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Planned Obsolescence

A digital pen & ink illustration showing the head of a screaming man in the middle of a pile of home and kitchen appliances.

This is the illustration for my own short story ‘Planned Obsolescence’ published in Aegeon 7 by the Aureus Press. Maurizio, a young engineer seeks to find out why his AI-designed microwave had strange, extraneous parts inside.

Tekeneosis

Aegeon, Digital, Illustration / Michael

A pen and ink drawing showing a split underwater/above water view with a jellyfish-like being floating under the surface and a meteor falling on the backdrop of a cloudy sky.

My fifth and last illustration from Aegeon issue 6, for a short story called Tekeneosis.

Out in the Rain

Aegeon, Digital, Illustration / Michael

A pen & ink illustration of two futuristic soldiers escorting a scientist through a swamp in torrential rain.

My fourth illustration from Aegeon issue 6, for a short story called ‘Out in the Rain’.

Roll the Sod Over Me

Aegeon, Digital, Illustration / Michael

A digital pen & ink illustration showing two wild west gunslingers about to have a duel in a saloon.

When is a duel at midnight instead of high noon? When one of the participants is a vampire of course! Thankfully, my shop is open 24/7.

Ferrand P.I.: Chinatown

Aegeon, Digital, Illustration / Michael

A pen and ink drawing showing Ferrand P.I. being attacked by a hoverboard surfer on the backdrop of Chinatown.

After getting out of the ‘stupid block’, in this issue Ferrand gets into a wild chase through the seedy underbelly of Chinatown. If you plan to go there as well, make sure to stop by my shop.

Max Ryan: Out of Time

Aegeon, Digital, Illustration / Michael

A pen & ink drawing showing an amazon warrior woman with a shaven head standing guard on a battlement, holding a spear, looking at a giant bat flying by, which is holding a man caught in a net.

The first of my five illustrations in Aegeon issue 6, published by Aureus Press. In this installment of an ongoing series, Max Ryan is transported to a strange world when he touches an alien artifact. Also check out the colour version in the shop.

Regret

Aegeon, Digital, Illustration / Michael

A digital pen & ink drawing showing a sleeping man connected to abstract machinery, and behind him a long spiral spaceship stretching into the distance, surrounded by nautiluses. Above the ship, there's a woman drawn in the same pose as Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man, with a strand of DNA behind her. The far background is an image of a galaxy.

This is my favourite illustration from Aegeon 5, for a far-future science fiction short story called ‘Regret’. If you agree, why don’t you take a peek at the appropriate shop page.

Vjarn and the Sword of Ghebli

Aegeon, Digital, Illustration / Michael

A digital pen & ink drawing of Vjarn, a barbarian-like character dressed in a fur coat and winged bird helmet, ramming a crystal sword through the head of a toad-like monster on top of a baroque throne. The sword has split the ground beneath the monster and the monster's blood is gushing out.

‘Vjarn and the Sword of Ghebli’ is a fantasy story reminiscent of the first epics and legends of antiquity. The demi-god character Vjarn is given the task to steal a mythical sword guarded by an immensely powerful frog-like water elemental, who rules over his own artificial ocean the size of a solar system. No single-sentence description will do this story justice, you’ll just have to read it in Aegeon 5.

Atlantica: The Tuna Trade

Aegeon, Digital, Illustration / Michael

Digital pen & ink drawing showing two giant severed tuna heads hanging from chains, with a man holding a gun hiding in one of the open mouths of the tuna heads and two guards in steampunk diver armor passing by.

In this installment of the ongoing Atlantica series, our intrepid hero loses his precious megatuna herd, and exacts bloody revenge on the culprits. This original version of the image is slightly different from the one printed in the book, as that one was altered to accommodate the story title. Prints can be had in the shop.

Crashland!

Aegeon, Digital, Illustration / Michael

Digital pen & ink illustration showing an astronaut in a space suit standing on a beach, facing his plant-like clone which grew on a thick stalk sprouting from the ground.

The lead story from Aegeon 5, ‘Crashland!’ tells of an astronaut crash-landing on an alien planet, and encountering some very weird plant life and environmental hazards.

Once again I’ve saved the in-progress images, allowing me to create a slide show.

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