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Conversations With A 3-Year-Old

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How I Quit Coffee In 342 Simple Steps

I’ve tried to quit drinking coffee countless times. These are just a few of my failed attempts. FOLLOW CHRIS ON: FACEBOOK | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM | TUMBLR

An Amateur Attempt At The Golden Age Of Comics Look

Last night, in deep into a Netflix marathon of Twilight Zone, I started to get nostalgic about things of my youth. Now, I’m barely 40, don’t let the choice of TV show fool you. But members of my family are/were much older (my closest cousin has 8 years on me, the next has almost 20, […]

The College Student Who Makes Almost $5K Per SnapChat

Jeremy Abdo doodled a lot as a kid, but as he got older, the drawing supplies got packed away with the action figures.  When Abdo stumbled across the drawing tool in Snapchat, it rekindled his passion for sketching and drawing. “In the beginning,” Abdo admits, “my drawings were really basic, but over time they’ve become more […]

When Drawing Feels Like Stealing

This is Bort. He’s a robot. He’s kind of dumb, which I find funny since he’s a robot. I don’t have images in my mind when start a new drawing. I use Google. I’ll take an image, redraw it in my sketchbook, and add my own characteristics and quirks. I’d never do this as a […]

Classic Cars

A bunch of classic cars (and their owners) were hanging out at the neighborhood ice cream shop. FOLLOW CHRIS ON: FACEBOOK | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM | TUMBLR

Weapons Of The Month

I wrote this sketch and the amazing people at Timid Jester did the casting, shooting and directing. You know, the hard stuff. When I wrote this piece, getting weapons delivered to your house seemed like a funny idea. Now it actually exists. It’s still funny. Weapons Of The Month

Self-Made Millionaire Explains The Perfect Time To Invest (Spoiler — It Doesn’t Exist)

Tim Sykes became a self-made millionaire by the age of 21 by trading thousands of Penny stocks. Yes, penny stocks, Wolf of Wall Street-style. Except Sykes did it legit and no sports cars were destroyed on his rise to the top. In just a few years, Sykes $12,415 into $1.65 Million and he’s made even […]

Progression Of A Stranger

I feel the need to name all of the faces I draw. I feel like this guy’s name is Lou. Maybe Stosh. Or Bobby Cannavale.

I feel the need to name all of the faces I draw. I feel l...

I feel the need to name all of the faces I draw. I feel like this guy’s name is Lou. Maybe Stosh. Or Bobby Cannavale.