What a nice surprise — my upcoming graphic novel, Upside Down: A Vampire Tale, has been nominated for an Arty award in the ” Graphic Novel/Zine/Multimedia Publication” category!If you’ve liked my comics so far and have enjoyed the free 9-page preview, would you mind taking a minute to vote for my book? VOTE HERE. Thank…
I’ve decided to go on a book tour this fall to celebrate the release of my first graphic novel, Upside Down: A Vampire Tale (out from Top Shelf Productions this October)! Thanks so much for all the feedback, suggestions, and responses to last week’s Help Me Plan My Book Tour (Part I). I’M GOING APE Upside Down: A Vampire…
A BOOK TOUR? I recently came across this blog post from comics publisher First Second Books and was immediately drawn in by the opening statement: “So, you’re thinking about going on a book tour to celebrate the release of your next book. How exciting!” I’M PLANNING A BOOK TOUR As a matter of fact, I am…
My first graphic novel is called Upside Down: A Vampire Tale, and it comes out this October. That’s just two months away! Eeek! Comics, drawing, and telling stories have been passions of mine for as long as I can remember, so this book has been a long time coming. I recently got a chance to talk…
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…
I got to do an interview with Free Comic Book Day, and talk about my upcoming graphic novel from Top Shelf Productions, and next month’s free comic! Read the full interview on the FCBD site.
For those of you who are new to this blog, or are trying to figure out who I am and what I do: this post is for you. HELLO. MY NAME IS JESS SMART SMILEY & I MAKE RAD PICTURES. Despite what my name might suggest (and ponytail in this photo), I’m a guy. It’s…
If you’re an indie comics fan, then you’ve probably already noticed the great lineup Top Shelf has in store for 2012. If you haven’t had a chance to check it out yet, you can see all their upcoming titles here. Here’s everything Top Shelf has planned for 2012 (so far!) listed in order of release…
Top Shelf Productions just announced the release of their Kids Club App (available now on iTunes). “It’s a completely free app that lets you browse and purchase digital versions of our all-ages graphic novels – including several titles at launch, and many more coming soon!” You can also download a free copy of this year’s…
Quick recap of some fun things that are happening right now: 1) My artwork was featured on the Conan O’Brien show and today Team Coco was kind enough to post a profile of me and my work on their site. I’ve drawn 75 drawings of Conan over the last three months, one for each episode…