ok...so im doing my thing and i get a I.M. and it reads: ""Random drive-by "GO ASS!"-ing!""...and it made me laugh.. and this guy tells me his wife made this GO ASS pic in support of my stolen art and used it as her avatar...and i couldnt believe it!

so this pic inspired me to start the ass-support program and im going to have an official GO ASS contest for fun...i want u ppl to mail me ur version of GO ASS!! i want to see original pics that YOU create of UR ass not a random photo! this is not a "sexy ass" contest (pls no nudes, i have to be able to post it). its a GO ASS contest. so all are welcome to join, fat asses, old asses, ugly asses as well as sexy asses.

i know its not much, but i will give away an original sketch by me ($80 value) of a character of ur choosing and a half size print ($20 value) to the winner...contest ends when we have 20 contenders..and will start over with the next 20

remember this is for fun, and the winner will be chosen for originality not sexiness

RULES- ladies are NOT allowed to stamp "e.Bas" on their bums...that privilege is for Lady eBas only...i 4got to mention that if u want to be left "anonymous" thats ok too...i understand some ppl not wanting to know its their bum being displayed on here
RULE#2- u can NOT use an old pic...its has to be created specifically for this contest..and i encourage u to be original and creative...its how u will be judged

*winner has to pay for shipping and handling.
ok...so im doing my thing and i get a I.M. and it reads: ""Random drive-by "GO ASS!"-ing!""...and it made me laugh.. and this guy tells me his wife made this GO ASS pic in support of my stolen art and used it as her avatar...and i couldnt believe it! so this pic inspired me to start the ass-support program and im going to have an official GO ASS contest for fun...i want u ppl to mail me ur version of GO ASS!! i want to see original pics that YOU create of UR ass not a random photo! this is not a "sexy ass" contest (pls no nudes, i have to be able to post it). its a GO ASS contest. so all are welcome to join, fat asses, old asses, ugly asses as well as sexy asses. i know its not much, but i will give away an original sketch by me ($80 value) of a character of ur choosing and a half size print ($20 value) to the winner...contest ends when we have 20 contenders..and will start over with the next 20 remember this is for fun, and the winner will be chosen for originality not sexiness RULES- ladies are NOT allowed to stamp "e.Bas" on their bums...that privilege is for Lady eBas only...i 4got to mention that if u want to be left "anonymous" thats ok too...i understand some ppl not wanting to know its their bum being displayed on here RULE#2- u can NOT use an old pic...its has to be created specifically for this contest..and i encourage u to be original and creative...its how u will be judged *winner has to pay for shipping and handling.
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this is the reason for all those random ass pics u got shoved in ur face...my bad

here's a link to the contest on my facebook page i started today...i hope none of u roll ur eyes and none of u get offended and hope everyone has fun...all are welcome to join...and i cant stress enough to be "original and creative" ...and this is not meant to be a naked thong show...and u do NOT have to be naked or even show skin.

may the best GO ASS win!

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** ok it was brought to my attention that u need to be a friend to view my pics...sorry if that the case. but its my FB settings  u can add me if u'd like **

hello everybody...at this yr's san diego comic con...TWO of my portfolios were stolen from the zenescope booth. the portfolio (black Itoya brand) holds 48 pieces of art...a lot of which were covers(22 at last count, most of which are priced at 1,500-2k each).... those are the ones that hurt the most...the interior pieces i dont realyl remember at all... this really messed me up the show for me...i tried my best not to let it bother me...this happened on friday and i had a long way to go to meet and greet the fans...and the last thing i wanted was that ASSwhole ruining everything for those who came by to get stuff signed and say hi............the other portfolio had over 50 prints i had done up for the show...they are 13x19 in size of all the copic marker commissions i have on here.....the way u can tell is that they would ALL be "un"signed....as i sign all the ones i have sold...i will link as many pieces on here that i can..im up loading them now for those who frequent eBay to maybe keep an eye out.

thanks for ur help

here's a link to some for now:

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hello all,

been over a yr since i've posted a journal...life in general has just taken over and i dont have the luxury to sit here and type the novels like i use to....

anyways...i wanted to let u all know i have a facebook page and a "fan" page on FB where u all can see more of my reg post. i have a moderator named Matt Bryce" who runs it and post pretty regular...so stop by take a look and thank him for his passion for art...more of my art shows up there than on here..so u might enjoy it more...and feel free to add me.

my reg page:

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and my fan page:

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thanks.

