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Upcoming Appearances – October/November 2017

Occasionally I like to get out of my office and intermingle with other bipeds of the human variety. Occasionally. I have two signings coming up, so if you’re in the Northeastern Ohio part of the world, you can come and see me face-to-face. We can high five, or create a secret handshake, or whatever. You… Continue reading Upcoming Appearances – October/November 2017

Edison #1 available NOW!

The first issue of my new comic book series EDISON is available NOW! One part James Bond, one part MacGyver, inventor Thomas Alva Edison uses his ingenuity and creativity to combat the scientific threats of the late 1880s. Grab it digitally from ComiXology for just $0.99 or in print from my web store for $4!… Continue reading Edison #1 available NOW!

Free Comic: Compromised

Do you ever STOP being a spy? This is the question explored in a the 3-page comic “Compromised,” available to read for FREE right now! Click here to check it out! Written and lettered by me, I teamed with Orlando-based artist Joe Catapano, who handled pencils and inks, and brought a wonderful moodiness to the whole… Continue reading Free Comic: Compromised

Unit 44 Graphic Novel in stores TODAY!

Head to your local comic shop to pick up a copy of the Unit 44 Graphic Novel, which hit stores TODAY from Alterna Comics. Order Unit 44 @ Amazon.com Order Unit 44 @ Target.com SPOILER — this is a pretty big deal for me. This series came to life in 2014 from the germ of… Continue reading Unit 44 Graphic Novel in stores TODAY!

Signing this Saturday in Canton, OH

Do you live in Ohio? You know, the state responsible for Thomas Edison, President William McKinley, Brian K. Vaughan, and the current hideout of cartoonist Bill Watterson? If you do live in the area, I’ll be selling and signing comics like a madman from 11 am until 7 pm ET on Saturday, August 5 at… Continue reading Signing this Saturday in Canton, OH

5 days to pre-order the Unit 44 GN!

An amazing thing happened this week — we reached our crowdfunding goal for the Unit 44 Kickstarter! The now-successful Kickstarter will allow us to print 750 copies of the hilarious graphic novel to be distributed to comic book shops, book stores, and libraries for release on Aug. 30, 2017. If you’d like to preorder your… Continue reading 5 days to pre-order the Unit 44 GN!

Unit 44 Kickstarter – 75% funded!

UPDATE: We’re just $469 away from meeting our goal and getting Unit 44 in comic shops worldwide! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/... Back in 2014 I created a silly sci-fi/comedy comic book with the amazingly talented artist Ed! Jiménez called Unit 44, a ridiculous four-part series about inept Area 51 employees that forget to pay the rent of the facility’s… Continue reading Unit 44 Kickstarter – 75% funded!

Unit 44 volume 1 TPB now on Kickstarter!

Back in 2014 I created a silly sci-fi/comedy comic book with the amazingly talented artist Ed! Jiménez called Unit 44, a ridiculous four-part series about inept Area 51 employees that forget to pay the rent of the facility’s off-site storage unit, leaving the secret contents to be sold at public auction. And when an alien invasion… Continue reading Unit 44 volume 1 TPB now on Kickstarter!

Now available for FREE: Bucky O’Hare in “Oneness”

The day has arrived!

I hope you’re prepared for another free comic!

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I invite you all to take your first spin on the frigate Righteous Indignation for the first time in 20 years as I unleash a brand new FREE short comic featuring Bucky O’Hare.

Click here or on the cover image to check out the seven-page short “Oneness.”

My partner is crime for this short was Loch Ness, a lifelong Bucky fan who jumped at the chance to bring these characters to… to life.

His passion for the characters, world and story translated beautifully to the page and I couldn’t be more proud of what we created based on the characters originally created by writer Larry Hama and artist Michael Golden.

We had such a blast putting this comic together, and I hope you enjoy the 90s nostalgic tingles you get from reading it. Hit us up on social media and let us know what you thought. Most importantly of all, if you like it, consider sharing it with your friends and let’s spread some joy on this Throwback Thursday.

Thanks for checking it out!

If you like the Bucky comic, be sure to check out another free comic Loch Ness and I did last year, called Turbo Tunnel Trouble based on the 90s video game property, Battletoads.

New FREE comic coming Thursday!

Hey — I didn’t die.

(Sorry guy who bullied me from fourth grade through eighth grade.)

No, in fact I’ve been hard at work creating some awesome new comics that I’m extremely proud of!

And on Thursday of this week I’ll be unleashing a brand new short comic for FREE right here on the website.

Artist Loch Ness, who I teamed with for the free Battletoads: Turbo Tunnel Trouble short we released last year, have been hard at work on a new four-issue miniseries called Bug Slugger XL (more on that later) and we took a short break after completing issue one to put together a short comic featuring one of our favorite early 90s TV show/comic book/videos game properties. The response to Battletoads was just too awesome for us not to tackle another fan-favorite IP.

That’s right, folks… this time we tackled the green, space-faring rabbit, Bucky O’Hare.

Created by Larry Hama and Michael Golden, we’re taking Bucky and his anthropomorphic crew for a ride on the Righteous Indignation in a seven-page short comic.

Don’t miss out on this one. It gets crazy.

See you Thursday.

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