This month I've been doing lots of stuff.Some of it is illustration related but unfortunately it's also the kind of stuff that I can't post here —at least not yet.
On the other hand,Gorillaz released a new single some days ago and it's quite good.But you know,half of that band's appeal is Jamie Hewllett's designs.Back in the day when their first album debuted in many art communities there was this trend of picturing yourself as if you were a member of Gorillaz.Well,I made one of those pictures and during a couple coffee breaks I polished and colored it.So here it is.

The dog sled? Well,since I was a cute and bratty kid I always wanted to ride one of those (actually I simply like doggies and owning at least 5 of them always sounded like fun —but maybe I've read Jack London's books way too many times).

Oh,by the by,I've been planning a small playlist project.If you've been watching some of the stuff I post around here,I'd like you to mention a song that you think reflects what I do.No need to think too much,just be spontaneous and mention the first song you think of (if you already answered this on Facebook but have another song,well,feel free to play again).
In case you're interested,I've been listing the songs on Last.FM,but please don't look at the playlist until you've mentioned your song,so your personal opinion doesn't get influenced.Thanks.

I was going to post this yesterday but there were some weird windstorms that broke some skyscrappers' windows,took down trees and created nasty power outages all through the city.But the really funny thing was that I made this illo as a X-mas gift for a good friend that recently moved to Chicago —yup,the Windy City as they call it.That kind of odd details always make laugh.
For those not familiar with him,the character in white is Kaliman,a popular Mexican superhero featured in comic books,radio serials and a couple of movies.For those those familiar,yes,I know that Kaliman didn't had black boots in the comic books but he did in the movies and my buddy is rather a fan of that version of the character.

Oh,by the by,I've just joined the bandwagon and signed up at Formspring.me.You cand find me at formspring.me/everyueveryme and then ask me anything you want.I'll be answering everything,just for the fun of it.

And now,an important message:

(calligraphy pen & digital stuff)
Hey!, original by -U!
(image via Flickr's «Blog This»).

...and thank you for your attention.We now return to our regular programation.

Months ago I posted a little rant about not watching any good movies.Well,unfortunately things have not changed since so far I haven't watched Ponyo and Zombieland yet (hopefully I'll watch Blood next week...on DVD).Pananormal Activity was boring,and Cameron's Avatar felt like Pocahontas meets The Clan of the Cave Bear meets Starship Troopers.Disney's Princess & The Frog was fine but I guess a lot got lost in the translation and dubbing.

So in the end,I've been still thinking about motion pictures I would really like to watch at a movie theatre.And in this case,we're talking about a true rise of evil machines —or rather evil mechanical parasites.Of course,things become really scary when the tamagotchis start growing up and evolving because that's what (evil) Japanese virtual pets always do.And then if you thought killing undead things was a hard task as they're already dead,well,try killing small cute creatures with virtual lives and tiny 'reset' buttons.
But the best part would be the soundtrack of course,with lots of sounds like this:

Still,as it usually happens,the book would be better than the movie because only there would be a full explaination of the subplot of the mad scientists trying to achieve eternal life uploading their minds and souls into the tamagotchis (making the story an unofficial prequel to The Matrix).

Personally I think that saying 'Happy New Year' on New Year's Eve doesn't make much sense.You know,you don't go wishing 'Good Morning' from the night before,so I think that it's better greeting when the New Year has actually started and is in the present,not before.But that's just my point of view.

Then there's the true reason why January 1st is special for me:it marks the anniversary of this LJ.Today,it's 6 years since I posted for the first time here (quite a while,ah?).
I guess I've never mentioned it before,but I got this account as a gift from a friend (unfortunately I lost all contact with her —but if you're out there Gabs,thank you).At first I had no idea what to do exactly here because I already had a personal blog...and in the end I migrated said blog to a second LJ account because I really found myself comfortable here.And that's mostly because I've met lots of wonderful and awesome people right here.Some might say that online interaction is cold and even fake,yet I can say that at least for me it's quite the opposite because here I've met people with whom I've been creating stuff,some others that never stop to amaze and inspire me,and some others more that don't stop renewing my faith in humanity almost everyday (specially last year...sure,it was a bit rough for many reasons,but without said persons it surely would have been a real torture,so in the end it was a good and worthy year,I guess).
So,the only proper thing I can say about all that,well,it's THANK YOU,THANK YOU SO MUCH GUYS,ALL AND EVERY ONE OF YOU!!!

Now,2010 is here.Personally I'm really looking forward to make it really epic and using it to make real a dream or two.
Hope you all come along,because let me tell you,the journey already promises to be quite breathtaking.

Have a Nice Happy Most Awesome Year!

And after some...let's say 'jumpy'...days and events,I came upon with this illo.
That,and this message for all of you out there:

«If you don't find what you're looking for,create it.Be it»

Pass it on

Winter solstice was 28 hours ago —so you can guess that yes,it's that time of the year once again!

Here.Have this year's Fatalysia greeting card.You know it goes with all the best wishes and warmest regards.
So,if you are reading this,take a moment and wish something,anything (hint:seize the chance and dream big).And let there be here some hope and good will so your wish becomes true.If it doesn't,well,hope that at least the gifts you get this year are things you really wanted or needed.

Have a most fun,safe and awesome...

(Select your flavor of Winter holiday!)AgnosticaBhaubeejBodhiBoxing DayChristmas EveChristmasChristmas TV Specials MarathonDía De Los InocentesDiwaliDong-zhiFête des FousFestivusHanukkahHogmanayKarachunKrampusnachtKwanzaaMatarikiModranectPanquetzaliztliPosadasRohatsuSadehSaturnaliaSaint Lucy DaySol Invictus12 Days of ChristmasWinter SolsticeWintervalYaldaYuleZamenhof DayAll and every one of them!

PS.-Have this virtual jukebox as well,with a serving of some hand-picked holiday music —Hope you like the tunes!

Young Liars: Vol. 1 Daydream Believer by David Lapham.
Heard a lot of good things about this comic back when it was still published as a series but since local retailers suck I couldn't get any issues.Then the series got cancelled but fortunately was reprinted as a TPB.And now I have 2 wishes:one,that I could have read this story before,and the other,that I get the other books very soon since the book finishes with a cliffhanger.The story is simply great...it's a wild ride from cover to cover,spiced with violence,madness and weirdness (Robert Rodriguez would die and kill for the chance of making a movie about this story).You couldn't expect less when the main characters are a junky transvestite,a thirty-something loser that still depends of his father,a bullimic ex-model,a groupie wanna-be,an frustrated musician and a girl crazier than a classic cartoon character because of a bullet in her brain —and meeting them is just the begining.

The other day I was looking through some old drawings and stumbled upon the designs I made years ago for the Batgirl and Supergirl memes —following these other links you'll find my both my Batgirl post and my Supergirl post for said online events.

Anyways,thing is I felt in the mood of revisiting those redesigns,this time making the girls team-up and showing in a more clear —or obvious— way that their suits were inspired by Little Red Riding Hood (I'm such a fanboy of that tale,I know).So as you can see,here is the final result.
( Oh,but I also made a colored version as a mock cover —clickie and lookie here! )

For one thing or another I forgot to post this illo until now.It's was drawn for the Ilustrando Que Es Gerundio blog,and the theme was Little Details.
I don't have much else to say but I guess that actually the image does say a lot by itself