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The Moose Riders, Pages 22-23

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mr1page22-23bigHere you go–almost a year and the first zombie finally shows up. Also, the reason that page up there looks so small is because it’s actually TWO pages crammed into the space I normally use for one page. If you want to see a larger version of this 2-page spread, just click this handy-dandy thumbnail image on the right:

I know zombies have a bit of a following, but that also means that some (many?) people are sick of the whole zombie thing by now. I’ve been wanting to do a zombie comic for a long time, and this is it. If you don’t dig it, that’s fine. For those of you that are sticking with me and my hit-and-miss schedule, I appreciate it.

The Moose Riders, Page 21

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Just had my daughter at Children’s Hospital twice in the last couple weeks–reminds me that this is the time of year to give Child’s Play a plug. If you are looking for a worthwhile charity to be generous to, look no further.

Last week was the opening for the BFA Thesis Exhibit at SIUE, and I went to see the work of one of my former students. Fantastic stuff. At times like this it feels good to be an art teacher. I get these occasional brushes with greatness, and even though I can’t take credit for her prodigious talent or drive, at least I had the opportunity to witness some of its development.

I hope to have another update before Christmas, but if I don’t, I hope you have a Merry Christmas. Also, if you were celebrating Hanukkah last week, I hope it was happy.

PS – I hate drawing vehicles, and have unfortunately scripted myself a long string of pages featuring this SUV. Ugh.

PPS – I really don’t think I have enough readers to sell stuff, but I thought I’d just throw out the question here to check. If I would offer the original artwork for the Moose Riders (or anything else, for that matter) for sale, would I get any takers? No big deal, but I just thought I’d try to get a little extra Christmas cash if possible.

The Moose Riders, Page 17

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Decisions.

Jason Brubaker, the man behind reMIND (an awesome graphic novel that he’s been posting online, along with some insights into his process), has now provided a forum for other like-minded creators to discuss the making of graphic novels, appropriately titled MakingGraphicNovels.com. Very cool stuff going on there.

The Moose Riders, Page 16

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Sorry again for the wait. Still haven’t been able to re-establish a regular routine, but I’m making efforts in that direction. Thanks for sticking with me.

I dig Scott Pilgrim. Loved the books, was super excited about the movie, saw it at midnight opening night, and couldn’t stop grinning like an idiot through much of the movie. SO much fun. My son, who also loved the books, was super excited to see the movie, but unable to do so opening weekend. I told him I’d take him to see it for his birthday in just a few weeks. Based on all the joy from the Comic-Con screening, I had assumed it was safe to promise that it would still be in theaters on his birthday. Then I heard about the disappointing box office numbers and I couldn’t understand it. It did so poorly that when my son turned 12, a mere 3 weeks after it opened, SP was no longer at any of the nearby theaters. WTF?

Scott Pilgrim Cake

My attempt to earn my son's love.

I tried to compensate for my failure as a father by making Scott’s face out of fondant on his birthday cake (made by my wife). Turned out pretty well, I think, aside from the apparent need of orthodontia.

So the day after his party, (on my birthday, actually) I tweeted the cake to Scott Pilgrim creator Bryan Lee O’Malley (@radiomaru) and he re-tweeted it to his fans AND faved it on deviantArt. Pretty swell, huh? My brushes with greatness now include not only seeing Danno from Hawaii 5-O at the airport when I was a kid, but also receiving polite acknowledgment from an actual famous person.

I’m so awesome.

For a lousy dad, anyway.

Ah well, at least he’ll be able to watch the DVD.

The Moose Riders, Page 14

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Run! Trip! Stumble!

I hope you’ve been digging The Moose Riders so far. I know we aren’t very far along and not much of anything has happened yet. We’re getting closer to seeing how the kids first meet the moose, and maybe getting their names as well. Also, I know some of you are tired of reading a rass-a-frassin’ zombie comic with no rass-a-frassin’ zombies in it–they are coming, I promise.

This page was finished on May 20th, but as I write this post on the 28th, there is not much progress on page 15. End-of-school-year stuff has had me busy. Now summer vacation is about to start, along with all the extra stuff that comes with it (roof repair and web design in this case). That, along with the lack of an 11″x17″ scanner at home, means that updates are likely to become spotty.

That spotty update thing can be a harbinger of doom for a lot of webcomics, but I’m determined not to let The Moose Riders peter out like Grandpa Sex Machine and The Sin Police. So, for the handful of you that are reading, please try to bear with me and stick it out through the summer. I will update as often as I can, but try not to get too annoyed if a few Mondays go by without any new pages.

Anyhow, thanks for reading and Happy Memorial Day.