Trial By Comics: Magic: The Gathering

Since I'm pretty much brand new 'round these parts - most of you probably don't know too much about me. So I'll start it out with my most secret shameful fact:

My cousin, Mark Zug is much more famous than I am. I know - I know --- why is this a shameful fact? BECAUSE I HATE NOT BEING THE BEST AT THINGS. (Which is ironic because I'm terrible at Soooooo many things. Drywall hanging, for instance - you can always see the seems).

Cousin Mark works for Magic: The Gathering (INFURIATING - Because I do not --- at all - in any capacity work for TSR GAMES). But rather than. E Mr. Sour-Grapes --- instead I'm entering this contest with a black and white line illustration of one of his most celebrated works: The Angel (this one made the box cover, the poster, AND won a few awards.

picture this --- only in oil paint and slightly better

There you have it. I have a famous cousin. I am the Frank Stallone of Fantasy art. Somehow I still get out of bed every morning.