Bone Boy Billy

 Since it's been the main Billy project I've been working on all year, I thought it was time to share some more info. We've got an early look at next month's Halloween special! Just like last year, the special will be posted all month long. Taking place of the main Billy comic, this is an AU type world where the characters take on different roles in stories paying homage to my favorite pieces of horror media.  This year, Billy and crew invite you to the Teatre' De Fantasmagoria for a night of thrills, chills and bloody spills!  One night only, the theater will be doing three short plays, each honoring a classic Poe poem. Edgar Allen Billy will serve as the host. With our beloved cast of characters each playing a different role, uniquely for each story.  First thing I wanted to share was some early concept drawings/art of what I was trying to get in mind for the story. Some of these drawings are back from last year. This Masque of the Red Death was just me riffing tr...

  All's well that ends well. Although where are the Spires? A mystery for another time. Happy Halloween!

  I wanted to write one article to celebrate my favorite time of year. A moment to reflect back on my personal history with the Holiday, what it's meant to me, the traditions, the memories and in the end how it's affected my work. Bone Boy Billy can, in many ways, be considered a Halloween all year around sort of comic. Billy's design alone keeps that Halloween spirit to it. His eyes are designed to look like candy corns. His simplistic design almost looks like a child's costume come to life. His best friend is a Jack 'O Lantern and little brother is a devil. You can't get much more Halloween than that. But just what does Halloween mean to me? When I was a kid Halloween meant a few things. It meant getting to dress up, which I always loved and continue to love. Getting to play a role, be someone else even for only a night, is so freeing and fun. Some of my happiest early memories are of trick or treating around town with friends. It meant staying up late (unless...

  Not everything is meant to be understood. 

  You are what you dream.

  I just had to get in one more bonus comic to celebrate the season. Fun fact, all the outfits they try on are costumes I've worn over the years.

  Reality and Dreams are more similar than you know.

  The Incomplete Man arrives. 

  In other worlds you will find beings in immense torment. You cannot help their suffering. No one can.

  Out in the woods, a door could lead anywhere.

  The jig is up, but the nightmare is far from over.

  The killers revealed!

  I drew this extra comic to post on Instagram but wanted to include it here as well. Billy is in his element this month.

  Spooky foreshadowing.

  This page was an addition to better clarify certain details in the mystery.

  I made this extra comic because between the 18 pages of Yellow Lights and 12 pages of my horror comic I'm posting online, this makes 31 pages of comics to post all month long. I've had this idea for a while. It was fun to color in all the monsters. The classic Universal Monster movies are must watches for me every Spooktober season.

  Fishy business is afoot. Even though fish have no feet. 

  You should play Paratopic, Friendo.

  Every small town needs a shady businessman. 

  You can't trust femme fatales.