sketchbook

I'm going to try and post more sketchbook drawings. Here's one from Nightmare on Elm Street III: Dream Warriors. I colored it in photoshop.

HorrorHound and sketchbook

I checked out the latest issue of HorrorHound
and found an article about horror hosting.

The article mentions Atomic Age Cinema and shows a picture of them.
The folks from AAC are also emceeing a Vampira retrospective in Indianapolis this March. So if you're in the area check that out. I wish I could.

Here's a couple sketches I've done recently.

Dr. Calimari (drawn on an airplane)


fat fisman. (drawn in an airport)

There are more over HERE on my flickr page.

a comic book store I actually like

I flew to Ann Arbor, Michigan this weekend to celebrate Mardi Gras. I'll let that go unexplained.

Whenever I'm in Ann Arbor I go to The Vault of Midnight, a comic shop I actually like.

Here it is, on Main Street.
It's brightly lit, the staff is nice, it's two stories, it seems to get a lot of walk in business and younger people.

One of the things I really like about it is the way it's organized. Every section is well labeled, the kids comics are in the front, the small press comics are in the back.
Then there's tables and racks filled with staff selections and stuff like that.
The downstairs is long boxes and other stuff. The other stuff consists of a bookshelf of Hernandez brothers books among other stuff.
Here's their website

Of course one of the things I like most about them is they sell MY comic.

Have a good Mardi Gras everyone.

parks and Rec

Do you watch Parks and Rec? is it just me, or is Ron Swanson stealing my look?




Judge for yourself.

Mardi Gras Flyer

The flyer for my parent's Mardi Gras Party!


You might remember last years, here

new review on The Comics Journal

Rob Clough gave the second issue a nice review, check it out here

"St. John’s comics are a blend of body horror, the humor of awkwardness and misplaced eroticism. They’re always unsettling in the best kind of way"-Rob Clough.

Hippy Holidays

Have a great Holiday season from Monsters and Girls.

I know it's been a while since I updated. I'm working on stuff, some of which I can't talk about yet. I've been thumbnailing a lot of Amelia, and I'm pretty close to finishing the story!!!

Art School Fraud interview

Radical Warren and Matt Young, of Art School Fraud interviewed me, you can listen to me talk about myself for a long time!
The interview takes place in our local watering hole, CJ's at Than Wheelers.
http://artschoolfraud.com/
I'm listening to it right now, and am very uncomfortable with the sound of my own voice and the things I'm saying.

Grotesk

Guess what I'm doing tomorrow.

Halloween and my birthday

Hi all,

Here are photos from this year's WRJ halloween parade and dance.

some samples.

Archie and the Riverdale gang.



I'm some kind of creature guy who likes corduroy and rum.

Also, yesterday was my birthday. I totally had a surprise party thrown.

Here's a sweet piece of art that Radical Warren made for me of Amelia and her boys!
Awesome.