Zombie POW!

We at the Zombification of America would like to welcome our newest Zomrade: Pau Gasol of the LA Lakers!  Now, I know some of you are thinking, "Wait a minute!  He's a Spaniard!"  Well, sometimes, we at ZOA take a more stealthy approach.  We figure that our Zomrades will make a NEW America, with a literal melting pot of citizens.  We figure that "Zodar" (zombie radar) can be compared to "Gaydar."  Europeans always throw us off!  And if the public can easily accept that a 7-foot Spaniard has been a Zombie from the beginning, it will make our goal at ZOA that much more attainable.  We realize that, at first, zombies can indeed be frightening, so we are taking extreme measures to ensure the transition is as quiet as a zombie's first groan.

Zombama

I recently joined a group called "The Zombification of America."  The title is pretty self explanatory, but we think it's a good cause.  It's the actual, physical "Change" of America's backbone: it's population.  Our primary focus is to "convince" everyone of our political ideologies, and we figure what better place to start than at the top.  We hope that Zombama will bring his supporters over to us on huge platters, in order to constitute ourselves with his constituency.  In addition to changing the future of America, we've also started a grassroots movement to bring our nation back to its roots... or rather, its roots back to America.  We've been developing methods to bring back our forefathers... in a literal sense.  We realize that we are mixing the different type of Zombies, but we feel it is important to show our founding fathers their creation in its current form.  Maybe they could balance the budget or, more importantly, truly help America go "green."  Also, it would be just plain cool to sit down with George A. Romero Washington, Slaybraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedead in the same room.  Anyway, we hope you will consider joining us.  If you do oppose our views, we ask only that you eat a lot of carbs, and avoid hitting us in the head.

Zombie... Again

Who is this good looking fellow?  I'm glad you asked.  This, my friend, is what we call in the Zombie community, my "Poppa-mbie."  A little silly?  Perhaps, but it doesn't make it any less true.  Yes, I truly was his "Greeny" (pun intended).  He showed me the roped to true Zombism, and how to effectively "un-live," if you will.  How to grunt and not sound too goofy.  How to walk with a menacing limp.  And, most importantly, what parts to grab when group feasting.  He truly was inspirational.  And the sense of humor on this man, would knock you undead.  What was his favorite joke....?  Oh, yes:  What is a zom-- BRAINS!!!  Hahahaha!  The wit!  Unfortunately, he met a brutal end when he ran into that school bus full of baseball players....  Even an amateur knows a baseball bat means imminent death... Rest in Pieces my friend.

Jerombie

I've been on a bit of a Zombie kick lately... And, honestly, who hassn't?  So, I decided to see what would happen if I were to suddenly die and then un-die.  The result, (if I have documented correctly, which I absolutely think I have) is better than the original.  I think the greenish skin-tone actually compliments my figure better than the pasty white, and it brings out the yellow in (what's left of) my blond hair.  The decaying skin isn't as complimenting, but nothing a little ex foliating won't take care of... Actually, that seems like a bad idea.  I guess I could just leave them.  Something to distract you as you become my next meal.  Anyway, besides the lack of limb control and problems with enunciation (which isn't that big of an issue, I only need to say one word: brains), I think life as an undead is actually quite satisfying.  I hope you all will join me... and if I have my way.... you will...

*Note: for those of you who care, this was done on a natural sketchbook, using ink and colored pencil, with some photoshop touch-uppery.  I took  picture of it, and sent it to my email, so unfortunately, the size and quality are a bit suspect.

**Note #2: The title of the post is actually more clever if you put the stress in the right place: JER-om-bie.  I know it's more natural to think it would be jer-OM-bie, but in so doing, you would be wrong.  So wrong.

Self

So, you may be thinking, "That this doesn't really look like me."  Or maybe you're thinking, "Hey, Jeremy finally figured out how to use colors... kinda...."  Well, in both instances, you are wrong.  This doesn't look like YOU, it looks like ME...  And the color thing, well, I've only learned how to steal other people's colors.  In this instance, Mr. Van Gogh.  Thank you Mr. Van Gogh.  And thank YOU for stopping by.  Also, check out my film below.

*(Astrsk)

My short finally aired on BYU TV. It should be airing again, so keep an eye out for it. It's called "Stars" but I have since renamed it (Why? Because I can) to "*(Astrsk)." Anyway, I had been delaying the posting of it because it is making festival runs, but since it's already been broadcast on TV, I figure I can show it here. So, enjoy:

* (Astrsk) from Jeremy Thompson on Vimeo.

LA

So, I'm sure many of you have heard either on Facebook, or... on... Facebook, but I am currently in LA working on Sam Raimi's next project, "Oz: The Great & Powerful" doing 2D Pre-viz, aka animatics. I have been here since Thursday, after driving all night Wednesday. I'm not going to sugar-coat it: it's pretty freaking sweet! A dream come true, I shall say. The only, BIG negative is that my wife, Corie, still isn't down here and we need to figure that out, and soon! But yeah, there it is. Hopefully, I'll find some time to post some personal stuff when I get the chance.

Dude With Sword

As you may have noticed, I am trying to get a more finished, cartoony look. I left my line a little sketchy, which I should probably go back and cleanup... A LOT. However, I am pretty happy with how this turned out. And, if you don't like it, I will send this Mr. Grumps over to your house...

Rad Sechrist Emulation Sketch

Rad Sechrist is fantastic, so I decided to copy him a little bit. And, bytheway, don't mess with this femme fatale...

Robot... Yes, AGAIN!

So, I realize that I have drawn this guy several times, but sometimes, when you're trying something new, it's good just to go to an old design and work it out. Anyway, here it is.