I'm a big, green time bomb. And I'm ticking. - The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction Welcome back to your Friday fix of The Art of Caesura! For the past few weeks we've been looking at some of the (super)heroes from Marvel Zombicide, today we're looking at some of the zombies; starting with...The Incredible Hulk! In the base version of this game you actually play as the zombies and try to eat the agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., bi-standers and living superheroes. If you get an expansion, you can play as the living heroes, but I must say, when you're playing as the zombies, there's a "hunger" mechanic where the hangrier you get, the more powerful you get, but if you get ravenous, you lose control of your character and can only perform basic functions until you eat someone to bring down your hung-o-meter. It's a really fun "push your luck" mechanic, because the living superheros are really powerful, so you'll need to be a bit peckish to tak...

We always have a choice,  and we can always choose to do what's right. - Spider-Man 3 Hello hello! Good to see you again on The Art of Caesura! And, before we get started, happy birthday to my brother whose birthday is TODAY ! BIFF! POW! THWACK! We're in the middle of a Super Heroes brawl at the moment here on the blog! Black Panther and now Spidey are squaring off against...some as yet unidentified baddies (more on them next week!) Anyway, today it's back to my favourite superhero: Spider-Man!  I think Spider-Man is so popular because under the mask (and ignoring the whole "radioactive blood" thing) he's a "normal" teenager, he's relatable, and his comics (which I so enjoyed as a teenager) often have him dealing with real life issues and dastardly villainous monsters in equal measure.  But my love of Spider-Man began even before the comics... When I was a kid, my brother and I were allowed to trek over this small mountain (large hill) near our h...

With great power, comes great responsibility. - Uncle Ben / Voltaire Hi everyone, welcome back to another Friday on the Art of Caesura! I'm sending you loads of positive vibes, especially if you need them today. Over the past two weeks we have begun our coverage of Marvel Zombiecide by looking at Black Panther. Today we'll look at the work-in-progress of my favorite superhero: Spider-Man! I laid down all the base colors with contrast paints starting with Flesh Tearers Red and then Talassar Blue. I gave extra vibrancy to the blue by highlighting with Magic Blue and then Electric Blue - both from Vallejo.  I then brought the red up to a bright near-orange using Mephiston Red and adding in Evil Sun Scarlet and Kimera's Warm Yellow. Although I liked the volumes that this produced, it had pushed things a little too far into the orange spectrum, so I brought it all back to red with an all-over layer of diluted Contrast Baal Red. Much better.  At this point I really considered try...

Every breath you take is mercy from me. - Black Panther   Welcome back to The Art of Caesura, Last week we looked at painting black panther and this week will let him leap out of the shadows in these atmospheric photos. I'm happy that, while he looks like he belongs in that natural jungle environment, there is still a good degree of separation between his smooth airbrushed suit and the stippled foliage of the jungle. Thank you for joining me for this look at Black Panther, I'll see you next week for more on The Art of Caesura! Reading: The House in the Cerulean Sea - TJ Klune Watching: the last episodes of VEEP Next Week: Your friendly neighborhood...

For Honor, For Legacy, For Wakanda! - Black Panther   Hello friends of the Caesura, welcome back to another Friday on The Art of Caesura! After a deep dive into 3D printing over the past month and a bit, it's time to return to our bread and butter: miniature painting! Back in November, I had the very great joy of painting a few of the very awesome minis from Marvel Zombies: A Zombicide Game (One of the more clunky IP-sparing naming conventions - right up there with Total War: Warhammer - which I shall henceforth be referring to as "Marvel Zombicide".) It is now time to share these cool dudes with you, starting with Black Panther! I have been looking forward to painting the models from this game (as well as Marvel Crisis Protocol) literally for years. I kind of knew that the fun, exaggerated musculature of the superheroes, as well as the (often) vibrant colours of their garb would be a nice step away from the drab colours that I usually favour. Okay, today's model (lik...