COMICS : "Go Ask Flower Bean"

(FLOWER BEAN VERSUS TEEN)

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COMICS : "Squirrel"

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FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2015

This is where I'll be a week from today! At Big Red Comics in Orange. :)

ORIGINAL ART : When Ponies Ride Ponies

   

ORIGINAL ART : Horror movies & underpants

How I roll.

This is more like what Esther actually looks like. Why did I draw her so shitty above? It's like I temporarily forgot what a dog looks like, even though she was sitting right next to me.

AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL COMICS : Bully Dream 1/3/2015

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ORIGINAL ART : "Outa Here"

     This is what I want on my grave marker someday.
     Or they can print it out as a label for my urn. Using that printable sticker paper. Very affordable!

ORIGINAL ART : Bertina, Feeling Bitter...

ORIGINAL ART : "Today's Lesson"

WE'RE HERE, WE'RE QUEER, DON'T CUSS...

The innocuous front side of the nameplate

     Just finished 2 days at WonderCon 2014 in Anaheim. Love having it in our hometown.
     Prism Comics asked me to be on a panel discussion called "We're Here, We're Queer, Now What? New Directions in LGBTQ Comics," or something to that effect.
     I've been on numerous panels at comics conventions since I started doing comics back in 1999, but this is the first time I've seen a warning on the back of my nameplate. Well, not just mine, everybody's had this on the back:

     The moderator had mentioned the "18 Warning," or else I might not have noticed it. I think it was on the back of ALL the nameplates for the entire convention, I don't think it was just for the GAY panels. But it's stupid, right? It doesn't even specify what it's supposed to mean. It doesn't say don't cuss, or don't show dirty images, it just says "...be AWARE that many members of your audience may be under 18 years of age." Well, no shit. I'm aware. So fucking what?
     But because of that stupid warning and my "awareness" of it, I was saying something in response to the moderator's question, and instead of saying, "fucking" like I had intended, I stammered out the awkward, "effing." Which I hate. Hate it when people puss out and substitute that. It's not like anybody of any age is going to be unaware that it stands for the real F word.
     Sigh. Whatever. I think I said "shit," and maybe even blurted out an entire "fuck" during the panel. I just thought it was funny more than anything, having that impotent little warning staring at us, begging us to think of the children.
     The other 3 creators on the panel were talking about graphic lesbian sex, gay "bear" culture, bisexualism and various other things some people might find taboo. But we were all "aware." ;)
     I don't think we should shelter kids from the idea of free speech, right?
     After my brain has settled a little, I might post more details and thoughts on the convention. It was really fun, especially since we hadn't been to a comics convention in a few years.

     In case you're wondering, I was on the panel with the following creators:
Josh Trujillo
Ed Luce
Shayna Why
Roger Klorese (moderator)

WONDERCON 2014, ANAHEIM CA!

     I'll be at WonderCon with my comics/graphic novels/Glitter Gaybies/Smells Like Library!
     On Saturday I'll be signing at the Prism Comics booth from 1pm-2pm. (Also probably on Sunday after the panel discussion)
     On Sunday I'll be on a panel discussion, and here are the details:

We're Here, We're Queer, Now What? - New Direction in LGBTQ Comics

Sunday, 4/20/14, 11:30a.m. - 12:30p.m.

Room: 210A

More lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender characters are making their mark on all corners of the comics world than ever before.   How do LGBTQ comics creators push the boundaries in a world where acceptance is more the norm?  Join creators Tommy Kovac (Skelebunnies, The Royal Historian of Oz), Ed Luce (Wuvable Oaf), Josh Trujillo (Love Machines, Anything That Loves), Shayna Why (Overshare Party) and others to be announced as they explore new directions and neglected subjects in LGBTQ-themed comics, how technology is changing the way people relate to each other and new methods of publishing comics.  Presented by Prism Comics and moderated by Roger Klorese (Board Member, Prism Comics).

     Spoiler alert: I have no idea what the new direction is for LGBTQ comics. North?

ORIGINAL ART : Doctor's Office Waiting Room Doodles

     I went with Anthony today to his doctor's appointment. Nothing major, just routine stuff. But we got stuck waiting for quite some time in one of those typical dingy waiting rooms, with nothing but strangers and medical posters to look at. So I doodled.

This is a puppet with legs and peener. He is projectile vomiting. This doesn't really have anything to do with a waiting room, because I was running out of ideas.

ORIGINAL ART : Big-Ass Reindeer With Playful Elves

     Did this last December, but forgot to post it on my blog. I still like it. ;)

ORIGINAL ART : Reindeer & Elf Fantasy

MEETING DOODLE : 11-18-2013

ORIGINAL ART : Skanksgiving

     This is my Thanksgiving card to the world.
     You are welcome.

Love,
*Tommy*

ORIGINAL ART : Go Ask Flower Bean

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ORIGINAL ART : "Booger Wall"

SUMMER VACATION : Bookstore

     On our road trip we stopped for the night in Tucson on the way to Carlsbad Caverns. I found a nearby used book store that sounded promising, and it turned out to be really cool. Bookmans has tons of used books arranged carefully by genre and author, with little reading nooks with comfy chairs. They also have CDs, DVDs, video games, board games, puzzles, and a weird "gallery" that is really more of a crazy gift shop full of consignment items.
     Their magazine section was huge, and included racks and racks of comic books! And they also had a graphic novel section. I've never seen a used book store with that many comic books/graphic novels.
     Here's what I got:
DEADFALL HOTEL novel by Steve Rasnic Tem
EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT DREAMS... (Sandman comic)
FOUR DEVILS, ONE HELL (Grendel graphic novel)
     Plus I picked up one of their genre reading lists, which are very much like the ones I make for the library I work in!
     As if I weren't already sold on Bookmans' quirkiness and broad range, there were also lots of people there with their DOGS! Really cute. I don't think I've ever been in a dog-friendly book store before.
(NOTE: Anthony and I discussed the missing apostrophe and the ensuing irritation, but I still loved this book store.)

     When we left, this weird, giraffy vehicle had appeared in the parking lot near our car:

     We stayed one night at "The Lodge On the Desert," and it was really nice and affordable. Would totally stay there again if we had a real good reason to be in Tucson, Arizona.

GLOSSARY
Giraffy : Adjective used to describe something that resembles a giraffe.

SKETCHBOOK : "Priorities."

     The title is "Priorities." But her name is Dinette. Done with colored pencils. I forgot how much I love the smell of them! (Colored pencils, not dinosaur demons.)