A brand new, never before seen Desmond comic is featured in the SPACE Anthology 2010. This is a free download featuring 24 stories by Small Press and Alternative Comic Expo exhibitors. The cool thing about this comic, its a free download! It will be released in the next couple of weeks, I’ll keep you posted.

Notice Desmond’s baffled mug in the N in “Anthology”! Also notice the O contains Shane and Chris Houghton’s Reed Gunther! For the first time ever, Reed and Desmond are together in one book! Rock on!

I wanted to share with you a few books that I keep at my drawing table that give me a little creative boost when I work on Desmond. I always flip though these books before I start inking a strip.

I have the Bone saga which collects the entire comic series in one giant volume. Jeff Smith’s story telling ability, timing and amazing line quality always leaves me in awe. He is one of the best pen and ink artists of our times!

I also have Chris Sander’s Sketchbook 2, which includes some spectacular drawings. Chris is a master of line and movement. He really pushes the envelope of structure and proportion in his characters, but keeps them fresh and lively. Plus, Chris draws some of the best pin up girls I have ever seen.

Every illustrator, cartoonist and animator should have Preston Blair’s book Cartoon Animation. This is the bible of drawing movement and characters that look alive. If you are an artist, you need to own this book.

Finally, I always keep the latest Reed Gunther comic at my desk. Shane and Chris Houghton have spun a wonderful tale about a bear-riding cowboy and the crazy adventures they get into. Chris is an amazing artistic talent, and is going to become a household name soon.

I love books. I flip through them all the time and find inspiration from the brilliant illustrations and sketches. If you are interested in these books, you can easily find them anywhere on the web. I’ll post some more books that I frequent in future blogs!

Sean Anthony Mack, the artist from xXThe Smack ChroniclesXx and The Revolutionary Times, just drew up a fresh new wallpaper featuring Desmond! Be sure to check out his two amazing comics, and you can download this wallpaper here. I hope this becomes a new holiday wallpaper exchange tradition!

Thanks Smack! (What a cool drawing!)  Happy New Year to everyone!

I just wanted to take this time to wish everyone Happy Holidays! This is my favorite time of year and to spread a little cheer, I drew up a special holiday wallpaper. You can find it here.

In a Secret Santa exchange, Desmond and Devil Bunny gave each other some fun plush toys… or should I say some good friends. Ha Ha! Check out their respective sites: Reed Gunther and Revolutionary Times!

And from Desmond’s family to yours, may you have a safe and happy holiday season. Cheers!

Whats going on, Des-maniacs! I just wanted to throw up a quick post to give some details about the two new characters that I have introduced. (Actually, as of posting this, Tyrone’s introductory strip has still yet to go live. If you are reading this on Sunday or Monday, just bear with me.)

First off, is Kyle Mustard:

Kyle plays the lead human character in Snap Grabbem. You’ll see Kyle randomly appearing on some strips in the near future.

Secondly, we have Tyrone Chiu:

Unfortunately, you won’t see much of Tyrone in the strips for quite some time. However, I am thinking about including him in several sketches and art that I hope to be posting up soon.

So there is the low down on these two new characters. There are several more characters that have still not been introduced, so stay tuned for more fun!