farel dalrymple

this is the painting i did for the grass hut, balls out show.

that kid's name is Sherwood Presley Breadcoat. sherwood and his brother Orson and are in my story in the new Meathaus: s.o.s. book. sherwood will be a main character in my new book for First Second, the Wrenchies.

if you want to read my Meathaus: s.o.s. story, it is currently up on new york magazine's website. read the whole thing for free!


the last issue of omega is coming out soon.
i was sent this link to a nice review of the series from comic book resources.
( there are some sketchbook pages after the cut. )

i just saw this nice piece about meathaus sos
on the drawn website.


and i believe the june issue of print magazine has a piece by the spectacularannie nocenti
about omega the unknown. sweet.


here is a picture of my mug that is up on the dartmouth website.
it accompanies an article about our excellent omega visit to dartmouth and ccs.
i'm wearing my favorite sweater. the trees are made from some sort of puffy plastic. believe me, it is rad.

as long as i am being vain i saw my face in this picture on paul may's lj

from the look i'm sporting i think i was fairly wasted at this point. i even knocked a beer over while i was there. AGAIN!
classy.

free comic day. i swung by cosmic monkey comics today, and hung out with the awesome dudes there. i picked up some good stuff too.
look at this:

the guy who painted that, esao andrews, is having a show at roq larue gallery in seattle. the opening is this friday night, may 9th, 6-9pm i am definitely going to be there. if you are in the area come over.
i was over at the electrocomics excellent website today and saw
this gem by Amanda Vähämäki.
now here's my bajillionth sketchbook drawing:

radical cartoonist tim hamilton just informed me that my stoopid face and a video of me working is on the deep six blog.
fun times in brooklyn. it's short. check it.
and this is this something silly i did recently.

three weeks in new york was an effing whirlwind. that place is way too intense for me but i had the best time seeing all the amazing, talented, and fun people i know there. i had a lot of super good hang out sessions with friends. it was an ass kicking, but left me inspired and challenged to work harder.
the thing at rocketship was totally packed and an all around spectacular experience. thanks to alex and mary for having such a good store and making me feel so at home there in brooklyn. and thanks to everyone for coming out for that. i think a couple of my original covers for omega might still be up there.
this is a picture from pub weekly of the omega crew at the event.

thanks tojim campbell for letting me use his computer and the deep six crew for letting me use their studio. also while i was visiting, jim's band, paper fleet played a great show atcake shop. i heard there is some article on them in time out new york this week.
i also had fantastic time up in vermont visiting the center for cartoon studies. everyone was really nice, and the town was very pleasant. i liked all the stuff i saw coming out of that school.
right after i got back to portland i hit thestumptown show
and got to see even more excellent comic book people. i only had my one advance copy of the new meathaus for the show. a bunch of people looked at it and the response was good. i haven't read all the stories yet but it really is an exceptional looking book.
i was so pooped on sunday i passed out at ten and missed the closing party for the magic show at pony club.
here is the piece i had in the show.
now i need to crawl back in my cave and get back to work on the wrenchies.
dino pointed out that i should try using the lj cut. so okay then, there is another drawing i did recently ( behind the cut. )

so meathaus-sos is done and will be out on may 1st. you can preorder it from nerdcore here.
the book will be previewing and fully available at the new york city comic con, april 18th thru 20th.
i will be in new york for that show as well as for the omega the unknown party at one of the best comic shops around, rocketship in brooklyn
the event will be on Wednesday April 2, from 7-9.
it should be a blast and possibly have free beer.
the whole creative on the book will be there. please come and bring lots of friends. i have been working on this book for a long time now and am finally on the last issue. it has been such a fun project. i think i am going to miss those characters a bit. snif.
the next day, April 3 i will be heading up to the cartoon studies school in vermont with paul and jonathan to talk about the book. check it out.
Thursday April 3, 4:30pm
Haldeman Conference Center
Kreindler Auditorium Room 041
Dartmouth College
i don't really look at reviews so much but i think the omega book is being well received. i was sent this review recently.
i meant to post this a while ago but i am a flake. so in case anyone cares i was on my buddy conch's local comic book radio show, words and pictures.. you can download the audio file if you are so inclined. you can actually hear my real voice pretending to sound like i know what i am talking about. speaking of shooting my mouth off., while i am in nyc i will be on Comic Book Club - Live Comic Book Talk Show in NYC Tuesday, April 8 @ 8:00pm at the Peoples Improv Theater. Tickets are just $5!
there is also free podcast of the show available too on your eye toonez.
i have a piece in a show here in town with james jean, jeff soto and some other awesome dudes at grass hut news. if you are in town head over and check it out. i didn't get a chance to scan the painting. i will post it when the show is over.
speaking of shows, the stumptown comics thing is coming up at the end of april. tables are sold out for the show so i don't know if i will have my own spot but i will be back in portland and at that show somewhere. i might sit at someone else's table. now here is a bunch of random little things inlcuding a cd cover i did for my little siter's band, efft.

