Hey everyone! I’m so proud to announce that Mal and Chad will now be carried in Scholastic Book Fairs!

I received the scholastic edition a couple days ago, and the books look great!

Recently, I had an enjoyable interview with Jerzy Drozd about the Mal and Chad Skype tour I launched at the end of last year. We talked about how I set up and promoted my tour, and spoke to over 2000 kids over a couple of months!

This new season of life has been a bit difficult for me as I look for more work and am forced to reinvent myself as an artist. But I have been growing a lot!

I’ve been filling up sketchbooks and pushing my drawing abilities. I’ve been pushing my coloring skills. I’ve been learning more about freelance work and finances.

Speaking of which, would you be interested in commissioning me to make you some artwork? Pretty please let me know!

Thanks friends!

The winner of the drawing is Jenny Lussier! Thanks, Jenny! Please send me your address and I’ll ship you a signed copy of Belly Flop along with the sketch that was featured in the Mal and Chad: Belly Flop! Book trailer!

Mal and Chad: Belly Flop! is coming out and I’d like to make some noise about it– so I’ve decided to run this promotion until December 15! Would you guys help me make a splash for Belly Flop?

Click here for more details!

My announcement is this: Belly Flop was named one of the best children’s books of 2012 by Kirkus Reviews! I’m so excited for this book to come out.

Would you like to read a bit of it? Here’s a forty page preview.

Talk soon!

If you’d like a print resolution copy of this how-to tutorial, I have them available for download as PDFs here:

How to Draw Mal
How to Draw Chad

Thanks for stopping by!

The skype tours are off to a great start– with over 70 teachers participating! I feel flattered and overwhelmed and excited. Special thanks to Colby Sharp for putting a spotlight on the visits by featuring them on Nerdy Book Club!

I wanted to let teachers out there know I’m closing registration for the skype visits this Monday, October 8th. If you’d like me to visit your classroom, be sure to sign up some time this weekend!

Click here to read the full comic!

Here’s the basics– for the next couple months I’m going to attempt to visit as many classrooms across America as I can, teaching kids how to draw comics via skype. Since I draw my comics digitally, I’m going to be able to do live sketches for the kids using skype screenshare! On top of that, I won’t be charging a cent.

This will be a unique opportunity for librarians and teachers alike– if you know any who you think might be interested, please tell them! If you’re a kid, and you’d like me to visit your class, please tell your teacher!

Click here for more details and for the sign up form!

The children also have a talent for illustration. Check out these great pieces of fan art they made of Mal and Chad.

This one’s by Lily, age 9. I love how Charlie the dinosaur is riding with Mal and Chad in the inflatable rubber duck boat.

This one’s by Evangeline, age 4. Chad looks so cute sticking out his tongue!

Finally, here’s a piece by Elijah, age 6. All I’ve got to say is, that pterodactyl is so awesome. I hope Mal and Chad get to their time machine in time!

If you enjoyed these wonderful pieces of fan art, please check out the new fan art gallery
I put together!