I’m working on a new series. A comic series, kind of. When something interesting happens to me lately, I’ll draw a few pictures and write a few words about it. They are all true stories. So I call this series A True Story About. The title of each individual work (see this post’s title) is the subject that immediately follows the “About.” Go ahead, click each image for a larger version.
Still don’t know what happened to that dog.
This one also has an animal in the title, so I decided to change things up a little for the third.
I think it’s a coincidence that these stories all involve animals, but I can’t be too sure yet. All of them are done in “Ultra-Fine” Sharpie (as elaborated here, my new medium of choice) in my sketchbooks. I did the first two in about a half hour each, but spent a little more time on the visual style of the third, which I’m going to try to focus on in the future. I hope to draw many more true stories in the coming weeks.



LOVE the three panels on the bottom half of the metaphor story. I think your style shows through there. mm wow. I’m actually quite impressed. actually.
By: lisa on August 5, 2009
at 12:23 pm
i’m with lisa. the bottom one’s the best. very demetri martin-esque
By: TJ on August 5, 2009
at 4:35 pm
Was the dog story a few days ago? Cause some guy tried to give a puppy to my sister on the street then later we saw it following someone around downtown. Thus continues this exciting summer in northfield
Also, the metaphor strip is amazing. I love the style.
By: ben on August 5, 2009
at 2:04 pm
I’m pretty sure it was last Monday (July 27th). This dog was definitely bigger than a puppy, though I don’t know what kind it was. Brown/grayish?
By: Scott on August 5, 2009
at 3:21 pm
These are Awesome.
By: Jameson on August 5, 2009
at 5:02 pm
And I guess I’m with everyone else here on the metaphor strip. Especially the hand in the relationship panel, and the text throughout (it feels like a mumble in the second panel and then builds into something more resolute in the end).
By: mmmmstevens on August 5, 2009
at 5:10 pm
The metaphor strip feels complete, visually and the text. I’m really psyched to see more!
Well done.
By: Pam on August 5, 2009
at 5:48 pm
I love the self-righteous panel in the dog one
By: Allie on August 6, 2009
at 11:02 am
I laughed so hard…haven’t read beyond the first one…
By: peetah on August 17, 2009
at 12:40 am
very very nice
By: peetah on August 17, 2009
at 12:41 am