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2005 wasn't that bad, if you don't count the part where my heart was ripped in half :) Check out the ARCHIVE! I try to limit these posts to my actual artwork, but sometimes I'm presented with a cute picture of my niece and nephew that I'm morally obligated to share with my 9 followers. All works(both graphic and audio) by Jack Bevacqua, unless noted otherwise. Please hire me.

[theguambus]

(Cover, and a sample page from the book)

“Roque”

Written by Jeremy L. Bevacqua, Michael L. Bevacqua, and Jack L. Bevacqua

Illustrated by Jack L. Bevacqua

“Roque" is a comic book that tells the story of Roque Babauta, a Chamorro superstar athlete who joins the National Basketball Association (NBA) straight out of high school. His skills lead him to be invited to the US Olympic team, where Guam’s colonial status and his Chamorro pride soon make things difficult for him.

This is the 3rd book printed by us here at the Guam Bus, and it is different than our previous publications. While “Makahna” is more of a historical visual tale, “Roque” is a much more text-based contemporary story that deals with issues of self-determination and the status quo on our Island. We hope the versatility of our stories will continue to showcase Guam in all of its different eras and facets.

The book can be ordered through this link: 

http://guambus.bigcartel.com/product/roque

For people on Guam interested in books please contact us at [email protected] and we can setup a time and place to meet for orders.

And always, Si Yu’os Ma’ase for your support.

[behappybesmile]

Check it out!

[sumahi]

“Roque Babauta” the new comic from my brothers and I at The Guam Bus is finally here! Message me if you’d like to buy a copy!

[theguambus]

Biba Åño Nuebo !

Happy New Year from all of us at the Guam Bus! 2016 was our inaugural year and we look to continue making stories into 2017 and beyond. Here is a sample cover of the next comic book that we look to release by the end of this month. Please follow us on our social media sites as well.

IG: theguambus

FB: https://www.facebook.com/The-Guam-Bus-1248330698560889/

[behappybesmile]

Happy New Year!  check out the shop to buy some neato books!   http://guambus.bigcartel.com/

[theguambus]

(Cover, and two sample pages from the book)

“Makåhna”

Written by Michael L. Bevacqua

Illustrated by Jack L. Bevacqua

“Makåhna” is a bilingual (Chamorro/English) action comic book that showcases an ancient battle between powerful Chamorro makåhna, sorcerers, who use the powers of the earth and elements to battle for the honor of their clans.  The book incorporates significant elements of pre-contact Chamorro culture, including ancestral skulls and mangga’chong (guiding spirits).

This is the 2nd book printed by us here at the Guam Bus, and it is mainly inspired by two things, the lifelong love the creation team had for the comic book medium ever since the 90s, and the realm of possibility that is early pre-Spanish Chamorro history. These two things together create this black and white historical graphical tale.  

The book can be ordered through this link: http://guambus.bigcartel.com/product/makahna

For people on Guam interested in books please contact us at [email protected] and we can setup a time and place to meet for orders.

Si Yu’os Ma’ase for your support.

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[behappybesmile]

visit www.theguambus.com, to follow, and buy stuff :D

[theguambus]

(Cover, and 2 sample pages from the book)

“Sumahi and the Karabao”

Written By: Michael Lujan Bevacqua

Illustrated By: Jack Lujan Bevacqua

The 1st book that the Guam Bus proudly presents is something that has been in the works for some time but finally came into fruition this past year. “Sumahi and the Karabao“ is a children’s book that stars Sumahi, the protagonist in the story and the aptly named daughter of the author in real life, a young girl who is serenaded by the stories of her Karabao friends. Using charming digitally art and a fictional narrative marinated with historical truths and flavor, “Sumahi and the Karabao,” is a perfect book for a Guam audience, or someone who wants to learn about the culture of the Island. 

The book is also bilingual, it is in Chamorro/English. The author is a professor at the University of Guam, and is in charge of the Chamorro Studies Program. Much like his job title suggests, he is a big advocate for the Chamorro language. Using the language in fun and imaginative ways, and accessible for the younger generation, is a way to interest the people in what would some call a “dying” language. There is always time to ebb this flow though, and get people more interested in the local dichotomy, and we believe it is creating art like this.

The book can be ordered through this link: http://guambus.bigcartel.com/product/sumahi-and-the-karabao

Si Yu’os Ma’ase for your support. 

[behappybesmile]

order one today! support local authors/artists! also check out the comic book we just printed too :)

[abemihashi]

whoa hello!! so my amazing brother (http://behappybesmile.com/) illustrated and cousins wrote a super cute children’s book called “Love You Like” 

It’s incredibly sweet and feat. a chamoru / pacific islander main character ??! yes ! 

