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.:)
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.🙂
Get a print of the above “Should I Have a Cookie?” cartoon, by clicking HERE!
EDITED! MONDAY NIGHT is the big night!
So, I’m in Savannah to lecture on comics at SCAD and drop in on a few sequential art classes.
But! While I’m there, I’m giving a bigger talk on comics and webcomics…and hot buttered ham you should come!
The talk is at 6PM at The Pirate’s Head, and it’s open to the public, but there’s a max capacity of 150 people. After the talk, I’ll be signing and sketching free for everyone (I don’t have books with me, so it’s more of a “bring the Sheldon books you have” kinda thing), followed by a possible stroll down to Leopold’s ice cream for amazing ice cream.
So! To review:
– Monday night, 6PM
– The Pirate’s Head, maximum 150 people
– Free sketches, etc, to follow
– Possible group stroll for ice cream at Leopold’s
– Hugs
I arrived home from a (very, very busy) Festival weekend in Ohio, only to realize that Friday’s strip never made it to the server, and so never made it to the website.
Rather than go back and post it for “Friday” in the archives, though, I’m going to just accept that accidents like that happen, and use it for this week. Huzzah: Lemonade outta lemons!
