February 2012
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BOOK EVENT In Two Days!
BOOK EVENT: This Wednesday night at the Thayer Memorial Library in Lancaster, MA from 6-8. The first hour will feature a brief making-of presentation and book signing. For the second hour, I’ll be drawing complimentary caricatures. Hope to see you there!
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January 2012
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December 2011
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November 2011
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Trivia: November 14, 2011
Today’s comic strip has a very bizarre story. I’m still surprised it exists. The following is an exerpt from my notebook and somehow served as the genesis for today’s strip:
02.18.10
J[udy]-“I can’t get comfotable in don’t like this coffee shop.” L[evi]-“Why is that? Bad tea?” J- “No. It’s the Bad atmosphere. I’m not...
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The My Guardian Grandpa Soundtrack
If you’re looking for a new way to experience My Guardian Grandpa, try setting it to music! Chronologically, the book follows this playlist of songs…
1. Hand Covers Bruise (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross) —pages 6 and 7
2. 100 Years (Five for Fighting) — title page (9)
3. Do You Know Me (John Mayer) — pp. 10-13
4. Traffic Jam (Vega4) — pp. 14 - 23
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"The Family Circus" cartoonist Bil Keane passes... →
I was saddened to hear about the passing of Bil Keane yesterday at the age of 89. Mr. Keane was the creator of “The Family Circus” and father of legendary Disney Animator Glen Keane and cartoonist Jeff Keane. The Family Circus began in 1960 and was based upon Mr. Keane and his wife, Thelma’s raising of their five children. Mrs. Keane passed away in 2008. Sincere condolences to...
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Pouring a cup of tea, lighting a candle and inking some comics.
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October 2011
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Inspiration and Recommendations
The following posts will be a series of recommendations for sources which have in part inspired the My Guardian Grandpa comic strip. If you’re a fan of the comic strip, you’ll probably enjoy these as well.
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I didn’t post this right last time because it was just a link. Now for your convenience, it’s embedded right here! My Guardian Grandpa interview on Weekly Wellness from August 17, 2011.
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Two pencil tests of shots for the forthcoming animated cartoon short of My Guardian Grandpa.
September 2011
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Article in Telegram Towns Newspaper
LUNENBURG — Artist, writer, director, animator, swing dancer, teacher — Nathan DiPerri is a modern-day Renaissance man. As a child, he had an active imagination, using his action figures as stars of imaginary TV shows, tearing through his home, wrecking lamps and furniture. Instead of crushing his imagination, his mother sat Nathan down at the kitchen table every day and had him trace pages...
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Brand New Strips!
Brand new strips, not included in the My Guardian Grandpa book collection will run in the Sentinel & Enterprise newspaper this week (09/19-09/24). If you aren’t in the Sentinel’s circulation range, regrettably, you’ll have to wait until the second book is released in late 2013/early 2014 to see them.
Do you want to start your day off with Judy and Levi in your local paper?...
August 2011
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My Guardian Grandpa book signing on September 1st...
I’ll be at Rollstone Studios tomorrow night from 5-7 signing copies of the book. Stop on by!
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Watch "My Guardian Grandpa" interview on "Weekly... →
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Brand New Strips
All this week, the Sentinel and Enterprise will be printing brand new My Guardian Grandpa strips, not included in the book compilation. This week’s strips will comprise the opening pages for follow-up book compilation which is expected for late 2013/early 2014.
If you don’t get the Sentinel, I’m afraid you’ll have to wait until the next book to see these strips. If...
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Reader review: "'My Guardian Grandpa' a Hit" →
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Trivia-August 4
A reader pointed out to me how hilarious it is that in the first panel of today’s strip, Levi’s hand is still raised since the last panel of yesterday’s strip.
Coincidence.