For Peter

He taught me many truths, but there was one lie I carried for years after leaving his class.

Comics! In! Spaaaaace!

MORE CARTOONISTS IN THE WORKFORCE! MORE COMICS FOR THE PEOPLE!

A Truly Magnificent Thing

Interactive! Illustrated! Compendium! …OF ROCKS! This is one of those situations where the “About the Project” page contains just as many delightful surprises as the project itself. Just a treat from start to finish. (Reminiscent of An Ocean of Books, a project I blogged about back in November of 2020.)

Jesse

The first funeral I ever attended wasn’t for a family member; it was for a cartoonist.

Q&A: Comics for Social Good

Answering some Patron questions about how to use comics for social good.

Higher Education

I’m a hindsight junky. I’m always flipping through old journals and sketchbooks, trying to find a narrative through-line that I can string up and hang insights on like so much laundry. The weird contemplative timelessness of Quarantine—not to mention the exhaustive self-reflection that tends to accompany a breakup—has only encouraged this behavior. But it’s not … Continue reading Higher Education

New Comic: Federated Learning for Google

Welp, it happened! The big project I’ve been beavering away at for the last couple months just went live. It’s a comic for Google about a new field of research called federated learning, and you can read the whole thing here. There’s a lot to talk about with this gig. I got to expand my … Continue reading New Comic: Federated Learning for Google

Tour Dates for LA and Beyond!

Hi friends! Keeping you all updated with a few more confirmed tour stops on the great 100 Demon Dialogues Summer Experience. Catch me this Sunday (August 12th) at 6pm at Other Books in Los Angeles for an intimate chat about the creation of 100 Demon Dialogues. Other Books is a wonderful shop in Boyle Heights that … Continue reading Tour Dates for LA and Beyond!

How to Kick Ass at Kickstarter (Video)

Last month I had the good fortune to return to The Animation Workshop in Denmark to teach a week-long course in their Graphic Storytelling department. You might remember the talk I gave two years ago, The View from Aloft, where I distilled my foundational philosophy about social media, online communities, and gratitude economies. This presentation … Continue reading How to Kick Ass at Kickstarter (Video)

Ocean Sciences Meeting ’18

Hello everybody, I’ve got an amazing opportunity to exhibit at the 2018 Ocean Sciences Meeting here in Portland this week (AKA the most impressive gathering of marine science folks in the country) and I wanted to invite you all to come along. I’ll be displaying original pages from (and giving away copies of) Mappin’ the Floor, the … Continue reading Ocean Sciences Meeting ’18