Just a quick sketch of Howard, down in the coffee shop poetry slam.

Let's get down with some more vapiric "I Vant to Vatch Your Feelm" as we ask: who's that Black vampire who's a sex machine with all the chicks? "Blacula"! Damn right! Wait, am I mixing movies? Listen and find out if I'm just a jive turkey or possibly a jive capon! maxmikemovies.com/episode-359-...

Just a reminder, all my comics can be found on my Gumroad store. Most of them are free. "The City Silent" the first half is a $1 only because its file is too big. You can find them here: tblue.gumroad.com

Page 259 of "The City Silent." FWIW.

Bleah! Bleah! Bleah! Vere you scared, mortal? We have a brand new series, "I Vant to Vatch Your Feelm!" with off-beat and largely Dracula-free movies about vampires, starting with "Only Lovers Left Alive" by Jim Jarmusch. Bleah! Very scary! maxmikemovies.com/episode-358-...

Well! Today my cat is suddenly missing one of his canine teeth!! I’m calling the vet tomorrow when they open, but money is super tight for me right now, so if you’ve been eyeing something in my shop or considering getting a comm, now would be a fantastic time to do it! ko-fi.com/xylographica

I've been going through old stuff as I prepare my panel for MFF. I can't believe I didn't post this. Awhile back, I recreated this four page spread from "The City Dreams of Tamino the Cat," which was a major pain. I miss that comic.

Commission for @liom.bsky.social !

Some more old stuff! This was a short comic with a different crow, Crawford, and the spirit of something, the wolf, Cromwell. I forget which collection I did this for but it was fun to do. I tried to go kind of wild with it. And there's the mice being bastards.

Hear Max, Mike; Movies With “Directors in Short Pants.” Kurosawa’s first. Our thoughts on movies Flow like a winding river. Bumpy drowns in it. --- Two haikus, attributed to Yotta Bakamono maxmikemovies.com/episode-356-...

It's been forever, but I've been in a very low creative spark ebb lately. And, to be fair, there's a page or two missing between last track and this one. That's what you get when you don't plan ahead of time. :D

Poll! What is your favorite martial arts movie and why? (Boxing counts.) Comment or leave a message at: 617-398-7266!

That last one got me thinking about an old piece I only posted once under another name. I never posted anything else under that name and I don't think I even have the password for the account. Secret, dark unicorn.

One of the people I follow had a fun 'draw this in your style' thingie, so I decided to do it. @beatrizrebolloart.bsky.social #rebchallenge

Our "Directors in Short Pants" continues with Spike Lee's first outing "She's Gotta Have It." Please give a listen. Please. Please, baby please, baby baby please, baby please! maxmikemovies.com/episode-355-...

I've been slowly working on the next track for "The City Silent." Sometimes that allows me to wander into something I hadn't seen or had forgotten that will be the key I need to move ahead. In this case, it was seeing classic animation smears. I do love me some smears...

(Click on the thumbnail for all three panels) I was reminded of this comic, "Smart's Journey" recently. It was probably my most 'designed' (over designed?) comic ever. This was made to help me express the grief of losing my mom in 2013.

Ach du Lieber! It's another "Directors in Short Pants" entry and this time it's Robert Rodriguez's first work, "El Mariachi". I'm afraid that app this time, I thought the character's name was "L. Maria Chi". Turns out, I was not entirely correct. Enjoy! maxmikemovies.com/episode-354-...

Haven't posted anything in a bit. I've been struggling with the next track on "The City Silent," but I think I finally know what I want to do. Here are some sketches and black and white drawings for what's coming. Smatt, Terry and Rooster.

Our "Directors in Short Pants" series is a gas, gas, gas! Or maybe that's just this week's movie, Penny Marshall's first effort! Give a listen, and if you're in a cross-fire hurricane, don't bother howling, just find shelter! maxmikemovies.com/episode-353-...

Poll question! What ingredient, if any, do you feel is missing from today's movies? Leave us a comment or call our hotline at 617-398-7266.

Had a little fun with one of @nemera.bsky.social 's sketches tonight. His is the third image. The middle one was my inked version and the first was the final color version. Haven't don't one of these 'style trades' in a long time. It was fun. Thanks, @nemera.bsky.social !

Not my usual, but this is a painting of my favorite theater, The Brattle, in Harvard Square, Cambridge. It's an awesome little repertoire theater that's been there since 1955 or so. I've seen everything from "Wages of Fear," to "Plan 9 From Outer Space" there.

Been quiet as I've been trying to work out the next track of "The City Silent," how I want it to look and work. Which meant playing with style. I think I finally know what I want to do and how to do it.

