Repo Girl versus the Leaddy Bears

Repo Girl, who keeps her lair at the abandoned station she calls the "Repo Depot," encounters the teddy bears of the children whose Power Wheels she'd repossessed the previous day. The teddy bears, having soaked the tears of weeping boys and girls overnight all across the town, transformed into Leaddy Bears--evil stuffed toys that ooze lead-based paint.

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Who shall emerge victorious?

Hat in Hand

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Averted eyes and a hat in one's hand--this is what I think of when I ponder my grandmother's stories of the Great Depression.

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This is how people tremble when at the mercy of others.

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This is how people mourn when at the mercy of the otherworldly.

Ladder Track

I probably drew this after seeing R. Crumb's A Short History of America--one of the greatest comics ever made. Mine here, one probably cannot tell if I drew a railroad track or a long, long ladder on its side.

Sweatin' to the Dirges

Started with the hairstyle, and this is what I got. It's no World War Z, but if a majority of us our heading for diabetes and cardiac arrest, then zombies may need a Richard Simmons, too.

Mostly done in pencil, then an old-fashioned fountain pen. Some touches with markers.

Kids with Backpacks #s 1-7

Drawn almost exclusively during lectures, guest lectures and a student symposium (apologies to my professors, colleagues, etc.). Sadly, there are more.

Maybe I need a bicycle with wheels again.

Phantom Danny, 1950-2008

Danny Federici, organ, accordian and all-purpose keyboard player of the E Street Band, passed away last week after an extended bout with melanoma. I'm not one to write a grand eulogy. But "Sandy" was among the first songs I learned on guitar, and before then, "Racing in the Street" accompanied me on many night drives.

You may view his last appearance with Springsteen and the band here, or donate to the Danny Federici Melanoma Fund here.