2012 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Thanks to everyone who stopped by or commented. I apologize for the sporadic posting—I promise to do better in 2013. Best wishes for a happy new year! Here's…

Alphabet Trail & Tales called off

Too much rain today! Maybe we can try again next year.

Brave

I saw Brave on Friday. As usual with Pixar, the animation was fantastic. I had a problem with the story. Here's the big rule of storytelling: your audience must care about the characters. I didn’t have any particular reason to like Merida.…

The coolest totebag ever

My pal Paul Schifino, who hired me to create an image for the Pittsburgh Public Theater's As You Like It, sent me this terrific tote bag made out of the recycled banners and billboards. UPDATE! Laura is the lady who created this wonderful tote…

Maurice Sendak

Some sad news: Maurice Sendak passed on. He understood the picture book format like no one else.

On the move

Hey, Gang—this evening at 6:00 I'll be at Queen City Café & Gallery (The "Q") in Titusville Pennsylvania for Regional Writer's Night. I'll be reading my book, The Really Awful Musicians! If you live in northwestern Pa, please drop by. Next…

March 2012 PSInside

You can read it here!

Lieutenant Blueberry

Here are a couple of panels I really like from L'Homme Qui Valait 500000$ (The Man Worth $500,000) drawn by Jean Giraud. This is one of the stories in the Blueberry collection.

Jean Giraud,1938-2012

I encountered the work of French cartoonist Moebius in Heavy Metal magazine when I was in art school. I didn't realize until later that Moebius was Jean Giraud, who drew the Lieutenant Blueberry comics I loved from high school. A fantastic…

A lovely visit

Thank you, Mrs Goldberg and the Deer Run Elementary School PTO for inviting me out to Dublin, Ohio for a visit on Wednesday! I hope everybody had as much fun as I did.