Questioning Authority

Hey Droogies!

DAMAGED Cover Art

It's been 6 months since I launched my Patreon page, and I wanted to give an update. Things have been good there, and after a few months of posting some exclusive stories and archived stories, I finally got into the weeds with the next chapter of "Feral and the Ghost Skater", which is called "Damaged" and peeks in on what's been going on with Feral's alter-ego, Grant. Grant is the sad-sack of the bunch. the rest of the characters are having fun, but he just can't find the joy in his situation. Poor fella.

Page 3 of DAMAGED

Anyways, as so often does, life got in the way of this story. The current political season got me all worked up and I felt like I had something to say, so rather than continue to engage in social media flame-wars, I decided to make a comic about how I came to be the political creature I am today, and how that informs my views on this current season. I hope you will take the time to read it, and share it with whomever you feel might enjoy it. I'm not a political scientist, nor an english major, so please don't judge it as if it's a professional essay. It's a comic book.

You can find it here on my safe for all ages comics website Marginalized Publications, or also on my Patreon page... the pertinent pages are accessible to the public there. And if you enjoy it, and/or my other work on Patreon, please consider pledging a dollar or more a month. I've gained patrons over the past 6 months since the initial launch, but I have also lost a few and had a number reduce their pledges due to economic hardships, which believe me I get it. Times are tough, and I appreciate every single cent I get from my patrons. So share this, spread the word. I am always on the look out to increase my audience.

Panel Art from QUESTIONING AUTHORITY

Thank you, friends.
And please, I welcome feedback. Tell me what you like on my site/Patreon, what you'd like to see more of. 

Panel Art from QUESTIONING AUTHORITY

Oh, and if you'd like a hard copy of this comic, send me your mailing address... if you are in the states I will be happy to send you one on my dime. Overseas is too expensive, sorry :/ 

F*** this S***

"Ello Droogies!

It's been a few months since my last post, but I hope to do them more frequently in the future.
I'll be updating about how Patreon is going 6 months in and what I've been doing there, also about updates to the Marginalized Tattoo website, what's going on with the Hard to Swallow Collection and other books I've been involved with, and a special we are having at the shop for Friday the 13th.

But THIS message is to tell you about my latest shirt: 

"F*** this S***"!

100% cotton Alternative Apparel Black Jersey T-Shirt... 

with a 3 color design of some 
giant mutated lizard who's having a bad day. 
Design by Dave DDOG Davenport.
Screen printed locally in Los Angeles!

$20 plus shipping & sales tax
(free shipping on domestic orders 50$ and over!) $22 plus shipping & sales tax for 2xl.

Head over to Dogspunk.com and hit the store button or follow this STORE link directly to go marvel at this masterpiece of over it. BTW, my patrons on Patreon had some input when it came to details of the finished design, so blame them. Bastards.

Hard to Swallow Kick Starter!

Hey All!

As you probably have noticed, we've had a kickstarter campaign going to fund the printing of the collected volume of Hard to Swallow Comics, put together by Zan of North West Press!

We passed the initial goal of $15,000 around midnight on Weds, and we have a few stretch goals in play now: hardcover editions if we reach $17,500, and a full color section including a cover gallery and color pin-ups if we reach the $20,000 mark. At the rate we are going, we will easily make the first stretch goal, and if momentum keeps we will make the second!
I had to kick and scream and generally make a fool of myself to get the color section goal included, so let's make my making an ass of myself worth it, Droogies!

Visit the Kickstarter page for the campaign here:

The book includes all four previous volumes of the celebrated smut-rag, and enough new material to constitute a new fifth issue.
Includes over three hundred pages of story from Justin Hall and Dave Davenport, and guest contributors Bil Sherman, Steve MacIsaac, Drub, Brad Rader, Victor Hodge, and Jon Macy... plus some sweet pin-ups from Julian Cardozo and William O. Tyler!

Set for a release date of March 7th, 2016 (at Emerald City comic-con in Seattle).

Bookmark hardtoswallowcomics.com to keep on top of any news :)


Thanks for your attention :D

Patreon

Hello, me Droogies! 
I've launched a Patreon Page. 

W.T.F. is Patreon? 

from the patreon faq:

What Is Patreon?

For creators:

Patreon is a way to get paid for creating the things you’re already creating (webcomics, videos, songs, whatevs).  Fans pledge a few bucks per month OR per thing you release, and then you get paid every month, or every time you release something new (whether it’s on SoundCloud, YouTube, your own website, or anywhere).

