Might 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 lending some support!

Art is by myself (Michael McMenemy), Colors by Joshua Jensen, Story by John Morello.

Click here to check out the Kickstarter video and more information.


-Kung Fu Mike

Neato sketches for an unfinished Zombie Comic

The 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 young lady driving a tractor. Woah, nice gams!



Of course those gams I'm referring to are the ghost images of leg anatomy you can see through the page. I used to practice that stuff a lot, and I think it did pay off a little in terms of sketching figures without reference.

Anywho, here's another farmer type who's a bit ornery.


"Bite me!" he says!! Get it!? It's funny because there are ZOMBIES!

Anywho, sorry for getting your hopes up, there are no actual Zombies in this post.

Check out this site for a cornucopia of Zombie mayhem. Also, there's a post here at McNemesis.com from my 24 Hour Comic called "I, Zombie" by clicking here.

-Mike

More old sketches

Had 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.

-Mike

Dr. Gonzo's Wild Beaver Rub

Here'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 some reason, I figured he wanted something that straddled the line between tasteful and tawdry, which people wouldn't be ashamed to wear around town. Below are some examples of things I sketched out for him before arriving at what we ultimately used:







As you can see, I wasn't quite sure which one of these would hit the right note for this client. But then again, my process for a project like this is seldom a straight shot. Simple graphic? Cartoon? Detailed pen & ink? What's the printing process involve, how detailed can you get, anyway? I just showed the good doctor everything and let his apparent reaction decide a winner. That, infused with the good sense of humor of my friend, Derek Ring (a talented illustrator also from Worcester), plus Dr. Gonzo's original tagline, "Every wild beaver needs a good rub," We wound up with this for a final:


I think it looks pretty good! Currently working towards (eventually) doing one of the other sketches as a limited edition print, but these tee-shirts are currently available at Dr. Gonzo's Spicy Comestible Emporium, located on Main St., Worcester, not too far from the Armsby Abbey.

Speaking of the Armsby Abbey, and to wrap up this post, here's a promotional illustration I did for them prior to their opening. A drawing selected from their primary round of sketches (pats self on back).


-Kung Fu Mike