Available Now: Amazing Arizona Comics #45!

Amazing Arizona Comics #45 is now available in print or full-color digital! Learn the strange truth behind the last four -- eight -- twelve -- years of American politics, with the most hair-raising conspiracy theory you've ever heard of!

Click here to select your print or digital copy today!

Amazing Arizona Comics #44 Now Available!

Amazing Arizona Comics #44 is now available for digital download and in print -- featuring TWO brand new stories! June Monsoon vs. The Beer Bugs! Speed Cameron vs. K.A.R.E.N.! Read it to believe it!

Click HERE for the 99 cent digital download...

...and/or click HERE for the $2 print edition. Price INCLUDES shipping! 

Shop TRIBE Direct for more indie comics goodness, including all back issues of Amazing Arizona Comics, and stay tuned for #45, coming next month!

Happy Free Comic Book Day 2020!

Thank you for visiting Amazing Arizona Comics! Saturday, May 2, 2020, was Free Comic Book Day, and I made this sizzle reel to participate in Drawn to Comics' virtual event. Click that link and take a tour of the Valley's coolest cartoonists!

My gratitude to everyone that has supported Amazing Arizona Comics during quarantine by requesting the complimentary issues I offered in April and by buying book via TRIBE Direct! Purchasing issues now lets me know you'll want more later! Issues #41-#43, coming soon!

Welcome to Amazing Arizona Comics!

The Latest Amazing Arizona Comics

The end of 2019 saw the release of Amazing Arizona Comics issues #38-39, featuring the origin of Samantha Brero, and #40, an issue-long adventure starring yours truly and inked by some of the best cartoonists I know.  

These issues, along with the entire Amazing Arizona Comics catalog, are now available via TRIBE Direct, a fellow self-publisher and new distributor of small press comics. The TRIBE team has done an incredible job organizing and offering my comics these past few months -- check out everything they have to offer!

Now Available!

Now available!  The Amazing Arizona Comics 24 Hour Full Color Comic Special was drawn and colored in the window of downtown Glendale's Drawn to Comics from 1 p.m. on June 23, 2018 to 1 p.m. on June 24, 2018, with sponsorships to support the Tempe-based Foster Hope Foundation.  Now, the comic is available for purchase at Drawn to Comics and Ash Avenue Comics, with more shops and online purchasing coming soon!

What if Phoenix was suddenly in the grip of a never-ending caffeine rush?  Would all of that energy make the world a better place . . . or send us all to our doom?  The Arizonauts discover the answer . . . and it will SHOCK you!  

This Friday, August 3, I'll be selling copies of this and all issues of Amazing Arizona Comics at  the Wasted Ink Zine Distro (2222 N. 16th St.) for Phoenix's monthly First Friday.  If you're in the Valley, come by to pick up your issue and to get a free superhero sketch from yours truly!

Stay tuned for more news about this and future issues of Amazing Arizona Comics!

Amazing Arizona Comics #2 Trailer

Amazing Arizona Comics Month continues!  Phoenix Comic Fest is next week, and I'll soon share my itinerary for the weekend, so you know where and when to find me.

In the meantime, dig this trailer for 2010's Amazing Arizona Comics #2, featuring June Monsoon, Al Gore, and the truth behind that year's burst of the Tempe Town Lake Dam!

The Secret Origin of Wigwam, part 3

Today's post is a special two-in-one!  Because I'm posting on Mother's Day, today's Amazing Arizona Comics Monthly entry is an actual excerpt from Mother Road's travelogue!  It's also the conclusion of "The Secret Origin of Wigwam," Mother Road's sidekick on her adventures protecting Route 66.  

If you've been following the ol' blog the last few days, you read a synopsis of the time Crystal Vortex (the Sedona sorceress) accidentally brought Route 66 attractions to life. You also read a brief history of the Santa Fe Railroad, and its one-time mascot Chico. Now, in this blurb from Mother Road's diary, you'll see how the two are connected and have brought a new hero to the world -- Wigwam!

Wigwam's first memory is crawling out of the desert sand, like he was birthed from the earth herself. The way he describes his surroundings at the time, I think he was in Winslow.  Makes sense, since the Santa Fe ran through there. 

I don't know if Wigwam knows, but he's clearly "Chico," from those old Santa Fe ads, brought to life.  I talked to Speed Cameron.  Crystal did something a few months ago, some magic that brought the Jack Rabbit and the other oddities on The Route to life.  Good thing he stopped the giants before they smashed Flagstaff.  I couldn't join the party -- that was the day the Gila Mobsters tried to turn a mountain in Oatman into a hot sauce volcano. 

