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ALL ARTWORK COPYRIGHT 2011 DAVE CROSLAND. DON'T STEAL.Dave Crosland, aka King Gumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14995505076422125728noreply@blogger.comBlogger478125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128646518795822645.post-47363444292867449072015-07-31T15:06:00.000-07:002015-07-31T15:16:31.391-07:00Coming Soon -- EGO REHAB!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I’m proud to announce my latest comic project, EGO REHAB. This autobiographical story features yours truly, as I’m rescued from a chronic lack of inspiration by my adventurous Inner Child. Together, we journey across forbidden worlds & haunted forests, all in a bid to reclaim our creative strength and sense of self. There’s laughter, tears, monsters and panel after panel of me getting my ass kicked. For all its humor & fantasy, this is the most deeply personal comic I’ve ever created. So I’m very excited to share it with you all.</span></span></div>
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Dave Crosland, aka King Gumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14995505076422125728noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128646518795822645.post-27871905044308634162015-03-04T19:35:00.000-08:002015-03-04T19:35:36.784-08:00"Reading is FUNdamental"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Look out and shout, collectors of fine imagery! This lovely lady & her hawk friend are going to be the first in a series of art prints I plan to release this year! Stay tuned for details.</span></div>
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Dave Crosland, aka King Gumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14995505076422125728noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128646518795822645.post-41626967982067455172013-10-14T11:32:00.000-07:002013-10-14T11:32:33.595-07:00"The Great Escape"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Howdy, all! I'm really getting into this season's football drawings. This one features Seahawk's quarterback, Russell Wilson, narrowly escaping the vicious grasp of the 49ers' defensive tackle, Justin Smith.</span><br />
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Dave Crosland, aka King Gumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14995505076422125728noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128646518795822645.post-61128865001927607832013-09-03T19:38:00.000-07:002013-09-03T19:42:37.602-07:00Vancouver Comicon Weekend!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was last in lovely Vancouver back in 2011 for this same convention, and it was an absolute blast. So I'm stoked to return for another weekend of British Columbia-style hijinks!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For more info, visit <a href="http://www.vancouvercomiccon.com/"><i>www.vancouvercomiccon.com</i></a>.</span><br />
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Dave Crosland, aka King Gumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14995505076422125728noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128646518795822645.post-9231521056032971582013-08-29T16:50:00.000-07:002013-08-29T16:50:01.396-07:00Note Card Drawings<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Both of these are acrylic & ink drawings, done on </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4.5 x 5.75" </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">manila note cards. Seems like I have an endless supply of random paper and board stocks, stashed away in my studio. So I figured I should start exhausting some of it!</span><br />
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Dave Crosland, aka King Gumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14995505076422125728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128646518795822645.post-22595694332291409472013-08-28T16:32:00.001-07:002013-08-28T16:32:31.925-07:00"Thrills"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Dave Crosland, aka King Gumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14995505076422125728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128646518795822645.post-60547485382305355552013-08-28T12:39:00.005-07:002013-08-28T12:39:33.845-07:00Big Works In Progress<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here are a few works-in-progress photos, featuring two new drawings. I haven't worked larger than 14 x 18" in awhile, so pieces this big make for an exciting workout. It's nuts how much of your body you can put into the drawing process, when you do things at a larger scale.</span><br />
