Boxcar Astronaut #81

Greetings, Fellow Astronauts! Well, it looks like the boys have wrapped filming on their movie and they're ready to watch it! Unfortunately, Diogee has other ideas in his mischievous canine mind. Witness Ben and Devin's horror as Diogee proves how fragile one's hard work really is when there's a sneaky little dog on the loose! Check it all out in this week's All New Boxcar Astronaut!

Boxcar Astronaut #80

Greetings, Fellow Astronauts! The sets are built, the costumes are done, it time for ACTION! Ben is about do direct his first scene with Devin and Robot and everything is looking great. However, how will devin Devin handle the intense pressure of being a sci-fi action star? Can Robot resist the deeply programmed urge to overact his scenes? Check out this week's All New Boxcar Astronaut for the answers!

Boxcar Astronaut #79

Greetings, Fellow Astronauts! Movie magic is underway in the backyard as Ben and the gang get ready to shoot their own space epic. As the director, Ben is overseeing all aspects of the production, checking in on the costumes, sets, and the umm... props. Check out this week's All New Boxcar Astronaut to see if everything is coming together as planned!

Bob-B-Q 2008

Every year one of my best friends throws a big BBQ we like to call the Bob-B-Q (since his name is Bob). It's become a big tradition around our social circle rivaling any of the real holidays. As part of that tradition, I always design a promotional poster and other graphics to commemorate the event. It's fun for me because Bob never asks for any particular theme or design, so I get to come up with whatever I want.

My original idea was to do a Bob-B-Q video game thing, but the more I got into it I really wanted to work a cute pin up girl into the design. Then it hit me while listening to the new cd by Ocrush, a band in which another close friend of mine plays guitar, it hit me: draw a girl in leg warmers! That's what lead to the retro 80's look of the final design, which stands in stark contrast to last year's dark horror/ zombie themed poster (see below).

Boxcar Astronaut #78

Greetings, Fellow Astronauts! This week, Devin brings an awesome new toy over to the backyard, his dad's video camera! The mere sight of the camera is enough to send Ben's imagination on overload thinking about the cinematic possibilities he could create. Get ready, because it's Lights, Camera, ACTION in an All New Boxcar Astronaut!