Anthologies

May 1, 2012 - Posted in Anthology, CCS - Permalink

I’m back from MoCCA and am finally winding down from these busy last couple of weeks. I’ve got a couple of projects on my plate, but for now I wanted to share with you all some of the anthologies I’ve been part of. First, hot off the presses is CCS’s free 36-page newstrip anthology called the Cartoon Crier which debuted over the weekend at MoCCA. It was edited by Cole Closser, R. Sikoryak (who was also my thesis advisor!), and James Sturm. It’s gotten really great reviews see here. Here’s a panel from my strip on the cover and colored by Cole.

(I drew the chimp. Duh).

And since it’s a free paper and we’re living in the future, you can download and read the entire thing online at the CCS site! Check it out, it’s sure to bring tears to your tired eyes.

You all probably know by now that I’m enamored by Ernie Bushmiller’s Nancy and just can’t frackin’ stop drawing chimps so I combined the two things in a mash-up a la R. Sikoryak and here it is!

Oh, and the anthology I was in over the summer Lies Grown-Ups Told Me edited by Nomi Kane, Caitlin McGurk, and Jen Vaughn won an award over the weekend at Stumptown comics festival for best anthology! I’m not sure where you can buy it, but if you email me I can surely get one to you. That goes for the Cartoon Crier too!

Wow, there is so much linking involved in blogging. It is exhausting. Good night!

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End of Semester

April 25, 2012 - Posted in CCS, Thesis - Permalink

Whoops, how did that happen!

But, here without delay, I wish to present to you the fruits of my labor, The Chimps in Space Collection.

And contained inside this little package, three, no, four, count ‘em FOUR books of honest to Betsy chimpanzee action:

Yessir. That’s three books of adventure and one book of bonus material that I’ll be presenting to the thesis committee in the next few days.

These are bonafide full-color covers with delicious black and white interiors. Over 48 pages of mayhem and misdeeds.

Oh, and that’s not all. This weekend I’ll be going to MoCCA fest in NYC to table with my cartooning buddies Bill Bedard, Melanie Gillman, and Amelia Onorato. Come on over to table E18. It’s right next to E17! You can’t miss it. Just stick your fingers out and feel around for spaceships and bananas. I’ll be selling each book for $5 or all three for a special debut collection price of $10!

I know what you’re thinking. And yes, the answer is always yes.

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New Semester

January 17, 2012 - Posted in CCS, Thesis - Permalink

Hello, everyone! I’m about to start my final semester here at CCS (boohoo), and so it is high time for me to share more about what I’ve been doing these past months. I’ve been working on my thesis, for which I have finally worked out a plan. Here is a poster I made at the end of November showcasing the project and to describe my inner machinations.

         

I’ll continue updating as I make progress on the stories, with some previews and tidbits to whet your appetites. I am mostly finished with my first story which was a murder mystery and am now working on the second which is a western. Yee-haw.

Oh, and if you want to see how I am coming up with these crazy stories check out my Chimps in Space: Random Story Generator. Just click on the “Chimps in Space” title or the stomping chimp to see the secret recipe for delicious comics. I have some ideas for how the third and fourth installments will go, but I will let chaos have its way with me. Stay tuned, folks. There is more to come!

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New Site Redesign!

November 24, 2011 - Posted in Uncategorized - Permalink

Tonight I was really proud of myself for baking a pumpkin pie for tomorrow’s feast, and then I read a tweet from my fave music man John Darnielle from The Mountain Goats

@mountain_goats: If your pie recipe includes the words “pour into pie crust” but doesn’t also include a recipe for piecrust, you are a horrible monster

Alas.

On to relevant things! I just pushed live my redesign to my website. Please visit it and let me know what you think. DO IT.

Also, check out the store! It has moved completely to the updated site and is no longer on this blog.

