2ND ANNUAL FRANKENSTEIN FRIDAY!

Yesterday was the 2nd annual celebration of everyone's favorite misunderstood cinematic monster.

My very good friend and brilliantly talented comic book artist, Russ Braun (-google him now if you want to spend hours looking at beautiful artwork) started this last year after he'd spent a year or so having his Friday warm up sketch be of some version of Frankenstein.

Russ invited all his friends and fellow artists to a Facebook page he created to post their own interpretations of Frankenstein just as a way of getting us all together for a virtual celebration the Friday before Halloween.

So, here are my submissions for this year's celebration.

FRANKENSTEIN FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So, here it is, October 30th that well know pre-Halloween celebration known the world over as, Frankenstein Friday!

What?  You've never heard of this?  Well, that's because it's year one of the celebration started by my good friend and immensely talented artist, Russ Braun.  https://www.facebook.com/russ.braun.589

Russ starts everyday by doing sketches of random subjects that he loves and Frankenstein turned out to be one of his favorite repeat subjects.  From sketching movie incarnations or the Groovy Ghoulies Frank, to The Monster Cereal baddies of Frankenberry, Count Chocula and BooBerry, Russ decided that Fridays sketches were always going to be Frankenstein related.

And this year with Halloween falling on a Saturday, Russ decided to have the Friday before Halloween, October 30th be an official day to celebrate all types of artwork created out of a love for Frankenstein. So he created an event page on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/events/724226927682174/

All day today, anyone and everyone is welcome to post something they created or have or love or whatever that relates to Frankenstein.

I went a bit nuts and made 6 pieces, but it was a really nice break from endless work hours to shut everything else out and just have some fun.  So here's all my Frankenstein Friday Fun!!!!

Peter Cushing as Dr. Frankenstein

Frankenweenie

Glen Strange as The Monster

Frankenhooker-(one of the cheesiest and most idiotic sexploitation films ever made...)

A mash-up of my favorite breakfast cereal when I was a kid and my favorite comedy team EVER!

Karloff

FRANKENSTEIN FRIDAY: PREVIEW!!!!!!!

OCTOBER 30TH IS FRANKENSTEIN FRIDAY!!!

CHECK OUT THE OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE

https://www.facebook.com/events/724226927682174/

This is my tribute to that cinematic classic, FRANKENHOOKER!  

RUSS BRAUN: COMIC ARTISTE EXTRAORDINAIRE!

Happy 2015!

Thought I'd start 2015 off with a shout out to one of my best friends and a fantastically talented comic artist, Russ Braun.

I met Russ back in the late 90's while we both were working at Disney Feature Animation on Mulan.

Both trapped in the hell that was the Clean Up department, we both wanted to get a shot at storyboarding, but at Disney it was not to be.

Russ ended up back in his native NYC drawing for a wide range of comic titles while I relocated to the west coast and my pursuit of storyboarding.

Russ doesn't have a website, but he uses his public facebook page as a place to share his artwork, past and present.  He's just started to do a bit of instructing in the NYC area, so if you're a student, or someone interested in creating a comic of your own, check out Russ's amazing and inspiring work.

He's worked on everything from, BATMAN, FABLES, HELLSTORM, ANIMAL MAN, JACK OF FABLES, DEAD BOY DETECTIVE, THE NIGHT WITCHES  and most recently working on the talented comic creator/legend GARTH ENNIS'S, THE BOYS.

Here's a small sampling of Russ's work.  Again, check out his facebook page for more greatness!

https://www.facebook.com/russ.braun.589

Russ and I last year at his favorite NYC Irish pub, Molly Malones