BRIAN CHURILLA

D.B.Cooper #2 Cover

2012-01-30T21:05:00.001-08:00

Warren Ellis digs The Secret History of D.B. Cooper!

2012-01-30T20:17:00.000-08:00

COMIC CREATORS REACT TO THE SECRET HISTORY OF DB COOPER!

2012-01-28T02:16:00.000-08:00

With only two months left until the truth is made known, and amidst continued government interference, a handful of comic creators have decided to take the risk and read the first issue of Brian Churilla's THE SECRET HISTORY OF DB COOPER. Simply knowing the truth is dangerous enough, but in a show of support they have all stepped forward to add their praise to the upcoming comic! THE SECRET HISTORY OF DB COOPER hits comic stores world wide on March 14th 2012. The truth will be known!

"DANG! Killer! This comic is CRAZY COOL, beautiful to look at and a blast to read!"
-Michael Allred (Madman, iZOMBIE)

“Few people can pull off the strangeness and monster boogie the way Brian Churilla does with THE SECRET HISTORY OF D. B. COOPER. He takes history and conspiracy and samurai swords and one-eared teddy bears, tosses them in a blender with lots of slime-dripping beasties, and mixes up a story of mental warfare that goes down nice and smooth. Here's a secret that deserves to see the light of day.”
-Cullen Bunn (The Sixth Gun, Wolverine)

"This is the book Brian Churilla was born to create. Eerie, compelling, energetic, fun … packed with monsters, mystery, mind-tripping and mayhem. I can't wait to delve deeper into the secrets…"
-Kurt Busiek (Astro City)

"A dazzling work of sheer lunacy. Everything you want from a conspiracy comic, plus, Monsters!"
-Joshua Hale Fialkov (I; Vampire, Echoes)

"The only mystery more confounding than the ultimate fate of D.B. Cooper is why Brian Churilla isn't already the biggest thing in comics. After readers get a look at THE SECRET HISTORY OF D.B. COOPER that will change in a hurry."
-Phillip Hester (Wonder Woman, The Darkness)

"Brian Churilla has taken one of the greatest mysteries of the 20th century and transformed it into one of the most innovative comics of the 21st. THE SECRET HISTORY OF DB COOPER is absolutely required reading."
-Joe Keatinge, (Glory, Hell Yeah)

"Wow. I love this book."
-Mike Mignola (Hellboy)

"I love what [Brian] does, it has so much punch, vitality, and fun in it... The book is loaded with fun stuff: inter-dimensional travel, intrigue, otherworldly monsters, a wicked little teddy bear... you won’t be disappointed!"
-J.H. Willaims III (Batwoman)

"A super surreal pulp-infused assassin story topped up with violence and sass."
-Jim Zub (Skullkickers, Makeshift Miracle)

Alf & Liberace commission

2012-01-14T03:12:00.001-08:00

Conan

2012-01-13T02:39:00.001-08:00

Hellboy sketch

2012-01-12T07:49:00.000-08:00

Mysterius Sketch

2012-01-11T01:49:00.001-08:00

I'm a big fan of Jeff Parker and Tom Fowler's book, Mysterius the Unfathomable. I did this as a warm-up tonight.

8 1/2" X 11"
Pen/Brush/Marker on Bristol

FOR SALE. CLICK HERE.

The Secret History of DB Cooper #1 PREVIEW

2011-12-12T00:52:00.000-08:00

It’s our contention that the FBI’s recent announcements regarding the forty-year search for infamous hijacker D.B. Cooper is part of an elaborate ruse being perpetrated on the public. Furthermore, this is likely part of an attempt by the government to discredit the forthcoming Oni Press series, THE SECRET HISTORY OF D.B. COOPER, which finally reveals the truth regarding the case.

In our continuing effort to subvert the government’s unending campaign of misinformation, we have decided to release a preview of the first issue.

From creator Brian Churilla, the book chronicles the life of the mythic folk hero, revealing that “The DB Cooper Incident” was not a hijacking and extortion plot as widely reported. In fact, this cover story is quite pedestrian, as what really happened nearly changed the course of human history.

