Drawing Words & Writing Pictures Blog

The Drawing Words & Writing Pictures’ Blog is running down the alphabet providing synopses of the Notable 2010 comics in the Best American Comics for 2010. Check out the review and my comic here!

Kotaku: Game Over IV

Holy Smokes! Kotaku post!

GIANT ROBOT: Game Over 4

Giant Robot is proud to present Game Over IV, a group show that pays homage to the continuous evolution of videogames and their massive influence on popular culture. The impact and inspiration of videogames will be represented through a wide assortment of styles and genres provided by top artists in the fields of illustration, painting, sewing, indie comics, and videogames.

If you're in San Francisco for the opening, please check it out!
I put together a poster inspired by the original Russian folk tale that goes to the Korobeiniki song that plays during Tetris. If you know anything of Russian stories then I needn't tell you the nature of the tale's outcome. (I wouldn't say it would beat out Anna Karenina in a showdown exactly but it's not going to leave you with warm and fuzzy feelings.) But let's try to stay positive! After it's debut at Game Over 4, it will be available for purchase along side two other new prints at the Attract Mode store!

i've got 99 problems but a bitch ain't one

I'm pretty sure most of my Valentine's Day cards have reached their final destinations at this point. So here they are!


The word balloons were filled with appropriately lovely Valentine's Day phrases such as:

'I've got 99 problems but a bitch ain't one'

'I think we should see other people'

'Second choice is still a choice'

'Commitment is for the weak'

'It's not me, it's you'

It's ok people, just be swept away by the romance I provide you. I know it's overwhelming but you'll get used to it.
IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.

Arabesque vol. 2

More updates on the new volume of Arabesque!
The books are coming together and you can now PRE ORDER.



I was able to assist with some book collating and I cannot tell you how great they look. A lot of love went into this issue- over 130 pages of articles, comics, illustrations, photos and 16 luxurious color pages. Check it out!

Here's a sneak preview of the illustration I contributed:

Attract Mode x Babycastles: FOR SALE

Troubled over what to get your sweetheart this up and coming Valentines Day? Well, worry no longer! Dave Marou and my painted arcade cabinates from the Attract Mode x Babycastle's Heavenly Symphony show are for sale.
Check out the details here!