The Alex Cormack Blog

Variant Cover for The Red Ten #2

2012-02-20T18:58:00.000-08:00

The Red Ten #2 is coming out, but I suggest picking up the variant cover done by some guy I like to call me.

After the first issues success Tyler James (the writer and producer) and my buddy Larry at Larry's comics asked me to draw a pin up of the Oxymoron (the villain of the series) for the next issue. They were so happy with it they decided to turn it into a variant cover, which will be on sale this Wednesday!

Here is what the issue is all about...
The next chapter of the thrilling 10 issue maxi-series that’s an Agatha Christie-style whodunnit meets The Justice League. In the second issue, after narrowly escaping an explosion that took the lives of one of their own, The Alliance uncovers new and deadly horrors awaiting them on the island. Plus, the tragic origin of Red!

So keep your eyes open and pick up a copy!

I'm getting hitched!

2012-01-04T17:39:00.001-08:00

So you may have noticed women crying all over the world. Well that's because I'm getting married! So myself and Ashley Cook are tying the knot the summer of 2013!

It all went down like this, Ashley and I celebrate our own Christmas a week before because her family is in Vermont and mine is in Massachusetts. Ashley would always joke the best proposal would be that she would say "I love you" and I would reply "well if you love me so much why don't you marry me?" So our Christmas morning we open presents and Ashley's last one is a box with a note saying "if you love me so much..."

So Ashley said yes, and then told me that she is in fact a giant ant in disguise.

(above, my soon to be in laws)
So we are getting married and I will put up news on upcoming events as they come!

30 Character Challenge the last crusade!

2011-12-15T19:14:00.000-08:00

So this wrapped up a few weeks ago, but that won't stop me from showing them off here!

#17 Boris Rohr

The most dangerous man in the Czech Republic, his only fear was his own reflection every morning after a shower.

# 18 Howlin’ Pete Kessler

Howlin’ Pete Kessler is a werewolf meaning he is incredible at basketball, and has been a coordinator with the Harlem Globe Trotters since 1985. Basketball may pay the bills, but being a nudist is his life. In 1983 Howlin’ Pete Kessler famously said “Fuck it! No pants!” Inspiration to all nude ghouls all over the world!

#19 PINBALL LIZARD! (this is my favorite of them all)

It’s a Pinball Lizard, He likes to eat flies, the Pinball Lizard he likes to eat them on bread thats ryyyyyye!

# 20 Hans the Hammer

A hit man for the mob, in 1997 he would announce that it is “hammer time” before killing someone. No one ever told him the MC Hammer reference and his bosses all thought it was hilarious.

# 21 Thomas the Tight Rope Walker

When Thomas started he found it difficult to make money in the business. Until he started making bets. Here we can see him hamming it up for the crowd, walking over a volcano in Hawaii.

# 22 Rick Hero

He sniffs out trouble.

# 23 Monsour Creapotoski

Monsour Creapotoski is a vampire in Southern France. He hates it that in zombie movies no one ever calls zombies zombies, but in vampire and werewolf movies they will always say vampires and werewolf. Oh and he is the one who assassinated Arch Duke Ferdinand.

# 24 Ms. Mabe

Martha is a math teacher from New Brunswick. Every child who gets below a 70, she will torture and murder and will feed the remains to her cats.

# 25 Mombo-rombo-squishhead

He may look cute…

#26 Solar Sal The Last Man on Mars

They left him.

# 27 Vallery Smith

Just got into 80s rock and has since alienated all her friends. She is currently a hooker who shoots heroin into her toes.

# 28 Dr. Deborah Schwanson

While trying to discover a cure to athletes foot, the worst has happened to Deborah Schwanson.

# 29 Eggbert

Eggbert traveled to Hollywood to be a famous cartoon duck, but after every studio in town said that cartoon ducks have been done to death, he decided to get a job at a local office and writes scripts on the weekends.

# 30 30 Years

Raymond Bourque cannot be killed but he will die at 30. So, what to do till then?

So that's it until next year.

South Pole for SALE!!! The Alex Cormack Shop!

2011-12-12T05:12:00.000-08:00

So I just started up The Alex Cormack Shop on etsy, which is known mainly for arts and crafts type stuff but they'll have to make some room for DVDs, comics, and illustration!

You may notice each item says there is only one in stock, but fear not, I have plenty!

Also more items will be added soon so keep your eyes open!

So click HERE and buy some stuff!

Gonna be at The Comicazi Con & Bad-ass Bazaar

2011-12-01T18:11:00.000-08:00

This Sunday I'll be at the The Comicazi Con & Bad-ass Bazaar at the George Dilboy VFW Post 529 Somerville, MA (371 Summer St., Somerville MA, check out more here). So come on on by pick up some comics such as Poe Twisted

and my newest Dead Men's Story

and the perfect Christmas gift South Pole with it's new cover!

See you there!

30 Character Challenge part 2

2011-11-20T05:42:00.000-08:00

So here are some more from the 30 character challenge...

Audrey the Water Breathing Shark Taming Cat from Milwaukee!

Training sharks like a motherf***er since 1997.

After a commenter asked for more info about why a cat from Milwaukee would training sharks, I added more of a back story...

It’s a good point but old Audrey there is only from Milwaukee. She discovered her talent after a field trip to Discovery World at Pier Wisconsin. As it turns out she can train all sharks except whale sharks, but it’s nothing personal, they just do their own thing you know? Anyways she currently lives in Miami FL during the winter and Chatham MA in the summer (which is why there is always a great white siting every summer).

Boris McDermont the Samantha Murderer

In 1990 Boris bought his first Walkman. He would listen to all his favorite grunge bands on the contraption wherever he went. Then in 1994 after listening to Pearl Jam’s “Hey Foxymophandlemama, that’s me” it occurred to Boris that he must murder someone named Samantha Arlington. Now in 2011 he has never found the one Samantha Arlington, but has decided to play it safe and murder any Samantha or Sam or any name that begins with S that happens to come across his path. So if that be your name dear reader, beware any man listening to a Walkman, he is most likely after you!

Little Head

Little Head has always hated sci-fi fantasy revenge stories. Then he became one, and has never looked back.

