Sketchbook Fodder

Going against my strong impulse to rework a pencil sketch multiple times before inking, I'm gearing my work for the University News this semester toward freehand cartoons. Most will be pulled from young, ambitious ideas in my sketchbook that long for an audience of more than just me. Some might not be quite ready for the big time, but I don't want to discourage them by telling them directly.

Discography

Subliminal Message

Resolutions

The Treehouse of Adulthood

The Year That Wasn't

Me Versus Him

Career Solutions

Christmas Ornaments

For Kansas football fans...

The Cold War

Meet the Band

Happy Thanksgiving

My First Date With Cyclops

Earworms

This comic was inspired by hearing the same Taylor Swift song on the radio three times in one day. Yeah, you know the one.

Tornadic Activity

Lessons from The Boss

Good timing: I drew this strip the weekend before the Boss was scheduled to play a concert in Kansas City. Bad timing: the show was canceled due to the death of his cousin. My editors at the Star deemed the "zombie" panel inappropriate. Here's the comic in its unedited and eerily prescient (not really) form.

Signage

When You're Gone

Pecha Kucha Night

I'll be giving a 6 minute 40 second presentation about my cartooning on Thursday evening (10/22) for Pecha Kucha night at Crosstown Station in KC. The festivities start around 8:20. My brother Gavin will also be presenting. His concert posters can be seen at revolutiongetsindustrial.blogspot.com. Details about PK night can be found here. I enjoy talking about my drawings in front of an audience, but it sort of feels like staring at myself in a three way mirror. Self-indulgent, fun, and a little alarming.