What inspired you to do comics? No really. What made you go, I need to try one of the hardest jobs in the art world. People will mock you, like all the time, and sometimes it makes you chuckle. Then […]
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Daily Ramblings: September 25th, 2026
Forget what I said yesterday… …nah, just kidding. Today, I worked on a pose for about three hours. At first, it looked awful. It was NOT turning out the way I had imagined, and the more I worked on it, […]
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Daily Ramblings: September 24th, 2026
Sometimes you have to understand that you just can’t draw something right. Today was that day. I drew the same pose over and over and over, and finally, I called it. I’d had enough. Eventually, I realized that I was […]
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Daily Ramblings: September 22nd, 2026
Let’s talk about writing characters today. Whenever I’m writing a character I try to get into their head and see things from their perspective, even the female characters. Secondly, I try to keep conversations sounding like actual teenagers are saying […]
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Daily Ramblings: September 21st, 2026
As Step Brothers once said “Don’t lose your dinosaur.” By this they mean take the risk, go after whatcha want. Don’t just be a sheep in the crowd. Do what you have to do to get by, but don’t give […]
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Daily Ramblings: September 19th, 2026
The use of digital drawing tools is a god send. After I was injured and before I got on my new medication I didn’t draw for 15 years. For an artist like myself it was a living HELL! Thankfully, with […]
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Daily Ramblings: September 18th, 2026
I just recently saw Coyote vs. ACME in theaters. WHY did Warner Bros think not releasing this film was a win or a good idea?! The movie was sooo good. I laughed and felt bad for Wile E. Coyote throughout […]
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Daily Ramblings: September 17th, 2026
Sometimes I make mistakes, I am only human after all, it’s bound to happen. With pressure to keep output up, and lack of sleep, a busy day can turn into a mistake ridden time hole that I have to crawl […]
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Daily Ramblings: September 16th, 2026
When writing a comic about high school kids, the first thing I decided was how they would talk, and that meant figuring out their slang. I’m not sure if anyone noticed, but the adults and a couple of the kids […]
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Daily Ramblings: September 15th, 2026
One of the hardest part of writing and lettering this comic is my dyslexia. Along with my AuDHD I don’t really stand a chance. I have to constantly double and triple check all my work for spelling errors. That’s why […]
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Daily Ramblings: September 14th, 2026
I admit, I’m new to the Warhammer 40k universe. My son introduced me to the series in its current form. Then he showed me something from the series that I just loved. It’s a series called SPACE KING. The first […]
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Daily Ramblings: September 12th, 2026
Collecting comics has been something I’ve been doing my entire life. I’ve taken breaks, stopped, but I always gone back to it. Kind of like the call of the sea to a fisherman. I’m drawn back by the sirens call […]
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Daily Ramblings: September 11th, 2026
I’ve had my eyes opened! I’ve been kind of drifting in the wind, unsure how best to market my comic beyond Facebook and Instagram. It turns out, those are not the places I should be focusing my efforts. That’s going […]
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Daily Ramblings: September 10th, 2026
What’s up with Hasbro?! They’ve been putting out way too many things close together. People can only buy so much. It sucks. They have some great things the classified series which I collect, but lately, they’ve been putting out too […]
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Daily Ramblings: September 9th, 2026
Superman. One of my favorite superheroes in multiple media. I loved all of the animated shows from the ’90’s and early ’00s, Super Friends, the original Superman I and || by Richard Donner, James Gunn’s Superman, and the Ed McGuiness […]
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Daily Ramblings: September 8th, 2026
The algorithm is a strange beast. Some days, I hit a few hundred views, and once in a while, even a few thousand. Then I post something, and… crickets. Nada. It feels like no one even notices it. That the […]
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Daily Ramblings: September 7th, 2026
Coming to the end of book on for Salem Corners is anti-climatic. I thought I’d feel super excited. In a way, though, I feel sad. I have 15 or 16 pages left, with a couple of art pages thrown in, […]
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Daily Ramblings: September 5th, 2026
The past week, I’ve been drawing and performing some much-needed maintenance. I’ve kind of neglected backing everything up as I’ve gone along. Not the pages, mind you, but the assets. I’m starting to make a database of word balloons, tails, […]
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Daily Ramblings: September 4th, 2026
Let’s stay on the TMNT kick I started yesterday. Back in the 80’s, there was a character who guest-starred in the original toy line and series: Usagi Yojimbo, a samurai rabbit from medieval Japan. Created by Stan Sakai, Usagi actually […]
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Daily Ramblings: September 3rd, 2026
