2011

 

This is just a quick quick update on the state of things.  2011 is shaping up to be a terrible year.  Already the worst on record.

My girlfriend of 6+ years broke up with me on New Years Eve, my co-worker tells me oddly enough that more breakups happen on that day than any other day of the year.  Valentines Day is apparently second.

We had been living together for 4+ years.  Our lease ended on the end of January.  She moved to a new place, and I crashed on my friends couch for the month of February.   It was really nice of them to help me out like that.  It was a really intense effort dividing the things during the month of January.  I now have the cat.

The cat, which tends to freak out has had a rough February and March as well.

The hard drive to my laptop died.  200 dollars later I have a new hard drive, but didn’t spend the money to take the data off.  Luckily I backed up things sometime early last year.

I just moved into a new place in Carroll Gardens with a childhood friend and his friend.  3 bedroom.  It’s a pretty great location.  I painted my room, and built some shelves, which I need to continue doing this weekend.  I am excited about this situation.

It’s becoming increasingly clear that the Sacramento Kings will be moving to Anaheim, which is terrible news if you’re a engaged Kings fan like myself.  Fucking Anaheim.

I quit facebook, don’t try to find me there.  If you thought I un-friended you, I did, but I also un-friended all of facebook so don’t take it personally.

In March I look forward to seeing Godspeed at that church in Manhattan.   Finishing up the apartment, and drawing some new comic for MoCCA, which is April 9th.  Girl Scout cookies will be available soon.  I need a haircut.  Bitch, bitch, bitch.  That’s all I seem to do these days.

Peace!

3 Comments

  1. viv says:

    grow back like a starfish…

  2. laura says:

    cookies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! how have i not gone yet? congrats on the new job, and general awesomeness.

  3. andrew says:

    see you tomorrow yeah!

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PHONE SEX

 

Drawn on a small pad really fast.  Inked faster.

BEST COMICS OF 2011 LIST

These are the best comics I read on from last year.  Unlike music, I actually feel somewhat knowledgeable of what comics are new and cool (I read a lot of them).  These ranged from epic sized graphic novels to minicomis, to stories in anthologies, none of this is superhero related, oddly enough no manga.  So here is my list:

2011 BEST COMICS IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER:

Pope Hats # 2 by Ethan Rilly (issue 1 is good, number 2 is amazing)
Forming vol 1 by Jesse Moynihan (this is the best webcomic on the internet, the print version is gorgeous)
Thickness # 2 anthology (both DeForge and Brandon Graham have great stories, excellent anthology)
Wolves by Becky Cloonan (best mini maybe of all time, unsurprisingly from Becky)
Orc Stain # 6 by James Stokoe (I love orc stain)
Big Questions collection by Anders Nilson (epic)
Habibi by Craig Thompson (Craig Thompson’s follow up to Blankets)
Optic Nerve # 12 by Adrian Tomine (I’m glad Optic Nerve is back, this one’s full color with two stories, and the letters, oh man I miss reading the letters, also picked up a Tomine print)
Hark A Vagrant collection by Kate Beaton (everyone should read these)
Lose # 3 by Michael DeForge (Probably my favorite creator I discovered this year, I bought all available books of his at the Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Fest – all his comics are amazing.)
Love And Rockets new stories vol. 4 by Jamie and Gilbert Hernandez (I love love and rockets)
The Speaker by Brandon Graham in DHP #7 (Brandon Graham’s story is enough to put it on my favorites list, didn’t care for much of the rest of the issue)
Any Empire by Nate Powell (Nate Powell’s follow up to Swallow Me Whole)
Hair Shirt by Patrick McEwon (I just picked this one up, really malancholy and beautiful)

 

P.S. – Favorite albums of last year: Wye Oak – Civillian; Fucked Up – David Comes To Life

FICTION – NEW YEARS

Happy New Years everyone.

This last year has been the most interesting one I can remember.  It started with the worst day of my life, and proceeded to be weirdly anguish filled and excitedly different at the same time.

Overall I’m very glad it’s over, and look forward to 2012.

I hope to make more comics (Paul and I are beginning work on an ongoing webcomic thing) and continue to focus on the architecture career, which is easily the most productive part of my life right now.

2011, good riddance and go fuck yourself.

Everyone stay safe.

I’m off to go drinking.

BAYHEM

BAYHEM! HAHA!

via boingboing

TEETH

Here’s an additional 1 page comic that was made for the print version of Summer Oddity.  Available now at better comic stores in NYC, and Baby Grand.

Apologies to Paul Pope for the title text.

SUMMER ODDITY

Summer Oddity, a new comic for the baby grand art show, and summer in general.

It’s presented in its complete horizontal format, as it’s presented in the show.

Full comic behind the cut.

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