A New Coat Of Paint

Yeah, maybe I've sown my wild oats for awhile, but you're still my #1, baby baby, and I think of you every day. So don't do that, don't make that face, dry those eyes. I'm here, I'm back.

It was a commitment I'd made to myself about a year and a half ago: no more blogging until the website was revamped and I sincerely didn't expect it to take this long. "I'll have more time next week" turned into "I'll have more time next month" and on and on until it's mostly just embarrassing.

Not that I've been absent altogether. For example, I'd love to bump into you on Facebook and if you're so motivated, come read my Tweets. And I'm still on myspace, but come on. That place is deader than fried chicken and don't let 'em tell you otherwise.

What else? I don't know, I'm still alive. I'm still an art director, still married to that one lady, you know, the hair-dresser/reality TV star. Still two cats and a mortgage in Long Beach.

I feel I'm at a sort of crossroads, though. Without getting into too much detail, it hasn't been an easy road, these last couple of years, but I don't want this entry to be about my Stations Of The Cross, so let's skip it. Suffice it to say, I'm sort of revisiting who I am and what I'm about.

If you're wondering what I'm doing at any given moment, there's a hellz good chance I'm working on my life's opus, my Spanish Inquisition project. I know, I've been jibber-jabbering for years, but it's on. And it's important to me. I don't know if the world will care about it, but f*** it. I do. And it won't be out of my system until it's written, drawn, printed and done.

In fact, I've even considered turning this blog into a progress blog, kind of like Craig Thompson is doing with Habibi. A few weeks ago, Carey bought me Watching the Watchmen, Dave Gibbons' in-depth breakdown of how the definitive graphic novel of the 20th century was conceived, broken down, laid out and drawn. "Inspiring" doesn't begin to say it. I've a renewed vigor.

I guess I should say something about the new site design, though that's its own story. In fact, maybe it'll be my next post. Suffice it to say for now: I came up with the idea for it on New Years' weekend, 2008 and uploaded it nearly a year later. It's easily the biggest single web project I've ever worked on. More on that later. For now... hope you like it.

Oh! And check it out! The fans spoke! And the fans waited! And eventually the fans left! But still! I have answered the call, now that I'm back to rebuilding an audience from scratch... THIS BLOG IS ENABLED WITH COMMENTS. So please say hello and tell me how badly you've missed me.

Much more to say, but I'll cut it off here. In the meantime, take a spin around my portfolio or my comics if you're so inclined.

And listen. It's good to see you.