My Latest

Graymalkin from Marvel Comic's Young X-Men.

A Wild Thing for a friend's "Where The Wild Things Are" theme sketchbook.

New Sketchbook Unveiled At Detroit FanFare

Nathan Pride Collected Works: Twenty Eleven Edition is a collection of artwork both personal and professional from 2009-2011. Within the 24 pages are Cthulhu beasties, ancient Oracles, a monkey god, a dromedary toad, battling dinosaurs and much more. I will be making this new book available for the first time at the 2nd annual Detroit FanFare this weekend Sept. 24-25. It's also available NOW to order on my website in the Original Artwork section.

"Legends" 2011 Eisner Winner

The 2011 Will Eisner Awards, considered the "Oscars®" of comics, were presented on July 22nd in San Diego as part of the San Diego Comic-Con International. "Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard", a collection of stories told as part of a contest at the fabled June Alley Inn, was winner for Best Anthology! I was extremely pleased to be a part of such a wonderful collection of stories and artists before the award, now I feel completely over the moon. I'd like to congratulate all the talented contributors to "Legends" with whom I humbly share this award and achievement: Archaia and their staff, David Petersen, Paul Morrisey, Jeremy Bastian, Ted Naifeh, Alex Sheikman, Scott Keating, Sean Rubin, Alex Kain, Terry Moore, Gene Ha, Lowell Francis, Katie Cook, Guy Davis, Jason Shawn Alexander, Craig Rousseau, Karl Kerschl, Mark Smylie and João Lemos.

My Latest

Life, in all its multi-faceted plentitude, has directed me away from my posting for awhile -- my sincerest apologies. Let's get you caught up with some artwork, shall we? Below are a collection of some of my latest ink drawings. (1) is a commission of Cursed Pirate Girl mimicking an old X-Men cover. (2) is a birthday gift drawing. (3) and (4) are some recent personal creature art.

The Cricket On The Hearth

"To find a cricket on the hearth is the luckiest thing of all."

Earlier this year I began cover designs for a planned holiday release of Charles Dickens' "The Cricket on The Hearth". The cover illustration I was contracted to create paid homage to an earlier publication of the same novella. A simple line drawing of a 19th century fireplace and hearth, a perking kettle jumping in the flames and a lone cricket sitting on the hearth. In the story the cricket is a sort of barometer of life at the home of John Peerybingle, his younger wife Dot and their new baby. When things go well, the cricket on the hearth chirps; it is silent when there is sorrow. Can this cricket help restore the family's faith in each other? Available now exclusively through Barnes & Noble stores and online. You may want to get a copy soon if you are interested as the last holiday book I worked on with Barnes & Noble, "A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Stories", sold out.

Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard Collection In Stores

The hardcover collection of the first series of Legends of the Guard is in stores now. I was fortunate to be a contributor to the series with "The Ballad of Nettledown" which also turned out to be my return to the main stage of comics. Being able to be a part of this book was very humbling. With David Petersen, Mouse Guard creator, anchoring the story between the invited talents; Alex Sheikman, Scott Keating, Guy Davis, Jeremy Bastian, Ted Naifeh, Karl Kerschl, Gene Ha, Lowell Francis, Sean Rubin, Alex Cain, Katie Cook, Terry Moore, Jason Shawn Alexander, Craig Rousseau, Mark Smylie and João Lemos. Legends is the story of a night at the June Alley Inn when June, the Innskeep, begins a competition amongst the patrons to — "Tell no complete truths, no complete falsehoods and tell me a tale I never heard."— in return the winner would have their overdue bar tab stricken. Easily a great read for those already familiar with David Petersen's Mouse Guard series and for those who love the works of The Brothers Grimm and other richly, fantastical animal tales. Available now from Archaia in your local comic shop and bookstores.

Original Art For Sale

My Legends of the Guard story was released in stores last month. I have posted on my website my original pages for sale from Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard #3. The 3-page story, "The Ballad of Nettledown", is a tale of a mouse that saves his town from a great flood by swallowing it up. I was really happy to be a part of this great series that featured some amazing writers and artists. This is the first comic story that I have had published in 16 years! Please help me celebrate by taking a look at the pages and seeing if they strike your collector's fancy. Cheers!