Jennifer Stewert

Jennifer Stewert sold her soul.

Biff “The Skull” Kingsly

Local Champion Surfer Biff Kingsly may have had acid dumped on his head by the local crime boss Ted Grammar, but he still know how to party!

The Bottomless Pit

Amy Bourque has a hole in her stomach that she can pull anything she imagines out of it. It all started in 1998 for really no reason. The hole just started growing out of her belly button and stopped widening a week after it began. No real reason or explanation was ever concluded. She currently lives in Hawaii and gives money to the Jimmy Fund and the MSPCA.

The Matrade that just can’t handle the Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Going in he believed it was a true story. He was fine until the scene where the hippie opens up the freezer and the girl is in there, still alive. It just really got to him, that this really happened and all, that he jumps at every other thing.

Mr. Nerd

On a personal note, Mr. Nerd is the first character I ever made up back in grade school. He was a mix of Jon Arbuckle and every Far Side character ever. He is still on the move and always on the look out for Mrs. Nerd.

Randy Ratowski

As a hit-man, Randy had a hard time murdering those who his bosses told him to take out. He would always want to give them a second chance and forgive them. This obviously made Randy run into problems, and was told to either get rid of his conscious or he would be fired. So he went out and got himself a ridiculous hair cut and since then whenever anyone gives him a funny look, the urge to kill comes naturally. Randy has always been good about thinking outside the box.

Ms. Roberta Telunga

There was a reason for murder, she thinks?

Brett

Brett had a lot of prospects to be the next nick-toon. He already looked like a mix of Heffer and Mr. Big Head from Rocko’s Modern Life. But when he was caught with Transexual hooker who used to be a nun, things went down hill from there. He is currently a alcoholic living in Baltimore working on a come back.

Boom Stick Comics Poe Twisted Review

2011-11-16T18:01:00.000-08:00

I totally forgot to post this a while ago, but better late then never. Boom Stick Comics talk highly of me in this review of Poe Twisted so they're okay in my book! Here is the review...

I only have one complaint about The Poe Twisted Anthology. It was a great read, done by groups of terrific artists and writers who really had a handle on the works of Edgar Allen Poe. But (possibly because they have such a good handle) it is not much more twisted than Poe himself, who wrote such macabre works as The Black Cat and The Pit and the Pendulum (which I was surprised to find was not in the anthology.) I think I was sort of expecting to find stories beyond Mr. Poe, and simply found some that were at his level. Not that he didn’t set the bar pretty dratted high.

But there is only one complaint, because the rest of it is pretty amazing.

The anthology is made up of fifteen graphic works: some comics, some imitation grindhouse posters. It’s set up in a good order, starting every story with a quote from the tale or poem it’s based on. This is a good way for the reader to keep up with what would otherwise be a bit of a mish-mash.

The best story is a mixture of The Black Cat and The Tell-Tale Heart, two of Poe’s creepier tales. There’s even a little bit of Masque of the Red Death thrown in for giggles. It’s called The Tell-Tale Cat, and it features a pair of policemen who solve the case in the original Black Cat case and are forced to keep the title character. It’s a splendid fusion of humor, macabre, and noir that genuinely makes you wonder…what they’re going to name the kitty. And for some strange reason, that’s all you feel like you need to wonder.

I enjoyed all of the stories, though I thought it was interesting to see that several of the tales involved zombies. I am of the opinion that zombie comics are drawn solely for the “ick” factor, and these are no exception. However, one in particular (El Dorado, based on the poem of the same name) manages to get past the “ick” and genuinely sadden what was before a gleeful romp through Poe’s works. The reader is promptly taken on to stories less serious, but there is a light feeling of haunt. Frankly, this is good, as Poe was not renowned so much for his humor as the blood and shadows lacing it.

If you are a fan of the King of Macabre, I highly recommend a read-through of The Poe Twisted Anthology.

Pick up a copy here! or my books here (Tell Tale Cat) (Eldorado)

An Interview with me and Lindsay Moore for HellBound 2

2011-11-08T19:07:00.000-08:00

A little while ago Lindsay Moore and myself were interviewed in promotion for the Hellbound 2 Anthology (which you can purchase their limited edition hand made copy here) for our story Dolly. Anyways here is the interview...

Today writer Lindsay Moore and artist Alex Cormack discuss their story Dolly and their thoughts about the fear and horror.

What are scarier, thunderstorms, roller coasters, or clowns?

Lindsay: Being on a roller coaster next to a clown during a thunderstorm.

Alex: I used to work at Disney World so roller coasters don’t scare me too much (I still won’t go on the Superman ride at Six Flags, but that’s more about how I don’t want my feet cut off like that kid a few years ago then a fear of roller coasters). Clowns, well since I’m one of the few of my generation that didn’t watch “It” as a kid, I have no problem with clowns. So I guess that leaves out thunderstorms. Lighting will sure make a mess of you.

What is your favorite type of horror?

Lindsay: It's a toss-up between psychological thrillers and supernatural horror (ghosts). Both can be really scary when done correctly.

Alex: I would probably go with zombies on this. They used to scare me the most as a kid and now I love them. I like zombie movies (Dead Alive as of right now is my favorite), zombie comics (almost everything EC did in the 50’s), zombie books (World War Z, which they are making a movie about which will either be great or garbage), and even zombie songs (“Shoot the Head Kill the Ghoul” by Jeffery Lewis and “Run Barbara Run” by the Venom Lords). But serial killers are great too (Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Halloween, Psycho, etc.) and well, all and all I like enjoy most types of horror.

Lindsay what inspired you to write this story?

Lindsay: I've done lots and lots of babysitting. The minute I turned thirteen, the entire neighborhood was knocking on my door, asking if I could babysit. Overall, it wasn't a bad experience, but there's something unsettling about being in alone in another person's house late at night. And one time I found a nanny cam. It was hidden in a teddy bear on top of the TV set; the little boy I was watching was reaching for it, so I picked it up to hand it to him, and realized that it was incredibly heavy. Upon closer examination, I noticed that one of the eyes was a lens. It really freaked me out. I continued to babysit for that family, but I never saw the teddy bear/nanny cam again.

Alex, what drew you to this story?

