Two-Face

Old drawing I did for the COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE.

Browsing

Old drawing I did for the COMICS BUYERS GUIDE. I'm amazed comics shops and bookstores haven't thought of this.

For Art's Sake: Typical Portfolio Review

For Art's Sake: Ecologically Correct Comics

Two old episodes of my strip FOR ART'S SAKE originally published in the COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE. The jokes aren't the only thing that qualify for composting here.

Any Candy Left?

A couple days late, but if you're still fighting over the leftovers…An old FOR ART'S SAKE from my COMICS BUYERS GUIDE days, featuring my long -suffering editor, Maggie Thompson. (she published me for twenty years- that counts as long-suffering)

The First Published Episode of FOR ART'S SAKE

From the COMIC'S BUYER'S GUIDE #912 (May 10, 1991)

For Art's Sake: Never Mind Why I posted Them, Just Read Them

An assortment of old FOR ART'S SAKE strips I decided to post just for the hell of it. Maybe someday I'll try more chronological orderly entires.

For Art's Sake: Comics Tech

Old episodes of my FOR ART'S SAKE strip that ran in the COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE dealing with the relationships of comics to technology.

For Art's Sake: Gettin' Those Freelance Artist Blues..

 One of my utmost FAVORITE animated films is The Beatles' YELLOW SUBMARINE. I decided to do a warped tribute to it by using the film to make fun of the freelance artist/comics industry.

For Art's Sake: For You Phrentic Phollowers of PH.O.O.M!!!

Now, in further observation of Comic Con Week, Here's something for all you followers of PH.O.O.M!! (Phooey On Ol' Marvel!)

For Art's Sake: The Fantastic Four

 In honor of Comic-Con this week, I'm scanning past superhero-based episodes of my old COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE strip. This batch focuses on the FANTASTIC FOUR.

Kickstarter Explained

Cartoon I submitted to DIGBOSTON for this coming Sunday.(06/23/2013) First time I've used my FOR ART'S SAKE characters since THE COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE shut down.

CBG Cartoonists Jam

Still lamenting the loss of the COMIC BUYER'S GUIDE. This is a cartoonist jam by most of the cartoonists that contributed to CBG that appeared in issue #1000, WAY back in '92!! Howard Bender, who did the strip BILLY AND POP, came up with the idea and the layout, which back then had to be passed around from artist to artist via "snail mail". I think I was the first or second cartoonist (After Howard) to add my contribution, and as you can see, I grabbed the hot spot at the CBG logo...Who'd have thought it'd all end 699 issues later?

CBG: R.I.P

Forgive me, everybody for going on a maldin note, but an event just happened that affects me both personally and professionally. THE COMICS BUYERS GUIDE, the long-running publication of comic book news and reviews- and of which I've been submitting material for since 1989- is ceasing publication with issue #1699 (so much for an even 1700!) I first started reading CBG during the mid-eighties during my art school years, finding it highly quirky and enjoyable, mainly through the efforts of its peerless publishers, Don and Maggie Thompson, and finally decided to start submitting cartoon material in 1989. Amazingly, they took it. The first cartoons were editorial -style, but I soon decided to combine that with an artist character I had tried to syndicate, and MY feature FOR ART'S SAKE debuted.. I can't say that the strip was exactly popular, But Maggie and co. liked it enough to keep it around, and I was part of a publication that shared pages with talents like Batton Lash, John Lustig, Mark Evanier, Tony Isabella, Mark Martin, and Peter David (hope you are doing well, Mr. David) Maggie, Brent, (and especially Don) I want to thank you for all your support these past two decades, despite the bad jokes and the occasional misspellings. All will be missed. As for the strip..maybe I'll find a way to use the cast OUTSIDE of a comics-themed context..After all, the internet has VAST possibilities..I'd also like to thank my long-time readers as well..It's been a blast! As a special tribute, these are the final strips I drew. The last was meant for #1700.

For ART's Sake: The Halloween Episode.

My latest from THE COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE # 1696...

For ART's Sake: It's Definetly Not PUPPY Love...

My latest from COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE #1694..

TWO! TWO! TWO Posts In One!

My strip FOR ART'S SAKE was excluded from COMICS BUYERS GUIDE #1692 Last month due to space limitations, But this month, (#1693) They decided to run TWO episodes! I love my editors!

Having a Headbanger

Just having one of those nights...

There's Something To Be Said For Those End-Of -The -Century Animated Programs..

Two episodes from the early days of my strip FOR ART'S SAKE back when THE COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE was a weekly paper. Back then, the strip was in a Sunday Style format, and i like poking fun at TV cartoons as well as comic books.