Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Comica Festival!!!

I'm very excited to be exhibiting my work in the UK for the first time at the 2011 London Comica Festival this Saturday November the 12th from 11am to 6pm!!!

It will also be the debut of my new anthology, Never the Less featuring my new short story Deer Love! Here's the cover!
Needless to say, I'm very excited!

As always, stay tuned.


Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Deer Love

I just finished this story for a graphic narrative competition I heard about through the awesome comic shop Gosh! in London. The winner will be announced at the Comica Festival happening next month for which I have booked a table to sell my stuff. I really can't wait.

Also: I believe I have enough short stories now to create an anthology zine so do look for that story to be on sale at the festival too!

'Deer Love' is a love story that ends before it begins, the characters fall deeply in love despite the fact they are wearing masks the entire night. Though the evening is romantic, fun and a little cliche, the couple never blossoms into a relationship because of the looming fear of potential loss and painful realization that magic fades, connections break and full moons retreat.

Thanks to Cory Roberts and Kathleen Sanders for the editing and kind words.

Enjoy

Friday, September 30, 2011

The Spirit of the Forest Sketchbook Mini

i'm working on a submission for a competition in London...but here is something i did last weekend!
stay tuned...

Thursday, August 18, 2011

The Eyes in the Sky!!!

This is a short story I just finished illustrating for Ian Daffern, writer of the awesome on-going comic series, Freelance Blues! (check it out here!)

It's a bit outside my usual genre range but I had alot of fun getting to draw different characters and action scenes involving a car (it was tricky!), not to mention some tech-fetishy cannibals...
On an artistic level I think it was very challenging and I learned to trust in my own inking abilities abit more. I hope it shows...

Anyway, Ian tells me this story is part of an anthology of similarly creepy stories he's written for August's Fan Expo 2011 and the anthology will be for sale there! It's coming up so if you're going you should definitely pick up a copy!!!

So without further adieu, here is the story!
 
 

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Filter Literary Journal vol.3!!!

I just picked up my copy of the rare and beautiful Filter Literary Journal with The Song of Otto insert! It's sooooo awesome!!!!

I can't wait to read all the stories, poems, and put up the amazing art in my room someplace to inspire me.
 
More to come veeeeery soon!!!

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

S.P.O.T. Conclusions

It was such an amazing experience despite the fair being mostly literary based. I still met some amazing people, and likewise, they had a chance to sample some of my comics. I have to thank those who came out to support me and I hope you will stay tuned to see more Otto-I'm working on Issue 4 NOW!

Here are some pictures of the event of yours truly!






 
more to come!!!

Saturday, June 18, 2011

The Song of Otto

Tomorrow (June 19th, 2011), I've got a table and will be selling my comics! 
The event is called the Small Press of Toronto Book Fair and is going to be held at the University of Toronto's Hart House!
It's free to attend!

I will be selling The Atlantic, I Don't Blame You, Model Employee and all three The Song of Otto issues seen here!!! 
 
I know I haven't really been posting this book-so many of you wouldn't know what's it about. Like Our Children Would Not Kill Us, I am collaborating with the amazing Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer again to visual here original story, here's a little art and a synopsis!

The Song of Otto is a contemporary re-visioning of the ancient crusade epic The Song of Roland set in Roncesvalles Village in Toronto, the original battle taking place in Roncesvalles, France.

The Song of Otto will be appearing in the exclusive hand made book: Filter Literary Journal (check them out!) and the online publisher, Joyland.ca in 2011.  
you can read the whole story thus far here on picasa!!! 

hope to see you there!

Monday, April 18, 2011

Kazoo!

I had the fantastic opportunity to present at the Kazoo Comic and Zine Festival this year as part of Guelph's week long Kazoo Arts Festival! It was AWESOME for many reasons:

1) I sold out of everything!!!
2) I got nominated for best debut comic for Our Children Would Not Kill Us!
3) I was also interviewed by Guelph University-I'm sure I sounded really dorky, and it was only
     a 5 minute interview, but still, I'm super happy about it! I will keep you updated if it becomes
    available for podcast, and just how dorky I really was.
4) Most of all, I met stellar people, the organizers, volunteers, artists, and fans.

It was hands down, the best day of the year for me and has inspired me to keep the dream alive...

Here is the poster from the event and some photos of yours truly at the Sparrow Press table!




Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Kennedy

  

This is a short story I submitted for this Spring's Grawlix anthology on sale at TCAF 2011!!!
The theme this year was subway stations. I DEMANDED Kennedy Station because frankly, i miss it.

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Robot Comics


I was really bored during class...these are the result.
Awesome?