This is the website to buy : 

http://www.vromansbookstore.com/book/9780578133065

and iTunes : 

https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/i-love-you-like/id947241921?mt=11

and website to learn more : 

www.loveulike.com

♡♡♡♡♡

[behappybesmile]

Thanks for the shout out! My sister is the best: N1SFL!

If anyone has a chance, check the site out, buy a copy! If you have kids or know anyone with kids, this is a perfect gift! It's super cute and colorful. All the children I have shown it to have loved it.

[behappybesmile]

Jasmines for Janis. 2014. Ink and prisms color. What do you draw when someone asks you to draw them something? I'm smitten. This person is my favorite. Jasmines are my favorite. I suck at coloring books. The black lines are rules, and rules are meant to be colored out side of XD In 18 days, something amazing will happen and i hope to have jasmines growing in my beard by then.

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HAND DOODLES WHILE EATING NOODLES vol.1  ink. 2014. Anytime I'm idle, and there's paper and pen in reach, I will draw**. Nine out of ten times, I'll draw hands. Nine out of ten of those times, I'll draw my own hands. Four out of ten of those instances, the hands will be good enough to share. And really 25% of the time I share them, I'm actually satisfied with the image... the other 75% i trick myself into thinking it's good. fuuuuuuuuuuuk. **or practice my signature...XD you can never be too ready. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Tonight I'm going to New York city, the place I'll call my home. And tonight I'm going where the climate's shitty, but I won't feel so alone. And I will build it up right from the ground, yeah with my own bare hands Until the sun doth set on the silhouette of this broken promise land Of this broken promise land. Tonight I'm leaving for old Manhattan, the place where I was born. And I will fight for hope like a peaceful baron, with Broadway lights forlorn. And as the buildings weep I will not sleep until I dry their tears And I will not rest 'til east and west side thunder with the cheers For the land we hold so dear. Let's go.. Have a good time.." MY BARE HANDS by the band SAY ANYTHING from the album DORMROOM DEMOS

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YOU LOOK LIKE SOMEONE I'M LOOKING FOR. 2013. pen, acrylic. I find myself too amusing. It might be a problem. I think it's preventing me from meeting new people. This illustration kills me. Two hands. Speaking different languages. How can you not giggle?! --------------------------------------------- "What's pleasing to the eye In the delusion of my sight Is not what I find when I reach into the light I have lost my mind I'm walking through time Deluded as the next guy Pretending and hoping to find That distant peace of mind I don't know Who does know There is no Where to go It's not so simple as I try to wish But then again what is? There is no other worthy quest So on I go I don't know Who does know There is no Where to go" I DON'T KNOW by the BEASTIE BOYS from the album HELLO NASTY

[behappybesmile]

HER HEAD'S IN THE CLOUDS. 2013. pen and ink. First post since Guam. First post in 2014. It's late March... i suck. This is not even from 2014. I don't even think it's from 2013.  D: A scribble scrabble from a neglected mini moleskin. I wish I knew this girl. Instead of tearing her out of a catalog. I drew a children's book, and its being printed. It'll be in my hands sometime in April. Shit just got real. It's hardcover, so you know it's no joke, son. ------------------------------------------------------ "I'm so tall, can't get over me I'm so low, can't get under me I must be all these things For I just threw out the love of my dreams He's in my eyes, he is in my ears He's in my blood, he is in my tears I breathe love and see him every day Even though my love is a world away Oh he's got me wondering My righteousness is crumbling Never before have I felt this way No one is right, want for him to stay I must be made of steel For I just threw out the love of my dreams He's in my eyes, he is in my ears He's in my blood, he is in my tears I breathe love and see him every day Even though my love is a world away Oh he's got me wondering My righteousness is crumbling Oh he's got me wondering My righteousness is crumbling And I see him every day Even though my love is a world away He's in my eyes, he is in my ears He's in my blood, he is in my tears I must be made of steel For I just threw out the love of my dreams" I JUST THREW OUT THE LOVE OF MY DREAMS from the album PINKERTON by the band WEEZER

[behappybesmile]

