All She Wrote

Well, I officially declare this blog dead. I very much thank those who encouraged me with it, but it's time to move on. I will soon bring my Tumblr page back to life, though, and if you are so inclined you may follow me here. Again, I thank you all.

Rough Sketch for Local Band Flyer

I'm working on a flyer for a local classic-rock-style band. I'll post the finished art when I get it done.

Nick Cross' The Pig Farmer

The Pig Farmer from Nick Cross on Vimeo.

A devastatingly beautiful cartoon which I've had kind of an unhealthy obsession with. Just see it for yourself.

Also, go to Cross' site here: Pyatyletka

No comic scans for a while because of school

In the meantime, here's a picture of my DVD shelf.

RIP, Don Van Vliet, 1941-2010

You were an absolute genius and an influence on myself. Rest easy, Captain.

Dennis Worden's Stickboy #1

Wow, I really haven't posted in forever, have I? Oh well, to make up for it, I'll post one of my very favorite comic books. I got it at a flea market when I was about 10 years old and it turned my worldview upside down.




































Scanned back cover ad BECAUSE I WANTED TO.

I have some other comics with Worden's work in them which I may post some time. Also, Stickboy #2 is supposed to be his best, and if I get that on eBay I'll definitely post it.

How Many Can YOU Name??

(Sorry for the shitty scan.)

Come back, Oisin O'Sullivan!

Your blogs were awesome!

The Insane Art of Pascal Doury

This is a long-delayed post. I've wanted to do a Doury post for a long time, because I love his art and it's been a big influence on my own drawings, however little similarity there may be. His work is like nothing else, a visual tornado of cartoon images, drawing inspiration from high-brow "modern" artists to South Park. It could be said that he takes in cartoons and just vomits them on the page or canvas, but I don't believe that's the case, it seems far more expressive and obsessive, and passionate than that.


From Lambiek: "Pascal Doury was born in 1956 as the son of an unknown father and a mother who was a housekeeper. Doury grew up in the Maisons d'Enfants in Sèvres, where in 1966, he met Bruno Richard, with whom he developed a love/hate working relationship. Together they created the magazine 'Elles sont de sortie', filled with their own innovative work."


"When Doury turned to heroin, and Richard to pornography, their magazine reflected this development. In 1984 they had an exhibition in Lyon, and a year later in Paris. In the same year, Pascal and his wife Nathalie had a daughter, named Dora Diamant, and she was promptly incorporated into Doury's oeuvre, resulting in the picture series 'L'Age d'Or de Dora Diamant'."


"When his wife died in 1991, Pascal took on the upbringing of his daughter, leaving drugs behind him."


"Intrigued by the modern visual culture, Doury made a compilation of icons and images, 'l'Encyclopédie des Images', which appeared in 2001. In the same year, he staged his last exhibition."


"Pascal Doury can rightly be called one of the most innovative and original artists of France, but also one of the least recognized. In the fall of 1999 his latest works were on exhibition in Galerie Lambiek, with a no less than mind-boggling visual experience as a result. Doury's fame as a comix artist mainly stems from his dense and intense portrayal of boarding school life in 'Pornographie Catholiqie', which was published in Raw magazine. Doury also published many small print-run comix, many in silk-screen form, most of these in collaboration again with like-minded artist Bruno Richard."


"Pascal Doury died from lung cancer in his home in Paris on the 13th September 2001, leaving behind a veritable legacy of amazing art."




















The two above are his earlier works. I was surprised by how much his style changed.