Something Wicked This Way Cums – Part 1

As I've mentioned before, I will be rerunning the original Live Nude Ghouls Story arc to give myself some time to explore a new idea. Generally speaking I have a terrible memory, but I thought I could post each comic with some reflections. I will do my best.

Something Wicked This Way Cums was originally published in October of 2010. It is the first real comic I ever attempted to write or draw. My look back through these pages is sure to be filled with a mix of pride and cringe. 

I've always been the type of artist that has trouble drawing something unless I have a direction. I started entertaining the idea of drawing a comic to give me that direction. As a lover of Horror, I knew that I wanted to do something in that genre, and I knew I wanted it to be kind of sexy. That said, the real seed for Live Nude Ghouls came from an unlikely place: a song. Growing up, I listened to a lot of punk rock, which in turn lead me to psychobilly. One day Haunted Cathouse by the Nekromantix came on while I was shuffling through songs on my way home from work and something clicked. Even the name Live Nude Ghouls! I remember running in as soon as I got home to see if the domain was available. It was.

From there I started sketching characters and came up with a witch design I kind of liked. As is common for me, I only had a rough idea of the story when I started drawing page 1.

This was my first drawing of who would become Zoranna Bane:

First drawing of Zoranna Bane, the witch from Live Nude Ghouls.

Suicide by Portrait: Skullo

I had the portrait itch again, so I painted a study of the gorgeous Skullo from reference.

Original photo is from the SuicideGirls set “Black and Yellow”, photographed by Caustix

Painted in Photoshop and Procreate.

I’ve done a lot of these studies and have posted a few of them here. A full size copy of the painting is on my Patreon.

Metal Pinup – Uncensored

Metal - nude pinup inspired by Heavy Metal music.

Every month I do a new pinup based on the votes of my Patreon supporters. The theme for last September was Music Genres, and Metal squeaked out a victory. This is the first time I am showing the nude version of this pinup outside of Patreon!

I collected all 12 of last year’s pinups into a digital artbook, and you can get it on Gumroad for only $2! It shows the NSFW and Clean versions of each piece along with a brief write-up about each as well. A bonus zip file containing large JPGs of all NSFW and Clean pinups is included.

Sexy Sketches – Commissions from October to December 2020

More sexy sketches drawn for Patreon supporters. These are always meant to be quick little drawings, but as you can see, I have a tendency to spend too much time on them. Want a sketch of your very own? There are 2 Commission Tier slots currently open on Patreon.

No Good Filthy Sketch Commissions!

More filthy sketch commissions done for my top tier Patreon supporters. This batch is from around July to October of 2020.

Interested in joining the fun and getting your own sketch commission? I have a couple of slots open for just $10 a month. That is pretty damn cheap, and you get one a month for as long as you support.

Dirty, Dirty Sketch Commissions – The New Batch

On Patreon I have a Sketch Commission tier where for just $10 a month I draw a (usually dirty) sketch of whatever you want. Starting in November, I will have two slots open! Check out these sketches from a few months ago, and if you are like “Damn! I need me one of those!”, click here.

You can see more sketch commissions I’ve done for supporters of this tier here.

Sketches and Dirty Doodles from Early 2020

Me: Here is a fresh batch of Sketch Commissions from Early 2020!

Viewer: Wait, how can they be fresh if they were done months ago?

Me: New to you, ain’t they! 🖕


P.S. All these were done for the fine people that support my Sketch Commission tier on Patreon. Thank you Patreon supporters! You make Live Nude Ghouls possible.