It's been pretty awesome to be me lately. Last week I proposed to the love of my life and she agreed to be my future wife! Then just a few days later, for the first time in my life, I get to see my own work animated. FOX/ADHD has released this special clip from the Axe Cop animated series as a teaser for the coming series next summer!
I'm kind of amazed this is the first time we have really explored the ocean in the Axe Cop Universe. We have been to the beach many times, but not in the deep blue sea. I'm interested to find out more about the heroes and bad guys that live way out there in the ocean.
If you live in or near Nashville, come see me at GMX this weekend. Fair warning, I probably will not be there on Sunday, so come see me Friday or Saturday!
Ethan
Yes, Uncle Axe. I hope we see more of this character. I know he is fictional, even within the Axe Cop universe, but Axe Cop could easily wish upon a unicorn horn that he be made real and join his team. It would be special to see Axey and his childhopod hero out fighting crimes together.
Well, I forgot to post this, but I am going to be in Nashville at GMX at the end of this month, so if you live out there, come see me, buy some comics and harass me at panels!
Ethan
The time has come for one of the more significant revelations about Axe Cop to be made. Please make sure to read Ask Axe cop #73 (today's installment) before you read this blog. Axe Cop is bald. It's true. I think it's rare for a hero of Axey's fame to be bald, but he gets away with it because he hides it. Axe Cop fights a lot of battles, but sometimes he loses his battle with his own self confidence when it comes to that bald head.
Well, my plan is to release Ask Axe Cop questions weekly until we reach 100, so if you have burning questions, now is the time to send them in (please use the form on this page).
Also, the official Axe Cop costume is out now and can purchased in various stores and right here online.
Thanks for keeping up with the Cop. See you next week.
Ethan
Alright, it took a while, but the tale of the Dogs has been told. Thanks for sticking with us!
Malachai just returned home from spending two weeks with me. We did a lot of writing together. Started some new stories up, worked on a bunch of Ask Axe Cop questions, sold books and did panels at Rose City Comic Con in Portland, OR, Comikaze Expo in Los Angeles, did a panel at Riot LA, did a couple interviews, played mini golf, went to Legoland, saw a magic show,spent $95 at the dollar store buying writing props… and we did homework because he took two weeks off of school to work on Axe Cop.
So what's next? It's time to dive back into Ask Axe Cop. I want to reach my goal of at least completing 100 of those things. Who knows, we may do many more, but I want to make the 100 question goal. So, since I just finished a story I am going to take one week off, then jump into weekly Ask Axe Cop comics.
On another note, not that he needs my help, but my good friend Doug TenNapel is doing a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds to do a 250 page hardcover sketchbook project. He's already surpassed his goal but if this looks cool to you, you should back it! This further inspires me to try to to do my own Kickstarter project some day soon.
Ethan
Hey Head Choppers,
If you live anywhere near the Los Angeles area, you should come down to Riot LA on Saturday. As part of the festival, Malachai and I will be joining the Axe Cop TV series producer, Nick Weidenfeld for an “Ask Axe Cop” live discussion panel. It's going to be a lot of fun. More information on when and where is here.
I mentioned a couple weeks back that my engine in my car fried and I may do a commission sale to raise money to pay for it. A couple days later a surprise royalty check for book sales came in that more than covered my expenses! It was pretty amazing. So I am going to hold off on the commission sale and save it for Christmas like I usually do.
Malachai has been here with me in Los Angeles for over a week now. We have been working on new material. THE DOGS only has one page left. Once it is done, we will focus on Ask Axe Cop for a while.
Ethan
Yes, in a surprise turn of events, Axe Cop defeats his enemies with kindness. Of course, that kindness leads to the utter horror and annihilation of an innocent planet of mice, but it's still a happy ending. Not that this is THE end. There is still a couple pages left.
Malachai is with me right now. He came down to Los Angeles with me to hang out and write some new material and go on adventures and stuff. I am going to try to fulfill his dream of going to Lego Land next weekend. We have a number of things on our plate while he is here. If you live in So Cal, come see us at Comikaze Expo or Riot LA.
We will also be checking out progress on the new animated series together. We watched the first animatic for the fist episode together the other day and both agreed it was awesome.
See you next week!
Ethan
Finally, we are back in business. I know I said that would happen last tuesday, but I forgot last Tuesday was my birthday and I didn't realize my birthday fell on a tuesday until I had already celebrated it, so I apologize for the invonvenience. I ask for your forgiveness as my birthday present. I am probably going to be doing a commission soon because I just fried the motor in my car. Could be a good early Christmas present. So keep it in mind and I will post soon about it. Thanks for reading!!
Ethan
Hello head Choppers,
Enjoy a new guest episode from Ray Friesen today of www.DontEatAnyBugs.com.
Also… next week, we're back! Finally, the last three pages of THE DOGS will post weekly starting next tuesday. Thanks for your patience. If you have not gone to the comic shop to pick up Axe Cop: President of the World yet, please do! Issue #1 was released at the end of last month and issue #2 ships out soon. This series was a lot of fun. If you liked Bad Guy Earth you will love this one.
See you next tuesday and thanks to Ray for the guest episode!
Ethan
Hey Head Choppers,
Well Comic Con is behind me and it was a good time as usual. Thanks to everything who stopped by the booth and came to the panel. My hiatus continues as I work on the over-due President of the World #3, but in the meantime Jeff Beckman, creator of the webcomic Ultiman was kind enough to send along a guest episode. My hope is to finish this project in the next 20 days or so, then get back here and finish up the DOGS. After that, I hope to focus more on Bearmageddon for a while, but also on doing more Ask Axe Cop episodes. Malachai and I want to try to make it to 100 episodes of Ask Axe Cop. I have plenty to keep me busy… thanks for being such a supportive audience.
Ethan