MOCCA 09

I was able to get through the waiting list for a table at this years MOCCA (I got a couple offers to share one, so thanks to those of you that got in touch), and I spent the next while scraping together some promo items and minicomics.



This was the second major convention I would attend, and the thought of hawking my wares combined with the sleepless nights of folding and stapling leading up to the day left me with a feeling of thick foreboding and horrible dread as things got started. My brow was furrowed and sturdy at the thought of this kind of shit being prominent in the rest of my life. It was certainty tedious, and almost unbearably hot in the giant room, but the tension of my brow was soon relieved and I ended up having blast. It was great to meet all of you that came by to say hi, and validating to be involved in an enthusiastic comics community. And thanks to those whose money I took without shame. One guy got my first ever convention sketch, along with a certified note signed by me saying as much. Found some really good comics, and met some incredible new artists I plan on staying in touch with. Thumbs up. This is the junk I was pushing on unsuspecting pedestrians.



"The Middle" is a 2-part, 12-page science fiction joke about an infinite chain of explorers determined to find the centre of material reality. They all find something a little different.



"Real Bad" is a fifteen page urban yarn told through a glimpse into the psyche of a emotionally and socially vapid young man with a somewhat sadistic attitude towards others as he encounters and befriends his complete opposite; a crass, charming, exuberant, and extremely dangerous brute who reveals a strange and seductive world to the kid.

I also showed off some pages from a graphic novel I'm drawing for Casterman, and a new project I'm working on tentatively titled "Everett" that can best be described as a 200 page cocktail of David Lynch, the scarier Muppets skits, and Calvin and Hobbes. Apologies for this sort of canned description. Horrible, I know.

I'm thinking of getting together an online store to sell these and other minicomics. Anyone interested in that? In any case I'll be putting them online shortly, just as soon as I sweep the studio clear of staples, cut paper, coffee, and blood.

MOCCA

Saturday June 6th, Sunday June 7th. I've got a table, hawking my wares.

MiniComics

Prints

Sketches

Me

See you there?

Danger

S.O.S > MOCCA!

Readers....I am desperate. I applied to get a table for MOCCA 2009 not days after applications opened up. I was, tragically, denied a table with my friend Eric Skillman for lack of space! Oh woe is me! Is there not a kind soul that exists in the internet plane that can help this impoverished cartoonist with the selling or sharing of a table? Help me (your name here), you're my only hope!

Also: Popgun 3 came out a couple days ago. I had a peek in the store, and it's looking really good, the quality is certainly growing with each volume.

To make it easier to swallow this pitiful solicitation, a drawing:

More naked people

Batguy

Him again

People Who Aren't Wearing Clothes

Some recent drawings from life.

Promote

The third volume of Image Comic's Popgun anthology, aptly titled 'Popgun Volume 3', is coming out in early April. I contributed again, so I figured it's about time I did a little leg work and spread the word. I submitted a 15 page story called 'Crow Rooster', and I also illustrated a three page story written by Eric Skillman titled 'These Kids Today', which you can already view hereabouts.

Cool, right? Yeah? Anyway, I'll put up the full version of 'Crow Rooster' after it's printed, but until then. enjoy this condensed and arbitrary version.



UPDATE: Eric Skillman just put copies of his comic collection 'EGG' available for purchase online here. EGG includes 'These Kids Today' which we collaborated on, as well as some other stories drawn by a handful of great artists.

SB

Comics

I've been working on several short stories over the last few months, and it occurred to me that all the comics on my website are stupidly at a small scale. SO, I've started to provided links to PDF versions of the comics for your reading pleasure. Have a look at that here.

I also have a couple of new stories to share, click on each image to view the pdf.

'Daddy is Home'



'The Middle'

Madman

I was more than a little excited when I was asked to produce a pin-up of Mike Allred's gaggle of super-peoples. If you have yet to experience the mutated pop beatnik rock horror space opera that is Madman and the Atomics, well, that's not so great for you.

Jack and Jill

went up a hill to fetch a pail of water,

Jack fell down and broke his crown and Jill came tumbling after.

Obligatory

Yuh