Comic Book Resources interview

2011-08-10T23:49:00.000-07:00

Click here.

Cover Process for The Secret History of DB Cooper #1

2011-08-08T15:48:00.001-07:00

Spent a long time figuring this cover out. Special thanks to JH Williams III and Jeff Parker for helping me with different ideas and approaches. I went back and forth on this cover a lot.

Colors by me.

"The Secret History of D.B. Cooper" ANNOUNCED!!!

2011-08-04T09:47:00.001-07:00

There's an interview with me regarding this book at iFanboy. Click here to listen.

Don’t believe the FBI's recent announcement regarding a “promising lead” in their forty-year search for the most infamous hijacker in history, D.B. Cooper. It is our contention this is likely an attempt to by the government to discredit the forthcoming Oni Press series, THE SECRET HISTORY OF D.B. COOPER, which finally reveals the truth regarding the case. Though the book has been in production for some time, we feel it prudent to announce it now in hopes to refute this “new evidence”.
From creator Brian Churilla, the book chronicles the life of the mythic folk hero, revealing that "The DB Cooper Incident" was not a hijacking and extortion plot as widely reported. In fact, this cover story is quite pedestrian, as what really happened nearly changed the course of human history.

The Secret History of D. B. Cooper

Written and illustrated by Brian Churilla
Full color, 22 pages

Monthly starting in March 2012

ABOUT THE FIRST ISSUE: The most infamous hijacker of all time, D.B. Cooper remains on the FBI’s most-wanted list nearly forty years after the alleged crime. For the first time, the secret history of the man and the truth regarding the hijacking will be revealed. During the height of the Cold War, a fringe group within the CIA wages a crusade on the deadliest battlefield of all: the human mind. D.B. Cooper participated in a campaign of subterfuge wherein altered states of consciousness were used to assassinate Soviet targets from afar. But as Cooper deteriorates mentally and physically, the line between two worlds blurs, and he becomes a rogue agent.

This mind-bending account of the legendary outlaw’s exploits is not to be missed!

Kevin Smith mention

2011-06-28T20:38:00.000-07:00

I got mentioned on Monday morning's broadcast of J and Silent Bob Get Jobs. Listen to it here!

Batman vs. Boba Fett

2011-06-28T20:31:00.000-07:00

Buy the original here.

Spider-Head

2011-06-28T20:30:00.000-07:00

For fans of John Carpenter's The Thing. Buy the original here.

Venom

2011-06-23T21:07:00.001-07:00

Buy the original here.

The Fox!

2011-06-19T13:59:00.000-07:00

Buy the original here.

Happy Father's Day... To me.

2011-06-19T13:57:00.001-07:00

Lookee what the old lady got me for dad's day...

Wolverine!

2011-06-15T10:54:00.000-07:00

Buy the original here!

The Demon sketch

2011-06-15T02:15:00.001-07:00

Blacksad sketch

2011-06-03T19:56:00.000-07:00

Buy the original here.

LOBO

2011-06-03T14:20:00.001-07:00

Buy the original here.

Jonah Hex Sketch

2011-06-03T00:11:00.001-07:00

Buy the original here.

The Shining 51:59

2011-05-24T22:44:00.001-07:00

Black Sabbath 1:04:41

2011-05-23T23:12:00.001-07:00

The Thing 1:23:06

2011-05-23T21:22:00.000-07:00

The greatest success of this film is that Rob Bottin (the creature effects artist) successfully persuaded Carpenter to keep the monstery bits in the shadows. Very moody, effective and convincing.

Melvins observation

2011-05-17T22:02:00.001-07:00

The Melvins' Dale Crover and King Buzzo are turning into the same fucking person.

Godzilla Pin-Up

2011-05-17T20:42:00.000-07:00

Purchase the original here. Colors by Jeremy Shepherd.

Tonight's warm-up sketches

2011-05-11T22:38:00.000-07:00

ECCC Commission

2011-05-07T09:49:00.000-07:00

I forgot to post this one. This is from Emerald City Comicon. Interested in a commission? Please inquire. Thanks!

