Voluntarily (adverb) To be forced by death. or: Wait, What? And the hits just keep coming. Kids, you’ve been patient with me and I really don’t intend to turn the …

America the Beautiful or: Shut up and Leave For the most part, I’ve avoided using the blog as a political tool. I could say it’s not what people come here …

Wonderin’ or: the Old Random Box Trick For those that haven’t played before, this is where we select a random box, pull a random book and render something apropos; unless …

Pokin’ Thru the Files or: Why Are My Files Full of Holes? Cover thumbs for X-Men Universe #3 Not sure what I was thinking on this one as neither one …

Dragons on My Shoulder Make Me Happy or: Dragons on My Shoulder Make Me Smile This one was for Magnus Reithaug. What started as a simple cover recreation of X-Men …

Gone Fishin’ or: I ain’t working’ an you can’t make me. It’s a holiday, people. Go fishin’, ridin’, jump your girl, throw a frisbee, play some ball… Get off the …

Odds ‘n Sods or: How Much is That Doodle in the Window? After several weeks of empty shelves the art-mart is stocked once again. Monsters, pretty girls, heroes and villains. …

Lovely Leeja or: Testing, Testing, 1-2-3 So I take a pratfall in the rain. Mush my drawing hand pretty good. Nothing seems broken, just sore. Next morning, it’s been replaced …

Hogun the Grim or: Laughter Over Asgard So, I’m at the board, not botherin’ anyone when I get a call from Mark Evanier. He’s putting together a book of Kirby …

Dormammu or: …I got nuthin… Another one for Gerry Turnbull. At first, he just mentions Dormammu so, I’m thinking in the singular. Gerry sees the first thumbs and asks if …

Out of the Frying Pan… or: Another Fine Mess Lucas Falconer and Doctor Strange at the gate of the Dark Dimension. Yeah, they could have used the door down below …

I Was Strolling Through the Park One Day or: Look, Up in the Trees! DO’H! Time and I have never really understood each other. Better late than never. This one’s …

Return to Never Ever Land or: Betcha Never Saw This… This one came to me from my buddy Nat Gertler. Chateau Sherbrooke, or Sherbrooke Estates, is a Canadian outfit. The …

Crap, crap, CRAPPITY, crap! or: CRAP! Everybody hates me. Nobody loves me. I’m gonna’ go eat worms… Everyone laughed at me when I dropped $600 on a drafting chair. But, …

Hanging out at Castle Falconer. Doc and Lucas shootin’ the breeze. This one took it’s own path. Starting out in Doc’s Sanctum, it shifts to Lucas’… I don’t know what …

Can I Bring My Bike? or: Is That Thing Housebroken? Going through family photos for a cousin I stumble across this. Made me laugh. Hope it does the same for …

I’ve been fascinated with dragons for as long as I can remember. Maybe its from being built of snakes and snails. Or, a lifelong love of dinosaurs. Maleficent hit me …

Like any kid of my generation, I love a good western. The Kid Colt cover is a faux cover. I forget what line it appeared in but, it was a …

I’ve got a couple of nephews, Casey and Sean. Sean’s best buddy is Nate. Nate’s getting married to Amy. I forget the story but, Nate needs a poster, a big …

Years ago, I’m at Shelton Drum’s “Heroes Aren’t Hard To Find” convention in Charlotte. There’s a lull at my table. I decide to step into the smoker’s lounge, aka the …

The image above came to me in an e-Mail from Gerry Turnbull. Gerry says the web identifies it as mine but, he ain’t buyin’ it. Gerry’s got good eyes. Unfortunately, …

Walking the halls of TSR/West, following Steven Grant to his office, I see a poster on the wall. Wowser! That is one sweet piece of work. I can’t take my …

O, east is east and west is west and woe betide the kid who got caught buying the wrong books. When I was a kid, Marvel and DC were the …

I kinda’ short sheeted the class last time (I really was pooped) so, here’s a mid week apology post. I can’t remember the actual client anymore but these came to …

Final Score Wind    4 Fence   0 I’m pooped. Gonna veg on the couch, catch me some Cosmos and hit the rack. Smitty’s Tool Tip: Cement is highly alkaline causing irritating …

I’ve been told by inkers whose work I respect and admire that inking is best learned over the work of others. Inking your own work reinforces bad habits; Inking others …

All Star X-men Jam If there’s one thing that all people are capable of, it’s screwing up. So, I point my finger at no man. Just don’t be wagging any …

So, Justin, my web guy, hits me with an outside link to my blog. Links lead to more links and… I’ve got a Twitter feed? I knew Justin had me …

North Hollywood, Ca. Passport Books. 1980. Roy Thomas is doing a book signing. I bring my portfolio along with my comics. I ask if Mr Thomas might take a look, …

It was a joke people. It was supposed to provide a laugh not policy. When Marvel first assigned me to the X-Men, the deal was for one year. I’d come …