I'm APE-AHAB, a freelance illustrator, writer and game designer from the UK.Currently, I'm directing MONSTER CROWN: SIN EATER in collaboration with Studio Aurum, and I'm also working on a novelization of the first game, which you can read on this website!
MONSTER CROWN: SIN EATER
MONSTER CROWN: SIN EATER is the upcoming sequel to MONSTER CROWN: RED KING. Built on an entirely new codebase, SIN EATER will provide an experience unlike any other in the Creature Collector RPG space.Featuring over 150 unique creatures to find, fight, breed and fuse, SIN EATER has over 800 individual monster sprites to choose from with over 300 palettes, allowing players to create an army of Monsters all their own with unparalleled avenues for self-expression.I'm directing the project, responsible for making sure every sprite is up to snuff before it goes into the game, writing every NPC, designing features and working with our composers to ensure the games audio is top class.More information to appear here as it's released!
ILLUSTRATIONS
This page features my various work, both contracted and personal.If it seems a little sparse; that's because a lot of what I currently do is under non-disclosure agreements!
MONSTER CROWN: THE TRADING CARD GAME
I was one of the lead artists for the official Monster Crown Trading Card Game. I was in charge of doing the artwork that would feature prominently in the main two theme decks, "The King of Dragons" and "The God of Destruction". I was also responsible for the card template graphics used in their entirety.In the King of Dragons deck, we follow Alex Duke Sawyer and his companion monster, Dracoyle, through thick and thin before their fated showdown with Beth. His deck is all about co-operation and synergy with other cards to create powerful combos with the boss card, "Alex and Dracoyle AC - Unrivaled Allies".In the God of Destruction deck, we follow the warped perspective of Beth, a young woman with dreams of becoming the most powerful creature on Earth, and her slave, the brutish and powerful Bant. Her deck is all about feeding sacrifices upwards to get the boss card, "Beth and Bant - Brutal Cohorts" into play as soon as possible.Being able to bring the world of the Monster Crown game to life through these cards was a great time. It's gritty, and bloody, and we're only just scratching the surface with the first set.Click on the images to enlarge them.
PERSONAL WORKS
The remainder of this page is dedicated to personal works and projects, which for the most part speak for themselves.Click on the images to enlarge them.
MONSTER CROWN: THE NOVEL
On Crown Island, humans and monsters coexist. Monsters come in all shapes, colors and sizes, unique from the regular animals in that they are infinitely adaptable – any monster can breed with any other monster and produce successful, fertile offspring that draws on the strengths of its parents. Monsters have out-competed most other organisms larger than small insects to the point of extinction.Alex Duke Sawyer is a fourteen year-old farm boy from the sticks. He wins a lucky prize draw in the back of a comic book and finds himself in possession of his very own monster; the stocky and steadfast Dracoyle. With his new ally, he journeys out into the wilds of Crown Island to see all the world has to offer, but Crown Island bears the scars of a terrible civil war. Within the shadows of what seems to be a bright peace a horrible new threat begins to stir.Will Alex survive in this violent and confusing world?
MONSTER CROWN: THE NOVEL is free to read, and it always will be free to read. You can download .PDF files to all currently available volumes below.