The Wayward Cartoonist

Webcomics Study Group LIVE going on NOW: http://bit.ly/aQCkiZ (I’m gonna try to be there in...

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:09:03 -0400

Webcomics Study Group LIVE going on NOW: http://bit.ly/aQCkiZ (I’m gonna try to be there in about 1/2 hr.)

Saturday is Read Comics in Public Day: http://n.pr/9LnC0u - I really need to be looped in on these...

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:51:16 -0400

Saturday is Read Comics in Public Day: http://n.pr/9LnC0u - I really need to be looped in on these memos.

I’m not understanding all the hate toward a fellow cartoonist. Cathy was certainly not among...

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 04:40:42 -0400

I’m not understanding all the hate toward a fellow cartoonist. Cathy was certainly not among my favorite comic (cont) http://tl.gd/33hcdg

Regarding the end of "Cathy"

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 23:58:34 -0400

I posted this as a reply to one of the dozens of disparaging posts on Facebook (and elsewhere) that I’ve seen reacting to Cathy Guisewite’s retirement of “Cathy” (and presumably, her cartooning career):

I’m not understanding all the hate toward a fellow cartoonist. Cathy was certainly not among my favorite comic strips, but I’ve gotta commend any artist who plugs away at it successfully for over three decades. Maybe she wasn’t the funniest cartoonist in the world, but she was successful because she worked her ass off. We could all learn a thing or two from her.

RT @BitB_Shirts: …We’ve got our ad up on FaceBook pushing @jennie_Z’s designs! Buy...

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:37:29 -0400

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RT @757ccc: Happy 1st & 7th Anniversaries to @RealityAmuck! (See what I mean at...

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 09:53:50 -0400

RT @757ccc: Happy 1st & 7th Anniversaries to @RealityAmuck! (See what I mean at http://www.racomics.com) Congratulations, Ben!

CONGRATS! RT @RealityAmuck: It only took me 6y/11m/25d of making webcomics but I finally made the...

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 02:45:10 -0400

CONGRATS! RT @RealityAmuck: It only took me 6y/11m/25d of making webcomics but I finally made the ComixTalk front page! http://bit.ly/aAVAhP

So, it's nearly 2 years later. Why exactly aren't I cartooning yet?

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 22:12:01 -0400

That, dear friends, is an excellent question to which I hope to find the answer soon.

aaaagghh! @Iron_Spike is giving me nightmares with teh tweets!

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:46:29 -0400

aaaagghh! @Iron_Spike is giving me nightmares with teh tweets!

RT @757ccc: Hey Gang: Accepting Nominations/Volunteers for 757ccc Leadership Team -...

Sat, 10 Jul 2010 14:06:13 -0400

RT @757ccc: Hey Gang: Accepting Nominations/Volunteers for 757ccc Leadership Team - http://is.gd/dmRQK

Drugs & racism. Typical fare for…a Disney comic? http://is.gd/cYOA3 (via @ebertchicago)

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 09:34:48 -0400

Drugs & racism. Typical fare for…a Disney comic? http://is.gd/cYOA3 (via @ebertchicago)

I did a screen recording of some doodling, but it would’ve...

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 02:36:34 -0400

I did a screen recording of some doodling, but it would’ve taken too long to scale down and narrate, so I just knocked out a quick sketch to vent the creative frustration I’ve felt over the past few weeks/months.

Yeesh. I gotta remember to take my meds

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 01:47:46 -0400

I’ve been away from the blog (and from cartooning, mostly) for a week now, and just looking back at my last post, I’ve really gotta lighten things up a bit.

I think what has been tripping me up about this whole process is that even though setting the goal of producing a strip isn’t all that difficult a goal, it’s still too big a step for me to be taking right now, given the other demands of my real life.

But I’ve been using that as an excuse not to create at all. l can’t let myself do that.

So, I’m gonna hook up my handy-dandy tablet, doodle a bit, and post something here before I go to sleep. It won’t be earth-shattering, but it’ll be something.

And something is a far better start than nothing at all.

The Wayward Cartoonist has thus far been a failure http://is.gd/cxJlA

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 01:24:27 -0400

The Wayward Cartoonist has thus far been a failure http://is.gd/cxJlA

The Wayward Cartoonist has thus far been a failure

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 01:07:38 -0400

In September 2008, I decided I wanted to return to cartooning by conceiving and publishing a webcomic. While I have made some negligible progress on that goal over the past 21 months, it hasn’t been nearly what I feel it should have been.

Since my current efforts are focused mostly on building my business and organizing a local comic/cartoon creators’ community, I must admit to myself that I can’t reasonably expect to do those two things, maintain my family responsibilities, and still make time to create my own strip.

Effectively, I am throwing in the towel — at least for now.

Maybe eventually I will build my business to the point where I can comfortably provide for my family. I also hope that I can see the local creators’ group to the point where it can be self-sustaining (although, I may have to recuse myself from that group, as well).

This was an experiment, and it is becoming clear that the experiment has failed. I’m just too scatterbrained to do this and everything else.

RT @757ccc: Next @757ccc meeting is on Saturday, June 12, at 3pm. http://is.gd/ctweW

Fri, 28 May 2010 18:27:06 -0400

RT @757ccc: Next @757ccc meeting is on Saturday, June 12, at 3pm. http://is.gd/ctweW

RT @captkevman: Started a video chat for the Late May @757ccc meeting. Happening NOW at...

Sun, 23 May 2010 19:28:47 -0400

RT @captkevman: Started a video chat for the Late May @757ccc meeting. Happening NOW at http://tinychat.com/757ccc #webcomickers welcome!

Check out the last 18 or so tweets from @757ccc for some INCREDIBLE old-school #cartooning #lessons...

Mon, 17 May 2010 05:00:41 -0400

Check out the last 18 or so tweets from @757ccc for some INCREDIBLE old-school #cartooning #lessons on Scribd.

RT @757ccc: Scribd.com is moving to HTML5. Check out this great explanation of why (in HTML5):...

Mon, 10 May 2010 11:50:37 -0400

RT @757ccc: Scribd.com is moving to HTML5. Check out this great explanation of why (in HTML5): http://is.gd/c2K9y

RT @757ccc: At Pembroke Mall for the @757ccc Meeting w/ @tcampbell1000, mike w. & 2 new members....

Sat, 08 May 2010 15:56:30 -0400

RT @757ccc: At Pembroke Mall for the @757ccc Meeting w/ @tcampbell1000, mike w. & 2 new members. Anyone else coming?