News and Updates

About the Artist

Born in northern New York seven years before I saw Star Wars for the first time. While spending the better portion of my early life watching tv, going to movies and playing video games, little did I realize this was to be the essential ground work for a career in cartooning and graphic design.
My first book, A Book About Design: Complicated Doesn’t Make it Good, was published in the fall of ‘05 and very well reviewed. It’s still available online and in bookstores everywhere while my second design book was released in the fall of ‘07 and is also available online. I still enjoy watching tv, movies and playing video games.

About the Art

I’ve always been a fan of silent storytelling. My intent is always to make a comic story that also works as a piece of art. I love trying to combine the flow of a story with the aesthetics of color, balance, shape and form. Some end up more art than story and others more story than art but that’s what makes each piece a unique experience.

Mark

San Diego Comic-Con!
I know I come back every year and say it was the best year yet but this year was definitely the BEST YEAR YET! Everything just seemed really amped up this year, great booths, great guests, great crowd. I can't wait to go back next year for the 40th anniversary of the San Diego Comic-con.
Click here for photos from the 2008 San Diego Comic-con!

New York Comic-Con 2008
Click here for photos from the con!

I've been podcasted! While at the Staple! show I was interviewed by Frank A. Rincon for his podcast HALF HOUR WASTED. Click here to here the interview (I come in about 13:00).

Mr.Oblivious was chosen as one of the best comics of 2007 by R.C. Harvey in the February issue(#288) of The Comics Journal!

Staple! 2008
For my first time exhibiting at this show I think it went phenomenally well, only two posters away from a total sell out. Thanks to everyone who stopped by the table and a special thanks to David Malki of Wondermark fame for giving Mr.Oblivious a shout out on the webcomics panel! I hope very much to be doing the STAPLE! show again next year.

San Diego Comic-Con 2007!
Just got back from the San Diego Comic-con, as always, it was an incredibly exciting week where I met lot's of wonderful people who feel just as passionately about comics and movies and pop-culture as I do. For me, the highlight was getting to meet the big brains behind one of my all time favorite shows, Mystery Science Theater 3000. They could not have been nicer and it was a real treat to finally meet them. Do me a favor and check out their new venture. Rifftrax.com. Thanks to everyone who stopped by the table and I'll see you all again next year! Same time, same place!

New York Comic-Con 2007!
This show gets better each year, can't wait to go back. My thanks to everyone who stopped by the table to chat it up a bit.

San Diego Comic-Con 2006!
Had a blast, even better than last year. Thank you to everyone who took the time to stop by my table and chat it up a bit. I'm already looking forward to next year, see you then!

Click here for San Diego Comic-Con 2005 Photos

Went to my first big Star Trek convention recently. Click Here!

Ok! Just got back from the WizardWorld Chicago ComicCon 2004! Honestly, the best show I've been too yet. Lot's and lot's of great feedback from people about the comic work and posters I've been doing lately, a really fantastic 3 days.

I also got the chance to meet Marc Singer (THE Beastmaster) and he could not have been more interesting or pleasent to chat with. He recently has been getting into art and illustration, so it was really great to have some common ground to speak to him about. Heck of a guy!

I've added a section to my site that I hope to keep updated with information about my design book, "Complicated Doesn't Make It Good". It's being published by Henry Holt in NYC, very cool.

Required cheesy "Author" photo.

PhillyCon 2003!

In May of 2003 I attended the WizardWorld Phillycon. Good times, good times, lot's of interesting people to say the least.

In November of the year 2002 I attended a Convention in Mass. The convention was less than exceptional... EXCEPT for Adam West (Mr. Batman himself) and Julie Newmar (Catwoman, duh) were there. Adam seemed a bit, oooh, let's say medicated, but Julie was very personable and pleasent.

Chicago-Con 2002!

Over the Summer, I got to go the the Wizard World Chicago Con. The best part were the people who came up to me and had already seen Mr.O on the web and knew who he was. It was really my first one on one with the public and I'm pretty much hooked now. I'll be doing as many shows as I can over the year or so and I'll definately be going back to Chicago next year.