Falling for the Red Snapper

 A little snapper that Rhino served up to set off fall in Atlanta.

 Stuff them with orange, nectarine, cilantro, lemongrass and preferred seasoned salt.

 Grill.....

Grill some more....

Believe me, you'll know when...

 Devour.

Oh yea, I'll gladly pay you Tuesday.

Shotgun Furry: The Stakeout edition Edition

This is a video of me playing Call Of Duty Black Ops and bringing it. You better guard your grill because the Militant Marker is coming your way!!

Ahh yes, the changing of the seasons!

What up ya'll, it's official, the Militant Marker is back in action just in time for the transition into the summer of 2011!  During my self imposed hiatus I was thinking of ways to spice up my blog, so I and have decided to add food adventures, book and movie reviews and of course toy nostalgia. Let's break in this rebirth with a few pics of grub from the the grill leading into the spring. Prawns from the farmers market, lamb sausage, spiced chicken, slaw and grilled leeks! Desert you ask, Absinthe was the weapon of choice...uuuugggghhh.

I'm back and Trolled Out!!

I haven't updated this blog in ages, I admit to laziness and general lack of interest in doing it, but now I'm back! I was just messing around with the Photo booth on the new iMac and figured I would post these wacked out pictures of myself.

Dunny prototype sketch..

I had some ideas for a Dunny I was planning on working on a while back, so i did some sketches of those ideas. I did this sketch over a year ago, so that's the type of motivation I have to get started.

Steam Ticks...

Pesky, itchy and just annoying, these Martian Steam Ticks are the scourge of anything that has blood in its veins wandering the Mars surface. The sole purpose of the critters is to feed and lay eggs. These "bugs" also appear to have a benefit for travelers to Mars. As the ticks feed they emit a breathable gas that benefits humanoid respiratory systems. For people who are on the Mars surface who utilize breathing systems, there have been some companies that have produced space suits that have compartments equipped with the ticks, that can be released into the suits to provide breathable air in an emergency. The process to remove these ticks is very long and can sometimes be fatal, so there are cases where the parasite can't be completely removed, just sterilized so they can't reproduce.

The Militant Marker in living color!!!

What up peeps!!! I've been running around, trying to live life, and finally got around to coloring my self portrait. Hope you likes!!

The Militant Marker in Black and White...

This is a self portrait that I whipped up in about 10 minutes last week. I finally got around to inking it, and figured I would post it. As much as I have convinced myself that I can never draw myself accurately, I sketched this out and it seems to do me a toonish justice. Hopefully I'll have it colored in the next week.

What I'm reading....The Zombie Survival Guide

I haven't been as up to par with my reading over the last 6 months or so, so I decided to get back on it to spark some much needed desire and inspiration to get back on track with my own projects. The new title I picked up was The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks. The meat of this book offers extensive information on battling and surviving against the living dead (maybe one day this book will come in handy?). The Zombie Survival Guide has been out for a while, but I just never broke down and got it and now that I have it, I realize just how entertaining it is.

John Henry....In living color

I finally got around to finishing up coloring John Henry. I'll will emancipate Paul Bunyan from the realm of black and white as well. Hope ya' likes.

Martian Infantry 1.0

Just a little something from the basement until I get a few drawings finished. This is my first design for the martian infantry.

Just Grindin'

I figured I would post a pic or two of myself at my work station at home finishing up and inking my John Henry drawing. Nothing better than drawing and listening to the Mysterious Universe podcast.

Paul Bunyan

This American lumberjack or (French Canadian depending on what side of the fence your on) is a folk hero of massive proportions to say the least. Paul is said to have had a blue ox named "Babe" who that was to have measured 42 axe handles. and always had a plug of chewing tobacco between his horns (now that some cool stuff!!!). Paul Bunyans physical attributes were truly the things made of legend. He was said to have had a laugh that would shatter windows, it took 17 storks to carry him home when he was born, as well as being able to dig the Grand Canyon just by dragging his axe behind him. Stay "tooned" for Babe and Pecos Bill!!!!!

