Do you want to be a character in Dead Air #2? 

(Yes, you do.)

I will be drawing a big party scene over the next week or so, and I need to populate it! Since I will be thinking of nothing but parties while doing the very opposite of partying, I invite you to join me on my blog in pretending that this is a real shindig and we are at it. Participants may show up in the finished pages.

I will be pretend partying until this sucker is done! It’s gonna be loud so…sorry.

More details here.

I just added some incredible new books by Joseph Lambert to the IKJK store- Grumpus and Untitled (Cavemen). Joe’s artwork is truly stunning! Both books are amazing, so get them while they last. Joe has been very, very busy lately doing all kinds of cool projects, so be sure to check out his blog to keep up with his comings and goings.

Excerpt from Grumpus by Joseph Lambert

Also, all of Joe’s books at the IKJK store have new covers so that’s very exciting. Some people may find it necessary to purchase books they already have, with a new cover, just to round out their collection. Just sayin’.

Issue one of a planned eight-part series, Jeff Lok’s Pockmarked Apocalypse got a great review on The Daily Crosshatch recently. We’re now selling this lovely comic book at the I Know Joe Kimpel Store, so check it out here! Check out some sample pages below- great stuff!

Sorry is on the web again with this review at Midnight Fiction.  Many thanks to Richard for posting about us.  Check out the rest of the site, too.  He has a figurative armada of minicomics and comics reviews from a wide range of authors.

CCS Director James Sturm and IKJK original member Rich Tommaso have won the Eisner Award for Best Reality-Based Work for Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow. Congratulations!  You guys are neato.

This also marks an auspicious beginning for the Center for Cartoon Studies/Hyperion biography series.  Satchel Paige was the second release after the also impressive Houdini book by Jason Lutes and Nick Bertozzi.

Check out the rest of the Eisner winners here.

Two really great reviews for IKJK artists have been posted on comics-related blogs in the past week or so. Check out the reviews, read about how amazing these books are, and then buy a copy and find out for yourself. Or at least think about it. Night and day. Until you buy one.

Colleen Frakes’ beautiful new (Xeric-powered!) Tragic Relief book got a great review on Optical Sloth:
Tragic Relief on Optical Sloth

And IKJK stalwart Ken Dahl’s personal compilation “Welcome to the Dahl House,” available on publisher Microcosm’s website, was front-and-center on The Comics Reporter the other day:
Welcome to the Dahl House on The Comics Reporter

Hey y’all, I Know Joe Kimpel is now selling Cat Garza’s impressive anthology Secrets & Lies at the store. There are too many contributors to list here- about 30- but this is a cool book so check it out. You can also view an online preview here!

Mega congratulations to IKJK homey and fellow CCS grad Alex Kim, who has just received a Xeric grant for his book Wall City. If you haven’t seen this book yet, you’re really missing out, it is beautifully drawn and the story is incredibly engaging.

You can order Wall City at Alex’s Etsy shop for now, and visit Alex’s blog for updates about his plans for the Xeric edition of this project.