MORE abstract comics

heres a few little abstract comics. i did these the other day just as an exercise. i did actually start on an epic abstract comic too that should be around 24 pages or so.

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tell and show

heres an upcoming show ill be in this february! this is what the site says

Curated by Pete Stathis
In conjunction with The Free Library of Philadelphia’s One Book One Philadelphia 2010 series of events.

In recent years, the once sidelined subculture of comics has rocketed to a center-stage position in our bookstores, movie theaters, and popular consciousness. Come explore the power of this immediate and entertaining art form as some of Philadelphia’s finest cartoonists put their comics on display.

February 8–April 11, 2010
Reception, Friday Feb 12, 6-9pm
Green Line Cafe
4239 Baltimore Ave
Philadelphia PA 19104

go to the site here for more info on the other artists

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abstract comic

after doing some abstraction in the wastedlands strips as well as some pages of inhabitants i tried to a full on abstract comic page. this is it.

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Indypendent link

heres the illo i did for the indypendent in action

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the new issue of philly comix jam is online here i have a few panels including these 2 gems, one of santa shooting power ala' street fighter and the other of the abstract-y god government panel

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yeah dude

the upper decker

an upper decker is when you go to a party or a public restroom and you shit in the top part of the toilet where the mechanics are. this is just a all pencil sketchbook comic

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Art for the Indypendent

heres a small spot illustration i did for 'the indypendent' a free newspaper in new york. this was the first time since i finished college that i really had to do a standard illustration like that, the art director literally told me to draw a flower child hugging a nuclear plant, the flowers coming out were my 2 cents. took me no time at all to draw really, it was a fun little exercise. its for a book review the book Whole Earth Discipline: an Ecopragmatist Manifesto by Stewart Brand

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Creepy Show art!

i just got my art back from the creepy show at pterodactyl that was up october-november

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Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Fest

im lucky enough to have a table at this show saturday! ill be there with Ian Harker representing yeah dude comix, philly comix jam, and all good cartoonists from philadelphia! i will have a free book to hand out featuring pages from inhabitants, cmon man, wastedlands, and bootlegs 2!



The Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival

Saturday December 5th 2009: 11 AM - 7 PM
Our Lady of Consolation Church
184 Metropolitan Ave.
Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Free admission

Download the festival program here for a map and schedule.


The Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival consists of 3 components in 3 nearby locations in Williamsburg, Brooklyn:

-Over 50 exhibitors selling their zines, comics, books, prints and posters in a bustling market-style environment at Our Lady of Consolation Church, 184 Metropolitan Ave.
-Panel discussions and lectures by prominent artists, as well as an exhibition of vintage comic book artwork at Secret Project Robot, 128 River St.
-An evening of musical performances at DBA, 49 S. 2nd St.

In the cozy basement of Our Lady of Consolation Church (184 Metropolitan), exhibitors will display and sell their unique wares. Exhibitors include leading graphic book publisher Drawn & Quarterly of Montreal; famed French screenprint publisher Le Dernier Cri; artist's book publisher Nieves of Zurich, Switzerland; Italian art book publisher Corraini; master printer David Sandlin; and tons of individual artists and publishers from Brooklyn.

Featured guests include the renowned artists Gabrielle Bell, R. O. Blechman, Pakito Bolino, Charles Burns, Anya Davidson, Kim Deitch, C.F., Carlos Gonzales, Ben Katchor, Michael Kupperman, Mark Newgarden, Gary Panter, Ron Rege Jr., Peter Saul, Dash Shaw, R. Sikoryak, Jillian Tamaki, Adrian Tomine, and Lauren Weinstein, among others.

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Reaching the Outer Barrier

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Departing for adventure

Breaking the Dimensional Plane

bootlegged man-thing preview

preview for my next batch of bootlegged super hero comics.

WHOEVER KNOWS FEAR BURNS AT THE MAN-THINGS TOUCH!

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jam sketch

heres a jam sketch i did with sally bloodbath and matt wiegle at the richmond zine fest!

The Sighting

creepy show

you can see 2 out of 4 of my drawings i did for the creepy show at pterodactyl philadelphia thats up right now at their gallery slide show here

the show is up til the end of november and who knows when ill get around to scanning in the images, so go check it out!
3237 Amber St. Box 3 Fifth Floor North
Philadelphia, PA 19134

i'd also like to mention my books are for sale at molly's book store in the italian market
1010 S 9th St Philadelphia, PA 19147-4707

New Site! Yeah Dude Comics!

i re-designed my website! it now features a section called 'yeah dude' which is my start up comix distro. i got a bunch of comics from the best and brightest of the philly comix scene and now i'll be selling them at shows. as of now i dont have a webstore set up, but i will soon enough once i figure out how to do shipping rates... for now i'll be just selling them at shows. i have a possible show coming up in december in north philly as well as the brooklyn comics and graphic arts fest december 5th.

kittens and comics!

heres a little hype flyer i made for next weekend. ill be at the richmond zine fest as well as king con! also erin griffin of cavities comix wasnt able to make it and is replaced by matt wiegle of partyka!

Box Brown comic

i got immortalized this weekend at the byoty by the lovable philly cartoonist Box Brown. check it out here

B.Y.O.T.Y!

hey everyone! just letting you know tomorrow is the 'bring your own table yo!' book fair at little berlin, thrown by my fellow comix jammer beth heinly! not only will there be over 25 artists (including me of course!) selling comics, zines, books, art books, and artsy comic zine books, but it will be the grand opening of the little berlin library! first time in philly that there will be a library made for artists, by artists, with artist books! you can read more in this weeks citypaper article here

free admission too!

works update

hey everyone!
its been a while since i posted some art so i figure ill give you a sneak peak of one of the 4 comics on im working on right now! this is page 2 of a 4 page comic for the next issue of always comics anthology, this time around the theme is numbers. i decided to write a story about infinity and the idea that time has a definate end instead of being cyclical.

im also still chugging away at my comic inhabitants and im 25 out of 48 pages deep. once that is done it will have an accompanying art show and release party next spring. the next issue of philly comix jam tabloid anthology is in the works as well, also slated for spring. and also a giant (think kramers ergot) epic screenprinted comic entitled 'yeah dude' is almost ready to be inked, which im not sure the release of that will be... probably spring...

aside from comics i have art hanging up at pterodactyl philadelphia right now for their creepy show, hanging until november. i didnt manage to grab any scans before they got hung up, but ill make sure to post them on here when i get them back.

i also have a very exciting comics business venture coming up that i will unveil in the next month or so as well as starting on next years philly alternative comic con. i had an article about my class that im teaching about comics in the philly weekly a few weeks ago, so when im done with that a whole new batch of mini comic makers will be out in philly!

and if anyone didnt already know the philly comix scene is killin it right now! i feel like within the past year or so theres been a tremendous amount of meet and greet, networking, and overall unity between philly cartoonists making a sort of renaissance of alt comix thats going on right now! so i encourage everyone to go to your local xerox machine and make some comix!