Unpleasant Twisted Cynic's-ville

Look who/what jumped the gun…

frojax — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 02:53:16 +0000

The “Space Dykes…” piece got such a swell reception on my facebook account that I decided to go ahead and make it into a T-Shirt. They’ll be going for $15 a pop at some local skateshops here in Panama; hope it does as well on the physical market as it did in loserville-I mean facebook.
Here are a coupla’ pics of it. Oh, and just in case… to anyone interested, I accept paypal and I’m willing to ship internationally (contact me here jfrochaux@gmail.com).

Ok,
J.

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Smokin’ Hot Space Dykes from Planet Twat

frojax — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:42:25 +0000

I can already smell the burning torches and the rallied mobs. That’s the title of the post and I suppose I’ll be sticking with it. I know its pretty offensive, so I’m gonna ask you to cut me a little slack. Female friends of mine and feminists I’m looking in your direction. C’mon, its not like I’m drawing Nazis or nothing-oh, wait… scratch that.

These two lovely ladies are part of a character design project I’ve decided to take on for an upcoming comic strip. Un PC and misogynistic as it undoubtedly is, I’m pretty sure that’s also going to be the title of said strip, “Smokin’ Hot Space Dykes from Planet Twat”. Entertainingly presented in all its amateurishly drawn flare, I can promise you that it’ll be funny in an offbeat and tasteless sort of way.

The story line is as campy and Ed Wood-a-fied as humanly possible; two smokin’ straight girls (at least I think they’re smokin’) are lost in space, forced to depend exclusively on each other. Because of the circumstantial co-depencecy they’ve developed a slightly homosexual relationship over time. I’d say that this premise is absolute Pulp gold, Fredric Brown eat your heart out. I plan on making this strip more dialogue oriented than anything, but I won’t skimp on the occasional zapping of aliens and other ne’er do wells. Oh, and don’t think they’re dressed to the nines in dominatrix gear for nothing, no sir, that stuff all has its purpose. You’ll find out soon enough.

CJ RAMONE Poster

frojax — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:49:53 +0000

It really is a thrill when somebody commissions you to do a piece for something directly related with one of your heros. Here’s a poster I worked up for an upcoming CJ RAMONE show here in Panama. I spoke to the promotor and worked it out so that I’d be able to personally give CJ a silk screened pressing of this poster at some point during his visit. As anyone can imagine I’m pretty psyched. I’m really happy to be involved with this show in some way, it really is a privilege.

I don’t care what people say, CJ is as much a Ramone as any of ‘em. The only Ramone I have a mild beef with is Richie, I honestly don’t feel he brought anything to band except for a couple of mediocre songs and some pretty sloppy drumming.
I remember once seeing an interview where CJ said that he was doing it for the fans, ’cause he himself was a fan and knew how lucky he was to be playing in The Ramones. I gotta’ say, you have to admire that kind of talk.

So without further ado, here’s the poster of CJ, there’s a hint to the Road To Ruin album cover in there for ya’.

Ok,
J.

Franken-Rod

frojax — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:36:59 +0000

Been away for a while but it looks like I´m back. Here´s one fresh from the oven. Another gear-head monster; cranked this out less than two days ago. I´m pretty pleased with the way the motor came out.
I want to do a series of these Hot Rod Monster characters, maybe in the end silk screen them onto canvas and t-shirts.
So without further ado I give you… Frankenrod!

Switchin’ it up with da mixed media; Cowboys n’ Zombies

frojax — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:52:57 +0000

This one’s a little different, I rarely venture into the realms of “mixed media” but what the heck.
An obvious wink and nod (is that possible, an “obvious wink and nod”) to the infallible as well as impeccable Garry Larson format, here I leave you with “Every Sherif Gets Eated(sic) by a Hungry Zombie.”
A colleague of mine asked why I forgot to give the Zombie a shadow; well, I didn’t forget, it was very much intentional. Why? You ask. Seeing as how the Zombie looks somewhat vampire-esque, I’d say this is probably the re-animated carcass of some kind of vampire, hence the absence of a shadow. But what’s a vampire/zombie doing out in the old west? Well, maybe you should ask yourself why you’re trying so hard to find sense in an illustration of a Cowboy that is about to meet his maker through the aid of Zombie brain munching.

Flyer it up!

frojax — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:46:42 +0000

Here’s a recent flyer series I did for Factor VIII; look closely and you might see Dee Dee Ramone somewhere.
I think I may be silk screening these at some point, I just gotta find the time to do it in. Free time has been somewhat of a rare luxury as of late, aw crud! Funny how this can really crap on your personal life… but that’s a whole other blog entry I most likely won’t get around to writing.

“Grim Reaper’s Day Off”

frojax — Fri, 22 May 2009 16:51:08 +0000

As of late I’ve been completely consumed and highly inspired by “Kustom Kulture” and early 40′s illustrations. A sideline fan, well more like a cheerleader of/for Hot Rod culture, a lot of my drawings have always been influenced by the aesthetics pertaining to said movement. Try as I may, I can’t really put my finger on it but it definitely has a certain alluring subversiveness to it.

I’ve always looked to guys like Ed Roth (The Master), Tex Avery (The Ultimate Creator), John K., John Holmstrom, and of course Coop for inspiration and mainly guidelines. Humbling as it may be, no matter how many times I drool over Rat Fink and/or split my sides laughing while watching “Deputy Droopy“, one thing is for sure, I can always take something from what they’ve done.

I’d say that this new piece was done in the spirit of rendering tribute to these fine folks. All incredibly subversive and maniacally poignant in the delivery of their artwork.

With that said I leave you with, “Grim Reaper’s Day Off.”

Zombies, brain eating, and some rock and/or roll.

frojax — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:39:35 +0000

In hopes of thwarting any negative commentary that may be headed my way due to my inability to update this here blog, I shall post a new piece. Its a concert poster I did for Factor VIII, a band in which I hold the position of drummer.

And once again…

Illustration: Hobo-bot and Greasegoat

frojax — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:46:39 +0000

These two pieces were done at a different time, but I’ll post ‘em here side by side. I’ve got tons of old work that could use some posting!
This first one (below) is my depiction of what I imagine would be a Robot’s reaction when faced with some form of heartbreak. Circuits shorting out, blown fuses, lots of “Premium Oil” (as shown on the can he appears to be drinking out of) consumption, pretty heavy stuff. Judging from the somewhat cold expression on his (assuming that its a male robot) face he’s pretty broke too. Meet Hobo-bot, vagrant automaton extraordinaire, heart broken wonderer of all places unholy and misserable. No satchel carrying and/or hitching of rides for this guy; robots usually have some kind of transportational(sic) ability that facilitates the transporting of self with some degree of ease, this also includes whatever items the robot in question may have at the time of transport.

This one here (below) was a T-Shirt design I put together for a punk rock band from the Republic of Panama. Its a smokin’-greaser goat. I think I may have broken new ground here, why with the pairing of a goat and greaser aesthetics… or maybe not.

Gooble Gobble! One of Us! One of Us!

frojax — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:15:06 +0000

This one’s a tribute to Zippy the Pinhead, the famed Ramones Mascot.
Ok,
-J.