GO ASS!!

hello ppl...

i want to apologize for not posting anything new in awhile but im trying to not waist time posting( cause my descriptions u all love so much takes me forever) and wait till me deadline is over which is next week yay me! so hang in there.

i will be attending wondercon this weekend in frisco if any of u are going. im not on the guest list and have no idea where i will be sitting yet. so hunt me down.

on a separate note, Ed (JLA) Benes  fav'd my "have u seen my shirt" deviation and man that feels so good. its always nice when other pro's do it but its mostly out of mutual respect and support. but im sure ed benes has NO idea who i am...kinda like as if Adam Hughes were to do it, again has no idea who i am...means he just liked my drawing....so sweet...

will post soon

go ass!

Hey everybody,

i wanted to show some luvin to a fellow comic artist and former colleague over at topcow...EDIT....forgot to mention they are new here on DA so give them a warm welcome

this guy works side by side (literally) with my personal favorite Jim Lee himself...

check him out

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and his wife, a very talented colorist...i've had the pleasure of working with her on what some consider the best project i've ever done...Magdalena

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on a seperate note..i've reached over 100,000 hits/views or what ever its called...so anyways i hear that's a good thing considering i havent been on here a year yet....but im not sure what this all means..

and thanks to u all for ur support, it means a lot..

i was originally suppose to go to Arizona, but that failed miserably, then city walk in Universal city or west hollywood, cause those gay guys know how to party. and i needed some fun..but when i picked up my friend and am driving back, i looked over to her and said, screw it, lets just go to vegas...

thank god there was no traffic. i was kinda worried we might have to sleep in the car cause everything might be booked up...but we lucked out and found a place for only 150$$ a night with a jacuzzi just three blocks north of the strip and on the strip was like 350-and up...hellz no.

dressed up to the nines we was, and are walking to the strip ready to bring in the new yr...when this chick and her friend behind us start screaming and some limo and catches my attention...shes trying to get a ride in this badass stretch limo..and im like my friend is in heals and its fuckin cold..so i stop and join this girl into talking this guy to give us a ride to the very short walk to the strip...and three other ppl join in and the driver finally caves and lets us in...so we are all in the limo drinking and partying like rocks stars..it was a good way to start the night...turns out this guy was on his way to pick up some rapper from the airport and coulda lost his job...oh well.

as soon as we get there...everybody is looking up and im like wft is everybody looking at...and then they start screaming and we look up to see this evil kneivel guy on a bike zooms up this ramp and leaps 100 ft in the air to land on top of this building...there was only one way to get down...which was the same way up...and the crowed oooh'd and ahh'd casue he almost ATE it on the way down and the camera panned over to his wife who was horrified that she might've been scrapping up her husband off the ground...but he made it...it was awesome

we were'nt cold anymore cause of all the body heat...but i was kinda disappointed in the turn out, i've been b4 and normally there is 3 times as many ppl there. for those of u that have never been on new yrs...and not of the party mentality u are not missing much...all it is one big ass street party...ppl walk down one side and turn around and walk back..thats it...but the ride is what makes it fun...and everybody is carrying liquor...this guy had a backpack thing filled with vodka and orange juice...biggest screw driver i've ever seen...and my friend wanted a shot and squatted down and the shit was strong and she fell on her ass as she tried to get up...but the dude was drunk and didnt stop pushing the button for the long hose and got all over her chest...so funny.. we found this great spot by NY NY and there was this big stage and had gogo dancers gettin down...and the music was good and partied there for awhile...

what i didnt like was that this is NOT a "family" atmosphere and some idiots brought their kids and babies in strollers...i was like wtf?? i just hope it was their first time and didnt know any better hope.. they never do it again...i mean ppl get arrested and gropped and shit... stupid parents.

theres like 30 porta potties lined up on the street so u dont pee on the street....didnt stop me much...i went in one and every kept pounding on the door and i thought it might be funny to open it and pee out the door to get them to stop...poor guy that walked by got my peepee all over him...it was soo funny...kinda feel weird admitting i did this online

good thing i was only typsy...cause my friend got drunk and i had to make sure she was ok. and she was looking hot wearing one of those corset shirts and these dudes tried to grab her boobies and i had to stop them....men...

my friend was a trooper cause by the end of the night her feet were all messed up and blistered and bleeding...i told her not to buy those shoes...

