News

You can follow my artistic updates on twitter.

I'm currently working on a few new comic projects, which should be out by the Fall. Details soon.

As a result of my Grumbles strip, I was invited to speak at the International Journalism in Perugia, Italy in 2011.

I finished a 22-page Lance Star story written by Bobby Nash.

Sidebar Nation was nice enough to do a a podcast of my panel at ACE called Digital Visions.

My 80-page black and white anthology called Real Magicalism is out.

My previous book Daemon Process is available at IndyPlanet.

Upcoming Conventions:

DragonCon
August 30-September 2nd, 2013

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Exciting News!

Here's the latest news about my comics projects.

Speechless

My latest book

My latest comic is called Speechless, and it's now available at Indy Planet

Some of you might remember that my first comic, "Detached," which was about this horrifying thing that happened to my eyes, and the fear and doubt I experienced. In many ways it was my favorite work; a true story told simply.

Well, earlier this year I had another health scare, in this case, it was a nodule in my thyroid. I had a thyroid cancer scare, and as a result of the biopsy surgery, I ended up losing my voice for an extended period of time. This was a scary and frustrating time for me, but it did result in another autobiographical story.

I'm very proud of this 40-page story. I think I told my story in an honest fashion, and accurately depicted what I went through. I hope you enjoy it.

What you'll find here

Here you'll find links to all my comics (including Grumbles), my gallery of comic-oriented images, a series of tutorials about comics, comic-oriented links, and lastly, a way to get in touch with me.

Why comics?

I've always enjoyed comics, from childhood to the present day. There's something about storytelling with words and pictures that I find very compelling, and I want to get much better at it.

How did I start making comics?

In 2002, I was diagnosed with a detached retina, which threatened my eyesight. After recovering, and at age 45, I wrote and drew my first comic book, Detached, about that experience and since then I've started doing commercial illustration, as well as creating the weekly comic strip Grumbles.

You can find out about more of my work here.