Symbolia!

Hey there! Lauren Sommer and I have a story in the first issue of the new tablet comics-journalism magazine - Symbolia. It just debuted today! You can get the free preview issue (which my story is in) and subscribe to it in pdf or iPad form.

In other news, the Ned the Neuron book I was working on all summer is now in full release. Check it out!

The Adventures of Ned the Neuron

Hey internet! One of the reasons I've been not so active lately is that I've been hard at work for Kizoom since May! I've been doing the illustrations for their first science eBook for kids, The Adventures of Ned the Neuron. I just turned in the final art, so it seemed like a great opportunity to post a few excerpts.

Here's all the neurons in the Motor Cortex freaking out after a pain signal is activated.

This is a close up of a page (about 3x larger than what I'm showing here, with a BAJILLION neurons on it. It was really neat to draw, and took forever (the thicker lines between different groups represent different areas of the brain).

There's also a lot of educational content throughout the book, it's really a teaching tool with a fun story. Below is a static image of one of the educational pages I made.

Way back in May, when I was starting the project, I made a detailed style guide for all of the characters. This is an excerpt of that, featuring one of my favorites, Stella:

Kizoom has also just launched a fundraising campaign on Kickstarter. So head over there and toss some cheddar their way if you think like fun neuroscience books for kids are something there should be more of in the world.

Cartoon Picayune Cover

Meant to post this last week, but I did the cover for the Spring issue of Josh Kramer's awesome Cartoon Picayune. It's debuting at TCAF in Toronto, and it'll feature The Man Who Built Beirut in it. It'll also be for sale at CAKE in Chicago and SPX in Bethesda. Go read Josh's post for the full rundown!

In other news, I finished the inks for The Creeping Things about a week and a half ago. I'll post some more previews of it in the comics days, as I tweak and clean it and figure out what to do with the sucker.