Little Doodles

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From my sketchbook, Stephen Miller (for the kids).

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Just FYI, I put a new collection of sketches on my website called Putrid Glop 2 (I also finally added Putrid Glop 1). And, as a reminder, all of my comic book work is there as well (except stuff I’ve done for other people/projects). Peep it here:

https://www.deadcatcomix.com/free-comics.html

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I drew this in my sketchbook today. It’s Vice President J.D. Vance as a sentient jar of mayonnaise. This is what the Instagram account @catsonacouch calls him and it fits really well.

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4th of July sketch.

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Still true….

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Daily doodle from the sketchbook. Today it’s those ultra-violent dairy products, Milk and Cheese! Why did I pick these anthropomorphic misanthropic wild men? Well their creator, Evan Dorkin (along with Dark Horse), just released a ginormous tome of Evan’s comics spanning his entire career called Nerd Inferno. And a big part of Evan’s work was the popularity of these lactose lunatics. Along with the Eltingville boys they are probably what he is most known for, which is somewhat unfortunate since he’s put out a lot of great stuff over the years, writing and drawing. His run on the Bill and Ted comics was, dare I say, excellent (and, if you were a reader of those comics, you were introduced to a myriad of great bands via Bill and Ted’s t—shirts) and the Beasts of Burden series has been a great joy to read. He has done too much great work over the years to list everything but let’s just say it goes far beyond these two “cheesy” characters.

I also wanted to note that Evan is a very nice guy. I met him at one of Tony Moore’s comic cons in Cincinnati (well technically Kentucky but….). I was tabling there through the good graces of Tony himself and, to be really honest, I didn’t belong among the talent assembled in what was the most impressive artists’ alley I’ve ever seen. Across from me was Fables writer Bill Willingham, two tables across from me and to my right was the amazing artist Jill Thompson (Scary Godmother, Beasts of Burden) and next to her was Evan and his equally talented artist wife Sarah Dyer. The talent pool was insane as I mentioned. Dave Wachter, Eric Powell, Ryan Browne, and the list goes on and on. Anyway, I got to talk to Evan a few times during the con during some slower moments (he had a lot less of those than me, believe me). He was overly generous with his time and we talked about comics like I was anywhere near the same level of talent, which was nice of him. The Eltingville collection had just come out and I congratulated him on it since it was a great book and included what was to be their final appearance. Surprisingly to me, he wanted MY opinion of the last story and if I thought it was a fitting ending to their legacy. I was honored that he valued some schmucks opinion of his work. Especially some bozo who was only there because I entered a drawing in a contest Tony Moore held to win a free table and there weren’t a lot of entries.

It was probably the best interaction I’ve ever had at a con. I’m usually very anxious when talking to “celebrities” at shows, I always feel like I’m bothering them and try to drop some admiration on them and dart. I also always feel bad that I don’t have a lot of money and can’t be as good of a patron as I’d like to be, and I don’t want to block actual sales. Evan was cool though and the two chats we had were very easy and fun. Now I wish I had talked to him more but then I really would have felt like I was being a nuisance.

The main thing that I want to say is that Evan Dorkin is a cool dude and that you should support his work. He’s one of the good ones. Go out and buy Nerd Inferno from Dark Horse and be prepared to fall in love with his impressive draftsmanship, his goofy, slightly dark humor, and multitude of crazy characters. Thanks Evan for all the great comics and for being a mensch.

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From my sketchbook. This will definitely be me when I’m old(er).

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Drawing of American bronze medal Olympic rugby star and social media personality Ilona Maher as Marvel Comic's She-Hulk.

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Drawing I did from a photo that I took at a local museum. I changed the verbiage under the KOK logo....just because I wanted to. The original read Marque Deposse and I believe it was used by a French company called Pathe for a 28mm film camera and projector. I think this company is still around....

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Drawing from an old photo I found being used as a bookmark in a book I bought at a used bookstore. Just for fun.

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Sketch from my sketchbook of Gilbert Gottfried. Why did I draw Gilbert Gottfried? I have no idea. It started as just a guy with a big mouth and then I realized I was drawing Gilbert Gottfried.

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Drawing from my sketchbook copied from a vintage poster warning the public about sepsis.

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¡Hola! I just added issue number 8 of Little Doodles to my website. Please give it a look so I’ll have a reason to keep paying for the website! Seriously, even giving these away for free is costing me money! https://www.deadcatcomix.com/free-comics.html

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Fruit Bat Number One, 2013 ​ Originally drawn as the lead story in Little Doodles #1, it grew too big to fit so it became its own thing. A p

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Exquisite Corpse drawing I collaborated on at work. There’s a couple of people there who like to draw so we teamed up on this. I drew the head, Milan Howard drew the torso, and Jeremias Ramirez drew the legs. The trick is that no one sees the other parts when they draw their part so anything goes. This was an exercise created by the surrealists for fun and to see how weird things could get.

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Drew a walking eye in my sketchbook based on an old comic book.

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I'm posting this again so I know everyone sees it. I added a ton of free comics to my website for you to peruse. I think my interest in making comics is dwindling and I'm probably going to start concentrating on new ways to express my creativity. What form that will take I don’t know. Perhaps I’ll get back into photography or linocut prints or maybe just take another long break from it all (the last break ended up being about ten years). I’m just tired of working on comics that no one reads. I do have a few things that I want to finish. I’m still working on my music inspired book, Album, which will take a while to complete. I may have a few more Little Doodles books to put out as I always planned to complete a second trade paperback and I would need three more books to do that (although one of them is really close to being completed). Other than that I’m not planning on doing anything else. I’ve just lost interest in it. I’m sure no one will miss it. And, since I won’t have a need to promote my work anymore I’ll more than likely delete my social media presence. All it’s ever give me is headaches and I don’t need that right now. My mental health is too fragile for it. This will probably happen soon, maybe in the new year. It’s time to do it I think. You can only go so far before you realize that you haven’t gone anywhere. It’s a hard truth to swallow but you can’t keep trying to fool yourself. If you want to keep up with me check out the website where you can follow my art progress and contact me through the site email. Happy New Year!

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I didn’t have a lot of time to do my annual New Year’s drawing so you’ll have to settle for a sketch! Happy New Year!

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Fans of The Wire should enjoy this. I based it on a JFK campaign poster. Another diversion from my current project.

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In memory of Isiah Whitlock Jr.