...is my collection of comic book stories I self-publish through Rotten Kid Press. Most of the work is short, self-contained fiction. Genres include satire, horror, romance, sci-fi, and crime fiction, with occasional smatterings of historical and autobio/memoir.
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2024 faux cover adaptation of my 1979 sketch of Captain America beating up comic book artists I didn't like in high school
Commissions open!
My current schedule allows time for art requests. Check out the updated prices for studio commissions, convention sketches, and original art.
Alex Toth critiques Steve Rude
Enhanced the old Art of the Comic Book blog. New features include clearer images, better web accessibility experience, and new images for original art and printed story.
The life and work of Ira Schnapp
The Dave vs. Dave cover put me on a deep dive of DC Comics' Silver Age style. Even before Gaspar Saladino, there was Ira Schnapp. Blog by Todd Klein.
Analog Art Process
Soup to nuts presentation of how I #makecomics with ink-on-paper media in the digital age.
Quasara returns to the Fletcherverse to battle a mad scientist and his fire-breathing bat-winged demon shrimps.
"Cupid’s Got A Death Ray!", "Bottle of Red" (reprinted at standard size), "The Watchman", "Into the Dalek", and one-pager "Go Snow!" Print-only features: pinups, fake ads, and spotlight on Line Olsson!
Historical view of an inspired but error-prone alternative lettering process that seemed like a good idea at the time.