we were walking past and heard all this noise and looked over and ran into an outdoor bar...u dont see those everyday....no doors, no walls...just a bar...there was guy sitting on this other guys shoulders and pouring an EIGHT cup martini...all at ONCE from that height holding 10 martini shakers...amazing...this is where we spent the next day...even though we told ourselves no drinking today to recover....didnt happen. these bartenders where so good they kept us there drinking from 2pm till 9:30pm...doing twirls, flips, tosses and behind the back no looking crap with the bottles sometimes just to pour a beer........one guy even balanced a whole bottle of vodka vertical, one bottle of whiskey horizontal and sitting on of that bottle was two glasses ON HIS FOREHEAD  being poured by another dude standing on the bar.... the guy on the bar picks up the two glasses when he finished pouring and the other guy takes all the crap off his head and the guy holding the drinks "Lets go" of the drinks and the balancing guy catches them...one in each hand....we were in awe and wound up tipping the guy 175 % the bill... and not the normal 18%..he was the man and kept giving us free drinks too.. turn out this guy steve, is a THREE time national bartending champion...no wonder....

the only down side to this was that for the second time in 5 months was my camera stolen...it was an awesome sony 10.2 mega pix touch screen with a 2gig memory card...so no proof of all the fun we had...

hope all of u had a wonderful time bringing in the new yr...and for those of u looking down ur nose at me....at least do vegas on new yrs once b4 u die and that way u will at least know WHY u dont like it...cant ever understand something fully without experiencing it for urselves.

im sad to say that including the gogo dancers...i only saw ONE thong the whole time i was there...im very sad....sniff

GO ASS!!!

i wanna thank everyone for opening up to me and sharing ur souls...i got many kind and sincere comments and it meant a lot to me. so thanks. but to the other half that didnt really read it and just skimmed through it...needed a lot more explaining...some of u seemed to think im depressed, sad and lonely....but the truth is that i give ppl a gift and they dont even realize it..... here is most of the whole story.

some of this story may sound a bit "cocky" but its just facts..

i was what u called an intuitive child, when ever i saw things, it just made sense to me. now, im not a genius by any means and def not book smart as i was waisting my time drawing in class (and getting dumber and dumber)...but it didnt mean i didnt understand things...often times i didnt need things explained to me...i can look at them and figure it out...im sure there are many of u that know what im talking about...artist tend to observe and absorb. that is why u can draw..same thing with me...i saw all of my dads comics lying around and i picked one up one day and started to draw it...i just saw the lines and it all made sense to me...it was very natural for me... my shy nature as a child really helped in learning ppls behavior and mannerisms. which was very crucial to my art. as i have to draw ppl in everyday activities all the time. i was shy until i was 15 yrs old and discovered women and football...being on the team kinda forced me to be around a lot of confident ppl...like cheerleaders and the star quarterback...the right ppl helped crack my shell a lil and it felt great to be part of the environments i observed for so long... one day i was chillin with the defensive line and two good friends almost got into a fight and over some joke, one pulled on the other...and were never friends after that i know how stupid this sounds but i saw it a lot in this type of personality..no TRUE ground of friendship ...this didnt help matters and i chose to not trust these types of ppl. but i discovered a world i've never been exposed to and liked getting to know the more "outgoing" personality. by the end of the yr i was popular myself and loved what was called "flirting"..i dont have an older brother so i had to figure this whole "chemistry" out for myself... turns out i was pretty good  at it but didnt really know what i was doing...tech...this was another world i have discovered and i liked seeing something new... i found that women were so much easier to talk to than guys...especially in high school...this is when i became who i am now (in general).... i found out that when u give  a person a chance to finally "let it all out" u get a slew of stories and experiences u never thought them of doing...i was immediately attracted to this new form of art, the human mind...the most complex thing next to love. so as i got closer and closer to more ppl, i realized that they all came to me to open up..i was always one on one with who ever i was talking to and learned that that's why it was so easy for them to open up...."comfort and trust" made a huge diff in the truth...as i got better and better at figuring the human out, i realized that i was attentive enough that i can tell when ppl are lying and when they were not...and because imma visual person i remember everything they say cause i picture it in my head. and ppl loved someone who seems to really listen...i was so busy running around trying to get to know as many diff personalities that all of a sudden BAM...it hits me, im 23 and have a broken heart myself and i needed someone to open up to....and i tried all of my close friends and even family, i tested them out...cause it was really personal stuff...and i wasnt about to just let anybody in...and i was very disapointed to say the least..these were my childhood friends and none of them even CAUGHT that i started telling a story and HALF way through...i stopped...now being a good listener i know when someone is paying attention..and NONE of them were...this didnt bother me cause i had already discovered how selfish ppl can be. i even knew in advance to test them to see if they would fail...it was a personal problem and didnt trust anyone anyways....(this will sound cocky) i new deep down inside that i wasnt really seeking advise cause i knew that with my experience there was NO way anybody could tell me something i didnt already know... i really just needed to let it all out...just like everybody else..most ppl go around like zombies following orders...like go buy the newest Kanye West CD...or hate paris hilton cause everybody else does....nobody seemed to be like me and want to think for themselves(the majority)....and i not only had my experiences, i had those of others that trusted me with them. given my intuitive nature, i could figure out most anything anyway....unfortunately that day cemented to me that ppl are indeed, selfish...it didnt get me depressed as it wouldve to most ppl, again  i already new...it taught me to be stronger...

