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THE SILENCE OF OUR FRIENDS is a NY Times Best-Seller!

2012-02-06T09:53:00.000-05:00

Just got word that The Silence Of Our Friends debuted at #6 on the New York Times Graphic Best Sellers list!

(I gotta blow our collective horn a bit, and add that it's actually the #1 selling new graphic novel on the list-- the rest of the top 5 are classic-GNs-in-print and collected trades. zing!)

Spotlight up on Fourth Wall Podcast!

2012-02-02T14:39:00.001-05:00

The folks at Fourth Wall Podcast just put up a spotlight on my two Top Shelf graphic novels, Swallow Me Whole and Any Empire. Check it out here!

Author Tour Dates for THE SILENCE OF OUR FRIENDS!

2012-01-31T11:44:00.000-05:00

Here are the dates of our forthcoming The Silence Of Our Friends author tour-- there are a variety of discussions, signings, parties, exhibitions, and panels all over the country. Additionally, there will be a number of high school visits not listed here.

Updates will be made here and on this site's Events page. See you there!

You can get copies of the book here or directly from me. Thanks!

Fri 2/3: SEATTLEWA—Book Release Party & Artwork Exhibition @ Roq La Rue Gallery (2312 2^nd Ave.), 6-8 pm. Food!Drinks! Books! Pages!

Sat 2/4: KIRKLAND WA – Discussion @ KirklandPublic Library (308 Kirkland Ave.), 2-3:30 pm. (Mark & Jim only)

Sat 2/4: SEATTLE WA – Discussion & Signing @ Fantagraphics Books (1202 S. Vale St.),6-8 pm. (Mark & Jim only)

Wed 2/8: SEATTLE WA – Discussion & Signing @ Richard Hugo House (1634 11^thAve.), 7-9 pm. (Mark & Jim only)

Thurs 2/9: LAKE FOREST PARK WA – Discussion &Signing @ Third Place Books (17171Bothell Way NE), 7-9 pm. (Mark & Jim only)

Fri 2/10: SAN FRANCISCO CA – Discussion, Signing,& Art Exhibit @ Mission Comics AndArt (3520 20^th St.), 7-9 pm.

Sat 2/11: SAN FRANCISCO CA – Discussion & Signing@ SFPL Anza Branch (550 37^thAve.), 2:30-4 pm.

Sun 2/12: SAN FRANCISCO CA – Discussion &Signing @ Cartoon Art Museum (655Mission St.), 1-3pm.

Mon 2/13: PETALUMA CA – Discussion & Signing @ Copperfield’s Books (140 Kentucky St.),4-6pm.

Wed 2/15: HOUSTON TX – Panel Discussion @ TSU (location TBC), 6:30-8 pm. (Markonly)

Thurs 2/16: HOUSTON TX – Discussion @ Rice University (Sewall Hall 301; 6100Main St.), 4:30-6 pm. (Mark only)

Thurs 2/16: HOUSTON TX – Discussion & Signing @ Brazos Books (2421 Bissonnet St.),7-9pm. (Mark only)

Fri 2/17: AUSTIN TX – Discussion & Signing @ Domy Books (913 E. Cesar Chavez), 7-8pm. (Mark only)

Sun 2/19: AUSTIN TX – Discussion, Signing, &Reception @ Guzu Gallery (5000 N.Lamar Blvd.), 7-10 pm. (Mark only)

Mon 2/20: AUSTIN TX – Signing @ Book People (603 N. Lamar Blvd.), 2:30pm.

Tue 2/21: AUSTIN TX – Discussion @ UT Austin (Joynes Reading Room,Carothers Hall 007, 2501 Whitis Ave.), time TBC. (Mark only)

Wed 2/22: WASHINGTON DC – Discussion & Signing@ Watha T. Daniel Shaw Library (16307^th St. NW), 7-9pm. (Nate only)

Thur 2/23: TAKOMA PARK MD – Discussion & Signing@ Takoma Park Public Library (101Philadelphia Ave.), 7-9pm. (Nate only)

Fri 2/24: VIENNA VA -- Discussion & Signing @ Big Planet Comics Virginia (426 Maple Ave. E), 6-7 pm. (Nate only)

Sat 2/25: WASHINGTON DC – Discussion & Signing@ Politics & Prose (50515Connecticut Ave. NW), 1-3 pm. (Nate only)

Sat 2/25: SILVER SPRING MD – Discussion &Signing @ Wheaton Library (11701Georgia Ave.), 4-6 pm. (Nate only)

THE SILENCE OF OUR FRIENDS featured in Library Journal

2012-01-30T19:32:00.000-05:00

The Silence Of Our Friends is featured in "Stories Beyond Black And White: 25 Graphic Novels For African American History Month" at The Library Journal!

SEATTLE book release party/ artwork exhibition for THE SILENCE OF OUR FRIENDS!

2012-01-29T10:44:00.001-05:00

Hey Seattle folks! A book release party for The Silence Of Our Friends is happening Friday, February 3rd at Roq La Rue Gallery (2312 2nd Ave.) from 6-8pm!

I can't make it unfortunately, but join co-writers Mark Long and Jim Demonakos for food, drink, and books. They'll be signing copies, and original pages from the book will be on display and for sale as well.

The FB event page is here.

THE SILENCE OF OUR FRIENDS hits stores TODAY!

2012-01-17T11:53:00.003-05:00

I'm excited to announce that The Silence Of Our Friends is in bookstores everywhere today, in comic book stores tomorrow, and is wildly available directly from me right here!

Unshelved.com interview

2012-01-13T12:10:00.000-05:00

Unshelved just put up this audio interview with Mark Long, Jim Demonakos, and I about our new book, The Silence Of Our Friends.

Stills from Erin Tobey's "Moving Moments"!

2012-01-12T09:45:00.002-05:00

Here are some shots of Erin Tobey's incredible "Moving Moments" exhibit, up through mid-February at Gallery5 in Richmond, Virginia.

THE SILENCE OF OUR FRIENDS reviewed in Paste Magazine!

