29 March Racehorse Sketch

I drew this over at the Racehorse pub on half price ale night, in my favorite drawing spot. You end up having to draw these same damn guys from that seat every time, but last time we sat on the other side of the bar, and it meant we were constantly accosted by super-drunks. The seat with this vantage is a bit more discreet.

Second Chances Part Two Preview

I've been working on the second chapter of Second Chances, which is good because I've definitely gotta crank up my output in 2011. The last chapter took months and months, but if I can keep up the productivity I've had this week, I'll have another full issue of Wax Breast finished by Summertime. Ah, blessed Summertime. My heart swells for her. That is very sincere. 


So this is a preview to keep you all on the edge of your computer desk seats. I really like spending what feels like a long time on inconsequential side characters, because for one, I would get bored just drawing Tony and Grevin over and over, and for two, I like trying to develop seemingly generic characters (like two plodding street beat cops) in as short a time as possible. Like last issue when I did a little scene where two librarians share a short conversation. I dunno, maybe everyone does this...I haven't read that many comics. But it's pretty fun. If your idea of fun is painstakingly rendering shitty little cartoons all by yourself in the middle of the night while listening to the Adam Carolla podcast...you mean that doesn't sound fun to you? What if I told you I chuff away at cigarettes in my bedroom all night while I work, so all my possessions stink? Still no? Well fine, dummies. Have fun with your group activities and sports and sex and proper dinners. I'll be drawing basically fat old versions of myself over and over again in my room, then meticulously posting them on the internet.

Slum Party

Well this Saturday was a big success, I played with an electronic musician named Matt Riviere, which made for a less than compelling band listing (look honey, two men with very similar names. should we go to this or just go see DJ's? ...DJ's it is!!!) In the end though, we had a really wonderful crowd come out for the continuing Slum Party musical showcase series curated by Chris East and Aimee Holmes. 

I was also selling copies of Wax Breast like hot cakes, so those loyal fans will obviously be featured first and foremost here! Thank you very much for that, guys!:

Andy Skank had his HD Flip out and got some good clips of my performance, too! How great, I know I'll personally be racking up lots of hits for his Youtube account as I watch myself over and over. You can too:

And I got some pictures of Matt Riviere to share with you as well. I really enjoyed his performance. He had a lot of complicated looking equipment and the songs were a little bit spooky and sort of like a good version of Blank Dogs in a way. You all know about Blank Dogs obviously, because everyone loves researching obscure and not even particularly good underground indie music. Check out Matt Riviere here.

Jack Parker is a Northamptonite with a really good music blog, and he did a review of the show which is a lot better than my manic, self promoting, run-on sentence writings, so go to Power Chord for more on about this very special night.

Racehorse Pub Sketch 2

More time spent drinking room temperature ale at the Racehorse. The Racehorse is a really well lit pub that sells half price local ales on Tuesday and almost never has women in it.