tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22613661176002490772024-03-05T16:12:28.233-05:00McNemesis - IllustrationI'm Michael McMenemy, an illustrator and sequential artist for hire. Kung Fu Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490163482169220090noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261366117600249077.post-84154995016226659982012-07-27T22:06:00.002-04:002012-08-01T18:31:52.180-04:00Might notice that the updates for this blog have been... somewhat nonexistent for a few months now, but I have been working day and night (literally) on a graphic novel project and just haven't had time for updates! Will be putting more info up about this project, titled, "Dirt Vol. 1: Tornado Water" soon, but for now here's some teaser art and a link to our Kickstarter! Thanks to everyone Kung Fu Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490163482169220090noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261366117600249077.post-11813819683152281612012-03-10T10:53:00.000-05:002012-03-10T10:53:37.303-05:00Re-post, Kung Fu Mike now on Twitter...Also put this exact post on the Pale Dragon Blog, but anyway:
Yes, I finally did it. I joined Twitter. I'm not too sure how much
I'll use it, but I've been encouraged by people saying that it's a good
way to keep people updated on my art and graphic novel efforts. If
you're interested, click here. I plan to "Tweet" about all things Pale Dragon, including the presentation on creating graphic Kung Fu Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490163482169220090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261366117600249077.post-85950487409423802382012-01-12T22:53:00.002-05:002012-01-12T22:55:38.624-05:00Neato sketches for an unfinished Zombie ComicThe following post was written months ago and for some reason left un-published. It's pretty ho-hum if you ask me, but again it's been a while since any posts went up, so here goes:
I assume this girl was supposed to be the lead. I'm sure it was some gruesome tale of survival with some farmer-types facing off against hordes of the undead or some such. Whatever the reason, I tried drawing this Kung Fu Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490163482169220090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261366117600249077.post-34518789680155783812011-08-28T20:28:00.005-04:002011-11-27T13:05:15.097-05:00Pale Dragon, Issue 1, Page 01Finally updated the Pale Dragon website to display pages from the book! I'm planning to release one page (or spread) a week for the next 24 weeks. I decided to invest in a pro version of simple viewer to take care of this, because it made more sense than having to code a new web page every single week. Anyone have a good idea of how to protect the art, rather than just letting full size images Kung Fu Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490163482169220090noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261366117600249077.post-52987388123818987802011-08-21T22:52:00.003-04:002011-08-21T22:54:50.262-04:00The Pale Dragon websiteReeeeally quick post just to advertise my new website for the comic project I've mentioned from time to time. The Pale Dragon is available for sale through the "Buy Comics" link! More to follow...
www.PaleDragon.com
-Mike
Kung Fu Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490163482169220090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261366117600249077.post-86000553797880947382011-07-13T18:06:00.007-04:002011-07-13T18:14:46.465-04:00The Pale Dragon finished coverThe final (I think?) colors for the cover I put up last week. Everything's pretty much set and prepped to go for the entire book, should be seeing some printed issues in another few weeks! Not sure if I'll keep that caption on the left margin... but it fits pretty well and is reference to a line in the actual book. I'm going to have to mull that over. Anyway, thanks go to Jeff, Derek and AdrianKung Fu Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490163482169220090noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261366117600249077.post-23728227905667892832011-07-09T16:34:00.006-04:002011-07-09T16:58:43.167-04:00Worcester Film WorksI was contacted recently about doing a logo for a local film project called Worcester Film Works. I completely misinterpreted the intention of the organization with the first round of sketches, assuming it was a local film company. The first attempt was pretty funny in a terrible way, I'd done a logo with a guy with a hammer and film reels and spotlights and stars and whatnot... In short, it cameKung Fu Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490163482169220090noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261366117600249077.post-56230032956564200462011-07-01T22:32:00.007-04:002011-07-01T22:43:26.277-04:00The Pale Dragon cover inksHere's a drawing I finished the other day:It's the inked version of what I intend to use for the cover of an ongoing comic book project, "The Pale Dragon," the first issue of which will be on sale at the end of the month.