Alex: Before everything stared up for Hellbound I had done up some sketches for a short story Lindsay had written. I liked her writing style and enjoyed working with her story. As Hellbound came up she put the word out that she was looking for an artist so I volunteered and luckily got the job.

What storytelling median do you think serves horror best?

Lindsay: I think film works best, as it combines sight and sound. Depending on the film subject (and the viewer's imagination), it can trigger other senses, such as taste, smell, or even touch. When seeing and hearing a character react to finding a mutilated body, you can almost smell the blood and taste the vomit rising up in your throat. Although, that all depends on how the film portrays the scene and your own imagination.

Alex: Film is probably the best, it’s the only one where you can tell the story and have sound and visuals. Comics are great for horror because you can see what is happening, and books are great as well (along with prose), allowing you to imagine the monster or whatever the bad guy is, but if you’re reading these while listening to the beach boys you won’t have the full experience. You can say that TV is good, but you get breaks throughout taking you away from what is going on. Video games, well I can’t say about that, the last video game I played was Sonic and Knuckles back in ’96. But all and all I say film is the best. If you don’t believe me, go on youtube and look up the original trailer for The Shining ( here is the link ). Watch it once on mute and once with sound and you’ll know what I mean. That is a fantastic trailer.

What is your favorite horror story and why?

Lindsay: The Raft by Stephen King. It's a very basic premise: four college kids head out to a lake, which has a raft floating in the middle. Once they get to the raft, they discover that there is a monster in the lake that wants to eat them. They're trapped with no way off the raft and no way to get help. King doesn't explain what the monster is or why it's in the lake, which further adds to the horror. Not knowing why the monster is here or why it's singled out these kids makes the story scarier.

Alex: Hmmm. This is one of those that I will have a new answer for every ten minutes. So for this particular ten minutes I will go with this story my girlfriend Ashley Cook told me. It was part of a book that wasn’t a horror story at all; I guess Opera Winfrey even later turned it into a movie. But there is one part of the book that she told me about that I wish I thought up, maybe I’ll steal the idea later on down the road, but for now what happened was there was a married couple stuck on a mountain with no escape and the husband was bitten by a rabid animal and there was no chance to get him to a doctor. The line that Ashley told me that I thought was so cool was, well I can’t remember the exact line but it was along the lines of this… “Between an animal with rabies and a man with rabies, there is still the same paranoia, the same anger, and the same fear, but the difference between the two is that a man still knows how to use a gun.” Dun dun duuuuuun!

What was your first exposure to horror?

Lindsay: When I was in elementary school, those Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark books were popular. The stories themselves were basically just urban legends and old folk tales, but the illustrations were downright terrifying. Those illustrations gave me nightmares.

Alex: The first real memory I have of something specifically scaring me was an old episode of Punky Brewster. My sister and I would watch the show when we were little, and there was this one episode where Punky and the gang were stuck in a cave, and at the end of episode # 1 (it was a cliff hanger episode) the gang look over this ledge and the camera cuts to this neon spider monster thing scaring the crap out of us (thanks to the 21st century I was able to find the clip online, fast forward to the 9 minute mark to see what I’m talking about ). Along with that the Michael Jackson video Thriller was always on causing me to be scared of zombies (which is probably why I love them today) and the poster for the remake of the blob used to freak me out too. But all of that aside I didn’t really get into horror until either late middle school or early high school. Around Halloween my brother, his girlfriend at the time (now my sister in law), and my sister sat down one night and watched Carrie. Before this I think the scariest movie I had seen was Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. At the end of the movie (and especially the end of this one, not to give anything away to people who haven't seen it) I turned white. From then on I have been a fan whereas now my brother and I have our own “Horror-Fest” every October where we have a horror movie double feature every week at his place.

What do you like best and least about the horror genre?

Lindsay: The thing I dislike about the horror genre is how every new horror film becomes a franchise. Saw had a great premise, but turning it into a franchise made the whole thing feel cheap, as if the directors were just looking for ways to hock the audience instead of tell a story. That said, what I like about the horror genre is how original it can be. A good horror film (or novel or comic or TV show) puts a fresh spin on a tired concept and gives the audience something to think about instead of just throwing blood and guts up at them.

Alex: For me it’s fun to draw monsters and psychos and zombies. It’s just fun to think up different creatures and how they can mess someone up. What I hate about horror which is kind of odd is that in general I don’t like to see people get hurt emotionally. Apparently physical harm is fine, but all and all I have a harder time getting through romantic comedies then I ever have with the goriest thing out there. Also in horror movies when it’s quiet for far too long and you’re just waiting for a loud crash or something to jump out at you. That’s just annoying and cheap I think. When it is done legitimately like when the raptor pops out when Ellie Stalter is saying “Mr. Hammond I think we’re back in business!” That’s great! But when it’s silent and a character is walking slowly down a hall and you now just have to wait for it to get the story going again, then BAAAANG!!!! A loud noise that has nothing to do with anything, thanks for wasting my time jerks.

What’s your horror guilty pleasure?

Lindsay: Tales from the Crypt. The SyFy channel (back when it was the Sci-Fi channel) used to rerun it late at night when I was in high school, and if I couldn't sleep, I'd watch it. The stories were always so simple, yet effective, and they were funny in a really dark way. The show had a sort of modern noire vibe to it that I liked a lot; it had all the seedy elements of classic 40's film noire, but in an 80's setting. Also the Crypt Keeper had the best evil laugh ever. The only thing better than his laugh are his puns. I think Tales from the Crypt is being remade. Or rebooted. I'm not sure which. HBO probably doesn't either.

Alex: Gore probably, maybe being a zombie fan. They are going through a backlash right now I think. Not sure if these qualify though because I love talking about this stuff.

Who do you consider a master of horror?

Lindsay: It's a tie between Stephen King and whoever illustrated those Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark books.

Alex: Right now I think Garth Ennis is mighty good for the genre. I haven’t read his new horror comic Crossed yet, but Preacher has just about everything horrible that could happen to a person (cannibalism, being buried alive, torture, incest, murder, having your genitals bit off, and a whole boat load of blasphemy) and his story Just a Pilgrim has it’s hero a born again Christian cannibal.

