Have a good holiday. And don't kill anyone with your big knife.

WHAT I'VE BEEN UP TO THIS PAST MONTH, AND WHAT I'M DOING NEXT MONDAY

I've been storyboarding. I've gotten so used to working in design, particularly on Genndy Tartakovsky's SYM-BIONIC TITAN (--yes, let's hear a round of applause for that phenomenal show), that it was a joy to be storyboarding again.







And it's kind of funny that I've gotten so much board work recently, as I'm about to teach a storyboarding for animation class at MoCCA! It's an honor, and a hell of a thrill, and I hope some of ya'll reading this will show up for my class. Here's the link to MoCCA's education program...check it out, yeah? They're offering some pretty interesting classes!

http://www.moccany.org/content/education

Please contribute, if you're at all able, to our beloved cat's medical bills.

THE REVIEWS ARE IN (AND ARE MOSTLY GOOD)

LUCKY IN LOVE, the graphic novel with a narrative by George Chieffet and pictures by me, has gotten some high praise. And if you can read Swedish, some moderate praise (but a large part of that is grumbling about the three year wait for Volume Two to be released---hey, I'm drawing as fast as I can, I swear!) Personally, I've been floored by the response of some of my friends and fellow artists. Folks like Bob Fingerman, Jackson Publick, Bill Wray, Shaun McLaughlin, Kevin Langley, Mark Zingerelli, Mark Newgarden and Kim Deitch (KIM DEITCH!) have been generous in their praise and support. Old chum Jamie Rich has been especially vocal about it, and you can read his review amongst the links I'll patch in below. My thanks to Jamie, and to all of the critics for their thoughtful reviews. Take a look, won't you? And if you've read the book, I'd love to hear your thoughts about it. And if you haven't read the book, read what these folks have to say, and think about picking it up. Okay?


http://confessions123.blogspot.com/2010/09/lucky-in-love-poor-mans-history-by.html
http://www.comicsreview.co.uk/nowreadthis/2010/10/07/lucky-in-love-book-1-a-poor-man%E2%80%99s-history/
http://serienytt.se/?p=1126
http://joshuamalbin.com/2010/10/lucky-in-love/
http://www.mania.com/lucky-love-review_article_125097.html

ART FOR SALE!

Go to the link provided below. If all goes well, it should bring you to the mdh Fine Arts Gallery page featuring my work. There's still pages of LUCKY IN LOVE for sale, as well as some of my work on BIZARRO, POPEYE THE SAILOR, SPONGEBOB, LOONEY TUNES, REN & STIMPY, DEXTER'S LAB and JOHNNY BRAVO.
The show ends today, if you're in the NYC area!

http://www.mdhfinearts.com/mdhfinearts11.asp?collectionID=628&

LOOK AT THIS

I used to draw this character!

GET LUCKY TODAY

LUCKY IN LOVE, VOLUME ONE is on sale at finer comic shops (and hopefully book shops) today. Times being what they are, I understand it's difficult to chose what and what not to purchase. But if you can spare the dough, I do hope you'll consider buying it, and then maybe sharing it with friends and family that can't so much spare the dough. My co-creator George and I would be much obliged, and beyond that, would very much like to hear your thoughts on the book.
Many thanks

THESE ARE NOT MY HANDS

A Fantagraphics Books staffer checks out the interiors of LUCKY IN LOVE, VOLUME ONE.