The Power of Love

 Normally, I'd complain about being too busy with school, job, parenting, blah, blah, blah to keep up with the strip, but instead, I'm just gonna post some sketches (in various states of completion) that I made in class recently ( rather than doing the actual assignments ), all having to do with upcoming comic projects ( non-school related, of course).

Stay tuned; As soon as the semester is over, updates will be back to normal. And if you miss me, go read Record Heat.

Prefatory Panic

I'm sure I've made other strips that are similar to this about how much stress I feel during the course of the semester, but it's no less true now.

I recently printed 50 copies of "Epic Tales..."#8 at a print shop (it's the first time I haven't done it all by myself, at Kinko's), in a slightly larger format; 7x8.5 (legal size, folded), with bristol covers. I'm not putting it up in the store because I need 'em to sell at various shows in the near future.
Here's a sketchcard I recently drew of Vaughn and Mark Bode's "Cobalt 60". I discovered this series in a friend's brother's collection of "Heavy Metal" magazines when I was in 7th grade (around the same time I found the original Ninja Turtle comics), and it's been stuck in my mind ever since.

And finally, here's a pic from my sketchbook of Crimson Cloak punching a Punk Rock Panda in the face... I've been working on a lot of autobio stuff recently, and I don't often get the opportunity to draw fisticuffs in those comics, so I thought I'd take a little break.

Education?

It'd be great if she really did learn Japanese, because later in life, people would ask her how she came to learn the language, and she'd say something, like, "Well, my dad was really into Godzilla movies..."

Boob Buffet

Shannon said breastfeeding is just like playing guitar; "...It hurts until you build up callouses!".

A Variety of Uses

I'd probably light cigarettes with my laser gun, 'cause that would be badass.

New Year, New Hangover

Ug... Hangovers seem much harder to get over these days. I told my friend, Matt, that maybe it had something to do with drinking less nowadays. He said that when you drink alot, hangovers aren't quite so bad because you're used to constantly feeling like shit, so its kinda normal. And vice versa if you only drink casually/occasionally.

I don't know, but its a good theory.

Work Ethic

Actually, I made it 3 days in a row before I went and fucked off.

Big Mess

We'll see how many strips I get to this week, but I'm betting not many. We've still gotta clean the house/yard of the place we were staying at, and I've gotta get my stuff together for APE (Alternative Press Expo) next weekend!