Elephant and Giraffe Deck close-ups

Monkey and Dinosaur Deck close-ups

Itto Ogami floats a head

NEW SHIRTS!

Available at San Diego Comic Con, $10 each, MENS MED-XL and WOMENS L-XL. More San Diego specialty items soon!

AFTERWORKS 2 hype begins!

CHECK IT OUT!
And here's a different preview!

GRAPHIX!

Scholastic Books is releasing the first GOOSEBUMPS volume soon, and I'm on the roster, with THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN OF PASADENA. Here's a cover image, and Publisher's Weekly is hyping the book here!

FOUINON

ALEX TOTH

The man was,and is, a legend.

du FORENZ and al-ADIL

d'ARTOIS

EGGSUCKER

This is a pin-up for my buddy Derek Thompson, for his story EGGSUCKER, appearing in AFTERWORKS 2 from Image this summer!

Kaufman Tat

Here's a tat I did for Chris at APE this year! The design, I mean...I didn't do the actual inking into the skin and all. Enjoy!

LEONESAWA

some silliness

Just some silly digital pieces done as baby t-shirt designs for friends at work. Hadn't posted in awhile, so thought i'd throw some new stuff up. More paintings soon!

NOBLE BOY ships Wed. 5/03!

It's about darn time this book hits the shelves, right? Go hit your local retailer and grab your copy, and if they didn't order it, ask them to! I'm so incredibly proud of this one...

THE BRAWLER OF BANNOCKBOURNE

MILES VAN GARN

MABILLION MERRYSTRINGS

AUCTION SUCCESS!

$41,131!


That's the grand total raised to help out Fyn Stec and his family. Thanks so much to the bidders and buyers, all of whom have helped make this very trying time a little bit easier with your efforts.

I personally scored a Don Shank abstract and a Tim Biskup original! Yeah!

GOLDENHEART

FYN's BENEFIT AUCTION: BID NOW!

Now's your chance to grab some AMAZING art for a very good cause! Get on it, people! I've got THREE low-starting bid paintings of SOUTHPAW in the auction, so if yhou've always wanted full-color piece at a very reasonable price, now might be your chance! Go bid!

AUCTION GALLERY!

OVER YONDER

Here's a little preview of the second half of the 2-part NOTES OVER YONDER story. This chunk will appear as a stand-alone tale of love in this summer's PROJECT: ROMANTIC from AdHouse Books. Enjoy!

CONVERSE news

Yep, you've seen 'em here before, but now, if you're in Ireland, you can get 'em. Here's a link to the Converse website:

CONVERSE IRELAND

Also, I'm having a VERY few pairs shipped to the states. I'm planning something special for Comic-Con. The sizes will vary, but for you collectors out there, I'm planning to offer a VERY limited edition that will include:

*a pair of the Chucks, random size
*in a hand-painted Converse box
*an original, framed painting of the dog on the shoes
*an original, hand-painted skate deck, featuring the dog on the shoes

I'm talking LIMITED EDITION here, folks, Like a limited edition of 5 or so. Price to be determined. Does this sound like something you'd all like to see made available?

FYN STEC AUCTION

Here's an update on the latest on Fyn Stec's benefit auction! Just click the link for details on how to bid on amazing art by Tim Biskup, Lynne Naylor, Chris Reccardi, Paul Rudish, Craig Kellman, Craig McKracken, Don Shank, ME, and others!

FYN'S AUCTION

APE!

I'll be there, and you should be, too. I'll have NOBLE BOY for sale and will be doing paintings on site, San Diego-style, $100 each, anything you want, as long as you bring reference. Again, I'm not actively taking commission work, so if you want a personalized original painting, this is one of your best chances to get one. See you there!

APE!

Tigers!

These three tigers were done for an upcoming art auction at Cartoon Network to benefit Fyn Stec, the son of animation designer Paul Stec. Fyn was recently diagnosed with liver cancer, so please send the Stec's some good vibes and donate to help Fyn, if you're so inclined. I'll post an update on whether or not you can bid for these online, but I think it might be a situation where you have to be there to bid. In the meantime, enjoy the jpegs!

