Cross Generation of Heroes

Finally finished this one after some delay, but thoroughly enjoyed doing it, and I'm pleased with the way it turned out.

When I first started this, I was completely at a loss as to who I should pit against Ryu in this shot. In the end, after much brain rattling and coming up blank, I decided on Teknoman (Tekkaman Blade), in homage to the new 'Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes' game coming out on the Wii.

Whilst I'm familiar with some of Tatsunoko Productions shows (all of which appear in the game), like Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (Battle of the Planets), Casshern(Neo-Human Casshern) and Tekkaman:The Space Knight (old school Teknoman), the one show I watched growing up, and was most familiar with, was Tekkaman Blade, which was meant to be a reboot of the original series. So I decided to put him in instead, as opposed to the original version.

Thanks goes to Nick, for his suggestion on the Northern Lights background, inspired by the fluorescent colours in the game.

-Z

To Remove The Wool...

'How far are you willing to go, to remove the wool from your eyes?'

Just a piece I did for a friend's proposed collab, which is supposed juxtapose our artwork, which in turn is kinda supposed to encapsulate what we're about/our style.

Got some inspiration for this from some friends.

In case you're wondering, this is kinda like a sneak peek at some of the characters that will appear in one of the comics I'll be working on this year. I won't reveal much more than that. I hope to get the first few pages started, but I still have parts of the story I wanna flesh out first, as well as the other characters.

In fact, some of these characters aren't quite in their final conceptual stage, just yet. So don't be surprised if there are some changes to their appearances in the comic.

Hope everyone looks forward to it ^_____^

Z

The Modern Man

"I’m a modern man, a man for the millennium. Digital and smoke free. A diversified multi-cultural, post-modern deconstruction that is anatomically and ecologically incorrect. I’ve been up linked and downloaded, I’ve been inputted and outsourced, I know the upside of downsizing, I know the downside of upgrading. I’m a high-tech low-life. A cutting edge, state-of-the-art bi-coastal multi-tasker and I can give you a gigabyte in a nanosecond!

I’m new wave, but I’m old school and my inner child is outward bound. I’m a hot-wired, heat seeking, warmhearted cool customer, voice activated and bio-degradable. I interface with my database, my database is in cyberspace, so I’m interactive, I’m hyperactive and from time to time I’m radioactive.

Behind the eight ball, ahead of the curve, ridin' the wave, dodgin' the bullet and pushin' the envelope. I’m on-point, on-task, on-message and off drugs. I’ve got no need for coke and speed. I've got no urge to binge and purge. I’m in-the-moment, on-the-edge, over-the-top and under-the-radar. A high-concept, low-profile, medium-range ballistic missionary. A street-wise smart bomb. A top-gun bottom feeder. I wear power ties, I tell power lies, I take power naps and run victory laps. I’m a totally ongoing big-foot, slam-dunk, rainmaker with a pro-active outreach. A raging workaholic. A working rageaholic. Out of rehab and in denial!

I’ve got a personal trainer, a personal shopper, a personal assistant and a personal agenda. You can’t shut me up. You can’t dumb me down because I’m tireless and I’m wireless, I’m an alpha male on beta-blockers.

I’m a non-believer and an over-achiever, laid-back but fashion-forward. Up-front, down-home, low-rent, high-maintenance. Super-sized, long-lasting, high-definition, fast-acting, oven-ready and built-to-last! I’m a hands-on, foot-loose, knee-jerk head case pretty maturely post-traumatic and I’ve got a love-child that sends me hate mail.

But, I’m feeling, I’m caring, I’m healing, I’m sharing-- a supportive, bonding, nurturing primary care-giver. My output is down, but my income is up. I took a short position on the long bond and my revenue stream has its own cash-flow. I read junk mail, I eat junk food, I buy junk bonds and I watch trash sports! I’m gender specific, capital intensive, user-friendly and lactose intolerant.

I like rough sex. I like tough love. I use the “F” word in my emails and the software on my hard-drive is hardcore--no soft porn.

I bought a microwave at a mini-mall; I bought a mini-van at a mega-store. I eat fast-food in the slow lane. I’m toll-free, bite-sized, ready-to-wear and I come in all sizes. A fully-equipped, factory-authorized, hospital-tested, clinically-proven, scientifically- formulated medical miracle. I’ve been pre-wash, pre-cooked, pre-heated, pre-screened, pre-approved, pre-packaged, post-dated, freeze-dried, double-wrapped, vacuum-packed and, I have an unlimited broadband capacity.

I’m a rude dude, but I’m the real deal. Lean and mean! Cocked, locked and ready-to-rock. Rough, tough and hard to bluff. I take it slow, I go with the flow, I ride with the tide. I’ve got glide in my stride. Drivin and movin', sailin' and spinin', jiving and groovin', wailin' and winnin'. I don’t snooze, so I don’t lose. I keep the pedal to the metal and the rubber on the road. I party hearty and lunch time is crunch time. I’m hangin' in, there ain’t no doubt and I’m hangin' tough, over and out!"

~George Carlin, a comedic genius and poet extraordinaire

R.I.P George Carlin(May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008)

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