2012-01-11T19:39:00.001-05:00

Here's a review of The Silence Of Our Friends on Paste Magazine. sweet!

Guest chops on SWEET TOOTH #34.

2012-01-11T15:48:00.001-05:00

I just started work drawing/coloring issue #34 of Jeff Lemire's fantastic series Sweet Tooth for Vertigo! It'll hit stores in June... more info as the time approaches. It's always exciting to work on this project, and hope to do it more and more over time.

THE SILENCE OF OUR FRIENDS ready to ship!

2012-01-09T09:45:00.000-05:00

My new graphic novel The Silence Of Our Friends will hit stores next week, but I'm taking direct orders NOW, and they'll ship out to you in the next few days! Copies are $17 ppd. in the US (international orders, please email me and I'll send you a total)-- order HERE or at the link on the right.

I've also added a new Combo Pack-- order any 3 of my bigger books (The Silence Of Our Friends, Any Empire, Swallow Me Whole, Sounds Of Your Name, or Edible Secrets) for just $45! Just be sure to specify which books in the order.

Thanks!

SF: Original art exhibit for THE SILENCE OF OUR FRIENDS at Mission Comics!

2012-01-08T15:38:00.000-05:00

BAY AREA FOLKS! I'll have original pages for The Silence Of Our Friends on exhibit at Mission Comics & Art (3520 20th St. Suite B, San Francisco CA 94110) from January 12- February 11th. All pieces are available for purchase too (as are any other pages in the book-- just contact me at seemybrotherdance@yahoo.com).

The Silence Of Our Friends will hit shelves on January 17th, and we'll be doing a series of events, discussions, and signings in Seattle, the Bay Area, Texas, and DC throughout the month of February (including one at Mission Comics on Feb. 10th-- more info soon!). I'll have more details for all these in the coming weeks!

The Facebook event page is here.

New ANY EMPIRE video trailer!

2012-01-06T10:46:00.000-05:00

Check out this brand new video trailer for Any Empire, assembled by Ross Jackson, and featuring music by my recent band Universe! You can download the entire album here.

ANY EMPIRE is TimeMachineGo's #2 Best Comic of 2011!

2012-01-04T12:37:00.001-05:00

TimeMachineGo ranked Any Empire at #2 on their Best Of 2011 list-- aw shucks.

THE SILENCE OF OUR FRIENDS preview!

2012-01-04T12:34:00.000-05:00

The fine folks at Publishers Weekly have posted a preview chapter of my new book, The Silence Of Our Friends, which will be hitting stores in two weeks!

Interview at COMICDOM!

2012-01-03T14:55:00.002-05:00

There's a new interview with me up at the Comicdom site-- enjoy!

Interview up on Wasting Paper Blog

2011-12-29T11:30:00.000-05:00

Here's a survey-style interview I just did for Wasting Paper, giving lots of un-juicy details about my tools/process/jams I listen to while drawing... enjoy!

ANY EMPIRE in A.V. Club's Best-of-2011!

2011-12-29T11:15:00.000-05:00

Any Empire also snuck in to The A.V. Club's Best 10 Graphic Novels of 2011!

ANY EMPIRE in CBR's Top Comics of 2011 List!

2011-12-27T16:23:00.000-05:00

Any Empire clocked in at #57 on Comic Book Resources' Top 100 Comics of 2011 List!

Heads up Richmond -- Erin Tobey's MOVING MOMENTS exhibition, Jan. 6th!

2011-12-21T12:23:00.000-05:00

If you're in Richmond VA, check out the opening for Erin Tobey's Moving Moments exhibit at Gallery5 (200 W. Marshall St.) from 6-10pm. It's showing concurrently with new works by painter/illustrator Sean Mahan.

The FB event page is here.

links to buy books, events, etc..!

2011-12-12T09:23:00.000-05:00

Here are quick links to a few sections of the site (also at the top right):

store
bio
events
gallery
bibliography

Also, be sure to check out my designer/assistant/cohort Erin Tobey's site! Order books, art, or music from either of us for the holidays, and help us each pay rent..!
Thanks so much.

Audio interview up at INKSTUDS!

2011-12-08T16:42:00.001-05:00

Robin McConnell interviewed me at Inkstuds Radio, covering a range of topics around the intersections of comics, politics, autobiography, privilege, authorship, and work as they relate to Any Empire and The Silence Of Our Friends. Check it out here!

Baby Time!

2011-12-06T19:05:00.001-05:00

After a superhuman effort, the amazing Rachel gave birth to our little baby, Harper Powell-- December 5th at 8:59 pm. Let's hear it for the future!

Best Graphic Novels of 2011 list!

2011-12-03T10:09:00.001-05:00

Any Empire made John Hogan's list of Best Graphic Novels of 2011 at Graphic Novel Reporter-- thanks, John!

ANY EMPIRE review up on Comic Book Resources!

2011-11-29T16:22:00.001-05:00

Here's an insightful and in-depth review of Any Empire at CBR. .

cover art for GOOD LUCK "Without Hesitation" LP/CD!

2011-11-17T09:42:00.001-05:00

I recently collaborated with photographer Ben Rains on the packaging for Good Luck's excellent sophomore album Without Hesitation! You can order the LP/CD/download from No Idea Records.

New books looming!

2011-11-16T10:03:00.001-05:00

Copies of The Silence Of Our Friends and advance proofs of The Year Of The Beasts just arrived in the mail! It's been an honor to work with such fine folks on these books.

GRAPHIC NOVEL REPORTER interview!

2011-11-15T15:11:00.001-05:00

Here's an interview about Any Empire I just did for Graphic Novel Reporter. enjoy!

NEW SITE DESIGN/ Digital Downloads!

2011-11-12T11:57:00.001-05:00

Welcome to the redesigned site, completely made over by Erin Tobey-- check out her site to see her design, illustration, sewing, and craft work!

In the store section, you'll also find links to download digital copies of Swallow Me Whole, Any Empire, the Universe CD, and a link to pre-order The Silence Of Our Friends!

