Batkeeper

If you could only train them to do stuff...

Wacom Practice

I finally got a Wacom tablet, and I'm finally starting to use it. I've just been sketching on it to try to get a feel for using it. This is one of those sketches.

Wiley Survives!

Rick Wiley, main character from a new project called "Wiley Survives!"
He's a troubleshooter who is among the luckiest men on the planet.

Return of Sketch Updates

I never update this damn thing. Ah well. Here's something.
Tennis + Escrima = Tenniscrima.
Yes, I'm going to use it in some upcoming project.

Super Sexy Sounds of The Sea

This is an oldie-but-a-goodie illo of Jefe, from Scurvy Dogs. It's actually, perhaps, my most favorite illustration of Jefe that I've ever done. Uber-Editor exxtreme, Maureen McTigue, is in possession of the original art, which was commissioned to accompany Andrew's and my interview in Vampirella magazine all those many moons ago.

SAGE Magazine Cartoon

I found this cartoon of mine recently, which was published in the first issue of Yale's environmental studies magazine, SAGE.

Personally, I've always had a hard time with the "cartoon" format. Either single-panel or 3-panel. My mind just doesn't seem to work that way, so everytime I do one, it's like pulling teeth to get concepts I like. I'm sure if I practiced more, it would come easier.

Guitar Zeros Tour Poster (by Matt Leunig)

Here is Matt Leunig's most-excellent poster for our NYC World Tour.
Yes, that's a troll who's come across the severed head of a unicorn... Because, to some people, that's what our music FEELS like.

Extremely limited printing, but we have a few left. Contact me if you need to pick one up.

Guitar Zeros NYC World Tour Pics

Originally uploaded by Park Not Parks

Courtesy of our East Coast Tour Manager, Mike Park, comes this photo-documentation of The Guitar Zeros NYC World Tour.

New Addition

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Originally uploaded by ryaneyount

It wouldn't be Summer without me adding something to the garage. Well, here it is: '67 Pontiac Catalina. Not sure what I'm going to do with it yet. Just cruise it around, I suppose.

Guitar Zeros in The Austin American Statesman

New press for The Guitar Zeros:
LINK

This time it was a mention featuring Owen amidst a story on the Guitar Hero phenomenon.

check it.

STAPLE! Austin 2008

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Yessss. Had a fabulous trip to Austin (my yearly trip out there) for the STAPLE show once again.

Photo courtesy of the benevolent David Hopkins.

Rob Osborne (www.robosborne.net) and I manned a table, drew a bunch of sketches, sold a bunch of books, and had a bunch of fun. Can't wait for next year's show.

My thanks to everyone that came out, stopped by to say hi, gave some nice words about Scurvy Dogs or American Space Ninja, or asked when new material was coming out.

Every time I'm out there, it seems like I meet new fans of the books, which is a tribute, of course, to the love we're shown in Austin by Austin Books (http://www.austinbooks.com) and The Rogues Gallery (http://roguesgallerytx.com/). So thanks again to Brad, Brandon, Dave, Randy, and, finally, Uncle Staple himself.

I'll post a gallery of the weekend's sketches, as soon as I get the pix back from Mr. Osborne.

Guitar Zeros on Current TV!

Our "seg" (as we in the "biz" call it) is finally airing on Current TV.

Watch this shizz...

American Space Ninja (In Space)

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Originally uploaded by ryaneyount

This post shoulda been up a year ago. Oh well.

Andrew Boyd and I (Ryan Yount) have teamed up again to produce the "spiritual successor" to Scurvy Dogs...

... American Space Ninja (In Space).

One issue, printed ashcan-size (read: minicomic) was produced for last year's STAPLE show in Austin. We still have some copies left. Brian @ Khepri would have them, but I was too lazy to mail him a stack.

So if you want one, you'll have to pester me.