Update 9-22-2026 (Patreon)

Above photo: I got a nice e-mail from the wife of a fan in New Zealand. She got his vintage House of Fun shirts framed for him. Nice!

A whole bunch of things going on, which in some instances I can only allude to.

It looks like my NYCC signing for Dark Horse Comics will be on Friday, October 9th. The exact time is being worked out. I'll post an update about that as soon as it's confrimed. It's been a long time since I've been to the local circus and I'm hoping folks will come by and pick up a copy of Nerd Inferno to get signed. Or bring a copy to get signed. There will likely be a free Nerd Inferno signing card available for the signing, as well.

One of the long-running non-comics projects I've mentioned has moved a small step forward, and I've got a phone call meeting coming up to see what the next step will be.

There's talk of a new reprint edition of one of my old comics projects. Not one of my creator-owned works.

I don't know what's going on with the third printing of Nerd Inferno. DHC posted about a new pritning being available but according to my local shop (JHU Comics) it's not available yet from Penguin for orders/reorders. The second pritning is presumably still available from Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Hopefully comic and book shops can restock soon. I'm hoping sales will bump a bit for the holiday season, by that time the book should be readily available.

A publisher is being a pain in the ass regarding the money they owe me.

If all goes according to plan there will be an exclusive A1 Deadline Milk & Cheese shirt available at the UK Thought Bubble festival in November. There won't be a ton of these made, and I will get a small number of shirts to sell through the Patreon. More if/when.

Speaking of A1 Deadline, while the second issue Kickstarter has been pushed back I still expect to be doing a new M&C comic for it when it does happen.

Speaking of selling things through the Patreon, I still plan on making some signed/sketched copies of Nerd Inferno and Beasts of Burden available when life allows. They'll first be offered to folks at the top two backing tiers.

Also, when the third printing of Nerd Inferno is available to shops, we'll be continuing the signed/sketched program through JHU Comics. You can also get a signed/sketched copy of the Beasts omnibus. Or anything I worked on, I guess.

My fourth EC revival script has been pushed back while I am dealing with some ongoing physical health issues. namely, my lower back and hip. Hoping to get the script done by the end of the month or so. I spent yesterday bedridden after things flared up badly. I'm off the steroid I was given and am starting to do some stretches for the muscle area giving me trouble. I have muscle relaxants and painkillers to take, which help, but unfortunately also tend to put me to sleep. Haven't been able to get a lot done lately. It does make the arm and hand feel less painful, though. One way to look at it. Overall the hip pain is better than it was before I saw the doctor, so there's also that. Watch your posture, kids. Take breaks. Move around more.

Speaking of the EC revival, Oni Press will be putting out the second Catacomb of Torment collection on November 10th.

I've been trying to catch up on e-mail and DMs. I'm on top of Instagram, finally, and got a lot of e-mail cleared. My Tumblr DMs are still a mess, I haven't opened DM request there as I have on IG after wrapping up the main part of the Nerd Inferno tour. I also cleared up a lot of my physical mail, which piled up a bit over the last year. As much as I like getting actual mail, I do let it sit longer than the electronic kind. I also read a bunch of comics people have sent me or given me. The studio has been a mess and I need to get it under better control. I'm such an "out of sight, out of mind" kind of person that I will forget all about a drawing or WIP Fun Strip if it gets buried. I found several comics and drawings that I started and lost track of.

Below: Alex Odom sent me a photo of his new cursed Milk & Cheese tattoo, based on a drawing I did for him at Heroes Con in June.