Muskrat Ramblings

I’ll be at Origins Friday and Saturday, flying back to Madison either Saturday night or EARLY Sunday morning. In general, this seems a good way to do the important shows, without losing an entire week’s worth of working time (or at least Productive Cartooning Time). Yet while I’m glad to have three extra days to […]

First off, THANK YOU to everyone for understanding the GenCon dilema. I knew that was both the choice I wanted to and had to make…but your support really makes living with it easier. Now…speaking of big cons… Well, this looks like what I’m gonna be doing at Origins, Friday and Saturday. No signing times are […]

Friday’s cartoon WILL be up. just not now. Soon. I think. Judith is in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with the Whad’Ya Know Road Show, and I’m home alone, trying to fend for myself. Work went great yesterday. I finished off a cartoon that I was really happy with for Comics Buyer’s Guide, and then an editorial […]

It’s been a busy week again. But I should have the online comic updated sometime today. Yay! Now…the BIG news: Dr. Blink #0 is IN DA HOUSE! It *should* be in many comic book stores tomorrow. It should be in MOST ALL comic stores within the week! I am INSANELY happy with this project. I […]

Hello. Yes, I’m still alive. Barely. This has been one of the toughest two-week stretches I’ve ever been through. Of course, in a cartoonist’s world, “tough” is a relative thing. However: A week ago Monday, we arrived home late (like, 11 pm) after an exhausting four days at KublaCon and DorkStock West. Tuesday I was […]

To paraphrase Spike Milligan’s “I told you I was ill”… I told you there was a bloody great peacock in my backyard. It’s gone now. But it was here yesterday evening, roosting in a tree (peacocks roost? who knew?) and this morning it was back. I e-mail my friend Letitia, who has helped me rescue […]

KublaCon seriously rocks. A few highlights. * Anyone see this week’s Pyramid strip (sorry – you have to subscribe to Pyramid to see this)? Well, Judith beat me (and others) BOTH at the Dork Tower board game (she played Ken. I played Carson. I only died once), and also at Poker. * Our Hotel Elevator’s […]

Dr. Blink #0 is now off to press! It should be shipping in two to three weeks! I am so amazingly stuffed full of anticipation about this, you have no idea. Chris’ artwork is just unbelievable. It’s a real privilege working with him on this project. He’s added so much to my original vision, I […]

I didn’t watch the Berg video. I’d heard about it, was utterly horrified and sickened, so I knew what was coming. Knew I wouldn’t be able to take it. Knew it would be, like, nightmares for years if I did. Hell, I get disturbed by the ending of Modest Mouse’s “Float On” video. Pro-war or […]

I’m busy getting stuff done in advance for our Long Anniversary Weekend ™. Friday’s Dork Tower is already loaded and ready to go, and Monday’s is on the drawing table. With luck, I’d like to be two weeks ahead on the comics soon(ish). I’m not sure if this will be a TOTAL no-work weekend, as […]