Sep
14
2014
Here’s my contribution to the wonderful Think of a City collaborative project. The idea behind the project is that each artist participating draws a cityscape or scene that takes place in a city with his or her contribution containing one drawn element and one color from the previous artist’s submission. There’s some pretty amazing artwork …
Jan
02
2014
(On my drafting table, Jan 1, 2014: half-penciled Oyster War page 110.) Here’re a few parting thoughts on 2013: Oyster War The bad: I’d vowed this time last year to have Oyster War wrapped up in 2013. That didn’t happen. I am though, fairly close. I just posted the last page of Chapter 9, all …
Oct
31
2013
I’m honored to have Oyster War make the 2013 Best American Comics Notable Comics of 2013 list. The full list is here and even a cursory glance should give you an idea of what tremendous company I’m in. More generally, though, I’m really glad to see so many webcomics on the list. I’ve had …
Jul
22
2013
Well, I’ve returned from San Diego Comic-Con and I’m starting to get back settled in. As you probably know, Oyster War didn’t win the Best Digital Comic Eisner Award, but I had a blast at the show nonetheless and I’m really, really glad I made the trek. Here’re a few thoughts: San Diego – I …
Apr
17
2013
Shock and awe! I’m incredibly honored–and more than a little bit surprised, given the incredible volume of amazing comics currently being published directly to the web–to have Oyster War be nominated for a 2013 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award in the category of Best Digital Comic. You can read the whole list of 2013 nominees …
Apr
15
2013
Last week I was interviewed on the Comics Coast to Coast podcast. I discuss Oyster War, fantasy and historical fiction, coloring, my (possible) next project and more. Listen here.
Nov
20
2012
Yeah, that’s right: GoComics.com, the home of Peanuts, Garfield, Calvin & Hobbes, Fox Trot, Cul de Sac, and many, many more amazing comics is now syndicating Oyster War online, starting from the beginning. If you have a GoC0mics account, please pop in and say Hi! And, don’t worry… If you’ve been following Oyster War at …
Nov
07
2012
I’ve never been a very confident drawer or designer of female comics characters and I’ve always struggled with them. One of the main characters in Oyster War, Lourdes, is a design that I’ve gotten less and less happy with as the story goes on and I’ve pretty much decided to re-design her head/face and redraw …
Jul
11
2012
That’s right: this week only you can get this great-looking Oyster War t-shirt at Comic Strip Tees. If you don’t know Comic Strip Tees, it’s a really great project that started on Kickstarter and since getting funded, has been offering one t-shirt a week, each one designed by a cartoonist. Here’s the Oyster War design, …
Jul
02
2012
Did you know that, starting this summer, you can read my webcomic, Oyster War, as well as five other great comics all at one place? Yep, right here: So, what’s there besides Oyster War? Check it: Muscles Diablo by Pat Lewis Ultra Lass by Rob Ullman Rashy Rabbit by Josh Latta Ninjasaur by Jason Horn …
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