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Merry Christmas!

December 24th, 2014 | Posted in General

The Happiest of Holidays to all, from the Richmonds (throwback Christmas Card circa 1999 above)! READ MORE

Q: I was wondering if you could share your shipping methods. Specifically, how do you box up your prints and/or commission work for shipping and what advise you would give to others on how to prepare artwork for shipping in an efficient manner. I feel like I spend way too much time getting artwork boxed up in a safe way that makes me confident it will arrive in one piece. Thanks! A: This is actually a big concern because shippers do not treat packages very well, especially at the sorting stage. Trust me I know… I worked at UPS for about 6 weeks when I… READ MORE

Holiday Gift Time Running Out!

December 12th, 2014 | Posted in General

If you are like me, you just woke up this morning, looked at the calendar and thought, “Oh, crap! It’s less than two weeks until Christmas Day and I still haven’t gotten any gifts bought for anybody!” Actually if you really ARE like me that ephinany happens to you 0n the 23rd or 24th of December. If that happened to you this morning, you are light years ahead of the game! In that light, here’s one last pitch to get that special geek in your life something odd different for the holidays at The Studio Store! Times a-running out to get your stuff shipped… READ MORE

On the Drawing Board- 12/9/14

December 9th, 2014 | Posted in General

I am swamped right now to the point of near panic, thanks to a week out of the studio and multiple time consuming jobs now due, about due, and overdue: Jeff Dunham Illustrations– Several down but one more to finish on a multiple illustration job for some products for Jeff’s new Las Vegas show Z People Comic– Inking and coloring pages galore Penthouse– Just finished three new Dave Navarro caricatures for his column in the magazine, with a set of three more to go Marlin Co. Poster– My usual monthly assignment NCS Reuben Awards Brochure– Will debut this next month when it’s in member’s mailboxes… READ MORE

Cosplaying the Fool?

December 6th, 2014 | Posted in General

I’ve been known to Cosplay a bit… Late this week a minor brouhaha ensued after comic book artist Pat Broderick posted a lot of negative comments about the rise of “cosplay” at conventions. Bleeding Cool covered the story and some of the arguments both in support and disagreement with Pat’s take. Pat was more than a little harsh, saying cosplayers bring “no value” to conventions and convention promoters that focus on cosplay as a draw for their shows are doing a disservice to the industry. To provide some context, Pat is just returning to comics after two decades of doing art in other media venues… READ MORE

Happy Birthday Jack Davis!

December 2nd, 2014 | Posted in General

The great Jack Davis is 90 years old today! This from a post here in 2006: Any conversation about the greatest and most influential cartoonists of the last half century must, at some point, include the name Jack Davis. From the notorious E.C. horror comics of the 1950?s to MAD Magazine to TIME and TV Guide covers, record covers, movie posters, advertising, animation design and even US postage stamps, Davis’s art has entertained, amazed and inspired generations. John Burton “Jack” Davis Jr. was born in Atlanta, GA on December 2nd, 1924. An incurable doodler, the young Jack Davis drew on textbooks, writing tablets and anything… READ MORE

Happy Thanksgiving!

November 27th, 2014 | Posted in General

Here’s hoping you have a wonderful holiday with friends and family! READ MORE

Bizzle the Shizzle Dizzle?

November 21st, 2014 | Posted in General

Theme park caricature sample circa 1998 All the accusations of rape being leveled at legendary humorist Bill Cosby are really shocking. I’d like to believe they are not true, but with so many of them coming from women with really no motive to speak out other than to let people know the truth, they just cannot be ignored. Couple that with Cosby’s bizarre refusal to say anything about the accusations…no denials, no explanations, no comments whatsoever…it looks very bad. These accusations are extremely serious, there are a LOT of them, and they are coming from women who are very believable. Bill Cosby has always been… READ MORE