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"One thing I realized while making the book is that we usually think of the story as “Boy vs Giant,”..."

Sat, 26 May 2012 03:01:59 -0400

“One thing I realized while making the book is that we usually think of the story as “Boy vs Giant,” but it’s actually “Boy and Supremely Powerful Creator of the Entire Universe vs Giant,” and seen like that, you can’t help having a bit of sympathy for Goliath.”

- Small Human Ordinariness: An Interview With Tom Gauld | The Comics Journal

superf-ckers: Butt Shimmy From James Kochalka’s SuperF*ckers...

Tue, 22 May 2012 12:59:46 -0400

superf-ckers:

Butt Shimmy

From James Kochalka’s SuperF*ckers cartoon, here’s an animatic clip from the episode “Sh!tstorm MotherF*ckers.” That’s David Faustino as Jack Krak and Ted Biaselli as Wonder Kyle. SuperF*ckers premieres on Cartoon Hangover late this summer. What do you think?

I’ve been watching lots of Adventure Time recently and...

Tue, 22 May 2012 12:55:54 -0400

I’ve been watching lots of Adventure Time recently and can’t wait for the first episode of SuperF*ckers.

kochalka:

Pocket Club!

This is a collaborative comic by myself and Pendleton Ward. Pen is best known for the TV show Adventure Time. We both have new series coming this year from Cartoon Hangover… Pen’s doing Bravest Warriors and I’m doing SuperF*ckers.

"There should be a word for that feeling you get when an older person — and not much older, so..."

Sun, 20 May 2012 12:30:00 -0400

“There should be a word for that feeling you get when an older person — and not much older, so quickly are things changing — shames him or herself by telling young people how to live. I’d vote for Bedeutungslosigkeitschmach, or “irrelevance shame,” (made up with the help of Google translate) or perhaps Rünschmerz, the horrifying gut pain one experiences watching Andy Rooney. Whatever it’s called, Franzen brought it in buckets.”

- Paul Ford

A few weeks ago I got to sit next to cartoonists Melinda Boyce...

Mon, 14 May 2012 14:37:27 -0400

A few weeks ago I got to sit next to cartoonists Melinda Boyce and Aaron Whitaker from Gingham Ghost and I just got a the chance to read Melinda’s fantastic first issue of The Melinderly.

It’s a shockingly beautiful book. It’s sweetness and vibrance makes me excited to be alive.

Looking through her other comics can help give you a sense of her work, but really the best thing to do is just subscribe.

They are doing a subscription service, which means you can send them $40 and throughout the next year you’ll four, 36 page issues of funny, full color comics mailed to your door. It’s pretty cool.

I just subscribed, and you really might want to as well!

You know what’s cool? Infinite canvas webcomics by Eric...

Sun, 13 May 2012 19:59:19 -0400

You know what’s cool? Infinite canvas webcomics by Eric Erbes, especially ones designed for the iPad. (via Random Bonus Ramble | iPad Webcomics | Eric Erbes)

"break into comics. smash and destroy comics. murder comics. burn all the comics to the ground"

Tue, 08 May 2012 21:12:00 -0400

“break into comics. smash and destroy comics. murder comics. burn all the comics to the ground”

- Twitter / @granulac

I just redescovered this old episode of The Show with Ze Frank...

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:46:00 -0400

I just redescovered this old episode of The Show with Ze Frank from 2007. Jonathan Coulton sings Ze Franks songs. I’m so happy that Ze Frank is producing episodes again.

It’s been a while since I’ve posted a preview of my...

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:09:57 -0400

It’s been a while since I’ve posted a preview of my next book. Here’s another page in progress.

Hey everybody! The downloadable PDF version of The Chairs’...

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 10:56:00 -0400

"Jon" a download exclusive backup story.

Hey everybody! The downloadable PDF version of The Chairs’ Hiatus is now available for free! All you have to do to get it is share a link to the story on Facebook or Twitter. If that’s not your thing you can download it for the new low price of one dollar and help support the story that way.

Anyone can, of course, still read the main story in your web browser right here.

The full graphic novel, including chapter inserts.
“Jon” a rare 4-page backup story introducing you to an important character never seen in the main story.
Super high, print quality resolution that’s designed to look fantastic on the new iPad. The 2-tone version has never been available in this much detail.

Pick up a copy here.

I was honored to do a second poster for the truly unbelievable...

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 10:50:31 -0400

This years poster.

Last years poster.

I was honored to do a second poster for the truly unbelievable group The Whirlwind Company. These folks are some of the best performance poets you will ever find. I can not give a higher recommendation. Take a look at this performance calendar, because if they are coming to your area I swear you will not want to miss it.

I’m including the poster I did for them last year, since they are part of a set.

iwdrm: “The population census has got him down as “dormanted”....

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:40:06 -0400

iwdrm:

“The population census has got him down as “dormanted”. The Central Collective Storehouse computer has got him down as “deleted”. […] Information Retrieval has got him down as “inoperative”. And there’s another one - security has got him down as “excised”. Administration has got him down as “completed”. … He’s dead.”

Brazil (1985)

My first ever drawing of Warren from The Chairs’ Hiatus...

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 10:50:15 -0400

The original character design for Warren

Warren from a page in The Chairs' Hiatus

My first ever drawing of Warren from The Chairs’ Hiatus along with what he looked like in the finished product.

"It seems like the more exciting interesting things are coming from companies that didn’t..."

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:00:00 -0400

“It seems like the more exciting interesting things are coming from companies that didn’t exist, or people just getting the wherewithal to do something on their own and collaboratively figuring out how to do it.”

- John Siracusa Hypercritical #61: I Ran Out of Bombs Long Ago

I couldn’t agree more.

Another drawing from an old sketchbook. I find myself feeling...

Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:00:06 -0400

Another drawing from an old sketchbook. I find myself feeling this way often.

Just found this in an old sketchbook. Not quite sure what I was...

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:00:06 -0400

Just found this in an old sketchbook. Not quite sure what I was thinking bout.

Paper (by FiftyThree) Cool. This is a beautiful app and the...

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 18:12:00 -0400

Paper (by FiftyThree)

Cool. This is a beautiful app and the video pays right into my life long dream of being a prolific sketcher. I’ve never really developed the habit.

I still think it would be good for me to draw a lot more, but I have to remind myself that a new app alone isn’t going to form that habit.

Everyone seems so excited about these presidential...

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:25:28 -0400

Everyone seems so excited about these presidential candidates.

In an attempt to stay relevant these are my attempts at drawing John Kerry.

News

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:55:00 -0400

News:

I’ve decided to have two different blogs from now on.

This one here is going to be a place where I share thoughts, links, sketches and other random material I think folks might find interesting, and this new blog which just started is going to be exclusively for news about my comics. (new stories and comic events I’ll be at etc.)

I value your time and attention tremendously and want to be very careful never to abuse it. So click here to subscribe to this blog if you want to know when my next comic is posted, and click here to subscribe to my tumblr if you still want more.

Thanks everybody. I love you guys!

Champion City Comics: AN INTERVIEW WITH MATTHEW BOGART

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:57:11 -0500

Champion City Comics: AN INTERVIEW WITH MATTHEW BOGART:

I was honored to be asked for an interview on the fun Champion City Comics site.

I’ll be honest, it’s my first web interview ever.

I talk about how tough it can be to start making work again after a long time away, how my friends are my biggest inspiration, and the idea that lead to The Chairs’ Hiatus.

It was lots of fun! My thanks to TonyDoug Wright.