They say “draw what you love” but forget the joy of drawing stuff you’re not even vaguely interested in.

Oliver and his friends playing soccer on the basketball court.

Seriously, someone needs to publish these.

What the heck is that chord? I don’t know! Please send help. THE CHORD FROM HELL I literally don’t know what any of these chords are. I just figured them out by sound. All but one are crazy hard to make.

Does this mean it's time to bring back SuperF*ckers? (I'd need a publisher...)

Does this mean it's time to bring back SuperF*ckers? (I'd need a publisher...)

publishers stopped paying enough

They say “draw what you love” but forget the joy of drawing stuff you’re not even vaguely interested in.

good morning, people of the world

It's super important that you subscribe to American Elf www.patreon.com/kochalka/pos...

What the heck is that chord? I don’t know! Please send help. THE CHORD FROM HELL I literally don’t know what any of these chords are. I just figured them out by sound. All but one are crazy hard to make.

Gentle Observation 468 - Brother can you spear a dime? patreon.com/kochalka

Drawing American Elf patreon.com/kochalka

Bernie Sanders at Oliver’s high school graduation. My friend Judy right behind him.

Even New Zealand was able to get a draw

Gentle Observation 467 - Window shopping for a free mirror. patreon.com/kochalka

Spielberg wouldn’t even dare to try half the stuff Ollie pulls off in this movie.

I play Santa Claus in The Alien is In Her

Eli is home visiting and he wanted to play Glorkian Chess, the dice-rolling battle board game I invented when he was little.

Gentle Observation 489 - James Kochalka is the best cartoonist. Please vote as such in the Seven Daysies awards Culture category 😊 Haha but also for real: ballot.sevendaysvt.com

Gentle Observation 465 - I'm sorry you're an idiot. patreon.com/kochalka

Trump is flying the white flag of surrender!

my house was full of teens shooting Oliver's alien invasion teen drug comedy The Alien is In Her I'd share the link but he has it marked semi private so I think it's just for them. But...I can say this much, he is a goddam genius.

Gentle Observation 464 - You can tell how far away a butterfly is by counting the seconds between the flash and boom. patreon.com/kochalka

the texture has gotten to the point where this palette is almost unusable

If this text is a scam they’re getting really good at targeting.

My palette

Gentle Observation 463 - If you really loved me you'd suck the other end of my spaghetti. patreon.com/kochalka

Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader

Gentle Observation 462 - I updated my computer and now it's stupider. patreon.com/kochalka

I don't know what I was trying to type but I accidentally typed "guf" into the search bar and now I absolutely MUST HAVE SOME. A sweet, fluffy foam made of whipped egg whites, sugar, and fruit syrup, used as an ice cream cone topping in Denmark. I want some Vermont Maple Guf so bad.

I made pasta curry

Enjoy awesome boss battles with Glorkian Warrior! #gamedev #indiegames On sale now: store.steampowered.com/app/341120/G...

In the mid-90s I put these posters up around town. I had not yet started the band James Kochalka Superstar or even the comic book. Someone I didn’t know yet made t-shirts of the poster.

CAPCOM needs to re-release Zack & Wiki on Switch.

Gentle Observation set 87 just dropped Subscribe or DIE! www.patreon.com/posts/gentle...

well, that doesn't sound nefarious at all, doubleyou the fuck www.notus.org/2026-electio...

oh my god, this game takes place in Vortex's terrarium from my graphic novel SuperF*ckers. Like that's it EXACTLY haha youtu.be/LL_TyajdnGc?...

an exhibit of my Gentle Observation originals are on display at the SILK Museum in Macclesfield in the UK www.thesilkmuseum.co.uk

This cassette is pretty good! Only in retrospect, though. At the time this music would be considered an abomination. It’s only from our future retro-perspective that we can finally appreciate it.

indie games are trending on bsky and coincidentally my video game Glorkian Warrior is on sale: store.steampowered.com/app/341120/G... @pixeljamgames.bsky.social #indiegames #gamedev

Quite enjoying the latest book from @austinkleon.bsky.social Thanks to his publisher @tarcherbooks.bsky.social for sending me an early copy but I didn’t get around to reading it til the book was actually out in the wild. Mr Kleon interviewed me recently and that should come out in July.

McDonald's cassette album recently rediscovered. Takin' Breakfast by the Hand youtu.be/xTgE0Vh0jMU?...

Doubleyou the Fuck

Gentle Observation 489 - James Kochalka is the best cartoonist. Please vote as such in the Seven Daysies awards Culture category 😊 Haha but also for real: ballot.sevendaysvt.com

About to see Backrooms at my favorite micro-theater www.partizanfilm.org

It's not so hard to wrap your head around the idea that in one version of Star Wars, Han shoots first, and that in another, Greedo shoots first. There's two versions, both exist. So it happened both ways.

currently 33% off, and what an awesome day to play!

I'm confused what happens between panels 4 and 5. What does pulling the cord do? Please send help.

Enjoy awesome boss battles with Glorkian Warrior! #gamedev #indiegames On sale now: store.steampowered.com/app/341120/G...