Fyn's Blog

AFTERWORKS 2

AFTERWORKS 2 is nearing completion! This thing is going to be stellar. The line-up is amazing...plus they let me in to play. Image is publishing for a July release, just in time for San Diego! When you see it in PREVIEWS, order!

E-VILLE PRESS

EMERALD CITY and CONVERSE

Two quick things: I'll be at EMERALD CITY COMIC CON in Seattle this weekend with pals Jim Mahfood, Mike Huddleston, Dave Crosland, Bob Schreck, Diana Schutz, Matt Wagner, and others! Come say hey. I'll be bringing paint, San Diego-style, and doing paintings, 8"by 10", black and white on color backgrounds, any subject you ask for, as long as you bring reference for the crazy stuff. Probably $100 a pop, as long as my arm holds out. Hope to see some of you there!

Second: The Converse shoes below...I've received reports that they're available in Taiwan and Ireland, but no confirmation of other regions. I'm having a few pairs sent over from Ireland. The agency I worked with on the shoes has been told by Converse that they were never made and don't exist...though, again, people have reported purchasing them. SO...I'll let you all know the deal as it unfolds. We're bugging the hell out of Converse to get the scoop. Thanks to Louise for the news from Ireland!

More soon!

Guess what's on e-bay?

Do a search for SUPER RARE CONVERSE...

I don't even have a pair of these yet...and I designed them!

ALONG THESE FIERY PATHS

So here are some test pages for a future book, ALONG THESE FIERY PATHS. The book revolves around my tendancy to become very hot-headed, juxtaposed against a backpacking trip in Yosemite where I found myself cut off by a forest fire. Really happened! Anyhow, these are potentially images from the book, but they're tests, so the book may end up looking totally different. Thought you all might like to see how it's progressing at this stage, though, so here you go!

I AM 8-BIT II

So, next month is the debut of Gallery1988's I AM 8-BIT II, a critically acclaimed group show with an 8-bit video game theme. The last show was a major success, and this year will mark the debut of not only this new show, but a book and some serious press coverage. Here's some pieces I'm contributing to the effort, based on Atari's COMBAT cartridge video game. All are cell vinal and watercolor on heavy watercolor paper, 4"x6". All of these images will be available at the gallery for purchase. RATATAT!

NOTES: a preview!

Hey folks...here's a sneak peek at some pages from NOTES, the short story that will appear in AFTERWORKS 2 from Image this July! NOTES is part of a larger work entitled NOTES OVER YONDER, the other half of which will appear in PROJECT: ROMANTIC from AdHouse this July...enjoy!

EMERALD CITY!

http://www.emeraldcitycomicon.com/

I'll be there, and I'm trying to figure out how to bring paint to do paintings, San Diego style, $100 a pop, anything you want. If I can't figure a way to get my paint on the plane, It'll be drawings, fully inked, for $40 a pop, I think.

APRIL 1 and 2! Mark yer calendars!

And APE is the next weekend, where I'm sure to have paint!

ACT-I-VATE!

http://community.livejournal.com/act_i_vate/

Go check 'er out! Our pal Dean Haspiel, along with a talented roster of others, are GIVING you comics, online, because they just can't help themselves! These online comics look amazing, and are well worth your time. Cut and paste that link, and go be entertained!

And the Academy Award goes to...

...quite possibly my very good friend Mark Andrews, who, along with co-director Andy Jimenez, is nominated for BEST ANIMATED FILM, SHORT SUBJECT for the Pixar production, ONE MAN BAND. Root them on, folks! And in the meantime, go pre-order Mark's re-envisioning of his graphic novel COLOSSUS, originally published by yours truly through Crazyfish, and now being published by Image Comics, for a March release alongside NOBLE BOY!

Go tell Mark congrats at his blog, talesofcolossus.blogspot.com !

NEW STORY/BOOK/GALLERY SHOW?

