These are a few little panels from The Understanding Monster Book One. It looks like it's finally off to the printers now! If all goes well, it will be out in time to be released at the Small Press Expo (SPX) in late September!
One thing I notice about your characters is that I appreciate them far more when I see them in the context of the comic than cut out of it like this. Snipped out of their native environment, they have the feel of animals in cages, at odds with the world around them. Or... you know, like those little tablets they have along certain nature routs, "this is an elm tree", "this is a deer", like pinned butterflies.
That said, just from this very brief glimpse I quite love "the-floor-is-water-to-me", and I'm intrigued about what's inside the micro-palace of information.
Now, a question... how many pages is this first book, and how long will the entire project be?
Caged animals and pinned butterflies is definitely not at all what I was going for when I drew those characters, but it's always interesting to hear what associations gets triggered in someone else's mind. Thanks for looking. "The-Floor-is-Water-to-me" says hi!
It's just posting them in a blog entry that does it for me - I'm sure that when I read the book and see them in their native environment, I'll be able to understand them a lot better.
But surely you can also see the analogy between posting characters in a blog post without any context with zoos and pinned butterflies?
Art Zines, Graphic novels, Comics, Prints, Shirts, Original Art!
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This is the 3rd and final installment to my personal inner space odyssey. Published by Secret Acres, Brooklyn.
The Understanding Monster, Book two
It finally exists! The second installment to my Inner Space Opera/ psychic voyage/personal myth. This story means a lot to me.
The Understanding Monster, Book One
Hard cover, oversized, full color, all new concepts, all new characters.
Other Selves #1
New self published Mini Comic limited series!
ANTIDOTE
44 page art zine of stream of conscious narrative pen and ink drawings, mostly worked on right before bed. It's technically the fourth release from my own little imprint, Thought Cloud Factory.
Birthday (Mini Kus #35)
Full color wordless comic about an Inner-Space Birth Ritual Published by Kus Komikss in Latvia.
Logic Storm
a mental navigation notebook
Relax, We Have Alien Vehicles
Hand Drawn Documentation from night sessions at the Imaginary Learning Center.
Imaginary Homework
Originally made for the students who took my workshops at ArtFest, now back by popular demand. Please pretend to do your Imaginary Homework!
Capacity Number Eight
Unexpected new happenings in an imaginary future.
CAPACITY: (2nd printing)
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CAPACITY:
a 336 page comic book. (1st printing SOLD OUT!))
SLEEPER CAR:
32 pages of new comics! (SOLD OUT!)
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edition of 250, signed and numbered on heavy stock 18x24 paper.SOLD OUT!
Capacity Poster:
18x24". limited edition of 200. signed and numbered. SOLD OUT!
Thought Cloud Shrines:
a hand made art zine SOLD OUT!
IL Paradiso Delgi Animali
I did the cover art for the Italian translation of The Heaven of Animals by David James Poissant, published by NN Editore.
Chase Scenes (comics anthology)
This is the 3rd comics anthology published by the Portland based publisher and performance venue, Gridlords. I did a 12 page story for it, plus drew the cover, end pages and title page. Edited by Sean Christensen.
Treasury of Mini Comics, Volume Two
Very excited to have all 32 pages of my long out of print Art Zine, Thought Cloud Shrines included in this historical servey of the strange and interesting world of self published, hand made comics. nearly 850 pages, published by Fantagraphics, edited by Michael Dowers. Cover by Esther Pearl Watson.
Imagination and Convention
I did the cover illustration for a philosophy book published by Oxford University Press
Little Nemo, Dream Another Dream
I drew a page for this giant, 16"x21" hardcover, Winsor McCay tribute book that was published by Locust Moon in Phillidelphia. Beautifully produced and filled with amazing artists paying tribute to one of the all time greatest cartoonists.
The Best American Comics 2014
An 8 page excerpt from The Understanding Monster, book one was included in this great anthology edited by Scott McCloud
S! (The Baltic Comics Magazine)
I drew a 12 page comic for S! #18. It's a beautiful anthology with contributors from all over the world. Cover by Davis Ozols
Trip Magazine #8
I drew a 10 page comic for this 360 page collection of international comics published by Editions Trip in Quebec, Canada. Cover by Tin Can Forest.