Is there anything you want the readers to know about your story?

Lindsay: No matter what Tobe Hooper says, this was not based on a true story.

Alex: The character she sees behind her in the TV may not be Gene, or the doll. Also the shot of the kids sleeping, the boy is wearing Hamburglar pajamas.

Are clowns ever funny?

Lindsay: Hell no.

Alex: Always.

30 Character Challenge!

2011-11-07T15:24:00.000-08:00

For the month of November I am partaking in the 30 character challenge brought to you by my buddy Tyler James and Comix Tribe.

The plan is to create a new character everyday and have 30 by the end of the month. You can miss a couple of days which is why I currently only have 5 and today is the... 7th? Anyways, as long you have 30 by the end of the month it's all gravy.

So that being said, I figured I would post my guys on my own blog as well as the 30 Characters Challenge website, which can be seen here

So Starting from the current character moving down, here is

#5 Timothy Andrew Herbert Attorney at Law:

Mr. Herbert was born in 1957 in northern Montana. His parents Marsha and Daniel Herbert were both teachers at the Jerz High School and pushed young Timothy in his education. He graduated in 1975 3rd in his class and went on to Boston University to study law. He joined the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity and was president in 1978. He stayed at BU through Law school and has lived in Boston since. Timothy married Kiera Knightley (no relation to the actress) in early 1991 and they currently have three children. He is the president of his own Law firm in Brighton Massachusetts and you can catch his commercials during the day on channel 5. He gives regularly to the
MSPCA.

Next up is #4 The Great Regurgitator!

Yes dear reader, beware The Great Regurgitator!
Since 1996, Barbara Hendrix was just your average bulimic, until one day, out of revenge she ate her boyfriend after he stepped on her toe when she was wearing sandals! That night going through the motions of having the perfect body/bad breath and screwed up teeth, her boyfriend came out whole and is now her zombie slave! So watch your back dear reader because The Great Regurgitator may be right behind and she is most likely hungry! BWAHAHAHAHAHA! (Thunderclap)

Here is #3 Chip Sudofthqui

He has no story.

Moving on, this guy I drew up at Larry's Comic's Drink and Draw (hence the shirt). A lot of the guys from there have illustrations up to, links to come...

#2 Comic Fan

And here is the first character I made up for this...

#1 Mo Larome

If my mother or sister ask, that is ketchup. If anyone else asks, its catsup.

Alex

Garden State Comic Con & NYC Comic Con: The After Math

2011-10-11T18:40:00.000-07:00

So in the past couple of weeks I was at the Garden State Comic Con and the NYC Comic con which were both good times.

At the Garden State Con, I met up with my buddy Kyle Richey (the writer for The After Party in the Poe Twisted Anthology). He was the one who set up this whole shindig, I was just along for the ride. So we hung out, sold some books and had a good time. Later on in the show Ashley Cook and I left to get some lunch, on the way out we had to stop by the Batmobile! Thats right!

On the Bat-Phone!

Some days you just can't get rid of a bomb.

The second day I had to make sure to get an autograph from Davey Jones for Dolly writer Lindsay Moore who is a big Monkeys fan. Now the day before at the con I bought a Slaughtered Lamb t shirt. For those who don't know, the Slaughtered Lamb is from the movie An American Werewolf in London. The Slaughtered Lamb is the name of the pub the main characters go to in the begining of the film where they are greeted by some grumpy Brits with great jokes who also are keeping the secret of the local Werewolf epidemic under raps (watch the movie, it's a good one, and it features Frank Oz!) So I was wearing this shirt when I met Davey Jones.

As I walked up he just stared at my shirt kind of like this...

"What the hell is that? is that a heavy metal band or something?"

"Oh no" I said "It's from the movie an American Werewolf in London, it's kind of a joke."

"Oh yeah, I've heard of that. My neighbor wrote the song."

"You mean the Waren Zevon song? Oh cool!"

"Yeah yeah. He's dead."

"... um yeah. Could I have an autograph for my friend?"

So anyways he was a nice guy.

Later on in the show Ashley Cook and I were returning from lunch and stopped at the restroom before heading back to the table. I was waiting for her outside and heard her coming out. So as a joke, I puffed up my chest and made muscles with my arms (she would think it was funny, probably) the only problem is that Ashley wasn't the one coming out of the restroom at that time. It was Barbara Eden from I Dream of Jeanie.

So that was kind of embarrassing. In the end though it was a good show!

The next week at NYC Comic Con it was a great time, got to hang out with my buddy Jordan and his buddy Donovan along with Enrica Jang, my editor at Red Stylo Media. There was a bunch of crazy stuff going on but oddly enough the only picture I took all weekend was this pic of Donovan...

Looking sharp!

So anyways a good time. Now enough of this, I gotta get back to work.

Alex

p.s.

This has nothing to do with either comic cons but I figured I would add it anyway. This past Tuesday My brother and I met Dan Aykroyd in Attleborough MA where he was promoting his vodka. As I went up to take a picture with him I shook his hand and looked up to smile but my brother was still working with the camera on his phone. So I looked at Dan Aykroyd and said, "well I guess we'll just stand here and hold hands for a while." He just gave me a funny look and my brother took the picture. I found out later he was faking it so I would have a minute to say hello. Oh well.

There's my brother Adam with Dan Aykroyd. Don't you like how it says friends above them.

The Blues-mobile, they didn't allow me to sit in this one though.

Garden State Comic Con!

2011-10-06T17:36:00.000-07:00

This weekend (the 8th and 9th, and the 8th is my birthday by the way, you can forward presents to the show if you'd like) I'll be in Cherry Hill NJ at the Garden State Comic Con! So come on down to see me and fellow Poe Twisted Anthology contributor Kyle Richey and South Pole co-writer Ashley Cook and buy some books!

more info here

p.s. Here are some pics from MICE which was just a couple of weeks ago, thanks to everyone who showed up and said hello.

Myself and Ashley Cook

what else can I say?

Myself and the writer of Dolly (coming soon in Hellbound 2) Lindsay Moore

pictures taken by Matt Boehm, Carleton Tsui, and Renée Kurilla

See you in Jersey!

