Monthly Archives: December 2011

Letter to Meathaus: Jack Hayden

Letter to Meathaus: Jack Hayden

Got this package that was packed so tight I had to shred the envelope to get these zines and drawing out and there was a letter in there from Jack:

“Ay yo Chris, Greetings from Portland, Oregon. This is Jack Hayden AKA SNAKEBOMB AKA SNAKESOREILLY on da internet. I heard you didn’t get a chance to peruse the collective stench wares at PACC! To make up for it I sent you Snakebomb Comix 1 and 2, featuring a couple bros that have probably been featured on Meathaus in the past (Brandon Graham for sure and Eric Benton in #1). Enjoy our crusty, creepy, big butt obsessed sequential filth.

The 3rd book I sent is AREACC, the debut full length solo comic published by Snakebomb Comix. It was written and illustrated by my friend A. Degen (AKA A.D.) and it’s also his first comic book. AREACC stands for “Advanced Real Estate Adventure Coco”. There are shit-tons of fine art + literary references buried in the story, including Nabokov’s Pale Fire, Ubu Enchanted, Candide, “Et In Arcadia Ego”, the Shugborough code, Japanese language puns, etc. You don’t have to understand ‘em to read the book, though! Digging underneath AREACC‘s “silent” action narrative yields some interesting secrets.

You making it to BCAGF this year? I’m tabling with the Collective Stench kids (we’re right next to the Closed Caption Comics). Come say what up if you’re in town!

Keep on keepin’ on, Meathaus 4EVR –Jack

Whoa thanks for these comic books Jack, they are looking and reading real smooth. This drawing is eyeball-exciting. Meathaus wont be repped at the Brooklyn fest tomorrow, so bummer all around! But that show will certainly be full of comics energy!

Letter to Meathaus: Stephen Neary

Letter to Meathaus: Stephen Neary

Animation fella and sketchbook enthusiast Stephen Neary sent over a note and sketchbook zine full of colorful cartoons. A spread inside in which he mourns the loss of the great Bob Ross confirms to me that many of us that make cartoons learned a lot from Mr. Ross’s PBS painting show. The note reads:

“Dear Meathaus, I really love your blog and all the amazing work it features. Please keep up the awesome work! With a humble heart I send this stupid little book I made. (Please don’t tell my boss that I printed it out at work.) And lil’ postcards for some cartoons I made. Thanks again for the blog–it goes great w/ coffee. Sincerely, Stephen”

Thanks for this zine Stephen, and remember to always keep Bob’s vision alive. I only hope the next generation of artists can absorb some of that Bob flavor some way, some how.

Mu Pan Interview

Mu Pan Interview

These is a new interview with Mu over here.

James Jean Drawing

James Jean Drawing

Look at this new sketchbook drawing by James, available slightly bigger on the blog, and take a look at his website where you can link to his new international retail venture OVM.