My brother Phil and his wife Ami just visited for a week. No pee-fights this time around,
though in our last couple of hours together we did collaborate on a jam comic.
It stars characters crafted by my brother in our childhood – Sockman, Detective Skelly, Robot Egg, and Ninja Thrasher!
( ~ my character designs were always lame & milquetoast…) Apologies to you blog-readers,
but I had to post this to at least amuse our childhood buddy Evan.
These “salvation army” battle scenes were doubtless inspired by our father’s plumbing occupation
and our family exclusively shopping at thrift stores.
Hey Craig! I was just thinking about you tonight since it was prom in the Megapolis of Mosinee and I remember a” few” years back when we all went to prom and you and Aaron wore your “Moo Deal” shirts! Good times!! I am really happy that you are doing so well and I wish you the best! Jocelyn
Wow.
This makes me feel great inside. I have often asked myself what the Salvation Army would look like. I guess I expected something more religious :]
Wow! I’d really like to read that Salvation Army Wars saga! I want to know more about Robot-Egg who didn’t get dialog this time.
This a good family meeting, unlike those my family does. They don’t even know what a comic is!
Cheers, Craig.
I was an only child for a long time, but I had cousins around my age who were practically brothers. We never collaborated because all they wanted to draw was Kaazam fan art. No joke. They burned it later, too.
*Kazaam
Neat! My friend Ottar and his brother always makes cartoons together : http://flickr.com/photos/marianneskibenes/2336620135/
What happened to Robot Egg? Cheers!
The return of — NINJA THRASHER! Ahh… Ally Comix. ^_^
Next time WE do a jam, I’d love to do the same thing — feature our “classic” characters. I’d be a kick!
Thanks for the smile, bro.
~ Evan
Side note… But I really hope you tour with Habibi. I’m having a hard time bribing people to get me your autograph at Stumptown and Portland is just too far a drive from Chicago, haha.
It’s been a while since i have discovered your blog and i am, every time i come, quite delighted to find there a piece of your universe! Thanx for this and hurrah!! for this Salvation Army battle scenery! (but who won this battle?)
A little history:
From 1989, nearly 20 years ago…
http://lh5.ggpht.com/evancass/SAyZ7UoDlqI/AAAAAAAAAqo/DDMbgsLVwX4/s800/ally1.jpg
Haha what a blast! I would love to have a drawing session like this with my sister someday. Great stuff man
No photos of the pee fight please when it does happen.
Just want to add my praise for “Blankets”. I recently read it and stumbled onto your blog. Very interested to see what you have next.
Craig: I met Phil 😉 and Ami last November at the Joe Sacco signing in the Twin Cities, and they were wonderful hosts at a time where I really needed it. I cannot thank them enough for the good fortune of meeting them at that time.
I’ll see you in a couple of days 😉
alright, i know this is waaaay off topic but i think you should go visit Wisconsin in the next few weeks because Johnny Depp is filming a movie there right now. (maybe you can meet each other and take pictures–hint hint). Anyway, i’m doing a project on Blanktes where i make a game board (11th grade). I can’t wait to present it, but i still have to write a paper to go along with it, which is why i’m still up. well. better get crackin!
More Robot Egg!
hey!!!!
how are you?
every time i come around, it looks like you are busy 😉
regards to phil and ami (they are wonderful)
ps. it’s only a possibility, but… i’m planning a trip to usa in october
i’ll tell you
Thanks for the blog updates, Mr Thompson.
Looking at the jam comic images is really what I needed to keep me goin today, (inspiration and emotion-wise)
I love that photo at the top; my sister and I have one single thing in common (dance) that when we do together, brings us together like nothing else…I love that all siblings seem to have some sort of similar connection.
-Jack
this is delightful and wondrous
Ooh love the drawings, especially the purplish one at the bottom!
I read here http://www.stripdagenhaarlem.nl/2008/ that you will attend the Stripdagen Haarlem in The Netherlands in June. Wish you lots of fun and do upload some photos from the event, please!
Don’t apologize–this blog reader, for one, found this post delightful. I’d love to see more Salvation Army Wars.
I don’t get if Phil is left handed or right handed? in any case, keep doodling, please
I love Your work Yur drawing ability is great.. I am a frelance cartoonis who is curently developing a strip. Would love to talk with You about shop stuff, such as which pens Youuse paper ect. You can email me at covinoteaches@hotmail.com thanks Nick
This reminds me of the days when my best friend, Josh, and I used to draw epic G.I. Joe battles on giant sheets of graph paper in the school library. Those were good times. Of course, none of our doodles were as creative or clean as yours. Keep up the amazing work!
Hi Craig
It’s my boyfriend’s birthday on oct. 30
is it ok if you greet him for me as my gift? he loves ur works.
his site is begettingit@blogspot.com
thanks!
-grace