People seemed to like my silly Mario Brothers Plumbing ad, so I figured I'd try another one! And if anyone knows whether these particular clipart masterpieces came from a professional set, I'd love to know so I can give credit.
This is just a quick mock up of my new "HILARIOUS" TypeTees.com slogan. If it is actually chosen for print, they will pick an artist more talented than myself to draw the letters. Probably someone British.
Click the image above to vote! :D Then go do other things. It's Friday, for god's sake.
I would have liked to finish this masterpiece all in one night, but I was interrupted mid-tit* when someone tried to break into my house... with me IN it. Don't worry, I'm okay. But I'm too wired to draw now. Stay tuned! Unless you don't wanna see the rest.
Alright, guys. This one has been in the works/done for a while now, but I've been holding off on blërging about it until they were finally available for purchase. :D
I went gaga over the Alamo Drafthouse poster series the minute I first discovered it on flickr. So when they asked if I'd be interested in doing one, I jumped at the opportunity! It was a blast and I hope we can do it again sometime. Thanks to Mitch Putnam and the awesome Tyler Stout for their help throughout! Ooh that rhymed.
This 18" x 24" screenprint is available now at Mondo Tees for $25 US! And if you order one, tell 'em Spacesick sent ya!
To improve functionality for readers, I have sacrificed my old blogger template and all the perfect little tweaks I made to it over the years. I think I'll miss my hilarious "Collect all __!" comments label most of all, not to mention the little Centipede arcade game mushrooms that accented the place so well. But I think I made the right decision. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers at this trying time. :(
Ahhhhhh. That match of Layer Tennis was great! :D I had LOTS of fun, met some AWESOME new people, and made my friends laugh. What more could a boy ask for?
Matthew provided the consistently hi-larious commentary, and Jim made sure everything was going as silky smooth as Diddy's cocoa buttah skin. Rod is CRAZY talented with a pencil, and we're gonna be collaborating on something soon. Keep an eye out for it! And thanks for the support, you beautiful, beautiful people. MMMMMwah! :D
At about this time tomorrow I'll be participating in what's GUARANTEED to be the most fun and exciting match of Layer Tennis (Sponsored by Adobe®) the world has ever seen! Sponsored by Adobe®. I'll be working with the amazing illustrator Rod Hunting, color commentary will be by the beautiful and talented Matthew Baldwin, and I'm 100% sure that we are all gonna have a great time. And so can YOU! :D
Come out and watch the match LIVE and comment here and elsewhere and and and you can even like TWITTER your comments directly to the main page where everyone else can see! I don't know how to fucking twitter but it seems like it would be fun in this particular instance. Yay!
Hey guys! I'm gonna be updating these bits and pieces as I go, in case you wanna come back and check em out later. Just bring plenty of quarters, okay?
A growing collection of film-based book covers. Click on each one to view it bigger, read my "hilarious" color commentary, and even tell me what movies YOU'D like to see next! :D
And view a bigger, cleaner, brighter gallery right here at Spacesick.com!
I'd like to do a series of little fun-sized episodes with this guy, to really expand my horizons and force my lazy ass to finish something I'm not getting paid for. I figure that I'll sketch everything out really quickly in Flash like this, then render each frame in Illustrator and plop this guy down in a fully-realized vector world. kinda like this awesome Vectrex commercial, but with considerably less Finns.
FINALLY! After what seemed like an eternity, I'm finally allowed to tell the world that I was invited to be a guest artist for Kyle Stark's weekly webcomic Guinea Pig Theater! After practically begging for it, of course.
Who knows why he reenacts his favorite movies using a delightful (and rarely union) cast of guinea pigs. I sure don't. It doesn't make any SENSE, maaaan. But it's so movie geektastic that I just plain DIG it.
I was stoked to get the chance to do a guest spot and I'm glad it turned out looking pretty snazzy. Check out the Guinea Pig Theater archives and all the super awesome things he must be saying about some OTHER Mitch at the official blog! Happy reading! :D
So much to say! Don't read further if you have trouble pronouncing your S's.
The Game: Puzzle Farter is this ridiculously fun online game that I just can't get enough of. Seriously, the game rocks! I've spent more hours playing the sucker than I'd care to count. I'm addicted to the engine it runs on, and I would have a FIELD DAY if I could actually design my own game on it. Anyway, it's a blast! And you kind of forget about the farting element after a while. It's not like you go around collecting fart pellets and have to watch your fart meter or anything grossified like that. It could just as easily be a jetpack! Even though it's... not. But I gotta admit- the very first time I played it, I laughed so much at the stupid sound effects that I had tears in my eyes. That's its hook, I guess! Hehe. Farts.
I still don't know what the hell the main character is supposed to be, though. And my friends and family are no help. I've heard "Oh he's a fish with goggles! And legs. Or something. I think... No wait what is that?" or "He's obviously just a gassy monster who likes shopping for khakis and sweater vests at The Gap." But I like to think of him as a cool Stallone-style kitty sporting sunglasses and a bandanna- dealing out justice just as swiftly and with as much skill as it takes to rip a vertical take-off. Try it, if you haven't already! :D And good luck, adventurer! *poof*
The Verdict: 7 and a half stars out of 4.3 (repeating)
I have no affiliation with these guys whatsoever. I just really like their game. Play it now at PuzzleFarter.com!
Okay that's enough. Don't read any more. This is unamusing and tedious! I'm not even getting the same satisfaction that comes with "hearing the sound of your own voice" because I never learned how to read. Only type. :( It's tragic.
Stuff About the Art That You Don't Care About: The ambiguity surrounding the whatthefuckisthat-iness of the main character immediately made me think of how video game artists had to dream up an entire world of characters for game artwork simply based on an 8x8 jumble of pixels, and how different visions of the same character were bound to materialize. I give you Nice Centipede and his deadbeat older brother, Grumpy Centipede as examples- which evoked my love and fascination with the original Centipede cabinet artwork. Spacesick Fun Fact #138!: I've had a strange obsession with that art that goes all the way back to the days of having fun in the multitude of bars and bowling alleys I was dragged to by my fun-loving parents.
Oh dear god, why did I type all of that? I blame the fact that I haven't blogged about a damn thing in a year. But enough about you! Let's talk about me.
So just what the heck is that guy supposed to be? The world may never know. This is why games are supposed to have easily-understood plots and riveting story lines. Also ninjas. Puzzle Farter 2, here I come!