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Dave Crosland, aka King Gumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14995505076422125728noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128646518795822645.post-35350850629820433202013-08-27T11:54:00.004-07:002013-08-27T11:54:59.965-07:00"Cadet 13" and "Mad Dash"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Dave Crosland, aka King Gumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14995505076422125728noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128646518795822645.post-67966816848239360612013-08-26T14:18:00.000-07:002013-08-26T14:18:36.530-07:00"Sci-Fi Quarterback" and "The Inspector"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Dave Crosland, aka King Gumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14995505076422125728noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128646518795822645.post-20853175812519228612013-08-22T11:10:00.002-07:002013-08-22T11:11:51.225-07:00"Everybody's A Somebody!" Opens Tonight in LA!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My latest illustration (see above) will be featured in the show, which opens tonight in Los Angeles. For more info on the exhibition and tonight's opening reception, peep the show flyer below or visit <a href="http://iam8bit.com/the-gallery">www.iam8bit.com</a>.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- Dave C.</span></div>
Dave Crosland, aka King Gumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14995505076422125728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128646518795822645.post-61575227866222263462013-07-10T13:22:00.001-07:002013-07-10T13:23:16.262-07:00Act Now for Tr!ckster & Comic-Con Sketch Pre-orders!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">I’m accepting sketch pre-orders up until Wednesday, July 17th. </span><span style="line-height: 1.15;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Contact me at </span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="mailto:hiredmeat@gmail.com">hiredmeat@gmail.com</a></span><span style="color: #660000; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for pricing info, order placement, questions, and all that good stuff. Serious inquiries only, please.</span></span></span></div>
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Dave Crosland, aka King Gumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14995505076422125728noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128646518795822645.post-50389208436545398062013-06-13T19:43:00.002-07:002013-06-13T19:43:21.421-07:00"Go, Team Venture!"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: center;">With their new season airing right now, <i>The Venture Bros</i> has been coming up a bunch of conversations. And in a funny coincidence, I just happened to be working on a<i> Venture Bros</i> illustration, this week.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: center;">I've only seen the very first season, plus a handful of random episodes from later seasons. One of these days though, I'll have to sit down with the DVDs and catch up. Even with my limited knowledge of the series, this is still one of my favorite current cartoons. I mean, damn, how can you NOT like a cartoon where the characters actually age & develop, from year to year? And as a child of the 80's, I'm a total sucker for all the Johnny Quest, Scooby-Doo, classic cartoon homages they toss in there.</span><br />
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Dave Crosland, aka King Gumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14995505076422125728noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128646518795822645.post-15989404174427978052013-06-05T12:12:00.000-07:002013-06-05T12:12:04.419-07:00IAM8BIT Entertainment System Opens Friday in Los Angeles!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This week marks the opening of <a href="http://iam8bit.com/the-gallery/iam8bit-entertainment-system/" target="_blank">iam8bit Entertainment System</a>. Being the annual flagship, video game-themed exhibit of the iam8bit gallery, this show promises to be a real treat! My submission is the above piece, dedicated to Rockman (aka Mega Man). It was totally inspired by the epic summer after the 7th grade, when I spent days on end trying to beat Mega Man 2 on the old school Gameboy. DAMN, were those games difficult. Even for the insane reflexes of an adolescent!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I actually began this painting back in 2008, as part of my series of pieces dedicated to Super Mario Bros, The Legend of Zelda & Donkey Kong. The rough collage, drawing & underpainting of "Robot Rock" (previously titled "Mega") sat in my studio, untouched for 5 years. That is, until this group exhibition gave me a renewed purpose to see it through to completion.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">iam8bit Entertainment System features 80 artists from around the Earth, fulfilling their retro gaming fantasies. The opening reception takes place Friday, June 7th, from 7-11pm. For more info, visit <a href="http://iam8bit.com/the-gallery/iam8bit-entertainment-system/" target="_blank">www.iam8bit.com</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>"I own the first Nintendo Power, with the maps of Zelda, help me conquer in an hour!"</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- Dave C.</span></div>
Dave Crosland, aka King Gumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14995505076422125728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128646518795822645.post-2820932815033410502013-06-03T08:49:00.001-07:002013-06-03T08:49:14.254-07:00Alphabet Attack! Series 4 Has Begun!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Awww yeah! I just launched Series 4 of my daily illustration blog, <i>Alphabet Attack!</i> Tune in Monday through Friday to <a href="http://www.alphabetattack.blogspot.com/">www.alphabetattack.blogspot.com</a> for a brand new, black & white, word-themed drawing each day!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>"Corrina, Corrina. Gal, where ya been so long?"</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- Dave C.</span></div>
