THE STUDIO
Superhero profiles
Superhero Profiles were created in 2010 beginning with Aquaman. There are presently 45 characters in the series ranging from DC Comics’ most prominent heroes to some of its most obscure. The series has become a fan favorite.
Sillies
The art style for Sillies was developed during a playful afternoon many years ago. The goal was to create modules that could be used interchangeably between characters to create as many characters as possible. As the character designs became more complex, so did the modules. Today, the art style has less to do with being modular and more to do with geometry and consistency with what came before. My Sillies were picked up to be a toy line with Cryptozoic in 2017. Unfortunately, due to an organizational restructure, the project fell through.
The Story of Luke and Lunchy
other artworks
I empathize with Martin
Who is Martin?
I first doodled Martin on a piece of scrap office paper in 2003. He was a fluffy nondescript being inspired by the sketches of Jim Henson and the cartoon-like monsters I drew as a child. In the early days, Martin was depicted as being put-upon by others or dealing with instances of Murphy’s Law. As time progressed, Martin became the avatar of my own insecurities, frustrations, fears, and inner thoughts.
For many years, Martin lay dormant in my creative process. In 2018, I found myself in a season of emotional hardship and began drawing Martin comics as a means of processing my feelings. I began posting these panels on Instagram under the title, I Empathize With Martin and the handle (@iempathizewithmartin).
Through Martin, we see our fears, our hopes, our dreams, and often our disappointments. He has been described as a tree, and a leaf, and I accept both descriptions. When asked “What is Martin?” I like to answer “He is all of us.”
