I am currently a tattoo apprentice at Needleplay Tattoo and a professional illustrator who has worked on a number of comic projects, book covers, and freelance projects ranging from the absurd with my own book 'Put Some Pants On', a number of horror shorts with Nightmare World, my ongoing comic 'Tales of Mr. Rhee', and various short stories and pin-ups. As a member of Golden Goat Studios I have had work published and worked with such clients as Red 5 Comics, Breygent Publishing, Permuted Press, Digital Webbing Comics, Ape Comics, and Image Comics. I am always working on new ways to diversify and improve my artistic skills.
I'm always up for doing new work and commissions. Message me if you're interested in a project or some work.
IM: artronin9
email: [email protected]
Tales of Mr. Rhee.
Buy copies of Put Some Pants On!!
Nothing is so good it lasts eternally. Perfect situations must go wrong, but this has never yet prevented me, from wanting far too much for far too long.
The following tale of corruption and debauchery is stolen from the archives of my own website…
“Josh’s family and friends knew he would be trouble from the start. It took almost thirteen years from the date of his birth - 2/15/77 - to find a creative outlet for his disturbed behavior consisting of beating upon his younger siblings and riding bikes and beating the neighborhood kids with sticks. Joshua had made plans as a youth to follow in his father's and grandfather's footsteps and play pro baseball, (or Michael Jackson's barber- don't ask) but never managed to go anywhere with such a career path and took up BMX instead.
BMX brought forth many trophies, including 3rd place in the Grand Nationals, and sponsors following the career of a budding BMXer. Unfortunately, a father's untimely decision to move to a city with no track killed any chance of going pro. So, Joshua was stuck in a new city, with few friends and little creative output. A fan of popular kids products such as Transformers, M.a.s.k., and G.I.Joe, (he always had a penchant for war, massive destruction, and large guns) and had always carried a fondness of art and illustration. His grandmother used to break out her paints every time he visited and teach him the various techniques required to be an artist, most which went well over his head being something like five at the time, but planted the seeds of inspiration nevertheless.
So with little life a 10 year old boy began to spend most of his time locked in his room drawing. He drew everyday, but had little focus and desire except he liked cartoons and at that time wanted to be a cartoonist. The means for creating a real cartoon at such a young age was nigh impossible, so it wasn't until a fated day a couple years later that Joshua's life would make a change for the better. That creative outlet came from a couple of X-Men and Wolverine trade paperbacks he borrowed from his brother's friend. Inspired by the visual brutality (such as he'd watched in his favorite cartoons, but now magically drawn onto a sheet of paper) he began to produce his own comic books. His father soon caught onto such an idea and forced to child into slavery.
The father's plans produced two books, David and Goliath in '91, and Joseph in Egypt in '92. To say that neither were best sellers, let alone published cause they sucked, is an understatement. About a year later after another bout with insanity Joshua had a total breakdown and decided that complete and utter control was the only way to go. So, now he currently devotes all his energy and time into his own projects such as his new, "Put Some Pants On ", and tons of Nightmare World stuff with Dirk Manning. Inspired and influenced by the works of creators like David Mack, Geof Darrow, Mike Mignola, Jeff Smith, Dave Sim, Jhonen Vasquez, and Roman Dirge among countless others, Josh desires to mold his talents into a force destined to one day to rule the world with a fist of artistic domination.
Born in Kansas, raised in Texas, living in Pennsylvania, Joshua now resides in a fairly nice apartment with his brother, and a ferret named Brodie, and occasionally talks to goats and donkeys. Please ignore their playful cries for help.â€
So there you go, a full and comprehensive introduction of myself. Be afraid, and humored.
__________________Joshua Ross. artist. Golden Goat Studios
www.goldengoatstudios.com
www.artronin9.com
PUT SOME PANTS ON
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