THE SILENCE OF OUR FRIENDS in this month's Previews!

2011-11-07T16:58:00.001-05:00

My forthcoming graphic novel The Silence Of Our Friends will hit stores in January, and is "Certified Cool" in this month's Previews magazine! You can also pre-order it from Amazon.

Guest book reviews at Robot 6!

2011-10-30T16:33:00.000-04:00

I just did some guest book reviews for Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources:

Master Of Reality by John Darnielle,
From The Graveyard Of The Arousal Industry by Justin Pearson,
Big Questions by Anders Nilsen,
and Americus by MK Reed and Jonathan Hill.

enjoy!

last week's discussion at the United Nations!

2011-10-25T13:25:00.000-04:00

Here's a link for a run-down of a discussion I participated in at the United Nations last week, in conjunction with the release of What You Wish For, a YA anthology to benefit library construction in refugee camps for people displaced from Darfur. I was fortunate enough to be there with my fellow contributors R.L. Stine, Ann M. Martin, Sofia Quintero, Jeanne Duprau, Karen Hesse, and Marilyn Nelson, with Cornelia Funke and Meg Cabot participating via Skype.

Afterwards, we did a Q&A and signing at Books Of Wonder. The whole day was phenomenal! Thanks everyone for coming out.

Get a book and help this great fundraising project out at www.bookwish.org.

Exhibition at THE FEST 10 in Gainesville FL this month!

2011-10-06T12:57:00.000-04:00

If you're headed down to Florida at the end of October, gaggles of punk bands will be playing in Gainesville's own Fest! My artwork will be part of a group exhibition at Display (439 S. Main Street), alongside the talented Erin Tobey, Sean Mahan, Adee Roberson, and many more.

The show runs from Thursday, Oct. 27 through Sunday, October 30th, and is curated by Edie Snyder and Samantha Jones.

Opening Party: Thursday Oct. 27th, from 7-11pm featuring DJ CURBCUT and CAVE RAVE.
Art Walk: Friday Oct. 28th, from 6-11pm.

The exhibition is open to the public throughout the weekend from 1-9pm.
Come out, peep some art, snack, and buy some artwork if you can!

NYC signing 10/17 at Books Of Wonder!

2011-09-29T10:31:00.002-04:00

NYC folks-- I'll be doing a signing on October 17th from 7-9pm at Books Of Wonder (18 W. 18th St.), alongside the Babysitters Club and Goosebumps authors! It's for the anthology What You Wish For, which benefits library construction in refugee camps for people displaced from Darfur. See you there! You can also order the book here.

new interview up on Newsarama!

2011-09-22T12:12:00.001-04:00

Here's an interview with me for Newsarama, feelin' salty after watching those disturbing GOP debates.

Bloomington signing/party at Vintage Phoenix Comics, 9/16!

2011-09-14T16:13:00.000-04:00

If you're around Bloomington IN, come to Vintage Phoenix Comics (114 E. 6th St.) Friday, September 16th from 8-10 pm! I'll be signing books for the debut of Any Empire, selling original artwork, doing sketches, and my pumpkin-cranberry-walnut bread will shred your soul.

Blowout sale at Top Shelf!

2011-09-07T16:04:00.000-04:00

My beloved publisher Top Shelf is having a blowout sale until September 23rd-- Any Empire is only $15 from them, and Swallow Me Whole is a measly $10, along with dozens of other books. Check it out here!

Small Press Expo this weekend!

2011-09-06T13:28:00.003-04:00

See you at SPX in North Bethesda, MD this weekend-- I'll have copies of Any Empire, digital prints of my Philip K. Dick cover to raise funds for Dylan Williams' medical bills, new softcover editions of Joyland, the new Cometbus book Add Toner, and a few copies of the long-lost 1996 comic, The Playground Messiah! Get those babies while you can.

Philip K. Dick cover artwork auction to help out Dylan Williams!

2011-09-01T16:31:00.003-04:00

Friend and comics cohort Dylan Williams of Sparkplug Books is in the hospital battling cancer, and to help cover the mounting medical expenses, Floating World Comics is doing a fundraiser-- tons of comics artists doing cover art for Philip K. Dick novels!

The originals are being auctioned on Ebay as we speak, and 11"x17" digital prints will be available soon as well-- all the proceeds go to help Dylan out!

The original artwork for my cover to Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said is up for auction here, and prints should be available next week (and at my table at SPX too).

The entire series is being uploaded as they come in.

Please dig deep and help out a great fellow!

ANY EMPIRE in stores today!

2011-08-31T09:54:00.001-04:00

My new graphic novel Any Empire is in comic book stores everywhere today-- check it out, or order from me right here.

feature on FANTASTIC FOUR #9 recreation!

2011-08-24T10:25:00.002-04:00

Here's an article on Jason Young's work-in-progress commissioning contemporary comic artists to redraw Fantastic Four #9. I contributed a page, in addition to Chester Brown, Jeffrey Brown, James Kolchalka, Brandon Graham, and more.
Hopefully it'll see the light of day as a finished work soon! And Happy 50th anniversary to the FF last month!

ANY EMPIRE release party/signing at Boxcar Books!

2011-08-23T16:22:00.002-04:00

If you're around Bloomington over Labor Day weekend, come to the book release party for Any Empire at Boxcar Books (408 E. 6th St.) on Saturday, September 3rd from 8-10 pm!

There will be food, drink, and jams, and I'll be selling all my books at a discount!

The Facebook event page is here.

JOYLAND softcover out now!

2011-08-16T07:57:00.003-04:00

A new softcover edition of Joyland is out now! It's a great, dark novel by Emily Schultz which I illustrated back in early 2006. I have some copies available for $12-- you can paypal me via harlanrecords@yahoo.com. This will be added to the store section soon as well. Thanks!

FAT SHADOW eastern US tour this month!

