This is the holiday where Cthulu rises and it rains ham, right?

My family and friends have taken issue with my Christmas list this year. It seems that "candy zombie apocalypse of gluttony" is not something you can order from Amazon.

Similarly when I presented "Robo-harem of sassy and assy super-heroines" as a great present, my wife inexplicably punched me in the nipple.

Apparently my online request for "modified super-villain death-ray that turns stray neighborhood animals into pine-scented rainbows" was not popular with PETA, if the grenades lobbed through my windows are any indication. (Clever though, they are engraved with such slogans as "Meat is murder! How do you like it, d-bag?" and "Say hello to puppy Jesus for us. XOXO PETA." Or "To whom it may concern, thank you for reading this grenade instead of throwing it back at us." )

They're all grinches, I say. Grinches! Ebineezer Grinchy MacHatesalot Scrooges!

Anyhow, I've got some new paintings for you to gander at. Or even gawk or ponder, if the mood strikes you.

A new card alteration, up on eBay, this time as Buy It Now, just in case somebody want's it fast-like, for Xmas or what.

The commission slot auction turned out to be kind of a silly idea. Nobody bid, but tons of folks emailed me about commissioning their own. At the moment, I'm full to my sugared brim with private commissions. I won't be open for new ones for a bit, but most folks are ok with my posting them here for you all to see. So stay tuned.

Next week: An L5R Phoenix Shugenja vixen will challenge the laws of physics and win! Jodo Kast, the Boba Fettin'est poser for three star systems will show us his tomato vaporizers, and how to use them to make Mandalorian Salad!

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Fanservice vandalism, France, and typical mischievy.

Those wacky Hutts. They never learn. Chandra A'Slaved eBay Auction.

New to some of you, I have recently taken to defacing my own artwork in a delightful ritual known as "card-alteration." Well, the defacing isn't so much new, as is using real paint and doing a decent job of it. Fear not, event patrons: I will still test the limits of caffeine and sleepless endurance to do your on-the-spot sharpie defilement at cons and tourneys. But this is a way for people to throttle a little more time and love out of me, and own what is currently the closest thing I offer to original paintings. To own this travestuous co-defiling of two beloved fantasy worlds: bid here on eBay. (link) Another alteration to further corrupt your childhood heroes to come next week. Same bat-time, same-bat channel. I've already had a deluge of queries regarding whether commissioning such vandalism will be possible. Yes. My irreverence is not above bribery. I will accept up to a whopping one alter commission a week. Act now, operators are standing by.

Last week(-ish,) I was privileged to attend the Legend of the Five Rings World Championship in Lyon, France. A mighty hell of a time was enjoyed. The Irish players would say "it was grand." "But grand-grand. Not /grand./" I think something may be lost in typing it... Perhaps I should instead say it was "deadly?" Special thanks to all my across-the-atlantic-pond friends who once again, treated me like a god of myth come back for a visit. Your legendary hospitality keeps me warm in my heart-meats all year long.

Many a card's tranquility sundered by my irreverence! Many sketches were birthed as well! Not enough pictures were taken!

At the cafe, this was boasted "the All American Combo!" Sorry, but not quite...

One thing I failed you on, was to bring enough deck backers for you all. In lieu of the seppuku that honor demands, but my weak will vetos: free shipping PLUS 10% off select deckbackers on my eBay store.

Catching up on some artwork, enjoy wallpaper sizes, commentary, preliminary sketches, time-lapses, and even more time-wastefulness by clicking on the following:

Next week: More seemingly ceaseless prattling, Magic artwork, Legends of Norrath, and another alter for auction!

Totally unrelated to anything: Upon arriving at the voting polls, this colossal dumpster blocking the handicapped parking and access to the building itself, seemed an all too poetic metaphor for perpetual political quagmire.

Oh no, I'm being all edgy and political!

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