iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Brian Manning @brian.tagteamchamps.com · 06/09/2026

Been a few months since I did some art with traditional media. Got o hang out with some art friends and chat too. #werewolf #traditionalart #artists #sketchbook #halloween

Up close pencil sketch of a snarling werewolf

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Brian Manning @brian.tagteamchamps.com · 14/08/2026

I’m a fan of “Buddy” action and comedy. Lethal Weapon, The Heat, The Last Boyscout, Predator: Badlands (it counts!)… We like them so much, we wrote a whole trilogy to capture the feel of Buddy cop movies. The Scott Maverick THRILLOGY, is packed with action!! Muscles, mustaches, and mayhem!

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Brian Manning @brian.tagteamchamps.com · 14/08/2026

Obviously Frankie knows what he’s talking about. You should heed his warning if you pick up our books.

A cat looks up from behind a paperback copy of The Hard Kill

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Brian Manning @brian.tagteamchamps.com · 28/07/2026

My wife and I finished the final season of The Bear. What a show!

Stylized digital portrait of Jeffery Allen White

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Brian Manning @brian.tagteamchamps.com · 04/07/2026

I don’t have to be a psychic to know that when I ask you about the 1980s, you’re immediately thinking of An American Werewolf in London, Silver Bullet, and Rad. Those three sank their teeth into pop culture and defined that entire decade. It was nonstop werewolves and BMX bikes!

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Brian Manning @brian.tagteamchamps.com · 17/04/2026

She’s gonna team up with Poison Ivy in the next issue

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Brian Manning @brian.tagteamchamps.com · 31/03/2026

Finally opened one of my Tombow two-packs to ink this Rhea Ripley sketch (shaded with Copic markers). I think I bought those brush pens 3 or 4 years ago. They gasped for air when the cardboard backing tore away. Anyway, I think I like how they feel, but I’m way out of practice with really real ink.

Grayscale ink and marker sketch of pro wrestler Rhea Ripley, enraged and screaming at someone

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Brian Manning @brian.tagteamchamps.com · 23/03/2026

This has been her go to sleep position for a couple of weeks now.

My cat, Phoenix, sleeping with her front paws tucked between her rear legs, like she’s in the middle of the gymnastics vault

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Brian Manning @brian.tagteamchamps.com · 21/03/2026

We used to make fake rap CD covers, heavily inspired by the legendary Pen and Pixel. For Christmas, my brother gave me some Steam gift cards tucked in an old cassette tape case, with this as the cover liner 😂🤣

A mock cassette tape cover done in the style of Pen and Pixel’s 90s/00s style, showing a man dressed as Santa Claus, with a Rottweiler. The title says Kris Blingle: Gift Rapped

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Brian Manning @brian.tagteamchamps.com · 06/03/2026

If you haven’t seen Rokas Leonavičius’ ultimate self defense championship, you’re missing out! It’s on YouTube. Whether or not you’ve trained in martial arts, the show is fascinating and eye opening. Rokas’ own personal journey goes so far beyond what others are willing to admit or accept.

Stylized waist-up digital painting of Rokas Leonavičius, creator of the Ultimate Self Defense Championship

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Brian Manning @brian.tagteamchamps.com · 18/02/2026

How much sweeter would Predator have been if Dutch had a mullet?

Ballpoint pen sketch Arnold Schwarzenegger as Dutch from Predator, with a sweet mullet

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Brian Manning @brian.tagteamchamps.com · 13/02/2026

A radical ride into terror… www.amazon.com/Blood-Rad-Mo... The blood moon is next month. Pick up Blood Rad Moon and be ready.

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Brian Manning @brian.tagteamchamps.com · 07/02/2026

I think I’m gonna finish the series of actors portraying the #Punisher. There has never been a bad on screen performance of Frank Castle. This time it’s Thomas Jane from the 2004 Punisher

Pencil and charcoal portrait of Thomas Jane from the 2004 Punisher movie

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Brian Manning @brian.tagteamchamps.com · 30/01/2026

I don’t think our books are for everyone. But, we’ll let you decide… www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B06X...

