Good Night Kiss

I've got a whole list of things that Nathan has said that would make great comics. Here's one.

That Darn Beyonder

Sketchbook comic -- a reinterpretation of a Marvel story. I did this, just for practice, to try out some various points of view and tricks.

The Bacon Strips

As I mentioned in my previous post, I just presented a two-day teen comics workshop. As we were working, some of the participants started talking about the comedian Jim Gaffigan's "Bacon" routine. They got everybody laughing and soon we all had ideas for comics about the irresistible power of this breakfast food. This led to a mini-comic in which everybody contributed one page. I believe that it is the first comic ever in which every single page is about bacon!

Here are some of the comics that we made during the workshop.

Cover by Shannon

Andrew

by Melinda Georgeson, Chief Educator NRM

The Package by William

One Day in the Kitchen by Lia

Chewy by Marissa

Advertisement by DavidMy contribution was a Halcolm story that I've been working on, but that I refurbished a little. I also did the bonus strip below that describes a real funny moment from the workshop.

Got Ink? Comics Workshop at the Norman Rockwell Museum

I just got back from Massachusetts, where I presented a two-day comics workshop for teens at the Norman Rockwell Museum. The event was called Got Ink? I showed the participants how to create original characters, and tricks for keeping a character's look consistent throughout a story. We also completed activities important in making comics: developing ideas, drawing rough sketches or thumbnails, laying out pages, penciling and inking with pen and ink. The workshop will continue this week with Tim Callahan (fantastic comics writer) teaching other comics making skills.

As we were working, some of the participants started talking about the comedian Jim Gaffigan's "Bacon" routine. They got everybody laughing and soon we all had ideas for comics about the irresistible power of this breakfast food. This led to a mini-comic in which everybody contributed one page. I believe that it is the first comic ever in which every single page is about bacon!

Below are some pictures of the workshop. Comics created will follow in a future post!

Call to Action in the Dead of Night

This is a comic by my daughter Anna. She made it as a Father's Day gift. The story is mostly true -- although I do not sleep in my Mighty Andar suit.