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latest Herald cartoon

2012-01-09T11:13:00.003-05:00

multi tasking toon in the herald

2012-01-06T13:30:00.000-05:00

hold that thought... and... you... NOW... have my undi... vided attention.

shrink toon in the herald

2012-01-06T10:00:00.000-05:00

my stream of consciousness in therapy is always about how I should go back to school.

penicillin toon published in the herald

2012-01-05T10:50:00.000-05:00

major advances in medicine/major advances in your sandwich palate: both are valid

new dart n' shrink toon in the Herald or Randolph, VT

2012-01-04T10:01:00.002-05:00

Who's fault is it? Freudian goatee, Andy Fordham aim.

new years toon? published this week in the Herald of Randolph Vermont

2011-12-30T15:28:00.000-05:00

meta mouse funeral

Merry Christmas from the stoop!

2011-12-21T13:11:00.003-05:00

Frank Capra visits Cat in his nightmare- CDS Christmas episode! Melaena Cadiz voiced the real estate cockroach.

New Toon in the Herald of VT

2011-12-09T11:20:00.001-05:00

God needs brochures too.

new toon published in the Herald

2011-12-08T10:48:00.002-05:00

I finally got the inflatable union protest rat in a cartoon.

new toon published in the Herald

2011-12-02T11:59:00.000-05:00

Instead of fresh air I'm going to refresh this page.

new toon published in the Herald

2011-12-01T11:56:00.000-05:00

work hard and work hard.

new toon published in the Herald

2011-11-30T11:19:00.000-05:00

helicopter tail!

new toon published in the Herald

2011-11-29T10:27:00.001-05:00

dogs go to heaven but they still need to fetch

new toon published in the Herald

2011-11-28T11:51:00.000-05:00

there's no free lunch for a shopping bag.

Occupy Wall Street on a desert island

2011-11-23T11:10:00.000-05:00

#OccupyDesertIsland please don't share with UCdavis or I'll get tear gassed.
published this week in the Herald of VT

Cat Dog Stoop season 1 on iTunes

2011-11-16T13:19:00.004-05:00

watch all of season 1 of CDS on iTunes with no youtube ads. If you like em and want more- please rate and comment!

My latest New Yorker cartoon in this week's magazine

2011-10-18T09:08:00.006-04:00

check out my latest New Yorker cartoon:
(click on the screen grab to go to the slideshow of this week's NYer cartoons)

I'm proud that the cover is Barry Blitt's beautiful illustration in support of Occupy Wall Street!

Happy Halloween from the Stoop!

2011-10-13T11:40:00.002-04:00

"Cat, Dog, Stoop" episode 16- Cat dresses up as Jack Lemmon from Billy Wilder's "Some Like it Hot" and Dog is a horror show by mistake. Happy halloween!

Irene's Flood Damage to Vermont Family Farms and How You Can Help

2011-10-07T12:00:00.003-04:00

This is an animation I made for Time.com about Irene's flood damage to the Liberty Hill Farm in Rochester VT-- the town next to the town that I grew up in. Please share and please come visit B&B's like this one in central VT to help family businesses recover from Irene (The Kennett's lost more than $125,000 in crop damage and loss of milk revenue from the flooding and they claim they are one of the "lucky farms").

The score for this non-fiction animated short is by Clifton Hyde. He took the melody from songs that he wrote while helping his family in Mississippi recover from Hurricane Katrina.

How can you help people like the Kennetts at Liberty Hill Farm? Spread the word about the "I VT NY" benefit concert that my friends and I have organized for this Monday, October 10th. Go to our website to see all the amazing things that will happen that night which include a headlining performance by Amanda Palmer a special guest appearance by Peter Yarrow of Peter Paul & Mary (and other surprise guests); a silent auction which includes three Burton snowboards, season passes to Sugarbush mountain, and lots of amazing original art; a huge table of maple syrup products for sale provided by Deep Mountain Maple co.; and the whole evening is presented by Blue Man Group NYC. There are so many Vermonters in the cast and crew of BMG NYC that the majority of our theater's community is volunteering to help the Brooklyn Bowl run the event. Please come! Please bring your friends! and Please donate generously to help out Vermont! All proceeds from the evening are being donated to the Vermont Farm Disaster Relief Fund and the Vermont Disaster Relief Fund

more Cat Dog Stoop Episodes now on youtube

2011-08-29T12:13:00.004-04:00

'Boutiquelyn, NY' featuring the amazing Brooklyn-based McClure's Pickles Melaena the real estate cockroach voiced by Melaena Cadiz

