Tag Archives: Illustration

What Are Words For?

Posted on July 21, 2026 by Joe_Williams

A simple question from my wife led me to discover just how much progress I’d made on Teenage Beast. It turns out I’ve been so focused on telling the story that I forgot to keep score. Continue reading →

Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook, Teenage Beast | Tagged behind the scenes, comics, creativity, drawing, fiction, horror, Illustration, independent creator, Joe Williams, novel, sketchbook, Teenage Beast, USA, vintage, work in progress, writing, writing process | 2 Comments

A Face in the Crowd

Posted on July 14, 2026 by Joe_Williams

I’m about 70 pages into the first draft of my Teenage Beast story. I envision it as a comic, but I am writing it out as a full prose story because that is simply the way it wants to come … Continue reading →

Posted in Doodle Tuesday, It Came From the Sketchbook, Teenage Beast | Tagged 1970s, 1978, character design, comic creation, comics, creative process, horror, Illustration, nostalgia, punk rock, sketchbooks, Teenage Beast, underground comics, vintage Macs, writing | Leave a comment

It Wasn’t the Worst Little Sketchbook

Posted on March 17, 2026 by Joe

I wasn’t crazy about this discounted discount sketchbook when I first got it, but now that it’s gone, I realize it wasn’t that bad after all!

Posted in Doodle Tuesday, It Came From the Sketchbook | Tagged analog, Cartoon, cartoons, comics, horror, humor, Illustration, Monkey and Bird, punk, Sketch, sketchbook, Teenage Beast, USA | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in Doodle Tuesday, It Came From the Sketchbook | Tagged 1980s, analog, Cartoon, cartoons, comic, GIMP, horror, Illustration, Joe Williams, monster, punk, Teenage Beast, USA | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Computers, Illustration, It Came From the Sketchbook, Joe's Garage, Monkey & Bird, Pixels Versus Pigment, Sketch | Tagged cartoons, comic, comic book, comics, digital illustration, humor, Illustration, Joe Williams, Krita, Linux, Sketch, sketchbook, USA | Leave a comment

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 →