Horror-View's review of Poe Twisted

2011-09-22T04:35:00.000-07:00

Horror View has recently reviewed the Poe Twisted anthology and here is what they had to say about yours truly...

Poe’s “Eldorado” is celebrated next by Windham-Kent & Cormack. The gritty story follows the tortured protagonist and his horse, as he seeks the titular place where he will finally find peace. Instead, there’s a who lot of violence, brought to un-life by Cormack’s fantastic art and Windham-Kent’s well-paced storytelling.

“The Tell Tale Cat” by Cormack follows two investigating officers as they check in on frumpy old Vincent Allen. Mrs. Allen disappeared days earlier, and there aren’t any suspects other than Allen himself. The sloppy drunk (drawn with the perfect amount of embellishment by Cormack) welcomes the officers into his home, only to be betrayed by the titular house pet. The Cat then proceeds to lead the officers through a series of tongue-in-cheek instances of other Poe stories.

To read the whole article you can check it out here!

Also come by Harvard bookstore tonight (anytime after 7) to pick up Minimum Paige which features two of my comics (Quarters and the Essex County Literary Wax Museum & Menagerie!) I guess they are going to have Jam comics and a raffle with all proceeds donated to a local comics charity, some prizes include a signed Terry Moore Sketchbook, Will Eisner Book, and Women of the DCU (not sure if a book or literally the women) and more!

-Alex

I'll be at MICE Saturday

2011-09-21T14:16:00.000-07:00

MICE aka the Massachusetts Independent Comic Expo is Saturday and I'll be there selling comics and such including The Poe Twisted Anthology (featuring my comics the Tell Tale Cat, and Eldorado), Dolly written by Lindsay Moore and illustrated by me (it will also be in Hellbound coming out later this year) the Essex County Literary Wax Museum and Menagerie written by J.L. Bell and again, illustrated by me (this is also available in the Minimum Paige at the Harvard Book Store in Cambridge, starting tomorrow) and copies of South Pole and other such stuff.

Andy Kaufman performs Mighty Mouse by myboxprod

So come on down and buy some comics so I can eat.

MICE, The Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo

September 24, 2011 10am - 6pm

1815 Mass Ave., Cambridge MA (Porter Square)

above posters created by Jerel Dye and Maris Wicks

The Harvard Book Store's Minimum Paige

2011-09-15T03:56:00.000-07:00

"Minimum Paige," Harvard Book Store's first ever graphic novel anthology will be publishing two comics of mine!

"Quarters" which if you saw me at any of the recent shows I was at, you probably saw this sweet quickie. It's the tale of a Superhero on the search for change! If anyone remembers the comic I did "A Quick Buck," it's basically a retelling of that one, only better!

The longest title in the Alex Cormack catalog, "Essex County Literary Wax Museum & Menagerie!" Written by J.L. Bell and illustrated by me! This one tells the story of Story, the curator of the before mentioned museum having to deal with some less then worthy guests. J.L. Bell also writes the blog Oz and Ends which you can read here.

The release party is next week, the 22nd of September at the Harvard Book Store where you can meet me and most likely J.L. Bell and buy a copy of Minimum Paige!

South Pole playing in the Online New England Film Festival!

2011-09-02T04:44:00.000-07:00

Ever thought to yourself "Gee, I would like to see Alex Cormack's critically acclaimed award winning Christmas animation South Pole, but I can never get to any showing of it and that dope can't seem to get a store put together on his website so I can buy it." Well, you're in luck! starting today, South Pole is being shown in this years Online New England Film Festival!

So now feel free to sit back and watch South Pole in the comfort of your own home or most likely during breaks at work or when the boss is in the other room (most likely also watching South Pole.)

Here is the link and hurry it's only up for a limited time!

Online New England Film Festival

I'll be at Comically Speaking tomorw

2011-08-30T04:43:00.000-07:00

I'll be up at Comically Speaking for the reboot of the DC universe selling some books and drawing some pictures for the fine people of Reading MA. So if you're in the area come on by between 9-3 and I'll be in there somewhere.

I should also mention the Batman should be there as well.

For the record I bet you this whole starting everything over from #1 will last until next summer at the latest, from then on it will be just side stories like "shadow of the bat" is to "Detective Comics" is to "Batman."

The Tell Tale Cat for Sale!

2011-08-24T18:05:00.000-07:00

The Tell Cat, written and illustrated by yours truly is out and about for sale! The story is a parody of The Black Cat and The Tell Tale Heart, with a little Masque of the Red Death to even things out. It follows Officers Lansdowne and Harrington, two cops having to deal with the characters of Poe's stories.

It is now available as a digital release here...

Red Stylo Media Store

Drive Thru Comics (this one has a preview)

Graphicly.com

Also the digital release includes special features from me including the story behind the story, alternate covers, and original sketches.

You can order the actual physical copy here

-Alex

p.s. To one guy out there feel free to continue to call it Edgar Allen Poe-lice

Baltimore Comic Con

2011-08-24T03:41:00.000-07:00

So this weekend Red Stylo Media sent myself Mark Mullaney (he illustrated and wrote The System of Dr. Canne and Professor Bull and illustrated the story Zombie Cruise) and Kyle Richey (he wrote the story The After Party) down to the Baltimore Comic-Con to promote the Poe Twisted Anthology and our own work as well.

There's Mark Mullaney and myself at the table, the photo was taken by Kyle Richey. Thanks to everybody who stopped by, and especially to those who bought an issue of Tell Tale Cat, Eldorado, and my quickie comic Quarters (more on this comic later).

Bal-Ti-More?

-Alex

Eldorado for Sale!

2011-08-15T08:32:00.001-07:00

Eldorado! Written by Sherezada Windham-Kent (who also directed the film "Everything I Needed to Know About Zombies I Learned from the Movies" 2009.) and illustrated by yours truly is for sale for digital download featuring special features from myself and the author including introductions, original sketches, alternate covers, etc! Here is a quick run down on what the comic is all about...