'Broken Record Baby' baby voiced by Mahalia Eddy

Cat, Dog, Stoop - Rules of YouTube Engagement

2011-07-26T12:02:00.001-04:00

episode 12 of season one of CDS now on youtube: "Rules Of Youtube Engagement"

hope you dig it--

cat dog stoop on youtube: 'poli-scell phone'

2011-07-18T15:20:00.001-04:00

one of the comments on youtube on this CDS episode reads "too political. not really funny." what do you think?

toon published in the Herald

2011-05-19T12:39:00.000-04:00

toon published in the Herald

2011-05-19T12:37:00.000-04:00

toon published in the Herald

2011-05-19T12:35:00.000-04:00

toon published in the Herald

2011-05-19T12:33:00.000-04:00

toon published in the Herald

2011-05-19T12:31:00.000-04:00

toon published in the Herald

2011-05-19T12:29:00.000-04:00

toon published in the Herald

2011-05-19T12:26:00.001-04:00

toon published in the Herald

2011-05-19T12:23:00.000-04:00

published this week in the Herald of Vermont

2011-03-15T10:24:00.000-04:00

published this week in the Herald of Vermont

2011-03-14T10:22:00.000-04:00

published this week in the Herald of Vermont

2011-03-11T13:24:00.003-05:00

stolen from a story from my buddy, Jon, as told to me from my other buddy, Ariella.

animation for time.com: oscars winner producer of 'Inside Job'

2011-02-28T11:31:00.002-05:00

recorded, edited, and animated in a week.
assistant animator: Brian Baldwin
original music: Clifton Hyde

what I'm working on today: Oscar piece for Time.com

2011-02-25T11:45:00.004-05:00

A five minute animated piece featuring interviews with a 2011 Oscar nominee and a Brooklyn-based Oscar dress design team. Music by Clifton Hyde. It will be released on Monday!

hot dog tea published in the Herald of Vermont

2011-02-21T10:30:00.001-05:00

new toon published in the Herald of Vermont

2011-02-07T15:22:00.001-05:00

"off-leash snow storm" posted on NYtimes.com

2011-01-27T11:03:00.005-05:00

I made this drawing of my dog and her friend yesterday was posted on the NY times' neighborhood blog, "the Local." I made it with a wacom cintiq tablet in photoshop using the stencil/silkscreen style I've been working on this past year. I hope to make real silkscreens like this in 2011- an urban version of Sabra Field maybe?

cartoon in this week's Herald

2011-01-26T13:11:00.001-05:00

"Capturing King" non-fiction animation for Martin Luther King day

2011-01-17T10:33:00.003-05:00

Civil rights photographer John Goodwin talks about documenting Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "anti Vietnam" speech at Riverside church, April 4th, 1967. This was the first time that MLK Jr.publicly spoke out against the war, linking the US civil rights struggle to the injustice of the citizens of Vietnam being bombed by our military. In the speech he calls the US government "the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today." I interviewed Mr. Goodwin at his church in New Jersey last year for this piece. His photos were used as reference for the drawings of Dr. King and The audio of Dr. King is from a recording of the speech.

toon in this week's Herald

2011-01-14T13:58:00.000-05:00

New Cartoon published in the Herald

2011-01-07T11:10:00.002-05:00

new toon published in the Herald

2011-01-06T11:05:00.001-05:00

support a village in Ghana by buying art!

2010-12-31T10:39:00.001-05:00

Support the sustainable growth of a village in Ghana's Volta region by visiting the nsumensa village project. There's a bunch of great original art to buy on the site to support this Ghanaian school. For information on how to get this cool shirt designed by me contact nsumensaproject[at]gmail[dot]com

what I'm working on today: a Christmas present for the vet who saved my dog's life

2010-12-23T12:58:00.002-05:00

Lucia and I came up with a short story that I'm designing as a single page comic for Dr. Katz of Amherst, MA. Earlier this year he saved our dog's life. Here's to good vets, loving animals, and loving people. Happy Holidays everyone!

New Cartoon published in the Herald

2010-12-20T11:36:00.001-05:00

"Cat, Dog, Stoop" Holiday Episode!

