posted: January 20, 2010

This weekend I'll be singing a few songs and signing copies of the French edition of my book J'ai le Cerveau Sens Dessus Dessous at a wonderful book store in Paris called BD Spirit.

January 24, 2010 - 17:00
10 Rue Ramey 75018

Next week I'll be in Barcelona to sign copies of the Spanish edition of My Brain is Hanging Upside Down and to sing some songs (solo acoustic and with a group of local musicians).

Book signing:
Monday, January 25, 6-7 pm
FNAC Triangle
Centro Comercial
El Triangle Plaza
Catalunya, 4
08002 Barcelona

Music show:
Tuesday, January 26, 9-10 pm
Minusa
C. Valencia, 166
088011 Barcelona

And finally, I'll be signing copies of J'ai le Cerveau Sens Dessus Dessous at the Delcourt table at Angouleme 2010 International Comics festival January 28-31. I'll probably have some surprise items for sale if you're coming to the show. Stop by and say hello!

posted: December 23, 2009

Wishing everyone a beautiful holiday with family and friends and a prosperous, serene 2010.

posted: November 5, 2009

The Jackson Heights map from 2008 was such a hit, that I've decided to reprise it for 2009. This year's map is sponsored entirely by local Jackson Heights businesses. I made sure to get suggestions from all my neighbors about which businesses were their favorites, so this year has 77 listings. 9 of those have stepped up and paid for advertising on the map. Following the example of RAW magazine, I've drawn cartoon advertisements for each of these businesses. It was really fun creating these ads for places I know so well. But drawing this full comic strip story for MPC Properties, the map's main sponsor, took the cake. See more about this "Jack Heights" campaign I illustrated earlier this summer, which inspired an article in the NY Times Real Estate section here.

If you're in the NYC area and want a copy, visit one of these establishments. Purchase may be required, FYI. Come on out and see us!

MPC Properties
82-11 37th Ave
718-446-6787

HSBC Bank
76-27 37th Ave
718-478-9351
hsbc.com

Rafael Bellber
(at HSBC Bank)
76-27 37th Ave
917-270-4610

Ricky's Cafe
75-02 37th Ave
718-478-1360?

Espresso 77
35-57 77th St.
718-424-1077
espresso77.com

NY Jazz Academy
718-426-0633
nyjazzacademy.com

El Coyote Mexican Restaurant
80-18 Northern Blvd.
718-651-4874
elcoyotemexico.com

Limoncello Italian Restaurant
40-39b 82nd St. (corner of Baxter Av and Ithaca St)
718-205-2343
limoncelloitalianrestaurant.com

Jackson Heights Health Food
83-10 37th Ave
718-429-9511

posted: November 3, 2009

I'm really honored to have been chosen to be in Taschen's Illustration Now 3. I'm quoted as saying "I'm a writer, artist, cartoonist, musician and illustrator, probably in that order. But learning illustration taught me everything else." I'd add designer to that list too and would say the same thing. Learning to illustrate taught me all of these other things. Probably the first art I ever experienced was children's book illustrations. It's still some of my favorite art in any medium and my own style is heavily influenced by the work of people like Richard Hefter, Richard Scarry, Dr. Seuss, Tibor Gergely, Clement Hurd and others.

I have enormous respect for illustrators, especially the folks here on drawger. Making ideas, concepts and stories visible and tangible is a rare and amazing skill. There's also the craft involved. Lending style, flair and wit to an idea. There's the balance to strike between the illustrator's own "artistic needs" and the needs of the idea. Great illustrators don't drown an idea out with too much of their own imprint, but their mark is always clearly evident.

I think I'm okay at illustration at this point, but I still have a lot to learn. I'm in the right place.

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