Jason Young

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Ziggy Stardust portrait for Mel.

Defenders of the Planets #1

Defenders of the Planets issue one is now loose on the streets! This first issue was co-written by Matt Brassfield and I with artwork also by yours truly. It’s an action/fantasy story based on the generic toyline from the ’80’s by the same name and is aimed at young adults and older. Grab a copy …

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Crotchshot!

My favorite original character from the amazing Comic Book History of Comics by Fred Van Lente and Ryan Dunlavey. You can see my pal Eric’s rendition of Crotchshot here. Also, check out the Guttertrash podcast where Eric and I review Comic Book History of Comics here.

The Papal-Ass

Based on an illustration from “a bitter anti-papal pamphlet written by Martin Luther and his coleague Philip Melancthon. Alleging that the beast was found in Rome at the end of the 15th Century, they analyzed it as a symbol for the papacy: the ass’s head, inappropriate to the beast’s body, was just as incongruous as …

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Raising Arizona

Here is the second in my series of recreations of Coen Brothers films dvd box art. I first saw Raising Arizona when I was a kid and had never heard of the Coen Brothers. I’ve watched it dozens of times since and it’s still one of the funniest movies I’ve seen in my entire life. …

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