My Brother Sam Is Dead
Shaenon: It’s autumn wallpaper time! As usual, if you make a donation in any amount to the Skin Horse Tip Jar, I will send you a link to the wallpaper. Each wallpaper a comes in two different aspect ratios (regular[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: Is this truly the end of me drawing Princess Nick? I’ve got to go cry somewhere. Channing: People seem to like Princess Nick. I worry that “Creepy Water-Cooler Girl” will be viewed as a poor substitute.
Shaenon: A few final thumbnails from the previous storyline. I submit that Chris in the Star Trek minidress uniform will never stop being great. Channing: Chris is sort of the anti-Tip. He looks terrible in pretty much everything that’s not specifically[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: I feel duty-bound to inform you that the newest Couscous Collective anthology, FEAST, is now available at the Couscous Store. Jeff and I did a Skin Horse story, “Dish,” and I also drew a recipe for moussaka. So check[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: I’m steadily filling Kickstarter orders for Skin Horse Volume 4, and that means doing lots and lots of bonus character sketches. Here are a few samples. Also, if you’re in the Bay Area, you’ll want to attend the Volume[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: More sketches! Sweetheart and Unity are the most popular choices for sketches this time around. Last year it was Dr. Lee. Channing: Poor Jonah. It’s the difference between having bad luck on a dice roll here and there and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: Inspired by the Oingo Boingo song, Dina Zangwill drew this zombified cast party. It’s nice that Nick is able to attend as Not Food. Thank you so much, Dina! Channing: Absolutely strictly speaking, it would be a good idea[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: This storyline started as an excuse for me to write Tip/Artie/Dr. Lee scenes, so some of those thumbnails are pretty old. Then I thought of Zombie Emperor Norton! Channing: I don’t think it was until this calendar year that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: For this December I wanted to draw something appropriately wintry. I’m also a big fan of illustrator Michael Whelan, who classed up so many issues of Omni magazine when I was a nerdy kid, and his awesome hats. Hence this[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: Look at this! Sam Dyuaaxchs has assembled a Tarot deck of Skin Horse images, selected “by meaning about what the tarot cards mean, looking about like the tarot cards look, being completely wrong in a way that amused me, or[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: Okay, another batch of Kickstarter sketches. I put a lot of work into drawing clothes on Tip. Channing: Tip is predictably fabulous, but right now I’m digging that scarf pretty hard.
Shaenon: This storyline is set in my own Bay Area stomping grounds, so I’ve done my best to portray the area with absolute accuracy, including zombies with mustaches. This necessitated a fact-finding mission to Colma with my husband Andrew and Skin[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: At long last, we found Emperor Norton’s grave! Previous visitors had left flowers and tribute, including…a hat. And some coins. And a can of tuna? We left fifty cents, the traditional tax levied by the Emperor whenever he[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: Inspired by a comment by Jeff about how Jonah Yu must have gotten nothing but bad rolls during his character creation, Miriam Eisfelder has drawn this depiction of his remarkable poor (or maybe just odd) luck. The poor guy[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: A severed head quoting “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?” is so specifically me, comedy-wise, that I feel a little guilty about exposing other people to it. Channing: Unused “Skin Horse” gag: opening a first panel with the line “…and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: Sketch for a commission piece. I could draw WWII nose cone designs all day long. Channing: As an added bonus, this one has a story that goes along with it. (Language warning on that link.)
Shaenon: Pencils for another Kickstarter commission. Who likes cobras? Channing: It’s amazing to me how much love these guys still get despite their comparative rarity in the comic. Congrats to Shaenon on the idea for them. I think. Sometimes it gets[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: Okay, I admit it. I have completely run out of Skin Horse-related art this Sunday. Instead, here are things I drew for one of my many day jobs, as an ESL tutor at the Academy of Art University. Last[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: Just random doodles for this storyline. I’m not used to drawing swimsuits. Channing: What are you gonna do, though? There’s just so much hot-tubbing going on. Also, arglblargl tiny puppy.
Shaenon: I asked Andrew what I should draw for this February’s wallpaper, and he said, “How about a St. Valentine’s Day Massacre?” So here’s the cast all dolled up in whatever the 1930s version of steampunk is. As usual, if you[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: A page from the Narbonic story I did for the upcoming Couscous Collective anthology ILLUMINATION. More on ILLUMINATION, and other Couscous stuff, to come soon. Channing: Oh my crap, The Helenchild is adorbs. That’s… about all I have to say[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: Tuiteyfruity, who’s done fan art for us before, has written a crossover fanfic between Skin Horse and the online prose series Getting in Deep. She even drew a comic adaptation of a scene from the story, which involves gerbils. You[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: Jeff and I don’t get to meet in person very often, and this year our only joint appearance will be at Emerald City Comicon in Seattle. We’ll be sharing a booth with the great Bill Holbrook of Kevin and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: Another Kickstarter commission. This request was for a haunted kitchen. You know what’s hard to draw? Kitchens. What am I saying? Everything is hard to draw except Hiller flying platforms. Channing: Basically what I think Shaenon is saying is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: About a month ago, after foolishly reading a bunch of news about the video-game industry, I drew an awesome comic called Perils of the Lady Gamer. In case you’d like an attractive and portable tree version, I’ve made up a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: Doodles of the Sewer Action Team. Jeff and I are at Emerald City Comicon right now, being the Comics Action Team. Stop by and say hi and buy stuff if you’re in town! Channing: Like any sensible individual, I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: Jeff and I had the awesomest time ever at Emerald City Comicon last weekend. Thank you so much to everyone who stopped by our booth, came to our panels, and otherwise made our year. (Also special thanks to Phil[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: A strip I cut for time. I still think it’s pretty funny. We probably could have written an entire extended phone conversation between these two. Channing: It’s sad, some of the stuff that gets left on the cutting room[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: Euel Ball created this excellent image of Tigerlily Jones, plus robot army, on Poser, and I’ve gotta say it’s extremely sweet. Thanks so much, Euel! It was great to meet you at the Emerald City Comicon last month! Speaking[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…