For those of you who have been waiting for a world class telling of an epic post-apocalyptic tale of dogs versus cats story set in a western context, wait no longer! My latest comic endeavor, Dog Town is complete. You can check out the blog here (and read most of the book too, if you like). I’ll be taking it with me to APE in San Fran in about a week or so with my publishing partner in crime, Russ.
Special thanks to my wife for her support and perpetual understanding of my love for strange explorations of my imagination such as these.
Check out my new favorite blog. It’s about… nothing. Really. A little sampler to get you started:
Almost, something happened
It was close, something almost happened. But then, nothing happened after all. Well, it rained. But that isn’t really something.
If everyone drove by this simple rule traffic would easily be reduced in half:
If you are not driving faster than the cars in the lane to your right, YOU ARE IN THE WRONG LANE.
I know it’s not an official rule, but it is definitely the unwritten one. It’s simple, the speed one should drive in each lane of the freeway should be 5 to 10 mph faster than the one to its right. And this goes for the carpool lane as well. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen traffic backed up just because everyone is trying to go around some driver who actually thinks 65 mph is appropriate for the fast lane. Wake up, people. This is LA. You want to drive the speed limit there are plenty of other lanes to do that in. Otherwise, move over.
Think about it.
A short comic me and my bro did years ago. We never did quite finish all the text. Oh well…
Considering I sit in traffic a minimum of an hour and a half a day (which is 7.5 hours a week, which is 15 full days a year, which is 1 full year out of my life over the course of my working career) I have plenty of time to come up with better ways to run our freeways. Here is my first suggestion:
Require that all students (High School through Grad Student) and teachers (Preschool through University) take public transportation to and from school rather than letting them drive.
I know it sounds harsh, but those of us who drive back and forth to work everyday can tell you as a general rule that when school is out, traffic is light, and when school is in, traffic is heavy. It’s that simple. You want less traffic on the freeways? Eliminate the number of people driving. Plus its good for the environment and all that.
Also, I’m sure the local/state governments and school unions can figure out a way to make money on this (an extra bit in the tuition to pay for bus passes, or something), and teachers and students can save money on gas. So, everybody wins.
Think about it.
A few of my favorite pages from the comic I did with the talented Mr. Kazmierczak a few years ago titled “Little Christmas.”
Knowledge of one’s true self by another is probably the most scary, yet the most sought after thought in all humankind. Is it any wonder people respond so strongly to the idea of God? To be known can result in ultimate salvation or damnation of the human soul dependent on whose hands that knowledge is in.
“Many of us crucify ourselves between two thieves – regret for the past and fear of the future.“
– Fulton Oursler
So much of our life can be spent pondering. Living inside our minds what could be or should be, and who we should be or could be. In this process we often elevate our selves and villianize ourselves at the same time. I think that is the feeling I was trying to capture with this picture…
“Destiny has two ways of crushing us – by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them.“
– Henri Frederic Amiel
Twelve years after creating this image and I’m not sure I’m any further down the path of understanding it’s topic – destiny.
“Only a man who has felt ultimate despair is capable of feeling ultimate bliss.“
– Alexandre Dumas
Another bit of photoshop art I did back in the day. Probably my favorite. Always intended to paint it for real. Never got around to it. Enjoy…