I'm in the middle of laying out a new story tentatively called NOTES OVER YONDER. You'll all be able to read it in two parts, half of it in AdHouse's upcoming PROJECT: ROMANTIC, and half in the upcoming AFTERWORKS II. Each section is stand-alone, not relying on the other for communication, but together, they make for a different, more unique story. It's fully painted and almost entirely silent, but I'm working in a lot of mood, my love of jazz, a ukulele, and a cat. You'll see...it'll all play together. Anyhow, once completed, the paintings may be framed and shown as part of a three-man show in Los Angeles later this year at Gallery 1988, with Bwana Spoons and Thomas Han. And the whole story will be collected into a hardcover around the same time, so you can read it in one fell swoop and possibly draw new meaning from it. I'm excited about how this one is coming out, and can't wait to see it completed.

http://www.adhousebooks.com
http://www.evillepress.com
http://www.nineteeneightyeight.com

Kerouac!

So this weekend, we hit San Francisco and saw the original ON THE ORAD manuscript on display at the SF Library. It's huge, all on one continuous piece of paper (the kind of paper is up for dispute...possibly butcher paper or something). It was typed over a manic 21 day period, I believe, on these 12-foot long sheets of paper and taped together. You can even see where he typed right over the tape. It's pretty amazing. There are other interesting things on display, as well, including a visual map of the route taken in ON THE ROAD, and a guide and pictures of the fictional characters vs. their real-life counterparts. This is a must-see if you're in the Bay Area, people!

http://sfpl.lib.ca.us/news/exhibitions.htm

SEDARIS

www.digitalmedusa.com/sgettis/morse7.html

That's where you can see my latest contribution to Steven Gettis' amazing ARTISTIC INTERPRETATIONS OF LITERARY FIGURES collection, soon to be published as a benefit for ACTOR. It's worth checking out the whole collection, folks...some amazing pieces there, from some of your favorite artists.

More soon! For now, go order NOBLE BOY!

PREVIEWS

Hey people...the new PREVIEWS just hit the shelves, and it's your opportunity to order NOBLE BOY, and to tell your friends and local retailers to do the same! NOBLE BOY is on page 209 and is "Certified Cool", I'll have you know! There's a purty ad designed by Chris Pitzer accompanying the solicitation, under AdHouse Books.

Also, on page 356, the Previews Book Store hypes SPAGHETTI WESTERN. If you haven't picked this up yet, originally released in 2004, now's your chance!

Thanks for the support! More soon!

DECEMBER, and beyond!

Hey boys and girls-- it's been a few weeks since I've popped my head up, but there's good reason! I've been busting my butt getting NOBLE BOY ready to ship, and just got back from a much-needed break on Maui. I scored an amazing new Ukelele from Mele Ukelele (www.meleukelele.com) and found a buried treasure left by my good pal Ricky Nierva at the base of Black Rock in Kaanapali. And yes, I had to jump off of said Black Rock, an infamous rock diving spot. My little sister-in-law showed me up, though, I'm afraid, with two jumps. At any rate, we all had a blast, and it was amazing watching my little boy of 8 months kick his toes in the surf and giggle into the trade winds.

Now, heads-up, and tell a friend: NOBLE BOY will be in the next issue of PREVIEWS, offered through AdHouse Books. Go preorder it, preorder one for a friend, and tell your local retailer to preorder at least ten for their shop. Next up is TIGER!TIGER!TIGER!, the long-awaited return of Southpaw!

Also, I'll be contributing new short stories, fully painted, to two 2006 anthologies: PROJECT: ROMANTIC and AFTERWORKS II. These shorts will be stand-alone, but also link up into a longer work. More on the stories soon! PROJECT: ROMANTIC is, of course, the third entry into the AdHouse Books line of award-winning PROJECT:anthologies. AFTERWORKS II is a compilation of animation artists out of Emeryville, called E-VILLE PRESS. These guys are GOOD.

Hang tight, and have great holidays, everyone.