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Near-Death Experience


I'm sitting at the computer Monday afternoon, doing some casual Web surfing, thinking about the layout of my next comic page, when I hear two loud BOOMS and a great crash at our front window. I sit...

Preview of Page 17 of Chapter 4-What ARE those things?


Here's part of the first panel of Page 17 of Chapter 4 of the Vanguard, showing the ongoing battle between our heroes and the buglike Vesparion.What are those blurry things anyway? Hint: they're part ...

The Vanguard 3 Reviewed on Comic Book Noise


Issue 3 of my sci-fi superhero adventure comicThe Vanguard was reviewed over at Comic Book Noise, a podcast about Indie comics.  It marks the first time, to my knowledge anyway, that my comic work has been reviewed anywhere outside the webcomic community-and I'm happy that it turned out to be mostly positive.

Eww, Bug Slobber - Preview of Chapter 4 Page 16


Don't you hate it when giant bugs get in your face and drool on you? Well, it looks like this guy doesn't like it much either:If you like this panel, then go check out the rest of the page. Enjoy!...

Short-Notice Con Appearance


I'm going to be at the Lehigh Valley Comic Con in Schnecksville, PA, near Bethlehem today, Saturday, Apr 12th. If you're near that area, stop by and say hello, and maybe buy a book or three (I'll have...

Chapter 3 of The Vanguard Now in Print


Chapter 3 of The Vanguard is now available for ordering from IndyPlanet. If you'd like your own 24-page print copy of this action-packed story, nows the time to get it. I think you'll enjoy reading it almost as much as I enjoyed creating it.

If You’re in the Philadelphia/South Jersey area this Sunday, March 16th...


I’ll be at the Philadelphia Comic Con this coming Sunday, March 16th at the Ramada Philadelphia Airport in Essington, PA. I’ll have the first 3 chapters of The Vanguard in print for sale, ...

The Vanguard Continues-Page 14 of Chapter 4.


After a couple-week long hiatus due to computer issues, the Vanguard finally returns, with the same old bug problem from back on Page 6. The panel above from the latest page showing the besieged colon...

The Vanguard Continues-Page 14 of Chapter 4.


After a couple-week long hiatus due to computer issues, the Vanguard finally returns, with the same old bug problem from back on Page 6.

Panel from page 14 of Chapter 4 of The Vanguard

Some Good News and Some Bad News...


In the tradition of these things, I'll get the bad news out of the way first. It's been two weeks since my last comic update, and those have not been good weeks for me. First off, I had to work 11 str...