here are the next two covers for omega the unknown #4
and omega the unknown #5
. you can click on them to make bigger.

the general reaction to the book seems pretty good so far. thanks to everyone for your help getting the word out. i am almost done with the whole ten issues. i think i'm going to miss alexander and the gang.
i'd also like to say thanks to smashing chap, erik baderand steller photographer, jenna biggs and the willamette weekly for the nice interview in their fine paper. check it out, there is a big picture of my head on there.
awesome dude, alex cox sent me a picture of the radical window display at his store rocketship in brooklyn. i will be there in april along with the rest of the creative team to have an omega the unknown celebration.

there is a also swell interview with me here. and if you haven't got a copy of number two yet there are
some preview pages here
thanks to cbr for the promotion.
a friend sent me a link from this excellent dude. it got an a-. sweet.
there is also an interview with mr. lethem up on wizard magazine
it featuresmy favorite cover of the series so far

i meant to put this up a while back. the talented alexdecampi took some silly drawings of mine and designed a cool poster. i think she did a bang up coloring job:

and here are a couple of fun things i did recently:

FLOATING WORLD COMICSPRESENTS:

"DAY OF THE DEAD ART OPENING"

FAREL DALRYMPLE & KAZIMIR STRZEPEK

Join us this 1st Thursday, Nov. 1st for a special Day
of the Dead art celebration with local artist Farel
Dalrymple and Seattle artist Kazimir Strzepek.
Farel made a big splash in the indy comics scene with
his debut 'Pop Gun War' and his acclaimed 'Meathaus'
anthologies. Last month he made his Marvel comics
debut with 'Omega the Unknown' written by novelist
Jonthan Lethem.
Kazimir is a relative newcomer to the indy comics
world, but his debut "The Mourning Star" won an Ignatz
award for Outstanding Series!


Listing information:

WHO: Farel Dalrymple & Kazimir Strzepek

WHAT: Art opening, book signing, and Day of the
Dead themed celebration

WHEN: Thursday, Nov. 1st, 6-10pm

WHERE: FLOATING WORLD COMICS

20 NW 5th Ave #101

Portland, OR 97209

(503)241-0227

Show runs through Dec. 3rd.
kaz'swebsite
farel's website

thanks to bridge city comics for the book release and thanks to the folks who came out for that. i was pretty stoked to find out that it got a write up in the portland mercury as a cool thing to do that week.
and i missed this when it happened but i was the myspace comics featured artist a few weeks ago. thanks to those guys for that.
here is the cover to omega number three

stumptown comics fest
was excellent. i had a great time. there are some pictures of the event by various folks
any portland folks want to hang out with me tonight at bridge city comics ?
we are having a special release party for Omega: The Unknown #1 tonight. Thursday, October 11, starting at 6 p.m.!
bridge city comics is at 3725 N. Mississippi Ave., Portland, OR 97227
phone number 503-282-5484
This event will coincide with Mississippi Avenue's 2nd Thursday Music Walk event
6pm to 10pm
"Every second Thursday of the month, local businesses host music, art, wine and food tastings, and much more! Come explore the neighborhood, enjoy an evening of music, art, food, shopping, and more! Second Thursday Social (formerly Mississippi Music Walk) showcases the diversity of local talent and businesses on Mississippi Avenue. Fans of music, food, dance and art will enjoy this monthly event. Many restaurants, studios and clubs will feature live music from 6pm to 10pm. Other participating merchants along Mississippi avenue, from Fremont to Skidmore, will be open late for business, with some holding their own events such as music, open houses, art exhibits, and even gourmet salt tastings, chocolate tastings, and wine tastings!"