For patrons:

Patreon is a way to pay your favorite creators for making the stuff you love.  Instead of literally throwing money at your screen (trust us, that doesn’t work), you can now pledge a few bucks per thing that a creator makes.  For example, if you pledge $2 per video, and the creator releases 3 videos in February, then your card gets charged a total of $6 that month.  This means the creator gets paid regularly (every time she releases something new), and you become a bonafide, real-life patron of the arts.  That’s right.  Imagine you, in a long frilly white wig, painted on a 10-foot canvas on the wall of a Victorian mansion.  And imagine your favorite creators making a living doing what they do best… because of you.
Click here to watch a short video explaining Patreon on YouTube:

My Page went live a few days ago.

On Friday the 13th of November!

It's (obviously) to support my dangerous habit of making comics to the detriment of all else! The majority of my work will be posted free online as web-comics at:

There will be some that are only available to patrons of a certain pledge level, but mostly free. So please keep an eye on that page, but also chip in if you like my work... want to support my creative endeavors... or just want to get some mental hugs from me. Pledges are as low as $1 dollar a month, and you can quit at any time.  

Follow this link to check it out:

Thanks for your support, it really means a lot to me.

Comics! Conventions! Tattoos! Patreon!

Happy Halloween, Droogies!

Lots of news for you!

     Comikaze!

     I'll be at Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo this weekend, at the Los Angeles Convention Center! I'm doing some selling, signing, volunteering, and speaking on a panel! IK,R?

(actual artist may have more grey hair)

     I'll be essentially a cast-away on Prism Comics and Northwest Press's LGBTQIA COMICS ISLAND (booth 910 & 912)! Come and check us out! The folks at Comikaze are being very good to us this year. It's my first time there, as I've usually been focused on Bent-Con this time of year. I'm looking very forward to this!

   

     Marginalized Tattoo!

     News from the shop; my friend and sometime co-worker Josh Schneider is working full time now at Marginalized Tattoo and that's a good thing.

     The shop is a perfect size for two artists, and having worked together for 5 years at West Hollywood Tattoo, we know we can work together well.

     You can check his work out on his instagram page, or his facebook page. I will be adding him to the website and shop FB page soon. 

     Patreon:

     oh, and one last thing... friday the 13th, 2 weeks from tomorrow!

 

why the Fantastic Four matters (to me)

In a few days, the reboot movie of the Fantastic Four hits the theaters. 10 years ago, the first actual FF film was released (the earlier Corman film was never released). After seeing it, I had the idea for this little strip, and with all of the nay-sayers raising their heads to claim no one wants to even see an FF movie, I felt I had to speak up, in my own way. I don't care if you didn't like the film and you want this one to fail as well, but there are fans out there, so stop saying no one cares, okay? I'm not confident that there will ever be a decent movie with these characters until Marvel gets the rights back, but with them cancelling the book to spite Fox, I'm a little bothered with them as well.

Queer Press Grant 2015

Feral and the Ghost Skater: Stay Bullet

by Dave Davenport

Winner of the Prism Comics Queer Press Grant 2015

I am very proud to be the recipient of the 2015 Queer Press Grant.

Bleeding Cool article announcing winner
Graphic Policy article announcing winner
Comics Reporter article announcing winner

This was the forth time I applied and the third time with this particular story.

I don't think I would have won if I hadn't taken the story writing process more seriously than I have in the past. All of my comic writing to this point had been done in the form of sketching in the panels, and I've found that has worked well enough for shorter pieces, but Stray Bullet is the longest narrative I've written to date. This third time applying for the grant and the process of "selling" my story to the judges (after some experience with writing since the last time I had applied) allowed me to see this story as a whole for the first time, rather than the chunk in front of me at the moment. 

Now I knew I needed to withdraw the pages I've published so far in favor of writing the story as a whole before committing any to more art. What's been seen will still be in there, but not necessarily 100% as it is now... and not entirely canon. 

If you have any of the self-published copies of Feral and the Ghost Skater #1 or #2, consider them collectors items.  I have a couple of copies of #1 left, and half a dozen of #2, they will be for sale until they are gone*, but after that I'm excited to finish writing and present you with a story that is as solid as it can be and that I will be and am very proud of.

So far I've written enough for four issues of 30 pages apiece, and it isn't finished yet! It's getting more personal all the time, and I'm very pleased with what I am doing with this book. Where is it going? 

All I can say is that the end will leave every character changed radically. 

If you are new to the world of Feral and the Ghost Skater, Hard to Swallow comics #3 and Hard to Swallow comics #4 are still available, and feature early black and white stories of these characters (along with other short stories by myself and Justin Hall). Bent Comix Sampler also has a 4 page full color "primer" on the characters, which gives a good introduction to many who will appear in Stray Bullet.

Arigatou Gozaimasu to Prism Comics, the Queer Press Grant, and all of it's supporters for this great honor. Thanks for pushing me to create greater and thanks for the recognition!

* According to the creator's inventory list on Prism Comics' website shop, they have a stash of Feral and the Ghost Skater #1. Also, Isotope Comics in San Francisco has a handful, last time I checked. Ask to see my toilet seat painting while you are there!