Railway Children
Shaenon: Who loves America? And also zombies? In honor of the Fourth of July, here’s a patriotic can-do undead desktop wallpaper. As usual, if you make a donation in any amount to the Skin Horse Tip Jar, I will send[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: A few weeks ago, Ed Gedeon had a dream about Tip commiserating with another Alice: Alice the Goon from E.C. Segar’s Popeye. Now Ed has drawn a dramatic visual recreation of that dream. Thanks, Ed! Channing: Tip is so[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: Look! It’s Skin Horse Volume 3! Isn’t it beautiful? Thank you so much to everyone who participated in the SH 3 Kickstarter drive to make this book happen. The book features an introduction by bestselling zombie author Seanan McGuire,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: Eden Thomas, who previously did the awesome jungle drawings of the cast, sent us these film noir portraits. Notice that Unity is smoking a bubble pipe. Awesome. Channing: Again, Eden, you continue to amaze. Thank you.
Shaenon: Eden Thomas has followed up her noir illustrations of Tip and Unity with Sweetheart. Thanks so much, Eden! Channing: Yet another bosstacular rendition. Kinda creepy in its way. Thanks again, Eden!
Shaenon: Dave Warren, creator of Selkie, sent us this image of Violet. Writes Dave: Originally I wanted to do Unity, but it seems like you have a lot of fanarts of her as is. The recent “something wrong with my[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: If you’re anywhere near the Bay Area on August 25, do not miss the release party for Skin Horse Volume 3 at Borderlands Books in San Francisco. We will have live dramatizations, cupcakes, and wine, and my mom will be there![…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: I’ve wanted to do an illustration of Victorian Moustachio for a while, and what better format than a stereoscope card? As usual, if you make a donation in any amount to the Skin Horse Tip Jar, I will send[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: One of the pledge levels on the Skin Horse Volume 3 Kickstarter Drive, “Investigator Into the Conspiracy,” allowed backers to ask five questions of Skin Horse characters, with the answers written into their copy of the book. Some of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: That’s right! For the second year running, Jeff and I will be guests at Intervention in Washington D.C. Last year was awesome, and we have no reason to believe that this year will be different. Also, my mother will[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: I’ve been busy filling orders for the Skin Horse 3 Kickstarter drive, and I’m up to the backers who get bonus character sketches. The above was for either Artie or a Hot Goblin, so I did both. A couple more[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: Continuing the tradition of SH characters in roleplaying games, Gil Bailey has Tigerlily Jones running around Guild Wars 2. Writes Gil, “I have her in a Role-Playing Guild where she is known as the charming Mistress of Funk.” Sweet! In[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
More sketches from the Kickstarter drive. Here’s Tigerlily Jones, working on one of the giant robots she doesn’t get to build anymore: And Dr. Lee. Believe it or not, this is not the only request I received for Dr. Lee[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: More Kickstarter bonus sketches. I got really into the theme of Unity with patchwork quilts. Also, I drew a really tasty-looking cheese up there. Channing: Good heavens, yes, that is a delicious-looking cartoon lunch. Lucky Kickstarter recipient!
