Interviewed by Donna Mei-Ling Park on EP Daily

Donna Mei-Ling Park interviewed me for The Electric Playground television show a few weeks ago, and here it is. Lots of shout-outs, and the first preview images of my new book Squeak!: Werewolf! with Alex.

Thanks, Donna and Leland, it was a blast to chat with you.

EDIT: If this doesn't work for you (it's been funky) you can check the interview out by ==> CLICKING RIGHT HERE <==

STINK

I must admit to a little guilt for posting without adding any of my drawings. What a horrible thing to do. Here's four pages from Stink, my 24-page minicomic, which I will have available at the show I mentioned below.

Looking back at Stink, I'm pretty happy with how it turned out... It ends with action and it's predicated upon a contrivance, but I like the Stephen King-like story trope of presenting a normal, likable guy with a horrible situation and watching him try to wriggle out of it.

I will definitely have to work out another idea like this one. I really enjoyed making a little weird thing... Photocopying and stapling and selling it seems like the less fun part than sitting down with some cardstock and a brush pen and just going.

The girl in the story had to be re-drawn... She was rocking the side ponytail (which I will use in a future story, I love that look) but the design was not right. I re-drew her based on Michelle L'Amour, the burlesque dancer, who is coincidentally appearing at the Montreal Burlesque Festival this weekend. Hopefully I'll be able to find time to go.

If you would like a copy of Stink, please email me at kelly at kelly tindall dot com. I shall have to put a link on my site, I think. Good night.

The Emerald City Comic Con 2009

I am heading out the door for Emerald City in Seattle this weekend! I will have two brand-new mini-comics to sell. It feels great to bring out Longarm Prime, my trusty long arm stapler, and my good old "Tindall Quality" mini-comic stamp.



Archie Snow: The First Fifteen Hours is the story of the first night of the life of Archie Snow. Archie celebrates one year in the pages of Proof in May, so I thought it was time to start revealing a little bit about the circumstances that made him into the creature he is today. I first wrote the treatment for this story two years ago in Mike's apartment back in Calgary, and I am thrilled that it is finally down on paper. The First Fifteen Hours is 8 pages long.

Stink is the story of a man who detects an odor in his apartment that will not go away no matter how clean he makes the place. It's not based on a true story but it is inspired by true events. Stink is 22 pages.

I will be located all weekend long at table J-02 at Emerald City, nestled between my friends Tim Sale and Riley Rossmo.

Stink

I'm doing a new mini-comic for the Baltimore Comic Con. I'm pretty happy to have this down on paper...I've been gestating this idea, like a wasps' egg on a tarantula, for months now.

I'm doing the whole thing on life-size 8.5" x 11" sheets, with no computer involved. No computer, no rulers. It's been fun.

I have no idea how I'm going to offer it, though. Do you want one?