some friends sent me some links to some buzz on omega:

http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=131250

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20111855,00.html

http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=11990

http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=12056

http://publishersweekly.com/eNewsletter/CA6488263/2789.html

http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/lecture_circuit/new_yorker_delves_into_comic_books_68553.asp

now here are some more sketches,

this weekend i am going to be at the stumptown comics fest
here in portland, oregon.
4TH ANNUAL STUMPTOWN COMICS FEST • SEPT 29 – 30
DOUBLETREE INN, Lloyd Center – NE PDX
$5/day or $10/wknd pass (Limited number of Weekend Passes available @ Sequential Art Gallery)
Portland's original indie & small press comic book festival. Go to www.stumptowncomics.com for a complete list of guests & exhibitors.
i will have the same old books but also some new prints and some original artwork for sale. please come on by.

omega issue 1 should be out in the next few weeks. here is the cover and solicitation for number two
http://www.newsarama.com/marvelnew/nov07/solicitations.html

and this announcement was made a while ago on publishers weekly
"Mark Siegel at :01 First Second has acquired world rights to Farel Dalrymple's graphic novel The Wrenchies, concluding an auction conducted by Bernadette Baker at Baker's Mark. This 250-page, full-color comic is a postapocalyptic fantasy that takes place 3,500 years in the future, featuring a group of street children called “The Bolts.” Dalrymple, cofounder of the comic anthology Meathaus, is also illustrating a new Marvel 10-issue series, Omega the Unknown, to be written by Jonathan Lethem. Pub date for The Wrenchies is fall 2009."
now some sketches:

i know it has been a long-ass time since i put something up here. i have been enjoying the internet less and less these days. but i have to tell everyone that omega the unknown #1 is finally hitting the street in october!!! look for it in this month's (august for oct 2007 shipping) marvel previews. page 49, 50, and 51. i am pretty excited about this.
i also saw it on this page

there is also an interview with the writer Jonathan Lethemhere.

i had fun a few days ago being interviewed on the inkstuds.com radio show. Listen and have a good time making fun of what a douche i'm sure i sound like.
i will be up in vancouver for the Comix and Stories convention on August 26th at Heritage hall (3102 Main st. 11am - 6pm).

on november first (first thursday to portlanders) i will be having a show at floating world comics.. More on that later, but look who will be there next month.

right now there are a few shows in town by friends of mine that you should check out at the pony club,
sequential art gallery,
and floating world comics.
they are over by the first thursday of next month so look while the looking is good. and now i am leaving you with a couple drawings from a future project i am working on. i am still working on pop gun war too but this is a sci fi project down the road.

hey i made this guy:

a few people and retailers have emailed me asking about pop gun war being out of print. well it is fully back in print now so please tell your local comic store and or book store to order some (or a lot). the diamond STAR # is: 18889
and speaking of books in print, my buddies at the new radio have a cool comic out now called poison the cure.
i love this book. it is some pretty radical science fiction stuff. me and a couple other dudes i draw with on thursday nights all did pin ups. here is mine of the character locito:

two of the guys that did pin ups are leaving funny comics on my myspace comments of me dying in various gruesome ways.


another new bad ass sci fi comic book out now is brandon graham's
king city from tokoyo pop.
i have read most of this book as brandon was working on it but still haven't got my hands on a printed copy of it. i can't wait.
there is a little something about it on the meathaus site. a site always worth checking out.

this weekend i will be up in seattle and will probably stop in at the emerald city comic con for maybe an hour or so. no table for me though just visitng.

the exceptional writer i am doing the omega the unknown book for marvel with is going to be here in portland:
Jonathan Lethem, April 12, 2007, Portland Arts & Lectures at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m.
he is currently on a book tour and might be in your town soon. go here for locations and dates

and more stuff for local portlanders, this upcoming first thursday there will be a comics show at city hall
Thursday Apr 05, 2007
at 7:00 PM AT City Hall
1221 SW 4th Ave
Portland, OR 97204
Portland Comics, Pizza, beer

also on first thursday there is some cool stuff going on here:
KITCHEN SINK: Step Into My Office
First Thursday, April 5th, 7-11pm
520 NW Davis Street, 2nd Floor
($2-5 Sliding Donation)
Food and drinks by Half and Half.
Bring an article of clothing for patchwork and silkscreen alterations.
Karaoke afterparty at Someday Lounge, 125 NW 5th Ave, beginning 11 p.m.

then i heard a rumor that on april 9th there will be a showing of night watch and Day watch at valentines. i haven't seen either one of these movies so i am pretty excited about going.

