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Back to the Drawing Board

Posted on March 10, 2026 by Joe

I’m going back to the real world drawing board which is a nice change being that I have been so ensconced with the digital world of late. Breaking out the graphite and the ink has been a welcome change from … Continue reading →

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Digital Doodles

Posted on March 4, 2026 by Joe_Williams

I’ve mostly set aside my real world drawing tools as an obsession with old computers has been burning through me since around Halloween. I’m trying to frugally future-proof my family’s digital life by gutting and re-configuring computers that have long … Continue reading →

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Getting Back on Track

Posted on January 14, 2026 by Joe

Lately, The Teenage Beast has been gathering dust as I have been enthralled by my Frankensteinian mania for resurrecting dead and near dead computers. As much as I would like to move into a log cabin and spend my days … Continue reading →

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The Last of 2025

Posted on December 31, 2025 by Joe_Williams

I figured I would wind up the year with another drawing of the Teenage Beast.

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Not the X-Men

Posted on November 20, 2025 by Joe

We can’t all be born with fabulous powers or be bitten by radioactive spiders. We don’t wake up one day with six-pack abs or a physique that defies gravity. Some of us need a little help and advertisers in comics … Continue reading →

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Both Sides Now

Posted on November 4, 2025 by Joe_Williams

Sometimes if you’re not crazy about a drawing, the best thing you can do is start all over again. Continue reading →

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Selling Seeds in the SHOW ME State

Posted on October 16, 2025 by Joe

Bill was doing really well in the seed racket in Missouri back in 1965.

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You Can’t Keep a Good Spacefaring Hippie Down!

Posted on October 7, 2025 by Joe

Drifting through the starry void, he felt as one with the cosmos. It was utter harmony and contentment. His shaggy hair floated weightlessly about him, catching glints of light from distant nebula. He pondered the vastness stretching infinitely out in … Continue reading →

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Burn, Baby, BURN! Punk Rock Inferno

Posted on September 16, 2025 by Joe_Williams

I’ve been pouring my heart into Teenage Beast, a punk rock horror story set in the 1980s that’s slowly clawing its way out of my brain and onto the page. Right now, it’s a chaotic mix of notes, half-formed scenes, … Continue reading →

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