One again lamenting my inability to keep a daily sketchbook practice alive because I’m constantly drawing comics. Sigh

Working out some style stuff For new (unannounced) thing

Got a chance to go see Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad’s JAZZ IS DEAD last night Did this doodle afterwards

Got a chance to go see Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad’s JAZZ IS DEAD last night Did this doodle afterwards

My solution: Get kids reading. Make books for th boys most likely lured into this world. Get boys to read books by and about women/BIPOC/LGTBQ so that they can learn empathy

My weird conspiracy theory about the gov letting education fail while encouraging violence (mma/video game)especially amongst boys in order to create an uneducated surplus of angry men in need of work to join their army/private police seems to be not so crazy?

Doodle from today

Can’t wait to get my hands on this!!

Raise your hand if you redrew a completely inked and lettered two page spread today?

Letterers What size font if working at print size?

Editors who send page templates as tiffs are heroes

Let’s gush over Alex Niño’s work

Thanks @joeyesposito.bsky.social !

Dream team!!! Can’t wait for this

First of many panels

One of my favorite of all time proving why he’s one of the best to ever do it @jcalafiore.bsky.social

Me all the time

Self reflection is also huge. Just because you WANT to draw spidey and bats-are you the right person for it right now? For example-is your anatomy and draftsmanship and perspective at the level of the folks on the titles right now? If not-what can you do about it?

The tricky thing about making comics is that we are all entitled to make the kind of comics we want but the lesson I’m learning is that in order to make a living at them we have to be at the right place in the right time with the right idea for the zeitgeist. Some of this we can plan for some not

Alright yall, my inbox is full from folks privately reaching out (please always feel free to publicly post if your contract allows) about CURRENT COVER RATES in 2026 Strap in

Jesus. Just awful

So Jack Harlow podcast-he actually sounds like he wants to be applauded for his bravery in appropriating even MORE BLACK CULTURE than the average white rapper who plays it “safe” This is the worst timeline on every level.

Showing a student how to do studies

Student whose dream it is to draw comics said this to me today: “I have to pirate comics” Me: why? “Becaue I want to read them” Sigh

If you ever wanted a commission from me, I’m offering 4 spots for a donation of 100$ to my kid’s crowdfunding 1 character 11x17 w/BG Get Art and help support live theatre www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/...

Toth critiquing Steve Rude’s Jonny Quest www.artofthecomicbook.com/blog/alex-to...

One thing I’ve lost after drawing primarily digitally for the last 15 years is my “touch” when drawing on paper. I’m really heavy handed now Was never a great draftsman but I had a nice pencil line

The fist page of the next issue

I have thought about this page at least once a week for the last 20 years Steve Rude is a master

open.spotify.com/track/6ejEeO... Somehow missed this song in life and then heard it yesterday-just perfect

Acording to Steranko-the roots of all American comics can be traced to Hal foster Caniff Raymond

Let’s talk pitches -what’s worked for me: Hook Synopsis Character designs/bio Sample script/art Editors/creators sound off-what works for you or hooks you? Is less more? Bigger better?

The worst/best idea I have is write and draw a graphic novel completely before pitching

Comics are the best

Fire!

What is fair rate for flatters?

Folks who color their own work-do you still do flats? Does it help you?

70s Marvel horror mini series please

Now I get to pretend I I’m tom Palmer

What if Marvel let me draw Marvel 1970 (like X-men 97) Just a crazy graphic novel starring Dracula, werewolf by night, blade, etc

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The Count warm up doodle

Does anyone know if Palmer was using wash here or craf tint?

Gene Colan’s pencil art Wow

Whew 200 pages thumbnailed and scripted Now the fun part?

Favorite part is Palmer gushing about wonderful human and painter @deanwhitecolor.bsky.social on kick ass

From the archives (pictures on my phone) Mr Quest

Basically- I need to break away from ref more or at least limit it

Listening to interviews with 70s artists makes me long for fly files of photo references pulled from magazines and the imagination it took to make the books. Palmer using Star Wars models Gulacy recording kung fu flicks on audio to get the beats of fights right Dope

A couple of questions