My original art submission for the Gulf Coast Webcomics Auction has a little over 16 hours to go as of this post. I already talked about it here but you can just go straight to the eBay page and check it out. Come on, it’s only at $24.50 right now! We can do better than that. You’re making me look bad in front of the other webcomics.

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I don’t know if you heard, but there’s oil there? Like more than normal. In ways and places that are bad. Which is bad?

Carly Monardo has put together a webcomics charity auction to support the Gulf Coast over the last couple of weeks. Myself, homie Jami Noguchi, Mr. Nedroid, Mookie, and multiple others have given some of our hard-earned time and skill to pieces of artwork that are being auctioned through eBay. You can learn all about that here.

Now this artwork is already coming up for auction, starting today and going through the end of the week. As of now, this is the link to go directly to seeing the artwork.

What did I send in for the auction, you ask? You totally asked that, right? This!* ** ***

*on really nice paper
**signed
***without the URL in the bottom right corner

You know what would be awesome? If you guys made sure to chip in some bids on Friday to my auction (and the others). Especially mine though, so I get to look like someone with fans and stuff. That would be cool.

(Photo courtesy Brian Slaski)

Since getting into the webcomics biz, I have had one friend the entire time that I could count on through it all. That man couldn’t be reached for comment, but it’s Jamie Noguchi’s birthday. Jamie is one of the unsung heroes of comics whose stuff you have undoubtedly run across.

He started drawing comics back in 2001 with a horrible comic called Titanium Moose. He’d kill me if I linked to it, but it comes up when you Google. It’s just amazing to see how far it’s come.

He spent two years as a professional colorist with Udon Entertainment collective, but left after rough hours and no chances to draw his own things made him seek other opportunities.

He was the awesomely amazing artist and half the team behind Erfworld, which under his time there was named one of Time Mazine’s top 10 graphic novels of 2007. Because he’s that awesome.  Again, he left this project as it was starting to become more about the rules of the world and less about the story he wanted to tell.

He’s worked on countless projects with and for other artists including Applegeeks, Goats, Johnny Wander, coloring a poster for Axe Cop, doing a guest comic for me, doing poster art for Peelander Z, and who knows how many others.

He runs more blogs than I know what do do with including his latest comic endeavor, an office comedy romance strip starring an annoyed asian graphic designer named Kane. It’s called Yellow Peril and you should be reading it Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

Oh, and after having helped him move a few years back, I can testify to the fact that he owns more little figurines and toys than anyone I know in his tiny-ass apartment.

The man is one of the unsung heroes of comics. I mean how many times do you have to be almost-famous until you’re making it happen full time (like I know he wants to do?) I feel for the guy. I really do. And on this, the anniversary of his birth, I invite you to check out the man’s work. Follow him up. Consider buying some of his things, or at least keeping your eyes out for the man. He’s going to be famous soon and you’ll want to be able to say you knew him when. SO GO READ HIS COMIC NOW.

Happy birthday, Jamie Noguchi. Go get that shit.

Lost 365 (via Systemic Manima) is an original piece of artwork devoted to Lost every day for a year. This is from Jin’s piece on day 32. Yeah, so far they’re on day 32. LINK »

Spotted via my Twitter feed.  Link.

I saw this a few months back, but here it is again (much like a zombie).  Now, you can order prints!  The artwork is amazingly beautiful, and the subject is clearly fun. Not often you see such nice weather around zombies.  Or children doing such a great job fighting them off.  Link.