Drunk Baby

2011-03-08T20:59:00.001-08:00

Separated at Birth

2011-02-26T21:47:00.000-08:00

I've been thinking this for a while. and I finally had the time to create a side-by-side image for comparison. Take a look for yourself. Mastodon guitarists Brent Hinds and Bill Kelliher, and Sesame Street's Two-Headed Monster. You decide.

Emerald City Comicon 2011

2011-02-09T14:05:00.000-08:00

Hi everonepeoples! It's March 4th-6th. I'll be at table B-01. Come by and say hi. I'll be doing sketches and selling stuff.

Here's more info on the show.

Batman/Scarecrow Commission

2011-01-24T23:41:00.001-08:00

Thor vs. Darkseid commission inks!

2011-01-14T01:27:00.000-08:00

Thor vs. Darkseid commission pencils

2011-01-11T16:18:00.001-08:00

The Deep

2011-01-05T21:22:00.001-08:00

The Texas Chainsaw Massarcre 2 - 04:37

2010-12-30T21:43:00.000-08:00

Another warm-up. This one's from the 4:37 mark.

The Texas Chainsaw Massarcre 2

2010-12-30T14:26:00.000-08:00

From the 18:41 mark

Mutants 41:02

2010-12-30T01:45:00.000-08:00

A quick gesture drawing from the 41:02 mark of the film "Mutants". If you liked 28 Days Later, you should definitely check it out. It's French, it's bloody, it's super rad.

Yogi

2010-12-29T22:21:00.001-08:00

I heart Portal

2010-12-28T21:47:00.000-08:00

monster du jour 02

2010-12-20T03:09:00.001-08:00

The First Horror

2010-12-20T02:54:00.000-08:00

I found this on the intranil. I have a distinct memory of being a young, impressionable 9-year-old, excitedly bounding through the entrance of a local video store and stumbling across this life-size TCM2 cardboard stand-up. I think I can trace my love of horror and the macabre back to this specific moment in time. It was the first graphic, horror-related imagery I'd seen, and I remember being simultaneously terrified and intrigued. I didn't see the movie until much later in life, but this memory has always stood out in my mind as to when it all started. Good times. As this person stated, "Now if I had $20 (plus $2.95 for shipping & handling) and the ability to travel to 1987 I'd be all set."

monster du jour

2010-12-11T01:50:00.001-08:00

Working something out...

New Interview!

2010-12-01T22:14:00.001-08:00

I recently did an interview with Cammy's Comic Corner! Click here to have a listen.

Framed Ink by Marcos Mateu-Mestre

2010-12-01T02:48:00.000-08:00

From what I can tell, this book just recently came out. It is an amazing resource for anyone out there who is interested in composition. Click here and go get it. It's super awesome.

Thanos

2010-11-22T07:34:00.000-08:00

Here's a Thanos from the show yesterday. Thanks to everyone who came out!!!

SKETCH

2010-11-20T22:12:00.000-08:00

A little Wacom doodle to get the juices flowing.

Portland Comic Book Show this SUNDAY!!!

2010-11-19T07:47:00.000-08:00

I'm a guest at the Portland Comic Book Show this SUNDAY! Come by and say hello. I'll have original art, books and will be doing sketches. MORE INFO HERE!

Infinity Gauntlet layouts

2010-11-03T23:41:00.000-07:00

Here are some layouts from issue #2.

Godspeed, Dr. Benoît Mandelbrot

2010-10-19T00:39:00.001-07:00

Dr. Benoît Mandelbrot, godfather of fractal geometry and theory, and discoverer of The Mandelbrot Set dies at 85.

More info here.

Hot Air

2010-10-13T09:37:00.000-07:00

I get emailed a lot asking for advice from up-and-coming artists. Here's a recent response. Take it all with a grain of salt, though, as I'm an ant fart in the wind. I am no authority, but have been around a few years and have learned some stuff. Looking at it now, I should really stick to this advice myself, as I don't always do, and get kicked in the head as a result.

