In the Gutters

Last week I did the linework for a strip on the webcomic "The Gutters".  Pretty fun stuff!  Check out the final colored version here.

The Confectioners

It's been a while since I posted anything on here, so I figured I would show a bit of what I've been up since my last post.

I was commissioned by writer Marta Tanrikulu to do the artwork (linework, colors, and lettering) for a short story idea she had for a comic about two feuding candy moguls called "The Confectioners".  It was a fun story and reminded me of something you would find in a Disney or Pixar film, so I tapped into my inner Disney on this one and had a blast with it.

Even though I was commissioned to create the artwork for this story, it currently has no home at a publisher (though there is some interest in it).  So if there's anyone out there reading this that has any interest in the story themselves, then please contact me and I will put you in touch with Marta.  I think it would be a wonderful addition to any type of anthology comics out there that focus on short stories, and its all-ages storytelling makes it accessible to a wide audience, so don't be a stranger and send me an e-mail if you're interested (at which point I can also send you the lettered version to read as well).

Until then, enjoy the artwork from these pages and I will be back to posting more King of the Unknown very soon too!  -Marcus

Face Studies

Here's proof that I'm more than just that "guy who draws cartoony and draws that comic about fat Elvis with crude humor"!

The funny thing is I find working in this style to actually be easier to do than working in my go to "cartoony" style.  Go figure.

Once Upon A Time Machine

Sooo, after looking through some of my older blog posts, I can't believe I never properly plugged this comic that I was a part of.

"Once Upon a Time Machine" was published by Dark Horse Comics this past October (I was even at the NYCC to promote this thing back then), and I did the full artwork for the Tortoise and the Hare story in it (which was written by the great and talented Mr. David Tanh).  So if you're interested in picking up a copy you can get a pretty good deal off of Amazon right here.

Here is a sample page for ya to check out.  It has giant robots.

Woof! Woof!

Random Art Post

Got a bunch of random pieces of art that I figured I should post up here since I haven't posted anything in a while.

Some test concept designs:

And a commission I did for fellow "Once Upon a Time Machine" anthologyer (yeah, I know that's totally not a word...shut up) Tom Alexander with his sister fighting alongside Daryl from the Walking Dead:

I'll post up some other art soon...maybe...

KISS Commission

I've been doing a round of commissions lately, and here is one I just finished up!  The commissions I get are usually pretty interesting and not something I would normally get to work on regularly, case in point, this KISS commission!  It was a ton of fun to work on though!

BTW, anyone interested in having me do a commission for them can contact me at marcusmuller@gmail.com , just make sure you but "Commissions" in the subject line so I don't spam it out.  I usually charge around $125 for a full color commission like this, but price varies depending on what you want and how much work is going to go into it (especially if there's lots of detail and lots of background work).