Issue 5 is now available on indyplanet.com!

I had issue 5 of Xenex the Bug Man at the recent Dallas Comic Con for sale. I completely sold out at the convention. So, if you didn't get your copy don't fret, issue 5 has been uploaded to indyplanet.com for purchase! It's good so go, get your issues now! I posted some post Dallas Comic Con goodness and pictures on my Sweet Little Art site. You can see the posting here. I know that it is still months away, but just to let you know way ahead of time, I got a table for the Dallas Comic Con: Fan Days Convention in October. If you were unable to make it to this last Dallas Comic Con, this next big show would be good to go to. 



I have posted some new shirt designs in my Cafepress store. Head over to my Cafepress store and get a shirt or a couple! 

I have all Xenex the Bug Man comic books available for print on demand. You can see that listing here on my store's tab for comic books. 

Just to let you know all know, I am taking commissions for Xenex the Bug Man characters. If you would like to commission me for original artwork, head over to the commissions tab in store to see how. 

If you want to see more work from the creator of Xenex the Bug Man, Taylor Lymbery, then check out his site! 

Issue 5 printing and Dallas Comic Con 2013

Good news! I have issue 5 in my hand ready to sell at this upcoming Dallas Comic Con! If you don't have any of the issues, don't fret, I have more printed issues of the full run so far. There are some nice page spreads in this book. I did find a misspelling. When I found it I couldn't stop laughing! I'll wait to see if you all can find it. When I bind all of the issues together to print as a graphic novel, I will have many mistakes to fix from all of the issues. As far as the next issue, I'm not entirely sure when the next issue will be out, but when I do get to work on it, I'll post the news here for you all to see. 

Now May 17-19th I will be at the Dallas Comic Con promoting the comic, my art, and

Marvindog Media. If you are going, stop by and say "hi".


I have posted some new shirt designs in my Cafepress store. Head over to my Cafepress store and get a shirt or a couple! 

I have all Xenex the Bug Man comic books available for print on demand. You can see that listing here on my store's tab for comic books. 

Just to let you know all know, I am taking commissions for Xenex the Bug Man characters. If you would like to commission me for original artwork, head over to the commissions tab in store to see how. 

If you want to see more work from the creator of Xenex the Bug Man, Taylor Lymbery, then check out his site! 

Xenex gets some new duds for issue 5!

From the amount of action that Xenex has seen in these last couple of issues, Xenex's clothes should be ripped to shreds. Sometimes, I remember to draw his beat up clothing, and sometimes I, well... kind of forget. So, by now, Xenex should be in dire need of a new uniform. Back in 2001-2002, when I first started building his design, I never really thought through what influences the world around our heroes would have. I always pictured him in his long jacket and striped shirt. I never thought to deviate from that costume get up till now. The uniform that  Xenex is pictured in would be a standard issue uniform for an army. Oh, wait! I've said to much! I should have warned you of that minor spoiler alert! Sorry. To keep with the original Xenex clothing theme, I added back in the striped shirt that is visible on his arms, his communicator on his chest, his utility belt, and his boots which will be the same as his old ones. I was not sure if the new clothes would work or not when I first started the new design, but I really do think that this fits in nicely to the galaxy that is expanding for Xenex and all of the characters of the Bug Man comic! 

I did have several requests for Xenex the Bug Man issue 1 at the convention. I should have issue 5 ready for the next con, so I will put in an order for issue 1 to have a few there at the convention. 

If you don't want to wait for it till May, you can go ahead and get them printed from the indyplanet site! Go to my comic store tab to see the listings of comics that I have available. 

I have posted some new shirt designs in my Cafepress store. Head over to my Cafepress store and get a shirt or a couple! 

I have all Xenex the Bug Man comic books available for print on demand. You can see that listing here on my store's tab for comic books. 

Just to let you know all know, I am taking commissions for Xenex the Bug Man characters. If you would like to commission me for original artwork, head over to the commissions tab in store to see how. 

I did purchase a table for the Dallas Comic Con that will be on May 17th-19th. I hope to see everyone there!

Issue 5 sketch book design- The Rebel's Fighter

Ship Design copyright © 2012 by Taylor Lymbery
for Xenex the Bug Man comic book series.

I am about half way through with issue 5 of Xenex the Bug Man. I have found that I have a lot of design work ahead of me for this and the next few issues. Here is one of those designs. This is a Rebel Space Fighter. They are made to be very quick and maneuverable, but do not have a lot of protection. These ships are designed to be a two man fighter: one being a pilot and the other the gunner. 

I do have a table for the Sci-Fi Expo on February 9-10th. I'll be there with some new work to sell, my pin-up girl posters, the newest issue of Xenex the Bug Man and custom toys. Jeff will be there with me selling some Marvindog media merchandise and taking toy memory recordings! Stop by, say,"hi", and show your support. I hope to see you there!

I have posted some new shirt designs in my Cafepress store. Head over to my Cafepress store and get a shirt or a couple! 

I have all Xenex the Bug Man comic books available for print on demand. You can see that listing here on my store's tab for comic books. 

Just to let you know all know, I am taking commissions. If you would like to commission me for original artwork, head over to the commissions tab in store to see how. 

Xenex the Bug Man Issue 5 Ship design #1

Troop Carrier Design Copyright © 2012
by Taylor Lymbery for Xenex the Bug Man

For issue 5 of Xenex the Bug Man, I have one simple hanger scene where Xenex and General Torax look out over the fleet. To populate the bay, I need to create several ship designs to show diversity of the technology that comprises the general's fleet. This is one design. It is a troop carrier. There looks to be a few problems with the drawing itself. The line work on the top of the ship is crooked. The ramming prong on the right side of the ship is not set correctly in space so it looks smaller than it should. The line work on the top is actually supposed to be crooked. I might add another line in the front to show that. The ramming prong actually moves out and in to cover the door when in flight. This shows that the piece is moveable. Without giving too much away from future stories, this design, and the design of most of the ships in the hanger scene will make a comeback in a future battle. I am pushing to have the next issue of Xenex the Bug Man ready for the Sci-Fi Expo that is taking place in February in Irving, Texas.  If not then, I will have it ready for the Dallas Comic Con. If you are interested in getting the Xenex the Bug Man series of comic books, head over to the comics section of the store to get the book from indyplanet.com. 

