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Post Number 276

2012-01-26T11:18:00.010-05:00

A drawing for The New Yorker about Newt Gingrich and his admiration for Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey. Read the article here. Thanks, Nick!

Post Number 275

2012-01-25T10:03:00.002-05:00

Here's a tiny dollar I drew for Bloomberg View. Read the article here, and thanks a lot to Gary and Phil!

Post Number 275

2012-01-24T03:27:00.007-05:00

What's In The Backpack? Page 21 of my space adventure comic is up! Exciting things are happening! Check it out so far! And keep checking every Tuesday for a new page!

Also, here is a link to a Green Lantern comic I did for Vice.

Post Number 274

2012-01-22T14:38:00.008-05:00

J. D. Salinger and Roald Dahl

Post Number 273

2012-01-17T02:51:00.002-05:00

Post Number 272

2012-01-11T14:07:00.004-05:00

Hergé and Cormac McCarthy

Post Number 271

2012-01-10T01:18:00.002-05:00

Here are a few portraits from an upcoming project

Post Number 270

2012-01-06T02:23:00.005-05:00

Charles Bukowski and H. A. Rey

Post Number 269

2011-12-31T15:43:00.002-05:00

Post Number 268

2011-12-26T14:08:00.005-05:00

Here is the cover I drew for Maisonneuve's Winter Issue, check it out here.

Post Number 267

2011-12-23T18:27:00.003-05:00

This is a comic I drew called Understanding; click to make it larger. It is one of the new comics in SOMETHING BIG, available on the sidebar Comic Shop.

Post Number 266

2011-12-19T21:25:00.004-05:00

Here's a drawing I did for Bloomberg View today, click here to read the article. Thanks, Phil!

Post Number 265

2011-12-13T22:11:00.002-05:00

Post Number 264

2011-12-12T16:30:00.006-05:00

Here's a comic I did about a guy named Taco Head; click to enlarge it.

Post Number 263

2011-12-05T22:25:00.003-05:00

Post Number 262

2011-12-01T13:02:00.001-05:00

The Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival is happening this Saturday and I made a new book compiling my most recent comics, called SOMETHING BIG. My pal J.T. Yost and I will be sharing a table, so come by and check everything out! There's gonna be tons of neat stuff there! It will rock! Anyways, here is the cover of the new comic:

They are ten dollars, 48 pages, perfect bound, and will be available to buy on the Comic Shop sidebar after this weekend.

Post Number 261

2011-11-26T06:03:00.000-05:00

These are a few drawings I did for a set of articles on today's Op-Ed page in the NY Times. Read the articles here and here. I am always really psyched drawing spots for the page and am happy the AD went with that idea. Thanks, Matt!

Post Number 260

2011-11-23T17:40:00.004-05:00

Post Number 259

2011-11-20T16:52:00.002-05:00

Post Number 258

2011-11-15T09:06:00.001-05:00

A new drawing I did for Bloomberg View, about offshoring US jobs. Click here to read the article, and thanks to Phil for the fun assignment!

Post Number 257

2011-11-11T08:53:00.006-05:00

Here are a few of the drawings I did in the past two weeks while visiting Moscow. Lenin's Mausoleum, The Kremlin, ballet dancers at the Bolshoi, the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, and the conductor doing his thing.

Post Number 256

2011-11-08T09:54:00.000-05:00

This is a comic I drew for my pal Josh Bayer's comic Suspect Device #2. Issue one dealt with different artists reinterpreting panels of Nancy, issue two is with Garfield. The issue is looking really awesome so far! It comes out soon, and you can check out issue number one here.

Post Number 255

2011-11-04T13:05:00.002-04:00

A drawing I did for the Covered blog today, from an old Dick Tracy collection

Post Number 254

2011-10-28T11:23:00.003-04:00

Here's an illustration I did for The Diner Journal. My pal Jason also has a cool drawing in the issue too, so check it out.

Post Number 253

2011-10-24T09:17:00.003-04:00

This is a comic I finished recently. In other multi-paneled drawing news, my comic Big Empty Space was included as a notable comic in the Best American Comics 2011 Anthology. Thanks to Matt Madden and Jessica Abel for including me in the book!
The comic Small Victories collects most of the work from Big Empty Space, which is out of print, and you can get your own copy at the "Comic Shop" on the sidebar of this blog .

