Category Archives: Comics

A Rainy Day

Rainy days can be frustrating. They can steal your joy. Maybe rainy days even make you feel a little bit sick, but they can be beautiful too. What do you do on a rainy day? How do they make you feel?

Awwwww-ful

Dr. Doctor M.D. is a helpful sort. Let’s look in to see how he helps out a lumpy patient. Hint: the results are “awwwww-ful”.

This is the third installment of a Birthday Street comics thread. When any of the three creators would undertake making a comic, they would start by working off of some element from the comic that preceded it. In this trio of animations (World’s Greatest Hotted-Dog, Quincy vs. Frankfurter, and now this) it follows through one small arc of those threads. Starting with anthropomorphic hotdogs, then treatment for (maybe) imagined anthropomorphic hotdogs, and finally the doctor character. 

Hotdogs And Delusions

I’ve recently been working on translating a number of Birthday Street comics into short animations. You can see all of them on the animation page of my site. Here are a pair that feature The World’s Greatest Hotdog.

The character that would become known as “The World’s Greatest Hotdog” was created by Matt Sutter (in a comic with a goofy hyphenation in its title). The “WGHD”, as I sometimes shorten it, is probably the greatest achievement of Birthday Street comic characters. Good natured, helpful, energetic, surprising, silly, and a little bit cool. Like a breakfast cereal mascot you wish was your friend. Enjoy my animated version of Matt’s comic featuring the voice talent of fellow Birthday Street creator Kevin Cornell.
Quincy is a nervous wreck, even before a chance encounter with The World’s Greatest Hotdog. Enjoy this animation (featuring my voice acting talents) based on a Birthday Street comic created by Kevin Cornell. If you’re interested in more hilarious content like this, check out the unabridged book.

The Unabridged Birthday Street Book Is Out Now

Finally, it’s here! Every Birthday Street comic Matt Sutter, Kevin Cornell and I made all in one place. 400+ comics, 768 pages. It’s big AND big on laughs. Buy it now! (age verification because of grown-up humor).

Big Big Birthday Street Book

Big news on the horizon about the release of a VERY big book compiling all of the Birthday Street comics made by myself, Kevin Cornell, and Matt Sutter. Can’t wait to hear more? Well how about you sit and ponder this looping animation of my first contributed character, “guy in too-tight tights”.

My Totally Awesome Comic Book “Dear Rodney” Is In Print

That’s right! “Dear Rodney” is available as a printed comic book on this very website. Bask in the colors as they come alive on the page. Comb over the paper and feel its glossy texture. Breath deep and sniff the cozy, chemical, inky smell of comfort. Listen to the gratifying “whiff” sound of the pages as you turn them. This book is (almost) a feast for your senses (you probably don’t want to taste it)! Please read responsibly.

For those of you that might not have gotten the memo, “Dear Rodney” is also available on Comixology as a digital comic.

U.S shipping only, please inquire here for other shipping requests.

  • Dear Rodney Intro Pages
    Dear Rodney Intro Pages
  • Dear Rodney pages 2 and 3
    Dear Rodney pages 2 and 3
  • Dear Rodney pages 4 and 5
    Dear Rodney pages 4 and 5

My Awesome Comic Book Is Available At Comixology

Dear Rodney Cover
Cover

EXCITING NEWS!!! My debut on Comixology Submit is available… RIGHT NOW! For those unfamiliar, Comixology is a site where you can buy digital comics, and Submit is their gateway for Indie creators. Be sure to give it a rating.

Originally written by Cris Trout on his phone’s Notes app, screenshot, then posted to Instagram, and then adapted into a comic book by me. “Dear Rodney” is the story of two bungling roommates that communicate through passive aggressive semi-legible notes. Follow the misadventures of Chollie as he fumbles through urban life with and without Rodney. It is loads of fun!

Read the book today!

  • Dear Rodney Badooski comic
    Introducing “Badooski”.
  • Dear Rodney A Dracula comic
    When your neighbor is A Dracula

Happy Belated Valentine’s Day, Everybody!

Here are some kid’s Valentine’s Day card illustrations I did awhile back. Better posting it late than not posting at all, right?

The World’s Greatest Hotted Dog

wghd

The World’s Greatest Hotted Dog is one of my favorite Birthday Street characters. He was created by Matt Sutter as a part of our collaborative comic endeavor with Kevin Cornell. Kevin is in the process of reposting colorized versions of all of the Birthday Street stuff and I’ve been hit with a wave of nostalgia as I page through them.

It took a little while for this little hot dog to show up in the series. In fact it wasn’t until the 148 comic! You can see here what makes him so great:
To me he’s sort of like the cartoon mascot in a commercial for cereal. He’s sassy, surprising, good natured, and a pretty cool dude. Somebody you wish was your best friend. I never attempted my own comics featuring the W.G.H.D. Probably because it’s intimidating to create one with a character that doesn’t speak. Since Birthday Street’s goal was to be a humor site, creating visual gags didn’t play to my strengths. Matt and Kevin did such an excellent job with this character and I enjoyed his every appearance.