It seems to me I've heard that song before...

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The Comix Claptrap, Season 2 is here!

Thien Pham and I are back from our mini hiatus. We kick off Season 2 of our lovely comics podcast, The Comix Claptrap, in a really big way with a very special guest, legendary cartoonist and co-creator of Love and Rockets, Mr. Jaime Hernandez.

http://comixclaptrap.blogspot.com/2009/10/season-2-episode-1-jaime-hernandez.html

Make sure to also listen to other great interviews with John Pham, Renee French, John Porcellino, and many more in our archive.

Whirlwind Premiere!

So it's official! Sparkplug Comic Books and Tugboat Press have teamed up to publish my new book, Whirlwind Wonderland, a collection of old favorites and new comic stories, including an array of colorful doodles! I am very excited to say that the book is making its world debut in my own Bay Area stomping grounds at APE, the Alternative Press Expo this weekend, October 17-18. I will be hanging out with proprietor, Mr. Dylan "Reporter" Williams at the Sparkplug Comic Book table. Please stop by and say hi! Many thanks to Dylan and Greg Means for making this whole thing happen!

Sparkplug Comic Books, http://sparkplugcomicbooks.com
Tugboat Press, http://tugboatpress.com

APE, http://comic-con.org/ape

Getting closer!

at the printers as we speak!

in the clouds

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10 weeks or so

i don't know nuthin' about drawing babies.

whee!

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9 weeks old

Ken watching Netflix with baby asleep on his lap.

fart

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New book!

"Emberley Galaxy, a Tribute to Ed Emberley" is out now with stories by cartoonists such as Jeffrey Brown, Sam Henderson, Dan Zettwoch, Toby Craig, Alex Holden, Dalton Webb and many more including yours truly. I got to contribute a story about a sorrow-eating catepillar inspired by Mr. Emberley's thumbprint books. Get it at the link below!!

http://redpandacomics.blogspot.com/2009/08/emberley-galaxy-tribute-to-ed-emberley.html

oh! i love ya, weirdo

This was supposed to be a little thank you note.

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doodley doo

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white chocolate mocha with an extra shot

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mom is great! gimme some chocolate cake!

afterbirth - day 3

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afterbirth - day 2

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heh, heh... eh

actually i'm a better today.

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afterbirth - day 1

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First week of life

week 40

Finn Leo came made his grand entrance last Friday, July 3rd. Welcome to the world, Little Guy!

Stripburger #49

A new issue of Stripburger has come out, and you should get it! I have a short 2 page comic story in it. This is a really great issue. The stories are so unique and visually amazing. I'm honored to be a part of it.

The 49th issue of Stripburger features a special section, "The 8th Mortal Sin". The section, being a spoof on the traditional seven mortal sins, features 8 authors: Rémi Lucas (France), Michael Sterckeman (France), Rina Ayuyang (USA), Dunja Jankovic (Croatia), Kaja Avbersek (Slovenia), Domen Finzgar (Slovenia), Nejc Gazvoda (Slovenia) and Malin Biller (Sweden).

stripburger-blog.blogspot.com/2009/06/sb-49ze-na-voljo-ne...

she knows something is up.

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Week 38

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week 37

scanner down

Now our scanner is not connected to the computer. It's clear across the room, far far away from our computer -- so no doodle for today, but there are hopes for tomorrow. However, here is a picture for you:


(Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Week 36

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No Doodle, but still a big win!

Hi guys, I scanned a doodle for today but forgot to put it on my Flickr account so I could post it here. I'm sorry! But here, here is a photo:


(Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

9th month

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i need to go to bed earlier

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week 34

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morning test

just a test to see how a dark colored pencil thingy looks on a white background.

sketching lately

Week 32

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DONE!

for the most part...

hi!

a nice time out!

I know I have been lax with the doodles, but look! A photo!

The art reception last Friday went well, good eats and happy people! If you are in town, stop by the Cartoon Art Museum and see some of my art. The exhibit will be up till June 14th. If not for that, you should at least go for the Stan Sakai and the Brinkley Girls exhibits.

http://cartoonart.org

nyuk nyuk

art reception this Friday!

If you're not too busy, come on over to the Cartoon Art Museum this Friday to
see my Small Press Spotlight exhibit and to toast the beginning of baby fun
times!

There will be tasty beverages, yummy food products (including Ken's Comix
Claptrap bean dip) and games where we diaper babies blindfolded! Just kidding, I think...

SMALL PRESS SPOTLIGHT: Featuring RINA AYUYANG
Art Reception:
Friday, May 1, 2009
7:00pm - 9:00pm

at the San Francisco Cartoon Art Museum
655 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA
http://cartoonart.org

Exhibit runs from March 14 to June 14, 2009.

Oh, Heavenly.

a panel for the book.

FAIL!

Three times, I tried to recreate what was a classic funny moment, but I have failed every time.

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slowly productive

a tour of the birth center

a day earlier than expected.

Turning Japanese, I think I'm turning Japanese

Last week, I was interviewed by the Nichi Bei Times, a weekly newspaper that focuses on Japanese American, Pacific and Asian American issues. I got to talk about the minicomics scene, my comics and the Spotlight show currently exhibiting some of my work at the Cartoon Art Museum. It's supposed to be in this week's or last week's issue, but I can't find the newspaper anywhere and it's not online yet. If you happen to see it while you're out and about, let me know how it looks!

a panel for the thing

LP

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bouncy boy

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glug glug

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Interview in today's SF Examiner

I got interviewed last week for the SF Examiner, and the article is in this morning's issue. It talks about the Small Press Spotlight show at the Cartoon Art Museum and our comics podcast, The Comix Claptrap. Thanks to Christina Troup for making me sound a lot more credible than I am.

You can read the article here:
http://www.sfexaminer.com/entertainment/Spotlight-on-Namby-Pamby-42304457.html

Priorities, man...

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answer the phone