12 DEAD MICE DRUMMERS DROPPING AND DRUMMING. 2013. digital. My contribution to a fun 12 Days of Christmas themed art collaboration. Our group combined the 12 drummers drumming with the 2000 dead mice that were dropped on Guam. The visible mice all died in different ways. It was fun deciding how each mouse was killed: Stabbed in brain via the ear. Plus drumstick through nose. Strangled by parachute strings. Shot through head. Beaten to death with snare drum. Drumstick through head. Eyes gouged with drumsticks. Decapitated. Overdosed on aspirin. Gutted... ...and my favorite: Zombified. I tried to make the mice super cute, and i even had them in pink parachutes :) but i was asked to change them to American flags, so it was more clear as to what we were parodying. ------------------------------------------------ Step right up, gather round, Greatest salesman in town Selling something, seldom sold Step up, step up, step up behold Dead mice for sale, They're going fast Like hell Last dead mouse don't be shy, There's never been a better time to buy Last dead mouse but I'll get more I'm a businessman and an entrepreneur Folks say I'm nuts, they can say what they please You've got to be crazy with prices like these No overhead so I can keep down the cost I make my own hours 'cause I'm my own boss I believe in my product, I love what I sell Last dead mouse that's why I yell Step right up ladies and gents Last dead mouse costs fifty cents It's a steal at any price Going once, going once, going once, going twice Half a buck, last in stock Be the first one on your block No need to walk, no need to feed, satisfaction guaranteed Last dead mouse but I'll get more Nice and easy now, Nice and easy now, Nice and easy now Last dead mouse, Last dead mouse LAST DEAD MOUSE from the album DON'T KNOW HOW TO PARTY by the band THE MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSSTONES

[behappybesmile]

SAVE PAGAN ISLAND. digital. 2013 Everyone has different views and opinions. Pro military, anti military, etc. This illustration is a comment on a military proposal to occupy Pagan Island and use it for live-fire training. IMHO, the military has a lot of land already, do they really need more? It really is a tragic subject. But I always like to use a contrasting cuteness when tackling sad topics. Lately I've been making cute stuff. It's probably a self defense mechanism i'm implementing to cheer myself up, blah, blah, blah. --------------------------------------------------------- "Please, tell me the reason behind the colors that you fly Love just one nation and the whole world, we divide You won't say, you're sorry, there is no other choice God bless the people now, who cannot raise their voice

We can chase down all our enemies, bring them to their knees We can bomb the world to pieces, but we cant bomb it into peace Whoa, we may even find a solution, to hunger and disease We can bomb the world to pieces, but we cant bomb it into peace

Violence brings one thing, more more of the same Military madness, the smell of flesh and burning pain So I sing out to the masses, stand up if youre still sane To all of us gone crazy, I sing this one refrain

We can chase down all our enemies, bring them to their knees We can bomb the world to pieces, but we cant bomb it into peace Whoa, we may even find a solution to hunger and disease We can bomb the world to pieces, but we cant bomb it into peace

And I sing power to the peaceful, love to the peaceful y'all Power to the peaceful, love to the peaceful y'all" BOMB THE WORLD by MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD from the album EVERYONE DESERVES MUSIC

[behappybesmile]

Hi, coffee girl here! :) Cool blog. You like Rooney Mara. AND Avenue Q! That makes you instantly awesome.

Instantly awesome! Just add water... Thanks for the kind words. I always intend on posting new art more frequently, but I've been slowly working on a couple top secret projects that I can share yet (or I'm lazy) :/

[behappybesmile]

FLORA BAZA QUAN. digital. 2013 hahhaa i'm a shite graphic designer, and i know it. the only reason i'm posting this is because i felt like it wasn't getting any love, and i'm certain at least one of my 5 followers would "heart" it! (Alina, c'mon) I'm made a handful of "flyers" while on Guam. At the start, i was dreading it, but I've started to own it. Trying to be more illustrative, less sterile. Sometime i'm met with resistance. But the way i see it, these flyers are ads, and ads need to draw attention. Plus this event is today, so go to UOG at 5:30PM at the CLASS LECTURE HALL. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Maybe it's all of the acid I did when I was a little kid But when you're hiding your fears it's just like you're screaming in my ear So I know what you said you said I know you've done the work and cut the cord Yea, but I don't really think you think you did You're a beauty and I love you, Queen of Swords I know somebody whose hell makes yours look more like Disneyland Some of us have been through more shit than our poor souls could stand So I know what you said you said I know you've done the work and cut the cord Yea, but I don't really think you think you did You're a beauty and I love you, Queen of Swords" QUEEN OF SWORDS from the album I IS ANOTHER by the band I IS ANOTHER

[behappybesmile]

