…where you kinda go to bed wonderin’ if you’ll wake up to a formal “cease & desist” in your inbox. Thankfully, I don’t think “60% McNugget” quite qualifies as being legally untrue, so I’m probably good.

70%, and I’d be pushin’ my luck.

I got an e-mail from a Sheldonista, or wait, no…a Drive-ista? …hold on…did we come up with a name for Drive readers yet? Drivers? Familia? I genuinely can’t remember.

Anyway: Drive reader David C. e-mailed me asking if Nosh was styled after a type of lizard called “Bearded Dragons,” and kindly sent along this pic, which, you’ve gotta admit, DO LOOK LIKE OUR BOY A BIT, DON’T IT?

David and his wife even named their “beardie” (seen below, crawling on Sheldon original art) Nosh, in recognition of the similarity. And apparently, the little dude is an unstoppable eating machine as well.

Thanks, David!

Sheldon reader and fellow cartoonist Mark Largent of The Wannabe Pirates surprised me by putting together 3-D versions of Arthur and Gramp that I had to share with you guys.

(Bigger version here.)

Mark also put together actual, fancy-dancy “real” 3-D images that you can look at with the glasses ‘n everything. Super cool:

(Bigger version here.)

New England Webcomics Weekend is this weekend — and I’m super excited for it. This is like webcomics nirvana: With virtually every big name you’ve ever heard of in webcomics.

I’ll be there both Saturday and Sunday to meet ‘n greet with Sheldonistas and give out free sketches. I’ll also have books, prints, original art and shirts for those seeking them. For original art: e-mail me right away if there was a specific one you wanted me to bring (…as I can’t bring all 3,000) and you can pick it up there for $25 off the normal price!

Anyway, come out! This is the big enchilada of webcomics shows…and it’s my last show for the year.

Friends, let us make the awesomeness HAPPEN.

Do you guys remember these strips ( ONE, TWO, THREE ), where Arthur and Sheldon talk about the real surname Crapo?

Of course you do…because it generated one of the funnier discussions in the Sheldon forums.

Well, Sheldonista Gail K. Just sent this political sign in, with the addendum “I like the way the stars highlight the word ‘Crapo'”. That is awesome…thanks, Gail!

When I was speaking at Ohio State a few weeks back, the curators of the school’s (excellent) Cartoon Museum indulged my request and pulled out some original art from Bill Watterson’s Calvin & Hobbes. Aside from being amazed at how small they were, I was struck by how gorgeous his brush-work was.

And it got me thinking…that after a decade of drawing Sheldon by more modern means (read: archival pens), I should give it a go with good ol’ brush-and-inkwell, and see how I do.

So! While lecturing at Savannah’s SCAD last week, I ponied up for some brush supplies, and gave it a go in a park. This first attempt, below, is more than a tad overdrawn (I was experimentin’ with line weights and brush techniques), but it let me know I was at least passable at it.

(Click HERE for a larger version.)

Cut to: Today’s strip. This’ll be the first one I’ve ever drawn by brush-and-inkwell. And it came out pretty OK! So it’s something I’ll be trying more and more of. I figure if I bust out the ol’ brush 2-3 times a week, I’ll be pretty fair at it in five years or so.

So…let’s check back in five years and see whether that’s true. 🙂

Just a reminder: The sale on the complete Sheldon 9-book collection ends today!

It’s $36-off when you get all the books — which essentially means you’re getting two of the books for free!

If you’ve got gift-givin’ coming up in the next few months, then BAM…gift-givin’ solved.:)

SOLVED.

All this weekend, I’ll be at the second annual Long Beach Comic-Con, signin’ and sketchin’ and salutatin’.

I’m in booth #407, along with my compadre David Malki (Wondermark). We’re right up toward the front entrance: You can’t miss us.

I’ll have all 9 Sheldon books, plus the Drive book, plus all the prints, plus Sheldon original art at 20%-off. I’ll also have doughnuts, but those’ll be out-of-sight, and mainly for me…and it’s probably best if you don’t even mention them, as it’ll just make me self-conscious about how many I hork down.

Anyway! For those coming, we’ve put together the o-fficial Sheldon guide to the show. Click HERE for the full-size, printable version.

From now until Nov 1st, the complete Sheldon book collection is on sale!

I’m pretty sure we’ve never had an all-in-one price this low… but it’s pretty dang sweet. You’ll save $36 when you get all the books — essentially getting two of the books for free!

I have done a LOT of math in my life, and I’ve never had math that felt this right. ….It just feels right.🙂

Anyway! Snag the entire collection right now!

Get a print of the above “Should I Have a Cookie?” cartoon, by clicking HERE!