Mammal will be representing again this year at the MoCCA fest. Come hang with the Mammal boys and check out this explosion of independent comic madness.

69th Regiment Armory
68 Lexington Avenue, between 25th and 26th Streets
June 6th and 7th, 11am-6pm

10 bucks for the day / 15 for the weekend.

- mammals

 
Facial Hair Types

It is always interesting to see what will resonate with people. Some work I do, I’m sure everyone will love, and it falls flat. Other things, done on a whim, blow up. The ‘Facial Hair Types’ I did for Mammal 002 has been selected for 3×3 Illustration Annual No. 5  and American Illustration 28. What can I say. People love beards.

horn. tooted. 

- mr.clark

Here are some teaser image from my contribution to the next issue of Mammal, a segment from my upcoming comic book, Gangsta Rap Posse.

Our old College chum Samantha Hahn does a lovely little blog called Maquette , where she blogs about her work and illustration in general, among other things. She’s currently knee deep in a “male artist series,” and bewilderingly chose to cover me, and somewhat more understandably Matt. You can see the entries here and here.

Please make sure to take a look around while you’re at it and give Sam’s stuff the look see it deserves!

Thanks Sam!

-THOMAS

Rush Limbaugh

In my quest to keep making art even if I don’t have a client, I did a painting of this jackass and his business in the news lately.  Here’s to hoping he’s out of the news soon.

-Jim Cooke

It’s coming up fast! February 6th – 8th. Come visit the Mammal Crew at the NYC Comic Con. This year we’re sharing a space with the guys from Nerdcore at booth # 1056. We hope to see you there!

- mr.clark

I was recently invited by award-winning comic artist Dean Haspiel (THE ALCOHOLIC) to contribute art for a 6-page story as part of Smith Magazine’s NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR series of web comics. It’s a creepy little story by Anthony Lappe about obsession. It went live today, and I’m fairly pleased with the results. Comics are tricky business, and Dean was immensely helpful in squeezing the maximum out of my minimal talents. See the whole thing here, and be sure to look for me and the rest of the MAMMALS at the New York Comic Con February 6-8.

THOMAS

Once again Eric Nakamura took time to do a Mammal review in Giant Robot. Seems like he is digging issue 002 more than the last one.

“This odd book/zine is actually a book dedicated to images of “macho”. Ben Marra’s cover is freaky, and depicts an ancient, buff, and macho dude who appears in a set of images inside. Grace Jones is another recurring image, and she might be the most macho woman ever. Totally uncommercial and unabashed, the art is witty and at times trippy.”

Thanks for the good word Eric!

- mr.clark

My uncommissioned “Loudmouth” piece from earlier this year was awarded a silver medal from the Society of Illustrators in the Advertising, Institutional, and Uncommissioned category. This is the sort of thing that is generally allocated as “news that is good,” and would certainly apply just as well in this very situation. I’d like to thank The Academy™.

-Matt

Order your copy today! Right here!
http://benjaminmarra.com/pages/shop.html
(or see the list below of local NYC shops where copies are also available)

Discover a world where vigilante justice takes the form of one man’s fists furiously hammering down on the faces of his enemies with righteous vengeance on the neon-slime-covered streets of the city. A world where sin, sex and hedonistic desire are hot commodities and true, pure love is in short supply. A world of violence and murder running wild, where civil institutions of authority are as morally corrupt as the city’s criminal element. This is a world that has given up on hope, but not on revenge, money or power. This … is Night Business …

… And if you live in New York City, Night Business Issue 1 can be found at these fine establishments:

· Cosmic Comics
· Desert Island Comics
· Forbidden Planet
· Jim Hanley’s Universe
· Soundfix
· Spoonbill & Sugartown
· St. Marks Comics
· Time Machine Nostalgia