- Have a focus. Know exactly what kind of commercial art you want to do, whether it's storyboards, comics, character design, etc. Having a focus helps so you don't waste your valuable time. That being said, if you want to be a comics artist for instance, work on comics, everyday, independently or with collaborators. I estimate I did over a thousand comic pages on my own before I started actually getting paid to do it.

- Have an overall vision for your future supported by smaller, achievable goals. My larger vision/goal was simply to support myself financially with my art. I would set little goals along the way, like completing a comic on my own by such a date, putting merch together in time for and having a table at a particular convention on particular date, etc.

- Have an art blog you consistently update. Blogger/Blogspot is a great resource. Befriend other art bloggers and ask to trade links to drive traffic to your own blog. A lot of artists opt to do this rather than have a website. Chris Wahl is a great example. Click here to see.

- Register your name as a domain. Godaddy is the most affordable place to do this. It only costs $11.99 a year to register. DO THIS NOW, BEFORE SOMEONE STEALS IT.

- Be prepared to do a lot of free shit. Don't expect to land a good paying job right away. It may take a long time, years in fact. Doing free stuff helps build experience as well as your portfolio. You will have to pay your dues, cut your teeth, etc. You'll get compensated for your donated time later, trust me. Just be sure the free stuff is fun to work on. That way you will stay inspired and do your best work, and won't get bored. If you are doing free stuff, though, make sure it is beneficial to do so. I still do rock posters for free, but somewhere on every poster is my website url. Thousands of these posters go up around town, but they are advertisements for myself just as much as they are for the shows. I get work from these posters from time to time. If you collaborate on something with someone, like on a comic for instance, make sure you are at least a 50/50 partner. Even if it never makes any money, you still own a piece of it outright.

If you're wanting to do comics, it will be an uphill slog, to say the least. This is a shrinking, dying medium. You have to two of the following three qualities to be successful, and even then there are no guarantees: 1) super genial/friendly/gregarious/fucking charming, 2) super fast, or 3) super awesome talented. Again, there still is no guarantee. I wish I had two of these qualities myself.

- Pain = success. You need to value success over your own health, sleep and sanity. I've been getting 3-4 hours of sleep a night for over two years to keep the wheels on the machine greased and moving. Discomfort and desperation helps fuel success. I know guys fresh out of school that have it too comfortable to be successful. They have a nice room at their folk's house, a little cash in their pocket, no real pressure to find a job, and this comfort reduces their ambition. There's no proverbial fire under their ass to do something. I had a shitty day job for ten years and would work on my art career at night. This discomfort, pain, dissatisfaction and discontentment fueled my otherworldly desperation for professional success. I don't know your situation, but getting a day job and moving into your a place with some roomates is some of the best advice I can give.

- Don't get into a relationship anytime soon. Relationships are a vacuum of time and will delay your goal. If you are young, which I assume you are, there is plenty of time for relationships later.

- Do art every day. If you haven't done any sort of art on a given day, sacrifice some sleep and spend some time working on something. Artistic ability is a muscle you must constantly be working.

- Don't be looking for a job for right now/today. Things often work a glacial speed. Always be networking and trying to set up a job for a year from now. Cultivating contacts and nurturing professional relationships is the name of the game.

- Lastly, no matter how busy you might be, no matter how much freelance work you might have, no matter how overextended/overcommitted you might be, always, ALWAYS be burning the midnight oil looking for the next gig. If you don't have a shitload of irons in the fire at all times, you will get screwed. This especially applies in a full-time artist scenario. You will always need to be working on a lot of things at once, 90% of which might be pro bono stuff, such as pitches, for you next job. Almost everything will fall through for some reason or another, so it's best to be working an infinite number of angles at ALL times.

Rotting Christ concert poster

2010-10-10T21:30:00.000-07:00

Deicide poster

2010-10-08T23:25:00.001-07:00

Dimmu Borgir poster

2010-10-07T21:32:00.001-07:00

I love Enslaved. Dimmu Borgir? Not so much. Wanted to do the poster nonetheless.

