Angst Man & Updates

Hey all! Here are a couple illustrations I recently did for an animation project pitch a couple friends are putting together. It's the story of "Angst Man," a 90s superhero throwback, and his beleaguered former sidekick with whom he moves in. It's a fun concept, and served as a nice little break from a lot of the other comics stuff I've been busy working on this last little while.





In other news: Its already been some time since, but TCAF was a total blast! It was awesome selling some comics, and seeing and catching up with old friends (and some new ones too!). My buddy Beth - who has been a wayyyy more prolific blogger than I've been as of late - did a kickass write-up about it over here. You can also read a brief interview I did for the Torontoist at the show over here.

Also! Cartoon College is finally out, and has begun screening at festivals! I haven't seen it myself yet, but the people I know who have have had nothing but good things to say about it. Which is pretty exciting stuff! I'll try to keep this blog updated as things continue to develop, but in the meanwhile you can follow it on facebook and see if it's going to be screening anywhere near you!

TCAF 2012

 
Sort of last minute, but I'm going to be at TCAF this Saturday and Sunday! I'll be tabling with Laura Terry and Jon Chad, and will have a mini preview version of "Darcy Cheyne: Werewolf Hunter" for sale. So if you happen to be in Toronto this weekend, come check us out!

Why Does it Always Rain On Me?

Hey Internet, sorry I have been a bad blogger as of late! I've been super busy drawing things, which has left me with a bit less time for updating this old thing than I've had previously. Here's a quick preview of what I've been up to, though! An early spread from the graphic novel I've been working on. Who is that guy chopping up those onions? Who is that mysterious hooded figure breaking into that house? Is something going on? Is there gonna be murder? Only time will tell! (And as always, click to view bigger)

Spring = Sketchbooks!

The Nose That Dripped Blood...

More backing board sketches, except this time with colour. 'Cause why not! Click the image if you want to view it bigger. I'm busy getting over a cold right now, so I don't have too much to report (outside of things gross and mucus-related, natch). For those less interested in news of that nature, however, you can busy yourself by checking out the new trailer for the upcoming Cartoon College documentary! I'm gonna appear in it, and also did a bit of work for it, don'tcha know.

Pancake Prevarication

I realize it's been awhile since I've put a full comic up on ye ol' blog-o-tron, so I figured why not rectify that, even if it is only a two-pager. This comic was originally done for the anthology Lies Grown-Ups Told Me, which is a pretty solid collection of comics if I do say so myself. As always, click the pages to view larger.

Hard Candy Christmas

Happy Holidays everyone. Did this drawing in honor of the season. It's Generic Holiday Claus, perched atop his Level 5 mount, preparing to rain both terror and merriment in equal measure on all the children of the world. While I don't actually celebrate Christmas, I appreciate the veneer of it. Outside the commercial and religious aspects, I think the atmosphere is actually kind of nice. Besides, it's hard not to get behind a time of the year that encourages you to spend time with your family and be nice to people, especially when it's so dang cold outside.

So Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah, Joyous Kwanza, Happy Solstice, and all those things! And remember - without mass market holidays, our economy would collapse! See you in the New Year. Stay classy.