The Moby Dick of Vampires

Every crusty star captain needs his Moby Dick to chase after. This future vampire has been around for a few thousand years. No name yet.

A starship Captain character I've been rolling around in my head.

Demiurgos Illustration without text

Demiurgos Book Cover Design

Another dream. I dreamed I was negotiating a book deal with a publisher and she accepted my terms only after seeing the cover I had designed. My memory of the cover is a little vague but here is the gist of it. After dinner for a couple of nights. All in photoshop.

You can look but you can't touch!

This Devil Girl piece was spawned from a conversation about the rules of conduct in strip clubs.
This lady would need no enforcement of the club policies!

The Lady Galactus. She could make having your world eaten a little less painful.

I've always been a fan of Galactus.
I've always been a fan of women.
Why not combine two great things?

Bad Ass Sci-Fi Babe pinup

I'm working on a series of Sci-Fi Babe pinups. This is the first.

Ladymonster

Part of a series of monster babes.

My Spotlight on PKD Media!

Check out my interview with Shawn Pryor of PKD Media. He's is a talented writer that does spotlights on other independent creators.

Creature Designs

This first piece (actually two pieces) is from Heroes Con 2009. It was fathers day and I was missing my kids.
The River Rat is a demon from BARG! It feeds on the death found in rivers during times of war. This nasty bugger is small at about 30 feet from snout to the back of its bulb.

Taurus is one of the avatars of a great Archon. The rulers of the Zodiac who keep the light of the Goddess imprisoned on the physical plane.


Crucible is a big bruiser in his own right but he also has the ability to create powerful weapons to use against the BARG!
Biter can swim through the ground as if it was water.
Look for all of these designs to be featured in Big Ass Robot Gods!

Main Street Mafia

I took a break from the standard pinups to knock out an ode to the Main Street Mafia. What is the MSM?

Well take a look at http://www.thefukerton.com/

Chad Dukes. Thank you for entertaining us.

Listen to the Big O and Dukes show of 106.7 WJFK FM or on Itunes.

Tonight's pinup is Scarlet Witch!

Started this at about 9:00 after piking up my comics. The Laughing Ogre in Landsdowne VA is THE place to get comics. Well actually they have a few locations. Hit up the website for more info!


http://laughingogrecomics.com/

Spider Woman

Spider Woman is arguably the sexiest character in comics. Here is my take on the lovely lady with a big sting!

The Former Captian Marvel

She has never gotten the respect she deserves! Captain Marvel is now called Photon or Pulsar.
Here is my take on the lady of light!

And the line work...

Galactus commission for the Dan Frazier collection

Comic convention regulars won't be surprised by the image of Dan Frazier walking about with boundless energy and a huge portfolio of oversized artwork from a who's who of artists in the the comic book industry. Dan lives with cerebral palsy but it doesn't hold him back from making a huge impression on everyone who meets him. He wants to use his huge collection of original art to help comic creators that have fallen on hard times. I recently had the honor of contributing to his collection. I did a piece of the world devourer Galactus and the look of excitement on Dan's face was priceless. It was especially rewarding to me because my work joins that of the Buscemas, Romitas, George Perez and just about anyone else you could think of. I look forward to adding more pieces to his collection!

See you in Baltimore Dan!

The Badmonkeybrain Collective!

Here we are at dinner. From left to right:

-The social butterfly with a stinger of the group this guy is a convention rock star! I give you Brian Maze of Freak Central fame.

-The hot chocolate one that has brought sexy back to comics yours truly Iszy Iszard, creator of Big Ass Robot Gods.

-The intern with the big smile who can melt the hearts of comic book nerds with a "hello" Mariah Arant AKA "Intern Mariah".

-The big guy with a heart of gold has done almost too much to mention I call him "Hollywood" but you may know him as Jerry Carr, the magic behind the wildly popular CryptoZoo Crew and the future title "Tiki Monkey Girl".

-And last but certainly not least, a guy that can kick box all night and put a custom crafted cake in a box in the morning, the super talented Rand Arrington, creator of ChipMonks.

There you have it folks. The BADMONKEYBRAIN Collective!

Chilling out in the heat with Scott Adsit of 30 Rock fame at the Heroes Con after party at Heroes Aren't Hard to Find in Charlotte NC!

Scott Adsit plays Peter Hornberger on 30 Rock. He's a genuinely cool
dude! Shelton Drum and the folks at Heroes Aren't Hard to find put on
the most creator friendly convention I've ever done! The after party
was pretty cool too. Who would have thought that beer and comics would
go so well together?

My buddy and fellow Badmonkeybrainer Jerry Carr and I got to share
some cool memories with the great Joe Jusko. It's always nice to
share your experiences with other creators that have influenced your
work over the years. Joe was great to talk to and we are looking
forward to hooking up with him at the Baltimore Con this fall.

The convention was great and it was the ideal maiden voyage of the
Badmonkeybrain collective. Hope to see you all there next year! On
to Baltimore!

Read Comics!

More supporters of BARG!

