Shop Talk and Ringo! Awards
I woke yesterday morning to the news that I'd been nominated for Best Cartoonist in this year's Ringo! Awards for the new Papercutz editions of Three Thieves, which is a nice surprise. Getting nominated for something for work that's sixteen years old is...odd. But such is the world of professional comics.
The Ringo! Awards are fairly new-ish, and a mix of fan ballot, jury selection, and voting among industry pros. They're named for artist Mike Wieringo, who died suddenly in
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Pirates of the Silver Coast Back in Stores
The fifth THREE THIEVES book, 2014's PIRATES OF THE SILVER COAST, landed back in stores last week, thanks to my pals at Papercutz.
After taking a darker turn in the previous book, the series returns to its swashbuckling roots with high-seas adventure, the reappearance of some familiar characters, a bit of cross dressing, a fateful tarot card reading, and a dude ripping a palm tree out of the ground with his bare hands. And it ends with the biggest twist of the entire series
Jun 8
TingFest 2026!
Finally dug out from under deadlines long enough to let you know that until June 6th, you can see some of the original art from my books on display at London, Ontario's TAP Centre for Creativity as part of the 10th Ting Comic & Graphic Arts Festival.
Created by my friend Diana Tamblyn in 2014, the month-long festival celebrates longtime London Free Press editorial cartoonist Merle "Ting" Tingley (1921-2017), as well as the many, many cartoonists -- from amateurs to industry
May 15
