Lights out.

UPDATE : I saved the day.

P.S. The Daily Grind Iron Man Challenge is the best thing that ever happened to me.

Make white outta sight !

Also at the supermarket I saw former mayor of Geelong Barbara Abley. She wasn't getting her picture taken ! Imagine that !

DON'T QUIT NATASHA !!

(OG is here somewhere)

You'll have time.

exactly where I want to be.

My comic for Jamie's Batman bootleg is halfway done. Here's some practice stuff I did beforehand with some colour in it because I kind of miss colouring things.

PUNCH KICK BLOCK !

You gotta believe !

There are people that I don't like..

I have to be in Melbourne next Friday to take the show down, but there's no way I'm carrying all that crap on the train home.
So anyone want it ? Minus the books of course.
Otherwise I am just dumping it in an alley somewhere.

Oh crap !

I forgot to have a launch party for my mini-comic !
That was the whole point !
Don't tell me it's not too late either because I am 40 different types of busy.
Remind me next time okay ? (the guide to gravedigging)

Starving artist.

It was like a rite of passage where the sale of one comic literally put food in my mouth.

Be part of the magic !

1337

You can now download my strips in monthloads for your PSP or PC thanks to Scott M. Davis.
If you're interested click here !

Ol' Bitey.

No more power tools.
No more overalls.
No more Triple fucking M.
No more guys that refer to their wives as their "missus" and talk about football as if it were straight.

Crap on my parade.

Sorry about having nothing but journal strips here lately. I have been redrawing some old things and trying to figure out how to print them. If it works out the way I want it it'll be great but I think maybe I am making things too complicated.

Rest is good for the blood.

I feel like I am
letting the team down by not
posting a haiku.

Double Day Cop-out !

Random crap:

I wish I could show you a photo of my piece but I keep forgetting my camera.

I can probably shut up about the platform show now, just know that it's still on until the 2nd September.

Coolest thing I heard that day :
Mijo telling me Lamplight are going to be touring in a replica of the A-TEAM VAN !!

I bet Andrea forgets to send the photo of 40 year old me.

Heavy hitters and the GG music

Huge update as i'll be spending the night on a Melbourne adventure.



Do any school kids read this ? Do dobbers still wear nappies ?
Inquiring minds need to know.



That's why the inking has sucked lately.



I had to climb out of the cubicle using the bowl and toilet paper dispenser as steps.

I thought this was pretty cool,
From Scott M Davis :
Right now, I am in the process of downloading all of your strips, and adding them to my PSP.
Anyone else interested in this??
I'll still zip them up, so you can enjoy the goodness of them, just gimme some time.

Oh it's still fun.

I am updating from the Arts Alliance office !
Imagine that !

Last Reminder :
Cover Stories Opening
6-7pm Friday 19 Aug
Platform2 Artspace
Campbell Arcade, Melbourne
enter subway via Flinders Street or Degraves Street.

I know it says 6-7 which is only one hour but we'll see what happens.

The lord loves a'hangin'

It was one of those days that was too big to put in one comic. Aren't you glad I didn't draw YOU being completely wasted ?

confused, endearing, more than slightly foul-mouthed.

Ooooh Did you see what they just did ? They high fived each other in celebration of screwing me over ! Damn them !



And on that note check out Michael H. Payne's thoughts on journal comics with a review of yours truly.
Thanks for the kind words and yeah I agree with you regarding the archives.

Cover Stories.

Get your pretty faces down to the Platform Gallery at Flinders Street.
That's right - the show is up. I filled two windows, one of which I am very pleased with (the other being stuff I recycled from my last exhibition). It is VERY obvious which ones are mine so don't ask.
Be at the opening this Friday - wine will flow.
Also - Sticky has some copies of the new book now.

On an unrelated note :
BEARD UPDATE.
It's getting too big to draw accurately.

also in the package...

I had to do a search to figure out why the new 100 bullets trade was called The Hard Way. I haven't had to do that since the Hang-up Hang-low one.

I won't be updating tomorrow because i'll be in Melbourne hanging the exhibition so here's My Dog and Cat comic for Preacher Tom

Sidekick on a String !

A6 32 pages B+W CUTE $4
Email or msg me.
Check out a few pages here.
(while the preview pages are in colour the actual book isn't.)

Also, if you are one of those people that makes books, toys or such I am totally up for trades.

edit
The deal is that my paypal is misbehaving and I don't want to go posting my street address here (no PO box). Email me ive@iprimus.com.au
I will ship it anywhere !
Money order or well concealed cash.
If you're in australia then $4 aus.
If you're anywhere else $4 US (this covers the book plus shipping).

They can't all have punchlines.

I'm not blowing my own horn (I tried once but my mouth couldn't reach) but I like this one. It acts like it's the beginning of some huge story but we all know it isn't.
In the package was The Cute Manifesto which I recommend to absolutely everyone.

My obituary shall read...

I read that quote as I was in the middle of trying to put a bio together. Problem solved.

bleh

I was there for food, not ukelele midgets.
(pretend I am linking to a photo that I can't find at the moment.)

The show at Platform is taking up WAY more of my time than it really should. I don't know if it's obvious that I am a little worn out but i'll be fine once this thing is hung.

It's a new jac.

That's me - making the ladies regret things.

Some help.

I've been working on my thing for the Cover Stories show (come to the opening Friday 19th August Platform Gallery, Flinders Street station).
My piece uses a bunch of my journal comics you would've read here.
So I was wondering - do you have any favourites ?
Ones that made you laugh ? ones that will leave an impression on passer-bys ?

sucking fucking cake

I was still a little drunk when I drew that, just look at her head in that first panel !!
That was a weird night. It's a miracle nobody was hurt. Don't expect to see me drinking for awhile.

P.S. Here is an email I got today :
Hey Ive!
Thanks for not putting me in the comic strip this weekend doing something really fucking stupid!
cheers,
Glen

It would seem that in the middle of a drunken sleep I wrote the words "designated eyeball" in my sketchbook.

Any theories ?

Cheese and whine.

I plan on being in no condition to update tomorrow so here's two :



Upon further investigation I noticed the cheese was not cut properly making seperation of the pieces difficult BUT still possible without touching every single piece.
Hygiene complaints from the guy that licks too many things while drunk.



Having to draw a comic is the dumbest thing to whine about. I was tired is all.

Fucking up my Christmas.

Like a baby, if I am cranky it means I need a nap.

And friday will be great because I have THREE openings to go to.

you take the good, you take the bad..

Wesley Willis taught me swears should be as graphic as possible.



It didn't end up sucking as hard as I expected.
And it's only for about four more days.

Hungry Hungry Ive.

You wouldn't hurt me like that if you knew how much I love you and your pizzas.

I am doing a kajillion things at once these days and sleep isn't one of them.



I was just so excited and giddy that I couldn't help but swear at the guy.



She had a hat just like this gravedigger.