News

You can follow my artistic updates on twitter.

As a result of my Grumbles strip, I was invited to speak at the International Journalism in Perugia, Italy last April.

I finished a 22-page Lance Star story written by Bobby Nash.

Sidebar Nation was nice enough to do a a podcast of my panel at ACE called Digital Visions.

My 80-page black and white anthology called Real Magicalism is out.

My previous book Daemon Process is available at IndyPlanet.

Upcoming Conventions:

Atlanta Comic Convention
February 5th, 2012

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Welcome.

Pull up a seat. Sit awhile. Take a load off. This is the best place to find out about all of my current and upcoming comic-oriented projects.

Exciting News!

Here's the latest news about my comics projects.

Astral Crusader

My latest book

My latest comic is called The Astral Crusader, and it's now available at either Indy Planet or Graphicly.

This is a comic that's been years in the making, and a true collaboration between me and Don Thomas. Don came up with the idea, and I did the pencils, colors and inks for the "I Loathe Lucy" story over 2 years ago. It's all about an alien invasion and a screechy-voiced television star.

Then, just recently, Don did the pencils, and I did the inks and colors for "Give me Liberty or Doctor Death," a fun romp that includes communist-idea spouting villains, and appearances of Joseph Stalin and Dwight David Eisenhower.

It's a loving tribute to the comics of the 60s, with over-the-top dialog and action. Run, don't walk, true-believers, to your nearest digital on-demand printer.

What you'll find here

Here you'll find links to all my comics (including Grumbles), my gallery of comic-oriented images, a series of tutorials about comics, comic-oriented links, and lastly, a way to get in touch with me.

Why comics?

I've always enjoyed comics, from childhood to the present day. There's something about storytelling with words and pictures that I find very compelling, and I want to get much better at it.

How did I start making comics?

In 2002, I was diagnosed with a detached retina, which threatened my eyesight. After recovering, and at age 45, I wrote and drew my first comic book, Detached, about that experience and since then I've started doing commercial illustration, as well as creating the weekly comic strip Grumbles.

You can find out about more of my work here.