New bewilderedkid comic, New bunny funnies, Super Fantastica Comix! Now Available!

FINALLY! Super Fantastica Comix is finished! Super Fantastica Comix is a quarterly, mini-comic anthology that I am producing. I am in the middle of collating the remainder of the books, but I should expect them to be available at many local Twin Cities shops this week. I am also looking to get these into other, comiX friendly shops, if anyone has any ideas or contacts, let me know! Here is an early version of the cover on white (Note: I am aware of the typo and had it fixed!):




















The current cover is printed on a cream colored card stock paper. This first issue is thirty-six pages and includes stories from eight creators! Thanks to all of those who contributed! I will be taking submissions for the second anthology soon, which will be released in April. More info on the contributors and how to contribute to future issues will be posted at superfantasticacomix.com later this week.

I don't know how many times I've mentioned that I love drawing trees. I really don't know what it is, but I think I might have a clue. Growing up I would watch "The Joy of Painting" on public television. Bob Ross, host of the show and a somebody I admire due to his awesome head of hair, would always paint his "happy little trees" on his canvas. I would watch this guy paint something that I thought looked great, then screw it up, and create something even better. Although I admired this man growing up and am aware of his untimely death a few years ago after battling lymphoma, I was moved to manipulate an image I found online and co-opt it for my own amusement.




















And I feel like a true asshole for doing so.

Okay, on with the comics!

Yet Another Tree!

I did mention that I love drawing trees right? Well, here is an attempt at using brush and ink instead of pen and ink, or a marker.
Not as bad as I thought it would turn out.

More trees!

Yesterday was not a good day. So to celebrate, I posted more trees! Yay!

Obsession With Trees

I really have no idea why I have a fascination with drawing trees. Maybe it stems from a certain need to experience the appeal of climbing them, similar to the encounters I had as a child. Maybe it stems from the limited time I actually spend outdoors and it is my attempt to reconnect with nature. Maybe it is my way of paying respect to the plant that allows me to practice my favorite form of meditation, drawing. Then again, maybe it is a perverted way of telling conservationists to bite me, which I hope it isn't.
Anyway, I know of another, more accomplished artist, than I who has a similar fascination. His name is Craig Thompson. He is an illustrator/cartoonist that is based out of Portland, Oregon. He is known for his books Blankets and Goodbye Chunky Rice. If you are a fan of comics, graphic novels, or stories at all, you need to read and own these books. Thompson does things with a brush and ink that I could only dream of creating.