and for portland comics events don't forget to check out http://comixlist.com/

Gabrielle Bell, (Lucky), Kevin Huizenga (Curses), and Anders Nilsen (Don’t Go Where I Can’t Follow) presented a slide show and signing at reading frenzy last thursday. i picked up curses finally and anders new book. i haven't had a chance to read either one of them but i am sure they will be rad.
there are like about 50,000 cartoonists living here in portland. Greg Beans, Nate Beaty, Steve Lafler, Sarah Oleksyk, and Jesse Reklaw got the good idea to start an events page for all the comics stuff going on here.
This is some info from that website: "Comixlist is an attempt to build a more cohesive comics community in Portland, Oregon. The site, comixlist.com, serves as a calendar of comics-related events and get-togethers, and is open to public submissions and discussion. The list, comix@lists.clixel.com, serves as a more loose and open forum for smaller events, gatherings, and anything random we choose to subject each other too."

omega and more pop gun war coming soon hopefully. i hope to have them both done by next fall. after that i will be working on a new big project. the wonderful people at Baker's Mark Literary Agency will be representing me on that project.

i am not doing any more commissions for a while but here are the last few commissions i did.









the last drawing was a pin up for blade of immortal issue #127 which should be out in the next few months.

there was also a rad review of meathaus8:headgames on the drawn website.
*****edit****
i almost forgot some exciting news...the pop gun war:gift reprint is finally available. bug your local book store to order several copies. thanks.

i will be in new york for this to celebrate the release of meathaus8:headgames. please come and bring lots of friends.
rocketship
is in brooklyn at smith st..bergen st exit on
the F or G). i plan on getting drunk there so everyone can see me at my worst.
for those of you who live in portland, meathaus8:headgames is currently available for purchase at grass hut on burnside.
portland has been cold and rainy. i did a cd cover for oni press' annual holiday mix cd.

and
school of visual arts
is having an exhibition
by my illustration teacher jack endewelt. jack passed on a few months ago.
i was just going through some old discs and i found some old stuff.
first an okaki drawing my buddy brandon graham did:

this weird picture of me and frank miller at spx:

and a colored version of the zombie in meathaus8:headgames:

now here are some more silly drawings:

i am probably not allowed to show any of the work i have been doing on omega but here is a new penciled page for pop gun war i drew last night.

there is a rumor going around that rocketship might be hosting a meathaus 8: headgames release party on December 29th. i might try to make it out to nyc for that.
i will post some more details later, or keep your eye on the always rad meathaus website for details.
it has been been raining insanely hard here in portland for over a week now. it is starting to depress me a bit. being more than a little tired of wet socks has got me thinking about owing a car again. or doing one of these flexcar things.
i just noticed this on flkr

i have to give my brother in law a heads up.
and here is some more sketchbook crud done in the snazzy new sketch book leland purvis made for me.

spx was radical as expected. i had one of the best times ever at a show. lots of awesome dudes to hang out with. we sold out of the copies of meathaus 8: headgames we had on hand. many thanks go to mr. jeff mason for helping that book get out for the show. we will have plenty more available this weekend at the stumptown comics fest
i will have a table at that hanging out with zachary baldus (flagg), and brandon graham. it should be a pretty swell time. the dudes at top shelf and oni are hosting a party on Saturday, October 28th. at the VooDoo Lounge. there is also a good looking animation fest called cartoon cavalcade a buddy of mine is helping organize. it is on the same night directly following the stumptown show. you got your whole day and night cut out for you. see you there.

the move to portland, oregon went swell. i went to the grand canyon for the first time and saw an old friend in utah. i am settling in well and having a general goodtime here in the northwest. i have a new amazing studio that i share with zachary baldus (flagg) as well as some other awesome dudes.
i will be at spx in bathesda, maryland this weekend. as well as the stumptown show here in portland in two weeks.

the exciting part is that meathaus 8: headgames will be available for sale both shows. i did a lot of work on the book, including 14 pages of story.
if you can't make it to those shows and don't see the book at your local comic shop. tell the store to order multiple copies. i will too.

