Now before I drop this on you, I don’t want anyone jumping ship or committing hari-kari.  I couldn’t live with myself.

I’ve decided that I need to take an extend break from cartooning.  Now, when I say “extended” I’m only talking about 3 months tops.   ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

You’ve got to see this.  I posted it on my facebook page but I had to share it with my Pinkerton family.  It’s pure awesome.  Stick with this long enough to watch the drummer play.  Hilarious!

This wonderful Pinkerton Easter Fan Art comes from Marjorie Rishel.  Check out her gallery of amazing comic Easter Eggs.  Very cool.  Thank you, Marjorie.  I love it.

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Here is a good example of my strip after the first pass of ink. You can still see the pencils and the inks aren’t completely cleaned up either. After this I’ll go back and add more details, textures, layers, whatever… Then it’s on to Photoshop for scanning and lettering.

If you want to see the pencil version of the same two panels, click here

You guys don’t want me going into tool details do you?

GoComics opens up their entire archive for 14 days (starting on Valentines Day).  Now’s your chance to read some great strips from the very beginning.  Strips like Calvin and Hobbes, Bloom County… Oh, and a little strip called Pinkerton too.

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