1/7 I know this is going to sound bizarre to most people, because they'll read this and think I'm not serious. But lately I've been going through a lot of artwork I did for Marvel 10-15 years ago and... I AM SO MUCH BETTER AS AN ARTIST NOW THAN I WAS BACK THEN.

RIP Sal Buscema. I never had the honor of meeting him, but he was one of the artists that drew my childhood.

Sal Buscema, a comic artist best known for legendary runs on Marvel's Incredible Hulk and Spectacular Spider-Man, reportedly passed away last Friday, just short of his 90th birthday.

Athena Voltaire returns to Kickstarter next month!

I'm guessing this is 2004-ish at Wizard World Chicago. I don't know who talked me into it, but I'm sure Jason Millet's chin was fine afterwards.

Fable looks like it's going to be a hell of a lot of fun.

Me: "This figure looks off. I better shrink that arm. Now the other arm is too big. Shorten that one too. Now the shoulders are too wide. Now the legs are too long. Shrink them too. Yes! PERFECT!" At this point I realize I could've had the same result by simply enlarging the head in the first place.

Scott Johnson Art vs. Artist 2025

The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.

When you vacation in the Bahamas, you can find bootleg Spider-Man merch! Also, Spiderman merch. That one is not my artwork.

Dreadnok Zandar, GI Joe Classified #146

If you see this, post a comics cover you love.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

The handmade, human qualities of your work are more valuable than they've ever been. Don't doubt that for a second.

When your old Uzi water gun is outdated for reference poses, so you have to improvise something more AR-15ish.

Me: "I need to maintain my calorie deficit and adhere to my fasting hours so my body stays in ketosis." Also Me: "Ooh, I wonder what this Oreo cookie would be like dipped in peanut butter."

That's a really impressive twist kick.

Today I found out that I've been pronouncing "Melniboné" wrong my entire life. I guess I just settled on a pronunciation when I was like, 12, and never questioned myself.

My artwork for Roadblock & Tripwire, GI Joe Classified Series 126

Me: "Hey! This is looking really good!" Me: Image> Image Rotation> Flip Canvas Me:

I spend way too much time drawing accurate shoelaces on characters, knowing full well no one looking at the art will appreciate it.

Just bought my second GI Joe figure with my art on the package. It’s officially a collection. It will go on the shelf with my 20 year old box of Spider-Man mac & cheese that I’ve never opened.

Friday Night Art Post. My Falcon & Quarrel artwork for GI Joe Classified Series 138.

Age yourself with gaming

Me, looking at a random old Marvel Photoshop file that I created 20 years ago: "Ugh. Sloppy. I should fix that arm. Right Now."

Where’s my Wacom stylus? WHICH ONE OF YOU STOLE MY WACO- Oh, here it is. Carry on.

This popped up in my feed. I don’t know. My wife and I just had our first baby, I was getting 3 hours of sleep each night, and every day felt like I had no idea what I was doing. I do miss those days, though. 😄

Looking at portfolios to find some covers for the next few months. Not going well. So much slop. When I finally manage to avoid it, everything is so dark and shadowy. Color and light and detail appear to be gone from the world. (I may need to start doing this in shorter bursts.)

For The Amazing Spider-Man movie, Marvel gave me jpegs of 3D models to use as a starting point for The Lizard. I then sourced reptile skin textures from various Google searches. Using the jpeg poses as kind of an underpainting, I Photoshopped the hell out of each one until reaching the final image.

Mail Call. I have a small display of Marvel merch in the studio, but this is the first GI Joe to be added to the collection.

Rando Saturday Night Post: My cover art for the Rifts: Ultimate Edition Main Rulebook was done in 2005. Twenty years and still in print. It was also the last thing I did for Palladium Books before signing an exclusive deal with Marvel.

Microsoft is remaking the original Halo in Unreal Engine, and it will be available on Playstation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=efTh...

It looks like the old GI Joe website has been taken down and the URL just redirects to Hasbro now. I did a lot of character art for that site. Here's the only images that I worked on that remain on the current Hasbro site.

I was asked to make a list for GI Joe fans interested in which Classified Series figures have my illustration work on the package. Here's the full list so far.

My artwork on the side panel for the GI Joe Classified Series #120 Night Attack Stinger & Driver

I’m going through my artist instruction books.

RIP Drew Struzan. Legend.

New 2026 GI Joe Classified figures announced! Mole Rat, Night Viper, Big Lob, and Lifeline! These figures will have my artwork on the box!

Digital artist confession: I still use Nagel series photoshop brushes from 20 years ago. As they say, If it ain't broke, don't reinvent the wheel.

Apparently, people like me are the reason the invention of sliced bread was so important.

What Will EA’s $55 Billion Saudi Deal Mean For Its Games? www.forbes.com/sites/paulta...

Translation: more people are about to lose their jobs and EA's games will get worse. variety.com/2025/gaming/...

Respect to Ron Frenz, but the swing path of Mjolnir is triggering me.

Book Cover Artists! QRP with your book covers 📖

The NFL always delivers.

When walking my dog, if we pass a house with another dog in the window, and that dog loses his mind and barks & scratches at the window, my dog will stop, look at the other dog, and pee in that front lawn, staring down the barking dog the entire time. It’s an impressive level of spite to witness.