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Page 5 of 8: Spooking an old horse didn’t seem like such a stupid idea when I was six. My childhood memoir from the Catskill Game Farm continues.
Inky Stories is a collection of my short, individual comic book stories. Genres include satire, adventure, horror, romance, crime and science fiction. Updates every Thursday at noon. Learn more »
Entire Story Posted Now! “Now Ain’t Soon Enough” my 24-hour comic book from 2008. Hosted by Somerville’s Hub Comics, this was a community attempt at producing 24 pages in 24 consecutive hours. I came up short that year, but had some terrific excuses: job and home changes, not being motivated and getting kicked out by the Somerville Police.
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I’ve got some ambitious plans for expanding both the content and audience of Inky Stories. My old work’s nice, but doesn’t reflect my current art or philosophizes. How can I add new work and expand my fan base? Here’s what I’d like to accomplish by April Fool’s Day 2012.
Entire Story Posted Now! “Soaked” my 24-hour comic from 2007. The mission was to produce a 24 comic book in 24 consecutive hours; this is the only time I completed 24 pages. A lone agent brings important information through enemy territory, fights an army, rescues a damsel in distress and saves the world. Not bad for a day’s work.
Entire Story Posted Now! “Reach” my first 24-hour comic, produced from my home in July of 2004. The mission was to produce a 24 comic book in 24 consecutive hours; I managed to produce 12 pages. The story is an abstract mess of autobiographical details, media obsessions and comic book references.
That’s a wrap: For the second year in a row, I had the honor & privilege of working a few comics panel discussions for Arisia, a New England-based science fiction convention. Designed for fans and professionals, Arisia 2012 ran from January 13th-16th. In addition moderating “History of Comics” again, I also spoke on the web comics, mini comics and Jack Kirby panels.
Update! Class cancelled due to under enrollmentI planned on teaching Art of the Comic Book through Massachusetts College of Art and Design (Boston MA) this Spring on Thursday nights, beginning January 26th. This is a college-level studio workshop for making comics with traditional ink-on-paper media. Let’s hope we can make it happen next semster. In the meantime, check out the course details: credits, testimonials and samples of student work.