Info and Reservations

Some information and performance dates for Swann Song, a show I recently wrote @ http://tinyurl.com/ak2bn8y

Done and Done!

Well, it's done! The script for my first full length show is finished. It's called Swann Song and it will premiere at the Farmland Center in March under the direction and guidance of Judy and Jerry Cole! More details to follow.

Briefly

My entry for The Comics Reporter's "Five for Friday" (1/25/13)

Hembecksaur

  How do I know this dinosaur is a Hembecksaur? Look at the knees!

The Brotherhood of the Tangerine Fez

Three of the Brothers (Left to right): Bernardo de la Creme, Arlo Wazzo, and The Major.

Mitchell

  Mitchell was created by Dale Martin

My Comic Book Collection: American Splendor Special: A Step Out of the Nest #1 (August 1994)

  Last night I was in a sour mood. Before going to bed, I reread this issue (My very first Harvey Pekar comic book from 1994!) and it ended up cheering me up for some reason. I guess good comic books can do that for you when you're feeling low every now and then. The older I get, the more I find Pekar to be an inspiration. I guess I can sympathize with a working class artist who wasn't too happy with his job and just wanted more out of his life. Yeah, I can relate to that.

15 Days In and I'm Not Impressed

2013 hasn't started out on the right foot. Things at work are slower than usual for this time of year so I've been working less hours and making less money. And because of all of that I had to drop out of The Odd Couple. What else? The hot water heater seems to be acting wonky. And I just found out IDW is canceling Popeye so there goes my monthly Roger Langridge fix! Boo, 2013! Clean up your act or I'm demanding a recall!

Yesterday's Comic Haul (1/12/13)

  Adventure Comics #527   Adventure Time #11   Hellboy in Hell #2   Popeye #9   SpongeBob Comics #16   The Walking Dead #106 
30 Polypropylene Comic Book Bags   Purchased at Bob's Castle. Total cost: $21.55   Note-This haul was purchased with a twenty dollar gift certificate from my good friend, Brad Quinton. Thanks, Brad!

The Dunce Returns!

  Here's another Dunce drawing. This guy keeps showing up in my sketchbook for some reason. He's a supervillain with stupidity as his gimmick. His all powerful Dunce Cap makes people stupid. He also has an annoying laugh and smells like moth balls. Maybe one of these days I'll actually break down and make a superhero comic that features Dunce. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

The Dollar Bill Panel of the Month: January 2013

Once upon a time, superhero teams had mascots. The Avengers had Rick Jones. The Justice League of America had Snapper Carr. And, for a very brief time, The Defenders had Dollar Bill. Okay, maybe Dollar Bill wasn't their official mascot, but that trendy, indy filmmaker stuck around the famous non-team long enough to make an impact. At least, an impact on this certain reader.

 

Befriending Valkyrie in The Defenders #51, Dollar Bill slowly, but surely wormed his way into the good graces of Marvel Comics' most untraditional superhero team. Brash and bombastic, Dollar Bill was annoying, self-centered, and basically a big mouth. And yet I like the bearded putz! In fact, I like him so much that I'm going to honor this nearly forgotten supporting character from the House of Ideas by featuring a panel of Dollar Bill every month in 2013! This is the first one. Enjoy!
  



  Dollar Bill makes his first appearance in The Defenders #51 (September 1977). Written by David Kraft, penciled by Keith Giffen, and inked by Klaus Janson. The letterer was B. Patterson and Phil Rache. Marvel Comics. Dollar Bill was created by David Anthony Kraft and Keith Giffen.

Dig that Chick's Manhand!

  From my sketchbook, an odd couple from 7/14/12.

Nutmeg

American Oaf: Oaf in the Mirror

Yeah, It Was One of Those Days

Dunce

Sketch 1513

Tuscany Mohawk

The Worst Sci-Fi Convention Ever

Cliff

American Oaf: Dip

 

Good-bye, American Elf! Thanks for the inspiration, James Kochalka!

Happy New Year!