The Myth of 8-Opus: Now Online!

Tom Scioli's indy comic The Myth of 8-Opus is now being serialized online, which you can find here. Scioli describes the series as the adventures of a "god-hero of the cosmos, and the Unmortals as they fight the snake-like Sons of Nashek, THE-SERPENT-WHO-IS-THE-UNIVERSE."

Scioli also has another serial online, which is some of the craziest shit I've ever seen. It's called American Barbarian and ... well, take a look for yourself. It's just getting started, but the designs alone are like a  Jolly Rancher flavored acid trip.

Scioli is probably best know (by me, anyway) as the artist on Godland for Image Comics. Godland is expected to be wrapping up in the near future, which ought to leave room on Scioli's schedule for more 8-Opus/American Barbarian tales. (He also drew this for me.)

Pop Art: Muad'Dib by Tom Scioli

 I didn't have many plans for the HeroesCon in Charlotte, N.C., last weekend. I knew I wanted to ask Guy Davis to add a sketch to my Sandman Mystery Theater page, but I also wanted to commission a sketch of Dune's Paul Atreides/Muad'Dib from Tom Scioli.

Scioli is the artist on Godland, which is an homage to Jack Kirby's bronze age "big ideas" books. If you haven't read it, check it out ... it's a blast. (He also has a creator-owned property called The Myth of 8-Opus which you can read about here.)

After getting a small pencil sketch of Omega the Unknown from Scioli last year, it occurred to me that his Kirby-drenched style would be an interesting match with Dune. I caught him with a free hour on Sunday and he drew the image you see above, which is based on designs from the David Lynch movie. To your left is a photo of him working on the piece.