Doodle to Mania

It started as two random parallel lines, then turned into a half ass tree trunk...and then it turned into this. A class doodle gone totally bazurk! I was supposed to be working on many other things, but this is what my subconscious chose as the priority, and you know, sometimes there is no arguing with that. And after, I was pumping out my other work like mad. So just goes to show, doing what you want just might lead to what you need. in life. or right now. or some day.

-Og

Top 100 Comics List

I was browsing Wikipedia (i know i know) but specifically looking up stuff about the Comics Journal and I came across this. So I am sharing. Perhaps I should make it my goal to read through all of these (minus the ones I already have read, obviously!) by the end of next year. Comic Connoisseur in training, go!

-Og

Top 100 Comics list

The Journal published a 20th-century comics canon in its 210th issue (February 1999). To compile the list, eight contributors and editors made eight separate top 100 (or fewer than 100 for some) lists of American works. These eight lists were then informally combined, and tweaked into an ordered list.^[20]

1. Krazy Kat by George Herriman
2. Peanuts by Charles Schulz
3. Pogo by Walt Kelly
4. Maus by Art Spiegelman
5. Little Nemo in Slumberland by Winsor McCay
6. Feiffer by Jules Feiffer
7. Donald Duck by Carl Barks
8. Mad Comics by Harvey Kurtzman and various
9. Binky Brown Meets the Holy Virgin Mary by Justin Green
10. The Weirdo stories of Robert Crumb
11. Thimble Theatre by E.C. Segar
12. EC's "New Trend" war comics by Harvey Kurtzman and various
13. Wigwam Bam (L&R) by Jaime Hernandez
14. Blood of Palomar (L&R) by Gilbert Hernandez
15. The Spirit by Will Eisner
16. RAW Magazine, edited by Art Spiegelman and Françoise Mouly
17. The Acme Novelty Library by Chris Ware
18. Polly and Her Pals by Cliff Sterrett
19. The Sketchbooks of Robert Crumb
20. Uncle Scrooge by Carl Barks
21. The New Yorker cartoons of Peter Arno
22. The Death of Speedy Ortíz (L&R) by Jaime Hernandez
23. Terry and the Pirates by Milton Caniff
24. Flies on the Ceiling (L&R) by Jaime Hernandez
25. Wash Tubbs by Roy Crane
26. The Jungle Book by Harvey Kurtzman
27. Palestine by Joe Sacco
28. The Mishkin saga by Kim Deitch
29. Gasoline Alley by Frank King
30. The Fantastic Four by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
31. Poison River (L&R) by Gilbert Hernandez
32. Plastic Man by Jack Cole
33. Dick Tracy by Chester Gould
34. The theatrical caricatures of Al Hirschfeld
35. The Amazing Spider-Man by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko
36. Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
37. Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau
38. The autobiographical comics from Yummy Fur by Chester Brown
39. The editorial cartoons of Pat Oliphant
40. The Kin-der-Kids by Lyonel Feininger
41. From Hell by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell
42. Ghost World by Daniel Clowes
43. Amphigorey by Edward Gorey
44. The Idiots Abroad (Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers) by Gilbert Shelton and Paul Mavrides
45. Paul Auster's City of Glass by Paul Karasik and David Mazzucchelli
46. Cages by Dave McKean
47. The Buddy Bradley saga by Peter Bagge
48. The cartoons of James Thurber
49. Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud
50. Tantrum by Jules Feiffer
51. The Alec stories of Eddie Campbell
52. It's a Good Life, If You Don't Weaken by Seth
53. The editorial cartoons of Herblock
54. EC's "New Trend" horror comics by Al Feldstein and various
55. The Frank stories by Jim Woodring
56. Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer by Ben Katchor
57. A Contract with God by Will Eisner
58. The New Yorker cartoons of Charles Addams
59. Little Lulu by John Stanley
60. Alley Oop by V. T. Hamlin
61. American Splendor #1-10 by Harvey Pekar and various
62. Little Orphan Annie by Harold Gray
63. Hey Look! by Harvey Kurtzman
64. Goodman Beaver by Harvey Kurtzman and Bill Elder
65. Bringing Up Father by George McManus
66. Zippy the Pinhead by Bill Griffith
67. The Passport by Saul Steinberg
68. Barnaby by Crockett Johnson
69. God's Man by Lynd Ward
70. Jimbo by Gary Panter
71. The Book of Jim by Jim Woodring
72. The short stories in Rubber Blanket by David Mazzucchelli
73. The Cartoon History of the Universe by Larry Gonick
74. Ernie Pook's Comeek by Lynda Barry
75. Black Hole by Charles Burns
76. The Master Race story by Bernard Krigstein and Al Feldstein
77. Li'l Abner by Al Capp
78. Sugar and Spike by Sheldon Mayer
79. Captain Marvel by C. C. Beck
80. Zap Comix by Robert Crumb and various
81. The Lily stories (Daddy's Girl) by Debbie Drechsler
82. Caricature by Daniel Clowes
83. V for Vendetta by Alan Moore and David Lloyd
84. Why I Hate Saturn by Kyle Baker
85. The Willie and Joe cartoons of Bill Mauldin
86. Stuck Rubber Baby by Howard Cruse
87. The New Yorker cartoons of George Price
88. Jack Kirby's Fourth World by Jack Kirby
89. The autobiographical comics of Spain Rodriguez
90. Mr. Punch by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean
91. Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
92. The "Pictopia" story by Alan Moore and Don Simpson
93. Dennis the Menace by Hank Ketcham
94. The humor comics of Basil Wolverton
95. Los Tejanos by Jack Jackson (alias Jaxon)
96. The Dirty Plotte series by Julie Doucet
97. The Hannah Story by Carol Tyler
98. Barney Google by Billy DeBeck
99. The Bungle Family by Harry J. Tuthill
100. Prince Valiant by Hal Foster