Dave Crosland, aka King Gumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14995505076422125728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128646518795822645.post-74367426503939209172013-05-21T12:38:00.000-07:002013-05-21T12:38:11.444-07:00Long Beach Comic Expo Commissions<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The above are commissioned drawings I made for collectors, during the <a href="http://www.longbeachcomiccon.com/" target="_blank">Long Beach Comic Expo</a>. Thanks to everyone who came out to support & show love. And many thanks to Mike, Martha, Ian and the rest of the organizers & volunteers who helped make it such a memorable, successful whirlwind of a convention. I had an absolute blast!</div>
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Dave Crosland, aka King Gumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14995505076422125728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128646518795822645.post-63351850587019564062013-05-13T14:12:00.000-07:002013-05-13T14:12:33.983-07:00"Alphabet Attack!" Returns on June 3rd!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Dave Crosland, aka King Gumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14995505076422125728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128646518795822645.post-6120517772289320172013-05-09T13:04:00.000-07:002013-05-09T13:04:20.300-07:00Sketch, Sketch, Sketch!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Dave Crosland, aka King Gumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14995505076422125728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128646518795822645.post-46522105550716945412013-05-07T09:20:00.004-07:002013-05-07T09:20:55.612-07:00DOOM BOX & Danger Mouse Prints at The Long Beach Comic Expo!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'll be set up at </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Artists Alley table #6003</span></span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, next to the rascally <a href="http://www.jimmahfood.com/" target="_blank">Jim Mahfood</a>, 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, <a href="http://hiredmeat.blogspot.com/2013/04/doombox-exclusive-c2e2-sketchbook.html" target="_blank">DOOM BOX</a>, which collects drawings, sketches & a 3-page comic short from the past two years.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These were my convention sketches from last weekend's <a href="http://www.c2e2.com/" target="_blank">Chicago Comics & Entertainment Expo</a>. Thanks to everyone who stopped by the our booth to get their art on! Big ups to the Nerd City crew for hosting myself & <a href="http://www.jimmahfood.com/" target="_blank">Jim Mahfood</a>. And heaps of gratitude to the C2E2 organizers for putting on another fantastic convention. I'm looking forward to rocking it again in 2014!</span><br />
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Dave Crosland, aka King Gumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14995505076422125728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128646518795822645.post-17638321588113428722013-04-23T11:39:00.000-07:002013-04-23T11:39:32.828-07:00C2E2 Live Art Luau, Friday Night in Chicago!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'll be painting alongside <a href="http://www.jimmahfood.com/" target="_blank">Jim Mahfood</a>, David Mack, <a href="http://www.templesmith.com/" target="_blank">Ben Templesmith</a>, Won Kim, Joey Potts & some other talented art beasts. And it's all topped-off with an amazing live performance by the phenomenal <a href="http://www.thereveling.com/adiraamram/" target="_blank">Adira Amram & The Experience</a>!</span><br />
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<i><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"I'd reveal how I do adore her, hang my heart on my sleeve just for her."</span></i><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- Dave "King Gum" Crosland</span></div>
Dave Crosland, aka King Gumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14995505076422125728noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128646518795822645.post-5474227788345460022013-04-18T13:10:00.002-07:002013-04-18T13:10:34.390-07:00"Ole One-Eye"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">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 <i>Blade of The Immortal</i> and <i>Valhalla Rising</i>, I have a strange fascination with one-eyed protagonists.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My latest sketchbook is off to the printer! DOOMBOX is a 32-page, exclusive release for <a href="http://www.c2e2.com/" target="_blank">C2E2</a>, 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.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">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.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's being printed in a super limited edition of 50, and will be available at the <a href="http://www.nerdcityonline.com/" target="_blank">Nerd City</a> booth (#967) in <a href="http://www.c2e2.com/Whos-Coming/Guests/The-Block-Guests/" target="_blank">The Block</a>, while supplies last.</span><br />
