Well everyone, we’re back in the swing of things again. Preparing for Comicon 2008 has been a very interesting experience for us and we can happily say that things are looking good. We’re excited to meet everyone and hear the response to our very first ashcan. So come by the booth!

But now back to the nitty gritty, after a long and arduos slugfest, going round after round, like Apollo vs. Rocky, we fell simultaniously to the mat. But in the end, the last one standing, the winner of the Birthday Contest and recipient of two exclusive CreatureBox prints is KEITH TURNER with his entry for GIZMO! That’s right you know ‘em, you love ‘em, but don’t feed him after midnight! Great entry Keith!

Thanks everyone for the awsome character ideas, this turned out to be a lot tougher choice than we thought it would be, but it was fun. We are now going to do our own takes on Gizmo, so stay tuned!

Earlier this month I had the pleasure of working on a fun project with the great students of “Ralphadelphia!” in Florida. They wrote and designed King Skullie - a true defender of evil. For my contribution I promised a video drawing which has now slithered its way onto CreatureBox!

Greg and I are still working on our Comic-Con plans. More on that soon along with the announcement of our Birthday contest winner!

King Skullie
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Well everyone, that time has come. After one amazing year, we are now in the midst of making a major push to ready ourselves for our presence at Comic-Con 2008. And as you might expect, along with all the excitement, we also have a lot to prepare. So we need a little time away from the site, but you don’t think we’d leave you empty handed, do you?

Never! In fact, we are having our first contest give-away to celebrate our ONE YEAR anniversary. That’s right, CreatureBox has been through birth, growth, and now seems to be sitting up all on its own. But none of this could be possible without all the great feedback, comments and introductions we’ve been lucky enough to have from all of you! So we present you with a single question.

“What existing character in all the world would you all like to see most reinvisioned by CreatureBox?”

So leave a comment. We want to know, and whoever we think has hit it square on the nail, well, that’s where we pay it forward, or back, you know what we mean.

When we come back one month from today, we will be announcing the winner of the contest who will be receiving not one, but two prints from the ‘Box. From Dave’s collection, a dynamic interpretation of “Mr. Incredible”, and from Greg’s collection, the wacky apes of “Silverback Death Squad”.

So Happy Birthday CreatureBox! And here’s to our next year of craziness.

- the creatures

I’ve realized a good 85% of my designs are dudes screaming at other dudes. I guess I have some strange attraction to teeth…and bulging eyeballs…

About 4 years ago, I embarked on what I now know was an arduous task. PATH is an 80 page graphic novel I wrote and illustrated and is published by ComX. Its kinda goofy, but I hope you’ll all go and get a copy. If you’re store doesn’t have it, the order code is JAN083499 at Diamond Comics.

You want more! Dave did a pinup in the back as well as some other amazing artists.

I really hope you all enjoy it. It was a bull, but I’m really excited to see what everyone thinks. Also, here’s an article on ComX at Newsarama with more details!

I couldn’t help myself. All the Team Fortress 2 characters are super cool.