Name Drop!

I owe a lot of thanks to Stephen Lindsay - not only for being such a great guy to work with but, moreover, for giving me the chance to start my career in comics. Right now, I thank him for dropping my name in a recent interview with Fistfight at the Arthouse. While it wasn't done to highlight me specifically (obviously), it's still pretty cool to get someone as big as Lindsay to say "yeah, I'm workin' with this dude right here (among others)."

See? Proof!

To check out the full interview with Stephen Lindsay about Jesus Hates Zombies, and to hear all about his other upcoming projects, check out this link to Fistfight At the Arthouse: Interview.

Zombie Flash

At last, a fast moving zombie true zombie fans can't argue against. Plus Black Flash.

theHorde is HERE!!!

Here it is, ladies and gentlemen - theHorde has finally arrived and is ready for sale! Here are a couple of sample shots of the zombie goodness that lies within each box. Each set includes 10 Horde magnets - each a secret within its own little pouch - a special, hand-painted magnet, and a hand-painted collectable wooden box! Get yours while supplies last - they will be available soon for sale on the Dead and Living It website but in the meantime we are taking orders! To visit the newly-launched Dead and Living It website, simply click on the banner below!

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Click on the link!!!

Canadian Zombies & HEADSHOT!

As I was saying before, at the Anime Festival in Oshawa my buddy, Clayton, was launching his new business - Canadian Zombies! The organization is designed to promote zombie awareness and prepare people for the inevitable zombie apocalypse. You can visit their website to get more information by clicking on any of the links I've posted. Most of them show up as Canadian Zombies. I had a table next to his and was also helping to promote the organization - particularly as I had a hand in creating what we had hoped would be a key piece of merchandise - Headshot! The Book of Awesome Zombie Goodness. Originally it was created to be marketed as an adult zombie colouring book so, if you get your hands on one, feel free to colour in your favourite images and email your finished submissions to the Canadian Zombies website where they will be posted... eventually.

In case you hadn't heard of the book, here are a few pics for you to see just what it is you're missing. For ordering information, please contact the friendly staff over at the Canadian Zombies website!

The Cover

A preview of what's inside...

AWESOME MERCH!!!

I almost forgot! The mug!!!
Now that you're salivating over all this awesome zombie goodness, head over to the Canadian Zombies website and order yourself up some awesome Canadian Zombie merch!!!

A Lame Anime "Festival"

On July 11th and 12th, 2009, I was fortunate enough to catch a small break from the hectic, non-stop world of teaching summer school, and head down with some friends to take part in an Anime Convention. The "convention" - or Northern Anime Festival, as it was called - was being held at Durham College in Oshawa, Ontario.

My friends and I were pretty stoked; my buddy Clayton has just started a business called Canadian Zombies - an organization designed to help people prepare for the inevitable zombie apocalypse. In order to support the organization, he was selling lots of cool swag (see images in next post) and a book that he and I collaborated on called Headshot! The Book of Awesome Zombie Goodness. The book is designed to be both a collector's item and a colouring book targeted at adults. If you happen to get your hands on one, please feel free to colour it in and email your submissions to the Canadian Zombies website.

Why was the "Festival" so lame, you ask? Because, according to the website, approximately 14000 people were expected to show up. In reality, maybe 200 or so showed up over the entire course of the weekend.

At any rate, it was still good fun and I enjoyed being able to sit at a table, sell some of my prints and throw down a few new original pieces. Next year we're hoping to have a table at Anime North, so be sure and look for us there.

Here are some pictures from the weekend!

Me at my table and a zombified Andrew looking rather menacing.

Another one of me at my table (with a really dumb look on my face.)

Tara, Clayton and Chris at the Canadian Zombies table.

Zombie Green Lantern

Martian Man-Eater

Zombie Aquaman

Zombie Superman

Zombie Avatar

NOT a Gundam

FOR MORE PICTURES, BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE CANADIAN ZOMBIES OFFICIAL WEBSITE!

SFG Garbage

The garbage I come up with when I'm bored at work - a whole lotta zombies. Click to enlarge & see if you can identify all the different types of zombies as well as who a couple of them are. Hope y'all digs!

Happy Easter - Jesus Hates Zombies

I know they all might look the same but the taglines are all different - I couldn't
decide on just one. This was made as a
tribute to / Easter present for Stephen
Lindsay - creator of Jesus Hates Zombies. I thought it might be fun to design a movie poster.

Harvey Milk

I'll admit, before the film I had never heard of the man named Harvey Milk, and seeing his story as played by Sean Penn is what inspired me to do this portrait. From what I've looked up, Harvey truly was an inspirational human being. What is most heartbreaking to realise, is that all he was really fighting for was the right to be human.

"Ya gotta give 'em hope." - Harvey Milk

Alison

Arp's Bike

Christmas present for my girlfriend's dad - his old bike.

Stanton Street Saints Page 1 Preview!!!

Check this out, ladies and gentlemen! I am more than proud to announce that I, Mark Slater, am currently in partnership with Stephen Lindsay (creator of Jesus Hates Zombies) on his newest comic, "Stanton Street Saints / Almighty Warlords." I'm not sure how much more I'm allowed to say. This is special preview of page 1! Hope y'all digs!

Art by Me
Written & Lettered by Stephen Lindsay

Eustace Tilley Contest

The New Yorker is inviting all artists to reinvent their classic, first ever, Eustace Tilley cover. This is my submission to said contest. I figured I would go with something I did not see anyone else had thought of. More on the contest here: 2009 Eustace Tilley Contest.

Hey look! My humble submission is up on the website. Sadly I did not anticipate the sizing of the image. Ohwell. I'm just stoked that I can say I submitted something to The New Yorker.

SFG: Magic

For the Sugar Frosted Goodness theme of "Magic." Andrew and Kyle, I hope ya like it.

Life Drawing 1, 2009 - Finished

Well, here it is! The finished product.

Life Drawing - Jan 12th, 2009

Went to a life drawing class last night at the Kennedy Gallery here in North Bay. It was fantastic to finally get out and draw as part of a class again. Click images for better view.

Shadow Box!

Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men!? THE SHADOW KNOWS!! Ha! Get it?! It's a SHADOW box! I know, it's awesome, thank you. =D


On display now at the Kennedy Gallery, North Bay. Go check it out!