Post Number 252

2011-10-17T03:28:00.003-04:00

Pretty much copied from Goya's cartoon Boys Climbing a Tree

Post Number 251

2011-10-12T18:39:00.006-04:00

Here is an illustration and some of the spots I did for Maisonneuve about the Orwellian nature of social networking sites, read the article here.

Post Number 250

2011-10-09T21:30:00.000-04:00

Post Number 249

2011-10-07T20:57:00.002-04:00

Post Number 248

2011-10-03T19:40:00.003-04:00

Here's an unused illustration about Facebook Likes that I really, uh, liked.

Post Number 247

2011-09-30T14:55:00.003-04:00

Click here to bid on my drawing of Philip K. Dick's book Second Variety that is up for auction as part of a benefit for Dylan Williams and Sparkplug Comics. There are also lots of other great pieces to bid on here, and it's really for a good cause, so check them out!

Post Number 246

2011-09-21T14:25:00.007-04:00

These are the next two pages of my space adventure webcomic, What's In The Backpack. It got a nice mention on the Drawn blog, here and on the Fantagraphics blog as well here.

Keep following the space adventure here.

Post Number 245

2011-09-17T13:35:00.009-04:00

Here's the cover for the new issue of the newsprint comic anthology Smoke Signal, drawn by John Severin, and watercolored by me. I rarely color other people's work, and being able to work on this cover was pretty cool, considering John Severin is basically a living comics legend. You can pick up a copy at Desert Island comic shop
The Fantagraphics blog made a nice post about the new issue, read it here.

Post Number 244

2011-09-14T10:07:00.000-04:00

This is a drawing I did for Bloomberg View, about how both Obama and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard "face daunting levels of opposition from cynical foes out to derail their every effort." Click here to read the article. Thanks to Gary for the mid-afternoon drawing frenzy!

Post Number 243

2011-09-12T13:17:00.005-04:00

Here's a drawing of Albert Brooks and Julie Hagerty I did for this week's New Yorker accompanying a piece about the movie Lost in America, directed by Albert Brooks. It plays at BAM on September 16th. Thanks, Jordan!

Post Number 242

2011-09-11T23:13:00.007-04:00

Post Number 241

2011-09-06T22:28:00.003-04:00

So I decided to start a space adventure web comic called What's In The Backpack. You can follow it here, and I will post a new page there every Tuesday. Above is the is the first page. Stay tuned!

Post Number 240

2011-09-02T11:19:00.006-04:00

Here are two movie related pieces I finished recently: A drawing for the DVD of Daddy Longlegs, directed by Josh and Benny Safdie, and a drawing for the poster of Any Day Now, directed by Matt Jay.

Post Number 239

2011-08-31T13:51:00.005-04:00

The watercolor part of an unpublished New Yorker drawing for the Sam Fuller movie House of Bamboo. Thanks to Jordan for an excuse to re-watch a movie by one of my favorite directors!

Post Number 238

2011-08-27T13:15:00.004-04:00

Post Number 237

2011-08-19T14:40:00.006-04:00

Oh man, oh man! The final issue of MOME is out, and I have a comic in it! Thanks very much to Eric Renyolds for fitting me into this last, monster issue! Get it here! Exclamation points!!!
And here is a very nice post about my work on the Fantagraphics blog!

Post Number 236

2011-08-15T10:57:00.012-04:00

A self portrait, and if you are interested, a funny profile of me on the OC blog where I have been doing weekly-ish comic strips.

Post Number 235

2011-08-10T11:11:00.007-04:00

Here's the second Question of The Week comic strip, check the OC blog for weekly updates.

Post Number 234

2011-08-09T23:24:00.004-04:00

Post Number 233

2011-08-03T23:55:00.009-04:00

Here is a drawing for Bloomberg View, about how Obama and Boehner have lost their authority in all this debt deal mess. Click here to read the article. And thanks again to Gary for the assignment! Also, the Little Guy comic I did is out in the new issue of Yeti, along with cool drawings by Marcellus Hall and a cool interview with Brian Chippendale. You can get your copy here.

Post Number 232

2011-07-29T10:31:00.003-04:00

This is the first comic for a strip I am doing for the Opening Ceremony blog, called Question of The Week. Check it out on the blog here.

Post Number 231

2011-07-24T10:19:00.004-04:00

A new piece for The NY Times Sunday Review, about how cyclists in the Tour De France might finally be starting to leave doping behind. You can read the article here. This was drawn on Friday, when it was 103° outside, so thanks to Alexandra for a great reason to stay inside all day!