A Chinese Deereiss

I did this several weeks ago. It was inspired by a book of traditional Chinese illustrations, primarily of women in nature. My attempt to stay traditional quickly transformed into this. I couldn't stop drawing for practically twenty-four hours, carrying it around with me all day, through class, as i talked to people, just continually adding line and finer and finer detail. I dunno, a day of obsession. And I feel good about it. I wish this would happen to me everyday. I might just have to hunt my friend down for his book so i can return to that blissful, concentrated state of mind.

-Og

Stick and Poke

Yes! Yes indeed, I did one at last! I sticked and poked my friend, and voila! She will now have my handy work on her fo' 'éva! I should note that it was she who chose the word 'yes' and drew the outline. It was I who burned the needle, wrapped it with thread, poured the ink, and stabbed away! Oh what a fun game to play, who's next? I could do this all day!

People have always told me i should get into tattooing...Could this be it? Ha!

-Og

Las Zombias Dos

Like I promised, I present you with the interior illustration for the album, Dua Zombia: La Retourna de las Demonas.
-Og

Game Over

Hello to all!

I am part of the below project, the publishing of a group anthology book of comics. The umbrella theme is 'the end of the world' and the comic stories that we're all working on couldn't be more different. This is very exciting stuff, so check out our Kickstarter page for more details, and please support us with any pledge you can afford. Thank you thank you, and enjoy!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/desertrabbit/game-over-insert-more-quarters-anthology

Miss Bugs

Today I came upon this artist crew. They are very secretive as far as I can tell and it consists of a girl and a boy, Miss and Bugs.

I was immediately attracted to their stuff, from gallery installations to street art, its all equally eye-catching. I love how playful, colorful, graphic, and attitude-y it all is.

I do have one memory, to come to think of it, of when I was in Bristol, UK last winter and a friend of mine had a free poster from a Don't Panic pack. I was equally attracted to the image then, unknowing of who or what it was, that I am today on my refreshed discovery.

Enjoy the link.
-Og

Las Zombias

As I arrived a few minutes late to class, barely stepping through the door into the building, I was abducted! My fellow classmates came pouring out and announced that I was to join them as Zombie extras in the latest B-movie, Abraham Lincoln: Zombie Hunter. So we were off, found the trailer, and were transformed into horrific Zombies before being shuffled off to the set. A huge mansion typical of Savannah, Ga, with a lovely courtyard and surrounding brick wall. We attacked from the streets, some of us were shot, bloody heads flying everywhere! And the rest of us march on. If you spot a straggling Zombie, beware, they are always famished! And you can check out this latest album at your local record shop.

(interior illustrations to come -Og)

n'awlins

This is the first triptic that I created in response to the mad world of New Orleans and the Katrina disaster. There were supposed to be eight triptics in total. I had grandiose plans for this project. Alas, this is as far as I got.

This was my last epic project that I began and have yet to finish. I mark this first blog as a declaration to myself to finish all projects that I embark on from this point on.

The beginning notes of Og

The time has at last come, a blog creator I shall now become, a twiddler of thumb, I shall now never succumb. Nor to lack of documentation, nor to fear of conformation, nor to shying away from experimentation. This is my blog to which I must now commit. This will mark a day where I am embarking on yet another project, but this one is not of epic proportions. This is a humbling, supposedly encouraging device to tilting my creative marble downward, or upward, as long as it's forward. And you all, whoever you might be, if not even imaginary, bare witness to the absurdities that come. I hope that you enjoy.

Og