THE WORK

Notable Projects

Text says 'Geek A Week' in stylized, diagonal font on a black background.

Over the years I've had the good fortune to work on some projects that, in polite company, I can point to without immediately changing the subject. Here are a few of the bigger ones.

Geek A Week

The premise was simple in that dangerous, "what did I just agree to" kind of way: I would create an original illustrated trading card of a notable geek — writers, scientists, podcasters, game designers, YouTube personalities, you name it — every single week for a year. Then I'd interview them for a companion podcast. Then I'd do it again. And again.

Over five seasons, Geek A Week became one of the most enjoyable things I've ever worked on, partly because the work itself was fun and partly because it gave me an excuse to have actual conversations with people I genuinely admired. The guest list included Wil Wheaton, Kevin Smith, Cory Doctorow, John Scalzi, MC Frontalot, Veronica Belmont, Tom Merritt, and dozens of others who had collectively shaped what "geek culture" even meant during that window of internet history.

The cards — physical, collectible, illustrated trading cards of internet-famous nerds — were a weird idea that somehow worked. The podcast interviews are still out there if you want to take a deep dive. Seasons One and Five are available in my online store if you'd like something to hold in your hands.

Cartoon illustration of Steve 'WoZ' Wozniak wearing a helmet with multiple camera lenses, Lightning in the background, and a red border framing the image.
Drawing of a woman with long, wavy pink hair, black glasses, and wearing a pink NASA uniform with a name tag that says Kelly Sue DeConnick. Green dotted background with a yellow banner reading 'Kelly Sue DeConnick, Comic Writer/Test Pilot'.
Cartoon character holding a blood-stained knife and a zombie head with yellow eyes and open mouth, surrounded by hands with glowing blue fingers.
Illustration of a man with a serious expression dressed as a superhero, wearing a red costume with gold accents, a black cape, and a golden collar, against a yellow background with a black silhouette of a snarling dog.
Caricature of a man with glasses, gray hair, and a mustache holding a cane with a pipe. He is wearing a suit and standing outdoors with trees and clouds in the background.
A graphic logo for ReftTrak featuring a silver microphone with a black and silver film strip curling around it, and bold yellow and orange text reading 'RefTrack' across the microphone.

Rifftrax

If you know RiffTrax, you already know why this collaboration made complete sense. If you don't: RiffTrax is the movie-mocking empire built by the core cast of Mystery Science Theater 3000 — Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy, and Bill Corbett — who never really stopped making fun of bad films, they just moved the operation online.

Getting to create artwork for RiffTrax was one of those "yes, obviously, immediately" decisions. Their voice is sharp, absurdist, and deeply committed to its own weird sensibility — which happens to be the creative environment where my work tends to thrive. I got to illustrate for people who have professionally spent decades being funnier than everyone else in the room about movies that deserved it.

It was a good fit, is what I'm saying.

Colorful cartoon promotional poster for RiffTrax featuring a tiger character dressed as a ninja, holding a red drink, and admitting to being cheesy. It advertises a new toy with a poser Cynthia Rothrock figure inside and highlights includes Deep Fried Locusts, tiger balls, and various humorous elements.
Pixel art style cover of the comic book 'Street Law' by Nelson Corbett Murphy with a pixel art cartoon man, a barred window, yellow stars, a slice of cheese, and the 'Rifftrax' logo on a space-themed background.
Colorful comic-style poster for 'RiffTrax Black Belt Angels' featuring characters in martial arts poses, including a woman with blonde hair in a ponytail wearing a blue star-patterned vest, a woman with black hair and glasses, a bald man with a stern expression, and a girl with a red headband. The background depicts a sunset with palm trees and a sign for 'Master Martial Arts School.' The poster includes comic sound effects like 'BOO!' and a spray bottle labeled 'VINEGAR.' The title is at the top in bold, stylized letters, and there is a small logo of three people with microphones at the bottom left corner.
Cartoon-style advertisement poster for the movie 'The Humanoid'. It features caricatures of five characters with exaggerated facial features, space background with stars, and a speech bubble stating 'That's no movie... That's an Italian star wars ripoff!'. The title 'The Humanoid' is prominently displayed in bold yellow and black text, along with a logo for 'RiffTrax', a comedy podcast and live show.
Close-up of a spherical object with a textured surface and raised white 3D letters around its circumference, spelling out various words.

