Eric Summers | Art & Words

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https://www.thatsummersguy.com | Art Director @PMQ Pizza, Graphic Designer, Illustrator, Wanna-be Author. Art and comic dork. Bangs on drums. My sci-fantasy YA novel Riders on the Storm is out in paperback, ebook, and hardcover! https://a.co/d/223kZxA

A screenshot of a statement from BlueSky explaining that the site is no longer accessible in the state of Mississippi due to a new law requiring photo identification.
Cracker Barrel old logo
line art of a Red Rising fan art piece
Fan art of Darrow, Ragnar, Virginia, and Sevro, from Pierce Brown's Red Rising books.
A gnome fighter in armor with a large main sword and small dagger squares up against four loincloth-clad humans.
Kvothe, from the Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss, stalking through the woods with sword raised. A covered wagon rests by a campfire in the distance.
Pen drawing of Korbos, from my book Riders on the Storm, in a personalized copy for a reader.
Cillian Murphy recording a video message in the movie Sunshine.
Medusa stands nude atop a pillar, holding aloft the head of Perseus in a twist on the famous statue. A snake wraps around her body covering the naughty bits.
Red Sonja, wounded, faces off against a pair of large blue 3-eyed, 4-armed monkey creatures.
Book cover for Claws of the Dragon by Matthew Barbeler
A group of fighters in a Colosseum-style arena
Pen and ink line art of a group of adventurers sitting around a woodsy campfire. A small robot hovers around, and a giant flying creature is silhouetted against the moon.
Eric and the wife after their 22nd anniversary dinner
A husky man plays drums while his son plucks a banjo.
Fight scene from the upcoming book Edge of the Storm, sequel to Riders on the Storm by Eric Summers. A group of heroes prepare at the bottom of a sci-fi staircase to face off against a swarm of armored and mutated foes.
A bunch of weird space mermaids with laser tridents float around the ether in front of a large gas planet, Earth-like moon, and asteroids. Based on reference pics by @Jookpubstock.
A gooberiffic dork takes a selfie on the sands of a beach. The ocean waves behind him threaten a mild wetting of his flip flops.
A big slime monster with multiple toothy mouths emerges from the ocean upon an unsuspecting town. A hero with a spear hangs from a foreground building
A rogue leaps toward a traveling merchant with two daggers drawn. They are lit by fire or lantern light from the bottom left, and the crescent moon is high behind the rogue.
Pyk, from the book Riders on the Storm by Eric Summers, hanging in the rigging of a ship with clouds and a bright sun behind him.
A dark-skinned lancer stands in front of a snarling dragon. In the background are ocean waves and a few far-away floating islands.
cat reading a paper with a caption that says I should buy a boat
A Jedi stands on a rock formation in a dense jungle, looking up at a large transport ship and several flights of TIE Fighters and Interceptors.
I got to hang out with my grandmother.
A photo of the hardcover edition of Riders on the Storm, by Eric Summers. A group of adventurers stand on a rocky outcropping in the middle of a storm. Lightning crackles around them as a large sci-fi ship flies in from the background.
A witch stands over a bubbling cauldron, stirring it with a long staff. Trees with screaming faces fade into the foggy background.
The headless horseman rides with sword drawn on a black steed. His pumpkin skull flames, illuminating a twisted tree behind him as leaves fall all around.
A digital painting of Superman flying above Metropolis and The Daily Planet building. Extreme high angle looking down.
An ogre rears back with an axe atop a mountain, locked in combat with a red dragon as a test of manhood. The dragon's tail whips about, and the ogre has it by the throat.
A metal woman with mechanical wings floats in space. A planet and red moon are below her, and her hands are raised with energy arcing between them.
Quick comp of Astra Fauna ship canopy reflection
Korbos, Pyk and Eljin face off against a batch of spear- and sword-weilding Hostguard and a few feral Bloodguard warriors in the halls of Atia's stronghold. From the upcoming book Edge of the Storm, sequel to Riders on the Storm.
Digital portrait of my neighbor's dog Brooklyn, a good girl who loved going on hikes in the mountains.
Paperback and hardcover copies of Riders on the Storm rest on an unfinished drawing.
Carnivale promotional poster from HBO.
A warrior in Romanesque sci-fi armor stands on a balcony in front of a city of tall columned buildings resting on floating islands. He holds a giant sword before him, an open locket strung around the crossguard.
Smokey the Bear
An enormous floating island hovers over a marsh, a palace atop emitting a bright ray of energy. In the foreground a random herder looks out over the field as she tends her six-legged sheep-things.
Sea witch in front of several enormous jellyfish
Pyk stands in some gilded ruins, his riphook resting on his shoulder. The Storm hovers in the background in front of a desert starry sky.
Korbos holding his giant rifle and hanging outward from a rooftop ledge in Lordsden, the New York City equivalent in the world of Elarin. The skipship Storm flies behind him between the city's tall buildings.
Dog
Mari, Pyk, Cassidy and Korbos sit on logs around a nighttime campfire, taking a breather from a recent adventure. Bastin—Mari's large flying squirrel-like companion, glides from tree to tree in the background, silhouetted against the moon.
Korbos, Pyk and Eljin face off against a batch of spear- and sword-weilding Hostguard and a few feral Bloodguard warriors in the halls of Atia's stronghold. From the upcoming book Edge of the Storm, sequel to Riders on the Storm.
Pyk closeup.
Korbos, Pyk and Eljin face off against a batch of spear- and sword-weilding Hostguard and a few feral Bloodguard warriors in the halls of Atia's stronghold. From the upcoming book Edge of the Storm, sequel to Riders on the Storm.
Korbos, Pyk, and Eljin square off against a number of Hostguard and Bloodguard in a room at the center of several hallways. Pyk's riphook is cocked over his shoulder as he jumps toward the advancing foes, and Eljin hefts his enormous sword.
Cassidy, Jesse, and Tulip from the comic Preacher. Cover art by Glenn Fabry.
A kid dressed in black Sith robes stands in front of toys and gifts in Santa's workshop, holding a lightsaber with a candy-cane-striped blade. Santa looms in the background, hands on hips.
Traditional inks. Cassidy pilots the Storm through trouble as Pyk panics and points out dangers. Omari the felis (6-legged cat creature) bristles in fear in the background.
3D rifle design for Riders on the Storm.
Hardcover edition of Riders on the Storm, by Eric Summers.
A pirate-themed Alice falls down the "rabbit hole" with the White Rabbit and Cheshire Cat.
"I see it, dammit!" Cassidy pilots the Storm through a tight spot as Pyk looks on, worried, pointing at a looming threat.
A roundup of art projects from 2024 by Eric Summers.
Korbos, Cassidy, and Pyk, from Riders on the Storm, face off against gladiators in an arena. Korbos and Cassidy are ready to fight, though Pyk looks worried.
A ranger character stands on the frozen shores of a wintry lake, an ice palace in the background. He holds a flaming sword toward an unknown assailant.
Korbos, from Riders on the Storm, in his original concept drawing from 2014. He wears a dark longcoat with gold embroidery, a large gun slung over his shoulder. Wound up dropping the complicated embroidery and his goatee, though I'm thinking I might add it back in for book 2.