MoCCA Jews

Ha ha...I was looking on the internet for new reviews of my comic, and I stumbled on a Flickr photo set of "Jews at Mocca Fest 2009". I was giving away my "Matzoh Party" print with the purchase of two books, so I guess that gave me away. See all the jews by clicking here.

Ducks On The Pond

In an effort to be completely out of my element (i.e., anything requiring physical dexterity), I'm sort of art-directing a book on weird baseball phrases. It's been a lot of work, but fun to be in contact with a lot of great artists whose work I love. We finally got all of the illustrations for the proposal in, so now I'm just waiting to see if a publisher is interested.

I did a cover piece that I may have posted a while back for the phrase "Ducks on the Pond" (also the title of the book). It ended up looking like a childrens book cover, so I redid it (still looks like a childrens book cover, but that's my style!). In an effort to relieve the tedium of posting reviews of the Old Man WInter comic, I present to you, Ducks On The Pond:

Review in Bookgasm

A pleasant review of "Old Man Winter & Other Sordid Tales" by Rod Lott at Bookgasm.com (click to read it).

Chris Terry from D.I.Y. Punk magazine Razorcake also wrote a positive review, but it hasn't been published yet so I don't have a link.

I've started writing a new comic that I'm very excited about. It's sort of forming itself based on a loose framework I've set up. I'll tell you about it as it develops.

R.I.P. Michael Jackson

I remember vividly when the "Thriller" video first aired (all 14 minutes of it!) in '83. I watched it in my mom's room and was blown away by how awesome it was. I thought the album cover with Michael cuddling a baby tiger was a little weird (I had no idea what was coming!), but there was no denying the power of the music.

Yes, he got progressively more bizarre, but considering his childhood it's not all that surprising. Regardless, his work with Jackson 5 and albums from the eighties were undeniably amazing. A lady in the laundromat and I were wondering what would become of his kids this morning. I'm sure they're well provided for. I just hope they come out of all this somewhat emotionally stable.

Speaking of kids, Karen took the gender test this morning, and it indicated a boy. I don't think she believes the test (and it could be skewed due to her own hormone imbalance). I'll be happy with either sex, but I've warned K that a baby boy would skew the household to a male majority (including our cat & dog), meaning I can leave the toilet seat up.

Interview in Pulse

Wow, how boring is it that I just keep posting reviews? Well...here's an INTERVIEW to break things up!

Just kidding. I mean, not really...you can read the interview with Jennifer Contino of Pulse by clicking here.

I just finished a major project, so I'll have time to post (possibly) more interesting stuff in the coming week. For starters, Karen bought some new-fangled tester thingy that tells you the sex of your baby way earlier than the hospital will (we're not supposed to find out for another three weeks). It's around 85% accurate. I made her wait until tomorrow to pee on the stick because I had to work at Utrecht today. So, tune in tomorrow for whether we'll be calling HIM "Cosby" or HER "Cosby". Actually, I'm probably the only one who will call him/her "Cosby".

"Review" in Comics And...Other Imaginary Tales

Not a review, per se, but more of an extremely short discussion about whether or not they might like my comic (click to read it). I'm sending them a review copy to help them decide!

I've been trying to get my comic reviewed in animal-welfare/vegetarian/vegan themed publications as well, and Sienna Blake from Vegan Voice was kind enough to rack up an undoubtedly large phone bill (they're based in Australia) to interview me for a feature in her magazine. Thanks, Sienna!

Review in Comixtreme

Oops, I lied in that last post...there was actually a good review in between the two bad ones. I just forgot to post it. So, here's Andrea Speed's review on Comixtreme (click to read it). Now I don't feel quite as bad...thanks, Andrea.