Inktober Day 25: In honour of the 50th anniversary of Rocky Horror Picture Show I'm speculating on what the characters of a Rocky Cartoon Show might look like. Next up is The Criminologist, who narrates the sad, sordid tale. Digital inks and colours.

Inktober Day 24: In honour of the 50th anniversary of Rocky Horror Picture Show I'm speculating on what the characters of a Rocky Cartoon Show might look like. Next up is Dr. (Von) Scott. Digital inks and colours.

Inktober Day 23: Another zany Superhero Hot Rod in the tradition of Roach Studios. The Super-Van! Brush and ink on Strathmore Bristol. 12x12 inches.

Gentle reminder that the final part of my 1950s murder mystery parody podcast is now live. Listen to the latest episode here, or go back to the first episode and catch up on the story. captainflashmandefenderoftheuniverse.buzzsprout.com/2227895/epis...

Inktober Day 22: The Predator cast portraits continue with Dillon, the man that got them into this mess in the first place. Played by the great Carl Weathers. Brush and ink on Strathmore mixed media paper. 6x8 inches.

Inktober Day 21: Another Rocky Horror Cartoon Show character in honour of the 50th anniversary of RHPS. This time the titular character, Rocky himself, as portrayed by Peter Hinwood. Digital inks and colours.

Inktober Day 20: The Devil of Hell's Kitchen, AKA: Daredevil, AKA: Matt Murdock, listening to the city for sounds of danger and distress. Brush and ink on Strathmore Bristol. 9x12.

Inktober Day 19: The next of my portraits of the cast of Predator, my second favourite 'alien kills everyone' movie. Next up is my personal favourite character, Mac, as portrayed by Bill Duke. "I don't care who you are back in the world..." Brush and ink on Strathmore Mixed Media paper. 6x8 inches.

Inktober Day 18: Another Superhero Hot Rod! Cap'n Camaroca! Brush and ink on Strathmore Bristol. 12x12 inches.

Inktober Day 17: More animated characters from a theoretical Rocky Horror cartoon show in honour of its 50th anniversary. Next up is the unfortunate Eddie as played by actor-singer Meatloaf. Digital inks and colours.

Inktober Day 16: Another superhero, who, like the previous Wolverine, is a grumpy loner. It's the Batman! Brush and ink on Strathmore Bristol. 9x12 inches.

Inktober Day 15: The next of my portraits of the cast of Predator, my second favourite 'alien kills everyone' movie. Next up is Billy, portrayed by Sonny Landham. Brush and ink on Strathmore Mixed Media paper. 6x8 inches.

Inktober Day 14: Next up in our celebration of the Rocky Horror Picture Show is Columbia, as portrayed by Little Nell. Digital inks and colours.

Inktober Day 13: Happy Thanksgiving, gang! Here's another Superhero Hot Rod. The Wonder Wagon! Brush and ink on Strathmore Bristol. 12x12 inches.

Inktober Day 12: A bit late today, but here's another superhero sketch. Wolverine, AKA Logan, AKA Patch, AKA Weapon X. Brush and ink on Strathmore Bristol. 9x12 inches.

Inktober Day 11: The next of my portraits of the cast of Predator, my second favourite 'alien kills everyone' movie. Next up is Blain, as portrayed by wrestler, actor and former governor, Jesse Ventura. Brush and ink on Strathmore Mixed Media paper. 6x8 inches.

Intober Day 10: The Rocky Horror Picture Show is 50 years old! In honour of its anniversary I wondered what an animated version might look like. Here's the next character: Magenta, as portrayed by Patricia Quinn. Digital inks and colours.

Inktober Day 9: Another Zany Superhero Hot Rod in the tradition of the Roach studios t-shirts of the 60s and 70s. Dark Naught, brush and ink on Strathmore Bristol. 12x12 inches.

Inktober Day 8: Inktober wouldn't be Inktober without a few drawings of comic book characters. First up, Red Sonja, brush and ink on Strathmore Bristol. 9x19 inches.

Intober Day 7: The next of my portraits of the cast of Predator, my second favourite 'alien kills everyone' movie. Next up is Anna, as portrayed by Elpidia Carrillo. Brush and ink on Strathmore Mixed Media paper. 6x8 inches.

Inktober Day 6: The Rocky Horror Picture Show is 50 years old! In honour of its anniversary I wondered what an animated version might look like. Here's the next character: Riff Raff, as portrayed by Richard O'Brien. Digital inks and colours.

Zany Superhero Hot Rods in the tradition of the mighty Roach Studios, popular T-Shirt purveyors of the 60s and 70s. My third major theme for this year's Inktober, which will likely confound anyone under 40. Brush and ink on Strathmore Bristol. 12x12 inches.

Intober Day 4: The second of my portraits of the cast of Predator, my second favourite 'alien kills everyone' movie. First up is Hawkins, with bonus Sgt. Rock comic, as portrayed by Shane Black. Brush and ink on Strathmore Mixed Media paper. 6x8 inches.