Daily Ramblings: September 3rd, 2026 What series of TMNT is YOUR TMNT? There have been so many great reboots. I loved the original series, as it’s the first and the one I grew up with. Next, I’d say the 2003 […]
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Daily Ramblings: September 1st, 2026
Tile. DAMN TILE! I don’t even know why, but after looking at the tile in Crowe Foods, I just had to change it. Every grocery store in the ’90s had those tiled floors. You don’t really see them as much […]
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Daily Ramblings: August 31st, 2026
My apologies! I completely forgot Saturday’s “Daily Ramblings.” On Friday, I ran behind because I was working on a new page and totally forgot about it until I was already on the road heading out. I hope everyone had a […]
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Daily Ramblings: August 26th, 2026
I don’t know if you follow gaming like I do, but what’s going on is a really big deal. The move from physical media to digital media is happening right before our eyes. To me, this is a bad move […]
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Daily Ramblings: August 24th, 2026
Did you ever watch Transformers, G.I. Joe, or Jem as a kid? If you did, there’s a strong possibility that you know who Hector Ramirez is then. He was in all three cartoons, and a few others, meaning the universes […]
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Daily Ramblings: August 22nd, 2026
Daily Ramblings: August 22nd, 2026 Another week has passed, and I got a very complex background done. I don’t know why I torture myself with such detailed backgrounds. Sure, they look awesome, but they take forever. The comic shop in […]
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Daily Ramblings: August 21st, 2026
The tick was a comic that turned into a cartoon. Its whole shtick was making fun of all the superhero tropes across the board, with a touch of Looney Tunes humor. I loved the strange villains and the even stranger […]
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Daily Ramblings: August 20th, 2026
I’ve always been a collector, from the time I was young to today. I collect comics, toys, video games, Lego’s, and movies. I have too many of each, really, but I wouldn’t get rid of them because the minute I […]
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Daily Ramblings: August 13th, 2026
UGH! DAMN UNDO, with NO REDO! I had this great daily rambling all teed up, and I accidentally undid it all. Clip Studio Paint won’t undo the undo, and it’s sooo frustrating. But here goes nothing. Today I drew sixty […]
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Daily Ramblings: August 7th, 2026
It’s funny how you start out thinking you’re prepared for what you’re about to do. Then, in the beginning, you’re in the deep end, just trying to stay afloat. Eventually, things start flowing, and finally, with only twenty-some pages left […]
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Daily Ramblings: August 5th, 2026
Yesterday I drew my version of Clark Kent for the comic. I had a bit of fun with it. At first I was drawing other characters. That was going no where fast. I didn’t like the way they were turning […]
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Daily Ramblings: 7.23.26
I’m looking for a little inspiration from the community! I’m working on a page set inside the comic shop, and I want to fill the walls with parody posters inspired by classic 90’s movies, cartoons, and TV shows. What are […]
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Daily Ramblings: 7.22.26
I’ve gotten a lot of questions about why I set the comic in the early 90’s instead of the present day. There are actually a couple of reasons, and it’s not just because I’m a Gen X kid. First, I […]
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Daily Ramblings: 7.21.26
I’m excited to see what’s coming up at San Diego Comic Con this year. Lots of toys will be showing up there, along with new movie trailers that are inevitable. Since you’re on my page, and I’m a nerd, I’m […]
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Daily Ramblings: 7.20.26
Let’s talk about the characters in the comic today. By this point, I’m sure everyone has started picking favorites, and maybe a few characters they love to hate. I’m probably a little biased since I created every single one of […]
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Daily Ramblings: 7.18.26
Have you seen the anime Kaiju No. 8? If you haven’t, you should. It’s such a good story. A guy who cleans up after Kaiju attacks gets turned into a Kaiju himself. It seems to come out of nowhere, but […]
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Daily Ramblings: 7.17.26
Being autistic is a trip sometimes. Yesterday I started drawing, and the next thing I knew, I hadn’t eaten, and I had a headache that made my eyes hurt. I never intentionally do it, but it seems to happen a […]
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Daily Ramblings: 7.15.26
It’s Wednesday, and I’m motoring along this week. I’m finally hitting my stride and going full speed ahead. Today I’m designing another business: the local comic shop. So I’m back to creating knockoff comic character posters. Like the Bro-Man poster […]
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Daily Ramblings: 7.10.26
When I fist start plotting out a story, I just let it flow onto the page using simple stick figures. At this stage, there’s no need for lots of detail or polished artwork. It’s all about getting the ideas down. […]
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Daily Ramblings: 7.9.26
I’ve loved anime ever since the 80’s, watching shows like Robotron and Voltron. Compared to American cartoons of the time, they felt incredibly detailed, especially when it came to the mechanical designs. The artists drew screws, bolts, pistons, joints, and […]
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