Somehow, I bet you’ve never been served pizza by a man with a face literally made of pizza.
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Actually, just one review for now…kindly gent Kevin over at Optical Sloth reviewed “Wall Street Cat – Money Takes Naps” eariler this month – check out the review here!
“Worth a look, at least unless you hate cats” - my favorite quote from the whole review.
Kevin also called my cat naming abilities into question - I assure you, if we named all tabbies with ‘M’ names because of the hairy M’s on their foreheads, the world would be sorely lacking in cats named Ike, Duncan, or Chuck right now. And that would be a darn shame, indeed.
Onward! As you kids probably know, I have a short comic featured in Aftershock – Artists Respond to Disaster in Japan. Well, now the soft-cover book is out! Get your hard copies here or your new fangled e-book copies here ! E-book copies are only $2.99? Incredible! Plus, feel good when you buy this (or gift it, *nudge nudge*) – all the procedes are going to rebuilding and rehabilitating efforts in Tohuku and Kanto.
On the new stuff front, work in Super Lobotomy is fully underway – I’m looking forward to previewing some pages in the coming days/weeks. It’s shaping up to be my best, and possibly strangest book yet. I’ll let you guys be the judge of that, though.
Lasty, here’s a funny news story that is surprisingly relevent to this shrine of crazy crap in my head: A cat named Dodger in Dorset, England, apparently loves to take bus trips on his own! Like our very own (fictional) public-transit enthusiast Ike, he’s a big, friendly orange tabby boy (see above) that likes to sit in (paying) passengers’ laps, and take a bus ride loop around town. His owner thinks it’s because he likes the warmth of the bus, but I’m betting Dodger has a secret job, maybe as a mill-hand or fish-monger or some equally antiquated, Oliver Twist-ian British-sounding profession. Who knew Ike has an English soul-brother? Check out the article, and marvel at how glad you are that you keep your cats inside, where they can’t screw with the system – I bet those bus rides add up! (thanks to Steve Seck for sending me the link!)
Girls Will Be Girls – Special ‘Rejected’ Edition!!
on October 19, 2011 at 3:54 pmPosted In: Girls Will Be Girls, Uncategorized
So, today, I present proud-ish-ly to you a comic I wrote for an anthology a few months back about adults’ lies to children. This 4 page mini was totally an experiment for me, as this is one of the few straight-up autobiographical comics I’ve ever done, so take it as you will. It got rejected, so I was told, because it was too long, and I was unwilling to cut it to 2 pages (and not for it’s unrelenting crapitude? Confidence restored!!).
My tale is the story of the lie my parents told me to keep me from lying (or, The Story of the Story About Lying to Stop Lies). The ‘black mark’ method was actaully was very effective, until I figured out the only thing that kept me from lying was this rediculous lie my Mom concocted. That’s when I started lying like a rug.
So, without further ado, I present “The Black Tongue; or The Story of the Story About Lying to Stop Lies” (click below to see the other 3 pages!)
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First Man on the Small Press Bandwagon!
Hey!! SPX (Small Press Expo) is this weekend!! I’m going to be there with lovely tablemates Steve Seck & Marguerite Dabaie! We’ll be right near the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund this year! It’s going to be fun!! You will LOVE IT!!! Please come. Please?
I have new “Ike the Cat” buttons…
(If that didn’t entice you, I don’t know what will…)
Oh wait, famous cartoonist guests? Yes, there will be!! Names like -
Roz Chast!
Jim Rugg!
Ann Telnaes!
Jim Woodring!!!
Johnny Ryan!
Chester Brown!
Diane Noomin!
Craig Thompson!
And Matthew Thurber!!
Hold on to your inkpens, it’s going to be a great weekend!
Pertinent info @ spxpo.com!
Girls Will be Girls – Give Generously
on September 9, 2011 at 1:24 pmPosted In: Girls Will Be Girls
Don’t ask me what possessed me to draw this – I have no idea. However, I’m very proud that I’ve “viral marketed” for Jamba Juice here. I bet they’d find my alms-cup amusing. I mean, just look at that cup!
Also, ladies, amirite? Periods can be pretty terrible, but there are very few things worse than forgetting your feminine protection weapon of choice. For real.
(Better Quality Pic to be added later!)
Wow – the last couple weeks have been really nuts! In the past few weeks, I’ve rescued a cat, (she’s adoptable!), completed thumbnails for “Super Lobotomy”, experienced my first earthquake (today, in New York, of all places!), and exhibited at PACC (Philly Alternative Comic Con).
PACC was hot and rainy, which I think deterred some comix-lovers, but the brave and loyal showed up. I saw Rob from Panel Patter, Morgan Pielli, Steve Seck, Alisa Harris, L Nichols and Lance Hansen. I even met some new comics folks at the pre-party the night before, and through trades at the show! It’s the first time I’ve gotten out from behind my table in a long time! Without further ado…
Left: Lance Hansen’s “Hayseed” Phenakistoscope – A magical pinwheel & visual trickery lesson all rolled into one thingy! Good thing I have two of these (Steve has one too!), so I can make one, and keep one for the art!
Middle: Dominique Martin “Cat Fun Pack”, Postcard, and Mini Comic – Dominique’s table was across the aisle from mine, and I kept glancing over at her “You Will Not Die A Cat Lady” mini- comic – being a cat person, I decided that I needed the reassurance! I later traded a cat book for a cat pack, and ended up with two neat mini comics, a postcard print, some cat stickers, and a cute cat-themed hair clip!
Right: Sally Bloodbath – The FRANK Truth: A Story of Friendship – a book about the meeting of Anne Frank & Santa Claus is fun, cute, and kinda touching too!
My PACC booty was definitely a quality, not quantity, haul – and I’m happy with all the neat things I got! Next up, SPX on September 10th and 11th!!