2011-08-15T10:08:00.005-04:00

Check out the phenomenal Fat Shadow (folks from Pink Razors, Landlord, Erin Tobey, Abe Froman, Door-Keys) in the following cities:

AUGUST 15 - GREENVILLE, SC @ 801 Perry St
AUGUST 16 - RICHMOND, VA @ sprout
AUGUST 18 - PHILADELPHIA, PA @ the marvelous!
AUGUST 19 - BROOKLYN, NY @ Manifesta loft
AUGUST 20 - BROOKLYN, NY @ tompkins st house
AUGUST 21 - BROOKHAVEN, NY @ 2579 MONTAUK HWY
AUGUST 22 - PITTSBURGH, PA @ shadow lounge
AUGUST 23 - ATHENS, OH @ BROWN TOWN
AUGUST 24 - COLUMBUS, OH @ carabar
AUGUST 25 - CINCINNATI, OH @ the drinkery
AUGUST 26 - COLUMBUS, IN @ FORK AFTER DARK

You can check updates/show details on their Facebook page here or at Houseplant Records, and download their Foot Of Love album here.

goodbye PLEASE RELEASE and CAKEWALK!

2011-08-15T08:49:00.003-04:00

After selling the last copies this weekend at Chicago Comic Con, my 2006 book Please Release and my 2008 book Cakewalk are both out of print! The site's store will be updated soon.
You can still read Cakewalk and Bets Are Off online, and all these stories will be collected in the You Don't Say omnibus, tentatively to be released in 2013.

EDIBLE SECRETS in "Comic Books as Journalism" feature in The Atlantic!

2011-08-11T09:41:00.002-04:00

Edible Secrets (written by Michael Hoerger & Mia Partlow and illustrated by me) is written up in this feature on 10 Masterpieces of Graphic Nonfiction!

Wizard World Chicago this weekend!

2011-08-09T09:21:00.003-04:00

If you're in the Chicago area, swing by my table at the Wizard World Con (at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 North River Road, Rosemont IL 60018)! I'll be there Friday through Sunday, and will have copies of Any Empire a couple of weeks before they hit stores. See you there!

Interview for Indiana Public Media

2011-07-30T09:09:00.001-04:00

Here's an interview I did for WFIU, both in audio and print excerpt versions..

WHAT YOU WISH FOR benefit anthology up for pre-orders!

2011-07-28T07:50:00.003-04:00

I have a story in a new young adult fiction anthology called What You Wish For: A Book For Darfur, and 100% of its proceeds fund library construction in refugee camps for folks from the war-torn Darfur region of Sudan.

The book is published through the Bookwish Foundation's partnership with Penguin/Putnam Books, and also features stories and poems by R.L. Stine, Nikki Giovanni, Joyce Carol Oates, Cynthia Voigt, Meg Cabot, Cornelia Funke, John Green, Ann M. Martin, Sofia Quintero, Jeanne DuPrau, Karen Hesse, Alexander McCall Smith, Francisco X. Stork, Marilyn Nelson, Naomi Shihab Nye, Gary Soto, and Jane Yolen.

You can find out more about it here, and also pre-order it either from Bookwish or Amazon-- it'll be released on September 15th!

ANY EMPIRE and SWALLOW ME WHOLE now available digitally through iVERSE!

2011-07-27T14:33:00.002-04:00

Top Shelf Productions has just launched its digital comics line through iVerse's Comics+ app, and Any Empire is the first book to be available simultaneously via physical and digital formats. You can read more info here!

new COMETBUS book, new interviews & video!

2011-07-26T09:02:00.003-04:00

Hey everybody! Back from San Diego Comic Con, and TCB'in. .

* I did a bunch of all new illustrations for the new Cometbus collection, Add Toner, which is out now! I have some copies for $12 each-- you can paypal me at harlanrecords@yahoo.com, and the store will be updated soon.

* I just did an interview with Comic Book Resources' Robot 6 about my new book, Any Empire. You can read it here.

* Here's some video of a presentation I did in April in my hometown as part of the Arkansas Literary Festival, courtesy of Mark Barnes. Thanks Mark!

* San Diego ruled again this year, though I miss not getting out to the Adventure Time beach party. Thanks, everybody, for stopping by the booth to meet and talk and pick up the new tome!

SAN DIEGO COMIC CON throwdown this week!

2011-07-18T12:17:00.002-04:00

See you in San Diego for Comic Con International! I'll be at the Top Shelf booth (#1721) all weekend, selling copies of my brand new book Any Empire! I'll also be part of the following panel presentations:

* Comics For Teens with Cecil Castellucci, Hope Larson, and Gene Luen Yang! Thursday July 21st, 4:30-5:30pm in Room 26AB.

* Top Shelf Panel with Robert Venditti, Kagan McLeod, James Kolchalka, Mike Huddleston, and Leigh Walton! Saturday July 23rd, 4:30-5:30pm in Room 8.

I'll have tons of original art for sale over the weekend, including pages from Any Empire.

See you there!

ANY EMPIRE -- ready to go!

2011-07-08T14:19:00.005-04:00

I'm now taking orders for ANY EMPIRE, hot off the presses and looking sharp! These babies will ship out to you on July 19th. You can order here in the store section.

Also, I have a special deal going-- get ANY EMPIRE, SWALLOW ME WHOLE, EDIBLE SECRETS, and SOUNDS OF YOUR NAME all for only $50! That's 1000 pages of esoteric flim-flam comin at you! Check it out here.

interview in Mass Movement magazine!

2011-07-01T11:31:00.002-04:00

Mass Movement #30 is out now, featuring an interview with yours truly alongside GWAR, Amon Amarth, and Earth! dang! A print version is available, or you can download the whole thing for free here.

Erin Tobey's VOCALOCOMOTION show opens July 1st!

2011-06-27T15:54:00.003-04:00

If you're in Bloomington in July, come see Erin Tobey's show entitled VOCALOCOMOTION at The Owlery (212 S. Rogers Street), eat some delicious food, and buy some art!

The show's opening will be Friday, July 1st from 10pm-1am. Erin will be playing a rare solo musical set at 11pm-- don't miss it!

