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Musical Instruments (18)

April 8th, 2018 · 2 Comments

Le Scat Noir, the online journal published by Black Scat Books, has suspended publication. With it, so has my regular page of musical instruments. This is the last one I drew, the 18th. That means I’ve come up with 162 instruments, which is quite an orchestra. Well, I’ll keep drawing them, and try to make […]

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Le Scat Noir 232

February 1st, 2018 · Comments Off on Le Scat Noir 232

The February issue of Le Scat Noir awaits you! This one contains the latest page of my musical instrument drawings, my story “The Snowman Three Doors Down,” and many other delights by other people! You can find it here.

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Le Scat Noir 231

December 24th, 2017 · Comments Off on Le Scat Noir 231

You can now purchase the latest issue of Le Scat Noir, that being #231 (the Encyclopaedia counts as #230). It contains many funny and delightful things, including my drawings of imaginary musical instruments. It’s over here. A good way to start out the new year!

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Le Scat Noir 229

October 31st, 2017 · Comments Off on Le Scat Noir 229

Le Scat Noir #229 is now out, and you’ll probably enjoy it. It’s overflowing with artistic delights, including my parody of Longfellow and Baudelaire, “Hiawatha and the Carcass,” and my usual page of musical instrument drawings. You can get a PDF for a dollar, and it’s over here.

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Le Scat Noir 228

October 1st, 2017 · 1 Comment

You can now obtain the 228th edition of Le Scat Noir, over here. This one contains another page of my musical instrument drawings, the full score of my song “Buenas Noches, Little Roaches,” and my translation of Alphonse Allais’s story “Shocking.” There are many other things in it too, I might add. And it’s now […]

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Dagger 1

September 26th, 2017 · 1 Comment

I have three (you can count them) pages of comics in the first issue of Dagger magazine. My contributions are “Cupid” and “How Pleasant to Know Mr. Skinner”; the magazine is a glossy production, too big for my scanner, edited by Don Jolly and Matt James. More info here.

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Le Scat Noir 226

August 1st, 2017 · Comments Off on Le Scat Noir 226

Le Scat Noir 226 is now available! The August issue contains, among many wonderful things, my translation of Alphonse Allais’s story “The Enchanted Forest” and another page of my musical instrument drawings. Your free PDF can be found here.

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Le Scat Noir 225

July 3rd, 2017 · Comments Off on Le Scat Noir 225

The July issue of Le Scat Noir is the Patriophysics number, devoted to the heady mix of patriotism and ‘pataphysics. I contributed translations of two short pieces by Alfred Jarry (“Mobilization of Tourists” and “Hanging”) and the latest page of imaginary musical instruments. You can find it here.

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Le Scat Noir 224

June 1st, 2017 · 5 Comments

You can now peruse Le Scat Noir 224. It contains an international roster of artists; my contributions are a page of musical instrument drawings, a translation of Alphonse Allais’s story “The Circumspect Criminal,” and a page from my song “My Pal Satan.” You can find it here!

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Le Scat Noir 223

May 2nd, 2017 · 1 Comment

Le Scat Noir 223 is now available! This is the Eros issue, so expect plenty of spicy content. My drawings of musical instruments offer welcome relief from the dirty parts.

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