Another Vermonster sketch from work-in-progress on the Joseph A. Citro/Bissette The Vermont Monster Guide.
This water puppy is up for sale — 11″ x 17″ marker, pen and ink on two-ply Bristol, $50 as is, plus shipping, or I can add some watercolor for $100 total, plus shipping, happily personalized upon request. First to email me at msbissette@yahoo.com lands the mighty water beast.
Note that the Champy sketch (see Bissette Sketches for Sale! page, new to the site) I posted over the weekend is still available, too.
“Asked in a broadcast interview about Jeb Bush’s consideration of the Senate seat, Bush 41 said: ‘I’d like to see him run. I’d like to see him be president someday…. or maybe senator. Whatever. Yes, I would. I mean, right now is probably a bad time, because we’ve had enough Bushes in there. But no, I would. And I think he’s as qualified and able as anyone I know on the political scene. Now, you’ve got to discount that. He’s my son.’ “
We’ve had enough Bush in the White House for ever.
and share my vivid memory of Matt’s birthday (when he was known to us all as Matty) looooong ago one January in Jacksonville, VT.
Now, Matt might not appreciate this. Hell, I haven’t seen Matt since saying hello years ago in the Latchis Theater when he was visiting his folks and his father Tom and mom Susan made a point of saying hello to me, and shit, there was Matt, too, who I’d heard was studying filmmaking in NYC. Never did see any of his movies. But, appreciate it or not, I can’t help it — it’s January, and I recall this event every year about this time for no particular reason.
Y’see, Matt’s birthday is awfully close to SuperBowl Sunday, and he was a little feller — I reckon about four — and he was being awfully patient with the adults who were more intent on the football game than his birthday. In fact, you might say the adults plumb forgot the real reason they were all gathered at the Johnson house was to celebrate Matt’s birthday, and they were paying way too much attention to the SuperBowl. Adults are like that.
Matt had to wait a loooooooong time for his birthday cake to finally have the candles lit, until half-time, which seemed to take forever to arrive. Then he had to wait even longer for the cake to be cut — cuz the half-time show was so damned interesting to the adults — and, well, the end result was after waiting so long, Matt was shaking like a leaf when he got his piece, he was wound up so damned tight with how long he’d had to wait.
Being patient at four years old is difficult, to say the least.
He was so keyed up, and shaking so bad, that when he finally got his hands on the paper plate with his piece of his birthday cake on it —
– he dropped it.
Cake piece down.
On the floor.
Matty then went, well, completely apeshit.
He was instantly on the kitchen floor, spinning like Curly (at the 7 second mark in the following:)
And that’s the energy he pours into his music these days with his partner Kim.
I love it.
So, Happy Birthday Coming Up, Matt, and hope it’s a sweeter one for ya, with no goddamned SuperBowl mucking up the fun.
New Year’s Day, 2009! I awoke from a promising dream — I was exploring a new comics shop, unlike any that I know of in this world, where the works for sale were inexpensive, modest packages but very beautiful, personal and quite exquisite and tantalizing. As I came around the corner of one of the spacious shelving units, there was a round-table discussion going on, and among the cartoonists gathered were some of my CCS alumni and students, now older, and my ol’ pal Rick Veitch. I was invited to sit with them…
For some reason, I also awoke thinking of Marg’s and my 2006 trip to Copenhagen, Denmark, for the Komiks.dk convention, and all our friends from that marvelous trip. Arni Gunnarsson was among those who made it all possible, and the above images are photos Arni snapped during our visit — that’s the Tyrant sketch I gifted Arni with, and the pic of Marge and I at the fountain on Amager Torv in Copenhagen — ah, sweet times. So, here’s to 2009, and friends, comics, travel and art — may 2009 be abundant with all of those, for all of you.
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Though some seem to mistake these posts as pure ego-boo, I think it’s invaluable to have a record of the past — if only to ensure the current and next generations of cartoonists learn from our experience and don’t repeat all our mistakes! Kim’s engaging, enjoyable and in-depth reveries are terrific reading and full of nuts-and-bolts ‘how to’ tips for those on a similar path today. Thanks, Kim, and I’ll be among those keeping up with this venture!
After reading this, I can’t for the life of me figure out what the fuck Warner Bros. is doing, other than harrassing Fox and the producers of the film: “Warner Brothers exercised its option to acquire Gordon’s rights after being placed on notice of Fox’s claim and having received the documentation upon which this Court bases its ruling. Thus, Warner Brothers cannot argue that its interest in “Watchmen” takes priority over Fox’s interest.” Warners, in short, blew it, and now they’re trying to pull their weight as they have for decades with creators — claiming and/or extending options illegally — and it just isn’t working out the way they’re used to in the out-of-sight, corporate-bully-world of DC and Vertigo contracts. Correct me if I’m wrong, anybody.
