“Commonplace”
A beautiful post by Lucy Bellwood, who’s blog is absolutely wonderful.
Matthew Bogart
The cartoonist behind "Incredible Doom". A graphic novel series from Harper Alley, about teenagers getting their lives turned upside down by the early internet.
Ideal
Years ago I sat down and tried to picture what my ideal life would look like. What would I be doing? Where would I be doing it? I pictured a big long table in front of bright windows where I would be drawing comics for a living. I took this
Arrives for Vacation, Goes to Hospital
Just discovered this clipping about my dad having a vacation ruined when he was five. This would have been from 1941. Amazing.
TIP: Get around objects in street view.
Hey artists, ever use street view for reference but there’s a tree or a truck blocking the angle that you need? Click this icon to travel back in time and see images from that same spot over the years.
Well, that’s something I’ve never done before.
I was killing time at the Bridgeport Village Barnes and Noble in Tigard [https://stores.barnesandnoble.com/store/2371] and thought I’d go looking for my book. This has become an unexpected tradition whenever I go into a bookstore. I found three copies on the shelf and then did
Illustrations
My Space Action Novel
An icon I drew years ago for a brief project Kirby Ferguson tried to do together.
99% of the time when I look up from my new standing desk, this is what I see.
Harper Alley AlleyCat
[https://www.harperalley.com/]Harper Alley, the new YA graphic novel imprint of HarperCollins, has a mascot called AlleyCat. You can read a cute short comic about them on the Harper Alley site [https://www.harperalley.com]. To celebrate the release of Incredible Doom [https://www.harpercollins.com/products/incredible-doom-matthew-bogartjesse-holden?
Alright. I’ve been playing with Obsidian.
For someone who loves to noodle with systems, it sure is a fun way to spend a few evenings. It a way of writing linking local markdown files. Some call it “Personal Knowledge Management”. Others call it a “second brain”. I think it’s wild nerdy fun. [http://obsidian.md]
Incredible Doom
Incredible Doom Vol. 1 Time Lapse
A time-lapse of drawing part of INCREDIBLE DOOM Vol. 1, out this week from HarperAlley. When I was a teenager I’m not sure much would have intimidated me more than being in the company of strangers who wanted to wrestle. So Richard's new friends get physical a
Incredible Doom
Incredible Doom Vol. 1 is out TODAY! So let’s do an event.
I can’t believe it. Incredible Doom Vol. 1 is in stores as of today!
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Incredible Doom Vol. 1 Pre-order Bookplates
With the May 11th release date for Incredible Doom Vol. 1, fast approaching we thought we’d do something extraordinary for all the folks preordering. Anyone in the US who orders a copy before May 11th can get a free bookplate, signed by myself and my collaborator Jesse! All you