Post Number 230

2011-07-18T18:19:00.005-04:00

Post Number 229

2011-07-12T18:14:00.009-04:00

Here's a drawing of Cary Grant I did for The Believer. Also, check out Gabrielle Bell's daily comic with me and Jason Polan guest starring! Yesssss

Post Number 228

2011-07-11T11:30:00.001-04:00

This is a drawing I did for Bloomberg View, about how messed up airport security can be; click here to read the article. And thanks a lot to Gary for going with this fun idea!

Post Number 227

2011-07-05T15:27:00.005-04:00

Here is a piece I made for this show. All the work is in tribute to one of the films of Akira Kurosawa, the film I drew from was I Live In Fear.

Post Number 226

2011-07-02T16:20:00.005-04:00

Click to enlarge

Post Number 225

2011-06-28T08:16:00.004-04:00

Here's a drawing I did for today's NY Times Op-Ed page, thanks very much to Alexandra for the assignment and great design. Read the article here.

Post Number 224

2011-06-24T15:28:00.006-04:00

This is a drawing I did for Utne Reader, for a piece called The Vanishing, about a young writer disappearing in the 1920s, by Paul Collins. Thanks to Stephanie for the fun assignment!

Post Number 224

2011-06-22T01:17:00.005-04:00

I just read an incredible comic by Katsuhiro Otomo, the guy who did Akira, called Domu. It is one of the best comics I've ever read, definitely! Here is a link to read it online, it's kind of difficult to get a hard copy of it..

Post Number 223

2011-06-17T01:02:00.003-04:00

Here are some pieces I did for the new issue of Port magazine, about the Pioneer 10 space probe, the way the brain works, and po'boys. There is also an interview with David Remnick in the issue, and I think it is the first magazine interview he's done, which is pretty cool. Thanks to Kuchar for the great assignment!

Post Number 222

2011-06-15T22:01:00.010-04:00

I drew a bunch of my friend Jason's tiny plastic toys while I was hanging out at his show today. Click to enlarge!

Post Number 221

2011-06-11T19:11:00.006-04:00

My favorite illustrator, Tomi Ungerer, was signing books at the Phaidon bookstore and Books of Wonder today, so I went to both places listen to and draw him. Oh man, he is so awesome!

Post Number 220

2011-06-01T13:08:00.001-04:00

Post Number 219

2011-05-28T12:57:00.003-04:00

Also, here is a review of my comic Small Victories by Hayley Campbell, for The Comics Journal. You can buy the comic on the sidebar Comic Shop.

Post Number 218

2011-05-25T15:15:00.004-04:00

Post Number 217

2011-05-17T16:01:00.006-04:00

Here's a page from a comic I made for the new issue of Cest Bon; click here to read the whole comic.

Post Number 216

2011-05-16T20:08:00.001-04:00

Post Number 215

2011-05-10T13:59:00.002-04:00

Post Number 214

2011-05-04T02:17:00.013-04:00

This is a short comic I drew for a friend's zine. Also, I just learned that Oh Man will be in the final issue of Mome, which I am really psyched about! Thanks very much to Eric Reynolds for that.

Post Number 213

2011-05-02T15:20:00.005-04:00

A new piece for Plansponsor Magazine, about saying the wrong things. Zohar Lazar also had a pretty awesome piece in the issue. Thanks very much to SooJin for the fun assignment!

Post Number 212

2011-04-28T13:20:00.006-04:00

Here's a comic I drew about a rat boy

Post Number 211

2011-04-27T14:08:00.005-04:00

This is a drawing I did for an amusingly obscene story at Vanishing New York, read the piece here.

Post Number 210

2011-04-26T09:20:00.008-04:00

Lots and lots of great W.C. Fields movies playing in the next few weeks. Also, here is a small thing about my comics on the Poetry Magazine blog, Harriet.

Post Number 209

2011-04-19T14:57:00.003-04:00

Post Number 208

2011-04-14T23:20:00.003-04:00

Another babe, from an unpublished drawing for The New Yorker

Post Number 207

2011-04-07T18:14:00.006-04:00

Alright! Girls and beer! Also, MoCCA is this weekend! I'll be sharing a table with JT again, and it's gonna be great! Come by! Say hello! We're at table B8!

