Vikings are finished! 2:30 PM

Well, at least I'm done with drawing them... for now. I really enjoyed illustrated this book. It played to all of the things I love drawing! non-fiction historical detail, swords and shields, combat,  and whiff of fantasy. Tolkien was heavily inspired by Norse mythology and legends when he created middle earth and in my research it shows (and hopefully in my drawing)

Now, got to prep for MoCCA!

Vikings! RIPE! Ripe Vikings (I suspect that goes without saying) 11:59 AM

What do you do when you're a viking who has just been ambushed by 15 or so bandits? If you're Egil Skallagrimsson you fight until you lose your weapon and then beat them with rocks. All of them, including their buddies who show up later.

This is one of 40 illustrations I've been working on for the next book in the Guts & Glory series by Ben Thompson published by Little Brown.

I'm drawing vikings all day, every day. Life. Is. Rough... and by rough, I mean AWESOME!

This upcoming weekend I'll be exhibiting at the Rhode Island Press Expo! or... RIPE. I'll be selling comic books, silkscreen prints, and drawing VIKINGS! Come check it out!