THAT THING YOU DREW

I'm an author and illustrator from Halifax, currently living in Toronto. I've produced a number of graphic novels, and currently work on Adventure Time and Bravest Warriors comics. I also have a weekly comic strip, True Story, which comes out occasionally.

[therealmikeholmes]

Conversation by us Adaptation by Mer Art by me for the Comics Issue of Halifax's The Coast

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Meredith Gran and I are traveling across the country this month!

OCTOPUS PIE Vol. 5 - the final book - just came out, and we’re gonna hoof it across America, Plus I’ve got Secret Coders Vol. 3 and more! We’ll be doing signing events in a few cities - if you live anywhere near them, come on out to say hi!

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Our final stop on the tour is today!! We'll be at Challengers Comics in Chicago (1845 N Western Ave) from 4-6pm. Come out and say hi to @octopuspiecomic and me!!

[therealmikeholmes]

Meredith Gran and I are traveling across the country this month!

OCTOPUS PIE Vol. 5 - the final book - just came out, and we’re gonna hoof it across America, Plus I’ve got Secret Coders Vol. 3 and more! We’ll be doing signing events in a few cities - if you live anywhere near them, come on out to say hi!

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Today we're in Austin TX! We're signing at Dragon's Lair Comics & Fantasy from 4-7. Then I think we're going swimming. I love Austin.

ALSO! On Sunday, we're at Big Bud Press HQ in Los Angeles (2121 N. San Fernando Rd) from 5-8pm with SPECIAL GUESTS:

Frank Gibson & Becky Dreistadt (Capture Creatures, Tiny Kitten Teeth) Sam Alden (Wicked Chicken Queen, Adventure Time)

I hope we see you there!!

[therealmikeholmes]

Meredith Gran and I are traveling across the country this month!

OCTOPUS PIE Vol. 5 - the final book - just came out, and we’re gonna hoof it across America, Plus I’ve got Secret Coders Vol. 3 and more! We’ll be doing signing events in a few cities - if you live anywhere near them, come on out to say hi!

[therealmikeholmes]

Tomorrow night (July 11) we're signing at Crescent City Comics in New Orleans!! We've never been to New Orleans before and we're very excited to walk around and look at things and occasionally eat.

Anyone have any suggestions for fun things to look at/eat?

[therealmikeholmes]

Meredith Gran and I are traveling across the country this month!

OCTOPUS PIE Vol. 5 - the final book - just came out, and we’re gonna hoof it across America, Plus I’ve got Secret Coders Vol. 3 and more! We’ll be doing signing events in a few cities - if you live anywhere near them, come on out to say hi!

[therealmikeholmes]

Our first stop is TONIGHT, in our own city of Philadelphia!

Atomic City Comics, 638 South St. 5-7pm

If you're in Philly, or you have friends here, we hope to see you (them)!

[therealmikeholmes]

Meredith Gran and I are traveling across the country this month! OCTOPUS PIE Vol. 5 - the final book - just came out, and we're gonna hoof it across America, Plus I've got Secret Coders Vol. 3 and more! We'll be doing signing events in a few cities - if you live anywhere near them, come on out to say hi!

[meredithgran]

NYC area people! Are you going to be at MoCCA this weekend?

MoCCA Arts Fest 2017 Saturday + Sunday, April 1-2, 11-6 @ Metropolitan West 639 W. 46th Street (between 11th + 12th Ave)

I will be exhibiting at Table J 278B. I’ll have Octopus Pie Image books, copies of my B9 Kingdom sketchbook, copies of the print/Gumroad-exclusive “On the Straight and Narrows” mini, and some original art as well! 

Exhibiting with me is Mike Holmes, who will be debuting the 3rd volume of his and Gene Yang’s Secret Coders series.

[therealmikeholmes]

Hey I’ll be here with her!! You should come see us.

I’ll also have a handful of SIGNED Patton Oswalt posters that I’ve designed!

[meredithgran]

all my 2016 hourlies!

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I'm a part of these!

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i went as die hard 1

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Process photos of my “Seymour & Audrey II” Halloween costume.

And yes, we sang the songs all night.

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Memories of my favorite Halloween costume

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I did this as a concept for a video game a few years back - it was rejected but I always liked it. from the top down the level design makes a skull (the two mausoleums are the eyes, statue is the nose)

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SECRET CODERS comes out TODAY!!!!

I’m so proud to have worked on this with the amazing Gene Luen Yang, and I hope everyone who reads it enjoys it! It’s a really fun story.

Get it anywhere you can, support your Local Comic Store!

[firstsecondbooks]

Secret Coders: Lost & Found

In Gene Luen Yang’s latest project, programming takes center stage, as he creates a preliminary introduction to coding through the adventures of three schoolkids. A missing dog? This is clearly a ...

Are you excited about Gene Luen Yang and Mike Holmes’ upcoming graphic novel Secret Coders? 

Then check out this original story set in that universe over on tor.com!

[therealmikeholmes]

My new book with Gene Luen Yang is out next week!! Here’s a short story from the Secret Coders universe.

[beatonna]

Hello, First of all just want to say how I really really like your work, as a sort-of aspiring illustrator, your work is a really great inspiration so thank you !! Also I actually have one very simple question: do you like the Monty Python if so how does it influence your work?

Everyone is influenced by Monty Python, yes?  Probably.  I only had two television channels growing up, but I remember in grade six, CBC started playing Monty Python late at night sometimes.  And there was one other kid in my class who started watching it too, and we had never seen anything like it, or heard of it before.  I remember coming to school the next day and making a beeline for him to talk about the funny things we saw.  “The funniest joke in the world” - that was the one that was the best one.  Still!

In grade 12 the teacher let us put on “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” as a school play, and I was the director.  It was a complete mess.  It was probably illegal?  We had a great time.  

[therealmikeholmes]

HAHA, you and I did the exact same thing in high school, on opposite ends of the province - we both directed Monty Python and the Holy Grail as a stage play. Our principal was a huge Python fan and let us get away with so much. I was a terrible student, but he was there at every performance, in the back of the room, giggling.

[therealmikeholmes]

My sister makes amazing jewelry

My sister Sarah is creating custom rings for our wedding, and I think you should go to her store and check out her work for yourself.

She uses textures from nature to make amazing, unique pieces. Her materials are ALWAYS ethically sourced, her prices are amazing - ESPECIALLY with the current Canadian exchange rate! US customers will save like 30% on everything!

LIKE LOOK AT THIS:

THIS ONE

Here’s my sis, modeling more of her stuff:

Consider supporting an amazing artist like this!

HAZEL & WILFRED JEWELRY

[bravestwarriors]

The Comic Last Standing

Time to break out the peanut-butter squares and champagne to toast what’s been a pretty terrific run of the Bravest Warriors comics. The three-year journey comes to an end today with the release of No. 36. A big thanks to Breehn Burns, Shannon Watters and all the men and ladies at BOOM! Studios, Nate Olson, Chris Troise, Ruth Morrison, and—last but not least!—the über-talented writers and artists who made the comics such a blast. It was a pleasure.

So, enjoy this last issue. If you’re like we are, you’ll (regret all that champagne and peanut-butter squares, and) keep your fingers crossed we’ll see more somewhere down the line.

Cover by Ian McGinty.

[therealmikeholmes]

Dang - this was my very first regular comics gig, and I had a blast drawing the first 20 issues. Ian picked up the torch and ran with it and did an amazing job. Bye BW!