Dino Run 2 - Pixeljam Kickstarter

The good folks at Pixeljam are at it again! Pixeljam is currently running a Kickstarter to fund the production of Dino Run 2, the sequel to the smash hit Dino Run. I have spoken about Pixeljam here on the blog before, and I can not speak highly enough about them and their work. I have known Miles and Rich since college and they do great work and make fun games. I STRONGLY urge you to take the time to head over and check out their Kickstarter and hopefully support it. If you like super fun games, dinosaurs, or super fun game about dinosaurs... then Dino Run 2 is the game for you!

Dino Run 2 Kickstarter is now live!

Over on the Dino Run 2 Kickstarter you will see all kinds of great sample art, VIDEOS(!), and more. They have a lot planned out and there are many ways for you to get involved with making this campaign a reality.

Dino Run 2 art courtesy of the Dino Run 2 Kickstarter

Did I mention that there were game play snippets that you can watch? Pixeljam has a lot in store and I can't wait to see how the final game turns out! I can't say it enough, please go check out the Dino Run 2 Kickstarter and see with your own eyes what they have planned! RAWR!

Dino Run 2 art courtesy of the Dino Run 2 Kickstarter

That is all for another exciting week on the blog, see you back here on Monday! Until then...

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Cheap Golf - Pixeljam Kickstarter

Miles Tilmann of Pixeljam is running a 7-day Kickstarter campaign for a new game that looks like a lot of fun. The campaign that ends on Monday is a super retro humor humor-packed golf game. Even if you pledge on the campaign and it is not funded, you still get stuff! All the details are over on the KICKSTARTER! To quote the Kickstarter, "To be clear - if this campaign isn't funded, you don't get Cheap Golf, since it won't exist, but you won't be charged anything and you DO still get the Pixeljam game/album." The more you pledge, the more you will get. It is a win/win situation, so there is no reason not to head over.   

Cheap Golf by Miles Tilmann and Pixeljam

If Pixeljam seems familiar, that is because I have shared some of my work that I did for some of their contests. I have known the guys behind Pixeljam since college, and I can not speak highly enough about them and their work. Do yourself a favor and go help fund Cheap Golf!

That's all for another exciting week on the blog. See you back here on Monday! Until then...

For more samples of my work or to contact me regarding my availability, head over to my website: www.christopherburdett.com

POTATOMAN SEEKS THE TROOF

I have known the guys behind the awesome games at Pixeljam since we attended college together. If you are not familiar with them and their great games you should really do yourself the favor and head over to their website. They have recently launched their new game Potatoman Seek the Troof. To celebrate the release they held an art contest and I could not help but take part in it! Here is my take of Potatoman...

Potatoman

Art by Christopher Burdett

Potatoman © 2013 Pixeljam

I realize now that the art contest is now over, but that should not stop you from heading over to check out the Potatoman Seek the Troof and the rest of the great games that Pixeljam has to offer. I can not say enough good things about their games and if you have played any of them you know just how addicting and fun they are. Potatoman is no different!

Here is the drawing I did of Potatoman without all the digital finish and effects...
  

  Non-digitally enhanced Potatoman

Art by Christopher Burdett

Potatoman © 2013 Pixeljam

AGAIN, head over to the Pixeljam and check out their games and music, you will not be disappointed! They are great guys making awesome games and you will thank me for it!

That is all for another exciting Monday, see you back here on Wednesday! Until then...

 For more samples of my work or to contact me regarding my availability head over to my website: www.christopherburdett.com

Glorkian Warrior: The Trials of Glork - Fan Art Contest

I recently took part in a fan art contest being held by the great folks over at Pixeljam Games. There was a call out for Glorkian Warrior: The Trials of Glork related art, and since I am a fan and player of the game I was more then happy to jump in and make some Glorkian art. It turns out that I took third place in the contest! Here is my winning contribution...

Glorkian Warrior: The Trials of Glork

Art by Christopher Burdett

© 2014 Pixeljam Games and James Kochalka

You can see the over winners and get info about Glorkian Warrior: The Trials of Glork over on the Pixeljam website. A BIG thanks to all involved and I am thrilled to have won myself a graphic novel! Here is a look at the original drawing that went into my piece...

Glorkian scribblings

9 x 12

Pencil on paper

That is all for another exciting Wednesday, see you back here on Friday! Until then...

