26 January 2012 - Benign Kingdom

ust launched the Kickstarter project for another big project I'm involved in: Benign Kingdom. Yuko Ota, Becky Dreistadt, KC Green, and myself are printing four art books, one hardcover collection of the set, and laying the foundation for a legitimate publishing company with Plans For The Future. We're working with George on this project, and wouldn't be able to do it without him... The very same George without whom the current Rice Boy book and the future Order of Tales one-volume book would not be realities. The Kickstarter has gone EXCEPTIONALLY WELL in the first day, but it'll be open for pledges for a full 30 days! We appreciate your help and support!

Nailed down a few more plans for 2012 appearances! I'll be at TCAF in Toronto, ON on May 5 and 6. If you listen to much of what I and other independent comic people say, you have heard that this is one of the best conventions that there is, and that there possibly could be: well-run, full of great artists, right in the middle of downtown Toronto, and free to attend. The guest list this year is pretty exciting too... The rest of the exhibitors are listed here.

After Yuko and Ananth's super-crowded and successful book release party at Bergen Street Comics in Brooklyn a couple weeks back, we've nailed down a book release party for the one-volume Order of Tales book at that same location. I am VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS and will TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT SOON.

5 January 2012 - 2012 Projects!

his week, The Exquisite Beast, a new project by Yuko Ota and myself, launched! There's a description of the game plan on that site, and it'll be updating twice a week. Evolutionary theory is something that is really important and fascinating to me, so this will be a really great way to deal with that idea visually. I'm also using it as an excuse to get good at ink washes!

Other things by other people are on the horizon also: Yuko and Ananth of Johnny Wander are having a book release party in Brooklyn on January 13th! Becky and Frank just launched Capture Creatures! I will take Literally Any Excuse to see more of Becky's art, and this happens to be a Very Cool Excuse! Cautionary Fables and Fairy Tales is almost funded: an anthology book featuring many webcomics artists you may have heard of. I'm involved in that book in an as-yet-unannounced capacity. And ONE OTHER THING that I have been trying real hard not to blurt out for a while now. You'll be hearing about that soon.

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