the confusing part. im not lonely and depressed. i have a wonderful family whom we ate dinner together everynight till i moved out. "good" friends i love and cherish that i still have today since i was 15 yrs old. i've been called everything from the life of the party to "u are my best friend", by all of them at least once...i have a small but loyal fan base and a dream job...i am outgoing and not shy...i've been treated to dinner by ppl i've never met cause they like my art...and im honored everytime...so i have NO prob in uncomfortable situations...quite the opposite, i get to meet someone new...

this is where my gift comes in....at a very young age i realized that i was providing some thing for a lot of ppl....this will sound cocky, but again, its just a fact...in having the love and desire to understand human nature so much i learned a few valuable things...such as, what trust means to ppl...and comfort and MOST IMPORTANT is being open minded and understanding...something i figured out that every person needs...its almost serendipidous that i like to listen and ppl like to talk... i understand the need to talk to someone who really listens and gets it, so i decided very young, to sacrifice (for lack of a better word) myself and be there for anybody who needs it...it was a nice feeling, i was giving ppl a gift, true, profound, and intent listening....and i saw what it brought to ppl's lives....it was nice to see the burden literally lifting from thier lives....and i thought, its an even trade...i dont really need advise anyway...but it would be nice to have someone that "gets" me and to express one self to...but its not that important to me...

now i've tested this theory with all types...someone might say, well yeah they talk a lot cause they are full of themselves...not true...old, fat, ugly, dorky, confident...all ends of the spectrum...ALL of them have something to say, and a lot of it....and its fasinating  to see life through their eyes..EDIT:there are a lot of ppl that think they are good listeners and dont realize that they are often times dominated by the stronger personality...im not a big fan of small talk and gossip...the even MORE selfish person...say, comes home or calls up a friend to rant  about how much they hate their boss...or how some idiot cut them off on the road...these are the conversations that dont mean much to me...but i listen anyway to try and discover daily personality traits...like exaggeration or greediness ...i want to know ppl's desires, ppl's dreams ppl's fantasies...fears and missed opportunities... to dig deeper, giving them the opportinity to almost letting a person discover themselves...in a way i dont give myself a turn to speak, because there is so much ground to cover...and the amount of questions i ask doesnt really give them a chance to breath either...but its nice to see how happy they can be sharing their dreams... cant tell u how much i've learned from so many ppl cause they liked something i've never tried b4...and my greatest tool is having an open mind to MAKE sure i understand something completely b4 i even come close to rendering an opinion..like why someone is attracted to the same sex, or why someone would use drugs...all things i would've NEVER known had i not had an open mind.. i wouldve never had the chance to let someone open up and let me walk through the halls of their life...

on a bad day anyone can turn the tables...i've done it too...ppl are selfish and only wait for their turn to speak....its the blunt way to put it without sugar coating it...plus anytime i've tried talking its normally too deep and lets face it...its a downer..so its not group appropriate. so, to be clear, sucks that ppl can be this way, but i dont really mind, its a passion of mine and has been for a very long time, and i continue to enjoy it and look forward to delving deeper into the unknown... everybody wins

hope everybody had a wonderful holiday, and take as many pictures as u can....cause our memory is like photo left in the sunlight (ah..sunshine)for too long...it fades....

well this i guess is my gift

pls be patient in waiting for me to respond, i try to reply to each of u that have something decent to say...its just that i suck at typing and im quite busy. thanks

i love thongs...GO ASS!!

