MCAD mini comics expo

The 3rd Annual Mini Comics Expo was held Friday at MCAD -- pictures of the students showing and selling their comics are shown here, along with pics of the award winners of the day: Renny Kissling , Hannah Blumenreich and Anna Bongiovanni.

Renny

Hannah

Anna

Poster illo by Renny

Instructor Barbara Schulz chats with student Evan Palmer

Students thrilled to meet cartoonist Ivan Brunetti

Stockcar Named Desire

Here's a couple pics of Twin Cities rockabilly band "Stockcar Named Desire" on stage -- first at the Fridley Crab House a while back -- and at the Minnesota Music Cafe last Thursday in St. Paul.  The MMC is a great venue with a big elevated stage and an ample dance floor. Stockcar is playing the MMC every Thursday -- with FREE dance lessons from Shannon and Bill before the show.  They're also doing a jam session night at Stasiu's in "Nordeast" Minneapolis on Tuesdays.  Catch 'em if you can!

MCAD Merit Scholarships

Congratulations to the winners of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design Merit Scholarship awards. Here are examples of the work of three of my comic students who were granted scholarships -- as well as one illustration student who is currently taking a comics class with me at MCAD.  All awards well deserved!

Senior Design Merit Scholarship: Andres Guzman

Roy B. Justis Comic art Scholarship award winner Bart King

Winner of the Hero Initiative Comic Scholarship: Madeline Queripel

Senior Design Merit Scholarship: Ed Moorman

New Scary Monsters cover

Here's a preview of the wraparound cover for Scary Monsters #64.  Death Race 2000, It Conquered the World, Bucket of Blood and more....

The Captain's new face

The wonderful folks at Moebius Models have reissued the ultra-rare 1960's Aurora Plastics' CAPTAIN ACTION model kit.  The reissue features an alternate, newly-sculpted face part created by li'l ol' me.  I got my comp copies of the kit the other day and did a quick paint job and assembly on it, just to get it on the shelf. There are a few details left unpainted -- and just like when I was a kid, I didn't worry too much about hiding the seams -- so this one'll never be a contest winner -- but I just wanted to see him on my shelf ASAP!   

Karloff "Mummy" illo wins "Rondo" Award

My cover illustration for SCARY MONSTERS magazine #64 has just won a monster/horror fan "Rondo" Award.  For more information, take a look here: www.rondoaward.com

Hard-Boiled Fridays

Check out this great blog post largely about my collaborations with Max Allan Collins.

And dig the cover of our latest project together -- the second in the comics murder mystery series -- out soon!