SO BUTTONS#2!

The Annual Small Press Expo takes place this weekend in Bethesda, Maryland, and my frequent partner-in-crime Jon Baylis will be premiering the second issue of So Buttons. For those of you who don't know, So Buttons is Jon's autobiographical comix series, written by the man himself, and illustrated by ME, David Beyer, and (new addition) illustrator Tim Ogline. There's some great new stories in this one, and I think the art's gotten a bit better and more confident on my end. He'll also have copies of the first issue as well if you haven't picked that one up yet. The stories are short and very conversational in tone, similar to Harvey Pekar. Jon was also nice enough to offer to sell other work by his artists, and I chose to send him a print I had gotten made... it's 12x18" and great print quality, so stop by his table and ask for these! I've pre-signed and numbered them too. ALSO if you haven't picked up a copy of UNCLE SLAM FIGHTS BACK! yet, stop by the Oni Press booth and pick one up before they're gone!

Meet Sam Kimimura.

I guess it's about time I announced my new project! I'm drawing a new webcomic written by the always-entertaining Kevin Church, of The Rack , BeaucoupKevin.com, BOOM! Studios fame. It's a year-long story launching today at www.kimimuracomic.com, called She Died In Terrebonne: A Sam Kimimura Mystery. This week will update daily Monday through Friday with the prelude, and will update Thursdays at noon from then on! This is a great fun project to be a part of, and Kevin and I had a blast going back and forth putting it together.

MoCCA and Pinups.

Over the weekend, MoCCA took over my life and beat the hell outta me. I was contributing to the So...Buttons Comix 2009 media onslaught with one Mr. Jonathan Baylis, and one Mr David Beyer Jr. We debuted the So...Buttons #2 Preview, which came out very nice. Here's some photos to prove I'm not a liar! We also had some very cool tablemates and caught up with some old comics friends.


Also, since I don't post artwork nearly enough, I'm including some pinups I drew for the following projects;

- Kevin Church and Benjamin Birdie's The Rack Year One ( a MoCCA Debut )
- Thomas Boatwright and Ryan Rubio's Zeke Deadwood: Zombie Lawman
- Ross Campbell's Wet Moon

FLUKE 2009 Anthology

I forgot to mention in my last post that a story I worked on with Mr. J. Baylis has been featured in this year's Fluke Anthology, alongside many great talented folks from the small press comics community. The story itself was drawn quite awhile ago, but has been remixed a bit for the Fluke format. It was Jonathan's 'Annie' story and many people's favorite of our collaborations. Thanks to Wide Awake Press for including it! Here's a photo...

Anthologize

Well gee, it sure has been awhile, blog. There are two new things to talk about! I'll be appearing in some brand new anthologies this summer with up-and-coming writers Jonathan Baylis and Elton Pruitt. The first is a music themed comics anthology edited by Rachel Dukes and published by Poseur Ink - Side B: A Music Lovers Anthology, a companion book to her previously published Side A Anthology. I illustrated a story written by Mr. Baylis about his childhood Beatles memories, and I think it came out pretty well... There are many many top-notch cartoonists appearing in this book, so tell your local comic shop or bookstore to order!

The other anthology appearance will be in 803 Studios' 'Fire and Ice' themed book, which will be rolling out in the summer as well. This story, 'Toppled,' has previously appeared in my 'Inflated, Deflated' minicomic, and was written by the talented Elton Pruitt. It's a 5 pager about a father and son trip to the state fair. No happy ending here!



More to come, so stay tuned!