want to read a Pam Bliss minicomic?
Lots of my minicomics and other Kekionga stories are now available to read online. Just click on "READ A COMIC!" right above this message.want to read a Kekionga story right here on the blog?
This blog is full of illustrated fiction set in Kekionga and featuring the same cast of characters you find in the comics. Click on "Kekionga FICTION!" above to find a table of contents and links to all the stories.looking for something? just type and click:
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Tag Archives: art
on naming owls
Edison, Kekionga’s Radio Inventor, has been lurking around the edges of the cast for a while, taking part in stories yet to be drawn and making one cameo appearance a year or two ago. He is finally appearing in continuity … Continue reading
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Tagged art, drawing, Kekionga and the Knotted Rope Universe, words, writing
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question of the day!
This beautiful little watercolor by Beatrix Potter, an illustration for her story “The Tale of the Pie and the Patty Pan”, raises a question worthy of deep consideration, particularly for small dogs and those of us who have the souls … Continue reading
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Tagged art, dogs, essay, writers and artists, writing
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inktober notebook
First of all, you can see all my Inktober drawings every day in actual October over on the Kekionga Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/kekiongacomics/. This page is open to the public; you do not have to be a member of Facebook to … Continue reading
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Tagged art, drawing, drawing of the day, internet
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50 superheroes: number 21
Clark Luxor is a weird dude. His name is easy: Luxor is Egyptian-y, and his hornrim glasses remind even the most casual comics fan of Clark Kent. But otherwise, what kind of person, and what kind of super is he? … Continue reading
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Tagged art, drawing, drawing of the day, superheroes, writing
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on a canopic jar
Canopic jars are my favorite Egyptian art thing. There’s no point here in going into (the many gross and fascinating) details about the process of mummification or about my childhood fascination with Wallis Budge’s The Mummy: A Handbook of Egyptian … Continue reading
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Tagged art, essay, history and culture, photography, writing
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mushawasing, page 4
And there it is: the story of how Moose got her name. It’s not just that she’s big and strong for a girl, and rather blunt and straightforward. Or rather, that’s not all it is. From Moose’s point of view, … Continue reading
read a story: mushawasing, page 1
Have you every read Mushawasing? It’s an important bit of the Kekionga backstory. If you haven’t, now might be a good time. I’ll be posting here, a page a day, through the weekend. Hope you enjoy this little story about … Continue reading
possum adventure: illustrated!
We had a Possum Adventure very early yesterday morning. It was about quarter after one, and I turned on the floodlights and let the dire corgi out the kitchen door. (The old corgi, now a certified Ancient One, has been … Continue reading
movie time at the cinemark: atomic blonde
My moviegoing companion told me, at the end of Atomic Blonde, that he was expecting an action movie in the James Bond vein, and was surprised by receiving a Cold War spy thriller instead. This is as good a description … Continue reading
of reruns and tabloids
Want to read a Kekionga story about an old fashioned checkout stand tabloid? A rerun of the classic minicomic, Tabloid, is posting this week on the Official Facebook Page! This is our second public site, and you do not have … Continue reading
a cartoonist in Kekionga 