The sun sets on a 300-year quest for fabled glory and gold in ELDORADO, a zombie Western by Sherezada Windham-Kent and with art by Alex Cormack. Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s poem of the same name.

yep, a zombie western, two great tastes that taste great together! so you can pick up Eldorado here...

the Red Stylo Media Store

Drive-Thru Comics
(this one has previews of the first few pages)

and soon also to be released on Graphic.ly and iVerse.

or if you want to wait and see it in paperback along with the rest of the Poe Twisted stories you can pre-order here! (middle circle is a clip from Eldorado by the way!)

so in the great words of Jay Sherman,

Absolution Cover Design

2011-08-06T19:53:00.000-07:00

This here is the cover design I made up for the story Absolution which is featured in The Poe Twisted Anthology. The story was written by Jason Ciaramella (a 2011 Eisner Award nominee for his story The Cape) and illustrated by Enrique 'Zeke' Savory, Jr. I did the coloring and the cover design seen here (to see the color work pick up a copy later this month.)

-Alex

Hellbound 2 featuring Dolly (I drew it!)

2011-08-05T14:51:00.000-07:00

Recently (while creating Tell-Tale Cat and illustrating Eldorado) I Illustrated Lindsay Moore's story "Dolly" for the upcoming release "Hellbound: the Boston Comics Horror Anthology."

The book is the second Hellbound, it originated from the Boston Comic Roundtable (their website) which is a group of local Boston comic artists (writers and illustrators) that get together every week. I met Lindsay there where she was looking for someone to illustrate her story for Hellbound, so I volunteered. The book itself should be coming out Halloween!

More info to come.

the Hellbound website

-Alex

Oh my God I'm on the cover of Spiderman!

2011-08-02T17:13:00.001-07:00

Some people strive to be on the cover of Sports Illustrated, Rolling Stone, Wheaties, etc. But that's kids stuff. Try getting on the cover of the Amazing Spiderman. Bam! I knew I would make it some day.

So to celebrate issue 666, Marvel put out all these variant covers for different comic shops as you can see here

So for this my buddy Larry at Larry's Comics up in Lowell (scroll down to older posts for more details) He put out an email telling people to come up to be in a big group picture. So on the far left is yours truly, along with my brother Adam and my nephews Will (in the Hulk shirt) and Chad (in the black Spiderman shirt). The background was created by my friend Stephen Pennimpede (editor/production on the Boston ComiCon sleeper hit Fish Stick Guy) and Larry is in the white shirt up front.

Next cover appearance, the re-issue of the white album.

-Alex

The Poe Twisted Anthology

2011-07-25T16:28:00.000-07:00

Okay so here's the scoop...

For the last few months I've been working on this project for Red Stylo Media, The POE TWISTED Anthology! It is a collection of comics and art works inspired by Edgar Allan Poe. Here is a link to their website which will have more info...

http://redstylo.com/poe-twisted-anthology

I have one story where I wrote and illustrated titled the Tell Tale Cat (Edgar Allen Poe-lice to some...)

The Tell Tale Cat is based on The Black Cat, The Masque of the Red Death, and The Tell-Tale Heart. It tells the story of officers Lansdowne and Harrington, following them around as they have to deal with the characters from the before mentioned stories. You may remember The Black Cat and The Tell-Tale Heart both featured the police at the end of the story, well this is their version of what happened. This sweet baby will be put out on digital release August 24th and regular release sometime afterwords!

The other story I worked on was Eldorado, written by Sherezada Windham-Kent, illustrated by me!

This western/zombie epic follows the mysterious rider on his search for Eldorado. Sherezada Windham-Kent is a writer and filmmaker who directed Everything I Needed to Know About Zombies I Learned From the Movies. This baby will be released August 14th.

I should also mention that with the digital releases they will come with special features including some original sketches, alternate covers, and an introduction by yours truly, among other such things.

I should also also mention that I'm also doing the coloring for another story in the series titled Absolution, written by Jason Ciaramella and illustrated by Enrique 'Zeke' Savory, Jr. Jason Ciaramella is the 2011 Eisner Award nominated writer of The Cape
from IDW, I highly recommend it! But more on this later.

So to get the full anthology (also featuring work from my buddies Mark Mullaney, who you know from Cormack Cook Colossal Cinema Collection fame, and Andrew Jerz, who you know from your restraining order) the printed copy will come out August 21 and the digital release will be August 31! Here is the cover for the anthology illustrated by Master Jerz (the middle circle is a shot from Eldorado).

More to come...

-Alex

More Boston sports Zombies

2011-07-11T18:40:00.000-07:00

Did these up for the upcoming issue of Hellbound 2 (more on that later). So in the meantime I thought I would show them off here.

Zombie Adam Vinatieri just happy to have some brains

and Zombie Larry Bird eating Dr. J.

Keep an eye out for Hellbound 2 from the Boston Comic RoundTable amongst other groups that I don't know of yet.

-Alex

p.s. Sorry Mom, I know you don't like these.

Some More Drawings from Larry's Drink and Draw

2011-07-06T17:56:00.000-07:00

While I've been working on the last bunch of projects (which is why there havent been any updates lately) I have been going to Larry's Wonderful World of Comics up in Lowell to attend their Drink and Draws. Here are the latest batch since last time...

Elric killing a many-mouthed monster

Swamp Thing with his buddy

Captain America with either his shield or a big yo yo, your choice

Harley Quinn finally taking care of Batman

Here's the Flash facing his greatest enemy

and some downsides to his powers

as always, more to come

-Alex

Fish Stick Guy and it's Awesome Cover!

2011-04-27T18:04:00.000-07:00

My buddy Steve Grzesik created the comic Fish Stick Guy, which I did the cover for (and some pinup art inside) and he will be selling the fabulous issue #1 at Boston Comic Con this weekend (April 30th and May 1st, if your reading this in the future sorry you missed the show but I hope things are working out well with the hover boards and jet packs). You can also pick up a copy up at Larry's Wonderful World of Comics (see past blogs about his shop) Larry's I should mention, put the whole project together along with buddies from their weekly drink and draw.

The cover itself is a parody of the famous Iron Man cover "Demon in a Bottle!"

This issue is instead titled "Demon in a Frialator!"

I will be at Boston Comic Con helping to promote the comic and I hope to see you there, unless your in the future and if so can I borrow your hover board this weekend?

Here are the pin ups...

