"Alphabet Attack!" Returns on June 3rd!

Alphabet Attack! Series 4

Fresh Illustrations, Monday through Friday

Starting June 3, 2013

www.alphabetattack.blogspot.com

The attack is back, ya'll! Click the above link for further details!

"More than ever hour after our work is never over."

- Dave C.

Sketch, Sketch, Sketch!

These are a couple acrylic sketches I rocked, recently. They're pretty layered for warm-up drawings. But I find that going through something a bit more involved than quick sketching helps crack open different parts of my imagination, and prepare me even more for the creative tasks of the day.

"I'm on a plain. Mm-mmm. I can't complain. Mm-mmm."
- Dave C.

DOOM BOX & Danger Mouse Prints at The Long Beach Comic Expo!

I'm proud to announce that I'll be a guest at the Long Beach Comic Expo, this Saturday in Long Beach, CA. Yes, the land that brought you Snoop Dogg, gin & juice is also a hot spot for comic books, art & nerd culture!

I'll be set up at Artists Alley table #6003, next to the rascally Jim Mahfood, aka Food One! Along with creating commissioned sketches right on the spot, I'm going to have several limited edition items on hand. That includes the remaining stock of my latest sketchbook/zine, DOOM BOX, which collects drawings, sketches & a 3-page comic short from the past two years.

I'll also have a small batch of 18x24" giclee prints of my Danger Mouse piece, "You Can't Hide Forever." These prints are the real deal, made with archival ink on 310gsm textured paper. And each giclee comes with a signed certificate of authenticity, complete with a sketch of Danger Mouse!

This is a one-day convention, being held at the Long Beach Convention Center. Check out the highlighted floor map below, to see where Jim & I will be set up. For tickets and other details, visit www.longbeachcomiccon.com.

"May I kick a lil something for the Gz, and make a few ends as I breeze through?"

- Dave "King Gum" Crosland

C2E2 Commissions!

Batman trading card sketch

Batgirl, ahoy!

Ultra-bearded self portrait

Panther Helmet sketch

Dogster Doom/Infinity Gauntlet
collabo with Jim Mahfood

Kermit & Jim Henson

Breeders era Kim Deal

Beastly live art painting

Baroness sketch for

Mecha Melissa!

Baroness close-up

Skull Helm sketch

Leonardo, slicing & dicing!

Goliath vs. Ulric Wolfrom!

X-23, gettin' angsty!

Bowser, grumpy as ever!

These were my convention sketches from last weekend's Chicago Comics & Entertainment Expo. Thanks to everyone who stopped by the our booth to get their art on! Big ups to the Nerd City crew for hosting myself & Jim Mahfood. And heaps of gratitude to the C2E2 organizers for putting on another fantastic convention. I'm looking forward to rocking it again in 2014!

"I'm bored. I'm the chairman of the board."
- Dave C.

C2E2 Live Art Luau, Friday Night in Chicago!

Our gracious hosts at Nerd City have made some changes to the C2E2 live art party. It will be taking place on Friday night, rather than Saturday, as originally posted. It's moved to The Volcano Room at The Bottom Lounge. And even better, it's now a Live Art Luau!

I'll be painting alongside Jim Mahfood, David Mack, Ben Templesmith, Won Kim, Joey Potts & some other talented art beasts. And it's all topped-off with an amazing live performance by the phenomenal Adira Amram & The Experience!

Nerd City's Live Art Luau

@ The Bottom Lounge in The Volcano Room!

1375 W. Lake St, Chicago, IL

Friday, April 26th / 8pm - 2am

Hawaiian shirts & island attire are encouraged!

Tickets available at www.artluau.bpt.me

and the Nerd City C2E2 Booth #967

More info on Facebook & www.nerdcityonline.com

"I'd reveal how I do adore her, hang my heart on my sleeve just for her."
- Dave "King Gum" Crosland

"Ole One-Eye"

I did this one as a little warm-up piece. It's on an 11x14" sheet of sketch paper, so it buckled like crazy, while I was layering on paint. But the battered look of the paper's surface definitely played into the haggard look of this character. Also, between Blade of The Immortal and Valhalla Rising, I have a strange fascination with one-eyed protagonists.

"You're so fine. And now you're mine."

- Dave C.

DOOMBOX Exclusive C2E2 Sketchbook

My latest sketchbook is off to the printer! DOOMBOX is a 32-page, exclusive release for C2E2, next weekend. And I'm truly stoked to bring this one to the people. A lot of tender lovin' care went into the works included in this book. It's entirely made up of personal art, and includes the type of rough sketching that I seldom share in print.

DOOMBOX collects a gaggle of drawings and sketches, including penciled roughs, concept art for fine art & comic works, and several finished ink drawings. And to top it off, this volume ends with my 3-page comic short, "Herbert & Randolf Deliver The Mail," a goofy little tale that I whipped up back in 2011 and have been sitting on, until now.

It's being printed in a super limited edition of 50, and will be available at the Nerd City booth (#967) in The Block, while supplies last.

"Beware, son, I got the stare of Medusa. With the rope tied around your neck, it won't get looser."
- King Gum Crosland