I'm always reminded of the story of George Lucas showing a rough cut of Star Wars to some of his colleagues ( the likes of Ron Howard,...

About 4 weeks or so into the production, I soon realized this was easily a 3 month job (I'd originally budgeted for 2 months). In...

There are endless reels of old movie trailers lurking around YouTube. Some of these are for movies I can't believe someone actually made,...

Probably one of the most bizarre projects I 've ever worked on was an animated pilot developed for MTV. We had an awesome character...

On the heels of the Kleenrz 'Filthy' music video, the client asked that we utilize some of the animation artwork on the LP art ( I often...

The last time I was in Santa Cruz, I drove past the 'Red People' house on Mission Street. It's the place where followers of the Osho,...

From the start, I had in mind what I'd wanted this animation look like, I just needed to figure out the best methods/software to make it...

In the mid to late 60's, Vaughn Bode was a true pioneer of underground comic/illustration art. His work centered around 2 main...

Channel 2 in the bay area (Oakland) was by far my favorite channel as 10 year old, growing up in the Santa Cruz mountains. I didn't...

In summer of 2003, I'd rediscovered the GrantRay/Lawrence series of Marvel Comics cartoons. I distinctly remember these as a kid that my...

Music was and of course IS a big part of the story. And THIS record in particular played a big part in the summer of 87's soundtrack:

Years ago, I was asked to develop an idea for a series of skateboard wheels that were targeted toward the younger set. I was given the...

As I'm putting together the story and artwork for 1987 Vol. 4, I'm reminded about how tense that summer of 1987 really was! Even though I...

Amongst a rather ruthless and unforgiving business, you sometimes see great examples of a sort of 'Artistic' or 'Musical Philanthropy'. A...

A great showcase of some of the legendary animators work before he became one of the '9 Old Men' of Disney: Thanks to Cartoon Brew!

When I was about 6 years old, my family moved to Australia. Even as a small kid, I had a pretty strong obsession with comics and cartoon...