Last month was my birthday and I made a request of Patrick… draw me something! This actually happens every year, but it’s only certain years where my request comes true.
Some of you might think “WTF?” “You only get your Birthday wish SOME YEARS?” Well, the truth is that some years he’s just way too busy and I’d prefer to have a new comic finished than a personal request done.
This year was different however! Patrick WAS still busy working on three different comics at once, plus a couple of other projects… but it was a SPECIAL birthday that ends in a Zero. (I’m not acknowledging which one!) So that tricky man pulled a rabbit out of his hat and made me MULTIPLE Birthday illustrations! WAHOO!
The first one I’m posting about has got to be Ellis from Left 4 Dead 2. I’ve NEVER played another character from this game because it would be cheating on Ellis. I just won’t do it. From the moment the game came out I’ve had such a hard on for Ellis that I couldn’t possibly consider courting any other character through a level. I could potentially shoot Ellis accidentally and then I don’t know that I could live with myself.
And so here is Ellis revealed in his full magnificence! I’m SURE that there will be a scene in Left 4 Dead 3 where Valve, the game creators, will have cause to strip off his shirt and have him swing away with his axe! For the more demure Ellis fan’s Patrick made two slightly less revealing versions!
I didn’t realize Ellis was voiced by Eric Ladin until just recently. Ok, I didn’t even know who Ellis Ladin was until last year when we started watching The Killing. But get this, he not only voices Ellis, but also Cole MacGrath from Infamous for the PS3. And on TOP of that he had a role in The Walking Dead! (I’m just not sure if it’s the video game or TV show.)
One last look at Ellis before you go!
