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Treasure Swipe now available for iOs devices!

Peter — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 19:20:19 +0000

For anybody that likes Grizzledude & crew and currently has an iOs device: Workinman just released our first iOs game called Treasure Swipe! I was lead artist on this project and we’re very proud of the game, so I hope will check it out! There’s a lot of cool/fun fantasy elements in common with this and my Imaginary Monsters comics, which I think you will enjoy.

The game takes place in an abandoned haunted castle filled with treasure and monsters. The player tries to steal as much treasure as possible while surviving wave after wave of monsters. If you can defeat the boss at wave 10 of level 1 you will unlock new areas of the castle to explore.

I’m not going to lie to you, we made this a challenging game! But we did just release an update that will help new players get over any early game difficulty. If you’re a fan of fast paced action games or classic retro hardcore games you might enjoy Treasure Swipe.

The game features retina display support for any new iPad users out there too.

Check out our website for more info on the game: http://treasureswipe.com/

Or head directly to the app store to purchase a copy: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/treasure-swipe/id499948972?mt=8

Also follow @TreasureSwipe on twitter!

The game is $.99 and it’s a great deal! I hope you enjoy it!

Support the Zoneplex boardgame on Kickstarter!

Peter — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:14:41 +0000

Everyone! I’ve been making illustrations for an independent board game called Zoneplex. The game itself is designed by Shelby Cinca and Kenny Jakobsson, and it features additional illustrations by Niklas Åkerblad. It would mean a lot to me if anybody that wished to support the project would do so. The game itself is set in an otherworldly science fiction setting (you can read more about it on the Kickstarter page: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shelbycinca/zoneplex-a-board-game-adventure-in-an-alien-pyrami. We have roughly 6 days remaining to raise an additional $3,000. Please enjoy this very descriptive quote from the Kickstarter to help peak your interest!

“Visually and thematically I wanted a game that didn’t feel like any of the other games out there. I tapped the growing sci-fi universe of my electronic-music persona, Triobelisk, and the long-standing work-in-progress sci-fi novel that I have been collaborating on with my friend Gabriel Baldessin. Influences such as space-opera imagery akin to the epic novels of Iain M. Banks, Frank Herbert’s Dune, Ancient Alien Theories and even Daft Punk came together. This was all thrown into a simmering cauldron with Alejandro Jodorowsky’s L’Incal and H.P. Lovecraft’s images of otherworldly abominations!”

Please support! http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shelbycinca/zoneplex-a-board-game-adventure-in-an-alien-pyrami

Dungeons and Dragons comic strip!

Peter — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:23:39 +0000

Hey guys…it’s been a while! I don’t have any new Imaginary Monsters comics yet, but I do have something new to share! I made a pair of webcomic strips for Dungeons and Dragons / Wizards of the Coast! Misfit Monsters!!!

http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.aspx?x=dnd/toon/20110624
(if you saw me muttering about a “secret project” on twitter weeks ago I was referring to this)

Please go check it out. It has a similar vibe to Imaginary Monsters but I got to work with some real D&D monsters! There is a second strip too that will probably be getting posted sometime as well. If you like it please post a comment and/or email Wizards of the Coast and let them know! I would really appreciate that. Maybe there could even be more Misfit Monsters strips in the future…

In other news, I’m getting married next weekend! It’s part of why I’ve been a little busy lately and comics have fallen by the wayside. After the honeymoon and other things resolving I should be able to post some new strips by the end of July, or hopefully sooner. Stay tuned, thanks for being patient, and stay cool! You are all the best.

Updates on hold until March

Peter — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:42:04 +0000

Hey folks, I’m going to be taking a webcomics break until March. I have some paintings I need to make for the upcoming Too Art For TV show, some illustrations to make for an upcoming board game, and Workinman is getting pretty busy too. I don’t want to leave you hanging out in mystery town, and I need one less recurring project for a little bit.

Maybe I’ll be back sooner, or if all else fails check back in March. I’ll try to do some blog posts about the other projects I’m working on in case anybody is interested.

Tenfold thanks!

Holidays…no new comics until next week

Peter — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 05:26:29 +0000

Hey guys, it’s holiday time and between busy work and extra social time with family and friends I’ve been wanting to do some ordinary relaxing. So, I’ll be back with a new comic on Monday (2011!!!) Hope you don’t mind waiting until then. Party down and I’ll see you next year!

Comic delays until next week (November 8). King Con

Peter — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 15:09:00 +0000

Hey guys, I’ve been running around like crazy getting ready for King Con this weekend, so no new comics until next week. I should be back on track come Monday.

If you’re around the nyc area and want to say “hello”, come by King Con this weekend: http://www.kingconbrooklyn.com/
Their website is a little all over the place, but the important thing to know is I’ll be at the Brooklyn Lyceum Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 7pm. I’ll have some Imaginary Monsters volume 2 books (plus volume 1), some new creepy screen printed shirts, some new gross out prints, and some old favorites as well.

See you on Monday!

33 Demons, Happy Halloween!

Peter — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 14:47:07 +0000

I hope everybody had an awesome Halloween this weekend. To celebrate it, I drew this page of demons that I’m also submitting to the Philly based alt comics newspaper, Secret Prison.

Behold, the Thirty Three Demons!

Sorry for delays! Volume 2 coming soon

Peter — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:35:16 +0000

Sorry for the comic delays this week! I’ve been trying to make sure I can have the Volume 2 books ready for next weekend. I should be putting up another comic or two tonight, so there shouldn’t be a big schedule gap.

If you’re interested in picking up a copy of Imaginary Monsters Volume 2, stay tuned here or check out my etsy page in two weeks or so: http://imaginarymonsters.etsy.com

Imaginary Monsters upcoming schedule notes

Peter — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 02:51:34 +0000

Everybody! I just wanted to share some thoughts I’ve been having on my mostly patchy updating schedule. When I started doing this comic I was posting daily updates on weekdays. This started during a time when I had a lot of free time and a really flexible schedule. Since this spring, updates have been pretty sporadic and I’ve been hard pressed to meet my original goal of daily comics, so I think for now I’m going to scale back to three new strips per week. That slows the pace of things more than I’d like to as far as progressing the story along, but I feel like I can handle the slightly lighter load better instead of going for an ideal great goal and falling short. So instead of that, let’s see how fewer but more consistent updates goes for now.

I’m going to try and do Monday–Wednesday–Friday updates, so you can check back during the week to see new things or wait until the weekend for three new strips.

I guess I’ll see you on Friday!

ps – there have been a ton of new spam comments lately. Maybe it’s just that the page has been around for about a year and wordpress blogs are likely targets to these things. I’m trying to keep the place clean for everybody, but there’s a lot of junk floating into my filter. Yuck.

Grizzledude t shirts are finally available

Peter — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 04:03:09 +0000

I’ve been talking about them forever and looking at them for a while, but they’re finally available for you to check out for yourself. Behold Grizzledude on a t shirt:

www.etsy.com/listing/56985567/grizzledude-screen-printed-tee-shirt
The shirts are hand printed in water based iridescent green ink on Forest Green American Apparel tees. Right now I have sizes S, M, and L available. I didn’t print that many of these but I will do more Imaginary Monsters themed shirts soon and with broader sizing runs.

Special thanks to Marlene for modeling these for me!