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After being extended an additional week, the 35th Annual Children’s Book Illustrator Exhibition – hosted by Hayward’s Sun Gallery came to a close on Friday May 29th. For those of you who missed the chance to see this work in person – a guided video tour… Now let’s go into detail – In the following video we’ll take a look at the iterations involved in creating a cover painting that was…

Did you know The Mandalorian is also a Capoeirista? Find out how the space Bounty Hunter mastered the Brazilian martial art and why the Star Wars universe still has deep roots in the Bay Area! Read my latest review, before or after you’ve seen the movie… KungFuMagazine.com Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu takes place after the events of season 3 of the Disney+ series. That show, The…

Who remembers my Wuxia Warrior commissions? The TLDR: I transform you into a legendary Kung Fu (Wuxia) Hero done in my newest, most luxuriant illustration style. People Love ’em. I’m delighted to say that I’ve been invited to apply that style of illustration to a new comic-book cover! I’l be contributing a special variant cover to issue #2 of Sifu Kurtis Fujita’s Shadow Ghost. It’s the Kung Fu…

Ramayana’s greatness lies in its emotional richness. At its heart, it is not just about good and evil, but about choices, consequences, and the weight of doing what is right. Rama’s journey is deeply human and that is what we have tried to stay true to.  Nitesh Tiwari, Director of Ramayana parts 1 & 2 I discovered the Ramayana soon after completing the Mahabharata. These were texts I encountered…

Turns out I’ve been writing such Year-in-Review posts since 2021. I’ve gotten better at doing them, or at least they take less time. Also, it helps put things in perspective when considering what progress has been made on an artistic and motivational front; worth a try. So – starting with 10 and working towards the #1 spot . . . 10. Writing for KFM Even with the tapering off of Superhero…

The PLUGOarts line of comic cards are about to explode in variety next year, but you can get a set early and at a discount. Our first official comic card the tale of Tamo & Tea has been a popular Comic-Card since its publication in 2021. Regularly purchased and often included as a freebee it’s been called clever by comic editors at San Diego Comic Con. Combined with continued popularity of the…

Earlier this year, I found myself in talks for another Album Cover illustration. I’ve had the good fortune of being commissioned to create cover art for a work of music a number of times. With the rise of platforms like Spotify I believed the art of the record album cover to be lost. But vinyl endures and there are those musicians who are determined to keep alive the relationship between…

Space Admiral Kandas and Space Cadet Shane welcome visiting dignitary Patrick Lugo to discuss Steven Erikson’s standalone science fiction novel “Rejoice, A Knife to the Heart.” When a mysterious alien AI arrives offering humanity a utopian paradise with no war, poverty, or disease, the biggest question becomes: Can we get out of our own way? Erikson, best known for his epic ten-book Malazan…

The 2025 Graphic Anthology for Young Readers is – Now Available on Kindle Can new be ordered by Libraries & Bookstores Needs Your Review! Add Your Review Get ready for wild rides, fantastical creatures, epic disasters, and silly tales—told entirely through comics! Created by a group of artists and writers who love making comics for kids, Let’s Go! is a joyful celebration of imagination,…

I’ll be a guest on the SCI FI BOOK POD podcast hosted by Kandas Rodarte who also hosts a podcast called Gratitude Geek, – we’ll be discussing a work of Speculative Fiction by one of my all-time favorite authors.  The episode is scheduled to release on Saturday November 20th 

The Nightvision Omnibus Comes to Kickstarter! Another legacy Rebel Studios masterwork of brilliant darkness in one oversize hardcover volume, signed by creators David Quinn & Hannibal King. NIGHTVISION: DARKNESS MINE Omnibus Edition256 Pages, B/W and Color, Oversized 8” by 12” HCEvery Nightvision Story plus Covers, Extras, Pinups, BTS Sketches and Script Pages Check it Out Dive deeply into an…

The penchant for mascots ranging from Pokémon to Miraitowa (ミライトワ the official mascot of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics) is, in my opinion, a hold-over from the folk influences of yōkai and the Kami of Shinto belief. But the word “yōkai” is a Japanese transliteration or pronunciation of the Chinese term “yaoguai” who involve similarly strange creatures. Both languages use the same Chinese…

Next Stop on the UKGK Online Tour: A guest appearance on the Elephant Eater Comics Annual Dispatch livestream. Comic creator Ryan Claytor’s been a mighty mentor for my self-publishing and crowdfunding endevors from the very begining. My very first Kickstarter campaign was launched live on one of his events a few years back.  I’ll be joining the Annual Dispatch Final Night Livestream for a 10…