You’ll Have That

Here are some recent commissions I drew.  I’m pretty happy with how they turned out, so I thought I’d share ‘em with ya’lls.

- Wes

David Reddick is a cartoonist who wears many hats.  He draws a couple comic strips over at rodenberry.com,  he’s an accomplished single-panel cartoonist, and he works for Jim Davis at PAWS, Inc. drawing and writing Garfield comic strips.  So you can imagine that I was quite honored when David asked me to draw a guest strip for his wonderful comic strip, The Legend of Bill.  You can check out my guest strip right here.

- Wes

I’ve been struggling with a way to present this bit of news eloquently, so I’m just gonna lay it all out there in one big pile:

I’ve decided to end YHT.

This decision was not an easy one, and I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about it and talking it over with my friends and family.  2008 has been a difficult year for me personally, and I believe that now is as a good a time as any to end one project and start working on the next.

The final “You’ll Have That” strip will be published on Friday, January 2nd, 2009.  I hope to tie up as many loose ends as possible over the next two months, and I’ll try my darnedest to post these last strips on time!  In February of ‘09 I’ll be launching a new comic feature here at this site.

So I hope you guys will stick around to see how this cartoon concludes and sneak a peek at the comic I’ll be launching early next year.  I’ve always appreciated all of your support and encouragement, and my biggest fear is that I’m disappointing most of you.  I guess that’s a good problem to have, but I would hope that most of you would stick around for the next chapter in my cartooning career.  I’m going to need your support more than ever in the coming months!

- Wes

New comic strip will be up late on Friday.  Sorry for the delays.

In other news, check back on Monday for a major announcement that I will majorly announce.

- Wes

Peeps, I’m taking an extra day off.  You’ll get a twofer on Wednesday.  Send hate mail to wesmolebash (at) yhtcomic.com.  I love you.

- Wes

So, the Mid-Ohio Con has come and gone, and I had a pretty rad time.  My buddy, Jage, hung out with me all weekend at the YHT booth, and he did a great job of keeping me company.  Saturday was pretty busy, but Sunday was rather slow so it was good to have a friend to talk to about nerdy things and sports.

I have a few pictures from the weekend that you can see on my flickr site.

I was lucky to have awesome neighbors at the con, too.  Thom Zahler and his buddy, Jesse Jackson, were sitting on our left, and Billy Tucci kept busy drawing sketches on our right.  We didn’t have the opportunity to talk much with Billy Tucci as he kept pretty busy drawing and chatting with fans, but he was a pretty cool guy.  Jage and I had plenty of time to yap with Jesse Jackson and Thom Zahler, though.  Both gentlemen are exquisite human beings, and it was pleasure to occupy booth space next to them.

On Sunday I had the awesome opportunity to participate in a panel about webcomics.  The panel was made up of Thom, Ray Tomczak - creator of “Wasted Potential“, Steve Horton - author of “Webcomics 2.0“, Chris Eliopoulos - creator of “Misery Loves Sherman“, and myself.  Unfortunately, there were more participants on the panel than there were people in the audience, but we still had a good time chatting about the business of webcomics.  Chris told some fun stories about working with guys like Brian Michael Bendis, Robert Kirkman, and Erik Larsen.  Thom Zahler tossed in a few stories about lettering books for Marvel.  I told everyone how my mom is proud of the way I dress.

During the con, I was interviewed by a podcast called Comic Related.  You can listen to the podcast here.  My interview starts at the 18:40 mark.

- Wes

I’m gearing up for the Mid-Ohio Con this weekend, and I’m getting psyched. My buddy, Jage, will be along with me, so make sure to stop by my table and say “Hi” to us both.  I’ll have books and artwork and high fives.  It’s gonna be a rad time.

Also, I’ll be on a webcomics panel on Sunday with Chris Eliopoulis and Thom Zhaler among others.  Hopefully I’ll be able to say some smart things and not look like a total tool.  I’ll let you know what happens. 

- Wes

MOC on Oct. 4 and 5th . . .

The Mid-Ohio Comic Book Convention is coming up in a couple weeks, and I’m busy trying to get ready for it. I’m pretty psyched about this particular convention because it’s the first time I’ve ever been a guest at a convention. Being a guest at Mid-Ohio makes me feel kinda like a rock star, and I’m really looking forward to a fun convention weekend!

I ordered some flyers to pass out, and I’ll have books on hand. Probably gonna have some original artwork on sale for really cheap, too. I’m trying to think of some more, easy-to-prepare treats for the con, so if any of you have some ideas I’d love to hear ‘em. Just toss ‘em in the comments section!

Omar’s Plight . . .

*Fixed the broken link!  Enjoy the jam!*

YHT reader Mike Rotch (I’m assuming his name is an alias . . .) recorded a version of Omar’s Plight, and it’s rockin’ goodness.  Listen/download it here.  Mike is in a band called Sting Ray Whore - an apt title considering the fact that stingrays are the most sexually promiscuous of all the sea creatures.  You can listen to more of Mike and Sting Ray Whore’s music at their GarageBand page.

Thanks, Mike!  I really enjoy your version of the song!

- Wes

Out of curiosity, do any of you wish I’d go back to using gray tones in the strip? Any of you glad I ditched the grays in favor of the pure black-and-white art? I’m interested to hear your thoughts. Leave ‘em in the comments section!

- Wes

My friend David Hopkins posted this list on his blog, so I figured I’d take a crack at it as well. It’s basically a list of things that I’d really like to do, but probably never will due to priorities, lack of time, no money, etc.

Here’s my list.

- write a graphic novel and have someone else draw it

- write and draw a series of graphic novels featuring the various characters from YHT

- learn how to grill a perfect steak

- form an animation studio and produce animated programs featuring my characters

- put together a small band with my friends to write and perform the soundtracks to the programs my animation studio creates

- read all of C.S. Lewis’ books

- get YHT published in a different language, and then do a book tour in that country

- buy a black Audi A4

- take Audi A4 on a road trip through New England in the fall

- submit a few ideas to Big Idea

- take a trip to the Holy Land

- have lunch with Jeff Smith at the Max and Erma’s in German Village

- start a comic book convention in my hometown similar to CAPE and STAPLE

- learn to paint on canvas

- learn to play lead solo guitar

That’s my humble list. Feel free to pick it apart.

- Wes