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Last Caress | "Tastes Like Chicken"

3/28/2012

Whatsup everyone,
here's another sneak peek at LAST CARESS, Sam Costello's and my newest horrifying effort.

This time we have a 3 panel shot of Sybil taking on chicken sectioning duties. Always a fun job - if you like getting your hands dirty, that is. However, remember to wash. Nothing's more horrifying... than salmonella.

Hope you enjoy,

- D

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"The Country"

3/26/2012

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If anybody knows my dad's side of the family you'll know that they're all big outdoorsman. It doesn't take long to figure it out either, as at least one of them will be wearing some kind of camouflage or talking about hunting or fishing. At any given moment on any given day this is a guarantee. And if you ask either my dad or his two brothers, Neil and Mike, what they're fondest memories of childhood are they'd all tell you the same thing - going down to "The Country".

This is the nickname given to the family farmhouse where my grandmother was raised. It sits on a small amount of land on the outskirts of the town of Cambridge, MD, out on the swampy flatlands where the smell of marsh never leaves the air. This is where they'd all go together with they're dad (my grandfather) and hunt, fish and anything else they could get themselves into. Now myself, I'm not a hunter. The pencil and the paper is where I've always gravitated. But you can easily see the positive affects this place has left on the Draper brothers. You can see it in their eyes and hear it in the tone of their voice as they perk up with excitement whenever the topic comes up. This is one of the reasons I'm happy to be part of an ongoing series of short stories written by my uncle, Michael Draper, as he briefly recalls the memories of his own childhood experiences with my uncle Neil, my grandfather, my dad and all the other characters who were fortunate enough to spend time in "The County".

I'll be doing an illustration for each story in the series, which will then be published alongside the story on my uncle's website. Above is the piece I came up with for the first installment, entitled "A Ride to The Country". If you'd like to read the story itself you can click right HERE.

Hope you enjoy and I'll talk with you soon,

- D

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Guest @ Eastern Shore FAN CON

3/22/2012

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As I'm sure you've heard by now, April 28th is the 1st annual EASTERN SHORE FAN CON. I've been kindly invited as a guest by the good people heading up the event, and will be there armed to the teeth with comics, artwork & sketchbook at the ready.

Many good things are going on including all things comics, gaming, film screenings, panels and live music after the show. A little something for everybody. Plus some great exhibitors like Illusions Games & Comics (my own LCS), Capital Comics from downtown Annapolis (excellent kid-friendly store) and Twilight Zone Comics (the shop I hit up the most in college) just to name a few. Plus artist great Greg Larocque will be in attendance too, as well as our local makers-of-the-comics, PLB COMICS. So if you're curious come on by, it's going to be great.

See ya at the show!

- D

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Last Caress | "Everything Looks... Ancient"

3/20/2012

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Whatsup everyone,

Just wanted to post a quick panel from LAST CARESS, the upcoming comic collaboration from horror-master Sam Costello of SPLIT LIP COMICS and yours-truly, taking on the duties of the visual.

I'm immensely excited about this and can't wait for it to come out, which is just right around the corner. I'll keep you posted on an exact date and any of the "noteworthy" details.

Hope you enjoy and I'll talk with you soon,

- Doug

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Douglas E. Draper Jr. is an award-winning artist from Salisbury, Maryland. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Maryland Institute, College of Art and his work has been exhibited throughout Manhattan, Brooklyn, Annapolis, Baltimore and various other cities and galleries. His fine art and illustrative work can be seen from such publishers as Moonstone Books, Top Shelf, Desperado, IDW, and many others.

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Last Caress | "Tastes Like Chicken"

"The Country"

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Last Caress | "Everything Looks... Ancient"

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