Anyway, some piece of Santa Fe Railroad memorabilia must've been touching The Route when Crystal cast her spell. Crystal's reverse-spell targeted the attacking attractions, so Wigwam might've been spared.  The way he tells it, Wigwam wandered the desert for days, unaware of whom or what he was.  When he stumbled into Holbrook, he saw the Wigwam Motel and fell asleep under its sign.  That's where I found him. 

I never thought about taking on a partner out here on the road.  Actually, I HAVE thought about it, and I hated the idea.  Dead weight, that's what I figured. Mankind is the biggest reason The Route has gone to seed these past 50 years.  I've realized Wigwam may be a boy, but he'll never grow to be a man.  He's just some marketing scheme brought to life, and he may outlive us all.   

That makes him everything I hope The Route can and will be.  Nothing makes more sense than me protecting him, and him protecting me.

There you have it, folks!   Here's a panel from Mother Road and Wigwam's recent adventure, from Amazing Arizona Comics #33.  Happy Mothers' Day! 

The Secret Origin of Wigwam, part 2

Continuing the never-before-told origin of Mother Road's sidekick, Wigwam!

The Santa Fe Railroad is one of America's most traveled and storied cross-country expressways.  I dare say it was the "Route 66" of railroads, with service from Chicago to Los Angeles, to boot.  Of course, such a journey would bring passengers right through Arizona, and notable stops included Winslow and the Grand Canyon.

One of the tickets (heh) to the Santa Fe Railroad's success was its marketing.  In the early '60s, many of their print ads included a young Native America boy, named Chico. According to this article on the website Bid On Travel:

While Chico’s name emphasized the Hispanic heritage of much of Santa Fe’s operating territory, his clothes and feather evoked images of the Navajo and other lands of native peoples its trains passed through. 

Amtrak’s Southwest Chief still travels through a portion of the Navajo Nation on former Santa Fe tracks. 

I will let others decide if Chico would be politically correct today, but he has to be one of the most effective corporate symbols ever created. He set the tone.

Considering the debate over images like the Washington Redskins' mascot, Chico probably wouldn't survive much past a marketing pitch meeting today.  In fact, if his likeness didn't still exist in those vintage advertisements, and if a certain spell didn't bring Route 66 icons to life just a few years ago, some might say he'd be lost to the annals of Americana forever.  Yet, a glance at the graffiti that adorns Route 66's landmarks to this day might lead one to believe that a Native American boy haunts the highway, maybe even bringing those very vandals to justice.

To be concluded!

The Secret Origin of Wigwam, part 1

We can't explore roadside attractions, specifically in Arizona, without discussing Route 66.  I love America's mother road -- so much so, that I've gleefully elected to tell the adventures of Mother Road, Defender of Route 66, in Amazing Arizona Comics.  A short Mother Road adventure appears in the latest issue of Amazing Arizona Comics, which will be available at Phoenix Comic Fest later this month.  

Mother Road usually doesn't travel alone.  Her sidekick, Wigwam, rides and fights at her side.  Where would a hard-traveling hero like Mother Road meet a practically living cartoon like Wigwam?  Well, his is an interesting story that has never been told . . . until now. That's right, you're in for a three-day analysis of Wigwam's origin, which, unsurprisingly, starts on Route 66.

A few years ago, the Sedona Sorceress, Crystal Vortex, was vexed by struggling businesses on America's most historic highway.  She attempted to cast a spell to bring some "life" back to the road, but the spell manifested itself quite literally.  The roadside giants that attract photo-happy tourists came to life, charging on a populace that all but forsook them.

Fortunately, Speed Cameron raced northward from Phoenix and held the line agains the likes of the Two Guns Cowboy, the Jack Rabbit, and a horde of Holbrook dinosaurs.  Fortunately, Crystal thought of a spell to reverse her first one, and since the sentient statues stayed so close to the highway, everything went back to normal easily enough.

Well, most of the attractions stayed near the highway.  Some of the newly living roadside legends wandered a bit from the beaten path, and perhaps weren't affected by Crystal's reversal spell.  Stayed tuned . . .

Bonus!  If you'd like to read this original strip in its entirety, just click here to start!