Interview up now on MTV Geek!

2011-06-15T17:24:00.002-04:00

All my Headbangers' Ball fantasies are fulfilled. Check out the interview here!

This week-- 12 Hour Comic Day for kids at the Library & Summit City Comic Con!

2011-06-13T13:42:00.002-04:00

Hey there, Hoosiers--
on Thursday, June 16th, I'll be at the 12 Hour Comic Book Day workshop for kids at the Monroe County Public Library in Bloomington, IN at 4pm to talk about comics, work with young folks on their comic projects, and do a Q&A with parents about all things related to making comics (from professional to creative to practical issues!). See you there!

Also, on Saturday, June 18th I'll be at the Summit City Comic Con in Fort Wayne IN, at the Grand Wayne Center (120 West Jefferson Blvd.) from 10am-6pm. Bring it on!

THE SILENCE OF OUR FRIENDS cover!

2011-06-07T13:05:00.002-04:00

Here's the finished cover to The Silence Of Our Friends, written by Mark Long and Jim Demonakos and drawn by yours truly. Should be out in January 2012 on First Second Books! You can pre-order it on Amazon here.

last copies of PLEASE RELEASE!

2011-06-03T08:38:00.003-04:00

We just realized there are only a handful of copies of my 2006 comic Please Release left... order here, or get one from me or Top Shelf at a comic con in the next month, and then they're gone forever!

Oxford American & weekend con in Kankakee!

2011-06-02T08:19:00.002-04:00

Hey there!

I have an illustration in the brand new issue of Oxford American magazine (#73). check it out!

Also, if you're around northern Illinois this Saturday, June 4th, I'll be at the Kankakee Fantasy Con from 10am-5pm. It's at the Kankakee Public Library (201 E. Merchant St.). Please save me from the lightsaber wielding action figure collectors.

See you tomorrow night at my art opening at the Owlery in Bloomington! 10pm!

Show opening at The Owlery, June 3rd!

2011-05-27T08:24:00.003-04:00

If you're in the Midwest, I'll have an exhibition at The Owlery (212 S. Rogers St., Bloomington IN 47404), an extremely tasty new vegetarian restaurant run by some punk friends doin' it legit! The show will be up for all of June, meaning it'll be around if you're coming in to town for Plan-It-X Fest.
We'll be having an opening party on Friday, June 3rd, from 10 PM - 1 AM-- stop by for the late-night menu, some beer or coffee, and check out or buy some art I've been working on for the last couple of years.
See you there!

ANY EMPIRE is off to the printer!

2011-05-02T14:17:00.003-04:00

After a few years of scribblin', my forthcoming graphic novel Any Empire is en route to the printer. It'll debut at Comic Con International in San Diego, July 21-24, but you can pre-order it now via Top Shelf and Amazon!

TCAF this weekend!

2011-05-02T13:49:00.003-04:00

I'll be at the Top Shelf table all weekend for the Toronto Comic Arts Festival on May 7th and 8th, and will also be part of a panel on storytelling at 4:05 pm Sunday.
See you there!

Little Rock presentations next week!

2011-04-06T11:20:00.003-04:00

I'll be in my home turf next week, doing some presentations in conjunction with the Arkansas Literary Festival and National Library Week! Each of these will be a slideshow presentation followed by Q&A:

Monday April 11th-- 12:15-1:30 pm: workshop at Pulaski Technical College Visual Arts Studio (PTC students only)

Tuesday April 12th-- 12:15-1:30 pm: ALF presentation/Q&A at PTC Campus Center Grand Hall (3000 West Scenic Drive in North Little Rock)

Wednesday April 13th-- 6 pm: presentation/Q&A at Fletcher Library (823 N. Buchanan St.)

I'll also have books and stuff for sale at all these events. See you there!

Outstanding Eight

2011-04-05T08:26:00.003-04:00

Hey, if you're in the Michigan area, I'm doing a bunch of set art and projected illustrations/panels for a play called The Outstanding Eight by Gabriel Cooper and Jonathan Wierenga-- it'll be performed at Michigan State University's RCAH Theatre on April 28-30th. Check it out!

Tickets are on sale now at 21st Century Comics & Games in East Lansing.

store updated!

2011-03-25T10:52:00.001-04:00

The store section is now up-to-date, including Sweet Tooth and Edible Secrets! purchase till it hurts!

FAT SHADOW tour and new LP out!

2011-03-22T09:59:00.006-04:00

Hey crew-- Bloomington powerhouses Fat Shadow are touring the east coast and midwest from March 25-April 23 in support of their incredible new LP, Foot Of Love, which can be ordered from Houseplant Records with a free digital download, or the whole thing can be downloaded here!

Fat Shadow are a quartet making classic-rock-leaning tiki torch punk melodies with spectacular vocals, like a sweet mix of Heart, The Pretenders, Throwing Muses, and X. Members are/were also part of Landlord, The Door-Keys, Pink Razors, Erin Tobey, and Abe Froman. Get on it!

Tour dates and info can be ventured here.

see you at SPACE this weekend..

2011-03-18T11:34:00.003-04:00

If you're in the Ohio area, come to the Small Press Alternative Comics Expo-- I'll be there all weekend, and will also have limited copies of Great Caution, the preview mini-comic with chapters from Any Empire and The Silence Of Our Friends!

springtime jams

2011-03-03T09:13:00.005-05:00

Hey there! It's been a while since I've given a general update-- here's what's in the works:

* After two years, Any Empire and The Silence Of Our Friends are both done! Any Empire will be out in July for Comic-Con International.

* I just got started with the drawing chores for Cecil Castellucci's Year Of The Beasts, due out in 2012 from Roaring Brook Press.

* Check out the February 2011 issue of Oxford American magazine for a weird illustration.

* I have a comics story called "Conjurers" in the forthcoming YA fiction anthology What You Wish For, which is a benefit for building an educational center in Darfur. Bookwish Foundation is releasing it with Putnam Books, and it will feature work by Nikki Giovanni, R.L. Stine, Joyce Carol Oates, Alexander McCall Smith, Francisco X. Stork, Naomi Shihab Nye, Sofia Quintero, Jeanne Duprau, Karen hesse, Cornelia Funke, Ann M. Martin, Marilyn Nelson, Meg Cabot, Jane Yolen, Gary Soto, Cynthia Voigt, and me. It'll be out in Fall 2011!

* I just finished a bunch of illustrations for the forthcoming Cometbus book Add Toner, collecting issues #46-53. (And if you haven't yet, check out #54, featuring a tour diary of traveling across Asia with Green Day-- it's a spectacular issue.)

* I'll be doing album artwork for Band Of Beards' new LP/CD, Fuerteventura. Should be out in the spring!

*If you're around the Bloomington area, come to Boxcar Books' Rock 'N Roll Prom at The Bluebird on April 9th. It's a benefit for the Midwest Pages to Prisoners Project. I'll be in the Black Sabbath cover band Supernaut (as sweet sweet Ozzy) with Jarod from Universe/Morrow, Mike from Universe/Good Luck, and Benny from Gourmet Scum/Butt Piss! Bring it on!

Here are my upcoming comics-related events for the year:

* March 19-20 SPACE in Columbus, OH
* April 11-12 Presentations/workshops at Pulaski Technical College in North Little Rock, AR
* April 12 Arkansas Literary Festival presentation/Q&A at Pulaski Tech (more info soon!)
* April 13 presentation/Q&A at Fletcher Library (823 N. Buchanan St.), Little Rock AR. 6pm.
* May 7-8 TCAF in Toronto, Ontario
* June 4 mini-con at Kankakee, IL public library (201 E. Merchant St.). 10a-5p.
* July 20-24 Comic-Con International in San Diego, CA-- Any Empire debuts!!!
* August 11-14 Wizard World Chicago in Rosemont, IL.
* Sept 10-11 Small Press Expo in North Bethesda, MD.
* Dec 5-Feb 10 solo exhibition at Arkansas Historical Museum, Little Rock AR

see you there!

SWEET TOOTH #19 out this week!

2011-02-28T10:57:00.003-05:00

Hey there-- check out Jeff Lemire's SWEET TOOTH #19, with art and stories by myself, Matt Kindt, and Emi Lenox. It hits stores this Wednesday!

interview/feature this week Bloomington's WTIU!

2011-02-16T16:11:00.002-05:00

If you're in the Bloomington area, tune your TV to WTIU tomorrow, February 17, at 8pm for an interview with me in my studio! It'll also be playing Friday, February 18th at 6pm, and next week will be viewable at www.theweeklyspecial.org as well as Youtube.

up and running-- erintobey.com!

2011-02-12T08:09:00.003-05:00

Everybody check out the newly relaunched website by my favorite cohort, Erin Tobey! She's an amazing illustrator, musician, comic artist, designer, and seamstress. Hop to it!

EDIBLE SECRETS in the Village Voice!

2011-02-04T11:49:00.002-05:00

Check out this review of Edible Secrets in the Village Voice here!

EDIBLE SECRETS interview on LET'S GO BLOOMINGTON!

2011-01-26T14:27:00.003-05:00

Check out Eric Ayotte's video documentary series LET'S GO BLOOMINGTON for an interview with EDIBLE SECRETS authors Michael Hoerger, Mia Partlow, and myself at the book's release party!

We Will Bury You #2 among "best comic covers of the year!"

2011-01-09T09:12:00.004-05:00

Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources listed the cover of We Will Bury You #2 among the top 50 of 2010!

Michigan State Comics Forum ahoy!

2010-12-21T16:30:00.005-05:00

Come up to Lansing, Michigan on January 21-22 for the MSU Comics Forum! I'll be the keynote speaker Friday night from 7-8:30 pm in the RCAH Theatre (in the basement of Snyder/Philips Hall). Saturday I'll be participating in a panel TBA, as well as selling and signing books and original artwork in the Artists' Alley from 11-5.

Also appearing will be teammate Erin Tobey (Here It Is zine/comic, the late HelloMermaid.com, and musician in Fat Shadow, Pink Razors, Mt. Gigantic, and Lansing punk legends Abe Froman!).

SWEET TOOTH guest spot!

2010-12-10T08:40:00.002-05:00

I just finished writing and drawing a story for Jeff Lemire's series Sweet Tooth, published by Vertigo Comics. It'll be issue #19, and should hit stores in March!

Edible Secrets book release party!

2010-12-06T08:02:00.003-05:00

Hey there, if you're around Bloomington, come to the book release party for Edible Secrets-- it's at Boxcar Books (408 E. 6th Street) on Friday, December 10th from 7-10 pm!
see you there.

EDIBLE SECRETS out now!

2010-12-02T09:20:00.004-05:00

Hot off the press-- EDIBLE SECRETS: A Food Tour of Classified US History, by Michael Hoerger & Mia Partlow, and illustrated by yours truly!

Dive into the US's shady, bizarre, and sometimes hilarious political ventures as revealed in declassified intelligence documents, all filtered through the context of food. Fred Hampton, Fidel Castro, the Rosenbergs, Ronald Reagan, and the MK-Ultra program are all hopelessly intertwined with top-secret snacking. FOR REAL.

This book just arrived from the printer and won't be available in stores for a couple of weeks, so you can order them for $8 ppd from me (should be up in the store in the next few days, or just paypal to harlanrecords@yahoo.com) or from Microcosm Publishing.

ISBN 978-1934620410

HUMANBEAST in Bloomington, 11/27

2010-11-22T14:57:00.003-05:00

If you're in Bloomington, come see Humanbeast (powerful Providence RI melodic noise/darkwave/performance duo with Eli and Maralie from Soophie/Tem Eyos Ki) at Rachael's Cafe (300 E. 3rd St.) on Saturday, November 27th. 8pm-ish! see you there!

ANY EMPIRE cover!

2010-11-18T18:37:00.003-05:00

here it is!

Bloggingheads interview!