“Where’s the new comics?!” you may be thinking. Well, I baked them into my pre-made frozen pie crust along with my soul. Long story short, you’ll get your comics after I’ve processed them in my gut.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

 

 

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The Beatus (the band/the disease)

November 20, 2011 - Posted in Uncategorized - Permalink

I made this concert flyer last week for my friend Tianyi’s band The Beatus. It was pretty fun to draw an old man and a bowl of oatmeal.

If you’re living in the Lexington, KY area, go see them live! It’s the right thing to do.

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Updated Blog Design and MICE

September 26, 2011 - Posted in Uncategorized - Permalink

The school year started up almost a month ago now, and I’ve been pretty busy trying to get pages finished for the upcoming deadline. I’ll be more diligent about putting up regular posts so you guys don’t think that I’ve shunned the world in my pursuit of comics education.

First, I updated the design of the blog! Hooray, I was really putting this off, and the blog in its previous state was really out of sync with the rest of my work. Hope you like it.

Second! I just came back from MICE this weekend in Boston, and it was a really great time. It was a great crowd and I met some awesome people. Not to mention tabling with some really sweet cartoonists as well… (Melanie Gillman, Adrienne Nunez, Rio Aubry Taylor).

Okay! So I am gearing up for my thesis this year, and while much of it remains a mystery, I do see CHIMPS IN SPACE in my near future. Here’s a watercolor sketch I did over the weekend. More pages to come… Toodle-oo!

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Mo’ Dice, Mo’ Problems

July 7, 2011 - Posted in Uncategorized - Permalink

Hey guys, I’m still trying to make little diary strips when I can. It’s hard these days, feeling a lack of structure or direction. Summer is going by much more quickly than I could have realized, and I must remember to make the most of it. Also who wants to play games with me, raise your hands?!

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Hold Me Closer, Tiny Comics

June 24, 2011 - Posted in Uncategorized - Permalink

Yes, I am currently listening to Elton John, and it is pumping me up!

If I write something here will you read it? Or will you skip right to the drawings? I’ve been living in San Francisco for about two weeks now. I started an internship at Viz Media, which is right near Fisherman’s Wharf, and I’m having a really good time there. I’m part of the online team, and I’ve been spending a lot of time doing image production for the tiny pictures that go on the website. I make the digital images of the covers of the graphic novels that get released each month. It’s a little tedious, but sometimes I get to make animated gifs! Did you know when you look at a website that somebody made every little picture on there? I want you to think of me next time you browse the web and see those tiny rectangles, and exclaim, Donna was doing that…! I also get to read all the manga I want! I will say now, that having read some Ranma 1/2 (about ten years too late) that I now understand where the Scott Pilgrim comics were coming from. I’m currently reading Miyazaki’s Nausicaa: Of the Valley of the Wind and it is truly beautiful, one of the greatest comics I’ve read. Okay, enough about my boring life! Read some comics about poop!

Shop Talk

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Living at Home

June 1, 2011 - Posted in Uncategorized - Permalink

Well, I’ve been back in California for about two weeks now, and I’ve been house sitting (literally just sitting in my house) while my parents are on vacation celebrating my mom’s birthday. So I’ve been spending a lot of time with our dog Cooper, watching Doctor Who with Joey, and tricking Chris into spending his weekends in Pleasanton. While I try to settle down over here and work out my summer schedule, I’ve decided to start making diary comics as many days as possible. So here are some updates:

 

Oh, and if you didn’t know, I recently put up my main website complete with a store and links to my portfolio and blog (with more plans in mind for the future). Check it out here, and let me know what you think!

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Store Announcement

April 28, 2011 - Posted in Uncategorized - Permalink

Hooray, I was finally able to fix my Paypal issues and set up a store to sell my comics. For now you can click on the “Store” tab at the top of this page, or click this link.

Thanks for your patience! In other news, I recently finished my latest comic Monster Handler, which is a 32-page comic with a color cover, and a limited edition screenprint which will soon be available for only $4.00! EDIT: Now available at the store!

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