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My Glorkian Warrior Quest Finally Ends

Today, we are both looking back and staying firmly in the present. This might get a little weird, but hopefully it will all make sense in the end. Or not. This story begins at San Diego Comic-Con (or it could be MegaCon... but I am pretty sure it was SDCC) MANY years ago. I was working with Troma Entertainment and performing as the Toxic Avenger, and making a lot of fun chaos. We were set up right across from the artist and musician James Kochalka. If my memories hold, he really didn't know what to make of us, especially the ever inquisitive and yet sometimes oblivious Toxic Avenger. At some point, merch was traded, and I came away with James' album, Don't Trust Whitey. I still have the album and enjoy it. James was super patient with us, and I have nothing but good memories.

Next, we jump forward to 2014, when my friends over at Pixeljam made a Glorkian Warrior mobile game and were doing an art contest. I always try to support Pixeljam, so I made a piece of Glorkian Warrior art and submitted it to the contest. To be completely honest, I loved the game and played it until it was no longer supported on the phone (but it is still on Steam!). In the end, I took third place in the art contest, which isn't so bad. It was enough to win me a prize! I received my prize, a copy of The Glorkian Warrior Delivers a Pizza, and proceeded to immediately lose it. It was really odd. In one moment, the book was on my stack of things to read, and the next, it was gone. *Poof* Never to be seen again. Below is my submission to the Glorkian Warrior art contest. 

Glorkian Warrior: The Trials of Glork

Art by Christopher Burdett

Glorkian Warrior © James Kochalka

Now, we jump ahead to about two years ago. I was in our favorite bookstore in St. Augustine, FL. I see where you think this might be going, and no, I did not find a copy of the Glorkian Warrior book by James Kochalka. I found the first volume of the American Elf omnibus by James Kochalka. American Elf was a daily autobiographical cartoon series about James, his wife, their awesome cat, and their lives and adventures. I devoured it. It was raw, funny, embarrassing, and a window into the thoughts and life of a stranger that unfolded over the years. Years that included when we first crossed paths at the convention. I half wondered if any of the Troma antics would make it into James' comics, and they didn't. Having finished American Elf, I was left with the memory of the magically disappearing Glorkian Warrior. 

Jump ahead to a week ago. Through a confusing set of events, I found myself under my nightstand getting something that fell under it. And guess what I found, perfectly hidden from view and wedged between two other books. You guessed it! My copy of The Glorkian Warrior Delivers a Pizza was right there for the past nine years, perfectly hidden from sight. Needless to say, I gave it a read and loved it. And so concludes my adventures with James Kochalka and his art and music... or is it? Maybe I will tag James on Bluesky and start another adventure! Only the future knows for sure. Anyway, here is my copy of the book that went missing for the past nine years.

The Glorkian Warrior Delivers a Pizza

Add it to your collection!

And finally, if you are still with us. Here is the original pencil art that I did for the Pixeljam art contest. I do not know where this drawing is, to be honest. It might be in a box, or maybe someone bought it. Another mystery that may never have an outcome.

Glorkian scribblings

9 x 12

Pencil on paper

That's all for another exciting Monday on the blog. See you back here on Wednesday! Until then...

For more samples of my work or to contact me regarding my availability, head over to my website: www.christopherburdett.com

Campaign Roundup - Dino Run 2 Early Access

Today on the blog, I wanted to point out a current friend's campaign that I think you all might be interested in. It is a follow-up campaign for the sequel to a super cool game, and if you have not already checked it out, you should do so NOW!

The Dino Run 2 Early Access Campaign

Today, I am sharing the Dino Run 2 Early Access Campaign from my friends at Pixeljam. They share:

"Dino Run 2 is a momentum platformer where you play as a lone dinosaur fleeing for your life across an ever-changing prehistoric landscape, an all-consuming apocalyptic wall of doom hot on your tail.

The long-awaited sequel to 2008’s Dino Run, the classic browser-based runner released during the glory days of web gaming, Dino Run 2 is a game millions of years in the making.

Play solo or with your friends as you dip, duck, and dive across procedurally-generated pixel worlds in a mad dash for survival.

Dino Run 2 is a massive endeavor and will be released in stages.  The first major milestone is already complete: a multiplayer sandbox featuring tools we'll be using to create the rest of the game.  Everyone that pledges $10 or more will get immediate access to this sandbox (regardless of the project meeting its funding goal), and can start building with your friends right away.

The better this campaign does, the more features we can include in the initial Early Access launch.

After Early Access is out, we’ll keep adding to the game until it becomes the full Dino Run 2 experience.  This Kickstarter is our final push to the Early Access release, so have a look around and we’d love to have you join us!"

I have already been playing around with it, and it is SUPER cool! Head over to the campaign and check out the rest of the images, videos, and more. The more they can raise, the better it all will be! I hope you check it out and maybe help out. 

That's all for another exciting week on the blog. See you back here next week! Until then..

For more samples of my work or to contact me regarding my availability, head over to my website: www.christopherburdett.com