Behold our latest entry in our "Directors in Short Pants" series: Sofia Coppola's first effort, "The Virgin Suicides." This movie may not be terribly cheery but hopefully our show will be. Give a listen! maxmikemovies.com/episode-352-...

There's no smell like a wet orc. Me, as Basher the orc, at the local downpour, I mean Ren Fest this weekend. Very glad I'm still able to do this.

More "Directors in Short Pants"! It's Wes Anderson's first, "Bottle Rocket." Doesn't check every box in 'Anderson Bingo' but it's got all 3 Wilson Brothers and that's gotta count for something, right? This movie that asks the question "What's James Caan doing here?" maxmikemovies.com/episode-351-...

Poll! What actor (m/f) has done something on or off screen that's made you just say, 'no more!' Let us know below or call our hotline at 617-398-7266

"Three Horsemen." Made this based off a photo I took on the subway while visiting Boston. It's a typical site on the T. I suppose there's nothing special about it but it makes me think of a quiet moment before chaos. Or something.

Just when you thought it was safe to listen to a podcast... Duh dun .... duh dun .... dun dun dun dun DUH DUNNN! Yes, it's everyone's favor movie about our fishy friends, 1975's "Jaws"! Hello, Aquaman? maxmikemovies.com/episode-350-...

I've been in a creative void for a bit; no spark. I WANT to make things, just haven't felt any direction. After rewatching a documentary on Alice Neel, I whipped these two out last night. Not my best, but at least I made SOMEthing.

Been sitting on this one for a long time as it was for a friend. It's based on his favorite place to sit in Harvard Square. Got a little nudge of what direction to go in thanks to watching a documentary on Mark Rothko. Procreate, Affinity Designer.

More "Directors in Short Pants" with Robert Eggers' first film "The Witch." This movie turned me into a newt!...... I got better...... Listen anyways! maxmikemovies.com/episode-348-...

Me and my partner at the local Ren Faire. I'm the orc on the left, Basher, and he's Corso. We both melted but had a great time handing out trinkets and taking photos.

This weekend opens orc season! My partner and I have been going as orcs to the local ren faire for about ten years now. Always good to make sure the armor still fits...and that it's hot and smells. My orc's name is Basher.

Working on the style for the next track of "The City Silent." There are SO many of these things for the comic. Lots and lots of design things. Even when they fail, they're fun to do.

Apparently, it's nation lion day? This is my only one, Eddie, back when I did big, acrylic paintings. Still own both of them.

While I am now mostly a digital artist, there are decades of drawing pads, three full flat files of sketches and finished inked drawings and file cabinet drawers of more of all of that. I will likely never get around to scanning it all.

"Side Eye." Haven't done a lot of portraits this year. I've been trying to catch up on the comic. And I really like doing portraits. I need to do more 3/4 figures but this was from ref I had handy, so here it is. Thanks, Ian.

Trying to get outside my own head for the next section of "The City Silent." What started out as a kind of weakness, my inability to stick to one style, has become a storytelling element. At least I hope it has.

Was very sorry to hear of the passing of Tugrik, one of the original admins for FurryMuck. That's how I got involved in all this stuff back with my first boyfriend in 1995. Each night, I'd log on and role-play with friends and strangers. Thing is my partner and I still do.

It's podcastin' time! This week's "Summer Blockbusters and Summer Not" entry is "Fantastic Four: First Steps," the 4th (or 5th, if you count the Corman version) attempt at a movie starring Marvel's first family. Has Marvel broken the curse? Find out! maxmikemovies.com/episode-346-...

THE PICNIC: 5 decades of the Million Year Picnic (2021,2023), a documentary about our shop directed by Vincent-louis Apruzzese, is now available to watch on YouTube! celluloidslammer.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-...

Here's all of track 11 of "The City Silent." This track is mostly internal, colors duller as Silas is unsure of himself at the beginning. As he gets more confident, there's a splash of bright color kind of like a bang. At least, I hope it comes off that way.

"The City Silent" page 253, end of the track, "The Painter." Silas is pooped.

"The City Silent" page 252. I think we all need to tell ourselves this kind of thing from time to time.

I haven't done as many portraits as I'd like so far this year, and this is another selfie. But I wanted to do one, so here we go. I look tired. I think we all are.

"The City Silent" pages 250-251. For some reason, I've learned to really like drawing hands, even though I make it tough on myself by making them have only three fingers.

See Tom Cruise. See Tom Cruise run. Run, Tom Cruise, run. And that’s “Mission: Impossible: Final Reckoning” in a nutshell! Ok, there may be a teeny bit more to it than that. Give a listen and find out. maxmikemovies.com/episode-341-...

Commission for @dtwgulo.bsky.social Jabe🐴 and Pina🐺 face off against rival gangsters. Not a genre and setting I'm used to, but this piece is one of my surprise favorites this year!