Paul is Undead, The Movie

Just found out Paul is Undead is being turned into a movie! I can't wait for this one to come out. Very cool to see my illustration out there. Congratulations to Alan Goldsher, Jaime Costas, my editor, and Jeffory Brown, who did the wonderful interior illustrations. Paul is Undead will be released on June 22.

Here's a description of what the story is about from the Simon and Schuster website.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT'S TIME TO REALLY MEET THE BEATLES.

For John Lennon, a young, idealistic zombie guitarist with dreams of global domination, Liverpool seems the ideal place to form a band that could take over the world. In an inspired act, Lennon kills and reanimates local rocker Paul McCartney, kicking off an unstoppable partnership. With the addition of newly zombified guitarist George Harrison and drummer/Seventh Level Ninja Lord Ringo Starr, the Beatles soon cut a swath of bloody good music and bloody violent mayhem across Europe, America, and the entire planet.

In this searing oral history, discover how the Fab Four climbed to the Toppermost of the Poppermost while stealing the hearts, ears, and brains of smitten teenage girls. Learn the tale behind a spiritual journey that resulted in the dismemberment of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Marvel at the seemingly indestructible quartet’s survival of a fierce attack by Eighth Level Ninja Lord Yoko Ono. And find out how the boys escaped eternal death at the hands of England’s greatest zombie hunter, Mick Jagger.

Through all this, one mystery remains: Can the Beatles sublimate their hunger for gray matter, remain on top of the charts, and stay together for all eternity? After all, three of the Fab Four are zombies, and zombies live forever. . . .

ROC NATION BOOKLET

Here's some new work. These are spreads from a booklet I designed for the newly formed label, Roc Nation. Alexis Jordan, Bridget Kelly, Hugo, J. Cole, Range, and Rita Ora are the artists featured inside.

Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour

Swatch had a contest to design the trophy for the TTR World Snowboard Tour and a watch. Collaborating with David Kim, we came up with the solution of illustrating snowboard tricks literally.

Engagement Invitation

Last fall my good friends Jeff and Laura had asked me to help them come up with ideas for their engagement party. Since the letters J and L look like the same shapes inverted, I thought It'd make a nice logo. Jeff works in construction and Laura works in fashion making the Hammer and the Needle a fitting icon.

Strand Tote Bag Design Contest

My favorite book store, Strand Books, had a contest to design their next tote bag in March. This was my shot at it. I wanted to use Srand as an acronym and have each letter represent a genre of books. I guess America landing on the moon could be science fiction depending on what you believe. You can view all the submissions for the contest here.