Two more contest winners, both from the DeviantArt contest.  First up is a commission I did for Jonathan Sanders of his character, the Crusterminator (which he created as a kid):

Next is one for Josh Alves of his villain, Ippy Cac:

Thanks for participating, guys!

Well, the results are in, and Evil Ain’t Easy finished in fourth place on Zuda. I want to thank everyone that took the time to read it, whether you voted or not. It was great to get so much feedback on one of my comics all month.  One of the best things about being in this competition was how many people supported this comic by creating fan art, participating in things like the Facebook group, or just spreading the word. You are all pretty awesome people.

In case you’re wondering, you will see Evil Ain’t Easy again.  It will see print in either our Random Ink anthology or possibly its own book.  And I will be posting the rest of the artwork I am doing for our contest winners right here.

Thanks again for all the support!

Just a few days left to vote for Evil Ain’t Easy!

Here are some of the free commissions I created for winners of the Facebook and Twitter contests.  First up is the Mystic Yak for Andrew Wales.  Andrew was the first winner of the Facebook contest, and he requested I draw one of the characters from his Eclectic Comics…

Next is my version of Josh Alves’ Araknid Kid, which was won on the Twitter contest:

Another Twitter winner was Kevin J., who requested a portrait of himself:

REMEMBER… the Twitter, Facebook, and deviantArt contests are all running for a few more days.  Check ‘em out, and you still might win some free stuff!

Here is a new sketch I did of some of the henchmen that didn’t make the cut with Dr. Nimbus…

The above crossover strip is by my good friend Amber Stone. I really got a kick out of seeing how she combined our characters. Her comic, Love the Dango, was originally in the Zuda competition back in January. She has since continued it as a webcomic that updates three times a week. You should definitely check it out!

And below you can see the Zuda crossover image that Sean McFarland created for this month’s competition. I like how irate (and muppet-like) he made Dr. Nimbus look. It’s cool to see all of those different characters in a common location.

LESS THAN A WEEK LEFT! If you haven’t voted yet, please do soon! Let’s get Evil Ain’t Easy to the number one spot!

Two more contests for you all…

ON FACEBOOK:

Join the EAE Facebook group and check the main page often. Once a week, I will be asking an EAE trivia question in a wall post there (which will be easy to answer if you’ve read the comic). The first member to email me the correct answer will win a free commissioned drawing of the character of your choice! One winner each week!

ON TWITTER:

Just follow me on Twitter, and once a week you will also see a chance to win a commissioned drawing just by responding to a certain tweet on there!

I liked that fan art by Josh Alves so much that I went ahead and turned it into a wallpaper! Check it out!

Also, here’s some new fan art starring Dr. Nimbus (along with characters from two other Zuda entries this month) by Walter Ostlie. Walter runs the Zuda Fan Art blog, which you should definitely swing by sometime… great stuff! I really enjoyed seeing his more realistic take on Dr. Nimbus!

Evil Ain’t Easy has moved up to 4th place in the competition. Thank you to all of you who have already voted! Let’s keep spreading the word… less than three weeks to go.

Hey, any of you that are on deviantArt might want to check out the Evil Ain’t Easy fan art contest I just started on there. There’s lots of great prizes, including a one-year Premium Membership to deviantArt, free prints, and commissions. Check out all the details right here! (If you’re not on deviantArt, it’s free to join.)

Two more contests are on the way… stay tuned!

This one is by Paul McKinney.  It’s such a treat to see another artist’s take on my characters. Thanks, man!

Well, this sure made my day!  Two different pieces of fan art!  The one above is by my artist friend Josh Alves, who is a former Zuda competitor himself.  His comic, Araknid Kid, was actually on there twice, as he was one of the few invited back to compete in the first Zuda invitational.  I love his version of Dr. Nimbus!  He perfectly captured his personality with that expression and the text.  Josh does some great work, and you should totally check out his site!

Below is a piece by Steve Steiner, yet another Zuda pro.  Steve has created THREE different comics (Middle-Aged Monster, Colonel MacTagart and Everyone Laughs at the Crocodile Man) for Zuda competitions.  He is currently the colorist for the February winner, The Hammer.  His versions of Dr. Nimbus and Lothar are dang quirky and fit the goofiness of the strip so well!

Thanks, guys!!  If anyone else is interested in doing some fan art, just drop me a line with the image or a link to where you posted it… and it will end up here!

Thanks for stopping by!

This production blog will be the main hub for Evil Ain’t Easy. Here you can find sketches (such as those below) with many more on the way. There are some free DOWNLOADS available, including wallpapers and bookmarks.  And if you really want to help this comic win the competition, there are some great ideas and link graphics over on the SUPPORT page.  This is going to be a tough contest this month, so anything you can do to help spread the word is uber-appreciated!

Check back really soon for info on the multiple contests we will be running to promote Evil Ain’t Easy.  If you are on Facebook, Twitter, or deviantArt… you will definitely want to participate and win some free stuff!

Facial expression studies of Dr. Nimbus:

Facial expression studies of Lothar: