Penny’s Perilous Impoverishment – Page Twelve

What is that sound? Click this link to find out: http://kittyscats.com/kittyswordpress/?p=159

Penny’s Perilous Impoverishment – Page Eleven

Meet the mysterious Monty! Click this link for the comic: http://kittyscats.com/kittyswordpress/?p=138

Penny’s Perilous Impoverishment – Page Ten

Following the almighty dollar sign has never gotten any cat into trouble, has it? Click link for full comic:http://kittyscats.com/kittyswordpress/?p=137

Penny’s Perilous Impoverishment – Page Nine

Clark is equally unimpressed with Penny's attitude and her table manners! Click this link for the comic:http://kittyscats.com/kittyswordpress/?p=136

Clark’s Nightmare

Do typewriters dream of mechanized sheep? Click this link to see Clark’s worst nightmare: http://kittyscats.com/kittyswordpress/?p=135

Penny’s Perilous Impoverishment – Page Eight

An image of doom snatched from my own experience! Click this link for the full comic:http://kittyscats.com/kittyswordpress/?p=85

Penny’s Perilous Impoverishment – Page Seven

Penny usually doesn’t like to make a public spectacle of herself, but ebooks really bust her up! Click this link for the comic: http://kittyscats.com/kittyswordpress/?p=84

Penny’s Perilous Impoverishment – Page Six

Cyber Tuesday Deal From Mouse Computer! Click this link for the full comic:http://kittyscats.com/kittyswordpress/?p=83

Penny’s Perilous Impoverishment – Page Five

Black Friday puts Penny in a dark mood indeed! Follow this link to the full comic:http://kittyscats.com/kittyswordpress/?p=82

Penny’s Perilous Impoverishment – Page Four

Penny demonstrates the dangers of eating on the run! Click this link for the full comic:http://kittyscats.com/kittyswordpress/?p=81

Penny’s Perilous Impoverishment – Page Three

Penny enjoys waking up early about as much as I do. Click this link for the full comic:http://kittyscats.com/kittyswordpress/?p=80

PPI - Page 2 - Introducing Clark!

Yes, Penny’s typewriter is talking to her. His name is Clark, and I have come to enjoy drawing him. I hope you like him too! Click this link for the full comic.

Panel From Today's Comic

This is the first panel from Penny's adventure.

Follow the link for the full comic: http://kittyscats.com/kittyswordpress/?p=78

Penny's Perilous Impoverishment Title Page

This is a crop of the title image for Penny’s first adventure. Click URL to visit the site for the full image!

Kitty's Cats Launch!

My new web-comic Kitty's Cats has launched! Please drop by the site to say hello! Happy Halloween everyone!

www.kittyscats.com

Kitty's Cats Halloween 2012 Launch Avatar

This is the avatar I am using to celebrate the Halloween launch of Kitty's Cats my new web-comic!

View it in my deviantART gallery

SPX 2012 - Kitty's Cats Preview

I just returned from SPX 2012. It was colossal this year and I had a great time! It was a real treat to get to talk to some of my favorite cartoonists on the planet, including Renée French, Chris Ware, Jaime & Gilbert Hernandez, and Frank & Becky. The collection of new talent was astounding in it’s quality and variety, and I really enjoyed meeting everyone!

I was handing out a preview mini-comic of my new web-comic Kitty’s Cats that will be launching this Halloween. You can find some preliminary sketches of some of the characters in posted in my gallery. You can bookmark the site for launch at:

www.kittyscats.com

Dick P. Wright - Cancer

Unfortunately, Dick is still alive and well. Lately he is having a hard time finding places that will allow him to light up. It's getting so a man can't kill himself in public anymore!

This teaser image for MadCurry No. 0 was drawn in 1998.

MadCurry - Issue 5

This is the final mini-comic in the original run of MadCurry. It is only 10 pages long because it was split with Joey Feldman's "Insane". The front cover was printed on florescent pink paper in honor of Joey's obsession with with the paint color "Opera" by Holbein. This was photocopied and distributed in late 1997.

Read it in my deviantART Gallery

Penny - Good Cat, Bad Neighborhood - Inked

I decided to ink this to test out different software options for inking comics. Sketchbook Pro ultimately won.

Check it out in my deviantART gallery

MadCurry - Issue 4

This issue of my mini comic was photocopied and distributed in summer 1996.