-MikeKung Fu Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490163482169220090noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261366117600249077.post-85874508016633794442010-12-09T13:59:00.004-05:002011-01-31T11:27:41.665-05:00Blorg!I don't know what this was all about when I did it... But I sort of like it.Sorta...-MikeKung Fu Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490163482169220090noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261366117600249077.post-6787652811480515612010-12-09T13:51:00.006-05:002010-12-12T00:45:43.649-05:00SketchyHere's a fun samurai design...And did I steal this layout from a movie poster or something? Someone call me on it. I recognize it's pretty cliché imagery, but still... Oh, and a free Rooftops Recordings CD to the first person who tells me which movie I happened to be watching when I scribbled out this gem:???-MikeKung Fu Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490163482169220090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261366117600249077.post-23517414449119812942010-12-09T13:30:00.005-05:002010-12-09T13:41:34.968-05:00More old sketchesHad some fun looking through old sketchbooks recently. Here are three pen & ink sketches from Vincent's in Worcester. Nothing incredibly special about these images, now that I really think about it. Pure nostalgia. I used to visit the bar on a semi-regular basis and just sit there and draw, and have a meatball sandwich. Good times.-MikeKung Fu Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490163482169220090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261366117600249077.post-64638733767706668782010-10-25T09:15:00.004-04:002010-10-26T11:46:23.985-04:00Rooftop Recordings on sale now!Purchase Rooftop Recordings hereYou must click "Calculate Shipping" to proceed to checkout. Enjoy!-MikeKung Fu Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490163482169220090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261366117600249077.post-87221541610382373542010-10-20T09:51:00.005-04:002010-10-22T09:25:17.199-04:00Rooftop Recordings UpdateOnly a few days left until the Rooftop Recording's Release Party at Nick's Worcester! Getting pretty excited for it already, as people's interest seems to be gaining. Nothing outrageous, but something good seems to be happening. There will be an article about the Rooftops out in the upcoming issue of WoMag, and next month there will be a feature in Pulse Magazine. WCHC 88.1 should have a fewKung Fu Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490163482169220090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261366117600249077.post-2534648940231832252010-09-23T12:06:00.007-04:002010-09-23T13:08:27.690-04:00Rooftop Recordings pt. 2 : FlyersHere are a few promos I'm working on for the Rooftop Recordings release. Ahh, alliteration... Here ya go:So far, so good? I thought this one was nice as a digital fake of what appears to be a double-exposure. While it's kind of interesting, I still have issues with it. It somewhat gives the impression that multiple recordings for this project might have been going on at the same time on separateKung Fu Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490163482169220090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261366117600249077.post-22578369702718618392010-09-15T19:08:00.003-04:002010-09-17T10:34:03.180-04:00Rooftop Recordings pt. 1A lot of people are probably still unaware of the existence of this project. Not posting any sound files yet, just wanted to show off a couple of behind-the-scenes photos taken during recording and contributed by my good friend, Jon Sun. (click on the title of this post to jump to Jon's flickr page)This one was ultimately cropped and turned into the disc cover. I like how it almost appears as Kung Fu Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490163482169220090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261366117600249077.post-39965566474038975552010-09-06T13:43:00.004-04:002010-09-06T13:57:14.561-04:00Alien sketchesFinally working on the comic I did these preliminary sketches for, things are moving right along for a change and I just wanted to put these up. It was necessary to me that this time around I don't wind up designing background characters while drawing the page. It's easier to just grab a few ideas from a sketchbook and drop them in rather than making myself come up with them on the spot. I Kung Fu Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490163482169220090noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261366117600249077.post-82674811950667929212010-09-02T11:06:00.004-04:002010-09-02T11:19:43.014-04:00What's this?? Two posts in one day?Still looking at some design stuff! Here are some logos from my time at Pagio Inc.:(also that top one is for Image Production Services, Worcester, MA)It's sort of funny to see how my penchant for comic art forces its way into my design process. Rather than attempting to collage things together, it tends to make more sense to me to just lay them out like panels:Not very funny. Just sorta.Kung Fu Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490163482169220090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261366117600249077.post-51026799095388796252010-09-02T10:14:00.007-04:002010-09-02T11:00:26.035-04:00Worcester