DrawBridge Studio

I've recently moved into a new studio over in the Gowanus neighborhood of Brooklyn.  The new studio is called DrawBridge and it takes the space of the former Deep6 Studio.  From left to right the members are:  Simon Fraser, Robin Ha, Tim Hamilton, Yours Truly, and Mike Cavallaro.  Together with our next-door neighbors at Hypothetical Island, you can see daily warmup sketches at the DrawBridge Blog.  (I've posted a sketch or two here in the past.)

MoCCA Wrap-Up

Nick Bertozzi, Nathan Schreiber, and Yours Truly in our old frontier style family photograph.

Thanks to everyone who stopped by the MoCCA Festival last weekend.  This year was a great success for me as I either sold out or nearly sold out of all of my new offerings!  Indeed, after selling out of my Clean Streets comics on the first day, I had to leave the Strange Tales Release Party early on Saturday night to go home a make more for Sunday!

My table fully stocked.

Thanks again to Tim Hall for a great partnership on Haberdash Vol. 2!

A book for all ages.

And also a big thank you to Amelia at Sugarbuilt Cookies for her awesome Haberdash-inspired hat cookies.

There were a lot of people with great hats that stopped by the table.

And for all you people that thought the cookies were too beautiful to actually eat:

I believe her actual words were, "Wow, these taste great too."

And I'd be remiss if I didn't share this photo I took on Friday night taken at the First Second party.  The party was on the 10th floor in a room at the pointy end of the Flatiron Building -- a great party with a great view!

Haberdash Vol. 2, Clean Streets, Cookies, Oh My!

This weekend I will be debuting Haberdash Vol. 2 at The Museum of Comics and Cartooning Art (MoCCA) Festival.  Like its predecessor, Volume 2 is an 18 page mini-comic featuring ink drawings of odd people wearing hats paired with a vignette penned by writer Tim Hall.

I will also be selling a watercolor version of my short story, Clean Streets, originally published online by Smith Magazine as part of their Next-door Neighbor series.

Like last year, my table will feature custom designed hat-themed cookies made by Sugarbuilt. The crowd favorite Diving Helmet from last year will be joined by newcomers Crown, Newspaper, Captain's, and Top Hats.

The show goes from 11-6 on Saturday and Sunday at the Lexington Armory in Manhattan.  I'll be at table C12 with Nathan Schreiber and Nick Bertozzi -- stop by and say hi!

MoCCA Fest 2011

I will be at the MoCCA festival again on April 9th and 10th.  Once again, the indie comics expo will be held at the 69th Regiment Armory on Lexington Ave (between 25th and 26th St) in Manhattan.  Come by and say hi!

Marvel Strange Tales Vol. II Hardcover

Marvel Strange Tales Vol. II issues 1-3 have been collected in a fancy hardcover which is now available at your local comic shop.  You may recall that I colored a few pages of this fantastic anthology.  Read more about that here: Issue 1, Issue 2, Issue 3.

Claimus Flees Manhattan

Claimus is a bit paranoid.

I've been remiss in posting about some illustrations I did a couple of months ago for the short story Claimus Flees Manhattan written by Ken Wohlrob.  The story is being released in six parts by Undie Press.  Each part has its own illustration, and so far the first three have been made available for your reading pleasure.  Read part one by clicking here.

Above you can see the images for parts 2 and 3 -- Claimus's apartment and his deodorant.  (I was stunned to find that Aromeo didn't already exist as a brand of deodorant!) Claimus was such an entertaining character to illustrate and there were an abundance of images that leapt to mind while reading.  Also check out the great original music Ken wrote to accompany the story.

Forgetting How To Hold A Fork

Last fall, I did the cover and some inside lettering for the new book, Forgetting How to Hold a Fork (and other momentary lapses of reason) recently published by 826NYC.  From the back of the book:

More than just a nod to Pink Floyd and temporary mindlessness, this short story collection - written entirely by New York City high school students - is chock full of fascinating details and keen insight into the lives of an eccentric cast of characters.

From the tale of the murder-inclined schoolteacher to the description of the New Yorker longing to return to her Haitian roots, the stories keep you constantly intrigued.  Are we destined to repeat the mistakes of our parents?  Why does Sylvia pick her nose?  What happened to Jessica after running away from home?  Find out the answers to all these questions and more in this extremely entertaining collection.

Sometimes painful, sometimes ribald, Forgetting How to Hold a Fork is sure to produce tears, laughter, and that odd mixture of sadness and satisfaction that comes only from reaching the end of an exceptional book.

When I first read the short stories, I was surprised at the quality and maturity of the material written by these high school students.  Definitely check it out! The book is available at the Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co. for a great price of $10.

*Update: You can purchase the book online over at Matt Singer's site.  Matt is a great artist with a diverse range of interests (my kind of artist!) While you are there, check out his Secret Identity Glasses he designed for the Superhero Store.

For more information about 826NYC and the Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co. check out this NBC Nightly News story (in which I make a brief appearance):

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