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Today is a good day for comics-made-by-JoJo, if you're into that sort of thing!

New page of The Makeshift Man! I had friends over while I was working on this page, and that made them want to paint, too, so I got out more paper and we had a little impromptu painting party in my living room. It was kind of the best thing. :3

The Makeshift Man, "Roadhouse Blues", Page 26
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And here's a new page of Monster Plus! Whoo-hoo!

Monster Plus, "Vampire Earth", Page 5
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(Related bonus sketch!)

Status: Productive...Listening To: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - "The Kindness of Strangers"...Been Reading: J. K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire; Mary Shelley - Frankenstein; Ray Bradbury - Farenheit 451...Been Watching: Home Movies; The Great Dictator

Who wants a new page of Monster Plus? Hint: It's YOUUUUUU...!!

Monster Plus, "Vampire Planet", Page 4

New page! New page!...Was gonna add the sound effect "splop splop" to designate running in mud...But alas, I forgot. Maybe it's still implied?

You also get a peek at what the inside of MM's van looks like. You'll get a full view of it in the beginning of issue 3. Ooooooh.

The Makeshift Man, "Roadhouse Blues", Page 25

Status: Busy...Listening To: The Thrill - "Minasoko ni Nemure"...Been Reading: Mary Shelley - Frankenstein...Been Watching:...Red Tails

Today! Monster Plus! Vampire Planet! Page 3! Yippie skippy!

Monster Plus, "Vampire Planet", Page 3

Yes! The third story of Monster Plus has begun! "Vampire Planet"! Where Monster Plus and M.O.O.N. Agent Andra Speck must face the horror that is DRACULA HIMSELF! And fend off the nightmare that is an entire PLANET OF VAMPIRES!

Monster Plus, "Vampire Planet", Pages 1 & 2

Status: Draculicious...Listening To: Hot Blood - "Soul Dracula"...Been Reading: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley - Frankenstein...Been Watching: 30 Rock

Hooray, hooray! There's a new page of The Makeshift Man!

The Makeshift Man, "Roadhouse Blues", Page 24

And over at Monster Plus this week, we mix it up a little bit and take questions from our reader mailbag!

Monster Plus, Reader Mailbag Q&A

Status: Draculicious...Listening To: Stoneground - "Alligator Man"... Been Reading: J. K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire...Been Watching: Dracula A.D. 1972; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Merry Christmas, everyone! Hope that Santa brings you lots of presents and the Krampus doesn't show up to beat you, stuff you in a basket, and drag you away to Hell and/or to be devoured as his Christmas dinner! <3

(Ugh. Last December I got the idea for a short little Makeshift Man Xmas comic where he gets chased around by the Krampus (because of course he does) but I never drew it. That's it. I'm gonna draw this darned thing in January to make sure that y'all get to read it next year!)

Love you all. <3

Today at Monster Plus we have a special holiday guest pin-up by my dear friend Danielle Payne! With Mona 88 and Kid Dracula! I was so excited when Dani said she wanted to do some art for us; she has such a distinctive, adorable cartoon style and I just want her to draw things all day long that I can look at...! <3

Happy Holidays by Danielle Payne

ALSO! Today I've got some guest art up at Troop Infinity, the all-ages sci-fi action comic written by Josh Krach (our stalwart Monster Plus letterer) and illustrated by the great Sheli Hay! Go forth and know it better, man!

Elder Gods Might Eat Us, Every One

Status: Sleepy...Listening To: Emilie Simon - "Rose Hybride de Thé"...Been Reading: J. K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire...Been Watching: The Star Wars Holiday Special

Monster Plus, Monster Plus, Monster Plus! Chapter 2, Chapter 2, Chapter 2! It's the big finale! IN SPACE! And they are NOT ALONE! So exciting! Are you excited? Be excited about this, because I am! Because of who I get to draw FOR PAGES AND PAGES AND PAGES for Chapter 3! Aaaaaaaaahhhh...!!!

Tell all your friends! Like us on Facebook! Spread the word far and wide, for exciting things are afoot in the 27th Century!

Monster Plus, "Block Party 2666", Pages 21-23!
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Bonus! Today I have a guest pin-up for my bud Matt Welch's awesome new comic about giant robots and space pirates, GRDR!

Status: Hyper-Productive...Listening To: Static-X - "Black and White"...Been Reading: J. K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire...Been Watching: The Phantom Carriage; Sense and Sensibility

Hooray! A new page of The Makeshift Man! MM's situation here is pretty...sucky.

The Makeshift Man, "Roadhouse Blues", Page 23

And a new page of Monster Plus, wherein something approaches from OUTER SPACE!

Aw, I love doing this comic. Chad's all, "JoJo, I need to you draw all the characters together, and they're all talking, and you've gotta draw romance, and you've gotta draw everyone being flung into the air, and all this is on the same page." It's absolutely fabulous; I love the constant ridiculous challenge.

Monster Plus, "Block Party 2666", Page 20

Status: Sick...Listening To: The Postal Service - "Such Great Heights"...Been Reading: J. K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban...Been Watching: The Muppets; One Piece