feature on FANTASTIC FOUR #9 recreation!


Here's an article on Jason Young's work-in-progress commissioning contemporary comic artists to redraw Fantastic Four #9. I contributed a page, in addition to Chester Brown, Jeffrey Brown, James Kolchalka, Brandon Graham, and more.
Hopefully it'll see the light of day as a finished work soon! And Happy 50th anniversary to the FF last month!

JOYLAND softcover out now!


A new softcover edition of Joyland is out now! It's a great, dark novel by Emily Schultz which I illustrated back in early 2006. I have some copies available for $12-- you can paypal me via harlanrecords@yahoo.com. This will be added to the store section soon as well. Thanks!

FAT SHADOW eastern US tour this month!



Check out the phenomenal Fat Shadow (folks from Pink Razors, Landlord, Erin Tobey, Abe Froman, Door-Keys) in the following cities:
  • AUGUST 15 - GREENVILLE, SC @ 801 Perry St
  • AUGUST 16 - RICHMOND, VA @ sprout
  • AUGUST 18 - PHILADELPHIA, PA @ the marvelous!
  • AUGUST 19 - BROOKLYN, NY @ Manifesta loft
  • AUGUST 20 - BROOKLYN, NY @ tompkins st house
  • AUGUST 21 - BROOKHAVEN, NY @ 2579 MONTAUK HWY
  • AUGUST 22 - PITTSBURGH, PA @ shadow lounge
  • AUGUST 23 - ATHENS, OH @ BROWN TOWN
  • AUGUST 24 - COLUMBUS, OH @ carabar
  • AUGUST 25 - CINCINNATI, OH @ the drinkery
  • AUGUST 26 - COLUMBUS, IN @ FORK AFTER DARK
You can check updates/show details on their Facebook page here or at Houseplant Records, and download their Foot Of Love album here.

WHAT YOU WISH FOR benefit anthology up for pre-orders!


I have a story in a new young adult fiction anthology called What You Wish For: A Book For Darfur, and 100% of its proceeds fund library construction in refugee camps for folks from the war-torn Darfur region of Sudan.

The book is published through the Bookwish Foundation's partnership with Penguin/Putnam Books, and also features stories and poems by R.L. Stine, Nikki Giovanni, Joyce Carol Oates, Cynthia Voigt, Meg Cabot, Cornelia Funke, John Green, Ann M. Martin, Sofia Quintero, Jeanne DuPrau, Karen Hesse, Alexander McCall Smith, Francisco X. Stork, Marilyn Nelson, Naomi Shihab Nye, Gary Soto, and Jane Yolen.

You can find out more about it here, and also pre-order it either from Bookwish or Amazon-- it'll be released on September 15th!

new COMETBUS book, new interviews & video!

Hey everybody! Back from San Diego Comic Con, and TCB'in. .

* I did a bunch of all new illustrations for the new Cometbus collection, Add Toner, which is out now! I have some copies for $12 each-- you can paypal me at harlanrecords@yahoo.com, and the store will be updated soon.

* I just did an interview with Comic Book Resources' Robot 6 about my new book, Any Empire. You can read it here.

* Here's some video of a presentation I did in April in my hometown as part of the Arkansas Literary Festival, courtesy of Mark Barnes. Thanks Mark!

* San Diego ruled again this year, though I miss not getting out to the Adventure Time beach party. Thanks, everybody, for stopping by the booth to meet and talk and pick up the new tome!

SAN DIEGO COMIC CON throwdown this week!

See you in San Diego for Comic Con International! I'll be at the Top Shelf booth (#1721) all weekend, selling copies of my brand new book Any Empire! I'll also be part of the following panel presentations:

* Comics For Teens with Cecil Castellucci, Hope Larson, and Gene Luen Yang! Thursday July 21st, 4:30-5:30pm in Room 26AB.

* Top Shelf Panel with Robert Venditti, Kagan McLeod, James Kolchalka, Mike Huddleston, and Leigh Walton! Saturday July 23rd, 4:30-5:30pm in Room 8.

I'll have tons of original art for sale over the weekend, including pages from Any Empire.

See you there!

ANY EMPIRE -- ready to go!


I'm now taking orders for ANY EMPIRE, hot off the presses and looking sharp! These babies will ship out to you on July 19th. You can order here in the store section.

Also, I have a special deal going-- get ANY EMPIRE, SWALLOW ME WHOLE, EDIBLE SECRETS, and SOUNDS OF YOUR NAME all for only $50! That's 1000 pages of esoteric flim-flam comin at you! Check it out here.

This week-- 12 Hour Comic Day for kids at the Library & Summit City Comic Con!

Hey there, Hoosiers--
on Thursday, June 16th, I'll be at the 12 Hour Comic Book Day workshop for kids at the Monroe County Public Library in Bloomington, IN at 4pm to talk about comics, work with young folks on their comic projects, and do a Q&A with parents about all things related to making comics (from professional to creative to practical issues!). See you there!

Also, on Saturday, June 18th I'll be at the Summit City Comic Con in Fort Wayne IN, at the Grand Wayne Center (120 West Jefferson Blvd.) from 10am-6pm. Bring it on!

Oxford American & weekend con in Kankakee!

Hey there!

I have an illustration in the brand new issue of Oxford American magazine (#73). check it out!

Also, if you're around northern Illinois this Saturday, June 4th, I'll be at the Kankakee Fantasy Con from 10am-5pm. It's at the Kankakee Public Library (201 E. Merchant St.). Please save me from the lightsaber wielding action figure collectors.

See you tomorrow night at my art opening at the Owlery in Bloomington! 10pm!