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Comic Tracts

You’ve probably seen those little religious tracts that people leave in public spaces, hoping to ensnare your soul for the purposes of saving it. …

Diaperman

A fun superhero-parody comic set in a world where all the heroes and villains are really just closet fetishists—only they don’t realize it, leading to hilarious battles on the streets of Megopolis!…

Gloaming

A creepy horror comic about a journalist who comes to a small town looking for a world-famous rock star that never existed, and stumbles on even deeper, weirder secrets.…

In The Wings

Lean, mean and behind the scenes! The meta adventures of the Two Gargoyles Comics characters (and creators) getting real in the break room.…

Spectrum

An LGBT-themed comic about a young man who is ready to come out as being gay—and gets superpowers at the same time, adding more complications to his journey of self-discovery.…

The Magickal Mister Punch

Adrian Whitingham discovers a mysterious key which unlocks his future—a future filled with wizards, magic, strange new worlds and beings from beyond!…

Thunder

A young man returns to Canada after a youth spent in mythic Asgard; Devon Wells steps on the path to becoming a hero as Thunder!…

Twilight Detective Agency

Ostracized from their people, gargoyles Hawkstone and Riverdale have become part of humanity as best they know how: by setting up a detective agency that never meets its clients, never shows its face, and never fails to solve a case.…

Xanthus

An alien energy being fuses its essence with a despairing man named Sean Preston and together they attempt to return joy to the world.…

DIAPERMAN VILLAIN in ANT-MAN #2??

Posted on February 4, 2015 by twogargs

Just to prove that there really are no new ideas under the sun, any of you remember the cuddly, kooky villain FURSONA from Diaperman #13 and #14?  He’s the guy in the bear suit.  Well, apparently he’s been moonlighting as a villain in ANT-MAN, as shown by this page spread from ANT-MAN #2!  Pretty cool, eh?  Probably angry that there’s been no new issues of Diaperman recently!

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JUST FOR FUN

Posted on January 7, 2015 by twogargs

Sometimes it’s nice to take a break from the constant drive of working on comics and just do something for yourself.  Although in my case, it’s more like “having something done for me” since I can’t draw.  I’ve been thinking about all the fannish things I enjoy and how I’d most enjoy being a part of those worlds.  To that end, I’m informally creating a kind of “Storybook” for myself where I get to participate in hanging out with my imaginary friends!

Dare Munro introduced me to The Venture Bros. :

Michael meets the Venture Bros.
Michael meets the Venture Bros.

And then Mike Rieger got me a spot on the Gatchaman team, although I first knew them as G-Force:

Gatchaman G-6, "Canary Michael."
Gatchaman G-6, “Canary Michael.”

Here’s what Mike said about this pic:  “My friend Michael considers wolves to be his totem animal.

“No, not a wolf,” my wife told him. “You sing constantly. And randomly. With songs you make up on the spot. You love sunshine and shiny things and the colour yellow. You are a canary. You are the most canary!”

Michael agrees that this is true, and this Christmas commissioned me to draw him as a canary character from Gatchaman, an anime about ninja teenagers with bird powers. Michael’s powers include the sonic tweet, a grappling-hook iPod, a small mirror with which to reflect devastating solar ray attacks, and a small dish of water to take baths in. And something involving cuttlebones.

I am told I am, for the curious, a large long-haired calico housecat, the type who are fastidious, take up a lot of space around the house, and are alternately aloof or giddy on our own mysterious schedules.”

How fun is that?  As a kid I always wanted to be part of the cartoons I saw, the comics I read.  It’s a joyful little indulgence to finally realize that young boy’s dream.

–Michael