. We may be wallflowers sitting this one out. #writingcommunity #booksky #geeks

Intelligent

We are saddened to hear about Gerry Conway passing. His Tomb of Dracula run with Gene Colan was absolutely formative for me. I have an original page from the series upstairs. www.marvel.com/articles/com...

Milo approved

Kung Fu compositions for a forthcoming illustration project. Can you name the weapon? How about the martial style(s)? #wuxiawednesday #wuxia #kungfu #sketch #illustration

New project. New color palette.

Tea & Sketchbook / what better way is there to celebrate April 20? 😎

Sometime The Master wants a long walk… other times he simply desires an escort out to the front porch.

You know what modern comics are missing? Sea monkeys!

Kung Fu Tai Chi may have been knocked down by a certain pandemic. But like any martial artist - it got back up and kept going! Same with @tigertales.bsky.social

Flufftastic!!!

Today’s the last day you can subscribe (for FREE) to the PLUGOarts MUSEletter and get the newest episode of GO DOGGO! plugoarts.com/blog/newslet...

Art vs. Artist - Live!

When I showed The Milo next week’s episode of Go Doggo — he approved. He even suggested we offer a hint. It’s in the photo, but you’ll need to be a subscriber to see how it all connects… plugoarts.com/blog/newslet...

Updating his p-mail.

9 hours to go in the Kickstarter campaign for my scifi comic about kindness and optimism! #scifi #indiecomics #crowdfunding

I’ll have a new episode of GO DOGGO sniffing inboxes on the Tuesday after next. This isn’t it; it’s actually the comic’s premiere episode - but if you want to catch up in time for the newest one … subscribing is free plugoarts.com/blog/newslet...

The #LatinxComicArtsFestival — day two! All the comadres and all the homies! More tomorrow. @latinxcomicarts.bsky.social @Comadresycomics @fanbasepress.bsky.social #MakingComics #ComicArt #ComicsCommunity #LatinxComix

One of my favorite works of #fanart - Menandore A.K.A. Sister Dawn as described in the fifth book of the Malazan Book of the Fallen: Midnight Tides — by Steven Erickson #malazan #fanartfriday

Create relationships with press outlets. Success in 2026 means marketing and with an increased onus placed on creators to do so by the publishers, creating a network to help promote your work is essential for long term career success.

A little under 30 hours to go, less than $500! Let's goooooo!

 Ramayana the Movie Retold in over 300 versions across cultures and regions worldwide The Ramayana is not just an ancient story, it's a living cultural force. It's celebrated by billions across the world as Diwali z celebration of the triumph of light over darkness.

Giveaway time! Calling all #wuxia/#mythology #fantasy fans!

That time was was messing around with a Tarot Deck design. I have a bunch of pencil sketches and this color mock-up of the first one in the deck, card zero: The Fool. #tarot #aprilfool #thefool

Quote with a movie from the year you were born 🎥

A quick REMINDER that starting from tomorrow, and throughout April, there will be a poem in this space every day in celebration of #NationalPoetryMonth

March seems to have gone by so quickly, I didn’t have much of a chance to work on any #Malazan #fanart but I did happen to order new cards & added recent images there—

Our campaign ends this Saturday evening! Time is running short to get your copy of this comic about choosing hope, kindness, and love in the face of systems designed to crush them. We're already funded, but have awesome stretch goals I'd love to hit (including a raise for the incredible artists!)

Did I mention that our 30 Year celebration of Martial Art’s longest running comic continues? You can read the official coverage on #KungFuMagazine #tigertales @tigertales.bsky.social www.kungfumagazine.com/news/feature...

So great catching up with fellow members of @kidscomicsunite.bsky.social IRL over the weekend at the Sun Gallery in Hayward! Great show focused on kids’ illustrated books. #GrassRoots #KidsComics #MakingComics #KCU #ComicArt #KidLit @plugo.bsky.social @dhoover.art @kidlitedna.com

Art vs. Artist - Live!

30 Years ago the very first episode of Martial Arts’ longest running comic-strip TIGER’s TALE (now online as @tigertales.bsky.social) was published in #kungfumagazine - Today you can read its winding history, some controversies and that premier episode: www.kungfumagazine.com/news/feature...

My Art Gallery Show: Saturday See original art from Little Monk and the Mantis, Tiger’s Tale, Let’s Go!: A Kids Comics Studio Anthology, From Cocinas to Lucha Libre Ringsides: A Latinx Comics Anthology, Lucy Veloz: High Flying Princes and Undead Kungfu Ghost Killer #1 on display at the Sun Gallery

Glimpses of art from my picture book LITTLE MONK & The MANTIS on display at the 34th Children’s Illustrator Exhibit #arrgallery #galleryshow #kidlit #illustrator

I drew a story (along with over 50 other artists!) in this new anthology - edited by @deanhaspiel.bsky.social & @douglatino.bsky.social for Cosmic Lion @cosmiclion.bsky.social www.kickstarter.com/projects/gho... Get notified re: Kickstarter now! @kickstarter.com

I have no idea what you mean.

The New Comic Book Day 11-year-old me dreamed about. A comic of my own creation on sale at the local comic shop! The first issue of UNDEAD KUNGFU GHOST KILLER on the ‘stands in-between Marvel’s THE ULTIMATES & Disney’s UNCLE SCROOGE - plus some X-Titles nearby. treasureislandcomics.com #NCBD #UKGK

30 Yrs of Tiger’s Tale Thirty years ago the very first episode of Tiger’s Tale was published. That episode was printed in the premiere issue of World of Martial Arts magazine in 1996. The following episode would see print in the iconic issue of Kung Fu Magazine

I’ve been assembling the past decade’s worth of art for display at the Sun Gallery where my kidlit & comics work will be featured. Just look at how one of my watercolors was used on that postcard 😎 I may end up with more than 50%of the wall space in this group show. 🖼