A new ojingogo page. You can see the full thing here. There are many new pages and strips and they’ll be going up regularly.
To escape the heat, I’ve been working in the library lately. No limit of inspiration. I’m with Borges, who said, “I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.”
Here’s an image from a little comic I’m putting together inspired by our Berlin / Gothenburg trip last month.
Also here’s a snap from the Gothenburg book fair where I was signing at the Science Fiction Bokhandeln table. ‘Twas fun.
Hey I’m doing a Kids’ Drawing Workshop at Puces Pop in Montreal this Saturday at 2pm. More info at the Pop Montreal site.
UPDATE: Here’s a photo Brenden took of the controlled chaos…
As usual, Chris and Peter and an army of volunteers put on a spectacularly organized show. It was really great meeting so many Ojingogo-readers and drawing in people’s books. Also, great catching up wtih Aaron Costain, John Martz, Zack Worton, Jillian and Mariko Tamaki, Jay Stephens and so many other amazing artists.
Ojingogo Won an Award
This is the Pigskin Peters Award – which I won at the Doug Wright Awards ceremony on Saturday. The award is beautiful – designed Seth himself – Brad Mackay has a longer description of the award on his blog. The hat hangs on a little peg on the plaque.
Photo by Peggy Burns from D&Q. More on her Flickr feed…
Chester Brown presented the award and said some ridiculously nice things. At one point I think I heard him say I was a “rock, solid cartoonist” and then everything went blurry…
First printing of Ojingogo is sold out… Second on the way.
I signed the last copy of the first print run of Ojingogo at the festival.
I’m going to make a few corrections to the pages from the first edition and send them out this week to the publisher. The second printing should be along in June.
Swedish Edition
I am also working to get updated cover design out for the Swedish edition of the book which will be published by Ordbilder Media and launched September 24 at the Goteborg Book Fair in Sweden.
Toronto comic arts festival. One of the best comics festivals in the world. I’ll be there.
You should come… and bring your friends too.
Montreal designer Elaine Ho – aka Roadkill Roadkill – made a set of ojingogo jewellery and it’s all for sale on her Etsy shop. Here’s the post on her site.
There are three pieces including Ojingogo (the little squid), AK (the Domokun-looking dude), and Tubu (walking tofu). (Links to her Etsy shop).
Man, she even put little bowls of bap on Tubu’s head…
Also: Follow Roadkilkill on Twitter. She’s always full of great design links and …. photos of food.
Update: Yes, I do contract/custom book cover design. Please contact me directly to inquire about rates.
Here’s an early sketch I found for the Ojingogo book cover. I loved doing cover / production design. I wanted the cover to hint at the whole story – the same way Saul Bass’ credit sequences do for the films they introduce.
It was also important the cover be a good design and not necessarily a good illustration. Too many comics rely on good illustrations – or worse – ruin good illustrations by neglecting design.
I was also taking photos of book covers wherever I went. Here are a few book covers I found in Paris last Spring:
