Hello True Believers! I am happy to report that after a blistering three months of remodeling my kitchen here at the homestead I am back on full-time Graphic Novel chores. Yaaayyyy!!! As of this writing I only have 12 pages left to pencil and ink of the 180+ pages. I already have about a dozen … Read more
Now that my teaching duties (yes, I am a Professor! It nearly gave my mom a heart attack when she heard!) are done until Fall semester, I am really cooking on my upcoming graphic novel. These days, marketing/selling/soliciting a book is much more of an extensive process than when I was starting out 30 years … Read more
Hell, yes! I am now finished with the pencils and inks on 144 pages of 178 on my upcoming graphic novel, F.A.R.M. SYSTEM: RAGE! I also have the official release date from Top Shelf now–November 18th, 2025. “2025?!?!” You ask… Yes. These days publishers need to schedule big releases far far out! So the distributors … Read more
Hey-oooo!!! Just reporting in on my progress on the FS sequel. I am now at 121 pages fully penciled and inked. I have about 45 left and then it’s onto the coloring and lettering. It’s a big job! I am on schedule, though. The entire book will be finished by this summer. Then it’s all … Read more
Hello! It has been awhile since I’ve posted. Been busy busy busy with my duties as a Professor down at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (that’s right, a PROFESSOR! My mother never thought it’d be possible!), and then the holidays. BUT, the great news is that in the last 3 weeks I have … Read more
Hello and Happy Halloween! I am glad to announce that my Kickstarter campaign for my new Illustrated novel, MERCY, has just launched! Mercy is a 244 page Illustrated Horror Novel with 71 illustrations peppered throughout. It’s a 30 day Kickstarter with a goal of reaching $6,666 (see what I did there?) to cover the printing … Read more
Hola! It has been some time since I’ve posted any updates on cons, art, myself and my upcoming projects. The good news is that all of the above have been busy motoring along!!! I’ve attended several cons in the past few months, including the SPX this past weekend, and all of them have been terrific! … Read more
Ahhh…Spring is in the air with Summer quickly closing in. My role as Professor of Illustration at the prestigious Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) has just ended until school resumes in Fall. “What?” you ask…”You are a professor of Illustration, Rich?” Yes, yes I am! I also teach an elective course in Sequential … Read more
2022 was a busy, tumultuous, hectic, aggravating, exhausting and ultimately, rewarding year for me! Having produced a 208 page graphic novel in one of our country’s most topsy-turvy years in history was a challenging feat but I was very proud to have done it. Top Shelf/IDW was fantastic to work with and Chris Staros, once … Read more
After my exciting (and exhausting) five day, four stops, Thanksgiving Week Book Signing Tour I am now gearing up for the next two stops–QUAD CON, DAVENPORT on Dec 10th & 11th in Davenport, Iowa. After that one I’ll be in Dallas, Texas on December 17th, set up at the awesome store, TITAN COMICS from 11-3pm! … Read more