I hate how I draw. This isn’t unusual with most cartoonists. If I’m doing an illustration, I don’t mind at all. I fall into my style and I don’t question anything. But once I start doing something sequential, I fall into a hole of self-doubt. I’ve been working in...
Jesus wept. My god. Did you believe me when I said “yep! The Ol’ Max Riffner Content Machine is firing back up! New comics! More blogging!” Were you thinking “you have a newborn, you dipshit.” Because, yeah, I have a newborn child and this shit is a lot of work. And...
I hinted at this on my last post, but I’ve been working hard on getting a new comic ready to share. I haven’t posted any work online since they still called them “webcomics.” Either way, I’ve been tooling with this comic for the better part of ten years and I’ve...
How are you doing? I’ve been busy. It’s been three years since we last talked. I was promoting a documentary. I’ve since helped out on another documentary. It’s good. They are both streaming on Amazon Prime Video if you want to watch them. I knew a lot about the...
The world changed overnight, and I forgot to make a big deal about our movie being released. I’m sure like me, all of you have been stunned by the spread of the COVID–19. I hope you are home. I hope you are safe. And I hope you are healthy. I am all three (home, safe,...
I recently completed a strip for Seven Days again and realized that it's been over a year since I last posted here. A lot has happened since then. TLDR: I was depressed. Bad Medicine In August 2018, I heard back from my cardiologist. I had finished my 6 month checkup...
This week is the 30th anniversary of one of my favorite films, Bull Durham . It's considered to be one of the best sports movies of all time. I think it's more than that. Granted, it's a fantastic sports movie, and even if you aren't someone that likes sports, there...
I can finally share something very near and dear to my heart. Jason Lutes, our sturdy CCS captain and one of the best people I’ve ever met, finished his masterpiece Berlin. It’s been a two decade journey for him and it finally culminated this year. Twenty-two issues....
For most cartoonists, winter is the time to get work done. Short, cold days keep you inside and productive. For some reason, I start cranking out pages at a supernatural rate in the spring. Usually. Not for the last several years. With two surgeries in my rear view,...
I’m saddened to learn about the passing of Dean Allen this week. He was one of the great writers and designers of the independent web. And he created one of the best content management systems of the early 00’s – Textpattern. Nearly every site I built...
For this year’s Inktober, I’m turning it into a work assignment. I’m going to be working on a graphic novel set in Hell after I finish The Walk. And I wanted to use the month as an opportunity to do some research and character studies on demons. Demons who I’d like to...
Twenty-six years ago, I dislocated my right knee while we were on a family vacation in Colorado. After the initial dislocation, it seemed to be better. I wasn’t running a marathon or anything, but it was okay to walk on. Several days later, we stopped for an...