Snake!

So to make a frustrating story short: Gamepro paid me to do a cover illustration for them. Which led to extreme excitement, since I had a subscription to it when I was a kid. What I gave them was similar to this, but more saturated, and no cigarette. What ended up on the cover was an edited image with brown skin and bright blue glowing vampire eyes. They also put it on a white background with Mario, and a bunch of other games coming out next year.

If you're super curious, here's a scan of the actual cover [ here ] Makes me upset every time I see it, but nothing I can do now except complain.