2010-12-15T09:21:00.010-05:00

Cat is visited by the ghost of Frank Capra and is shown what Fort Greene, Brooklyn would be like if he didn't exist. He wouldn't have talked to Melaena, the Real estate cockroach voiced by Melaena Cadiz, about Naomi Klein's Shock Doctrine. He wouldn't have made an impression on Francis or Dusty either. And what would have happened to Dog? We, the viewers, experience it all through Cat's eyes thanks to the king of Cinema, Mr. Capra. Enjoy!

published in the Herald of Vermont

2010-12-13T11:46:00.000-05:00

Lucia interviewed on Democracy Now! this morning

2010-12-10T09:50:00.002-05:00

My wife, Lucia, is the first interviewee on this morning's Democracy Now! show hosted by Amy Goodman. She's reporting from Cancun, Mexico, the location of this year's UN climate change conference, the COP 16. Lucia talks about Liu Xiaobo receiving the Nobel Peace prize and about her upcoming article in The Nation that explains the evolution of the relationship between the US and China regarding their environmental policies. I was with Lucia in Cancun for four days of the COP and, like I always am when I witness her do her work, I was so proud and impressed. Go Lucia!

what I'm working on today: Cat, Dog, Stoop dream sequence

2010-12-04T11:01:00.003-05:00

For the holidays CDS is getting trippy. The ghost of Frank Capra visits Cat. Out soon!

Cat, Dog, Stoop episode 11: THE THOUGHT THAT DISCOUNTS

2010-11-29T14:26:00.001-05:00

What are the worst possible birthday presents? Dog has a bag of them.

New Herald Cartoon

2010-11-29T14:09:00.001-05:00

toon published in last week's Herald of Vermont

2010-11-24T13:48:00.001-05:00

Cat, Dog, Stoop episode 10: DUSTY'S DOUBLE TIME BAND

2010-11-23T10:03:00.004-05:00

Introducing Dusty, the muscle weiner dog: actor/model/musician (youtube, dogs playing poker paintings). Dusty and dog have started a band that consists of air drumming to a metronome and a strobe light.

Cat, Dog, Stoop episode 9: MAGNET JALFREZI

2010-11-22T11:39:00.003-05:00

cat eats Indian. dog eats magnets. Kinara is beloved Fort Greene, Brooklyn curry house.

Cat, Dog, Stoop episode 8: BROKEN RECORD BABY

2010-11-19T10:14:00.006-05:00

Dog has a real conversation with a human! not really. The broken record baby is voiced by Mahalia Eddy

Cat, Dog, Stoop episode 7: DOLLAR STORE FINDER'S FEE

2010-11-18T11:03:00.000-05:00

Introducing Russell, Fort Greene's squirrel bully. He happens to own a miniature laundry/grocery pushcart. Where did he get it? Was it a custom build from a chop shop?

toon published in the Herald

2010-11-18T10:00:00.002-05:00

new toon published in the Herald

2010-11-17T12:58:00.002-05:00

Cat, Dog, Stoop episode 6: HITCHCOQ AU VIN

2010-11-17T12:06:00.003-05:00

Introducing Francis, the nerd pigeon. He has a man-crush on Martin Scorsese and a normal crush on Michael Pollan.

Cat, Dog, Stoop episode 5: CHIQUA CHIHUAHUA

2010-11-16T09:12:00.003-05:00

Chiqua Chihuahua is voiced by Maia Merin

Cat, Dog, Stoop episode 4: EMPIRE STATE

2010-11-12T09:59:00.003-05:00

dog makes up his own guide to the Empire State Building lighting color code. He made a drawing of it as well:

Cat, Dog, Stoop episode 3: TATTOO

2010-11-11T09:33:00.002-05:00

dog wants a tattoo. cat wants him to stop talking. Brooklynites are very serious about their tattoos.

Cat, Dog, Stoop episode 2: Manhattan Neighborhoods

2010-11-10T11:16:00.004-05:00

Melaena, the Real-Estate Cockroach is voiced by Melaena Cadiz
Dog also drew a map of his Manhattan Neighborhoods

Cat, Dog, Stoop episode 1: Do You Like Kung Fu?

2010-11-09T10:14:00.004-05:00

Dog lists his favorite king fu movies to the tune of Santana's "Oye Como Va." Cat plays annoyed but secretly agrees that Jackie Chan's, 'Drunken Master II' and Ronny Yu's, 'Bride With The White Hair' are exemplary films of the genre.