Nile poster

2010-10-07T01:09:00.001-07:00

Punisher Commission

2010-09-24T03:53:00.001-07:00

Jet City Comic Show

2010-09-22T10:09:00.000-07:00

I'll be in Seattle this weekend at the Jet City Comic Show. Come say "hi". I'll be at Table AA08. I'll have books, original art, and will be sketching er, sketches.

Click here for more info.

Winged Chick

2010-09-20T02:57:00.001-07:00

colors by Dave Stewart

MAN TUNING!!!

2010-09-10T21:30:00.000-07:00

There are so many rad soundbites in this.

"Sorry I punched you in the face like that!"

"Right on, bro!"

"What tuning is it in?"

"MAN TUNING!"

So rad. Matt Pike is a god.

Immolation poster

2010-08-26T02:59:00.001-07:00

Here's a quick poster I did for an upcoming Immolation show (\m/). More designerly than illustrative, but well, there you go.

Gauntlet #4 cover

2010-08-25T02:11:00.000-07:00

The original is for sale here!

colors by Michelle Madsen

Late Night Distraction 02

2010-08-22T23:21:00.001-07:00

Super Sloth

2010-08-22T21:47:00.000-07:00

Slowest superhero evaaaar.

Late Night Distraction

2010-08-20T01:26:00.001-07:00

Site Updated

2010-08-19T10:22:00.000-07:00

Added some Anchor stuff. I'll add some more crud asap. Hey, did someone turn on the light?

Astaroth and some characters from Darkness Calls

2010-08-19T02:14:00.000-07:00

CBR Reviews The Gauntlet

2010-08-18T21:08:00.001-07:00

"If you’ve seen Brian Churilla’s work on “The Anchor” or elsewhere, the idea of him drawing Thanos should make you smile."

Click here to read on.

Original Art for Sale!

2010-08-18T01:39:00.001-07:00

I just added a bunch of original art for sale from The Anchor. Click here to take a look.

Did I mention there's artwork from The Avengers and the Infinity Gauntlet for sale?!?!?! Click here now!!!

IN STORES TODAY!!! The Avengers and the Infinity Gauntlet!!!

2010-08-18T01:14:00.000-07:00

Commission Inks

2010-08-17T22:07:00.001-07:00

Here's a recent commission I completed (pencils can be seen in this post here).

If you are interested in a commission, please click here!

The Avengers and the Infinity Gauntlet process

2010-08-16T19:16:00.000-07:00

This book comes out this Wednesday!!! Woot! Here was the process behind the preview pages.

ALL OF THE ORIGINAL ART IS FOR SALE AND YOU CAN CLICK HERE IF INTERESTED. I've started a second blog that features some original art for sale. I'll be adding more stuff from The Gauntlet as well as pages from The Anchor, We Kill Monsters, The Engineer et al asap. Click the above link if you are interested!!!

Old poster art

2010-08-14T22:52:00.001-07:00

Here's some nauseating design/illo work of mine from a way back. My old band played this party. It was top notch. Someone had to borrow my Les Paul for their set. I made him take off his belt. Yes, I'm that anal retentive. My drummer had a problem with the whole "Eat Flesh for Satan" tagline on the poster. He'd had a time in his life where he was doing some conjuring himself, and had some nocturnal run-ins with some of Beelzebubba's demon baddies (no joke). He was convinced the poster would bring down some bad juju. Turned out not to be the case, as it was just a lot of drunken heshers listening to metal and eating burgers and dogs...

Website is Fixed!

2010-08-14T22:51:00.001-07:00

I killed the robots! I win!

About my website...

2010-08-14T01:14:00.000-07:00

Apparently it's under attack. If you try to visit you will get a warning saying it contains malware, and/or is a suspected attack site. Me thinks some robots got in and are screwing up the works. It'll be resolved asap.

Infinity Gauntlet #1 Preview!

2010-08-13T09:44:00.001-07:00

Click here!!!

Girl sketch

2010-08-12T21:57:00.001-07:00

The lighter side of Corpsegrinder

2010-08-04T10:44:00.000-07:00

old guy sketch

2010-08-03T03:09:00.001-07:00

Cannibal Corpse - Evisceration Plague

2010-08-02T22:53:00.000-07:00

"Why is he posting death metal videos?" 'Cause I wants to. Title track from the album. Probably the best cut on the record.

