December 2022 – michaelgallo.eu

I’m Not Sure Albrecht Dürer Would Approve

A digital ink illustration showing archangel St. Michael with the head of a Rooster, fighting a dragon. — Today I finished the illustration I intend to use for my ads in Aegeon. It’s an homage to Abrecht Dürer’s “St. Michael Fighting the Dragon”, but I’ve put a rooster’s head on the saint (my surname means Rooster in Italian) and extended / changed the creature’s tail.

The Tesla Gambit

A digital pen and ink composite illustration showing close ups of Nicola Tesla, holding a strange cylindrical device, and an old Mongolian man. Below the close ups, the drawing shows both men engaged in combat by electricity.

My fourth and final illustration for the Christmas special issue of Aegeon. It shows Nicola Tesla and and Mr. Achujam Ganbaatar, a Mongolian wizard, engaged in a duel by electricity. I’ve drawn it in about 14 hours for the short story “The Tesla Gambit” by Brendan Heard. Should you be interested in procuring a print, you can do so in the usual place.

The Ghost Hunter’s Gun

Aegeon, Digital, Illustration / Michael

A group of warrior monks / exorcists standing in front of an armored truck, with Paris' arc de triomphe in the background.

My third and possibly the weirdest illustration for Aegeon Issue 4. This one is for the short story The Ghost Hunter’s Gun by Jason Lupus and Brendan Heard. As usual, prints and other merch are available in the shop.

Ferrand PI: The Holiday

Aegeon, Digital, Illustration / Michael

Digital pen and ink illustration showing Ferrand PI leaning against a wall on a dirty and decaying futuristic city street.

Ferrand PI is a dystopian, near future series written by Brendan Heard. In the latest installment, while pursuing a suspect, Ferrand suddenly finds himself in the wrong part of town—the Stupid Block. Don’t make the same mistake, visit my shop instead.

Ramek the Machine Slayer

Aegeon, Digital, Illustration / Michael

Ramek the Machine Slayer first appeared in Aegeon #1, in the short story “Ramek, Machine-Slayer” by Buffalo Jenkins. Since then he’s become a mainstay of the publication, answering fan mail and offering short commentaries on each of the stories.

I’ve decided on a whim to create a fan illustration of Ramek, resting after a successful hunt. The publisher of Aegeon was kind enough to feature it in the fourth issue. As usual, Ramek was drawn in ProCreate on my iPad Pro M1. This time I’ve saved several versions of the drawing in progress, allowing me to show you this slideshow:

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Ramek thinks you should check out my merch.

Aegeon Issue 4 Christmas Edition

Aegeon / Michael

Aegeon Issue 4 Christmas Edition from Aureus Press is out now, with four illustrations by yours truly. I’ll be posting the illustrations here shortly.