My comics have appeared in lots of self-published work, anthologies, and gobs of other places. Here they are for your perusal.
Americus
My first graphic novel, Americus, which was written by MK Reed & illustrated by yours truly, will be published by First Second Books in Fall 2011. We have been serializing online at Save Apathea, where you can read it for free! Check it out.
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One of the Johns
Here is a collection of stories starring the Johns, a motley crew of characters named John, and all the zany hi-jinks that they get into – and I don’t use the term ‘zany hi-jinks’ lightly. Not that there’s a overarching plot or anything, but they’re in chronological order for those that like to know that sort of thing.
Emo’s Dead and You’re Next – the first story starring a John. This story was originally a project for Advanced Storyboarding and I recycled it for one of the first mini-comics I ever made.
You Can Pick Your Friends, You Can Pick Your Nose… – the first comic that I drew after moving to Portland. I had fun writing it as I drew and throwing as much weird stuff in as I could.
The Johns Teach Tommy Tomkins How to Be a Man – this comic appeared in Headless Shakespeare Press’ anthology, Stalagmite. The anthology was nominated for an Ignatz Award that year for Best Anthology.
Eye For an Eye – this comic appeared in the Savannah College of Art & Designs first publication of work of Sequential Art students & Alumni, Senses.
John, the Crow & the Popsicle – a lost Fable starring Turtle John with a great moral lesson.
The End -this comic is only loosely Johns related. Really, I used it as an excuse to draw Jesus fighting Zombies.
Bam Thwok – this story was done for the second brownpaperbag mini-comic. We gave each other different parameters that our comics had to fulfill. One of mine was that I had to use the line ‘Watch out for the turtle.’
Untitled, Unfinished – this was the beginning of the One of the Johns graphic novel that never got finished. Unlike the One of the Johns short stories, it was going to have a plot and was going to attempt to be a little more emotionally engaging.
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Other
A selection of comics work that have appeared in other anthologies or mini-comics.
Portland, 2051 – written by the awesome Calvin Wong, drawn by me. We did this for the Bridges Anthology.
I Miss Talking to You in Biology – this appeared in the I Saw You… Missed Connection anthology published by Three Rivers Press.
Sucky, Sucky – this comic appeared in the anthology, Popgun Vol. 1, published by Image Comics.
Hate Me – this is a collection of short, self-loathing comics & one panel gags I did for conventions a long time ago. I think this was my best selling mini-comic.
Blood Seeds Become Poetry – a short biographical comic about the life of Vietnamese Poet Nguyen Chi Thien. It appeared in the Vietnam Literature Project newsletter, as well as a stand alone publication done for them as a fundraiser for the organization.
Let’s Play – one-page comic done for Hyphen Magazine.
Choking Hazard – another one-page comic. This one appeared in the Portland Mercury when they were having a new cartoonist do a new Sunday style strip for the back of the paper.
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Embarrassing Older Comics
Here’s a selection of comics from my college days if you are interested in seeing how far I have [or haven't] come. They are fun in the sense that you can see obvious influences and different attempts at styles and storytelling.
A Walk Through the Woods – this was digitally remastered a little bit ago to appear in an anthology of stories that take place in the snow edited by Mike Getsiv. He’s still looking for a publisher.
The Mix Tape – ha! Embarrassing self-indulgent rant by my 20 year old self. The most embarassing thing is my musical tastes that I advertise along the side gutters. Good thing the resolution is too crappy for people to read it [I hope].
The Ring – another self-obsessed, autobiographical comic.
Headache – Non-autobiographical, but pretty influenced by a lot of the alternative comics I was reading at the time.
The Fight – an autobiographical comic that I feel is one of most compelling comics I’ve drawn.
Hansel & Gretel – we had to adapt a fairy tale for a class, and I didn’t want to draw the beginning, so I drew the end. It’s Hansel & Gretel, but instead of witches, there are pervy carnies.
The End.