Hey gang! Part 2 of our murder mystery 50's radio parody is now available. A husband and wife team of sleuths solve supernatural mysteries. Silly, quippy fun. Part 3 will go up in 2 weeks. captainflashmandefenderoftheuniverse.buzzsprout.com/2227895/epis... More Inktober art later tonight.

Inktober Day 3: The Rocky Horror Picture Show is 50 years old! In honour of its anniversary I wondered what an animated version might look like. Here's the next character: Janet Weiss, as portrayed by Susan Sarandon. Digital inks and colours.

Inktober Day 2: The Rocky Horror Picture Show is 50 years old! In honour of its anniversary I wondered what an animated version might look like. Here's the first character: Brad Majors, as portrayed by Barry Bostwick. Digital inks and colours.

Intober Day 1: The first of my portraits of the cast of Predator, my second favourite 'alien kills everyone' movie. First up is Poncho, as portrayed by Richard Chaves. Brush and ink on Strathmore Mixed Media paper. 6x8 inches.

Hey Gang! Inktober begins on Wednesday. I plan to post every day. Here's a little sneak preview to whet your appetite!

Mostly I draw, but sometimes I write and do a little acting. I happen to do all three on this 1950's radio parody about a husband and wife team of sleuths who solve supposedly supernatural cases. Check out part one here: captainflashmandefenderoftheuniverse.buzzsprout.com/2227895/epis...

A sketch commissioned by a fan at Toronto Fan Expo back in 2014 depicting Patrick Stewart as Captain Picard and Professor X. Mr. Stewart later signed the piece for his fan. Ink and ink wash on Strathmore bristol.

Some colour sketch cards from waaaayyyy back in 2011. Brush and ink, and coloured inks, on Strathmore drawing paper.

Various Batmanular sketches from various eras. Brush and ink, pencil, ink wash, etc. all on Strathmore bristol. Never got around to inking the one with Swampy, but that day may yet come.

Happy birthday, Jack Kirby! Here's some sketches of my favourite Kirby characters. I'm not in Jack's league, but I'm in there swingin'. Galactus and the Silver Surfer, Modok, The Thing, and some sample pencils of my personal fave Kirby hero, The Incredible Hulk.

Pencils for sketches of some heroic women. Later inked for sale at Toronto Comicon. Black Canary, Dark Phoenix, and Rogue. Pencil on Strathmore bristol, from 2019.

A Harley Quinn sketch from a couple years back. A rare colour piece for me. Brush and ink, watercolour, on Strathmore drawing paper.

A little Planet of the Apes fun from back in 2008. A failed attempt to emulate the style of the great Mike Mignola. Brush and ink on Strathmore bristol.

Classic Watcher from back in 2022. Brush and ink, and ink wash, on Strathmore bristol.

Frazetta's Death Dealer, from 2024. Ink and brush on Strathmore bristol, 9x12.

Coppola's Dracula, brush and ink, and ink wash, on Strathmore bristol. Circa 2023.

The rare and elusive Unipuppy, bringer of thrown sticks and rainbows. Pen and ink, and ink wash, on mixed media Strathmore board. From back in 2014, before a certain orange personage drained all the light from the world.

Ozzy has left us. My teenaged self would have been lost without shock rock and heavy metal of artists like him. Brush and ink on Strathmore mixed media paper, from 2022. Knock 'em dead in the heavenly band, Ozzy.

A couple pages from an unrealized comic featuring Jewish superheroes. Pencil on Strathmore bristol, from back in 2015.

Some sample pages from 2010 featuring Black Widow and Nick Fury. Pencil on Strathmore bristol.

Hey Gang! Our Shakespeare Adjacent Kickstarter is in its last 10 days, and we still have a ways to go to get funded. If you like the idea of Shakespeare adapted into other genres and approaches, please check it out, and consider pledging. Many thanks! www.kickstarter.com/projects/lou...

More Sam writing stuff! This anthology of adaptations of Shakespeare into other genres is now crowdfunding on Kickstarter. Lots of great work by several talented authors and yours truly. Please consider contributing. www.kickstarter.com/projects/lou...

Some unlettered pages from a story I wrote and illustrated for The Bloke's Terrible Tomb of Terror, a tribute to EC / Warren horror anthologies. Brush and pen ink work on Strathmore bristol. Circa 2015.

Mostly I draw, but sometimes I write, including frequent essays on pop culture subjects. Here's a link to one, Jack of All Comics: A Fan Conversation About the King of Comics, which is now available. If you love comics and Jack Kirby you might want to check it out. www.amazon.ca/Jack-All-Com...

Happy Canada Day, gang! Here's a few pics of a famous Canadian(ish) superhero in its honour. (Please note the 'u'!) Hope all my fellow Canucks have a lovely day.

A witchy pinup girl from Inktober 2017. Brush and ink, and ink wash, on Strathmore bristol.

A few non-sequential pages from a short comics story from about 5 years back. Done for an old-school anthology book in the Warren tradition. Brush and ink, and a little marker here and there, on Strathmore bristol.