solar and battery

this is what i've been working on all week.
that's my house.

Holly Jolly

Merry Christmas everyone!!!!

there'll be a new comic next week but for now, i'm on holidays!!!!!

In the new year i'll be accepting small commissions for small prices, so if you ever need anything for a project or gifts or for yourself, just ask or email me at

montadrew (at) Gmail dot com

ba for now!!!!

i don't think so

So as i was researching for a mod west essay i had to write earlier today about how the enlightenment impacts pop culture, i came across an essay comparing Calvin and Hobbes to the movie Fight Club.

According to the author of this piece of crap essay, Edward Norton's character is a grown-up Calvin and Brad Pitt's character is Hobbes reincarnated.

I don't even know where to start.

First of all the essay creates a made-up story-line about the time in between the cartoon and the movie, and what spawned Hobbes' tragic demise asa tiger and triumphant return as a bad-ass.

The essay points out several similarities, that are either too broad or too vague, between the cartoon and the movie. And although claiming to be a Calvin and Hobbes fan, the author has absolutely no respect for Bill Watterson's work and should be ashamed for ever having made up this rediculous theory. He should've just let the cartoon be what it is, and not have over analyzed the movie. which by the way is a good movie, with an ORIGINAL story.

if you wanna read it, it's here: http://metaphilm.com/philm.php?id=29_0_2_0

My rant for the day.

bells on boptails.....what the f***'s a boptail!

ok so the fabled christmas card has finally been posted.

so now, imagine this, but times 20, and each one different.

Merry Christmas all.

currently listening to: Badly Drawn Boy -- Silent Sigh

stolen clothes

so between making christmas cards, and school, and having to redo a commission, i've been really busy. I 'm gonna really love the christmas break.

I recently got a copy of the Tenth Anniversary Calvin and Hobbes collection. It's really cool cuz there's an original introduction and conclusion by Bill Watterson, plus captions underneath some comics explaining the inspiration, or why it was drawn. It's really helpful for a couple of projects, AND my life's ambition because Watterson's words are words to live and die by if you're a cartoonist.

And if you've got $200 lying around, or under the couch cushions, the complete Calvin and Hobbes box set compiles every strip ever printed into three hardcover volumes. It weighs literally like 30 pounds, and can be found at most bookstores. I hear Costco's got it for $119, so i might pick it up there after christmas.

Currently listening to: Colin Meloy -- Jack The Ripper

dixon trend

my inking's been sloppy lately. i'll do something about that.

Currently listening to: Ben Harper -- Walk Away

dark blue mexico

update: Drew busy.

I think that one of the most overlooked christmas heroes is the guy with the big boots and shovel from home alone.

she later described

so i actually drew a comic for today, but now i'm too lazy to go downstairs and get it. sorry.

The best webcomics of 2005 were announced last week, by the Webcomics Examiner.


http://webcomicsreview.com/examiner/issue051212/best2005.html

check some of them out, i think you'll find you like a lot of them. i do.

Also, if any of you have a comic book fan on your christmas list this year, or you're one yourself, Fantagraphic Books has a wide array of amazing books that you can order from their site: http://www.fantagraphics.com/recent/bks.html
If i had any money i'd order them myself. alot of them sound like great stories.

currently listening to: Tracy Chapman -- O Holy Night
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egg handling

yeah, so about the whole "try to post something as frequently as possible" art-wise.... eff it.

I've realized i have a lot to do this month before the christmas break, and a small space of time to do it in. so it looks like most of my talent will be going into presentations, essays, projects, and christmas cards. plus i'm doing some small commission work.

but if ido get a free moment to think of something funny to do a comic about, i'll try to squeeze it in. but in the mean-time, anyone have any time-managing tips? cuz i could really use some.

currently listening to: Leslie Feist -- Mushaboom

door orders

promise kept.

lindsay shannon, you are a bad-ass

currently listening to: Tracker -- Flurry

photo clip

hoo-ray. i have my computer back. but there's nothing to post. i feel bad i haven't posted anything for a while. i hate seeing my site and looking at just words.

i've been making all my christmas cards this year out of watercolour and ink so that's why i haven't done any new comics or other paintings. i'll post a finished card when it's closer to christmas.

but because i feel i've let you down, i'll post a one-frame comic tomorrow. and from now on i'll try to have something new up here as frequently as possible.

currently listening to: Iron and Wine -- Cinders and Smoke

cloud cover

recently discovered a new illustrator i like.
lucy knisley
www.stoppayingattention.com

i'll link to her later, but for now you can check'er out.

me likes her style