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Dave Crosland, aka King Gumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14995505076422125728noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128646518795822645.post-48895168322331542732013-04-15T10:34:00.000-07:002013-04-15T10:39:30.321-07:00C2E2 Convention Sketch Pre-Orders<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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With the </span></span><a href="http://www.c2e2.com/" style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank">Chicago Comics & Entertainment Expo</a><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (C2E2) right around the corner, I’m now accepting pre-orders for convention sketches. Ordering your sketch ahead of time eliminates the worry of getting stuck at the end of my commissions list, or missing out on getting a sketch, altogether, simply because you’re only attending the show for one day, leaving early, etc....</span></span></b><br />
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</span><span style="color: #cc0000;">I’ll be accepting sketch pre-orders up until Tuesday, April 23rd. Sketches are available in black & white or color, as well as in two sizes: 9x12” and 11x14”.</span></span></span></b><br />
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</span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Your finished artwork will be ready for pick-up at the </span>Nerd City booth (#967) in “The Block,”<span style="font-weight: normal;"> for the duration of C2E2. You can schedule a convenient time to drop by the booth for your art, via email. Contact me at </span></span></span><a href="mailto:hiredmeat@gmail.com" style="color: #660000; font-weight: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">hiredmeat@gmail.com</span></a><span style="color: #660000; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for pricing info, order placement, questions, and all that jazz. Serious inquiries only, please.
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<span style="color: #660000; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- Dave “King Gum” Crosland
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</span><span style="color: #cc0000;">Here are some examples of my previous convention sketch commissions:</span></span></span></b><br />
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Dave Crosland, aka King Gumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14995505076422125728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128646518795822645.post-18624118468800802302013-04-10T10:43:00.001-07:002013-04-10T10:43:36.242-07:00Danger Mouse Strikes At Iam8bit!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When the gang at Iam8bit asked contributors to their Nickelodeon Studios-themed art show "It's The ShizNICK!" to dig deep for their inspiration, I had no idea just how deep I would go. But in the 11th hour, I mined some creative ore from my early, EARLY childhood -- <i>Danger Mouse</i>!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'll never forget the exhilaration I felt when the theme song kicked in. I was enthralled, watching DM & Penfold race from their pillar box hideout, flipping, fighting & outsmarting the evil Baron Silas Greenback at every turn! As soon as I began drawing the image, my aim was to bring my love of adventure illustration to this cartoon. Strange to say, but <i>Danger Mouse</i> is as deeply rooted in my well of inspiration as <i>Star Wars</i>, <i>Transformers</i> & <i>Conan The Barbarian</i>. So that's the level of respect I chose to show it, with my piece.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"It's The ShizNICK!" opens at Iam8bit in Los Angeles, next Friday, April 19th. For all the reception & gallery info, visit:<a href="http://iam8bit.com/the-gallery/its-the-shiznick/" target="_blank"> www.iam8bit.com/the-gallery/its-the-shiznick</a>. Many of the contributing artists, including myself, will be in attendance. Hope to see you there!</span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"For all of the time in the world, to spend it wild and unwise. I wanna be mesmerizing, too..."</span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I rocked this piece as the toy packaging & promo art for Ben Spencer's <i>Lucha Sharks</i> action figures. This is the first time I've done artwork for a toy, so I was super stoked. From the start, I wanted to give this a similar vibe to that of the old <i>G.I. Joe</i> toy packaging, with all that excitement & promise of adventure in every figure.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The<i> Lucha Sharks</i> will also be available at <a href="http://www.c2e2.com/" target="_blank">C2E2</a>, at the Nerd City booth (The Block #967). For more info on these toothy customers, visit <a href="http://www.luchasharks.blogspot.com/">www.luchasharks.blogspot.com</a>!</span><br />
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