NAKATOMI!!! my partner in prints.

Kristian — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:53:04 +0000

I’ve partnered up with NAKATOMI, to make and sell screenprints. I’m extremely excited to be working with such a great company to bring awesome 4 color goodness to you guys. the first print available is the NINE fIXd image. Click here for details and ordering!

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NINE fIXd

Kristian — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:38:47 +0000

Off to the screenprint shop! For STAPLE! i’ll have a run of 50, hand pulled, 4 color, 16×24 screenprints of this piece. NINE fIXd, will be an outlet for me to do art that expresses my love of bikes. check back in, or email me for info on how to get your hands on one of these.

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STAPLE! 2010

Kristian — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:32:57 +0000

Saturday March 6, i’ll be exhibiting at STAPLE! in Austin. Like last year, i’ll have a new limited run screen print. Later that night, there will be the always awesome, STAPLE! Live Art Party. Hope to see you there!

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This weeks Dallas Observer cover!

Kristian — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:19:58 +0000

this week i landed the cover to Dallas’s foremost weekly paper, the Dallas Observer. The accompanying cover story is by Pete Freedman, and you can read it here:

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DR. HORRIBLE!

Kristian — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:11:18 +0000

out Wednesday, November 18, from Dark Horse! my 3 covers for the Dr. Horrible one shot! written by Zach Whedon, with art by Joelle Jones.

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PAC WE. addressing health insurance for creative freelancers.

Kristian — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:28:04 +0000

A Dallas based group dedicated to insurance reform and equitable access to healthcare for freelance creative professionals, PAC WE, has just formed. the first meeting is oct 25.

PAC WE facebook group page.

I try not to editorialize on this blog, but as someone who works full time drawing comics for client companies in the biz, i’m freelance and i don’t have benefits. i work just as hard as anyone, but since i’m not in the traditional system that grants people employer based healthcare, my options for coverage are not great. i currently do not have health insurance, and i’ve put research and thought into buying a plan, but anything i could afford is like putting money into a hole. with the copays and deductibles on plans i could kind of afford, i’d still not be able to see a doc or get scrips when sick. i still wouldn’t be able to fix the tooth that’s falling out of my fucking head, and my increasingly crippling tendinitis in my drawing hand and neck would be a pre-existing condition that i’d still have to pay out of pocket tens of thousands of dollars to remedy. i’ve been pretty frustrated with this situation and increasingly mad at the hype, lies, and attempts to derail the conversation coming from the right. myself, and the thousands of freelance professionals in the comic biz are pretty good examples of people who could benefit from a public option. I’m a college educated professional illustrator, i work hard, i want to be self sufficient, and have no desire for a hand out from anyone, but the kind of competition a public option would give the insurance monopolies would benefit real people like myself. let’s just hope my hand holds out till something changes.

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DMZv7:War Powers

Kristian — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:40:39 +0000

DMZ v7 is coming out Sep 2!! i have a 2 issue story in this volume, which i drew late last year. here’s a write up on Boing Boing! and Vertigo’s solicit.

pick it up!

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A gang of new covers.

Kristian — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:13:33 +0000

Upcoming covers!
Myspace Dark Horse Presents v4! featuring my Goon story, and great stories by Guy Davis, Farel Dalrymple, Jim Rugg, Mike Mignola, and Soma/Oeming.

“Kill Audio #1″ from BOOM! Studios.

And a series of 3 covers for “Dr.Horrible”!! written by Zach Whedon and illustrated by Joelle Jones.

and, my friend Scott Kurtz pvp awesomology finally hit stores a few weeks ago. this artwork was used on a hardcover slipcase. the overall design that Scott put together looks dope. check out his blog entry on this volume, with link to order.

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In Stores now! Unthinkable #1

Kristian — Fri, 15 May 2009 21:04:14 +0000

here’s my cover for the first issue of Mark Sable’s incredible new series from BOOM! studios, “Unthinkable”!

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Zeus Comics FCBD event!! and QUICK profile.

Kristian — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:56:15 +0000

Saturday May 2! Zeus Comics! Free Comic Book Day! Info!
And, this Thursday i’ll be profiled in Dallas’s alt weekly paper The Quick.

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