• Real Name: John Ashton Golden
• Gender: Male
• Age: 30
• Location: Chicago, Illinois (United States)

• Joined: Oct 23rd, 2007
• Last Visit: Nov 17th, 2009

User Tags: artist, colorist, creator, freelance, graphic designer, illustrator, inker, painter, penciller, writer

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Pinups, Homage, Character Design, Sketches 

Original creations, my spin on legendary characters, cover shots, character design, iconic images, sexy pinups, etc. Big and bold, etched in your mind.

Textbook Illustration 

This is a portfolio of textbook and educational illustrations I have created professionally for a variety of publishers and venues.

Crime Scene Club 

This is a collection of illustrations I created for three books in a series of 12 titled "The Crime Scene Club: Facts & Fiction", ©2008 Mason Crest Publishers.

UNKNOWN UNIVERSE 

Unknown Universe was inspired by The Fantastic Four, Jonny Quest and Doc Savage. A group of people are brought together to help solve the greatest mysteries of our planet and they wind up finding themselves throughout the course of their adventures.

ZERO POINT: A Simple Matter of Interest 

Read this 40 page graphic novella in its glory! What price would you pay to be young again? How far would you go to be reunited with those you lost? Could you keep the ultimate secret about a key that unlocks the door to the future? www.zeropoint.tv

Sequential Art Samples 

A variety of samples of sequential art, storyboarding, storytelling, and page layout created as submission samples or practice.

Oneironauts 

Together, using their distinctive Personalities and Predilections, Sadie and the Oneironauts vigorously explore the collective unconscious of all living creatures, seeking any way to restore reality as they know it.

Robbie Beyond 

Bright 16 year old Robbie finds himself fatefully whisked away one troubled day to a strange world full of bizarre creatures, astounding sorcery and danger. With the help of bestial BI-DO and spindly Skazazz, Robbie makes his way back...from BEYOND!!

The Exploits of Aimless Boy... 

Our lovable protagonist Aimless Boy makes his wandering way through family life, studies at college, romance, and encounters with strange and hilarious characters including the Croucher, Meerkat Beerkat, and Walter (aka DemonBoy).

The Companions 

A man and his cat. Based on a sestina poem I wrote in 2001. This short story is featured in "Mortal Mirror: Issue One", a 36+ page self-published comic book available for sale. Contact me to order.

[ Posted by JohnnyZito on Jun 9th, 2009 1:03 PM ]...

Hook a Trekie up? Please Vote for my Star Trek t-shirt Design: http://is.gd/NJ4J

[ Posted by dinoman on May 8th, 2009 5:35 AM ]...

Thanks John!!! Some cool stuff you got there.

1 Reply [ Latest posted on May 10th, 2009 2:35 AM ]

[ Posted by John_Ashton_Golden on May 10th, 2009 2:35 AM ]... Thanks my man! What do you like in particular? Dino-Man has a lot of potential. Fun stuff!

[ Posted by braddwyer on Feb 22nd, 2009 9:39 PM ]...

Thanks, man!
I really dig all the stuff in your "sequential art samples"; I always like seeing the roughs, and whatnot.

[ Posted by SamLittle on Feb 14th, 2009 2:05 PM ]...

Those CSC illos are freakin' great, man!

1 Reply [ Latest posted on February 18th, 2009 1:27 PM ]

[ Posted by John_Ashton_Golden on Feb 18th, 2009 1:27 PM ]... Hey thanks, Sam! I appreciate it. They were a lot of fun to do!

[ Posted by joon on Jan 21st, 2009 7:20 PM ]...

nice work. thx for the add!!

[ Posted by FloatingIslandPress on Jan 21st, 2009 3:49 PM ]...

Thanks for the add, friend. Me like the galleries.

[ Posted by popmonkey on Jan 15th, 2009 3:56 PM ]...

Thanx for the add! Nice work!

[ Posted by robert on Jan 5th, 2009 4:34 PM ]...

Unknown Universe looks fantastic -- I love the devil-guy on the cell phone surrounded in the jungle!

1 Reply [ Latest posted on January 5th, 2009 6:29 PM ]

[ Posted by John_Ashton_Golden on Jan 5th, 2009 6:29 PM ]... Haha Thanks, robert! yeah the colors for the prologue are almost done, and the dialogue is really great. I'm proud and excited of where this is heading. Stay Tuned for more postings!

[ Posted by amikael on Jan 4th, 2009 2:09 AM ]...

Love what you do, man.

1 Reply [ Latest posted on January 4th, 2009 11:54 PM ]

[ Posted by John_Ashton_Golden on Jan 4th, 2009 11:54 PM ]... Thanks!

[ Posted by markalester on Sep 2nd, 2008 12:08 PM ]...

Cool work John. Thanks for the add.

[ Posted by DavidPaul on Sep 2nd, 2008 3:04 AM ]...

Nice work. Good story telling with Glass Hopes. If you ever need a writer or letterer let me know.

[ Posted by The_profeshenal on Feb 21st, 2008 8:20 PM ]...

Hey,

I wanted to invite you to post your artwork on the message boards of my new website www.comicgeeknews.com. It has news and interviews on all the basics Comics, Manga, Toys, and Gaming.

We're a new site and we're hoping you can help us build a great new online community.

[ Posted by The_profeshenal on Jan 19th, 2008 10:53 PM ]...

Comicgeeknews.com is a new news site for the comic geeks of the world. Offering the latest news and interviews in comics, manga, toys, and gaming.

The site is updated often so make sure to check back to see what new articles have been posted.

[ Posted by robert on Jan 8th, 2008 8:36 PM ]...

Hi John -- great style on Aimless Boy.

Wanted to mention I have a comic, Urbis Faerie, in this month's competition at Zuda -- I hope you'll consider voting for us!

[ Posted by buzzfretz on Oct 25th, 2007 3:57 PM ]...

John,
Thanks for the add! Take it easy my new ComicSpace friend!