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It’s been super hot in Portland these last two days and it’s been killing my ambition to draw, so instead I made this over at www.simpsonsmovie.com.

So, Baby Otto took a little break because I was completely blocked on a very specific detail of what was to be a completely mundane day in his life. I feel stupid because it took me way too long to just scrap the initial idea and realize that I could save it for any one of the other 237 days I have left to draw.
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…but wait, there’s more!

What’s this other comic doing here you say? Welcome to Business Casual, a 16-page mini that I’m putting together for the Portland Zine Symposium in mid-August. It’s all about the goings on of an office worker, but not really. Not at all really. You’ll have to keep reading to see what it’s actually about. This will probably be one of the few times I will ever use any computer lettering in a comic.

Fresh off the presses (wooden spoon baren)! I made this linocut print based off of this sketch that I posted last month. It will be my page in a collaborative book project that I am helping to put together next month. I think I might take some colored ink and color in the lettering tomorrow to make it pop a bit more. It’s always a pleasure to be back printing even though my wrists and back hurt now.

I printed an extended edition beyond what is necessary for the book, so I might be looking to sell cheaply or trade these in the very near future. Email me if you’re interested.

A while back, I found an addressed and stamped postcard at a coffeeshop. It had written on it, “MAIL ME! But before you do, write or draw something about your life on the back.” I have been carrying it around in my sketchbook for almost a month, so I finally decided to illustrate my dirty little secret, I do really like going to the post office. Huge line? I couldn’t care. Someone in front of me sending three packages overseas without having filled any custom forms? That’s OK, I can wait. I generally come fully prepared and when I’m actually up at the counter I’m very efficient, but the rest of my time there is just a great time to relax and maybe do some people watching. I’m weird. Pentel Pocket Brush and silver Sharpie.

The day after the end of my graphic novel class which I mentioned yesterday, I went to a panel discussion at my school with the incredibly artsy sounding title of Thinking the Visual: Seeing Narrative, Moving Boundaries. I’m not really sure what that all means, but it was pretty much a talk about animation and comics, where they are at, what they can do, where they are going, etc. The panel was made up of Scott McCloud, Paul Wells, J.J. Seidelmaier and Rose Bond, one of my favorite PNCA instructors. This post isn’t about the discussion though, it’s about facial hair. I was talking to Scott afterwards and a woman came up to me and said, “Your moustache is as creative as Will Vinton’s.” I had never seen a photo of the king of claymation, Mr. Vinton, before, and I was confused about her use of the word “creative,” so I just thanked her modestly. After I returned home, of course I instantly searched for photos of Will Vinton, and man, I’m still not sure about the whole “creative” thing, but Will’s definitely got me beat on size and quality. He’s got nicer teeth too.

Wow. It’s like he’s got wings growing out of his nose like some fantastical bird. I bet he can fly. Anyways, I felt sort of bad being noticed for the stache because J.J. Seidelmaier was rocking an incredibly sweet Van Dyke, which I had meant to compliment him on, but never got the nerve to.

Oh, I’ve also put up the newest RCC jam comic right here.