Read it in my deviantART gallery

Uncle Bobby's Vomitorium - No. 1

This is the first installment of a short-lived cartoon that I did for the Philly music zine "The Crack" in 1997.

Check it out on my deviantART gallery.

MadCurry - Issue 3

This issue of my mini-comic was photocopied and distributed in February 1996.

Read it in my deviantArt Gallery

MadCurry - Issue 2

This is the first full length issue of MadCurry. It was photocopied and distributed in December 1995.

Read it now on deviantART

MadCurry - Devil Ad

I believe this ad was featured in the Philly music zine "The Crack" in 1997.

Check it out on deviantART

MadCurry - Issue 1

This is the first issue of MadCurry. It was originally distributed as a photocopied mini comic in October of 1995.

I received a (most likely undeserved) preview for this in Dave Sim's "Cerebus". My thanks and/or apologies to all those involved.

Read it now on deviantART

Mr. Mortality Presents - Mini Poster

This mini poster was hung in bookstores and comic shops to promote my first mini comic in 1995.

Available in my Gallery on deviantART

Eggs

Ink on Bristol board - 1998

This painting was done as a farewell to the restaurant industry. As you can imagine, it was the end of a very rocky relationship.

On DeviantART

Penny - Good Cat, Bad Nieghborhood

Concept sketch for Penny's first adventure.

Nick K. M. - Concoction

Nick eyes his handiwork apprehensively.

MadCurry Archive

The MadCurry Archive is now open on my deviantART Page. I will be using it to host my 90's mini-comics and Artwork. For starters, I have posted my first mini-comic "Mr. Mortality Presents: Vinyl Junkies in Love". I will be adding other items as fast as I can scan and compile them.

Nick K. M. - Loosen Up

Nicholas Kaput Mortuum is a pretty intense guy. Sometimes he needs to relax and unwind.

Nick is one of my oldest characters, originating in my mini comics in the late 90's. I have been working to update and polish his design for a while. I think this sketch is a step in the right direction. let me know what you think.

Nicotina - Sing

Character sketch for an animation inspired by the song "Nicotina" by Sparks. Yes, she is a singing cigarette.

A. Rat - Stair

Background concept for A. Rat's first adventure.

Vacation = Sick + Family + Allergies + BronyCon

I am capping off my vacation by uploading new sketches. It is a relief to be back to normal at the end of it all.

I spent the first week and a half sleeping off a virus. It wasn't  terrible, but it was tiring, and I could not draw properly. Making no progress on my storyboards drove me crazy!

This was followed by a truncated trip to visit family at Mt. Gretna. It was great to see everyone, especially my niece Keira! As if brought on by some tormenting demons, my tree pollen allergies brought the procedings to an early end. Apparently I am not meant to enjoy the beauty of Pennsylvania's woodlands.

This past weekend was spent at BronyCon, where I had the opportunity to personally thank Lauren Faust and some of my favorite cartoon writers and voice actors for their work. About a year ago, the "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" show and Brony phenomenon hit me like a bolt of lightning. The show hooked into my earliest aspirations, of being a toy designer and animator, and made me confront myself and finally admit who I am. It resurrected a vital part of me that had been dead for eight years. I have never experienced an epiphany of this magnitude, and it has propelled me into ceaseless drawing and writing. I have developed my first new characters and story ideas in nearly a decade, and I am re-teaching myself animation. I owe Lauren and her crew an un-repayable debt, so I intend to thank them in any way possible.

This was certainly not the best vacation, but seeing my family, and the FiM crew made it bearable. Better luck next time, I guess!

A. Rat - Panic Panic

A. Rat - Panic

Two-legged run for non life-threatening danger.

From Cats to Rats

I have just uploaded a few more sketches of Anonymous Rat (A. Rat for short), showing his darker side. I am currently storyboarding his first animated adventure, and really enjoy coming up with his facial expressions. I will post the storyboards for comment when they are ready. For now, Pencil sketches will have to suffice.

My two other projects, regarding cats and humans, are on the back burner at the moment, but I will return to them in due time. The A. Rat cartoon has the virtues of being short, self contained, and feasible to complete on my own. I hope you will come to like him as much as I have.

Have Fun!

A. Rat - Exasperation

A. Rat may be made of rubber.

A. Rat - Anger

Anonymous Rat is master of negative emotions.

This rat appeared on a post-it note, so I decided to make him walk. What will he get up to in the future?