Paul Bunyon & The Muffler Men, part 2

Why do I have such a fascination with roadside attractions, specifically giant statues? Why would I dedicate a whole week of Amazing Arizona Comics Month to them? Simply put, the giants that adorn America's freeways are all the evidence I need that the line between our reality and the realms of superheroes is a thin one, if it exists at all.  Just look at Jack Kirby's interpretations of alien worlds -- or Howard Porter's amazing visuals from Wonderworld in Grant Morrison's JLA: Rock of Ages.  Everywhere, giants, and statues of giants!

In America, we have a few beloved giants.  Some are jolly and green.  Others wield axes and hang with blue oxes.  That's Paul Bunyon, of course.  In the '60s, a fiberglass company decided to pay homage to Bunyon by making statues in his honor, and the fad became commercially successful.  Businesses began using specialized Bunyons to promote their services; the first was, appropriately, the Paul Bunyon Cafe right here in Flagstaff.  Since many of the businesses that displayed Bunyons were auto shops or gas stations, the statues became known as muffler men.  The robotic constructs I featured yesterday may share the "muffler men" moniker, but these Paul Bunyon statues were the first.

If America's giants are our connection to the superhero adventures going on around us, Arizona is certainly the national capital, since our highways are littered with dinosaurs, cowboys, jackrabbits, and, yes, muffler men.  I've personally beheld four former-Bunyons, in Flagstaff, Prescott, Phoenix, and Tucson. That's a remarkable boast for a singular state, considering their rapid decline and disappearance.  While these statues represent America's bold, noble spirit, I've wondered what might happen if their power was harnessed for evil.  That investigation became Amazing Arizona Comics #13.  

Amazing Arizona Comics #13 actually collects three different Free Comic Book Day stories from 2015, each taking place around a different muffler man.  Flagstaff's muffler man is NAU's lumberjack mascot.  Phoenix's muffler man is a part of a giant collector's front yard collection, and Tucson's promotes an auto shop.  Each of them are in very public places, holding axes.  If a magical spell were to animate them, they could be a danger to us all! Fortunately, the Arizonauts exist to prevent just that.

If you know of any Arizona giants that may have been (or perhaps one day may be) the focus of a superhero adventure, please share in the comments below!  I may have traveled many of Arizona's highways, but I haven't seen them all.  That may be a task too giant for one man to tackle!

Bonus!  Click here to read those Free Comic Book Day stories starring Paul Bunyon, posted on this very blog in 2015!

Paul Bunyon & The Muffler Men, part 1

Author's Confession: Today's entry for Amazing Arizona Comics Month is essentially a re-post.  I talked about Phoenix's roadside "muffler men" in April 2017, but for this week's focus on roadside oddities, I thought they'd be worth a second look . . . especially since they're loosely affiliated with another roadside inspiration -- but we'll get to that in a moment.  

Muffler Men are basically humanoid constructs built from car parts, often used as roadside beacons for desperate drivers in need of a body shop.  They're the stuff of mad science, without the mad science that could bring them to life -- as far as we know.  You see, in Amazing Arizona Comics #24, some evil, animated Muffler Men make a brief appearance fighting the Agents of F.L.A.G.  I hope to reveal how they were been animated in future stories, but in the meantime I've spent a significant amount of time scouring the Valley to study their diverse designs.

That's kind of why I love them.  Unlike the relics of Route 66 (and, believe me, we'll get to those, too), Muffler Men can found right here, in our own backyard, and the questions they pose speak not only to their origins, but our own.

Like, who was the first person to build a muffler man? Was he taking a call to recyle as far as it could go, or were his plans more nefarious?  Perhaps, so it goes throughout history, he was trying to re-create and harness the power from a myth of the past . . . something bigger than any of us.  That myth?

Paul Bunyon.  To be continued, tomorrow!

What Is Family Fun Bot?

The Arizona desert is littered with roadside oddities, and many of them inspire the superheroic adventures of Amazing Arizona Comics.  In some case, they inspire the superheroes, themselves.

All week long, as a part of Amazing Arizona Comics Month, I'll be featuring some of the quirkier corners of Arizona, and how they make Amazing Arizona Comics one of the most unique minicomics on the market today!

If you've driven through the small town of Eloy, between Phoenix and Tucson on the I-10 freeway, you've undoubtedly spotted the remains of Family Fun World, a multi-faceted theme park that never made it to opening day.  According to the blog The Weird AZ Challenge:

This property was purchased by Richard Songers in 1995 with the intent of creating an amusement park, zoo, race track and concert arena, this extravaganza was to be called Family Fun World. But after several years of development Songers was forced to give up the Family Fun World dream for lack of funds.

