Alien-A-Day: March 5th

This creature is called the Flatwoods Monster, also, the Phantom of Flatwoods. Three kids watched a ufo land on a nearby farm. They went home, told what they saw and then returned with several people including the mother of two of the boys and a friend who was a national guardsman. They got to the sight and saw a large, red, pulsating ball of fire and soon the creature appeared, hovering toward them (it floats in what was described as the back end of a rocket and is usually drawn to look like it is wearing a big metal trash can from the waist down) and making hissing noises when illuminated by a flashlight from the group. It was reported that it emitted a kind of gas cloud that made everyone feel sick. It was also seen by other people in the area around the same time and some of the sightings speak of a lizard-like creature that hovers around in the same kind of small, wearable craft. Pretty weird stuff. I hope I never have a run in.

Alien-A-Day: March 4th

Man, where to start with this one. The story goes that a crew of these fellows showed up at a farm and abducted a man, Antonio Villas Boas, taking him aboard their craft. He was taken to a room, stripped, and made to wait. An alien woman showed up without her clothes on and they did, well...it. Afterward he waited around, watching some of the beings talk, and tried to steal what he thought was a clock before they stopped him. Then they let him go.

Boas went into great detail about his experience. There are other witnesses including his brother, who, together, watched a ufo the night before, and a doctor who examined Boas afterward because he was all blistery and radiated and stuff.

Alien-A-Day: March 3rd

These guys were described as being mummy-like, the color of sand with the texture of a towel. The legs seemed to be fused together as well as the fingers on both hands, the thumbs were seperate.

Alien-A-Day: March 2nd

62 kids saw this sucker near their school. Their were supposedly two beings. Some of the kids claim that at least one of the creatures had long black hair covering the back of his head and down it's back. The case is well documented, with a bunch of illustrations from the kids!

Taiyo Matsumoto's 'No.5'

In his comic "No. 5", Taiyo Matsumoto's character design and focus on visual storytelling, particularly in action sequences is something I greatly admire and strive for in my own work. The sketchy line work evokes a strong sense of movement and really brings the characters to life in a unique way. I have the first two volumes but can never find them in stores and never have enough dough to order the rest of them, I think there are like eight books now! If you have a chance to check these out go for it! They are full of eye candy for visual artists and comic book enthusiasts alike to drool over.

Space Men

We put up some new work on Twamies (topmost) inspired by the Solar System! Painting them jogged my memory and reminded me of some really amazing artrwork from the 1800's by a fellow named E. L. Trouvelot. The New York Public Library has a bunch of them in their digital gallery! One of my favorite illustrations of all time is his work 'The November Meteors' (above). His Jupiter ain't bad either! Oh yeah, and he is also credited for kind of accidentally releasing Gypsy Moth larvae into the U.S. He was all like 'hmmm' and tried to warn people about them, but it seems that his warnings were sort of ignored. The moths became quite the invasive species. Oops!