Macho Man Memorial Comic: wi-fi explained

In 2004 I was hired to illustrate this really random comic for a really random tech magazine (whose name I can't remember) and whose really random protagonist was Macho Man Randy Savage, R.I.P.

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DW&WP: My comics-making process, part I

Over at the Drawing Words & Writing Pictures website, I have posted in detail about my work process, from thumbnails to final pencils. I'll follow up with inks in a while

The page I'm using as a sample is the first page of a four-page comic I've written about here a few times called "Hiram's Pantoum".
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All the art on my studio wall

A postcard announcing Joe Brainard's Nancy Book

Here's a gallery of all the postcards, photos, and drawings that currently adorn my studio wall. (It may take a while to load.)
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Tsuge Yoshiharu's Screw Style (postcard for NYC Garo exhibit)

character studies for "Drawn Onward"

Duane Michals' Things Are Queer (1973) mounted on foamcore for 99 Ways exhibit

preview page from Aristophane's Zabîme Sisters

Blutch's poster for Alain Resnais very odd film, Les Herbes Folles

a fun illustration I did for Drawing Words & Writing Pictures book 2

Aldara hones her fine motor skills at daycare, 2010.

Fantastic poster for a surely mediocre film

drawing by Lilli Dwyer, then age 10 or so.

post card of my "black page" drawing for a Laurence Sterne tribute/fundraiser project

Aldara at about 2

birthday card from Hiroshi and Irene

etching/aquatint by Jakob Klemencic

gocco print by Sean Bieri

birthday watercolor by Bishakh Som

Birthday drawing by Hilary Allison

postcard for re-issue of Keith Mayerson & Dennis Cooper's Horror Hospital

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Summer comics seminar at SVA

As usual, I will be offering my Saturday comics seminar class during summer semester, but this one's special: it's your last chance to take it with Tom Hart!

Independent Projects Seminar: Comics
This is one of my favorite classes because there's such a high amount of passion, engagement, and interaction among the whole group. The set up is very simple: Once a month on a Saturday (Jun 11, Jul 16, Aug 20) we meet from 11-5. During the first class we set goals for the semester and discuss working methods and time management strategies to help you move forge ahead. Over the next two meetings we follow each others progress, offer feedback, suggest strategies and solutions. During the second class we also have a guest artist so you can can yet another insiders view on the creative and professional life of a cartoonist.

Nick Abadzis (Laika) visited the class one day last semester

It's a great opportunity to get occasional feedback on a project you are working at on your own: graphic novel, short story, webcomic, whatever. We've had multiple repeat students in this class as it is well suited to artists who are basicaly working on their own but want to come in from the cold occasionally.

I wrote a blog post, from the teacher's point of view, about this class here.

You can find more info and register here.

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As I said above, Tom Hart, who developed this course with me and with whom I've co-taught it most semesters, is leaving NYC at the end of the summer. Why? To open up his own comics school! Please take a look at his website and fundraising video and consider helping The Sequential Artists Workshop get off the ground.
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