Frequently Asked Questions

What is your background?
I have a degree in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering from UCLA. I was a software developer for about four years prior to being a graphic designer and cartoonist, and currently just a cartoonist.

Does your online work support you?
Yes, it fully supports me.

What do you use to draw your comics?
On the software side I actually use Adobe Flash to do everything. I got comfortable with the toolset when doing Checkerboard Nightmare and I never left, but I have been wondering about using Adobe Illustrator instead. All my work is vector. For hardware, I use a WACOM Intuos 4 tablet. I do not have a Cintiq.

Did you write the short horror story Candle Cove — the one about a children’s TV show formatted to look like a forum thread?
Yes, I did. It was first published at ichorfalls.com, my horror fiction site. Then it was submitted to creepypasta.com where it got a lot more readers. Then it kind of got absorbed by 4chan and all that.

Is there a full list of your online work somewhere?
Starslip (nee Starslip Crisis), 2005-current
Sci-fi humor strip with dramatic elements

Chainsawsuit, 2008-current
Gag-a-day internet humor

Blamimation with Kris and Scott, 2009-current
5-10 minute animations with Scott Kurtz for PATV

Tweet Me Harder, 2009-2010
Hour-long weekly humor/improv podcast with David Malki!

Ichor Falls, 2007-current
Community-driven microfiction horror site, including the story Candle Cove

F Chords, 2008
Musician humor strip with dramatic elements

Webcomics Weekly (podcast)
Shop talk with Scott Kurtz, Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar

Halfpixel.com, 2006-2008
Collection of odds and ends I did solo before Halfpixel became a foursome

Checkerboard Nightmare for ComixTalk, 2006
A monthly version of the strip for webcomics commentary

Modern Humor Authority for ComixTalk, 2006
A monthly webcomic version of MHA for webcomics commentary

Modern Humor Authority, 2004-2005
A fake review blog in the style of Pitchfork Media

Checkerboard Nightmare, 2000-2005
Mainstay of early meta-webcomics

Squad Nuclear Slug, 1998-2000
Gamespy.com Half-Life fake news

What’s your association with Penny Arcade?
I do the Blamimations with Scott for PATV, and I have been Media Ambassador for PAX East 2010 and PAX 2010. I don’t officially work there.