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Earlier this week, I wrote about how my crypto-investments are bringing me closer and closer to finally realizing my dream of doing comic book illustration full time. You can read that blog post at, “STEEM, EOS and BitShares is allowing me to pursue my dream job!”. I think that’s the calling card of a true dream job. The thing that you think about doing all day and night, while you’re ambling through other errands and responsibilities. For me, that’s definitely working on comics.
True to my word, I did feel I could afford a night of drawing, for mental health reasons, if nothing else. I’ve been thinking about my crypto-STEEM-inspired comic project a lot lately. I’ve consistently been meeting with friends and mentors, gathering story and plot material. I’ve amassed an entire cast of characters, one of which is the subject of tonight’s artwork.
His name is Biny Sleaze. He’s a Ukrainian oligarch, turned hacker. Solely responsible for taking down a top 10 blockchain with a devastating breach and hijacking of millions of dollars in cryptocurrency. With that money, he lives in seclusion in Vang Vieng, Laos, operating an opium den. Through a fog of drugs and alcohol abuse, Biny is still surprisingly lucid when orchestrating relentless bounties on the dark web, paying high rewards for successful hits on prominent political figures in the Western world.
This sketch was just a treatment to further develop the character and where he lives, at least in my head. I imagine him in a dark, wooden den lit with candles and oil lamps. Miserable and barely conscious, he yells at the women operating within the confines of his home/business. I have big plans for this asshole. I intend to make him one of the least likable characters in the history of comic book fiction.
All done on the iPad Pro using Procreate and Apple Pencil. Thanks for reading. For more comics, illustration, photography and the stories behind the work, follow me here 