My First Convention Appearance!

For those that are interested, I will be making my first convention appearance at the Vancouver Comics and Stories Alternative Press Expo this Sunday (August 27th) from 11:00-5:00 to promote Major Studio Production. This will be held at the Heritage Hall on Main and 15th (3102 Main Street). On hand I will have comic books, calendars, and t-shirts. I will also be attempting to promote The Other Press. Hope to see y'all there!

Click here for more information.

Special thanks to Leonard Wong, who regularly hosts this event!

MSP #19: Global Warning

MSP #18: Early Prevention is the Key

On a more serious note, Vince sez: remember to get checked if you're over the age of 45 and have a family predisposition towards prostate cancer.

MSP #17: Breakfast at the Armstrongs

I can't shake the feeling that I'm probably going to have to explain this one.

Dead Tree Edition: In stores now!

My self-published compilation, Major Studio Production: Dead Tree Edition, is on store shelves now. DTE includes eleven of my favourite strips into a zine-format.

DTE is available at the following locations:

• The Comicshop
  2089 W.4th Avenue
  Vancouver, BC
  604.738.8122
  

• Magpie Magazine Gallery
  1319 Commercial Drive
  Vancouver, BC
  604.253.6666
  

• RX Comics
  2418 Main Street
  Vancouver, BC
  604.454.5099

More locations to come. Stay tuned for more details!

MSP #16: CHEE-CHee-Chee-chee...AHH-AHh-Ahh-ahh

MSP #15: He's Magically Delicious

This is the third installment of Major Studio Production which is drawn by hand. When I'm not drawing with Microsoft Paint, I much prefer the look of straight pencil artwork, as it can be a lot more expressive, especially with the subtle tones and shades you can get out of a pencil. Sadly, it doesn't come out that well when scanned into a computer, and must be processed to get the proper look.

In this case, I scanned in Photoshop and boosted the contrast. But, because I was reducing the size from 8"x11" @ 300DPI down to screen resolution, I had to thicken up the lines, which seriously reduces the detail.

MSP #14: Early Worm

MSP #13: Went to a fight and a hockey game broke out

MSP #12: Objectionable Content

MSP #11: zhong wen ci qing

Special thanks to Tian at Hanzismatter.com

MSP #10: Bumper Stickers

MSP #9: What Baby Really Wants for Christmas

Okay, the second comic strip to be rendered by hand and tweaked with Photoshop. I got lazy, ran out of time. And you think this one's violent? I originally had in mind a swarm of kids ripping Santa to shreds (body parts and organs and blood flying everywhere!) and little Baby Jane making off with Santa's severed left arm.

Merry Christmas, everybody.

MSP #8: Car and Driver

After a two week absence, the strip returns. FYI, The Other Press finally did get around to printing my Remembrance Day themed strip, although a week later, and accompanying a letter-to-the-editor on why it didn't get printed during Remembrance Day.

Gutterfly Comix to Comic Genesis

First, some bozo hacks into Gutterfly Comix, and then the site owners decide to quit altogether. So, as a consequence, I did find a new home at ComicGenesis.com. However, I'm still waiting for them to e-mail me my new password and login ID. I sure as hell hope that I don't have to fill in another form because it took me about fifteen minutes to figure out what they meant by a country code. What's next, a thumb print and a DNA sample?

Oh, wait...

The medium and the message

As good art typically does not require explanation, sadly, the Rememberance Day themed strip did not qualify. At least, for the intended audience. After having a conversation with my editor, the decision was made to not run in its current form, as it was determined that the depiction of iconic war images (bombing of Hiroshima, napalming of Trang Bang, the prisoner abuse at Abu Gharib Prison) was trivializing when rendered in Microsoft Paint.

Therefore, for the second time in a row, the printed version of the strip will not be rendered using Microsoft Paint, pending final approval.

MSP #7: Day of Remembrance

MSP #6: Crazy Cat and Iggy Mouse

Okay, so I didn't draw this one in Microsoft Paint. The Other Press opted to do a 1920's theme issue, and as much as I wanted to do something with the Scopes trial and the teaching of evolution of schools, I just couldn't get it to work. So, I did the next best thing and decided to do a homage/parody of George Harriman's Krazy Kat.

Movin' On

Dear readers (who have generated all of my 56 hits as of October 29th):

I have recently been granted webspace on Gutterfly Comics and will be putting up a website there. Stay tuned for more details!

MSP #5: Halloween