News

Adding yet another convention to the "tour" this year, I'll be attending NOBRANDCON for the first time at the end of this month. Like I said about St. Louis, it's always nice to visit new places and meet new people, so this should be a new (and hopefully) pleasant experience.

As for ICON this weekend, good luck finding me at my table on Saturday because I've been scheduled for a metric crap-ton of panels, one right after another, throughout most of the day. I'll be doing a lot of running around (or in this year's case, shuttling around) but I'll try to get as much table-time as possible. On the plus side I'll get to do a panel with Greg Pak, the amazing writer of Planet Hulk, one of my all-time favorite stories in comics. I'm going to try not to fanboy too much.

Speaking of comics, I cannot urge you folks to read the new Deadpool series enough. It's freaking hilarious... even if I do miss the old Thunderbolts terribly.

That's all from me for now.
Rock on and geek out.

Yesterday proved to be a very distraction-filled day for a number of reasons, so I finished today's strip a little later than I usually do. It wasn't until after this comic was uploaded and set to update that I realized that today is April Fool's Day, and had I remembered earlier I would've totally had an April Fool's comic up instead.

But no.
Instead you fine folks get a lovely dose of April Fool's... exposition, which I guess is pretty cool. I mean, I think it is, but I'm biased about everything around here. Besides, for those of you with excellent memories, you'll remember that the Tienchak have been mentioned in relation to Karnak before.

Anyway, I'll try to get April's Donation Wallpapers up for your approval before I head to ICON, but it's more likely that they'll be up when I get back.

That's all from me for now.
Rock on.

ANIME ST. LOUIS was, as I had hoped, a blast. I met lots of cool people, caused trouble with a nefarious pair of ne'ver-do-wells and brought the metal to a lovely convention center. Sadly, I forgot my camera so I was unable to obtain photographic proof of such events, but rest assured that I am telling the truth.

My sincere thanks to the staff, attendees and my friends (old and new) who made this weekend a memorable one and I would love to return to St. Louis if they'd have me and my metal back.

Next up is ICON this weekend. My travel plans are currently up in the air, but this shouldn't cause any interruption of updates. There is a slight chance, so I figured I'd warn you fine folks anyway.

That's all from me for now.
Rock on.

I'm probably on a plane right now heading back from ANIME ST. LOUIS. Since I wrote this news post before I even left for the con in the first place, I can only hope I met a bunch of you fine folks, had a blast, and will have a more relevant review of my experience tomorrow when I'm actually home to write a current news post.

In the meantime, enjoy today's trippy comic and I'll be seeing you folks tomorrow with a proper news post... and hopefully a comic. Cross your fingers!

That's all from me for now.
Rock on.

With any luck I've arrived at ANIME ST. LOUIS and am currently causing some kind of mischief with a nefarious pair of ne'er-do-wells.

With any luck you're all enjoying where this story is going and where I've left you hanging on a cliff for the weekend.

With any luck I'll see some of you in St. Louis this weekend and good times will be had by all.

That's all from me for now.
Rock on, geek out, and have a nice weekend!

I'm flying out to ANIME ST. LOUIS this afternoon. I've gotten all my strips done to cover my absence so things will update as normal while I'm gone. Since my flight back from the convention isn't until Monday night, however, Tuesday's strip may be either a little late or crummy filler. I apologize ahead of time if it turns out to be either of them.

I'm always excited to attend a convention for the first time. It's always worthwhile to travel to a new city, meet new people, and all that other stuff that comes with traveling somewhere you've never been before. So if you're in the area, stop by and say "hi" this weekend! I'll most likely be in a good mood.

That's all from me for now.
Rock on.

Hrm. I don't really have much to say today.

Oh, it's (hopefullly) worth mentioning that if you're interested in advertising on that nifty top banner that follows you everywhere through the site I've cut the minimum bid price in half. Is it a steal? I think so, but I'm biased about everything around here.

Hrm. I still don't really have much to say today.

Oh. If any of you are interested in another "soundtrack" pick for the events of this current story, I recommend "Maiden, Mother & Crone" by The Sword. It's a killer song with a great riff and I can't stop listening to it during certain parts of this sweeping tale. Actually, their whole album, Gods of the Earth, is a pretty appropriate pick.

Excuse me while I go rock out some more.

If you look to your right you'll see that I've added yet another convention to the list. I will be returning to ANIME BOSTON this year but you'll have to look for me in a (relatively) unusual place.

The reason I'm attending is that I am, once again, fairly involved in CONNECTICON and the fine folks there are letting me share their table space in the dealers' room. So you'll find me there helping them promote their convention, selling some of my own swag and offering some limited-edition incentive to pre-register with them there. More on that as these conventions draw closer.

Finally, it looks like Volume Four will be available around May instead of April. All these conventions have me traveling on the weekends instead of working at Mookie Headquarters, so I suppose this slight delay was inevitable. I'll keep you folks posted with pre-ordering info when I know more.

That's all from me for now.
Rock on.

If you've had some weird trouble accessing the site lately, please be patient as I and my "maintenance team" try to fix this pesky problem as soon as possible. Your support and loyalty is always appreciated.

In the aftermath of Webcomics Weekend I can look back upon those three days and honestly say that it was one of the coolest experiences as a webcomicker I've ever had... and I wasn't even a Guest at this thing!

