Red Envelopes
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It's always nice to buckle down and write some comics, especially since it's hard to make time for it these days. Much thanks to Brian Rea and Sam Weber at the New York Times OpEd for providing a financial reason to put aside illustration for a bit and make some comics (twice!).
Oddly enough, this month looks like the month of comics for me. I'm currently writing a comic for an Italian magazine, the upcoming Meathaus publication (which will feature comics by Frank Stockton as well) and possibly another anthology if I have enough time. I hope somebody somewhere enjoys these stories.
Here's an illustration of performer Allen Johnson that I did for The Stranger over the weekend.
Speaking of The Stranger and live performances, Josh and I both got to see editor Dan Savage perform along with Sarah Vowell, John Hodgman, and Ira Glass at the LA stop of the This American Life tour. It was awesome. If anyone has Showtime and can record the premiere of This American Life next week, I want to be your friend.
It's always nice to buckle down and write some comics, especially since it's hard to make time for it these days. Much thanks to Brian Rea and Sam Weber at the New York Times OpEd for providing a financial reason to put aside illustration for a bit and make some comics (twice!).
Oddly enough, this month looks like the month of comics for me. I'm currently writing a comic for an Italian magazine, the upcoming Meathaus publication (which will feature comics by Frank Stockton as well) and possibly another anthology if I have enough time. I hope somebody somewhere enjoys these stories.
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Here's an illustration of performer Allen Johnson that I did for The Stranger over the weekend.
Speaking of The Stranger and live performances, Josh and I both got to see editor Dan Savage perform along with Sarah Vowell, John Hodgman, and Ira Glass at the LA stop of the This American Life tour. It was awesome. If anyone has Showtime and can record the premiere of This American Life next week, I want to be your friend.
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sarah vowell is my hero
sarah vowell is my super-hero.
ahem.
I don't like vowels, they make me stutter and cry.
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Depends on the condition.
Mint?
Near mint?
...Fair?
You greedy, ungrateful boy. I hope airing your exploits before several million viewers has instilled within you the sense of guilt and shame you so richly deserve. Have you been disowned?
what do those performers perform? The comic is so cute nathan! I like the little charaters. Is it going to get translated to italian?
Sam - At the last Chinese New Year family gathering, I decided against bringing up the comic to the family. Instead, I decided to leave a little earlier to work on some more comics. My brother later told me that my uncle gave out red envelopes to all the cousins after I left. I cried myself asleep clutching a copy of the NYTimes OpEd. The End.
Noel - Thanks! The comic that I'm currently working on is going to be translated into italian. I'll probably have the english version published somewhere else, or maybe just posted here. As for Allen Johnson, he tells stories from his life, some of them revolving around really dark moments in his life. I'm not sure what that's called except maybe... storyteller?
man, this is great. only i can't figure out who that was...the guy i was thinking it could be was 1st grade, he didn't come back in 3rd, did he? i thought it was 5th...can't really remember too well.
It's just not CNY with the $
So sad.
I love all of you guys. You really do seem to share a similar sensibility: fun, edgy, fluid. Well, I really like your work, Nathan. Do you use watercolor? What did you use for the women standup comics peice? I might want to buy that if it's for sale.
Hey Dogg, I love Red Envelopes. It reminds me of when I was Chinese. Happy days.
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