Spongebob Comics #37
I drew a 10 page SpongeBob comic! It was fun! Written by Derek Drymer, colored by Dave Stewart, and edited by Chris Duffy.
Emergence #2
Awesome free comics newspaper published by my friends over at Neoglyphic Media in Bellingham,WA.
Emergence #1
I have two pages of stream of conscious comics in this free newspaper published by Neoglyphic Media
The Missoula independent Comix Issue:
I drew the cover and a half page story for the Indy's first ever Comix Issue
Other Worlds:
I did a 10 page comics story for the Other Worlds anthology, published by GridLords. Edited by Sean Christensen, cover by Alex Chiu.
I'm Not Afraid To Love:
I did a 3 page comic for this anthology of romance themed comics published by GridLords.
Flying Lotus, Pattern/Grid World:
I did the album art for the Flying Lotus EP released by Warp Records. The vinyl comes with a pull out poster.
Ramona Falls, Intuit:
I did the album art for the Portland Based Band, released by Barsuk Records.
Nursery Rhyme Comics anthology:
I did a 2 page, full color adaptation of "As I Was Going To St. Ives". Edited by Chris Duffy.
Best American Comics 2010, edited by Neil Gaiman::
My 15 page comic "Norman Eight's Left Arm" was included in this anthology. I also did the front and back end page designs.
The Black Forest anthology:
I did a 6 page, full color piece for this anthology of art and comics put out by the Pittsburgh based collective, Unicorn Mountain. Edited by Curt Gettman.
High Contrast Review:
I did 4 illustrations for an article on food in Fairy Tales for this limited edition anthology of literature, poetry, photography, and art. There's also a couple of photographs of me wearing my "house head" in downtown portland, taken by Austin Valley. I silkscreened the covers myself. Edited by Sam Kulla.
The Open Daybook:
This is a big art book that also acts as a perpetual calendar. It features 365 artists who each made a piece of art on the specific day of the year they were assigned. I made a drawing for October 2nd. Edited by David P. Earle.
Study Group 12 #4:
I have two pages of drawings in this limited edition anthology of art and comics edited by Zack Soto. It has hand silk screened covers and is printed with dark blue ink.
Prism Index #1:
I have 4 pages of art in this handmade, limited edition art magazine. It has hand printed silkscreened covers and comes with a music disc and dvd of experimental film. Edited by Jeffrey Bowers.
Art Visionary Box Set:
Art Visionary, an Australian based magazine of fantastical, surrealist, and outsider art, put out this limited edition box set filled with prints, original art, and mini publications. A signed and numbered, limited edition version of my art zine, Thought Cloud Shrines was included in the set. Edited by Damian Michaels.
Creative Time and Space (making room for making art):
I'm one of 14 artists interviewed in this book about the daily lives and creative habits of artists. It features 5 of my art pieces and a photo of my drawing table. Edited by Rice Freeman-Zachery
Bird Hurdler:
I made a 6 page comic for this free anthology put out by SparkPlug comics, Tugboat Press, and Teenage Dinosaur back in 2009. It features 6 Portland Cartoonists. Cover by Andrice Arp. As far as I know, there aren't any copies left.
One thing I notice about your characters is that I appreciate them far more when I see them in the context of the comic than cut out of it like this. Snipped out of their native environment, they have the feel of animals in cages, at odds with the world around them. Or... you know, like those little tablets they have along certain nature routs, "this is an elm tree", "this is a deer", like pinned butterflies.
ReplyDeleteThat said, just from this very brief glimpse I quite love "the-floor-is-water-to-me", and I'm intrigued about what's inside the micro-palace of information.
Now, a question... how many pages is this first book, and how long will the entire project be?
Caged animals and pinned butterflies is definitely not at all what I was going for when I drew those characters, but it's always interesting to hear what associations gets triggered in someone else's mind. Thanks for looking. "The-Floor-is-Water-to-me" says hi!
ReplyDeleteIt's just posting them in a blog entry that does it for me - I'm sure that when I read the book and see them in their native environment, I'll be able to understand them a lot better.
ReplyDeleteBut surely you can also see the analogy between posting characters in a blog post without any context with zoos and pinned butterflies?
I love them all, but Greg the most....
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