Comics
"Magda, Skeleton Maker" is a new three-issue mini-series with art by Donna A. Black and letters by LetterSquids.
It was funded through Kickstarter in June 2022 and is currently available for pre-order here. |
The Return of Phantasmo
A serialized webcomic with public domain comic book characters.
Art by CGhirardo, letters by Kevin Lintz and LetterSquids.
The full series is available to read now for free.
Read Issue #1
A serialized webcomic with public domain comic book characters.
Art by CGhirardo, letters by Kevin Lintz and LetterSquids.
The full series is available to read now for free.
Read Issue #1
Select One Page Comics From "The Comic Jam"
- "Villa-In-The-City" with art by Maximillian and letters by Kevin Lintz
- "Oz's Great Flying Monkey Army: The True Story" with art by Eric James Mak and letters by LetterSquids
- "Raven Mad" with art by Alex Zapata and letters by LetterSquids
- "No Heroes in the West" with art by Alex Zapata, color by Chris Rowlands, and letters by LetterSquids
- "Madame Ruthie's Crystal Ball Never Lies" with art by Ryan Foust and letters by Nick Philpott
- "A Gritty Noir" with art by Summer Steinhart and letters by Kevin D. Lintz
- "Sell Sword" with art by Dan Beachey
- "And God Spoke" with art by Aaron Guzman and letters by LetterSquids
- "Developing Story" with art by Dave Hingley and letters by LetterSquids
Anthologies
- "Planet Now" with art and letters by Sam Prowse in Twisting Time
- "Dad's Lesson" with art and letters by Gabe Martini in Containment Breach Vol. 2 from Fugitive Poems
- "Weekend" art by Lauren Matthews in the anthology One Comic to Rule Them All
- "The Healer" with art by Sam Prowse and letters by LetterSquids, forthcoming in Stratos from Bonfire Comics
- "Dog Food" in The Great Command Meant anthology from Arcane Inkdustries
- "The Return of Phantasmo" forthcoming at The Comic Jam and Nerd Nation
WORKS IN PROGRESS
Magda, Skeleton Maker
Three-issue mini-series with art by Donna A. Black.
Three-issue mini-series with art by Donna A. Black.
Hooks
Comic series in progress with art by Dave Gatzmer.
“Hooks” is the story of Clifford, a children’s show host and puppeteer in the 1960s. His star is on the rise until he loses his arms in an on-air accident. He’s left to watch his children’s show empire fall into the hands of his sidekick, a drunken clown named Hugo. Clifford has to fight to maintain his grip on reality as he loses everything he valued and finds no one willing to fight for him.
Comic series in progress with art by Dave Gatzmer.
“Hooks” is the story of Clifford, a children’s show host and puppeteer in the 1960s. His star is on the rise until he loses his arms in an on-air accident. He’s left to watch his children’s show empire fall into the hands of his sidekick, a drunken clown named Hugo. Clifford has to fight to maintain his grip on reality as he loses everything he valued and finds no one willing to fight for him.
Poetry
BOOK:
in the office hours of the polar vortex (Robocup Press, 2015)
CHAPBOOK:
Abraham Lincoln (Mondo Bummer Books, 2013)
Selected Publications
"It, Collected" (The Economy Journal)
from "Bits, Collected" (The Nervous Breakdown)
from 'in the office hours of the polar vortex' (The Newer York 1 | The Newer York 2)
Three GIF poems in Stat®rec
"Bombs" (Revolver)
"Harry Houdini," "Michael Applebaum," and "Jon DiSalvatore" (Paper Darts)
"Movie Trailer for Today Because Today is a Neo-Realist Day" (Gobbet)
"The Finished Product" (Country Music)
"romance (from True Romance)" (True Romance poetry anthology)
Five Poems in Creative Commons for remix (The Poetry Storehouse)
"Turn the Dial to Implode and Enter the World" in (Out of Nothing)
"Rumors about a movie trailer for an underground classic being remade" in Evergreen Review
"Age of Quarrel" in Evergreen Review
"Court Dogs" in Tarpaulin Sky
"Argument Against Brevity" and other Lincoln poems in 3:AM
"Get Behind the Wheel Annie" in Pismire Poetry
"Today I Will Be a Compensated Spokesperson" in Opium Magazine (film of this poem, created by SWOON)
"The Argument is Odin, God of War and Poetry" in Word Riot
"Pauly Shore" in The Bakery
"It Happens When You Remark on the Shape of the Only Cloud in the Sky" in Jellyfish
"At the Auditions for the Lion King" in Sink Review
"Everything Oz" in H_NGM_N (2010) and Voicemail Poems (2013)
"I Am a Natural Wonder" at the I Am A Natural Wonder blog
2 "Selective History" poems in Shampoo
"We’ll know we’ve hit the big time when we’ve got a set of equipment for smut and then another for non-smut" at I Thought I Was New Here
"The Argument is as to Whether or Not These Pages End" in METRO Twin Cities
PRINT:
"Curtis & Rebecca" in the Spring 2015 issue of Fence Magazine
from in the office hours of the polar vortex in Best American Experimental Writing 2015
"Steve Irwin" in the Greying Ghost Pamphlet Series
"Abraham Lincoln" in the cassette-only anthology 21 Love Poems from Hell Yes Press
"Abraham Lincoln" in PROØF Magazine
Other publications include METRO Twin Cities, Monkeybicycle, and the Minnetonka Review.
