South Korea
Just a few weeks away from the big trip.
Holy Hannah: Chapter 11
The Church of Love & Devotion's paradise comes to an end in the 11th Chapter of Holy Hannah. Read it for free.
Eat Street Diners Club #1
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Free comics: eatstreetdinersclub.com
Inspired by Blackbird Restaurant
Thank You
Thank you to all the (1,300) attendees and (100+) exhibitors who took part in the Autoptic Comics Festival this last weekend. It warms the heart.
Eat Street Diners Club
I’ll be debuting my new project at Autoptic next week—The Eat Street Diners Club. This 12-page restaurant-adventure was printed in Risograph Blue and can be yours for $2.
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Autoptic Events on Saturday, August 18
On Saturday, August 18, join visiting guest artists and local legends to kick the 2018 Autoptic Festival into gear at Moon Palace Books! There will be panels and readings throughout the day hosted in Moon Palace’s amazing new event space.
Saturday | August 18 | 1 – 8pm @ Moon Palace Books
Craig Thompson Spotlight › 1 pm – 2 pm with Eric Lorberer (Moderator)
Supernatural Comics Hour › 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm with Tim Sievert (Moderator) + Zander Cannon + Madeline McGrane + Leda Zawacki
What’s Next for YA Comics › 4 pm – 5 pm with Maddie Gonzalez (Moderator) + Melanie Gillman + Ben Sears + Rosemary Valero-O’Connell
Destigmatizing Stories about Mental Health › 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm with Sage Coffey + John Porcellino
Autoptic Comics Reading › 7 pm – 8 pm with M.S. Harkness + Jessica Campbell + Jesse McManus + E. Eero Johnson
Portrait
Was happy with how this portrait turned out. Capturing a likeness is a challenge for me, so I'm not above cheating a little and working over a photograph.
Autoptic Festival
If you know me, you know I've been helping out with the Autoptic Festival this year. We're getting close! Here's a map that will help you navigate all the satellite events. The fun starts Friday August 17.
AUTOPTIC COMICS FESTIVAL
Sunday—August 19, 2018
10am – 6pm
Graduate
Here’s a bit of digital artwork that wasn’t selected for a project. Imagine a logo in that upper left corner.
Northern Exposure
Northern Exposure was on TV when I was in High School and too young to appreciate its charm. I learned later that David Chase (Sopranos) worked on the last two seasons of this show. I mostly remember the commercials and that people thought it was smart.
I wasn't expecting the theatrical, Freudian hilarity of this network (!) TV show.
Osamu Tezuka
Oddly most of the manga I've read have been biographies of comics creators. Most recently, I made my way through the tome The Osamu Tezuka Story: A Life in Manga and Anime. Tezuka was a uniquely driven creator who lived a sheltered life.
His series Black Jack, is a fun adventure story like none I've ever read and also makes the most of his medical background. The art is beautiful, but after reading his biography I wonder how much of it was actually drawn by his assistants?
Art on The Edge
Have you ever been to Bigfork, Minnesota?
Well, there are some very dedicated art appreciators up there. I made the trip this July 4th weekend for their Art On The Edge opening celebration. My graphic novel, Holy Hannah brought home the Best In Show Prize.
Photos by myself and Deborah Carver
Adult Study Guide
Open Streets
I try to make it down to the Lyndale Open Streets every year. There is something about walking down the center of a usually busy street that tells me it's summertime. Winter hasn't really ended until you've spent an afternoon among a throng of people.
The Americans
Was that Russian reporter who revealed that he had FAKED HIS OWN DEATH, in reality, an elaborate promotion for the final episode of The Americans? Seemed like it to me, at the time. What is it they say about reality being stranger than something?
Emily Nussbaum has been writing about this show from the start.
It's Summertime
Holy Hannah: Chapter 9
Read the 9th Chapter of Holy Hannah! Hannah and Noah are in the jungle now, and people are starting to get weird.
Sketch Party
Every month a group of cartoonists gets together at a brewery to draw and talk shop. Tap Rooms with long tables suited for sprawling sketchbooks and drawing materials are preferred such as Able Seedhouse or Lake and Legends Brewing Company. This June 7th, we meet at Insight Brewing.