For years I’ve tried to make villains who are at times sympathetic, complicated, or even justified in their actions. For years I thought the cartoonish, mustache-twirling villains of my childhood stories were exaggerations and not realistic at all. People don’t act the way they do because “they’re just evil,” I reasoned. There are complexities and … Continue reading “Villains Who Are Just The Worst”
We’re barely into 2026 and I am already fuming at the state of my country, the United States. There’s been a lot to be angry about, but the new year has barely begun and I’m already losing my mind in outrage over this latest string of horrible news and events; most recently the shooting of … Continue reading “To Hell With This Entire Administration”
I promised to continue updating the comic throughout the holidays and I managed to do so, but as the title of today’s blog states, I don’t know how I did it. The biggest obstacle was the mere fact that it was that confusing week between Christmas and New Year’s Eve/Day. There is something about that … Continue reading “I Don’t Know How I Did It”
This is that weird week between Christmas and New Year’s Eve/Day, where no one knows what day it is and how much work they should be doing. Even I, a self-employed artist, never know what to do with myself during this week. Well, I used to take the week off and start fresh when the … Continue reading “This Nebulous Week”
The holidays are coming up! Or at least the ones I celebrate. For some it was last week. But anyway, it’s Christmas week for me and in years past that has signaled the beginning of my annual holiday break, where I cease updating until the new year. But I don’t adhere to that any more, … Continue reading “Updating Through the Holidays”
Running a sale that lasts longer than a week is an interesting thing. Running a sale that lasts three weeks is all but predictable, at least for me. When I first announced the return of my annual holiday sale on December 1, the response was pretty swift. I received a few book orders and a … Continue reading “The Commission Flood”
With my annual holiday sale comes one of the rare times that I take commissions for custom art. I offer this rarely not because I see it as some special occasion, or that I consider my artwork to be so good that the chance to get something customized from me can only be a rare … Continue reading “Why Commissions Make Me Nervous”
Last week I launched my annual holiday sale, and I’m happy both with the response that it received and that I was able to catch up on my commission queue in a timely manner! For those of you who missed the announcement last week, I’m currently offering my convention-only bundle deal on Snout’s books! That … Continue reading “The 2025 Holiday Sale”
We’re coming to the end of 2025 (thank goodness) so we’re going to start seeing a lot of those “best of 2025” lists, as well as folks’ year-end summaries for the music they listened to throughout the year. Though I listen to lots of music, my preferred genre is heavy metal so I tend to … Continue reading “Favorite Metal of 2025”
I was meaning to crowdfund the first Dwarves of Kodak story before the end of this year, but a severe art block got in the way of launching that back in late September / early October. I could not for the life of me come up with a cover that I was happy with, and … Continue reading “Too Late To Crowdfund For Now”