THE CHAIN GANG

(reposted from my new blog)

THE CHAIN GANG is a hilarious 1,000-page ultra comic about a group of unwanted and forgotten bicycles led by Poppa Wheelie that band together to wreak havoc on the world, one neighborhood at a time!

Instead of waiting years for me to draw all 1,000 pages, I’m going to be releasing The Chain Gang in 24-page monthly issues. Each month will welcome a new limited-edition (only 100 copies) issue of The Chain Gang’s ongoing, sprawling epic as they battle in junkyards, wrestle dogs, avoid the police, jump over people’s houses, and ride inside whale skeletons. They’re breaking all the rules and will stop at nothing in their quest to spread their trouble!

I’m launching the first issue on Kickstarter, where I’ll be selling the first issue until the end of September, and working on issue #2. Money raised from Kickstarter will be used for printing & shipping costs, distribution to get The Chain Gang in comic and bookstores across the globe, as well as advertising on websites and in comics & magazines. It’s the real deal, folks!

I’ll be posting more about The Chain Gang in the next few weeks, but for now you can check out the project on Kickstarter, or watch this video I made with my boy last night, describing the project:

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Here is page 2 of the riveting "Chain Gang." You can click on the pic to make it big enough to print and that would rock.

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Happy 2010! Last year was really great for picture-making and I learned a lot. Thank you so much to all of you that participated in the Human Drawing Dispenser, the Music Coloring Book, the Weather Outside is Frightful! coloring poster, and the Digital Portraits.

As for the year 2010? You can expect some big news in the next few months. In the meantime, check out this first page of the Chain Gang! It's meant to be printed out and read (click the image to make it grow)---it's not at all enjoyable to read on the computer screen. Trust me---I've tried.

I'll be posting a free printable page of the Chain Gang every week, so check back next Monday for page 2!