Keeping up with a monster theme for October, I thought I’d share a little piece of art done just for fun … my interpretation of The Creature from the Black Lagoon. Okay, so he’s a little more cute than the original version, but even a creature from a dirty swamp had to be a kid once!

I grew up watching all the classic Universal Monster movies, such as The Mummy, Frankenstein’s Monster, Dracula, and my all-time favorite, The Invisible Man. They clearly corrupted me and made me the crazy, monster-drawing goof I am today.

Check back often during the month of October as I’ll be posting more of my little homages to the great Monsters of Universal.

You can see an entire island full of monsters in “Welcome to Monster Isle,” a new children’s picture book from Immedium, Inc., written by Oliver Chin and illustrated by yours truly. Visit MonsterIsle.net to learn more about the book or download some goodies like wallpapers, screensavers, and coloring pages.