GO ASS!!!

thats it, thats all i have to say

im not sure why im writting this...im just in a wierd mood...i dont even know where to start...i've never really written a blog b4...i just know that im not writting for anyone, just for me..and its wierd knowing that ppl will read this..my good friend Nei whom i care for deeply journals all the time and puts herself out there...i always say that ppl have to earn the right to know me..i wont just give it away...but it seems like a nice way to vent..i kept a journal once when i was 9 yrs old...and found out quickly that i didnt like having my deepest thoughts read by other ppl and then having them tell more ppl...like my nosey big sister tellin my mom...so i stopped b4 i was 10. im a very private person when it comes to my thoughts, and i figured out that the more u say the more ammunition u give ppl to make up their minds about u and judge u...and i REALY dont like being "miss" jugded..but nowadays im like whatever, ppl missjudge all the time and if u dont like me... get to steppin...now take a shy person who never really says much...and ask ppl to give u thier opinion about that shy person, and they wont have anything bad to say...just that they are pretty shy...they never give ppl ammunition

not many ppl know me...the real me...ppl make very little effort to genuinely get to know someone in thier life time...its sad really but very true..i wrote this about myself on myspace...

   "i know myself better than most ppl know themselves. i know what i want, i know where i am and i know where im going. i always believed that no matter what the action, no matter what the decision is...u always know why u did it, so i never believe someone when they tell me "i dont know why i did it". as of late, i feel myself changing mentally, i know why, and i know where im going...but im not so sure i like it. u will never know me, but those who know me well would tell u im a good listener, the best u will ever meet. one thing i learned along the way is that ppl dont realy like to hear ur probs, they are only waiting for thier turn to speak. in learing this and putting it up to the test has made me invert myself and my mind. nobody will ever know me...and no, not u either. cause when ever someone asks...how are you doing??? they dont really mean it, they are prob just waiting for thier turn to talk "

so all my life i kept damn near every personal thought i ever had to myself..its safe there, in my head. i can trust me completely..now some ppl have told me that they were surprised to find this out about me, becaue im not very shy at all.

anyways, my fav thing to talk and think about is human behavior..i analize EVERYTHING ppl do and say..the way they walk, move, laugh, body posture, lies, truths...everything. each set of rules change with each personality type and even they change with each surrounding and upbringing. its limitless really. i wish i new more ppl so i could get to know them and learn new things and new perspectives

lately ive been thinking a lot about bucket lists...its been on my mind for the last two weeks. i've gotten some lame answers and some good ones too..lame as in to "lose weight" and "get thier degree"..i mean those are new yrs resolutions...an interesting one was "to see a tranny completely naked"..i never thought of that..another was "to have a treesome"...another good one...got some typical ones like sky diving and getting inked..i mean those i guess would be on my list too, i love tats. sadly i dont much on my list yet..and this bugs me..we only get one chance at living life..and i dont want to sit around and waist it.

been thinking a lot about love too. its almost as complex as the human itself.

sometimes i wish i had an older brother. i had to learn a lot by myself and my mistakes... mistakes i shouldve made a lot younger so it didnt take so long to learn. he couldve told me to drink at 17 like most normal ppl do..instead i started at 25 like an idiot. he couldve also told me to cherish the beggining of a new relationship..becaue those few weeks and months of pure and utter bliss.. does..not...last...and i didnt realize that till after a few heartbreaks...the small stupid magical moments that give u butterflys....like standning in the rain listening to music...or a simple touch of the neck...and especially making out..sucks that with the more time that passes, the shorter and shorter a kiss gets...oh well...i am an older brother, and he tells me i tought him a lot. but who knows.

is'nt it funny that the things we wind up regretting most in life are not the times we failed, but times we never even tried...i always try never to forget that

ok, i get asked this A LOT, and i might as well give u all a heads up... ppl ask if i do commissions and the answer is yes i do. i have two different kinds of commissions, one being realy cheap that i do ONLY at conventions that i attend (so pls pls pls dont ask if i will make an exception and mail one out to u)and draw AT the show. they are $200 for a single character and $350 for two. the other kinda is the at home WAY more detailed "cover" like quality comm that i mail out... well its like comm'ing a cover from me.they are not cheap and are for the serious collector. they range from $800-2,000 depending on the level of difficulty....like action poses with two characters will be top billing.

i will be attending wizrad world texas next week and i will be taking comm. u can send me a note or email me. if u are going to be at the show and want to throw ur money away.

pls note, that i do not take money in advance because there is no guarantee that i will finish ur commission in time. this is because i have to draw them after the show is over, meaning it will cut in between my drinking, sleeping and eating time.

i need to know the character and ur name, and if u think i have no idea who this character is then find me and hand me a printout of what she looks like. i will most likely be in artist alley and the Zenescope booth.