My Chemical Romance

I was talking with my good friend and buddy, Sam Day, about gun-toting dentists when somehow the subject switched to romantic relationships created through the common denominator of drug addiction. (Sam and I have the greatest conversations.) Anyway, I mentioned that a few years back I did an editorial image for an article on that very topic. He didn’t remember seeing it. So, I decided to make it my first post of 2008.

Why Elves Shouldn't Drink

Every year I do a Christmas Comic or animation. Somehow, in the midst of doing them for others, I forgot about doing one for myself this year. So, I’m recycling. Here is one of my favorites.

Cat and Spool from Napkin Sketchbook

Running cats is a favorite topic I like to draw over and over again. Here’s one from my napkin sketchbook. There is a dry erase board on the fridge at home where I draw new ones from time to time. (I wait to see when my wife notices the changeover.)

My Creative Index Page Concept

The deadline for my page in the Creative Index looms next week. Earlier this week I drew a dozen or so concept sketches. This concept is the one that made the cut. I thought you might enjoy comparing my initial sketch to the final product. Click on it to see it larger.

It's F*cking Christmas Again?

My wife enjoys making and exchanging mix-tapes with her sister. Well, I should say mixed-discs. She put together a CD of all of her favorite punk, indie and weird music that fully captured what the spirit of Christmas means to her. My sweet beloved then asked me to create a cover that did the same.

Song — Band
*uck Christmas — Fear
Home for Christmas — Blink-182
Daddy Drank Our Xmas Money
Run, Run Rudolph — The Humpers
Mr. Grinch — D.I.
There Ain't No Sanity Claus — The Damned
Father Christmas — The Kinks
Fairytale Of New York — The Pogues
Merry Christmas (I Don't Wanna Fight Tonight) [UK Single Version] — The Ramones
It's Christmas — Bouquet Of Veal
Homo Christmas — Pansy Division Halls
12 Days of Christmas — Boymongoose
Christmas, Christmas — Mojo Nixon
Hooray For Santa Claus — Sloppy Seconds
A Merry Jingle — Greedies
Silent Night — The Dickies
Merry Xmas Blues — The Celibate Rifles
Feliz Navi-Nada — El Vez
White Christmas — Stiff Little Fingers
Oi to the World — No Doubt
Mr. Heat Miser — Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
'Zat You, Santa Claus? — Louis Armstrong & The Commanders
A Great Big Sled — The Killers
Linus & Lucy — Vince Guaraldi Trio
Merry Christmas Baby — Lou Rawls
Christmas Reindeer — The Knife

Falling Cow Stickman Strips

After reading a local news account of a 600 pound cow falling onto a car, I could not resist in doing a full week of The Return of Stickman strips about it. See the full series.

Christmas Poster Art

Here is a poster I just finished for the SPGA/Seattle Chapter of the Graphic Artists Guild. I drew all the people separately, then layered them together in Photoshop. My plan is to reuse this art. Next time, I’ll remove some of the larger text, shift the people around, get rid of the Guild logo, and bingo! I’ll have Christmas card art ready to go.