Hey all three folks that read this blog! Good news! Super Maxi-Pad Girl #3 is going to be off to the printers soon enough! I’m in crunch time right now as my soft deadline of Sunday, February 28th has come and gone. My hard deadline is this coming Sunday, but it will most likely get done before then.

Anyhow, here is the cover art for Super Maxi-Pad Girl #3. I need to make a few minor color matching tweaks and put a quick blurb on the front and voila, I’m DONE.

This issue is going to be pretty sweet. First, my good friend Danno Klonowski was kind enough to write an eight page “out-of-continuity” story. Secondly, My friends who are in the band Manor Drive were kind enough to create a Super Maxi-Pad Girl theme song, which you’ll be able to download after either purchasing a copy of Super Maxi-Pad Girl #3 or being a slag and waiting for it to just magically pop up on this website. Lastly, this issue will make it’s debut at the brand spanking new C2E2 comic convention in Chicago.

I’m so PUMPED!

Join the St. Paul Cartoonist Conspiracy Cell and create a jam comic! This week we are trying a NEW VENUE, as our usual spot is being remodeled. The jamming is easy and it’s a fun time! Just bring some drawing utensils, an idea for the jam, and a few bucks to get a tasty beverage — the baristas really do appreciate that.

The jam will start promptly at 6:30 and run until…whenever. Come earlier to reserve your space! Seating can be limited at times!

The meetings are open to anyone who wants to draw with us, and the results are posted here sooner rather than later.

To join us come to:
Cahoots Coffee
1562 Selby Ave
St Paul, MN 55104
(Southeast corner of Snelling and Selby)

More not than often we head on over to grab a brew at:
O’Gara’s Bar and Grill
164 Snelling Ave N
St. Paul, MN 55104
(Right next to Cahoots!)

Bus info here.

Hope to see you there!

Super Maxi-Pad Girl #3 is debuting within the next couple of months and since we’re about halfway done with the book I have some preview art to whet your appetite. Like the previous issues, this one will feature mutliple short stories,

From SMPG: Year Over Fifty

From Pidol and Mamprin Present: It’s Just What Bros Do

I’ll have more to show once the book is complete! In the meantime, you can pop over to Facebook and join the Super Maxi-Pad Girl Facebook fan-page, that is unless you already are a fan, which in that case, you’re awesome! Or, you can take a gander at the C2E2 website and see all of the talent they’ve assembled for this inaugural show. I’m so overwhelmed, that I don’t know where to begin…

Much thanks goes out to David Steinlicht and Mark Simonson for their patience while I asked them dumb typography questions last month.

I think this version is much improved over the last. For example, the “S” and “G” are much bolder. I monkeyed around with fixing the stroke quite a bit in Illustrator. For example, changed the inside of the characters to have smaller strokes, while leaving bolder ones on the outside (with the exception of some notable crossover, of course)

Anyway, this baby is going to get slapped on a freaking banner soon, so it better look good!

Sorry folks, it seems like there are going to be more delays between Shenanigans posts as I start in on Super Maxi-Pad Girl #3. So far a good majority of the SMPG stories have been written (thanks in part to Danno Klonowski), so it is just a matter of time before I dig into the pencilling this sucker.

Back to Shenanigans, I am going to try and post at least a page a week. Once SMPG #3 is done and preparations for the convention circuit are complete, I will be diving right back into this project full-steam. BELIEVE ME when I say that I want to get Shenanigans done ASAP with as much TLC possible, as the story means a lot to me, regardless of what people think of it now or once it’s completed.

For the beginning of chapter one, click here.
For the beginning of chapter two, click here.

Join the St. Paul Cartoonist Conspiracy Cell and create a jam comic! It’s easy and fun! Just bring some drawing utensils, an idea for the jam, and a few bucks to get a tasty beverage — the baristas really do appreciate that.

The jam will start promptly at 6:30 and run until…whenever. Come earlier to reserve your space! Seating can be limited at times!

The meetings are open to anyone who wants to draw with us, and the results are posted here sooner rather than later.

To join us come to:
Cosmic’s Coffee Shoppe
189 Snelling Ave N.
St. Paul, MN 55104
(Northwest corner of Snelling and Selby)

More not than often we head on over to grab a brew at:
O’Gara’s Bar and Grill
164 Snelling Ave N
St. Paul, MN 55104
(Southeast corner of Snelling and Selby)

Bus info here.

Hope to see you there!

We’re pseudo-officially one quarter of the way done with the story! I say “psuedo-officially,” because I’m not sure if the book will actually be 200 pages. However, from the rough layouts for the next chapters, it appears it will be about that much. Anyway, thanks to all of you that have put up with the not-so-frequent and sporadic updates.

For the beginning of chapter one, click here.
For the beginning of chapter two, click here.

For the beginning of chapter one, click here.
For the beginning of chapter two, click here.

For the beginning of chapter one, click here.
For the beginning of chapter two, click here.

We’re getting close to being about 1/4 of the way done with the story and I’m still setting stuff up! Don’t worry, things will start to fall into place soon.

For the beginning of chapter one, click here.
For the beginning of chapter two, click here.