Environments
An original animated web series from Atom.com and Comedy Central, Krogzilla follows a down-on-his-luck sea monster trying to adjust to everyday life after his kaiju career fizzles out. It’s a hilarious, deadpan take on post-apocalyptic unemployment and monster-sized identity crises.
Comic Artist, Illustrator / Writer
Created by Pendleton Ward (Adventure Time), this animated series follows four teen heroes as they travel through space, saving adorable aliens and battling emotional drama. It’s quirky, colorful, and filled with existential weirdness.
Dungeons & Deadlines follow the workers at Quest Corp where the team building exercises are a matter of life and death and middle management are monsters.
Early Test Footage
THROWDOWN! | Original Card Game
A fast-paced 3-player battle game where each player becomes either a Robot, Cowboy, or Samurai, racing to outlast the others by strategically drawing, attacking, and discarding. I created THROWDOWN! as a love letter to old-school cartoons and over-the-top genre mashups—complete with ridiculous character art, asymmetrical playstyles, and enough chaos to spark rivalries across kitchen tables.
What started as a sketchbook experiment evolved into a full-featured tabletop experience—complete with deck mechanics, printed cards, custom packaging, and a growing fanbase of players who “draw • attack • discard” their way to victory.
Draw a Card – Each turn, players draw one card from their own deck.
Attack Another Player – Use your card’s effect to challenge or disrupt another player—strategy and timing matter.
Discard or Defend – Discard a card, resolve effects, and brace for retaliation. The last player with cards in their deck wins.
I licensed the THROWDOWN! card game to Action Lab for a special edition featuring characters from ZAG’s Miraculous Ladybug & Cat Noir. I produced the commercial, handled all packaging and card design, and led the creative execution for the full release.
Voiceover by Kyle Fisher and my wife, Jen.
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