Fish Stick Guy as a Zombie

Fish Stick Guy knocking out the Gorton's Fisherman (this one was originally a parody of the cover of Captain America #1 where he is knocking out Hitler).

-Alex

Some Drawings from Larry's Drink and Draw

2011-04-23T17:07:00.000-07:00

Larry's Wonderful World of Comics up in Lowell (the same guys who hooked me up with Skull Kickers, and the same place where you can buy a copy of South Pole, here is their website ) has a Drink and Draw every Wednesday. Each night they will have a theme that is connected to a comic coming out that week or to go along with a comic that they are promoting (more on this later).

So that being said here are some sketches that I have done up...

Here is Super Dinosaur (the new comic by Robert Kirkman)

The Mighty Thor

The Thing

Dr. Doom using Mr. Fantastic as a trampoline

Godzilla meets Johnny Rocket (this one was in competition with another shop, I guess one of the guys at that other shop was the creator of Johnny Rocket, so we had Godzilla attacking his guy)

and a sketch of Venom

More to come

-Alex

updates and zombies

2011-04-12T16:20:00.000-07:00

Amongst a bunch of projects I've been up to lately I've updated my website, weeding out some filler, adding new stuff, etc. So after you read this go check it out.

My site

Along with this while I was going through stuff to put up I rediscovered an illustration I was commissioned to do (does it count as commissioned if it's my brother?) of Carlton Fisk as a zombie from back in 2009 shown here...

I thought I would add to this and make the another famous Boston sports moment into a zombie, so here's Bobby Orr

sooner or later I'll have one up for the Patriots and Celtics and if your lucky the Boston Blazers.

-Alex

p.s. above picture taken by Jordan Baker Caldwell at 2009 Animation Block Party in NYC

The Further Adventures of the Cat From Outer Space!

2011-03-14T19:40:00.000-07:00

So I'm currently in the middle of two projects that I'm not really allowed to talk about publicly. So to keep up appearances, here is a page to the comic, The Further Adventures of the Cat from Outer Space!

This started up with me wanting to draw some aliens, and after reading my new zombie books that Ashley got me for Valentines day I've been in the mood for some gore. Once I finished the first panel I was trying to figure out what could come to fight these jerks and I was trying to figure out some kind of cute critter to go juxtapose the blood and guts. With this I remembered the Disney movie "The Cat from Outer Space."

I had never heard of this movie until Ashley had it on one day. So I figured this was, and will continue to be, what this cat does in outer space when he isn't visiting earth and getting into wacky misadventures, just flying around space kicking ass and taking names! And a special point for anyone who knows this movie, you'll notice that the space station is named after General Stilton (thanks imdb).

There was going to be some more to the story along with some color but I really aught to focus on those other two projects, not to mention that this is a Disney character and this blog is about as much as I can do with it (knowing them I could still get sued somehow). But I will show you what I have colored so far...

-Alex

An Interview with me

2011-03-07T19:59:00.000-08:00

the AIB illustration/animation blog just did an interview with me. So here it is if you would like to check it out...

Here is a link to the interview

p.s. for a new animation that has blown me away I would now add in Madagascar, Carnet de Voyage,(this is not the cartoon about the lion and penguins or whatever) Buy this on itunes, it's worth the 1.99

New animation tease

2011-02-08T17:58:00.000-08:00

Along with all the comic work I've been working on lately I've also been working on my new animation with no title yet, just the adventure cartoon. Maybe I'll have it like the Sergio Leone man with no name movies, but instead it will be the animation with no name. It would probably be hard to sell though.

Anyways I hope you enjoy the super short sneak peek with leftover sound effects from South Pole and new music by me!

A Quick Buck

2011-01-31T17:33:00.000-08:00

Here is a new comic featuring a superhero either stealing money or giving himself a tip. Take your pick.

Skull Kickers 5 out today, featuring me!

2011-01-26T15:31:00.000-08:00

If your unaware I'm in the latest issue of Image Comics Skull Kickers!

Here are the details of how it went down

So in the comic itself there are two runner ups (Ken Bonin and Matt Denham) and then me as the WINNER! The caption under my illustration reads

"Alex Cormack has a wild battle scene that delivers the goods, Skullkickers-style!"

So without further ado here it is...

So stop what your doing, go out and buy it, chop chop!

Monster Attack!

2011-01-24T05:13:00.000-08:00

Oh those crazy monsters, won't they ever win?

So here is a chunk of a story with no real beginning or end, I just liked the idea of finding one page of a comic and be able to make up the rest in your head.

P.S. Don't forget to pick up Skull Kickers #5 featuring art work by me this Wednesday!

Pin Up Art by Me in the Next Skull Kickers!

2011-01-10T16:58:00.000-08:00

Pin up art work by me will be in the next Skull Kickers (#5) comic coming out later this month! They were taking submissions through Larry's Comics (where South Pole is on sale $5.00) for pin up art so I put together some work for them and, well that's it!

Skull Kickers is a Image Comics comic written by Jim Zubkavich and drawn by Edwin Huang. I met them both when they came up signing autographs and such at Larry's (pic by my brother Adam, the one who told me about all of this in the first place), they were good guys and I highly recommend there comic, especially #5.

-Alex

Drawing Santa in August

2010-12-30T15:34:00.000-08:00

I've been telling this story for awhile now and thought it might be good as a comic. So enjoy, and try to think of this whenever things aren't going your way.

p.s. sorry to anybody who took a long look at that second to last panel.

South Pole on sale at Larry's Comics!

2010-12-23T07:36:00.000-08:00

If you have some last minute Christmas shopping look no further! South Pole is on sale at Larry's Comics, 66 Lakeview Ave, Lowell MA. It's one of the best comic shops around, and is now the best cause you can get yourself a copy of South Pole for $5.00! So come one and come all and pick up a copy!

http://larryscomics.net/

"Buy me now!"

South Pole playing at the Squeaky Wheel Dysfunctional Holiday show

2010-12-18T06:10:00.000-08:00

Tonight at 8:00 p.m. at Squeaky Wheel (712 Main Street, Buffalo NY) they will be playing South Pole as apart of their Dysfunctional Holiday Show! So if your in Buffalo go check it out, it should be awesomely outrageous.