We Kill Monsters in Wizard Magazine

2010-08-01T22:24:00.000-07:00

The TPB is OUT. Buy it! It's radicasm.

Cooking with Frank Booth

2010-07-31T03:41:00.001-07:00

Anchor commission 02 WIP

2010-07-30T22:32:00.001-07:00

Inks forthcoming.

Brain Drill

2010-07-28T19:37:00.001-07:00

Anyone get the new record? If not, you should. Hooray for technical wankery!

Doom!

2010-07-26T23:42:00.000-07:00

SDCC UPDATE/SIGNING SCHEDULE

2010-07-17T01:32:00.000-07:00

I'll have original art for sale, including artwork from The Engineer, We Kill Monsters, Rex Mundi, Dark Horse Presents and The Anchor!!!! I'll also be doing sketches too, so come by and say hello!

FRIDAY

11AM-1PM - Signing w/ Christopher Leone and Laura Harkcom @ Red 5 (#2306)

1PM-2PM - Signing w/Jeremy Shepherd @ Archaia (#2635, #2639, #2734, #2736)

SATURDAY

9AM-10:30AM - Signing w/Jeremy Shepherd @ Archaia (#2635, #2639, #2734, #2736)

SUNDAY

11PM-2:30PM Signing w/Jeremy Shepherd @ Archaia (#2635, #2639, #2734, #2736)

The Anchor commission pencils

2010-07-09T13:26:00.000-07:00

Inks forthcoming...

Sketch/Update

2010-07-04T14:50:00.000-07:00

Long time no update. Crazy busy. Sorry. I think I'll have some Gauntlet preview art to show soon, so hold tight.

Here's a dooodle.

War Cro Cop

2010-06-13T21:43:00.001-07:00

Hells to the yeah!

Sneek Peek!!!! The Avengers and the Infinity Gauntlet!!!

2010-06-08T12:27:00.000-07:00

PAGES 2-3 from issue 1.

my new favorite band

2010-05-24T00:22:00.000-07:00

Buy this album now. It's as if Converge, High on Fire, Karp and His Hero is Gone got into a vicious circle jerk and butt-birthed a rock cerebus and named it Struck By Lightning.

Listen here.

More fun with Sketchup

2010-05-22T23:25:00.000-07:00

It's a futuristic lobby of a skyscraper. I don't think I'm done yet.

2010-05-17T00:00:00.000-07:00

Site up.

2010-05-12T20:30:00.000-07:00

The hamster has returned to its wheel.

Site down.

2010-05-12T15:55:00.000-07:00

Whuh happen? Don't know. Should be cleared up quick.

B

SketchUp street progression Pt.2

2010-05-10T20:35:00.000-07:00

I wonder who those placeholder figures could represent...

Turbo Laser album cover art

2010-05-09T20:48:00.000-07:00

Here's a look at the process. The band wanted an image featuring themselves fighting a horde of mutants. I added the '72 Nova, because I will take any opportunity to draw a fastback Nova made from 1969 to 1972 as they are the coolest cars ever made. Colors by the incomparable Michelle Madsen.

Click here to listen to Tubo Laser as they are super bad ass.

Time on Fire t-shirt

2010-05-08T00:24:00.000-07:00

FINISHED! Listen to Time on Fire here.

SketchUp street progression

2010-04-25T21:39:00.000-07:00

Using some photo reference I'm building a model of a generic street in New York. I didn't like what I saw on Google Earth and SketchUp warehouse because the models were too crude and simplistic. More to come. I'll cover how and what I'm going to use it for later. I'm sure you might have a guess.

Stumptown Comics Fest this weekend!!!!

2010-04-22T22:34:00.000-07:00

I'll be there at table #117 with Jeremy Shepherd, co-creator/writer and colorist on The Engineer, so stop by. I'll be doing sketches, selling originals and of course, comics.

Click here for more information.