April 2024

Beyond the Pale

A digital pen & ink illustration showing a spherical flying vehicle moving at high speed through a sandy wasteland, being followed by a trail of bullet impacts.

It’s non-stop action in ‘Beyond the Pale’, the lead story in Aegeon #9 by Brendan Heard. In this image, I tried to convey the sense of high-speed motion using ProCreate’s perspective drawing aid.

This one’s for my own story, inspired by the legend of Polybius. No, not the Greek historian, but an urban legend about a fictitious 1981 arcade game designed by the US government. If you’re so inclined, you can read about it in Aegeon #9.

Max Ryan: Before the Conqueror

Aegeon, Digital, Illustration / Michael

A digital pen & ink illustration showing a modern day man as a prisoner in a medieval style dungeon, with his jailor in the foreground.

It seems that Max Ryan has gotten himself into quite a pickle! Will he escape his jailors, or rot in the conqueror’s dungeon? The only way to find out is to read Aegeon #9, either as paperback, or now also as a Kindle version.

The Duelists

Aegeon, Digital, Illustration / Michael

A digital pen & ink illustration showing a dogfight between two biplanes.

As the era of manned military aviation is slowly drawing to a close, it was nice to reminisce about its beginnings, thanks to a story by C.P.Webster I had the privilege of illustrating. And since Aegeon stories usually involve an aspect of the fantastical, you know it’s not just about WW1 and biplanes.

Aegeon #9

Aegeon / Michael

Aegeon issue 9 on a wooden table, with a miniature bust of Homer next to it.

Long time no see, my esteemed visitors (both of you).
Aegeon #9 spent a lot more time in the oven than it was supposed to! Now it’s finally here, as you can see above (miniature bust of Homer provided for size reference). Not only that, it’s number-fucking-one in new short story releases on Amazon!
In the following days, I shall post some of the images I contributed to this issue, even though I’m busy working on a super-secret project.