For more info check out the website...

http://www.squeaky.org/

LA Movie Awards, Awards South Pole!

2010-12-17T08:21:00.000-08:00

South Pole won the Award of Excellence in animation, Best Animated Characters, and the Best Animated Screen Play Awards at this seasons LA Movie Awards!

"Thanks LA!"

p.s. Thanks to everyone who made it to the Cormack Cook Colossal Cinema Collection and to everyone who stuck around for the after party!

Cormack Cook Colossal Cinema Collection After Partyat the Sunset Grill in Allston!

2010-12-15T12:23:00.001-08:00

The Cormack Cook Colossal Cinema Collection After Party is at the Sunset Grill at 130 Brighton Avenue, in Allston MA. Starting at 8:30 for the people after the first showing. The party is under the name Alex and should be a good time knowing their beer selection.

So, see you there!

Tonight only the Cormack Cook Colossal Cinema Collection!

2010-12-15T04:43:00.000-08:00

The shows are tonight at the Coolidge Corner Theater at 290 Harvard St Brookline 7 and 8 tonight! Featuring Jordan Baker-Caldwell, Greg Condon, Ashley Cook, Tim Finn, Geoff Marian, Mark Mullaney, and Melinda Rainsberger! Not to mention South Pole! So be there or be somewhere else that's not as fun.

TONIGHT!

The Cormack Cook Colossal Cinema Collection!

2010-12-09T14:49:00.001-08:00

Back by popular demand, the Cormack Cook Colossal Cinema Collection or CCCCC if your in a hurry is coming back to Coolidge Corner Wednesday the 15th with 2 showings at 7 and 8!

So if you missed it last year, and there's a good chance that you did, come into town and check it out! All your friends will be there, and if they aren't, well would you want to be friends with people that would blow off a show like this?

Learn more here on the website...

http://cormackcookcolossalcinemacollecti.blogspot.com/

See you there!

Production still from the new animation

2010-11-16T14:53:00.000-08:00

So this is a still from my new animation that is currently in production. If you scroll down further I mentioned it in the first blog on here. There is still no name for it but it should be good.

New South Pole Trailer!

2010-11-05T05:19:00.000-07:00

Hey check it out, it'sthe new trailer for South Pole which by the way will be playing at encore presentation of the Cormack Cook Colossal Cinema Collection December 15th (more details when they come)

This is a true story: "The Death of Superman"

2010-10-28T05:06:00.001-07:00

So this actually happened to me a few years ago. At the time I thought I would make an animation of the situation but I thought I would try making it into a comic instead. So I made it into a comic, end of story.

They love South Pole at SNOB

2010-10-01T05:10:00.000-07:00

Just got a newsletter from the SNOB festival talking up South Pole

oh dig it

South Pole playing at the SNOB Festival

2010-10-01T04:53:00.000-07:00

South Pole is playing at the SNOB (Somewhat North of Boston) Film Festival in Concord NH playing November 19th -21st! It's been selected as a "Must See" so come on up!

Some more sketches

2010-09-29T20:34:00.000-07:00

Here are some more sketches done on breaks from animating, I guess it's a series of bad situations. Anyways, feel free to make up a story.

not sure exactly whats going on with these two, but ask yourself this, who's zapping who?

Some sketches

2010-09-27T20:29:00.000-07:00

Did some sketches tonight while watching tv and thought I would share them. Keep in mind there is no story line to any of them so feel free to make one up and let me know, anyways enjoy.

you would surprised how relaxing it is to draw a bunch of zombies

Gertrude Galapagos and the continuing search for the Holey Sock

2010-09-24T15:04:00.000-07:00

Here is the latest Gertrude Galapagos illustration! As you can see she running through a pyramid in Egypt looking for clues to find the mystical Holey Sock! These are loosely based on bedtime stories my mother told me where I was Indiana Jones and I was looking for the Holey Sock. It was great, each night was a new story, the only difference is that Gertrude doesn't have a hat and that I'm not a girl.

So the main plan with these is to start up a kids book, if you got any ideas let me know. The next one will most likely be her on the Amazon, or somewhere in the jungle.

Here some earlier ones that I have done in case you haven't seen them.

Here's Gertrude with her dog Howard scuba-diving, searching for clues,

and here she's actually finding the Holey Sock (this was the first illustration that I had done, so far the rest have been prequels).

Uncle Alex just got kitties!

2010-09-22T18:15:00.000-07:00

So after having Danger and Destruction for while Ashley and I had a BBQ and had my family come over. My nephew Will was very interested in my WII while my nephew Chad was more interested in the cats. At one point he had them cornered, crawling slowly at them saying "I'm going to get the kitty, I'm going to get the kitty." We all thought it was funny so I decided to do the above illustration from the cats perspective.

By the way my nephew is better looking then this kid, just for the record.

-Alex

the sophmore post

2010-09-21T18:47:00.000-07:00

I've started this illustration as a break from my new "Gertrude Galapagos" illustration (you'll see it eventually). I'm not finished yet but here is a teaser for you.

Its going to be about the first time my nephew met my cats Danger and Destruction and chased them around. A while ago I decided I needed more family friendly illustrations so this is one of them.

Along with that, here is an extreme rough draft of a scene from my new animation which as of now is called the "adventure cartoon." Hopefully it will be finished for the next Cormack Cook Colossal Cinema Collection which will be at the end of January. More on that later, but for now check it out and enjoy the music i bummed off the "Night of the Living Dead" soundtrack to make it more enjoyable

Oh man whats gonna happen next?

-Alex

Welcome to the show

2010-09-19T17:30:00.000-07:00

So on the advice of a friend of mine I'm starting a blog. Here you'll see my finished works (illustrations, animations, comics, and probably more) along with the behind the scenes stuff (sketches, thumbnails, tests) should be pretty good.

By the way, I'll just say its a pain trying to figure out a good name for a blog, hence the very clever name that you see above. Some of the names I had kicking around were "trying to control my A.D.D" "the thin line between clever and stupid" "kidnapped umbrella" and so on and so forth.

Anyways welcome to my blog, hope you enjoy the show

Photo taken by Jazzmine Beaulieu me at the Animation Block Party in NYC