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NEWS: Long John Animated Show in Development

Apr27
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by on 27 April 2022
Captured from Deadline.

There’s news and then there’s news.

At the beginning of this month, it was announced in the entertainment industry trade publication, Deadline, that Long John was a show in development by Barry Linen, a production company started by actor Chris Pine and producer Ian Gotler.

This has been in the works a very long time––this whole thing started back just before Volume 2 was released in 2016––and it has been tough to not really be able to talk about it. What I can say is that it all sparked with a single post––me answering a question posted by reader on the internet:

This all started because a reader said that Long John looked like actor, Robert Baker.

A year after that post, Robert Baker reached out and we started talking. The road from there to here has been wild, but I’m incredibly happy with where it ended up and the talent attached to it so far (the people you see named in the article; I don’t have any extra information). All that being said, you can imagine the relief of this news finally being out there in the world and able to share with everybody.

There’s not much I can say about it, mostly because it’s in the hands of the production company and the animation studio at this point and I’m here focusing on making my comics.

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Pull Up a Chair Expo This Saturday, Sept. 17!

Sep15
by on 15 September 2022

This Saturday, I’ll have a table at the Pull Up a Chair Expo, an event celebrating tabletop gaming and pop culture! There will be live music, a lot of tabletop games set up for quick play and instruction, and beer for patrons 21 and older. It’s hosted by Time 2 Tabletop, it’s an organization dedicated to using tabletop gaming as an educational tool, which I think is really cool. There will also be an exclusive beer available, a collaboration between the Pull Up a Chair Foundation and local brewery, Logoff Brewing (one of my favorite local breweries). Proceeds from the event will go to the Pull Up a Chair Foundation.

Here are the details:

TIME: 12-6pm
WHEN: Saturday, 17 September
WHERE: Sacramento Youth Center, 1901 Del Paso Blvd, Sacramento, CA
COST: General Admission between $15-$20 (Buy Tickets Here)

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Chapter 5 Update: Art is Done

Aug19
by on 19 August 2022
An establishing shot from Chapter 5.

I bring good news to everybody this week, which is important considering how dormant the site has been over the last month or so.

I’m happy to say that all art is complete for Chapter 5: all 37 pages (the longest Long John chapter so far!) are penciled, inked, colored, and rendered (meaning shading and lighting). I even add the little logo I put on the last page of every chapter––that way you know it’s done.

The seal of completion.

What’s left?

I lettered the book as I put down flat colors, so most of the book is lettered, too. There are a few pages/scenes that I want to go through and revise some language and finalize the dialogue on others, which can be really difficult (for me). So, it’s pretty close!

As far as the book, I also need to finalize some of the extra content before sending everything off to the printers. In short, it’s all coming together and it’ll be here sooner rather than later. I’m also nailing down the release schedule for the website because, of course, you’ll still be able to read the entire chapter online for free as well.

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How the West Was Drawn!

Jul22
by on 22 July 2022
Talking about making comics at the Sacramento History Museum on Saturday, 7/23, 2-4pm!

It’s no secret that history of the Eastern Sierra Nevada mountains looms heavily over Long John. Even though the story and characters are completely fictional, a lot of the ideas for the story and its characters were inspired from the history I read about this region.

With that in mind, it’s an incredible honor to be a part of an event that mixes comics and history. As part of the 5-week comic-creation workshop called, “How the West was Won,” held by the Sacramento History Museum and hosted by my old friend and former comic co-creator, Eben Burgoon, they’re bringing me in precisely because Long John is a nexus point for comics and history. We’ll be talking about character creation and how to design and flesh out characters so that they’ll flesh out and even guide your stories. There will be some talking, some drawing, and a lot of fun going on for those few hours.

With that in mind, the details for the event are as follows:

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