2010-10-25T13:56:00.002-04:00

Bloggingheads.tv just posted a long conversation between Will Wilkinson and myself-- check it out here if you'd like!

heads up Holland and Belgium!

2010-10-20T16:58:00.003-04:00

In the first week of November I'll be touring the Netherlands and Belgium, promoting the brand-new Dutch edition of Swallow Me Whole, under the title Verzwelg Me!, published by Sherpa. I'll be touring together with storytellers extraordinaire Mariko and Jillian Tamaki, who will be promoting the highly acclaimed Skim.

Here's where we'll likely be found, if you happen to be around:

Nov 2 Amsterdam-- Presentation and press release at Lambiek (Kerkstraat 132) @5pm.
Nov 3 Zwolle-- Lecture at ArtEZ Academy @ 4-5:30pm.
Nov 4 Mechelen-- Signing at De Stripkever (Bruul 79) @ 3-5:30pm.
Nov 5 Brussels-- Signing at Het B-Gevaar (Greepstraat 15) @ 12-2pm.
Leuven-- Signing at Het Besloten Land (Parijsstraat 16) @ 4-6pm.
Nov 6 Utrecht-- Book launch, signings, and art show at Stripkunstbeurs @ 11am-4pm.

see you there!

hitched.

2010-10-11T12:12:00.003-04:00

Yep, Rachel Bormann and I did indeed tie the knot.

Also, the Monroe County courts office has an EXCELLENT candy selection.

"Ink Plots" exhibition at Visual Arts Gallery!

2010-09-29T16:16:00.003-04:00

If you're in the NYC area in October, come check out the Ink Plots exhibition at SVA's Visual Arts Gallery (601 W. 26th Street, 15th Floor). It'll be running from October 8 to November 6, with a multitude of work by yours truly alongside such wizards as Will Eisner, Edward Gorey, Burne Hogarth, Klaus Janson, Ben Katchor, Harvey Kurtzman, Keith Mayerson, David Mazzucchelli, Jerry Moriarty, Gary Panter, Walter Simonson, Art Spiegelman, Sungyoon Choi, Nathan Fox, Bill Plympton, Dash Shaw, Koren Shadmi, Raina Telgemeier, Michael Townsend, Steve Uy and Sara Varon, among many others! Go if you can!

Great Caution

2010-09-07T14:20:00.003-04:00

Here's the cover of the limited minicomic Great Caution (with preview chapters from Any Empire and The Silence Of Our Friends), available only next weekend at SPX! See you there!

Matrimony, SPX, and Super Commission Deal!

2010-09-04T12:16:00.005-04:00

Hey y'all! The last few months have been buck wild, with goodness on the horizon. Cranky do-gooder and writer Rachel Bormann and I are getting married next month!

I'll be attending the Small Press Expo in North Bethesda, MD on September 11-12, and will have tons of new goodies, including a super-limited minicomic with chapters from Any Empire and The Silence Of Our Friends. These will ONLY be available over SPX weekend. I'll post cover art in the next few days!

Okay, so lean times are officially here while I'm finishing up these books and preparing to get hitched, so I present a special rate on commissioned art pieces at SPX and for the rest of September:

$100 for an 11"x14" inked piece of whatever/whomever the hell you want! Portraits, animals, characters from my books or somebody else's. Superheroes! Superheroes! Just food! Superheroes! Bring it on!

Please email me at seemybrotherdance@yahoo.com if you're interested. Thanks so much!

RIP Gentle Luke

2010-09-01T16:42:00.004-04:00

The world lost a rare one.
Luke Hunsicker (1980-2010)

UNIVERSE tour update!

2010-06-09T15:34:00.003-04:00

Here are the updated shows for our southern tour:

Thurs June 17 Bloomington IN @ The Bishop w/ Holiday Band
Wed June 23 Bloomington IN @ Greek's Pizza w/ Andrew Jackson Jihad, Busman's Holiday, Art Vanduhlay
Thurs June 24 Louisville KY @ Skull Alley w/ Andrew Jackson Jihad
Fri June 25 Cairo IL @ Ace of Cups w/ Andrew Jackson Jihad
Sat June 26 Little Rock AR @ Juanita's Party Room w/ Iron Tongue, Zucura
Sun June 27 New Orleans LA @ The Big Top.
Mon June 28 Pensacola FL @ Sluggo's.
Tue June 29 Tallahassee FL @ Charles Mansion
Wed June 30 St. Augustine FL @ Nobby's w/ Tubers, The Cougs
Thurs July 1 Gainesville FL @ Wayward Council w/ Die Hoffnung
Fri July 2 Atlanta GA @ Wonderroot
Sat July 3 Chattanooga TN @ TBA

more info as I get it!
Our CD's are in, and we're just finishing up the packaging. They'll be ready at shows and through mailorder on the 23rd!

May and June goings-on*

2010-05-07T12:05:00.009-04:00

All right, time for a long-overdue update.

I drew the cover for We Will Bury You #2 by Brea Grant and Zane Grant, and published by IDW-- it's been in stores for a few weeks now, and I have copies available for $4 ppd. (the store will be updated "soon", but for now just email me about it if you're interested.)

I'll be drawing the comic-book portion of the forthcoming Year Of The Beasts, written by Cecil Castellucci and published by Roaring Brook Press. But don't expect that baby until 2012.

The Silence Of Our Friends is a little over halfway done, and Any Empire is nearing the end of its editing phase. I've gotten a head start on some of the inks and it's really exciting.

Here are some upcoming signings and stuff:

* Wed May 19 @ G-Mart Comics in Champaign IL from 2-6 pm.
* Sat May 22 @ Summit City Con in Fort Wayne IN.