I missed photos of a few customers. Here are those we got. Thanks for
your support!

Iszy

Photos from Heroes Con Day One

My first paying customer! This guy loves BARG!

My Thor BARG! piece for the Heroes Auction.

The Badmonkeybrain booth.

Two thirds of BADMONKEYBRAIN Studios have arrived at Heroes Con!

Here is the view from the 17th floor of the swanky Westin hotel in
Chatlotte NC. We are in booth 936 just off of Indie Island. Come by
and check us out! The secret password for a free BARG! preview book
is Mariszy! Be one of the first three to use the password and get a
free book!
See you there!

Iszy

BARG! Issue 0 is here!

The books just arrived from 48hrbooks.com and they look sweet! Be the
first on your block to have one! Come see Badmonkeybrain Studios at
Heroes Con Fathers Day weekend!

Convention Banner Artwork

The banner should be arriving in the next few days. (2x5 foot)

BARG! Convention Preview Issue #0 Cover

Finally it's off to the printer! Here is a low res preview of the cover.

Page one of the BARG! Convention preview issue!

New at my YouTube Channel

I've posted Episode One of "Over the Shoulder Art with Iszy Iszard" at my YouTube Channel!

Watch me ink a page from Big Ass Robot Gods as I discuss my humble beginnings and my philosophy of life and art.







Enjoy!

Thor BARG! model tweaks. UPDATE

This model has a name plaque and a few small tweaks. Time to get quotes now.
This will be my first go at rapid prototyping. I'm looking into Offload Studios. They come highly recommended!

Final tweaks submitted for quote! This version has a few more nods to my original design for Thor BARG!

The Thor BARG! Model has been cleaned up and is ready for protyping!

Ra BARG! is next. I'm planning on a series of figurines ranging from
2-8 inches tall. Thor and Ra will likely be 8 inches talk if my
budget allows.

Hanging art at the Atlanta Bread Company in Sterling.

ArtKlub is getting ready for the art show next week!

Redesign of the new Big Ass Robot Gods! website is well underway!

I'm trying to keep the entire BARG! web experience as much like a comic as possible!

BIGROBOTGODS.COM is UP!

Thanks again to HostGator! The BARG site is back up and running!

ISZARD.COM is up!

Thanks to HostGator! Iszard.com is back up and hosted at HostGator! Go to hostgator.com

Iszard.com and Bigrobotgods.com are down!

I'm changing providers! After much agony, I'm changing to a new web hosting service. More to follow once the change is complete!

Early Sophia Pistis prototype

This version was a little too drugged out for Sophia but there is
something I like about it. Nothing goes to
waste in the Iszyverse! Pencil and ink on Bainbridge board.

Underpainting for "Tiki God Club"

This painting is for the Atlanta Bread Company ArtKlub show.
Hopefully I'll finish in time. It's 16x20 on canvas board in acrylic.
Stay tuned for updates!

Iszard.com 2.0 beta update preview!

I've posted a beta version of my new website here.
This early version has functional galleries but not much more.



iPhone users will be redirected to an iPhone friendly version of the main page. I'll be making the site more capable in the coming weeks.

ARTKLUB art show at Atlanta Bread Company in Sterling!!

Please stop by to see ARTKLUB at our second Atlanta Bread Company Art show!

Atlanta Bread Company
April 24 - 26, 10AM - 3PM

ARTKLUB
A group of artists, writers, cartoonists, musicians,and all-around
creative, free thinkers living and working in the Northern Virginia area.

FEATURED ARTISTS
Dermot Meehan • Jerry Carr • Mark Mandolia • Iszy Iszard • Hatton Slayden
Tamara Stoneburner • Walt Stoneburner • Brian Maze • Rand Arrington
Nicholas Triantafilledes author of “The Fist of God” “The Reflection of Evil”

Atlanta Bread Company
45633 Dulles Eastern Plaza (across from TJ Maxx in Sterling)
703-444-4360 Fax: 703-444-4825

Catering for graduations, end-of-the-year celebrations,
office parties, sporting events ... any occasion!
Please refer to our catering menu at www.atlantabread.com

New look for Sophia from BARG!

Sophia has gone through many changes. This is what I've settled on.
A little Fairuza Balk and a little Angelina Jolie.

Charcoal portrait of my great nephew.

I did this a few months ago for my fiancée's nephew as gift for his
wife. It's done on charcoal at 18" x 24".

Mobile blogging test!

Trying out mobile blogging for the first time.

Sent from my iPhone

Iszard.com Update Coming Soon!

I've been burning the midnight oil to get my portfolio site updated. I'm working on a complete re-work that will make it much easier to update in the future. I've learned lots about CSS and the spry framework in the process. Within the week, the new site should be up!

The BARG! site will be next! Once I get these updates out of the way I can get back to drawing!

http://iszard.com

Iszy

Inking Father Eli from Big Ass Robot Gods

Welcome to the Iszyverse!

Consider this the Big Bang. I'll use this space to keep you up to date on my latest work and upcoming events!