Here’s what’s happening:

The fifth part of IN THE CITY is complete and at the printer, 80 pages in all, the longest in the series (I have a lot to wrap up!) My new comic will debut at the Denver Comics & Arts Festival (DeCAF) on Saturday, May 9th. This will be the only show that I’m doing in the Spring (though my autumn expo schedule is filling up quite quickly with three shows currently scheduled. )

While this fifth part is pretty much brings a lot of things to a close, this is not the final part. I had an idea for a small afterword about an incident that happens in this fifth part which I would like to expand on. So, that is what I’ll be working on next, the final exclamation point on the whole IN THE CITY story. I hope to have that finished by the autumn, just in time for the shows then.

For the one year anniversery of the Denverse Magazine podcast (I was one of the first guests), I was brought back to talk about more Denver bars, history, and what not. You can check out a quick video clip below and listen to the entire episode HERE!

LASTLY, as I mentioned above, the fourth Denver Comics & Arts Festival (DeCAF) will be held on Saturday, May 9th at Schoolyard Beer Garden here in Denver, CO. The historic Evans School (from 1905) is in Denver’s Golden Triangle neighborhood, now includes a cafe, cafeteria, beer garden, and several local businesses set up in the former classrooms. The venue is also steps away from the Public Library, Art Museum, History Colorado Center, and Civic Center Park.

DeCAF is a FREE event that will feature an afternoon with close to a hundred independent and small press artists, cartoonists, publishers, local businesses, authors, and zine makers from all around Colorado and beyond. 

You can check out a short video I made about the new venue right below. Hope to see you on May 9th!

It’s that time of year again, the busiest time. I’ll be out on the road through most of September, exhibiting at Small Press Expo (SPX), Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (CXC), and at the Lakes International Comic Art Festival (LICAF.) Then a bit of a quite October before heading back to Thought Bubble and the Denver Comics and Arts Fest (DeCAF.) At least DeCAF is in the same city I’m currently based in. 

I’ll have copies of both my new 2025 books: IN THE CITY, Part Four (the penultimate issue) and THE PLACE WE’RE IN NOW (a collection of my city artwork and architectural illustrations) as well as a few other comics and such. Hope to see you there. I’ll be the one in the hat, round glasses, and perpetual confused look on his face. 

I have never felt salvation in nature. I love cities about all. – Michelangelo

Here’s the cover illustration for my new book THE PLACE WE’RE IN NOW, a collection of my city artwork and architectural illustration I’ve done over the years. Pieces from Denver, Boston, Philadelphia, NYC, and from a few other cities that likely exist out there somewhere. 64 pages.

Copies are now available (along with a few preview pages) at my online shop. You can check them out HERE. 

Here’s my schedule for the rest of 2024. Five shows: SPX (outside DC), Zine Fest (Denver), CXC (Columbus, OH), Thought Bubble (in the UK!) and a (much needed) homecoming to Boston for MICE in December. Will also be debuting my latest comic: IN THE CITY, Part Three.