Shaenon: David Wells (no relation to Jeff) has gone the route of all discerning art collectors and hung his Skin Horse originals. David owns both a Kickstarter bonus sketch and an original strip, which he now has displayed “on the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: It’s very cruel of Jeff to make me draw things like the Brain-o-Mat, because drawing things is hard. But at least it gave me an excuse to create this advertisement for St. Charlie’s most popular, and most likely only,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: The newest Couscous Collective anthology is out, and it is KITTIES! Every Couscous anthology includes either a Narbonic or a Skin Horse story, and KITTIES has a Skin Horse story, “Career Day,” written by Jeff and drawn by me.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: Because you demanded it, more thumbnails. I am increasingly of the opinion that Violet’s braid is my most dynamic character. Channing: I have no idea what the hell is up with that braid. It’s probably one of those weird Avatar things that allow[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: Let it never be said that I don’t come through when awesome Skin Horse sketches are needed. Because these are great. A warning to everyone: If you ask me to draw Nick, you will get Human!Nick, because I love[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: Still busy with Kickstarter sketches. I’ve been doing Pam Grier movie posters for Tigerlily. Coffy! Here’s Tip in a daring Vivienne Westwood. And, of course, I’m still drawing Dr. Lee. Channing: So many sketches! All adorable! […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: Yes, yes, it’s more sketches. Someone requested Tip in the stolen Mainbocher from “Tin Soldier,” so here it is. Also Unity with some cocoa. Channing: That really is a beautiful dress Tip stole. I love the final design. Me,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: Eden Thomas says, “Shippers gotta ship.” Thanks so much, Eden! Channing: This is really unbearably sweet, which means that I’m digging it pretty hard. I totally encourage this sort of behavior from the fanbase! Go on! Post your awesome[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: Just a quick post today to show off the Skin Horse slipcases Liz Conley created for the SH 3 Kickstarter campaign. I have no idea how to make stuff that isn’t comics, but fortunately Liz has an ongoing series[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: I recently did a masquerade-themed commission sketch, which reminded me that I’ve been meaning to draw some Kay Nielsen-inspired Skin Horse art. Hence this awesome desktop wallpaper. As usual, if you make a donation in any amount to the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: I’m busy visiting my folks for the holidays, so just a quick illustration today. Andrew liked the way this month’s wallpaper looked with just Tip colored in, so here it is. Happy holidays, everyone! Channing: Tip is, indeed, pretty[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: Trash!, page two. Look at Jesse’s faces. He draws such excellent faces. Channing: Deep Space Tungsten Mining: good for getting rid of your species’s surplus of young adult males. Much like salmon fishing, or the Crusades.
Shaenon: Page three of Trash! Because I can, that’s why. Channing: I’ve always had a soft spot for deep space outposts and repair stations. It’s hard to get anything interesting to happen there, though, which is why you need to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: We interrupt the Sunday Trash! serial for this little feltcraft Sweetheart. This is so correct. Thank you, Sara! Channing: This may, in fact, be my favorite Christmas present this year.
Shaenon: Okay, back to Trash! Some people have noticed the random Esperanto sprinkled into the comic. I thought it would be fun to work different languages into this future. Also, I just like Esperanto. Channing: Also works as a nod to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: Good news! If you want to see more of Jesse Hamm’s work, check out this week’s issue of Hawkeye, in which he and Steve Leiber double-team Matt Fraction’s script. Jesse would not approve of that language, but I’m going for[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: I felt like doing an illustration with a whole ton of red, and Valentine’s Day is a perfect excuse. As usual, if you make a donation in any amount to the Skin Horse Tip Jar, I will send you[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: As you may or may not know, every six months my cartooning group, the Couscous Collective, puts out an anthology, and I always contribute either a Narbonic story or a Skin Horse story. Here’s the cover for the upcoming[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: Needs more lemurs. Channing: Yeah, Shaenon, what the hell? Shaenon: To make up for it, how about I run a special Narbonic/Skin Horse offer on the Couscous Store? Segue! I’m currently building an office in my back yard that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: The last sample page of Trash! Jesse did this one in color to offer a look at his mad coloring skills. Thanks again, Jesse, for working with me on this book. I’ve been amazingly lucky over the years in the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: Sometimes I am just too awesome for my own good, and this is one of those times. Behold the awesome Hawaiian-themed wallpaper I created for March! No, it’s not enough that every order of Narbonic and Skin Horse books[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: I just wanted to highlight this detail from this month’s spectacular tropical wallpaper illustration so you can see everybody with their little ukeleles. I really dug drawing this one. Channing: I gotta say, I do miss the other talking dogs. […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shaenon: Many thanks to the very nice Stephen Dyer for this awesome drawing of Tip and his puppets. You can see more of his artwork at tellerno.deviantart.com. Now I’ll let Jeff speak, because I know Jeff gets giddy over fan art.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…