Made-Up Stories

“It happens sometimes. People just explode. Natural...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:40:41 -0400

“It happens sometimes. People just explode. Natural causes.”

The Word is MOHAWK.

Sorry for the lack of updates, I’ve been busy with this. Also my phone recently died, thought I’d upgrade to an iPhone 5 and see how my drawings turn out.

INGENIVM NOBIS IPSA PVELLA FECIT et al. The Word is...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:20:24 -0400

INGENIVM NOBIS IPSA PVELLA FECIT et al.

The Word is STRIPE.

Spine #607

“It’s only in pencil! Pencil never...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:00:55 -0400

“It’s only in pencil! Pencil never counts.”

The Word is HOUSE.

Spine #488

“Poetry is never dangerous. My best friends are toreadors....

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:40:36 -0400

“Poetry is never dangerous. My best friends are toreadors. They compose music, write verse, and abhor blood.”

The Word is FLOWER.

Spine #149

Ivanovo detstvo The Word is WRECK. Spine #397

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:20:21 -0400

Ivanovo detstvo

The Word is WRECK.

Spine #397

“Aide toi…” The Word is KNOT. Spine #650

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:40:18 -0400

“Aide toi…”

The Word is KNOT.

Spine #650

“Wars, conflict - it’s all business. One murder...

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:20:22 -0400

“Wars, conflict - it’s all business. One murder makes a villain; millions, a hero. Numbers sanctify, my good fellow!”

The Word is PAINTING.

Spine #652

“Audaces fortuna iuvat, man.” “Who taught you...

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:01:29 -0400

“Audaces fortuna iuvat, man.”

“Who taught you all that bullshit?”

“The Jesuits. Why?”

“Just Wondering.”

The Word is DART.

Spine #353

Tales of the Moon and Rain The Word is GHOST. Spine #309

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:40:11 -0400

Tales of the Moon and Rain

The Word is GHOST.

Spine #309

“It is so difficult to make a neat job of killing people...

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:20:16 -0400

“It is so difficult to make a neat job of killing people with whom one is not on friendly terms.”

The Word is TREE.

Spine #325

“Man’s pleasures are eating and making love if he...

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:13:47 -0400

“Man’s pleasures are eating and making love if he can’t do that even big executives have no reason to live without that. My job is to give them a purpose in life; in other words, it’s social welfare.”

The Word is LENS.

Spine #207

“I believe the common people, the lower class people, are...

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:08:51 -0400

“I believe the common people, the lower class people, are less sensitive to pain. Haven’t you ever seen a wounded bull? Not a trace of pain.”

The Word is INVITE.

Spine #459

“I’m not ambitious, not an artist, not a poet, not a...

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:04:47 -0400

“I’m not ambitious, not an artist, not a poet, not a revolutionary.”

The Word is TIME.

Spine #303

“Cary, let’s face it: you were ready for a love...

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:01:14 -0400

“Cary, let’s face it: you were ready for a love affair, but not for love.”

The Word is WINDOW.

Spine #95

“One day, while taking a look at some vistas in...

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:37:00 -0400

“One day, while taking a look at some vistas in Dad’s stereopticon, it hit me that I was just this little girl, born in Texas, whose father was a sign painter, who only had just so many years to live. It sent a chill down my spine and I thought where would I be this very moment, if Kit had never met me? Or killed anybody… this very moment… if my mom had never met my dad… if she had never died. And what’s the man I’ll marry gonna look like? What’s he doing right this minute? Is he thinking about me now, by some coincidence, even though he doesn’t know me? Does it show on his face? For days afterwards I lived in dread. Sometimes I wished I could fall asleep and be taken off to some magical land, and this never happened.”

The Word is HANDGUN.

Spine #651

Also out today is an upgraded version of The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, which I already drew here. I like the new design better, don’t you?

“If you know that I am an unbeliever, then you know me...

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 19:40:39 -0400

“If you know that I am an unbeliever, then you know me better than I do myself. I may be an unbeliever, but I am an unbeliever who has a nostalgia for a belief.”

The Word is CELEBRATE.

Spine #631

“To have compassion for those who suffer is a human...

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:20:19 -0400

“To have compassion for those who suffer is a human quality which everyone should possess, especially those who have required comfort themselves in the past and have managed to find it in others.”

The Word is CHURCH.

Spine #632

“Between a jest and a joke, many a truth can be...

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:01:01 -0400

“Between a jest and a joke, many a truth can be told.”

The Word is WINGMAN.

Spine #633

Il fiore delle mille e una notte The Word is BOOK. Spine #634

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:40:20 -0400

Il fiore delle mille e una notte

The Word is BOOK.

Spine #634

“Time never dies. The circle is never round.” The...

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:20:15 -0400

“Time never dies. The circle is never round.”

The Word is HUG.

Spine #436