Good News, Everyone!

I have been on a sort of hiatus partly from the busyness of life, partly from laziness, and partly from lack of confidence. But I have good news, everyone! Over the past year or so, I've been struggling to find my path since graduating college and I'm glad to announce my next move. Last year, I started reading James Kochalka's American Elf, a hilarious and touching daily diary comic by a great cartoonist, who also teaches at this school called The Center for Cartoon Studies. So as I would read his strips about teaching at the school, I would think, "There is a school for making comics? Who the heck kind of person goes to a cartooning school?" And so I did my research, and got this crazy feeling that this school was perfect for me. I spent last summer laboriously working on my portfolio and my application, cartooning with a fervor I had never experience before. I turned in my application packet back in September, and I am happy/proud/relieved to say that I will be matriculating with the CCS class of 2012!

So, I wanted to share the 6 page comic I made for part of my application. The only guidelines were to create a minicomic of at least 2 pages including a robot, yourself, a snowman, and a piece of fruit (characters may be combined). Here you go:



Hope you guys enjoyed it and forgive me for the severe lack of Cuddleboobs. Let me know if you want a hard copy, and I'll print one out specially for you. Also, feel free to check out the porfolio I managed to put together for my application: http://portfolio.ursamancer.com Come visit me in Vermont!

The Disney Half-Marathon: Heat Delusions

I was actually having delusions about this weeks before the race itself.


We got Hugh Jass medals! And I am so wearing the Psych shirt they gave away at Comic-Con.

Wednesday Mornings

I get angry pretty easily, especially at home. Oh, and that's supposed to be my Dad. Joey wanted me to change the hat on his character. I don't know if I like it yet.

Japwalk To Remembanese

I'm In San Diego!

Maybe That's What You Kids Are Calling It These Days

It's a digital antenna, okay?! Let's face it, without the rabbit ears, I was worried that it wouldn't look like a TV. Also I was worried that you people would think it was another character. Well, maybe it is. Let's all welcome TV to the Cuddleboobs family.

My thoughts usually end up very far from where I was going.

It's Like He's Speaking Another Language

I'm in LA, TRICK!

In the Bay Area, they changed that line from "I'm in Miami, Trick!" to "I'm in the bay, Trick!" Until I came down here, I could never understand what he was saying until I heard them sing it here, differently. Every time he sang that line, I thought he was saying "I'm in the MATRIX!"

Which would be a completely different experience.

She Just Described My Junior Year Of College

I'm Taking A Poll

It's been too long! I am sorry that I am keeping so many hilarious events from you all. I hope you forgive me.

Don't Want To Wake Up

This is kind of a lazy comic, but meh.

I've been reading Saturday Morning Breakfast Cartoons lately, and I thought of a couple ideas they should use. The first one involves the fortune cookie joke gone wrong, and the second one is about a golden retriever that tries to retrieve love. Maybe I should make them and then sell them for a fabulous price!

You Need a Map!

Una is also secretly thinking, "I'm an animal..." To which I say, "Yes, but not a ZOO animal, which is what I clearly meant as a distinguishing factor."

And I don't want Maria's brother to come with us to get candy because I hate him. Just kidding. I love all the Bo's equally.

Sorry I haven't updated in a month. I've been working on my mini-comic for cartoonery school. Look forward to it. You can even hold your breath.

A Special Surprise

I'm guesting!

To explain what that actually means, I made a comic for this site called The Mighty Bu which is run by a fellow comicist named Dave who lives in Portland. Anyway, all of you should check it out and support us with your love. Here's the link.

The Bright Side Of Things, or I Will Misrepresent You

Worth It

Fighting Comix

New updates of comics that I drew!

April Fool's!

Joey drew them.

Second Thoughts

I rarely have these.

Actually, I have them all the time.

Presents

More Joey Drawings

My first question: Why are they thought bubbles instead of speech bubbles? And then: Why does he know what the other person is thinking? Can they tell just by looking at each other's faces? Each question leads to more questions. Such is life.


I scanned pictures Joey drew that he wanted to put up here. He told me to take out the "weird hands/claws" from the second picture. I didn't listen to him, of course, because I liked them.

ROTH IRA

"Remember the change, the sucking is out." - RRRRick.

Wondercon

It's called a Bandolier.