John Cebollero Sketchbook

John Cebollero Sketchbook, originally uploaded by Mike Sutfin.

I ordered this sketchbook from his website. Originally made for the NYC comicon and it showed up with this really great! sketch on the back.

www.johncebollero.com

EASY!!!

I posted a youtube clip of Mk-Ultra playing at the Fireside not long ago. I found out yesterday Kirk, one of the founding memebers will be doing an interview live this Sunday (June 15th, 7PM (CST)). I assume he will be talking about all things MK-Ultra. Check it out: Listen

Mk_Ultra Myspace
Pagliai's

Mk-Ultra practiced in my basement for awhile shortly after I graduated from NIU. I would be working on Magic cards or something while the house shook and vibrated beneath me. It wasn't too bad tho...they mostly just ate pizza and made jokes all day. Kirk was always really supportive of me and I have never forgotten that.

(Rt. Side Kirk, left side Frank)

Sorry, Skateboarding is dead...

Laugh now pal, it's the future...

(N8) Van Dyke x IronMan

Oh man, run over to N8's website and check out the concept art he just posted for the new Iron Man video game. It's rare we get to see the drawings and concept art like this. Which kinda sucks because there's so much nice stuff.

N8 Van Dyke

Old-New Star Wars Essential Guidebook

I was looking thru some dusty old files I had burned to CD in 2K2 today. It's slightly troubling that we now have digital-memories to come across in a drawer. I wonder if someday these CDs will be unable to be read by a contemporary computer? Anyway...I was thinking about how I felt after finishing 120+ color Illustrations for the Star Wars New Essential Guide to Characters. I felt like I had been thru an Illustration Marathon. I really did put my heart into that thing. To think at one point I was planning on inking them all! (only two pieces were inked, Darth Vader and 4-Lom). Working from home as a freelancer, nobody sees how hard you are working, they don't feel the long 16 hour days, the late night pots of coffee. This can be a rough job but I'm so glad I have stuck it out. After the long SW project ended, the money I made allowed me to move to San Diego, California where I only knew one person. I can still see that sunset as we left Illinois around 5 PM, my cat Randall (R.I.P.) and I in a truck pointing west.

Just looking at these two pictures is stressful. They were taken a few moments after finishing the last illustration for the Star Wars book (I was asked to do a last minute illustration of Admiral Akbar).


I had planned to do a special zine showcasing some of the sketches I did. The Author Daniel Wallace even agreed to do it! Unfortunately, I had problems with a printer and it got shelfed.

Nerdbricks

How can I get these?

Game!

I dare you to listen to these songs after drinking a large Peet's coffee...

Criminal Damage

(2 are downloadable...if that's a word...)

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MK-Ultra @ Fireside 1998 ish ish

Subhumans/Criminal Damage/Conquest for Death Gold 54

Gold edition of 54 now available in the store section of my site. 18x24 inches, 3-Color Silk-Screen. Signed and Numbered with Stamp on the reverse side. Printed at Monolith Press Emeryville, CA.

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On the BART ride there I caught my buddy James mid-sentence

Conquest For Death


Criminal Damage
Subhumans

Surreal Sign Awards

Subhumans/Criminal Damage/Conquest for Death

My friend Devon asked me if I would do a silk-screen poster for his band Conquest For Death's future show with Criminal Damage and The Subhumans. I'm a fan of all of them so I said sure, dude brah that would be sweet. Monolith Press did a Killer job printing these and I hope to work with them in the future on some art prints. The specs are 18"x24", 3-Color, 64-Silver/54-Gold. There's a rubber stamp on the back of each poster with corresponding color. Signed and numbered. Conquest for Death will have the Silver posters for sale at both shows in San Francisco and Reno. The gold will be available on my site on April 8th. I wanted to point out that Australian artist Glenn 'Glenno' Smith does a ton of great art, including several pieces for Conquest for Death releases, etc. Time to work so I can go to this!!!

Slim's SF

Come with me if you want to live!

The second coming of Lord Phallus approaches swiftly. Well, now it is anyway.

Goblin Rock

Drinking Mead in Izods

Attention Mages. I'll be in Philly for 2 days signing cards and selling stuff on March 15th and 16th. For actual times, magic cloak requirements etc: BELIEVE IN DRAGONS!!!

How you like them apples?

I thought there was no hope for humans. Turns out there is a place where compassion still exists. I walked into a bakery on Telegraph with some friends not long ago. I saw a quite yummy looking apple pie (my favorite damn thing on earth) but didn't have enough cash on me to purchase it. I walked back out, beaten, empty-handed...then decided to walk back in and settle on a apple scone. What I thought was apple was ginger. Dammit, no apples. As I was walking out, the owner Alison said 'You like apples don't you?'. She GAVE me the apple pie. Probably one of the best I've ever had. With coffee?...sheeyt.

Bake Sale Betty

DUDE!!!

And then there's this guy:

Protec ya Pens at all times

If you've ever used KOH-I-NOOR Rapidograph Tech Pens size 3x0/.25 and smaller you know how temperamental they can be. I've just started using them again for certain things and finally feel like I've got a hold on the clogging issue. These pens are so damn expensive and unfortunately over the years I've bought the same pen multiple times. I figured maybe I could help someone out by writing my findings and eventual triumph. First of all, always use new-ish ink! If you've had the same ink sitting in a dusty back drawer don't expect it to work. It'll clog quickly and you'll end up chucking the pen across the room like a 2 year old. Secondly, if you are going to leave your pens sitting unused for over 2 days, clean them with the Pen Cleaner (It's probably just dish soap and water but it's really cheap and comes with a neat little plastic strainer thingy inside). It's a pain in the arse to clean them but so is buying a new 20 dollar pen. I haven't decided whether or not the Pen Cleaning Kit is worth it for regular maintenance but it is pretty good for trying to get super old pens working again. If you are inking over pencil lines use a harder lead pencil. The softer graphite is a big part of why the small pens get clogged so easily. Don't shake the pen violently at all. If it clogs while working, I personally keep a small piece of paper-towel dipped in pen cleaner nearby then I put the metal nib in the cleaner and bleed the ink out. Works fine for me. I saw a new pen on the market that claims to be clog-free...but I don't believe it.

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Punch In the Face At War With Everybody LP

The new LP for Chicago's Punch in the Face has been released. 'At War With Everybody' LP on Lengua Armada records. I think there's going to be a CD as well.

Punch In The Face

World of Warcraft Massive Tome!

World of Warcraft, Blizzard, Upperdeck and Chronicle Books teamed up to create an enormous, hardcover, horizontal format book of art from the trading card game. It's an epic book filled with a bazillion images oozing with brutal toughness. it's pretty metal if you ask me. I suggest sitting down with a Mountain Dew and the Live Maiden album while flipping thru the pages. I was lucky enough to get 3 pieces in. BattleOn, Mike S.

ISBN#978-0-8118-6193-9
World of Warcraft Trading Card Game