(Reposted from Luc Latullipe) “I don’t think illustrators necessarily need representation. I’ve said before: An illustrator without a rep is STILL an illustrator. But a rep without illustrators is just someone with nice business cards. (I sound like a big jerk there, and I’m sorry. If you’re a rep I’m sure I’ll hear from you and that’s totally cool.) My…
This fun story with a dark ending and more in my Comics Grab Bag — available on Kickstarter for four more days! (Victuals is written by Loz Cook and illustrated by Jess Smart Smiley)
Just a quick reminder that my Comics Grab Bag is ending in just 5 days on Kickstarter. $8 gets you the 24-page comics collection (plus 4 bonus pages), as well as a Skate Bird temporary tatto! If we can push the project to $1,000 before the project ends, then I’ll also print my 24-page issue…
Children’s Book Week is the “longest-running literacy initiative in the country. Each year, books for young people and the joy of reading are feted for a full week with author and illustrator appearances, storytelling, parties, and other book-related events at schools, libraries, bookstores, museums, and homes from coast to coast!” My own Provo City Library was…
After making several concert posters, album art, and even a Christmas card for their band, John-Ross Boyce and His Troubles are still asking for more! The band has a set of shows coming up next weekend–one is a 21-and-older electric set, and the other an acoustic set at Velour. He wanted a poster with a…
Yesterday I put up a blog post called “Get Over It! Pushing Past Creative Blocks“, about overcoming those ruts we inevitably find ourselves in. I listed three methods for overcoming creative dry spells, and the response was overwhelming! Creative blocks seem to have struck a chord with people, but even more so, overcoming creative blocks has resonated…
Stuck in a rut? Feeling uninspired? You are not alone! I’ve been getting emails throughout the week from friends and colleagues who are stuck in creative blocks and feeling unmotivated to make the work they set out to create. This is an issue that I take very seriously, because I know how dreadful, daunting, and…
Top Shelf Comix just posted 9 pages of previews from my upcoming graphic novel, Upside Down: A Vampire Tale. Get a taste for the 144-page comic (and sloppy rough draft of the cover) here. Although we’re still five months away from its release, you can pre-order the book on the Top Shelf site or your local comic…
If you didn’t set foot into a comic shop on Saturday, May 5, then you missed out on comics’ biggest event of the year: Free Comic Book Day! The first Saturday in May is and has been designated as Free Comic Book Day, for the last eleven years. Participating comic shops in North America and…