CHA.NO.WRI.MO.    2013  digital. remix of nanowrimo logo. Another graphic created to be used in a Chamorro Studies capacity. When will the indentured servitude end!? jk, miget. This kind of stuff is always fun: putting twists on logos and what not. I get to apply everything I learned sampling music and making beats and remixes! wahoo! The original logo is for NaNoWriMo (NAtional NOvel WRIting MOnth), but once I redraw it and add a couple tweaks, it becomes ChaNoWriMo (CHAmorro NOvel WRIting MOnth). The Karabao ended up looking like the Chicago Bulls logo... Must have been because I was watching the Bulls beat the Knicks while I drew it ;) I wanted to participate in this month long event, because I don't get to write that much anymore. But instead, I will be suffering through NACODRAMO (NAtional COmic DRAwing MOnth)... i'm sure it exists out there in the universe. Try to finish a comic in a month... I will attempt to finish two... ________________________________________________________ "You know that I love you, Baby, but you just won't let me. Every morning I get up, I sip my cup; My eyes get red, no-one to hear me. One more thing I'd like to say right here, Baby, but you just won't let me. I'd like to say Baby, you so nice. I'd like to do the same thing twice, yeah! Baby, you so nice. I'd like to do the same thing twice. I love you so much, so-o-o- Love you - love you, baby, so much. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, I live in the woods alone; I need your (company) company. Baby! Woods alone! I need your company, yeah! Every morning I get up, I sip my cup; My eyes get red, no-one to hear me. One more thing I'd like to say right here, Baby, but you just won't let me, yeah! I'd like to say: baby, you so nice: Do the same thing twice, yeah! Baby, you so nice; I'd like to do the same thing twice; I love you, baby, so much" DO IT TWICE by BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS

[behappybesmile]

ROONEY MARA. digital illustration. 2013 Crush of the Minute: Rooney Mara. Too cute. Duuude. This portrait took a long time. Still not sure if it's finished yet. I like how the line art definition marries the smooth color and rendering. The result is an beautifully imperfect being. My goal was to try and make her look more like Rooney Mara, and less like Winona Ryder. When I began, it had heavier black lines, and flatter colors. But as I wrestled with it, I thinned the lines and I tried my best to paint all the shading and tones and whatever. It was tedious, so i copped out and put a pattern over everything, in order to obscure my shoddy digital painting abilities. (albeit better than my non-digital painting abilities) Scale texture, dragon shape, random marks, a little vignetting, blah blah blah. I'm on Guam. :) -------------------------------------------------- "Don't mess with the dragon You dig in; you're dug in now; you cry for help But can someone really year? You're pulling; you're tugging, trying to save yourself But no one seems to care When you walk the world alone, whoa, whoa Will you find your way back home? Don't mess with the dragon You're falling; you're crawling, searching in the dark Your heart is full of fear You're crying; you're tryin', want to find yourself But you can't look in the mirror When you walk that lonesome road, whoa, whoa Don't forget your heart's your home When you walk that lonesome road Don't forget your heart's your home." DON'T MESS WITH THE DRAGON from the album DON'T MESS WITH THE DRAGON by the band OZOMATLI

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CHAMORRO PROCLAMATION FLYER. 2013. digital. original concept 2011 "Fortune Cookie" For anyone keeping track, 2 years ago I posted an illustration called "Fortune Cookie" that I made for a school assignment. This time around, I was asked to provide artwork to be used on a flyer for the Chamorro Studies Program. I decided to remix the old illustration. I swapped the casual restaurant goer trying a new dish, with the Governor of Guam, Eddie Calvo signing a proclamation. I changed the tablecloth/bowl/spoon into a desk/paper/pen. In the original piece: "i tried to illustrate the fortune i got after eating Chinese food. It read: “You will enjoy something different this weekend”. I wanted to illustration someone experiencing a new food. He’s eating a spoonful of something that looks kind of gross, but once he tastes it, this beautiful eruption of color and wonder blows out of it. It was hard to illustrate what taste would look like, but this is what i came up with."

For the new version, the governor is signing a proclamation endorsing the new Chamorro Studies Program at UOG. When the pen touches the paper, magic happens :) ------------------------------------------------------------ "At a party last New Years eve somewhere downtown. We started talking about how we wanted someone to kiss after the countdown. I went to get a smoke and drink at the bar and when I came back you were gone. I didn't think I'd ever see you again. Last winter I was working nights and I missed the last train. Nothing unusual, I walk home in the snow again. A car stops, rolls down the window and asks me my name. I replied, I realize, 'It was you.' And may all acquaintance be forgot but I remember you. And I remember and I remember and I remember you And I remember and I remember you. I don't want you to think that this happens to me all the time. I hope you don't think I make a habit of taking strange rides. Conversation was easy there was glitter on your face. We carried on and talked until dawn. And my heart is breaking my knees is shaking and I just hanging around The clock is ticking the world is spinning there's nothing that I found. And may all acquaintance be forgot but I remember you And I remember I remember when you gave me a word." I REMEMBER YOU from the album RKIVES by the band RILO KILEY