John Henry "The Steel Driving Man"

I had been thinking about drawing characters in 19th Century folklore (Pecos Bill, Paul Bunyun, Iron John to come) and what better character to start this jump off than John Henry. Legend has it, John Henry went head to head (with two 9 pound hammers) and won against a steam drill, in a contest of man over machine (in a way it was a battle of man over machine for jobs), ending in numerous versions of his death and ending up being replaced by drills anyway. Some say he died of a heart attack after winning the contest, others have him being blown up in mines, brain aneurisms and just plain old being burned out, with a few having him living. There are lots of different stories of his origins, whether it be Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Virginia or Jamaica, the one constant was John Henry was a strong representation of the 19th Century working class. In Virginia lore he was a man of a kind heart, very strong, pleasant speech, yet a gambler, a roue', a drunkard and a fierce fighter, and was loved by all the negro women from the southern West Virginia line to the C&O Railroad.

You say you want something different, well..........

I have been really inspired as of late with drawing different versions of "underworld" type characters. Here is one of the things that has squirted out my head as of late. His name is Pirumm (a wild ass) Shurr (one who observes), in essence an asshole who is basically in your business. Be on the look out for the rest of his crew, it's going to get very interesting....Muuuaaahh ha ha ha ha!!

The Return of "Big Blue" Slogg

I've been away from posting for a while and ran across a sketch for another animal in the world of the Militant Martians. I decided to color it and figured I would post it instead of my standard black and white. The Slogg is lazy, slow and always hungry, they are grazing animals that are used on Mars primarily as "beasts of burden". They are generally docile animals, but when provoked you better "tuck and duck". Easily domesticated and loyal, the Slogg generally forms a strong bond with it's owner leading them to become highly protective. Grazing in packs of 20-25 there is surely no shortage of these beasts on on the numerous sandy regions on Mars.

Bum Rush the show....War Troggs

A War Trogg is a brutal four legged piece of compact destruction. No tricks or smoking mirrors with this one, just hop on, go straight ahead and raise the ruckus. Troggs are mildly social beasts with ultra aggressive tempers that rome in groups of up to 20, they average in weight at a plump 6.5 tons (the heaviest one ever captured was weighed in at 21 tons). They all have a set of eyes on both sides of their heads generally located at the base of the skull to provide them with 360 degrees of sight. Since these creatures are so aggressive, they have to be implanted with neural chips which administer an anti aggression hormone to curb their behavior when they get into a frenzy, it also allows their handlers to be able to direct their movements from their interface in the cockpit. They can be fitted with an assortment of arms from field canons to rocket launchers and tail maces.

Martian Heavy Infantry

"Damn those little Martians are pesky". Those were the last words that were said by lieutenant Roswell Baron III, before the pressure leech sucked the last bit of life out of him and exploded. This is an archive photo of a Martian Infantryman armed with a heavy pressure leech shooter. Pressure leeches are not native to Mars but were scientifically bred to regulate some of the more annoying aquatic life on the bottom of one of Mars' underground rivers. The military grade pressure leaches are bred to be more aggressive and to secrete a highly corrosive mucous that softens organic or synthetic matter to make it edible. One highly useful modification made to the species is a controlled timer charge that is usually added to the creatures exoskeleton that can be detonated by remote. The Martians love to let their victims get the best of both worlds, mutilation and then detonation.

The Guu Rok cometh...

Why have an armored Humvee when you can have a self armored Guu Rok, with an optional body slug thrower. Guu Roks are non social animals that live deep in the caves under the Mars face. Martians tend to use these creatures for everything from transportation, to military protocols. Guu Roks literally will eat pretty much anything in their sight, when used for military purposes they are applied with a cerebral chip on their temples to mildly sedate them and also to steer them via computer interface.

Found some stickers, they look okay but...

I can't find the font I want, oh well gotta keep it movin'.