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And since we’re on the topic, I really found this one page comic by Gipi funny and poignant. So much that I made a translation for you to read! Enjoy. The New Year will very beautiful and luminous (of a diffused light), so nobody will be backlit. “In fact I am the last one” And [...]

I was listening to the video interview that Igort and Gipi have up here. I am afraid it’s all in Italian, but one thing I need to translate for you, very neat bit. Gipi toward the end says regarding drawing:” I want to draw like John Coltrane … this idea of abandon, of having absorbed [...]

Wish I was in L.A. for this exhibition at Six Space. I like the concept and inspiration for this show by Kozyndan. The first time I heard about the Ama divers of Japan was when I met Miyazaki San a few years back at Studio Ghibli. During the small chat the man himself showed us [...]

Two brand new pages of the Venice Chronicles comics at the bottom here. To read from the beginning you can go to Chapter one here.

And here’s a strange photo of a posing stuffed monkey named, thanks to some of you, Mozzarella. Now doesn’t all that strike you as rather surreal? In other news, I finally drew some pages of the Venice Chronicles tonight. It’s been really slow going on the comic lately, for a few weeks I was kind [...]

Here’s Mozzarella about to cook me some breakfast. He makes lousy scrambled eggs but at least he’s making himself useful.

Wow, this book came out so well, what a beauty. Ronnie, Tadahiro and I are so stoked. Our first hardcover book! Unfortunately we only got a couple of advance copies from the printer, but we should get the whole shipment back from overseas later this month. So for those of you who already ordered it [...]

Coolest happy new year card I received this year, from a couple of friends at Studio Ghibli. Neat uh? Year of the Boar, which is also my sign. So a special happy new year wish to all of us boars.

Start the new year making a difference, make your voice heard for something that matters: vote for your favorite monkey name. Here’s the choices: Cinnamon, Chicco, Chirino, Poncho, Cucchu, Ooh-ooh Aah aah, Bunky-Boy, Monkey, Chippy, Choppy, Chinky, Chimpy, Wuba and Mozzarella (Mozza for friends). Cast two votes in the comments section, your favorite and second [...]