above comic was for an autobio comic anthology my buddy matt hawkins writes called unlucky.
now i know i last told everyone i was moving my ass to austin, tx BUT, i had a change of plans and stuff so tomorrow i am moving to portland, oregon to live.
and
you guys might not believe me at this point but meathaus 8: headgames is currently re-offered in the August Previews for October shipping.
meathaus 8 has an item code of: AUG062932
i am going to spx and will be at the portland show stumptown comics fest, both in october. if all goes well i will be selling meathaus8: headgames at both those shows. i did a lot of work on the book, designed the entire thing, and have about 20 pages of my own artwork in it, 14 of those being the last story in the book.
be sure to keep checking out the meathaus website for updates and random fun.
also
my buddy angry jim campbell made this song and video i
wanted to share with everyone. jim's band paper fleet is singing the praises of Greenpoint, Paper Fleet's hometown
:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozTQPgQMEHQ

so, obviously i have a been rather lame in updating this ding dong thing. thanks for checking out all these silly drawings. i am throwing on here a nightcrawler sketch i did at mocca, and all the sketch book pages i have done since ape in april. thanks for checking them out.

i am leaving for new york tomorrow for the mocca art fest.
special for the show i am announcing the return of the mini comic, spigot, only two bucks and limited to fifty copies.

i made a couple new astronaut t-shirts to sell there as well.

there are a couple cool events going on too in conjunction with mocca
first, on friday night rocketship , one of the best comic stores around is having a party. here is the info:
This Friday Night, June 9th, 8 pm at ROCKETSHIP,some excellent things going on:
* The CARTOON L.A. gallery show, which will feature original works by Jordan Crane, Jaime Hernandez, Johnny Ryan, and Sten Weissman.
* A book signing, premiering CHEWING GUM IN CHURCH by Steven Weissman, UPTIGHT by Jordan Crane, and THE SQUIRREL MOTHER by Megan Kelso. These fine cartoonists will be on hand signing these fine books.
* Fantagraphics 30th Birthday! Have a round of drinks on us, and celebrate the birthday of these lovely publishers of quality graphic periodicals! 
* Musical entertainment by DJ ILL PANTIES.
 Start the weekend off right! Stop by ROCKETSHIP and check out some amazing artwork by some of L.A.'s top cartoonists! Get some incredible new books signed!  (ROCKETSHIP is located at 208 Smith Street, between Butler and Baltic, in the Borough of Kings, Brooklyn. You can take the F train to Bergen Street for easy subway access. We can be reached at 718-797-1348 )
 
then on saturday night not too far from the puck building
cake shop is putting on a party.
here are the details:
meathaus is in NYC at MoCCA this weekend! Also More importantly, BEER PARTY @ CAKE SHOP Saturday night:

SATURDAY JUNE 10th
MOCCA PARTY!!
www.moccany.org
++a free& public afterparty for the small press indoe comic dudes unwinding after sitting behind a
convention table all day nervously wondering what you think of their comic and whether or
not it sucks.
PERFORMANCES BY comic book legends JEFF & JACK LEWIS (rough trade)
and the animated-enough SOILED MATTRESS AND THE SPRINGS!!
free Macau beer from 8 to 9!
cake shop is on 152 Ludlow in nyc (between stanton and rivington)
phone 212-253-0036
and then after that
"Mary and alex (Rocketship's Dynamic Duo!) are hosting an After-After-Party, Saturday night, June 10th, at SHADES OF GREEN (125 E 15th St, between Irving and Third). This starts at 11 pm, so after the CBLDF and Cake Shop events, come on up to Union Square and continue the party-ness!
We have reserved the back room for MoCCA type comical book folks, and there will be free buffet food.... Then, at midnight, BURLESQUE with VERONIKA SWEET AND FRIENDS!  (http://sweetandnastyburlesque.com/) Three lovely ladies in a Randy Retro Revue hosted by the always hilarious DIRTY DADDY!
There will be a 3 dollar cover (for the entertainment), but otherwise this is a chill, nice spot to wind the night down.... so spread the word, tell your friends, and we hope to see you there!"

and
last journal i forgot to mention before that my friend and fellow meathaus collaborator nate powell put together a cool little anthology called all the days are numbered so* it comes with a music cd too. the only thing i could find online about it was here.


the website says they are out of stock but nate might be at mocca selling some of them.

here is some more info about the 24seven anthology story me and my good buddy jasen lex contributed a story to;
http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6341006.html

http://www.imagecomics.com/blog/2006/06/24seven-press-roundup-38-preview-pages.html
someone sent me a link from newsarama. there was some mention of the omega the unknown series and they put up a cover i did for issue #2
here it is: