As you may have heard, a couple of years ago Big Idea (the animation studio that gave us VeggieTales) went bankrupt. As a result, Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber are now owned by Classic Media (which also owns Lassie and Rocky & Bullwinkle). VeggieTales creator Phil Vischer has posted a detailed description of […]

It’s been five years since the terrorists have had a successful attack on America. As a result, it’s tempting to think that the war on terror has pretty much been won. Can’t it all just be over already? No, it can’t. And now I understand why. Over the last two nights my wife and I […]

I recently stumbled upon a very thought-provoking Flash presentation. If the world’s population were simplified to only 100 people, this is about how it would look. Powerful stuff, really makes you think. We Americans are probably a lot more spoiled than we would like to admit. So appreciate what you have. And maybe do something […]

The north central chapter of the National Cartoonists Society (of which I am a member) is having their yearly get-together in Minneapolis Oct. 6-8. The event is set to coincide with FallCon, Minnesota’s largest comic book convention, so it will be a fun, full weekend. As part of the event, the Minneapolis College of Art […]

If you attended Comic-Con this year, I’d like your help. There were a ton of great seminars this year, but there was one that I couldn’t get in to. “Web Comics: Finding an Audience” had one of the longest lines I had ever seen, stretching down the hallway, around the corner, down another hallway, around […]

Another whirlwind geek-fest in San Diego has come and gone. I attended some great seminars, soaked up a ton of inspirational artwork, and I finally got the chance to meet and hang out with some incredibly talented people I’d only known online. I’m exhausted and very sleep-deprived but also super-pumped. My creative juices are gushing […]