children’s books

Hi there folks! Hope you all had a wonderful holiday season and that 2014 is going great for you so far. This is shaping up to be one of the most exciting years for my professional life ever. To kick it off here are just a few of the projects that will be available soon:

First off is Neptune Road, a science fiction comic about people (read: misfits, hackers, criminals, lost children…) living on Neptune. The comic is an experiment in collaborative cartooning devised and written by my badass cartoonist pal Betsy Streeter. Each episode is drawn by a different artist and will be presented on this page from time to time. Each episode is self-contained, within a larger story arc. I have been commissioned to provide the artwork for episode 5 which will be appearing in early February 2014. I’ll update with an exact date of release when I have one. See more on Betsy’s Neptune Road page.

Next up is a project I’ve had on the shelf for some time and will see the light of day early this year thanks to Jennifer Chesak and all the amazing folks at Wandering in the Words press! You may be asking yourself, “which project are you talking about”? It’s my first children’s picture book! I don’t want to reveal too much before our actual promotion campaign begins but I’ll share a teaser image to whet your appetite. I snapped this pic whilst working on this illustration the other day:

Last, but definitely not least, I am gearing up to pitch several animated series which I have been developing over the past year with the help of a talented, extremely knowledgeable and all around swell fella who happens to be an agent in LA. Of course, with the industry being the way it is this labor of love may amount to absolutely nothing. However, this is a very exciting time for me and as well connected as my friend is I hope to have some exciting news for you in the very near future! If nothing else we’ll have some great new properties to pitch in other forms of media.

Happy 2014 everyone!

Hello all! I hope y’all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and are in the throes of a very merry holiday season. This year has kind of been a blur with book releases, convention appearances, in-store signings, series development and so much more. 2013 was pretty good to me and 2014 is shaping up to be an even bigger and better year with animated series and children’s books in the works! More details on that in the new year but for now I wanted to share another review I found recently for my graphic novel, The Unemployment Adventures of Aqualung, released this year by Arcana Studios.

Read the review here or by clicking the image below:

Here’s another tweet I found recently from another satisfied reader:

In other news, I have also just made a deal with Wandering in the Words press to release my first children’s picture book (hopefully of many) next year. This is a story I wrote and illustrated myself and I am very excited to have the opportunity to finally put it in the hands of families around the world! Once everything has been finalized you can expect all of the details on who, what, where, etc. to be posted right here. Until then you’ll just have to deal with the anticipation…

I still have a few spots open for commissions if you’re looking for that perfect and unique holiday gift. Feel free to message me at leadheadajs@yahoo.com for sizes and prices. There’s still time before the holidays to pick up “The Unemployment Adventures of Aqualung”, “Fame: Tom Daley” and “The Moon vs. The Sun” as well! They make great stocking stuffers or stand alone gifts. If you’d like to send them my way or visit me at any of my upcoming appearances I’d be happy to sign them for you too.

Have a happy holiday season and I’ll see you all again in 2014!

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