in the office hours of the polar vortex (Robocup Press, 2015)
- Hard cover art book edition released in 2016. [Out of print]
CHAPBOOK:
Abraham Lincoln (Mondo Bummer Books, 2013)
Selected Publications
"It, Collected" (The Economy Journal)
from "Bits, Collected" (The Nervous Breakdown)
from 'in the office hours of the polar vortex' (The Newer York 1 | The Newer York 2)
Three GIF poems in Stat®rec
"Bombs" (Revolver)
"Harry Houdini," "Michael Applebaum," and "Jon DiSalvatore" (Paper Darts)
"Movie Trailer for Today Because Today is a Neo-Realist Day" (Gobbet)
"The Finished Product" (Country Music)
"romance (from True Romance)" (True Romance poetry anthology)
Five Poems in Creative Commons for remix (The Poetry Storehouse)
"Turn the Dial to Implode and Enter the World" in (Out of Nothing)
"Rumors about a movie trailer for an underground classic being remade" in Evergreen Review
"Age of Quarrel" in Evergreen Review
"Court Dogs" in Tarpaulin Sky
"Argument Against Brevity" and other Lincoln poems in 3:AM
"Get Behind the Wheel Annie" in Pismire Poetry
"Today I Will Be a Compensated Spokesperson" in Opium Magazine (film of this poem, created by SWOON)
"The Argument is Odin, God of War and Poetry" in Word Riot
"Pauly Shore" in The Bakery
"It Happens When You Remark on the Shape of the Only Cloud in the Sky" in Jellyfish
"At the Auditions for the Lion King" in Sink Review
"Everything Oz" in H_NGM_N (2010) and Voicemail Poems (2013)
"I Am a Natural Wonder" at the I Am A Natural Wonder blog
2 "Selective History" poems in Shampoo
"We’ll know we’ve hit the big time when we’ve got a set of equipment for smut and then another for non-smut" at I Thought I Was New Here
"The Argument is as to Whether or Not These Pages End" in METRO Twin Cities
PRINT:
"Curtis & Rebecca" in the Spring 2015 issue of Fence Magazine
from in the office hours of the polar vortex in Best American Experimental Writing 2015
"Steve Irwin" in the Greying Ghost Pamphlet Series
"Abraham Lincoln" in the cassette-only anthology 21 Love Poems from Hell Yes Press
"Abraham Lincoln" in PROØF Magazine
Other publications include METRO Twin Cities, Monkeybicycle, and the Minnetonka Review.
Non-Fiction
- March Xness essay on The Mountain Goats covering "The Sign" (March Xness)
- Litt Pinball Bar Just Leveled Up (Racket)
- Disney’s New Star Wars Hotel Will Transport You to a Galaxy Far, Far Away (Thrillist)
- Best Comic Books & Graphic Novels of 2021 (Thrillist)
- What Does it Mean When a Brewery Unionizes? (Thrillist)
- Ice, Beer, Blood: Three Days of Pond Hockey's 'Field of Dreams' (Rolling Stone)
- This Small Midwestern Town Is the Mini-Portland of Your Dreams (Thrillist)
- Eric Lindros on Hockey Hall of Fame Induction, Career Controversies (Rolling Stone)
- The Best Minnesota Breweries and the Beers You Should Drink Right Now (Thrillist)
- Quinnipiac’s big moves thanks to ‘marginal gains’ (Sports Illustrated)
- Jincy Dunne makes her return to the ice with Ohio State debut (Sports Illustrated)
- What to Do if You Buy a Haunted House (Thrillist)
- Now Is Your Best Chance to See the Northern Lights for Nearly a Decade (Thrillist)
- Desbiens taking pursuit of national title, Olympic spot one game at a time (Sports Illustrated)
- Everything You Need to Know to Be a Guinness Expert (Thrillist)
Past publications include: Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, Thrillist, The Hockey News, City Pages, The Walker Art Center's Walker Reader, Men's Journal, The Rumpus, Electric Literature, March Xness, Minnesota Hockey Magazine, Thought Catalog, Bookslut, Rotowire, Tiny Mix Tapes, Prefix Magazine, and elsewhere. I am currently a Senior Staff Writer at Thrillist.
More Stuff
- Radio Happy Hour, comedy podcast
- Geocachers, interview web series
- An episode of the Are You MN Enough?, series from Twin Cities Public Television
- Timesify, winner of Comedy Hack Day
Art at top of page by Alex Zapata from "Raven Mad"