Continuing the summer treat advertisement theme, this time it is a popsicle. Also this time around, it’s got a slightly more horrific-but-cute quality.

Summer time is drawing near. For me, that means ice cream, and lots of it! Combine that with my love of 60’s era illustrated product advertisements, and you get this faux advertisement! (fauxvertisement?)

Enjoy!

So, I dunno what prompted it, but tonight I kept picturing and remembering the worm from labyrinth.  He was always one of my favorite characters in the movie, brief as his scene may have been.  It was just a cheerful, helpful little worm, who wanted nothing more than to have you “come inside, an’ meet the Misses.”  That’s one the things I always loved about Henson movies, small one-shot or background characters that always stuck with you.  Anyway, here’s my rendition of him.  I drew it pretty much from memory, so don’t yell at me for not getting him quite right, I haven’t seen the movie in quite some time!

So, I’ve been gone for quite a while. I’m sorry! Life has a way of ruining my ability to cater to my internet fans. The holidays, and all that, blah blah blah, excuses upon excuses. I’ll try to be better, I promise!

I do have news, though. That will be good to hear, yes?

Item number 1: I will be starting a new webcomic project in the near future entitled Wanton Instruction. It will be a series of instruction manual comics, geared towards the ridiculous. The idea sprung from the comic I created last minute for Baltimore Comic Con called “How To Fight an Octopus”. (I debated putting a PDF of that comic in here, but I decided to leave that for the first comic when the site launches). It will be for free, of course, so stay tuned for that. I’ll be sure to pimp the SHIT out of it here.

Item B: I am forming a new design company that I will work under. Look out as Stroodl Creative takes over the design market. (anybody want to work for me? or maybe give me some money to start a company? I swear it is a totally legit investment, almost none of your money will go towards toys and beer.)

So X in DC went really well. I had a blast illustrating to the theme. There was a really good number of people there, and a diverse group of people making various different things. I think everyone did a really good job. I performed rather well, despite the crowd … and drinks.

Anyway, here is the finished piece that I did. Check it out, I hope you like it. Thanks to X for letting me join in the fun.  I hope to be back sometime!

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