Movies WeeklyWell, it's been a while since I posted something on McNemesis... Going through my back-up drive and a few old graphic design projects, I realized how much fun I had working on Worcester Movies, an ill-fated 8-pager put out by Pagio Inc. (publishers of the Pulse Magazine) which, after six or so months, just didn't garner enough advertising sales to support it.Not sure if that really gives Kung Fu Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490163482169220090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261366117600249077.post-14756802483236629002010-02-09T13:22:00.003-05:002010-02-09T14:15:31.735-05:00Dr. Gonzo's Wild Beaver RubHere's another wacky/fun project! "Dr. Gonzo," of Dr. Gonzo's Uncommon Condiments, Worcester, Ma., (click title of this post for a link to his site) contacted me to do a tee-shirt design to celebrate the release of another one of his uncommon condiments. In this case, he'd been developing something called a "Wild Beaver Rub" and wanted some art that might also make sense as a product label. For Kung Fu Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490163482169220090noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261366117600249077.post-23298969044098304562010-02-05T11:55:00.008-05:002010-02-05T12:33:34.147-05:00I, Zombie part 2Hmm... So, after posting the first half yesterday I found out that last summer Vertigo (DC) put out a book called I, Zombie. I guess it's not that interesting of a title, either. *sigh* Oh well. In any case because I'm not quite sure what to write about today of the high demand for closure to the compelling story, here's the rest of my 24 hour comic for all you readers waiting with bated breath. Kung Fu Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490163482169220090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261366117600249077.post-43447401042303881892010-02-04T19:41:00.006-05:002010-02-04T19:54:28.376-05:0024 Hour Comic / "I, Zombie"Ever heard of the 24 Hour Comic Challenge? Click the title of this post (as per usual) for more info about that. Below will be the first half of my one time attempt at completing the challenge! It's titled I, Zombie (and yes, I realize that there had already been a movie called I, Zombie, released by Fangoria (I believe?) prior to my attempt (and the blockbuster I am Legend) but keep in mind the Kung Fu Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490163482169220090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261366117600249077.post-55968797749599302332010-02-03T20:50:00.008-05:002010-02-03T22:13:50.657-05:00Unused Artwork!Not everything works out like you hope it will. Such is the case for these few pieces. Here are a few examples of sketches (occasionally finished art) that were intended for a project or two that, for some reason or another, fell through. Fortunately, there shouldn't going to be too many posts dedicated to this sort of work. First off, below is a painting I did in the hopes of landing a Kung Fu Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490163482169220090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261366117600249077.post-61633257550389753082010-01-31T15:59:00.004-05:002010-02-02T12:01:17.454-05:00Kung Fu Action ComicHere's a pretty old comic I did at Pratt. I was way more into layouts, pacing and story telling than I was finished artwork. Well, of course I would've loved it if the finished artwork was nice too, but I really didn't have my head together at the time and my productivity was limited by nothing but doubts about my drawing ability. My Sequential Art professor, Floyd Hughes, seemed impressed when IKung Fu Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490163482169220090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261366117600249077.post-60189997801963628672010-01-31T14:43:00.014-05:002010-02-01T10:36:53.827-05:00Fran Danger! Personalized Comic BookHere's a project I was actually a bit skeptical of at first, but wound up being a great experience with one of my favorite clients so far. Skeptical only because some clients wouldn't have been so aware of (or sensitive to) how time consuming a project like this could turn out to be. Ann contacted me about doing a full color comic book to give to her husband for his 50th birthday, celebrated lastKung Fu Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490163482169220090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261366117600249077.post-72215788887285472562010-01-31T14:02:00.005-05:002010-02-02T13:35:14.365-05:00Bocado Tapas Wine Bar pt.3 - more nudesSpecial thanks to "Mama-Menemy" for keeping better track of my artwork than I do! Here are some photos of the rest of the nudes for Bocado from their original hanging in 2006. The frames have glass protecting the artwork, so there's a little problem with glare/reflections on the surface which made them difficult to photograph, but it's not so bad.I didn't write about it in my last post, but I Kung Fu Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490163482169220090noreply@blogger.com0