Category: GRAPHIC NOVEL


  • My first graphic novel,ย Upside Down: A Vampire Tale, was released two years ago from Top Shelf Productions, and now I’m happy to announce that BOOK 2 IS COMING OCTOBER 2015!ย Woot! Here’s our cover for book 2! Keep watching this blog forย moreย teasers to get you excited forย Upside Down: A Hatful of Spells, coming Octoberย 2015!

  • ATTENTION UTAH SPOOKSTERS: Come celebrate the release of SPOOKY SLEEPOVER by making comics, playing games, and meeting The Rumpus! TONIGHT from 6-8pm at Dragons Keep in Provo, UT. See you tonight! (Click for more info)

  • HAPPY OCTOBER! Halloween is in the air and I’m happy to celebrate with my 4 Halloween-themed books: “Rumpus on the Run“, “10 Little Monsters Visit Oregon“, “Spooky Sleepover” and “Upside Down: A Vampire Tale“. I’m involved in a few October events, where I’ll have books and drawings available for purchase. Come say hi and pick…

  • Today is the last day to get my all-ages graphic novel in print and e-book for just $5! Top Shelf Productions are hosting a MASSIVE COMICS SALE (ends today!) on over 180 titlesย including my ownย Upside Down (Book 1): A Vampire Tale. PRINT + DIGITAL for $5 My graphic novel,ย Upside Down: A Vampire Tale, is nowย just…

  • Get my all-ages graphic novel in print and e-book for just $5! Top Shelf Productions are hosting a MASSIVE COMICS SALEย on over 180 titles for the next week (through Friday, September 26), including my ownย Upside Down (Book 1): A Vampire Tale. PRINT + DIGITAL for $5 My graphic novel,ย Upside Down: A Vampire Tale, is nowย just…

  • Get my all-ages graphic novel in print and e-book for just $5! Top Shelf Productions are hosting a MASSIVE COMICS SALEย on over 180 titles for the next two weeks (through Friday, September 26), including my ownย Upside Down (Book 1): A Vampire Tale. PRINT + DIGITAL for $5 My graphic novel,ย Upside Down: A Vampire Tale, is…

  • The Greatest Comic Con in the World! Stan Lee himself said it and I couldn’t agree more: Salt Lake Comic Con was “the greatest Comic Con in the world”! I’ve been participating in conventions, symposiums, festivals and fairs related to books and comics for the last four or five years and this year’s Comic Con…

  • Craig Thompson’s hour presentation at Meltdown Comics on the process of making his graphic novels,ย Blankets andย Habibi.

  • (Continued fromย Part 2) REVIEW Ask the students if they did anything in their new sketchbooks between classes. Ask if any of the students would be willing to share what they’ve been writing or drawing and what they like about the sketchbooks. Take a few minutes to give each student the follow handouts (right-click on each…

  • (Continued from Part 1) HOW DOES A COMIC WORK? One of the big questions we are asking in class is “how does a comic work?” Of course we want to know what a comic is and how to make one, but we’re doing so from the inside-out. We’re taking it apart to understand it. For…