Watusi’s Doghouse Funhouse

July 1, 2009March 21, 2017 | winter

I have a one page comic in Dale Martin’s new comic anthology Watusi’s Doghouse Funhouse. A description from Dale’s online store:

It’s 48 pages of all-ages fun, as Watusi the Talking Dog is joined by Doggie & Jilly, Thunderdawg!, Dapper and others. Featuring comics by Drew Boynton, Tom Cherry, Bill Hook, Matt Levin, Dale Martin, Ivan Martin, Mark Morehouse, Mike Sullivan, and JB Winter. With puzzles and a “complete your own comic” section inspired by Milt Gross. Hand-assembled with full-color cover.

The Zine Machine

June 1, 2009March 21, 2017 | winter

This month I came across the zine machine, a vending machine at the University of Iowa Library that has been converted to dispense zines. I’ve been a fan of the art-o-mat project for some time, so I was quite interested to see something like this. I’ve sent off some of my comics that should appear in the machine soon.

Anthologies coming soon

May 1, 2009March 21, 2017 | winter

Been working on a couple of stories for upcoming anthologies this month. Don’t worry, I’ll pass on more info when they are available.

Jumpman

April 1, 2009March 21, 2017 | winter

There’s a new free game you can download called Jumpman. It seems like a simple retro game, but has some great levels and twists. I was so impressed with it that I decided to create the game cover above just for kicks. Game creator Andrew McClure has graciously put my art on the ever expanding jumpman level database page.

True/False film fest 2009

March 7, 2009March 21, 2017 | winter

Director Darius Marder talks about his film Loot at the Macklanburg Theatre.

This year I was a volunteer for the local True/False film fest, which just took place last weekend. I was on the screening committee, so a few months ago I watched a bunch of documentary movies and gave them a critical eye. I spent a fair amount of time brushing up my writing skills by writing summaries of all the films I watched. Most of the films I screened didn’t make it into the fest, so I ended up watching way too many films during the fest last weekend.

My favorite film that I saw at the fest was Loot. It was a great movie to watch with an audience; funny, poignant, and unpredictable. To top it off, the Q & A afterward with the director was just as interesting as the movie.

Mission for Margaret

March 1, 2009March 21, 2017 | winter

This is a roller derby poster for the COMO Derby Dames. It was penciled by one of the roller girls and I was brought in to ink and color it. I don’t usually work off of pencils, or get the chance to do color, so this was quite the experiment.

Local story on Izzy

February 1, 2009April 25, 2021 | winter

The weekly Vox Magazine ran an article about Izzy and the 50 state jam this month. I thought the reporter did a good job with the story and even got interviews from a few of the contributing cartoonists including T. Motley, Tom Cherry, Jason Jam & Jason Reeves.

Mr. Moon

January 1, 2009March 21, 2017 | winter

This is a drawing I’ve done featuring Mr. Moon, the mascot of our local new year celebration called First Night Columbia. This year, local artist Dennis Murphy (the creator of Mr. Moon), asked some grade school kids to draw up some hat designs for Mr. Moon’s head. The designs were only on display for last night’s celebration, but I am one of several local artists who is writing up some feedback to give the kids at a later date. I thought I’d draw this image to go with my write up. Check out the Columbia Tribune story for more about the project.

Izzy Challenge sale

December 1, 2008March 21, 2017 | winter

For the month of December get the complete run of Izzy Challenge for $3.50. That includes Izzy Challenge #1 to #5, which is normally $5.00 in value. Go to the online shop to buy the collection.

Edible 24 hour comic

November 1, 2008March 4, 2018 | winter

I decided to make an edible comic for this year’s 24 hour comic day event put on by the Mid-Missouri Comics Collective. To make the comic I used edible food decorator pens to draw on 24 burrito sized tortillas. I took photos of the tortillas as I finished drawing them, and I used the tortillas to make quesadillas to feed the other 24 hour comic day participants.

Read the full comic: