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Saturday, February 6, 2010

Rubber Bubble

I spent a few moments of my day looking through a rubber bubble. It was what I needed right then

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Missoula, MT

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Secret Acres:

Brooklyn based small press, published my books Capacity, Sleeper Car, and The Understanding Monster, books 1-3.

Ici Mimi Editions

The publisher of the French edition of Capacity

Astral Industries:

New London Based record label I'm the house artist for.

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London based record label I was the house artist for. It lasted 8 releases and has now expanded to become Astral Industries.

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The Understanding Monster, Book Three

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Originally made for the students who took my workshops at ArtFest, now back by popular demand.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)

SOLD OUT!

CAPACITY:

a 336 page comic book. (1st printing SOLD OUT!))

SLEEPER CAR:

32 pages of new comics! (SOLD OUT!)

If you're a bookstore interested in carrying my books contact:

TONY SHENTON

Great online distros that carry my books:

Impossible Books
Last Gasp
Secret Acres
Spit and a Half
Wow Cool

buying my books on Amazon:

Capacity
Sleeper Car
The Understanding Monster, Book 1

New limited editon poster:

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.

Connections

Adhouse Books
Aidan Koch
Aijung Kim
Alex Chiu
Amy Kuttab
Andrice Arp
APAK
Aron Nels Steinke
Austin English
Brainfeeder
Bwana Spoons
Caleb Monroe
Chris Cilla
Clint Beastwood
Courtney Blazon
Craig Thompson
Damien Jay
Daria Tessler
David Wein
Domino Books
Dr. Strangeloop
Eamon Espy
Edie Fake
Elizabeth Marie
Elizabeth Rose
Eyeball Burp
Farel Dalrymple
Fiona Logusch
Floating World Comics
Flying Lotus
Gabby Shultz/Ken Dahl
Giant Robot
Grass Hut
Grid Lords
Heather Ellsworth
Jennifer Parks
Jenny Yoo
Jesse Moynihan
Jesse Reklaw
Jim Rugg
Joe Lambert
Joseph Armario
Josh Wagner
Julia Gfrorer
Keegan Onefoot
Kieth Lobue
Koyama press
Lisa Krause
Luke Ramsey
Malachi Ward
Malcolm Sutherland
Matt Ellsworth
Mike Dawson
Minty Lewis
Peter Hamlin
Pony Club Gallery
Ramona Falls
Revival House Press
Sam Gaskin
Sam Kulla
Scrappers
Sean Christensen
Sean Ford
Sotokaramita Magazine
Souther Salazar
Sparkplug Comics
Stefan Saito
T. Edward Bak
Teesha Moore
Timothy Karpinski
Tiphoni
Tom Eichacker
Tom Neely
Tomoko Briggs
Tracy Moore
Tugboat Press
Unicorn Mountain
Wells
Yumi Sakugawa
Zack Soto

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