Even More Book Doodles

Hey everyone!  It's time for more book doodles!  Let's get right into it!

MODERN MASTERS: FRANK CHO

Frank Cho used to do a comic strip called Liberty Meadows. As far as I'm concerned, it's the greatest comic strip that isn't called Calvin & Hobbes. This book is a celebration of his skills as a cartoonist and an illustrator. I did a drawing of Leslie, the hypocondriac bullfrog from Liberty Meadows, on the first page.

ULTRA TALK by DAVID KIRBY

An eclectic collection of essays written from the perspective of a man of privilege, wealth, and education. He enjoys treating the low brow as if it were the high brow. So I drew Shakespeare watching some television.

MANIAC MAGEE by JERRY SPINELLI

One of my favorite non-illustrated children's books. It's the story of a boy presented as a tall tale. Here we see Maniac himself in the legendary footrace with (the almost equally mythical) Mars Bar.

THE BOOK OF BASKETBALL by BILL SIMMONS

I drew Iverson in this one. Jordan would've been the obvious choice (because he IS basketball and basketball is him), but I thought it'd be okay to go with The Answer. Even people who hated Iverson, I believe, secretly loved Iverson. Oh, and this book? Hilarious. A little on the randy side, though. If nothing else, you should read it for the chapter that compares Kobe Bryant to Teen Wolf.

THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN VOLUME 1

I don't think Conan really counts as a superhero. I mean, he's superhumanly strong and superhumanly lucky, but he's also superhumanly a jerk. He basically just runs around with a sword and does whatever he wants. Some of the ink work in this book, however, is breathtaking. My crude, ten second sketch of Conan is woefully out of place.

IN THE NIGHT KITCHEN by MAURICE SENDACK

A really unique looking children's book about a boy who has really vivid dreams, kind of like Little Nemo. I drew Max, the protagonist.

THE HOLY BIBLE by GOD

...have I posted this one already? No? It's on the very last blank page in the back of my Bible. Here you see a group of men looking up into the sky right after Jesus' ascension, right before a couple of men in white come over to ask them why they're looking up. I always imagine that the 11 men standing there, staring up, were probably feeling somewhat deflated. Jesus had just given them a rousing, inspiring speech. And then he floated away. But he didn't leave them alone.  Not really.

THE COMPLETE CALVIN AND HOBBES BOOK TWO by BILL WATTERSON

Look! I drew Hobbes!

OVERKILL by TOMER HANUKA

Tomer Hanuka is a truly original illustrator. I don't know of anyone else who does work like his. I love his fluid line work and his odd color choices. Overkill is a collection of some of his best illustration work. He draws kids with guns a lot, so I drew one on the first page.

CALVIN AND HOBBES LAZY SUNDAY BOOK by BILL WATTERSON

This book is a collection of Calvin and Hobbes Sunday strips. I've drawn Moe, the school bully, on the corner of the first page.

MERE CHRISTIANITY by C.S. LEWIS

C.S. Lewis is one of those guys that had a real knack for making complicated theological concepts accessible to a non-academic audience. He reads like a less abrasive version of G.K. Chesterton. I don't even know if you can tell what this sketch is supposed to be. It's a couple of loaves of bread and some fishes. See..? No? Well, I tried. Kind of.

I have more of these, but I can tell that a few of you in the back of the room are starting to fall asleep.  Come back next Monday, if you like.  I'll teach you how to draw some stick men or something.

Cheers.