* Jul 22-25 @ Comic Con International in San Diego CA (at the Top Shelf table!).

oh! To boot, my band Universe will be touring the South in the summer, and will have copies of our new CD, Passenger. Here are the dates (details soon):

* Wed 6/23 Bloomington IN @ Greek's Pizza w/ Andrew Jackson Jihad and to-be-named superband.
* Thurs 6/24 Louisville KY @ TBA w/ Andrew Jackson Jihad + more TBA.
* Fri 6/25 Cairo IL @ Ace of Cups w/ Andrew Jackson Jihad + more TBA.
* Sat 6/26 Little Rock AR @ Juanita's w/ Iron Tongue and Zucura. All Ages, $3!
* Sun 6/27 New Orleans LA @ TBA.
* Mon 6/28 Pensacola FL @ TBA.
* Tue 6/29 Tallahassee FL @ TBA.
* Wed 6/30 Gainesville FL @ TBA.
* Thurs 7/1 St. Augustine FL @ TBA.
* Fri 7/2 Atlanta GA @ TBA.
* Sat 7/3 Athens GA @ TBA.
* Sun 7/4 Chattanooga TN @ Sluggo's w/ TBA.

up and running again!

2010-05-02T16:43:00.002-04:00

Hello! After a little time in carbonite, everything's back. Thanks as always to Erin Tobey and Nate Wilson for their swift techno-assistance! There's plenty of stuff on the horizon, so I'll be getting everything else updated pretty soon.

spring update fool!

2010-03-10T11:04:00.006-05:00

Hey everybody!

At long last, Papercutter #12 is out, featuring "The Uncomfortable Gaze of Carlos Santana" by Rachel Bormann and I! I'll be getting copies here in a few days-- check the store for updates.

If you're in New York City this spring, I have a 7-page sequence from Swallow Me Whole in the NeoIntegrity show coinciding with the MoCCA Festival. The opening is Friday, March 26th from 6:30-8:30 pm at the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art, 594 Broadway in Manhattan.

I recently did some illustrations for Fluke #8 by O.G. Little Rock native Matthew Thompson-- copies are $4 postpaid from me or from Matthew. This'll be added to the store soon too!

Universe will be playing quite a few shows in April-- here are the rough dates:

*Thurs 4/15 Ft. Wayne IN @ TBA
*Fri 4/16 Lansing IL @ Nnamdi's house w/ Paramedics
*Sat 4/17 Chicago IL @ TBA w/ Warboner + more
*Sun 4/18 Minneapolis MN @ The Cabbage Patch
*Mon 4/19 Madison WI @ TBA
*Fri 4/23 Louisville KY @ TBA w/ Mountain Asleep + more
*Sat 4/24 Columbus OH @ Legion of Doom w/ Mountain Asleep
*Sun 4/25 Cincinatti OH @ Bike Haus w/ Mountain Asleep
(updates soon!)

UNIVERSE LP recording sesh/ upcoming shows.

2010-02-15T11:28:00.007-05:00

Hey everybody! Universe, the band I'm in, just finished recording an LP tentatively called Passenger. It was done with the wizardry of Mike Bridavsky at Russian Recording here in Bloomington. We'll be mixing in early March, and then I'll post a song-- the LP should be out by June, hopefully. More info soon!

Here are some shows we're playing:

Thurs Feb 25-- Bloomington IN, The Bishop (123 S. Walnut) w/ Pink Houses, Full Sun, and Dead Dog. Benefit show for The Collaboration Room. 8pm, $5.

Sun Feb 28-- Bloomington IN, The Bishop again. a benefit for some kinda art program within IU. don't ask me. show time. $5.

Sun March 7-- Bloomington IN, The Fort (15th and Woodburn) w/ Little Lungs, Vera Maleta, Moscow Moscow Moscow. 8pm, $5.

ALA Great Graphic Novels For Teens!

2010-01-21T09:15:00.002-05:00

I'm excited to announce that the American Library Association just announced Swallow Me Whole as one of its Great Graphic Novels For Teens selections! Check out the news story here from the Top Shelf site.

SWALLOW ME WHOLE en Francais!

2010-01-20T14:45:00.003-05:00

A brand new French translation of Swallow Me Whole is out now from Casterman. If anyone in North America is interested, I have a handful of copies that are $15 ppd. in the US, or $$20 ppd. to Canada-- just email me and let me know! Thanks.

Next week I'll be doing some signings in Paris and Toulouse, then heading for the gargantuan Angouleme comics festival in Angouleme, France, where I'll be signing at the Casterman table. I'll try to update signing info soon..

Chicago signing this Saturday!

2010-01-18T10:11:00.002-05:00

If you're in the Chicago area, I'll be signing at Third Coast Comics (6234 N. Broadway) on Saturday, January 23rd from 12-5pm. See you there!

Sacramento bound!

2010-01-04T12:11:00.002-05:00

Hey, if you're in Northern Cali, I'll be at the Indy Euphoria Comic Con on January 9-10! The show is at the Scottish Rite Center (6151 H Street), from 10-7 on Saturday, and 10-6 on Sunday. See you there!

Portami Via/ Swallow Me Whole trailer!

2009-12-15T09:28:00.003-05:00

Here's a sweet trailer to Portami Via (Italian version of Swallow Me Whole) assembled by Roberto LaForgia at Lizard! Grazie mille, Roberto! The music is by Wait, my one-person band of a few years ago.

Humanbeast

2009-12-15T09:14:00.004-05:00

Here's some footage of Providence worm wizards/ undifferentiated hunks of flesh Humanbeast (Maralie Armstrong and Eli Monster, formerly of Soophie Nun Squad and Tem Eyos Ki, best friends and muppet-family) performing last weekend in Brooklyn.

upcoming UNIVERSE shows!

2009-12-02T14:42:00.004-05:00

Here are three shows UNIVERSE is playing in the next week, all with our new bassist/violinist Jacqui Cornetta! See you there!

Sat, Dec. 5th-- Bloomington IN @ Rhino's w/ In The Face Of War, Applecore. 8pm, $5.
Tues, Dec. 8th-- Louisville KY @ Skull Alley w/ Where We Live, Birds And Wires, Caution Critters. 7pm, $5.
Wed, Dec. 9th-- Bloomington IN @ Greek's Pizza w/ Learner Dancer, Birds And Wires. 9pm, $5.