SPX! I’ll be there! This weekend! In Bethesda, MD!
I’ll be exhibiting with One Percent Press. Those fellows make some of the best mini comics in the galaxy. I’ll have a bunch of my own mini comics (including the Feral Pizza mini comic which I have, so far, only sold at one convention in another country), NEW SHIRTS (screen printed by hand by YOURS TRULY), original art and other little goodies.
The new shirts, pictured above, will come in a variety of sizes and colors. They look good on both boys and girls and will automatically make anyone who is wearing one the coolest person in the state or province.
First, new illustrations for Picture Book Report!
You can read more about the illustrations over here! Next on the agenda: ANNOUNCING WINNERS of The 2010 International Beard & Mustache Illustration Championship Competition!
It was a super tough contest to judge. So many great entries! After lots of meticulous beard stroking and mustache curling, I’ve chosen a winner and two honorable mentions.
The winner: Irma Kniivila! Here’s her winning entry.
Honorable mentions: Ned Hugar! (his entry is here) and David Pemberton! (his entry here)
Congratulations! Winners, email me your mailing address asap! I’ve got prizes for you! And THANK YOU to everyone that entered! It was an enormous amount of fun to see so many great beards and mustaches!
Next item on the agenda: I drew some naked people!
I went figure drawing with my friend Jenny a few nights ago. I used to do this every week but haven’t gone in a few years. It was so fun! I want to get back into the habit of doing it every week. Anyways, here are a few of the pictures I drew. Straight to ink! Pencils are for chumps!
Last thing I want to mention: I will be exhibiting at SPX! It’s coming up soon! About two weeks from now! In Bethesda, MD! September 11th & 12th! I’ll talk more about it as we get closer to the dates! And heck, while I’m on the topic of conventions, I’ll be at Canzine in Toronto too! That’s in October!
A new Feral Pizza cartoon for you to enjoy! Click the image to see a larger version.
You’ve still got just over a week to get your drawings in for The 2010 International Beard & Mustache Illustration Championship Competition! Details are here! Thanks to everyone that has been reblogging, retweeting, or sharing Feral Pizza! You guys are so cool.
What!? A weekend Feral Pizza update!? INSANITY.
I’m planning to start doing more than one Feral Pizza cartoon a week. We’ll see how it goes. I hope you’re excited. I’ve set up an official tumblr feed for Feral Pizza, for all you people that like to enjoy things on tumblr. Reblog!
Hey! Don’t forget about The 2010 International Beard & Mustache Illustration Championship Competition! You’ve still got loads of time to draw something for it, but don’t dilly dally! Some really incredible drawings have already been submitted!
First, here is this week’s Feral Pizza cartoon (click to enlarge)…
And on that note, I’m holding another CONTEST! A couple weeks ago I was contacted by the publishing company Lark Crafts. They said they had noticed my “exhibited affection for mustaches” and asked if I’d like a free copy of a new book that they’re publishing, Stache: Frivolous Facts & Fancies About That Space Between the Nose and Lip (by Terry Taylor). I of course said yes! They then asked if I’d like an extra copy to give away on my blog. To which I of course also said yes. And so, ladies and gentleman. Boys and girls. Wizards and jet-pack guys. I present to you The 2010 International Beard & Mustache Illustration Championship Competition.
WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO: To enter the contest you must simply draw a picture of someone with a beard or mustache. Post your drawing in the comment section of this very post. If you’re reading this via a reader or on livejournal or tumblr, please be sure to click through to my actual blog to post your drawing.
HOW DO I WIN: I won’t simply be picking the most attractive drawing. I want everyone to have a shot at this. I’m going to be looking for creativity! I want to see some TOTALLY WILD beards and mustaches! Make me laugh! Make me fall out of my chair in awe of the facial hair you’ve dreamed up!
THE PRIZE: One brand spanking new paperback copy of Terry Taylor’s Stache: Frivolous Facts & Fancies About That Space Between the Nose and Lip from Lark Crafts. I have not yet had a chance to sit down and read this book, but let me tell you: it is a NICE looking book. Plus it comes with mustache stickers. And some of the text and image on the cover are soft and fuzzy. This is a fancy book for a fan of fancy mustaches. I will also pick a couple honorable mentions who will receive print copies of my world famous mini comic Are You Man Enough?.
DEADLINE: The end of the day WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2010. That’s just over two weeks away from the date this was posted! So much time to draw!
READY SET GO! And spread the word!
If you’ve got any questions at all, don’t hesitate to ask!
This week’s Feral Pizza goes out to my old friend Mike Stevens!
Working on illustrations and commissions. Fun times!
When my dear pals Vicki Nerino and Britt Wilson were here visiting last month we were all interviewed by Brendan Ninness for his awesome illustration blog, Accordion Face. Check it out! But be warned, some of the images he used with the interview are definitely not for kids or safe for work.
And hey, in case you were in a coma the last few weeks and just woke up: I’m doing weekly comics over here!
A new Feral Pizza comic for you!
I may or may not continue posting the comics on this blog. I haven’t decided quite yet. I did manage to get an rss feed set up for the Feral Pizza website. We’ll see what happens I guess!
In other news, I’m going to have some stuff in a big benefit/art show/rock show/costume party here in Syracuse soon. If you’re in the area, swing by Spark Contemporary Art Space on the 30th. The gallery opens at 1:00 pm and bands start playing at 7:00 pm. More info can be found here!
Yesterday I very quietly launched a little project. An experiment! Ladies and gentleman, I present to you FERAL PIZZA.
I’m going to take a stab at doing weekly cartoons or short comics. I’ve been thinking about doing something like this for a while. Earlier this year I made that Feral Pizza mini comic for TCAF and I felt pretty good about it. So I’m going to stick with that title and try to build on the sort of stuff I was doing in that mini. I’m going to give it a shot! If I’m still having fun with it after a while, maybe I’ll start doing it more than once a week. We’ll see how it goes!
The archives include everything that was in the original Feral Pizza mini comic as well as a few older strips. The older strips are basically a small “best of” collection from when I was doing daily comics back in the dark ages (like five years ago).
I don’t currently have an RSS feed set up for the Feral Pizza site because I’ve no idea how to do such a thing. But I’m going to be cross-posting the strip here on this blog each week for now, so you can add this to your reader if you’d like. This blog is also mirrored on my livejournal and on my tumblr, so you know, whatever works for you!
UPDATE: I set up an RSS feed! Check out the little buttons down at the bottom of the Feral Pizza page! Hopefully they work!
Enjoy! And please spread the word!
My latest contribution to Picture Book Report! Read more about it over here.
