Matthew Houston is from Illinois, and he made a comic, but it's his illustrations that I want to write about. He makes lines with monastic calm and OCD repetitiveness and makes scenes and characters that feel like a medieval Saturday morning cartoon. My favorite drawings by him take place in a medieval world and resemble at times medieval illustrations. They're are executed in this semi flat, slightly stretched fashion that always feels slightly off, and which adds to the sleepy edge each drawing has.
In a style like this, figures get iconic, and it's easy to pose them in a symbolic light, because everyone looks like a fucking tarot card. Houston adds some slight contortions in postures and gestures to make certain the vibe is a little creepier, a little more anxious, but still monastically chill.
Mr Houston is also a huge fan of things. For instance, he drew a series of full body portrait drawings with Marvel Comic characters. He made them look like royal knights with fancy guy armor.
Some times he draws faces that look retarded. I dunno, it happens to everyone.
He's good. Have looks see. There he is on DeviantArt and there he is on Tumblr, and here he is trying to be a bad ass with his own personal website. Matthew Houston. Go.
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