This copy of Rafael's famous study shows much inking promise. Or so I thought when I first uncovered the old thing this morning. But on closer examination I understand that copying is not drawing. These

I went to New Orleans one year ago. I went to find voodoo. This image is on a wall somewhere down there. I did find it. But not in a cool way; I found voodoo in a yoohoo way. Voodoo was all, "Yoohoo!

Painting by The Skräuss Lady Cop begins when a murder sends terror stricken young Liza Warner to witness it from under a bed. Her roommates drop dead before her eyes, strangled one by one in the hands

Gruff characters with hearts of gold run circles of lovability around squeeky clean heros like Superman, Jesus, or Barak Obama. In fact Obama tried to align himself with both Superman and Jesus at one

Some guys, a painting of a horse, and a girl's face. She has only Aa line for a nose... illusion destroyed! Ah, the joys of comics symbology. Had I been a real artist I would have utilized some chiaroscuro.

Exponential Growth. My hyper sigil comic. Featuring the concentric circles from every angle of Havok and the idea bolt. The Skrauss becomes Wepwawet Opener of the Ways. I'll let you know if it works and

Milwaukee hosts a building that has housed a series of mystical organizations. A series of two. It once housed a branch of Christian mystics who blew up and dispersed. But before they sold the property

Carol Lay and Aaron Renier pro cartoonists can offer sound advice to spring cartoonists. Tangent: When I was a college lad I edited the comics section of our weekly newspaper, the UWM Post. It was inexplicably

"The Great of The Peg Leg Monkey No.31" Watercolor on very thin watercolor paper, 18X22 . In this issue The Peg Leg Monkey must find a home for the stray Lamassu he coaxed into following him

I scoff at Wordpress. I mean really, why am I publishing my content on a site that immediately follows my awesomeness with lameness? I refer to their adbotvids. Ads for things that I don't care about and

Proof that there's nothing more powerful than a beautiful woman; "Judith with the head of Holofernes," Acrylic on canvas, 8X8. THIS IS A DETAIL. That is, close up of the action. The story goes

I recently finished Frank Herbert's run on his epic masterpiece/cash cow, Dune and felt like a friend had died. It was that great. No more to go, over, Dune Done. If you are unaware of Dune I recommend

Detail of the climactic moment of the series of paintings, The Exit of Panama Dorado. Discovering that she's just a two dimensional figure in a painting, Dorado searches for and finds a way to break into

Above is a study for a painting that had me backed into a corner for two years. But the other day I stood before that bastard and whipped out a couple sketches. Sure enough, it helped me destroy the road

Black Lightning A couple weeks ago I walked into the library in the hood. I checked out a bunch of comics. Among them a collection of Black Lightning. It's just called Black Lightning, not The Essential,

"Saga" and "Hellboy" are totally unrelated. Maybe you could crudely lump them into the superhero genre, but other than that they are as distant as "Voices From a Distant Star,"

I enjoy Mike Mignola's, "Hellboy.". It's got everything that makes Comics awesome: wonder, graphics, exuberant imagination, humour, and a world I love exploring. Plus it has nine of the things

I use video like a painter, an abstract painter. Not like the guy who painted Washington crossing the Delaware, a painting that made me cry in 2000 when i visited the MET in New York City. My videos will

I've been copying cartoonists lately. It's due to feelings of inadequacy, enthusiasm, and a desire to learn. Motivation is a mixed bag. This is copied from a great domestic scene featuring Ben Grimm. I

This moustache is thankfully gone. I grew it for a play in which I played a fireman whose job it was too burn books. The show was physical theatre and we were clowns. The firemen were clowns. We did it