For years, one of the remains of Family Fun World was a robot that stood right on the edge of the highway.  The best image of the robot online is by Jeremiah Ellsworth.  Check out his Flickr for more amazing pictures.

The robot has since disappeared, and many wonder why.  Some assume vandals are to blame. As the author of a superhero comic book, my theories are a little more controversial.  I presume that the robot has achieved sentience and now fights alongside the Arizonauts.  I don't blame you if you don't believe me, but I've chronicled Family Fun Bot's meeting with Sam Brero, so take it or leave it!  

Of course, I once travelled to the site of Family Fun World, and despite "No Trespassing" signs, I felt it was my duty to discover the truth.  I documented the experience, and, I must admit, my footage is some of the best shots of those forbidden grounds you'll find anywhere.  The roadside robot and baskets are well documented, but here's a look at everything else.  If your interest is piqued, the whole story of Family Fun Bot's first meeting with Sam Brero is documented in Amazing Arizona Comics #16, available now.  

Thank You, Free Comic Book Day!

If you're visiting the ol' blog because you picked up a free issue of Amazing Arizona Comics yesterday, thank you for stopping by!  If you're a regular fan that's been visiting daily in May for Amazing Arizona Comics Month, welcome back!  I've had a great first week updating you with sketches, motion comics, and character insights -- and we're just getting started.

I wanted to use today's post to say thank you to all of the comic shops that carry and support Amazing Arizona Comics.  Specifically, I'd like to thank Drawn to Comics for hosting a great event yesterday.  Dozens of artists were set up in the Velma Teague Branch of the Glendale Library, and I was happy for the reminder that comics are a powerful reading tool for kids.  You don't have "comic book" without book, and, as we fans are often swept away by beautiful art and unique character designs, the words are an often overlooked part of the equation.  My favorite comic books are stories that I'll remember the rest of my life, and I can quote those issues just as folks can quote any other kind of literature that impacts them.  The symbiotic relationship between text and pictures is what makes the comic book such an important and unique medium.

Anyway, back to the yesterday's event, I set up an Amazing Arizona Comics pop-up shop, and folks enjoyed perusing back issues to complete their collection.  I especially enjoyed sketching for fans in a more lounge-y way, so don't be surprised if I lug a recliner to Phoenix Comic Fest at the end of the month!

I'd also like to thank Ash Avenue Comics in Tempe.  Their independent comics rack is the best in the state, and if you're looking for small press, self-published or alternative comix, Ash Avenue is the place to be.

Side note: My girlfriend and I concluded Free Comic Book Day at Castaway's, one of our favorite karaoke bars in Phoenix.  A birthday party insisted on singing Alice in Chains songs most of the night, so while someone sang the hit "Rooster," I drew a rooster man for him.  I guess I couldn't stop sketching, but it was kind of fun to keep the "free comics" thing going just a little while longer!

Come back tomorrow for more background info about Amazing Arizona Comics, as I post more behind-the-scenes stuff all month long!  I appreciate your reading, in print -- and online!

Happy Free Comic Book Day!

Happy Free Comic Book Day, everybody!  As I shared yesterday, I'm spending FCBD with my good friends at Drawn to Comics, which was named by travelandleisure.com as America's fifth best comic book store!  DTC's owner, Ken Brown, and I have been podcasting for awhile now and I consider him a great friend.  If you're ever in the Metro Phoenix area, you gotta check them out!

Special thanks to Cab Comics in Flagstaff, as well!  They posted some kind words about Amazing Arizona Comics on their Instagram yesterday, and I appreciate their shop -- and their support!  Obviously, music_pg_n1 agrees.

And now, here is a special presentation of today's Free Comic Book Day adventure. That's right, it's a full length motion comic!  Can Sam Brero stand against . . . "The Cold Hand of Justice?"  Watch here, now!

Meet Samantha Brero!

Amazing Arizona Comics Month continues!  Today's post starts with a shout-out to my friend Derk Harron.  I was a guest on his new podcast, Here Comes the Pitch, featuring local writers and artists pitching story ideas to each other.  The latest episode features Derk's pitch for The Helmet, a fun concept that struck me similarly to Marvel's The Sentry in its scope and potential for exploring the history of superhero comics.  Listen to our episode on iTunes, SoundCloud, iHeart Radio, or his own website, right here!

