In the shadow of the bug

"Unfortunately, all my test checklist cards got bent or smeared, so I shall be the final subject. I feel no fear. This is a momentous night."
— Art studio notes, final entry

I broke out the Exacto knife and spray cans to make some punk-looking Delver stencil cards:









Reverse-o:



The bug ... it's still out there.

Randos

For all you completists, here's a tour of random images I've previously posted on my Twitter but not here. Follow me!

Why, it's the Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa token I illustrated for Channel Fireball:


Speaking of Channel Fireball, when the whole team included stomach flu details in their Pro Tour Avacyn Restored tournament reports I was compelled to deliver Channel Vomitball. Sorry guys!


Mark Rosewater recently mentioned that a card with the working name "Elephurtle" had been axed by R&D. I drew this for Mark, and for the Elephurtle we never knew.


Ah, digging through old boxes of cards, always good for a laugh.


Brian David-Marshall isn't shy about his guild/color preference. Rich Hagon isn't so sure.


Here's me, pretending to be Nicol Bolas with the three most humorous objects I could grab. Idiot.


Some Wurmcoil Engines I'm growing.

Hexproof and I Know It

Certainly I self-identify as a cartoonist most of all, but this evening the spirit moved me to assume the form of a parody rapper. Armed with nothing more than a laptop and Audacity (the audio editing program but, yes, also the personality trait) I descended to the Loothouse's acoustically suboptimal garage to record this track. Forgive me, or maybe don't.

Next update will be a drawing.

So happy together

I did the whole Avacyn Restored prerelease thing this past weekend. Delightful discovery of unanticipated interaction. Dopey blunders due to reading failure. Helvault cracking. All of it. Whenever a new set hits I keep my whiskers on swivel to detect the greatest token needs. And the people cried out, "Wait, which guys is she soulbonded to?" Such anguish. Let me soothe.

Cute couple, eh? Here's a handy high-resolution PDF if you wanna lock up your own BFFs.

Anyway, yeah, prerlease was fun. I Nephalia Smuggled my Timberland Guide many times. And at the end of the rounds we opened the Helvault and I got to meet my own, new BFF: Oversized Griselbrand.

See more of our ongoing adventures here.

Picture Me Scrollin'

Yeah, I'm Tamiyo, the Moon Sage. What, you thought Soratami were only on Kamigawa, huh? Sorry to disappoint you. Here I am.

And this is what I want you to do next time y'all got 8 loyalty to drop. Put down your weak stylus. Lay the sweet emblem on the table. Close your eyes. And picture me scrollin'. Goooood.



Here's the PDF so that you can print your own Tamiyo emblems.

What happens in the Helvault stays in the Helvault

I like to fill in blanks. When Avacyn and Griselbrand got sucked into the Helvault they mellowed out and grew to appreciate each other. They happily passed time in an endless dance party until outside meddlers blew up the party rock and the music stopped. They reluctantly parted ways. Later, Liliana Vess dispatched Griselbrand by popping his giant forehead zit with a claw-hammer.

Previous Helvault comic here.

The only mechanic that matters

You won't see me doing many pop culture IP mash-ups but in this case it couldn't be helped. Lootie can't fail!

(uh, just in case: this + this)

I have to say, as a Looter, I love everything about this card. My favorite mechanic + red + meathead quote. I love that there is a guy with a spiked club raised over his head. "Take that, you BOOK!" I love looting cards away in my mono-red deck to get extra Lavamancer fuel. Just <3, OK?