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Sketchbook page ~ Circa 1999

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Final sweep of the studio before the big room swap to a nicer space in the house with more light— and because I’m an Old Man with an Old Man back, I’ve got to pare down the ten ton totes of comics pages I’ve accumulated to smaller, more manageable totes so’s I don’t have to revisit a hospital anytime soon.

Been sifting through past work-for-hire, ghost work, failed proposals, rejected pitches, unpublished books, and personal projects all morning. It’s been surreal and amusing how many jobs I’ve done I have absolutely zero memory of doing.

Oh hey— that’s an original Lee Highvalley strip. I wonder how I have one since the newspaper kept them all? For some reason I must have redone it and this was a first, unused take or something. Huh…

And of course, the usual pile of pages from the project I’ve been messing around (artistically procrastinating) with since 1997.

Break’s over— back to work.

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Funny stuff: Someone is selling one of the Psycho Killers comics on the ebay and was kind enough to go out of their way to actually show the inside art. Haven't seen this stuff since M'Obre and I worked on it waaaaaaay back in the early 90's.

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Ace Kilroy VS Nazi Zombies 07/07/13 (potential comicon banner?)

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Ace Kilroy will always be pro-Nazi Punching— undead or alive.

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LVAC 2017 - (unknown date -- possibly spring?)

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Ace Kilroy - Sunday "Emergency Exit!" 2012

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Hey! A couple o' scans of some random Ace Kilroy trading cards!

Well, the back of 'em anyway...

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AK FCBD - Ace vs Blecch 2012

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LAVC SEP/OCT 2021

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In an unmarked & sealed mailing envelope: an Ace Kilroy Free Comic Book Day print. Maybe from 2012 - 13?

Honestly, I don't even remember doing this.

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After almost a decade, we're finally clearing out the infamous "Room of No Return" and already I'm discovering amazing stuff.

The very first filing cabinet drawer I opened had a file marked Mini Comics : '87 - '92 with scripts, sketches, newsletters, and a bunch of these-- which I immediately scanned.