'Cat, Dog, Stoop' is scheduled for release

2010-11-02T10:54:00.003-04:00

If all goes as planned, my animated series will be on babelgum tomorrow!

Happy Halloween! "Cat, Dog, Stoop" preview episode

2010-10-30T10:40:00.001-04:00

My new animated series is about to be released. Here's a preview episode!

toon published in the Herald

2010-10-22T10:43:00.003-04:00

toon published in the Herald

2010-10-21T10:42:00.001-04:00

toon published in the Herald

2010-10-20T10:41:00.000-04:00

toon published in the Herald

2010-10-19T10:40:00.001-04:00

toon published in the Herald

2010-10-18T10:39:00.001-04:00

A birthday Onesie for Oscar!

2010-10-17T11:39:00.002-04:00

an ILE onesie original, sharpie and Sakura pen. Happy birthday Oscar!

toon published in the Herald

2010-10-16T10:38:00.000-04:00

toon published in the Herald

2010-10-15T10:37:00.001-04:00

what I'm working on today

2010-10-14T10:16:00.003-04:00

draft 1. rotoscope illustrations for posters for a play in the UK- Santana and a Fender:

'Cat, Dog, Stoop' animated series!

2010-10-06T10:23:00.012-04:00

This month my animated series, "Cat, Dog, Stoop" will be released on Babelgum.com . They are minute-long episodes about a cat and a dog observing life in Brooklyn. I have teamed up with the Dilbert and New Yorker cartoon animators, Ringtales.com , to make this happen. It's been almost a year in the works and I'm excited for it to see daylight! For this project I'm writing the episodes and doing all animating and voice work. Ringtales does the final sound mix, FX and score and is in charge of distribution. Here are some background drawings:

from top to bottom: 1. the master shot. 2. reverse of the master- POV from cat and dog of the street
3. close up of cat over dog's shoulder 4. POV from a cockroach character of the street.

Herald Toon

2010-08-27T11:36:00.001-04:00

this cartoon is thanks to an improv with Marcel Freda

Herald Toon

2010-08-24T10:00:00.000-04:00

Herald Toon

2010-08-23T10:00:00.000-04:00

Herald Toon

2010-08-20T10:00:00.000-04:00

Herald Toon

2010-08-19T12:40:00.002-04:00

The truth is funnier than fiction...

2010-08-17T14:16:00.010-04:00

Here's my New Yorker cartoon about a fictitious Alan Peterson:

Here's the email and photo I received from the real Alan Peterson:

Alan, thanks for getting in touch- If I'd known you were real I would have made the couple happier to see you!

Herald Toon

2010-07-28T10:00:00.000-04:00

Herald Toon

2010-07-27T10:00:00.002-04:00

Herald Toon

2010-07-26T11:55:00.002-04:00

new toon published in the Herald

2010-07-16T09:58:00.002-04:00

New Toon

2010-07-13T10:33:00.001-04:00

ILE in this week's New Yorker:

2010-06-25T11:26:00.000-04:00

http://www.newyorker.com/humor/issuecartoons/2010/06/28/cartoons_20100621#slide=14

new LJ TV

2010-05-25T15:59:00.004-04:00

this week in the Herald of Vermont

2010-05-21T10:00:00.000-04:00

second draft

2010-05-20T09:49:00.002-04:00

this cartoon has been picked up a lot in the google image search for 'onomatopoeia' so I thought I'd draw a better version.

just published in the Herald

2010-05-19T09:33:00.002-04:00

What I'm working on today

2010-05-13T11:01:00.005-04:00

detail of the first draft of a logo I'm designing for a women's jai alai team based in Miami.

two more stills from the music vid animation for Adam.

What I'm working on today

2010-05-07T10:45:00.005-04:00

Here's a detail of a map I'm making for local muralist,
Evelyn Talarico. I'm using the same stencil/silkscreen
style that I've been experimenting on with my
single panel cartoons.

Here are two stills from an animation I'm creating for
local musician/sculptor, Adam Mugavero.

new toon published in the Herald

2010-04-15T11:56:00.000-04:00

new toon published in the Herald

2010-04-14T11:55:00.000-04:00

new toon published in the Herald

2010-04-13T11:54:00.000-04:00

new toon published in the Herald

2010-04-12T11:53:00.000-04:00

new toon published in the Herald

2010-04-08T11:52:00.000-04:00