Post Number 206

2011-04-02T14:37:00.001-04:00

Here's the cover to this month's Poetry Magazine, thanks to Alex Knowlton at Winterhouse Studio! Poetry Magazine has a great gallery of their covers, including work from Marcel Dzama, Ralph Steadman, Gary Baseman and Vivienne Flesher. Check them all out here, including my pal Genevieve's cover from January, it's pretty awesome

Post Number 205

2011-03-21T15:01:00.003-04:00

Post Number 204

2011-03-18T18:32:00.006-04:00

Got some neat comics at Desert Island today. Also, got hit in the face with a basketball.

Post Number 203

2011-03-16T16:03:00.003-04:00

Post Number 202

2011-03-14T01:10:00.000-04:00

Post Number 201

2011-03-09T23:29:00.002-05:00

Yes, this really happened

Post Number 200

2011-03-06T16:48:00.002-05:00

Post Number 199

2011-03-03T02:10:00.007-05:00

Here are some drawings of actors that have been in movies with Robert Mitchum, for the March/April issue of The Believer, the Film Issue. The drawing in the middle is of Jane Russell, who sadly, just passed away.

Post Number 198

2011-03-02T13:32:00.008-05:00

An old, unpublished drawing for The New York Times

Post Number 197

2011-02-27T14:11:00.003-05:00

Post Number 196

2011-02-21T15:53:00.003-05:00

This is a comic I drew for the new issue of Rabid Rabbit, which is a collaboration issue with artists from Cest Bon as well. It should be awesome, I think it comes out for Mocca this year.

Post Number 195

2011-02-14T22:09:00.001-05:00

Here's a comic Jason and I drew today

Post Number 194

2011-02-09T21:17:00.017-05:00

Just finished a 22 page comic about a little guy. Below is the first page, and this is the link to the full comic.

Post Number 193

2011-02-07T17:38:00.004-05:00

Here's a watercolor I did for the Covered blog, from an old House of Mystery cover. Also, I went to the Denys Wortman show at the Museum of the City of New York and it was really funny and great, check it out if you can. The Timescapes movie they have at the museum is always a lot of fun to watch, too.

Post Number 192

2011-01-30T23:57:00.004-05:00

Here are three drawings of film stars for February's issue of The Believer. Robert Ryan in Crossfire, Loretta Young in Rachel and the Stranger, and Kirk Douglas in Out of the Past. The issue has a really cool comics section, including a funny one by Lisa Hanawalt, and awesome little drawings throughout the issue by Charles Burns, Tony Millionare and, oh yeah, cool guy Jason Polan.

Post Number 191

2011-01-24T13:47:00.007-05:00

And if you want to check them out, a short post on Meathaus blog about my drawings here and comics for Cest Bon here.

Post Number 190

2011-01-17T13:02:00.003-05:00

Had a cheeseburger at Five Guys yesterday, that was a good call. Also, here is a nice post about my work on The Beat comics blog.

Post Number 189

2011-01-09T19:11:00.005-05:00

These are a few of the spots I did for the Winter issue of Maisonneuve, about tourism in Canada. I've only been to Montreal, but don't worry, it isn't as dangerous as it looks in these drawings! Click on them to enlarge

Post Number 188

2011-01-05T14:18:00.008-05:00

Post Number 187

2011-01-03T21:19:00.007-05:00

Here is a drawing I did for the review of the documentary The Pat Tillman Story in this week's New Yorker. Pat Tillman gave up a contract to play football with the Arizona Cardinals to enlist in the army, and was then killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan. The government tried to cover up his death by saying he was killed while fighting off a Taliban attack, and use his unfortunate death as propaganda. The review says that one of the more memorable moments in the movie is when one of Pat's brothers, Richard, publicly responds to religious pieties with the words "He's not with God. He's fucking dead." The movie is playing at BAM starting on January 6th.

Post Number 186

2011-01-02T14:15:00.006-05:00

Click on the square above to see some mediocre, choppy animation I just made

Post Number 185

2010-12-22T20:35:00.006-05:00

Post Number 184

2010-12-20T18:58:00.003-05:00

Post Number 183

2010-12-19T21:33:00.003-05:00

Post Number 182

2010-12-18T09:30:00.004-05:00

Post Number 181

2010-12-16T13:49:00.002-05:00

Post Number 180

2010-12-14T17:16:00.004-05:00

First snowball of the season!

Post Number 179

2010-12-13T12:56:00.008-05:00

Here is a four page comic, maybe to be continued?