Been a while since I did this. Sketched it while selling a dozen comics at the Charlotte Mini-Con, chatting with Herc and Rich and Chris, and giving interviews. Finally finished this up. Glad I did. This fella pumps me up.

I wish there were some cool ones around. Maybe I’ll go on a hunting expedition soon to see what can be rounded up in the Queen City. Too bad QZ isn’t around anymore <sniff>. That ‘zine rocked. I’m reading a book on ‘zines (get the irony??) “Whacha Mean, What’s a ‘Zine?” and it’s awesome. I think I may play around with the format, however slightly or greatly, on my Circle City Tales comics. I mean, why the hell not? I’m the publisher. Duh. Of course the slick pro inside of me is constantly nagging and making my left eye twitch … ahh, the constant inner battles of a Libra artist/writer.

Sometimes you just need more and more, and it never seems to be enough. Thank God for the coffee bean!

My first foray using the Kuretake #40 brush pen. Also, I was just letting loose and letting it be. Someone had suggested a similarity in my work at Jeff Lemire (“Essex County” & “Sweet Tooth”), so my mind was on loose ‘n free brush strokes. I do love this new brush pen!!!