If you don't already know,  this Saturday is Free Comic Book Day.  Comic book shops across the country will be giving away free comics, made specifically for this special day -- and, for many shops in Arizona, Amazing Arizona Comics will be among their priceless offerings. This year's FCBD story is an excerpt from Amazing Arizona Comics #33, featuring Sam and Samantha Brero.  If you aren't in Arizona, or your local comic shop runs out of issues, have no fear -- Sam Brero's story will appear right here, on this very blog, on Saturday in a very special way.  In the meantime, I'm excited to introduce you to Sam's friend, Samantha Brero.

Samantha's origin story hasn't been shared in the pages of Amazing Arizona Comics yet, but we know that she and Sam have similar alien sombreros that, when donned by a worthy wearer, transform him or her into their personal perception of a hero.  Samantha's look is obviously inspired by "la adelita," or the warrior women of the Mexican Revolution.  "La Adelita" was once a musical ballad and has developed to describe strong women throughout Mexican culture.  Samantha Brero was clearly an admirer, and now a successor to the title.

Tomorrow, I'll be at Drawn to Comics in downtown Glendale, giving away copies of Sam and Samantha Brero's latest adventure.  If you can't catch me there (or even if you can), come back here to see the Arizonauts face . . . "The Cold Hand of Justice!"

The Saga of Parallel Earth-1070!

Amazing Arizona Comics Month continues!  

Superhero comics are known for their multi-part story arcs. Such is the power of the phrase, "To be continued!"  The first multi-issue adventure for the Arizonauts began in Amazing Arizona Comics #7, when an evil doppelganger of then-Governor Jan Brewer banished June Monsoon to Parallel Earth-1070.  There, Arizona State Bill 1070 had become the sovereign law of the entire world, ruled by its version of Sheriff Arpaio, dubbed "Darkpaio."  (Yes, the similarities to DC Comics' Darkseid are palpable.)

"What is this...
sheriff?"

"The Saga of Parallel Earth-1070" ended in Amazing Arizona Comics #9, the series' first 24-page issue.  Spoiler alert: June makes it home, but not without complications that pit her against one of her closest allies: Speed Cameron!  You'll have to read it to believe it!

The satirical edge of Parallel Earth-1070 was a fun concept to explore in those three issues, certainly worthy of adventures all its own, but -- what would be the best format for such a story?  Why not an Adult Swim series?  Let your imagination run wild with this pseudo-promo for this Amazing Arizona Comics would-be spin-off!

The Secret Origin of Speed Cameron!

Amazing Arizona Comics Month is already sweeping the Internet!  My thanks to the The Two Gay Geeks Webcast for featuring me in last weekend's Spotlight Sunday post.  Keith and Ben have become great friends these past few years, and I'm always thrilled to see them at local geek-oriented events.  Their love of all things pop culture, from cinema to local comics, is inspiring. Listen to their podcast and read their reviews. These guys will entertain you with what entertains them!

And now, as promised by the title of this post. . .

The Secret Origin of Speed Cameron!

The second "final" sketch
of Speed Cameron."

If you're an avid reader of Amazing Arizona Comics, you know that Speed Cameron was once reckless teenager Cameron Wheeler, and that he was struck by a monsoon lightning bolt and flashed by a traffic camera simultaneously to become the tech-headed speedster we know today.  If you've heard any of my many interviews about creating these minicomics, you know I deduced his existence by getting flashed three times by traffic cameras on the I-17 one night shortly after moving back to Arizona in 2010.  (For the record, I was going about 65 mph, where the speed limit is 55 mph.  Needless to say, I was more accustomed to Southern California freeways at the time.)

After the traumatic experience wrought by that trinity of bright flashes, I tried to draw what I thought Speed Cameron must look like.  Before I realized his true form, with the camera as a part of his head, I sketched a young man with a camera merely strapped to his head.  These sketches have appeared in Amazing Arizona Comics: Declassified #1, but here's a snippet from that section of my sketchbook.  Interestingly, I was also musing about what some other local super-powered folks might be called.  You can see (now former) Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Tent City was an inspiration, but I was pretty close to landing upon Cameron's friend, June Monsoon.  We'll save her for another post.

I've thought a lot about what inspired Speed Cameron's final look, considering how many variations I drew of "kid with camera on his head."  As I've thought about the stuff I studied as a young superhero fan, I've remembered something I liked very much -- though not in comics or cartoons.  I'm talking about Bryan Adams.

