Entries by johnmanders

My ‘get out of jail free’ card

Hey, look at this! It’s an official New York City Police patch and membership card for the NYC Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association—courtesy of my cousin’s son, who made Sergeant yesterday! Congratulations, Chris and thank you! You can find Chris in Finnegan and Fox: The Ten-Foot Cop.

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Tony

This appeared in Publishers’ Weekly. It’s a spot illustration from Finnegan and Fox: The Ten-Foot Cop. Tony is one of the street vendors Finnegan sees on his beat every day. Long ago when I lived in New York City I worked with a designer whose husband was in the food business. His name is Tony, […]

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Lily auditions

Prancing Dancing Lily is an app! Thanks to the creative people at Fat Red Couch, Inc. Here’s a link to the scene where Lily, the cow who loves to dance, reaches New York City. She’s standing outside Radio City Music Hall where the Rockettes are holding auditions. Of course she’s surrounded by people—it is New […]

A fab, fun trailer for the Prancing Dancing Lily app

Right here! Thanks to Nicole and all the creative folks at Fat Red Couch! Update! Duh, I guess I should link to where you can get the app. You kids with your iPoods will know what all this stuff means. *For iPad and iPhone the link is https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/prancing-dancing-lily/id586489276?mt=8  *For Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fatredcouch.pdlilyandroid and for Amazon  *For Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BDBAVFY/ref=mas_pm_Fat-Red-Couch-Inc-Prancing

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My cousin’s kid the cop

Here’s more from Finnegan and Fox: The Ten-Foot Cop! This scene shows New York’s Finest organizing a search for a lost little girl. My cousin’s son is a NYC cop, so naturally I had to put him in this picture or be kicked out of the family. You can see him at the bottom of […]

My Etsy shop

You young kids already know about Etsy, but for the benefit of oldsters like me—it’s an online store where you can shop for handmade items directly from the artists. I set up my page here. Please swing by and take a look. All the art is original. If there’s an image from one of my […]

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Finnegan and Fox jacket art

Sorry for the delay in posting this. Finnegan and Fox: The Ten-Foot Cop is officially on the bookstore shelves, and we’re celebrating by taking a look at the jacket art—step-by-step. Regular readers will recognize the small, very rough thumbnail sketches. Once a thumbnail sketch is approved, I draw a tight sketch, usually at half-size of […]