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Brian Manning @brian.tagteamchamps.com · 29/01/2026

Family movie night. I talked them all into watching the Hard Boiled 4k restoration on the big screen tonight

Movie poster for the 4k restoration of John Woo’s Hard Boiled

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Brian Manning @brian.tagteamchamps.com · 26/01/2026

www.amazon.com/Miami-Winter... Packed with ‘80s buddy cop action… The Scott Maverick THRILLOGY!! (Available on KindleUnlimited) #booksky #amazon #kindleunlimited

The Scott Maverick THRILLOGY… Muscles, mustaches, and mayhem

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Brian Manning @brian.tagteamchamps.com · 24/01/2026

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “The most unique super hero inspired novel I've read in years. Cool cheeky characters wise cracking pun artists and sarcastic quips abound.” www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01I... #booksky #superhero #indieauthor

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Brian Manning @brian.tagteamchamps.com · 20/01/2026

I like digital art… but I love drawing with pencils. It’s my comfort medium. #sketch #art #ArtSky

Pencil art, waist-up. Arm wrestler Devon Larratt

Pencil portrait of Jon Bernthal as the Punisher

Pencil portrait of a young woman resting her chin in her hand, looking up

Pencil portrait of pro wrestler Joe Hendry

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Brian Manning @brian.tagteamchamps.com · 15/01/2026

Photoshop using @davegreco.bsky.social brushes. This was fun, but staring at the reference photo for that long was less fun lol

Digital painting of Pizza the Hutt from Space Balls. OR ELSE PIZZA IS GONNA SEND OUT ... FOR YOU!

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Brian Manning @brian.tagteamchamps.com · 15/01/2026

For fans of the Daredevil Netflix series and Mystery Men… Check out our Two Percent Power superhero novel trilogy! www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01I... We’re fans of comics and superheroes, so if you are as well, then these novels are for you.

Book cover for Two Percent Power: Delivering Justice

Splash image showing the hero from the Two Percent Power trilogy, using his ability to control milk

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Brian Manning @brian.tagteamchamps.com · 15/01/2026

Just finished watching Wake Up Dead Man. I tell you what… I really love those Knives Out movies. Daniel Craig is a hoot as Benoit Blanc with his Foghorn Leghorn accent.

Cropped cover image for the movie Wake Up Dead Man, showing a POV shot of Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig), crouching as he peers into an open grave

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Brian Manning @brian.tagteamchamps.com · 11/01/2026

Muscles, mustaches, and mayhem. The Scott Maverick thrillogy is packed with ‘80s buddy cop action! www.amazon.com/Miami-Winter...

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Brian Manning @brian.tagteamchamps.com · 05/01/2026

I had to draw the arms smaller. Devon Larratt is the reason the algorithm shows me so many arm wrestling videos. I suppose it all started with Over the Top 😂 #artsky #artist #sketch

Stylized pencil sketch, waist-up of arm wrestler Devon Larratt with his arms exaggerated in size to take up most of the page

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Brian Manning @brian.tagteamchamps.com · 31/12/2025

It’s 1995… 4MB of RAM costs $200 It’s 2025… 4MB of RAM costs $200

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Brian Manning @brian.tagteamchamps.com · 30/12/2025

Last piece for the year… probably. The Iron Sheik, one of the greatest heels of all time! That Camel Clutch was a fierce finisher. #digitalart #prowrestling #art

Stylized digital waist-up painting of classic professional wrestler the Iron Sheik

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Brian Manning @brian.tagteamchamps.com · 28/12/2025

Looking for exciting, action-packed thrillers to read? That’s what we do! We’ve even got a special bundle, so you can pick the books up and save 💵💵💵 shopmanningbrothers.com/products/joh...

The Manning Brothers wielding their cats like weapons, standing in front of an explosion, as one does. Ebook covers for the first five books in our Hohn Stone thriller series appear with a tagline that reads: we’re the reason you’re gonna be late for work.

The Manning Brothers holding Kindles and posing in a recreation of the movie poster for Red Heat

The original movie poster for Red Heat, showing Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jim Belushi standing back to back

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Brian Manning @brian.tagteamchamps.com · 23/12/2025

Gonna start winding down for the rest of the week while enjoying a classic flick. Hans Gruber, now with 100% more mullet #diehard #sketch #art

Stylized pencil portrait of Alan Rickman as Hans Gruber sporting a mullet

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Brian Manning @brian.tagteamchamps.com · 23/12/2025

It’s almost Christmas! It’s the perfect time to pick up a book inspired by 80s horror and kids-on-bikes adventure. Buy Blood Rad Moon and enjoy reading by the fire shopmanningbrothers.com/products/blo...

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Brian Manning @brian.tagteamchamps.com · 23/12/2025

This one took three full attempts… but time means nothing when you’re Timeless Toni Storm! #aew #tonistorm #digitalart

Digital bust illustration of AEW superstar Timeless Toni Storm, in grayscale with her smudged lipstick highlighted in red

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Brian Manning @brian.tagteamchamps.com · 19/12/2025

So long, losers. Just finished Welcome to Derry. What a great show! Done in @procreate.com #digitalart #welcometoderry #pennywise

Digital bust of Pennywise the clown from Welcome to Derry, covered in blood from his nose down.