I really liked Bryan Adams in the '90s, especially his Waking Up the Neighbours album.  One of its hits was the ballad "Do I Have To Say The Words?" and in that video, a chauffeured Adams spots a girl on a crowded street. Strangely, he fantasizes about fantasizing about her.  That is, on another plane of existence, the car becomes an elaborate VR rig, with goggles and a car window shaped view screen.  As a 13-year-old, I really liked this video, and considering its rampant vehicular and elaborate headwear themes, I have no doubt "Do I Have To Say The Words?" bubbled from my subconscious 17 years later to help create my impression of Speed Cameron.

What better way to conclude this unique insight than by sharing the video itself.  As you watch, catch the first line of the song: "Rescue me . . ."  Perhaps, as I was "speeding" down the I-17 that fateful night in 2010, Speed Cameron was one of those flashes, wordlessly rescuing me.

Amazing Arizona Comics #1 Trailer

You heard it here first: May is officially Amazing Arizona Comics Month!  All month long, I'll be posting back issue spotlights, future issue previews, character bios, and much more.  Today, our first offering for Amazing Arizona Comics Month, falls under the "much more" category.

My brother Kyle joined me on producing Amazing Arizona Comics a few years ago, coloring every issue from that point both forward and backward. He lives in Connecticut, but, like me, he grew up in Arizona, so he's very familiar with much of the subtext of our stories.  Here's a rare photo of him and me at a comic con together (specifically, the Small Press Expo in Maryland).

As if his coloring duties weren't enough, Kyle has decided to animate some of our stories, starting with teaser trailers for key back issues.  So, to kick off Amazing Arizona Comics Month, here's the debut of the teaser trailer for Amazing Arizona Comics #1!  Makes sense, right?

Incidentally, you can follow all of our video production projects on our YouTube channel, KazBro Productions, including our comics-themed miniseries Kirby For A Day and Phoenix's own talk show, Phoenix Tonight.  Subscribe to see more motion comics, coming soon!

Amazing Arizona Comics Month Begins Tomorrow!

Hello, Amazing Arizona Comics fan!  I know 2018 has been a quiet year here on the Amazing Arizona Comics blog, but that's about to change!  I'm officially declaring that May is Amazing Arizona Comics Month!  

Why May, you ask?  Well, May boasts two important events for Amazing Arizona Comics.  May starts with Free Comic Book Day, on its first Saturday.  Every year I send free issues of Amazing Arizona Comics all across the state, from Flagstaff to Bisbee and everywhere in between, and, this year, I'll be at Drawn to Comics selling and giving away minicomics.  Then, May ends with Phoenix Comic Fest, a four day celebration of comics culture in Arizona.  I'm always happy to meet old and new fans alike at my table in artists' alley, and this year will be no exception.

So, throughout the month of May, I'll be posting back issue spotlights, future issue previews, character bios, and much more.  That's right -- the fun starts right here, tomorrow!  Amazing Arizona Comics started back in 2010, and it isn't slowing down, especially since we're so close to issue #50!  Thank you for coming along for the ride, past, present, and future.  This minicomic really is a statewide story, and I couldn't tell it without you.

In the meantime, if you really enjoy daily updates, I do my best to keep things interesting on Instagram @amazingazcomics.  Follow me there for posts all year long!

The Drawn to Comics Podcast

Since I started self-publishing Amazing Arizona Comics in 2010, I've been very lucky to meet some incredible people in the local comics scene.  Among them is Ken Brown, who runs a great local comics shop in downtown Glendale, Arizona.  This year, his Drawn to Comics was named one of the nation's best comic book stores in the country by TravelandLeisure.com, and it's the setting of my webseries Kirby For A Day.

Last year,  Ken asked me to join him for a podcast hosted by the Geek News Network, and I was honored.  We get together and record a few times a month, and I've begun posting the shows on my feed, too, clickable right here, in the right column.  Dig our last two episodes, as we talk the latest comic news over breakfast at Bitz-ee Mama's in Glendale.  It's superhero analysis as you've never heard it before -- through mouthfuls of bacon!

Seriously, Ken is one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet, and his insight as a fan and retailer is invaluable.  Even if you aren't in Arizona, you can support Drawn to Comics . . . by listening to it!  Perfect for those holiday roadtrips!  If you are in Arizona, come say hi to Ken and me this Saturday.  I'll be at Drawn to Comics for its Holiday Artist Series, with Forever Etched Mirrors and Glass.  Come see what all the hype is about!