CHOKER #5 out today, featuring pinup by Dave Crosland

That's right! The painting I did for Ben Templesmith & Ben McCool's CHOKER (Image Comics) appears in the back of issue #5. The book was released today, at comic shops across the USA. Hit up your local retailer to make sure they're carrying it!

Find out more on the Image Comics website.

"Where my gerunds at? Parenthetical."
- King Gum Crosland

CHOKER Pinup

Way back in spring, my friend and colleague - Ben Templesmith (30 Days of Night, Wormwood) - invited me to do a pinup for his new miniseries with writer Ben McCool -- Choker (Image Comics).

I took my sweet time finishing it... snatching moments here and there, painting it in between other projects and deadlines. But I was finally able to put the kiss of completion on this puppy, a few nights ago. At 2am or so, I called it like a doctor in an OBGYN, and my Choker pinup was born.

This piece will appear in either issue 5 or 6 of the Choker miniseries. Hell yeah.

"Oh, Ramona! If there was only something between us... other than our clothes."
- King Gum.

Live Art Photos Galore

These are just a few photos from the Nerd City/Image Comics Live Art Jam we rocked during San Diego Comic-Con. Be sure to peep the gorgeous photo sets shot by our fabulous photographer cohorts, Steven Soria and Jane Dope, too.

"You don't know what love is, ya just do as you're told."
- King Gum

Choker Pinup Under-Painting

This is the under-painting stage of my pinup for CHOKER, the upcoming Image Comics title from Ben McCool & Ben Templesmith. I'm having fun playing with texture galore on this one.

Originally, I'd wanted to show you all the original pencil drawing, THEN show the underpainting. But alas, the digital file of the pencil drawing got corrupted. Still, I'll be posting more mid-process pics of this. So keep yer peepers peeled!

Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate! Akk!!!
- King Gum Crosland

Choker Pinup Sketches

My pal, Ben Templesmith, invited me to create a pinup piece for his & Ben McCool's new mini-series, CHOKER (Image Comics). I got to read an advance copy of the first issue, and it was incredible! The two Bens have done a grand job of creating a lush, well-developed world of drugs and criminals, detectives and monsters. I've been sworn to secrecy, so I can't discuss the story at all. But the sketches above are preliminary doodles for the main character, Johnny Jackson, and one of those monsters I mentioned. I'll be featuring both in my pinup painting.

The first issue hits store shelves in February. Be sure to ask your local comics retailer to order it!

Now, where's that pesky raincoat...
- King Gum Crosland