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Brian Manning @brian.tagteamchamps.com · 14/12/2025

I’ve only seen a couple of episodes of Naruto, but I heard this Rock Lee cat is tuff. #israeladesanya #anime #ufc

Full body digital painting of UFC fighter Israel Adesanya as Rock Lee from Naruto

Waist-up Zoom of a digital painting of UFC fighter Israel Adesanya as Rock Lee from Naruto

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Brian Manning @brian.tagteamchamps.com · 12/12/2025

I haven’t watched much wrestling since September (I ain’t getting ESPN lol) but it’s still a major inspiration for my art (and even our writing). Who’s Next?! #wrestling #wcw #wwe #wwf

Stylized digital waist-up painting of professional wrestler Kevin Nash

Stylized digital waist-up painting of professional wrestler Scott Hall

Stylized digital waist-up painting of professional wrestler Arn Anderson

Stylized digital waist-up painting of professional wrestler Eddie Guerrero holding the undisputed heavyweight champion title belt

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Brian Manning @brian.tagteamchamps.com · 10/12/2025

The other half of The Outsiders, Kevin Nash! I was going to make this match the Scott Hall piece (closer to the Marvel Rivals inspired style), but I also wanted to lean more toward painting, since I’m still learning. #prowrestling #wcw #wwe #wwf

Stylized digital painting of professional wrestler Kevin Nash

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Brian Manning @brian.tagteamchamps.com · 08/12/2025

Hey yo! More old school rasslin’ The Monday Night War era of wrestling was one of the biggest, and I was on WCW’s side of that battle. Scott Hall is one of my favorites. #prowrestling #wwe #wcw

Stylized waist up digital painting of Scott Hall, giving the signature double thumbs gesture wearing an nWo tank top

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Brian Manning @brian.tagteamchamps.com · 06/12/2025

Old school wrestling fans know what’s up. Double A, Arn Anderson. Enforcer of the Four Horsemen. I made a chest hair brush for this 😆 #prowrestling #wcw #wccw #nwa

Stylized waist up digital painting of 80s pro wrestler Arn Anderson, wearing his signature tinted sunglasses and holding up four fingers to represent the Four Horsemen

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Brian Manning @brian.tagteamchamps.com · 02/12/2025

Support small businesses! …including a couple of indie authors with a special 3 paperback book bundle, featuring a “double tap” special edition of The Hard Kill, a bookmark and a Manning Brothers sticker. #shopSmall #indieauthors shopmanningbrothers.com/products/joh...

Book cover for The Hard Kill by the Manning Brothers, with two bullet holes in the cover, and two empty brass cases

Autographed title page for The Hard Kill by the Manning Brothers, with two bullet holes in the page, and two empty brass cases

Close up of the book cover for The Hard Kill by the Manning Brothers, with two bullet holes in the cover, and two empty brass cases

Close up of a bookmark, with two empty brass cases connected by red micro para cord for decoration

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Brian Manning @brian.tagteamchamps.com · 26/11/2025

When we wrote our 80s buddy cop Scott Maverick thrillers, we wanted to capture the vaporwave feel with the covers. All three were created in Adobe Illustrator, except for the flags. We will be recreating those, so the files will be fully vector, and scalable to any size for printing. #bookcover

Book cover for Miami Winter, showing a vaporwave style sunset with silhouettes of palm trees that look like ak-47 assault rifles

Book cover for Nuclear, showing a vaporwave style sunset and cityscape, with the radioactive symbol in place of the sun

Book cover for patriots, showing a vaporwave style sunset with a silhouette of the US Capitol building

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Brian Manning @brian.tagteamchamps.com · 25/11/2025

Wow, I was deep diving through my art and found a sketch of @rachaelstott.bsky.social from almost 10 years ago, when I started playing around with Copic markers.

Pen and marker stylized portrait of artist Rachael Stott, holding a sonic screwdriver while giving some wicked side-eye

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Brian Manning @brian.tagteamchamps.com · 22/11/2025

I’ve peaked on BlueSky. It’s all downhill from here.

A screenshot of a post:
“Sam Elliott's mustache liked your post”

“I want to talk about a bonkers movie that many of you haven't heard of, much less watched: The Man Who Killed Hitler and then the Bigfoot. It's a 2018 adventure drama starring Sam Elliott.”

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Brian Manning @brian.tagteamchamps.com · 20/11/2025

I also love how the title screen splits the text as if we’re watching a double feature, depicting two completely separate events on opposite ends of Calvin’s life.

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