This series of panels set some closure to the story (open ended of course).  The composition for the last panel in the sequence was taken from photography of a guy who spent a lot of time spelunking in sewer systems, and photographing himself in the context of his urban exploration.  The members described the exploration [...]

The picture of the Galianno family is actually taken from the godfather movie, a closeup reveals that Frankie Galianno is actually Marlon Brando in the original film photograph. A small nod to Copala. Influences include Year One, Miller and Mazzuchelli.

Not much to say about this sequence of panels. I did quite a bit of grassroots research on the craft of telling a story through the medium of comic books. Scott McLoud was a huge help breaking down how panels function and the relationship of images when they are placed in particular sequences. I also [...]

I can’t draw women. So naturally this was a pretty big challenge for me.  She looks kinda like a dude so I guess it didn’t totally work out for me.  I was truly making some direct graphic references to Frank Miller’s Sin City.  I had to get a special printer to enlarge these drawings when [...]

This panel sequence illustrates the infamous Lister Block building located on James St. North, Hamilton, Ontario.  This building has a bizarre history of tenants and owners but now it sits abandoned and plays host to crack addicts and squatters.

This was my little nod to the Hamilton Spectator for the amazing permanent historical archives they fund at the Hamilton Public Library.  I spent a couple of days in that area of the library when I was originally doing the research for this work.  Anything from organized crime, prostitution, murders, drugs, and the biker culture [...]

This drawing originally had a dual purpose; the cover of the “issue”, and also the main image to promote the show in the gallery window. This work was heavily influenced by artist Jack Kirby, well regarded for his rough angled mastery of depicting the physiology of some of the world’s most famous super heros. I [...]