For all the weeks prior to this that I've been singing its praises and having high hopes, I was almost worried that it would be a disappointing experience. It certainly was not. Webcomics Weekend was for webcomics, by webcomics, and the atmosphere of the place could not have been more welcoming to what we do and you wonderful people who love what we do.

My gratitude to everyone involved who made this thing happen because it was a long time coming and you all totally nailed it.

My thanks to everyone who came up while I was wandering around with my camera and said "hi" to me. It's always nice to meet readers and I couldn't have been in a happier mood.

Next stop is ANIME ST. LOUIS this weekend, so I hope to be seeing some of you folks there!

That's all from me for now.
Rock on.

The big news today is that I'll be heading over to the Webcomics Weekend with some nefarious ne'er-do-wells to cause some trouble later tonight. I'm hoping I don't make a total ass of myself.

Saturday and Sunday are the big days to attend, where there will be lots of fun stuff to do at this non-convention gathering of webcomics and other assorted troublemakers. As one of the many Cartoonists In Attendance I will probably be wandering around trying not to make a total ass of myself.

I'm excited to be a part of the maiden voyage of this thing. With any luck it should be a fun celebration of webcomics in a relaxed atmosphere and a good time will be had by all. Without luck... I'll probably make a total ass of myself.

That's all from me for now!
Rock on, and see you at Webcomics Weekend!

Sorry about the site being down most of the day yesterday. My intrepid maintenance team got things up and running as soon as they were able, so if you missed yesterday's strip just his the Previous button and you should be able to see what you missed.

And by "my intrepid maintenance team" I mean "the guys who are patient enough to patch things up around here when I come to them in a panic with my chicken-arms flailing."

It was a slow week for me in terms of comic books, but two issues stood out in particular for me and I figured I would share.

The one-shot issue called Deadpool: Games of Death was really entertaining. I've always appreciated Deadpool but never actively followed his misadventures. Nowadays I am and I highly suggest you folks do, too.

I was skeptical when they appeared last month, but the gun-toting Mexican wrestler mercenaries in Moon Knight #28 not only carried the entire issue but I think I would actively read a series about them. Moon Knight has been a dark, gritty series for years now and I think it's amazing the writer was able to work gun-toting Mexican wrestler mercenaries into it without breaking the mood. Thumbs-up.

That's all from me for now.
Rock on and geek out.

Today's comic was fun for me to draw not only because I'm happy with how vivid the grass looks, but my favorite color is green and green makes me happy.

Lots of things I love are green!
Vegetables.
Orcs.
Dominic's sweater.
Grass.
Money (at least here in the United States. I also dig the multicolored currency of other countries).
Green Lantern.
Kermit the Frog.

Anyway, work continues on Volume Four and getting enough strips done to cover my travel times over the course of the next few weeks. Other than that, things are sailing pretty smoothly over here so there's not much to speak of.

And sometimes no news is good news.
That's all from me for now.
Rock on!

I find myself lacking anything of significant interest to say today, so I will instead fill up today's news post with random and utterly useless facts about me and stuff that I've done.

Amon Amarth's album, Twilight of the Thunder God, has provided much of the soundtrack for this current story as I've been working on it.

I once met the jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove. He was a dick.

My cat, Rascal, like to try and burrow face-first into my flesh when she decides to nap on me.

My other cat, Scamp, likes to watch me brush my teeth at night.

I once met the legendary jazz drummer Roy Haynes. He was awesome.

Every Tuesday night I go over to my girlfriend's apartment, eat four tofu hot dogs, watch two episodes of Family Guy and eat a quart of vegan ice cream. It is a magnificent ritual.

I once had a dream where I was a Jedi Knight who wielded a lightsaber and the Soul Reaver. It was the single nerdiest night of my life.

I once met the jazz vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater. She was hot.

There you have it. If any of you found any of that remotely interesting, I thank you for thinking the random facts of my life are worthy of your attention. If you didn't find any of that remotely interesting, I certainly don't blame you.

That's all from me for now.
Rock on.

This weekend I dedicated myself to drawing six pages of bonus material for the upcoming fourth volume of Dominic Deegan. I honestly didn't know if I was going to be successful or not, but I ended up getting around 85% of the work completely done and I'm proud of myself for that. With any luck I should have it totally done by the middle of the week and that, in my book, isn't so bad.

My next couple of weekends will not be so free. I'm hitting the road again as I'll be attending Webcomics Weekend this weekend, Anime St. Louis the next weekend and ICON the very next weekend. Whoo. I'm all over the place. There may be another stop for me in April, but I'll let you folks know later on this week about that.

Man. I should get back to work if I'm going to get all my work done before I start my tour. I feel like a nerdy rock star.

That's all from me for now.
Rock on.

I know many of you miss the weekend updates, but I must restate how much I enjoy:
1) Having my weekends off to work on other things.
2) Having my weekends off to spend time with my girlfriend.
3) Having my weekends off so I can do cliffhanger endings like this one! It's like the end to a real comic book, only you don't have to wait a whole month to see what happens next!

Speaking of weekends off, this weekend is going to be the first in a long while where I really do have those two wonderful days all to myself! I've been traveling the last few weekends for various reasons so I'm looking forward to kicking back, relaxing... and spending the whole time working on bonus material for Volume Four. Ah well.

That's all from me for now.
Rock on and have a nice weekend!