New Character Design for Xenex issus 5- General Torax

General Torax Design Work
Issue 5 Xenex the Bug Man Art Copyright by Taylor Lymbery 2012

There is a new character in issue five that has been great to design. When I first went into designing this character, I was not sure what manner of alien he would be. At this point, I had to think about what he is native too. He's native to the city world, but in a time before the city boomed into what it is in issue four. I thought of the world of Apparitis once being a nice forest world with a few great lakes with coasts and some interior plains. The idea is that industry has transformed this world into the city megalopolis that we see in the Xenex the Bug Man comic. So, The General is native to the world when there was still some coast and forest. I gave him a bit more of an expressive face, due to the fact that besides Lucy the human facial feature elements are basically gone. I get to bring some of that back with his face. One of the things that I really want to point out is that this is not a Ferangi from Star Trek. The idea of the ears is borrowed to an extent, but I wanted to make sure that this guy was not going to be confused with that species. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Here were some of the other designs I did for this character. 

General Torax Design Work
Issue 5 Xenex the Bug Man Art Copyright by Taylor Lymbery 2012

General Torax Design Work
Issue 5 Xenex the Bug Man Art Copyright by Taylor Lymbery 2012

General Torax Design Work
Issue 5 Xenex the Bug Man Art Copyright by Taylor Lymbery 2012

General Torax Design Work
Issue 5 Xenex the Bug Man Art Copyright by Taylor Lymbery 2012

Issue 4 is for sale on the indyplanet website! So, head over to the comics tab, or follow this link straight over and order your copy! If you do not have the previous copies, I have their links posted in the Comic Books tab on the store front. If you order a bunch of issues at once, you can save on shipping! 

And remember, I did go ahead and purchase a table for the Fan Days Convention on October 19-21. So I will be there. I will have a small printing of issue 4 with me at the convention. If you want to purchase one from me there, get there early. If you order your book online, bring it to the convention, and I'll sign it (signing is free with a smile)! I'll be there with Jeff from Marvin Dog Media and host of Talking Toys with Taylor and Jeff. He will be selling some Marvin Dog Media shirts and handing out a few things. I'll also have some artwork for sale, the remaining cowboy clone trooper prints, some posters and the custom toys I've been working on. Come by and say hi and check out the works! 

Issue 5 Interior Art- Lucy

Issue 5 Interior Final Art
Issue 5 Xenex the Bug Man Art Copyright by Taylor Lymbery 2012

Issue 5 is almost finished being written. I have a few pages where dialog is giving me trouble. For the Interior art for the front interior cover, I had decided that I wanted to feature Lucy. I dug through older art and used the line work for Lucy that I had used on the secondary Show banner. I wasn't satisfied with the background for her for this particular issue, so I did some reworking in photoshop. The first "final" I did I thought was ok, but it lacked the color to match the front cover. I went back in and added a few background elements that I think relate the overall piece to where the characters are in the current story. I am very much happy with the final piece. I hope you enjoy it too. 


I have more pictures posted after these important messages! 


Issue 4 is for sale on the indyplanet website! So, head over to the comics tab, or follow this link straight over and order your copy! If you do not have the previous copies, I have their links posted in the Comic Books tab on the store front. If you order a bunch of issues at once, you can save on shipping! 

And remember, I did go ahead and purchase a table for the Fan Days Convention in October. So I will be there. I will have a small printing of issue 4 with me at the convention. If you want to purchase one from me there, get there early. If you order your book online, bring it to the convention, and I'll sign it (signing is free with a smile)!

Lucy Black and White Line Art
Issue 5 Xenex the Bug Man Art Copyright by Taylor Lymbery 2011

Lucy Convention Banner Art
Issue 5 Xenex the Bug Man Art Copyright by Taylor Lymbery 2011

Lucy Issue 5 Interior Art Version 1
Issue 5 Xenex the Bug Man Art Copyright by Taylor Lymbery 2012

Xenex the Bug Man Issue 5 Cover Revealed!

Xenex issue 5 Cover by Taylor Lymbery

Now that issue 4 is done, registered and off to the printer, I decided to go ahead with my tradition and show off the cover for the next issue. And I have to tell you now, I'm VERY proud of this cover!

When I made this issue's cover, I had to break it into two pieces.  One was the foreground artwork, the other was the background artwork. The background artwork is to be used for the back cover art when the first volume of issues are bound together. Both layers were colored in PhotoShop.

I really want to spill the beans and tell you all what exactly is going on with this cover, but I really shouldn't. I might give away too many secrets from issue 4 before it comes back from the printers! If you couldn't tell, I've become very pumped and excited about these new issues of Xenex the Bug Man!

As soon as I get word that issue 4 is going to the indyplanet.com website, I'll post it here on the site! Till then, if you need to get any of the previous issues, go to the comics tab in the storefront.

Check out progression pictures of this cover below!

Layer 1 by Taylor Lymbery

Layer 2 progression by Taylor Lymbery

Layer 1 Colored by Taylor Lymbery

Layer 2 Line work by Taylor Lymbery

Layer 2 colored by Taylor Lymbery

Xenex the Bug Man and all art work featured today are copyright 2012 © by Taylor Lymbery. All rights reserved.