MST3K Collaborations

Somewhere along the way I became the unofficial illustrator for the extended Mystery Science Theater 3000 universe, which is not a sentence I expected to type about my own career but here we are and I have zero complaints.

I’ve worked on a collection of books with three members of one of the greatest television comedy casts ever assembled:

  • Silly Rhymes For Belligerent Children — with Trace Beaulieu (Crow T. Robot, Dr. Clayton Forrester)

  • Super-Powered Revenge Christmas — with Bill Corbett (Crow T. Robot, Observer)

  • A Whole Lotta Books— with Frank Conniff (TV's Frank)

The Beaulieu collaboration started the old-fashioned way: Trace literally tapped me on the shoulder and asked if I wanted to make a book together. That's how I like to be recruited. No pitch decks. No cold emails. Just a tap on the shoulder from a guy whose puppet terrorized bad movies for years.

Super-Powered Revenge Christmas— Bill Corbett's graphic novel about classic holiday characters assembling into a superhero team — was the first graphic novel I ever illustrated. It was funded through Kickstarter, which meant a lot of people believed in it before I'd drawn a single page. That's either inspiring or terrifying, and I've decided it was inspiring.

The work with Frank Conniff continued a creative partnership with someone who has one of the sharpest, most particular senses of humor I've encountered. Making books with these people is a privilege. I don't take it lightly.

Cover of a book titled "Silly Rhymes for Belligerent Children" with a blue textured background, featuring a skull symbol and decorative drawings of kites and faces.
Stylized illustration of a person with a hood, partially obscured, set against a red background. The image is part of a Christmas-themed movie poster titled 'Super-Powered Revenge December Christmas,' featuring the actors Bill Corbett and Len Peralta.
Book cover for 'You're Ruining the Dystopia for Everyone!' with a drawing of a person in a dystopian landscape surrounded by destruction, wrecked vehicles, and debris, with a dramatic sunset sky.
Cover of a book titled 'Reform School Cinderella' with a cartoon girl with long blonde hair standing on a cracked surface with electricity around her feet, and the author's name 'Frank Coniff' at the bottom.
Illustration of an eye inside a pyramid with brick patterns, with the words 'Steve Jackson Games' below.

Munchkin & Steve Jackson Games

Munchkin is one of the best-selling card games on the planet — a satirical dungeon-crawl game with a visual sensibility that rewards artists who can be weird, funny, and just detailed enough to reward a second look. It is, in other words, completely in my wheelhouse.

I've had the opportunity to create Guest Artist Edition artwork for Munchkin through Steve Jackson Games, which means my illustrations have ended up on cards in the hands of players who may or may not know who drew them but have definitely made that specific "oh that's good" face while reading the flavor text.

Working with Steve Jackson Games has also included other titles — game design and illustration work that extends beyond Munchkin into other parts of their catalog. It's the kind of client relationship where "can you draw something for a card game" turns into a longer creative conversation, which is exactly the kind of work I like.

If you own a copy of Munchkin and you've squinted at the artist credits, hi. That was me.

A jar of peanuts with a red label placed on a green surface.
Box packaging of Munchkin Enhancers game depicting cartoon knights and a green dragon shield, with text indicating it's based on Steve Jackson's Munchkin game.
Four illustrated game cards with fantasy-themed descriptions and images, featuring monsters, weapons, and game effects on a red and yellow background.
The box art for the game 'Munchkin Apocalypse: Kaiju' features two cartoon monsters, a green dragon and a purple bat-like creature, battling over cards above a city skyline at night. The title is displayed prominently at the top with colorful, bold lettering.

Want to Work With Someone Who Has This Track Record?

I've been doing this for over 30 years. I've worked with major publishers, game companies, comedy legends, and a lot of people who just had an idea and needed someone to help make it real. Whatever you're building - a book, a game, an event, a commission - I'd love to hear about it.

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