The Li'l Depressed Boy

sinagrace: I’m coming to Vegas for the Amazing Las Vegas Comic...

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:59:22 -0500

sinagrace:

I’m coming to Vegas for the Amazing Las Vegas Comic Con! June 14-16!!!!

sinagrace: O M Glob! My adventure time backup is here!!!!!

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:54:13 -0500

sinagrace:

O M Glob! My adventure time backup is here!!!!!

illiteraterainbow: Out today! The Li’l Depressed Boy Volume...

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:04:45 -0500

illiteraterainbow:

Out today! The Li’l Depressed Boy Volume Four: Love is a Place!

Also, Regular Show #1 — of which there is a store exclusive cover by Sina and I available only at Hastings Stores.

(As I know from the Adventure Time cover Sina and I did for Hastings — It’ll take a couple weeks before it hits their online store, I’ll check repeatedly and announce when it can be ordered easily)
depressedboy

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Wed, 15 May 2013 15:07:05 -0500

sinagrace: Again: YOU WILL ANSWER TO NO ONE ELSE BUT ME.

Tue, 14 May 2013 20:20:38 -0500

sinagrace:

Again: YOU WILL ANSWER TO NO ONE ELSE BUT ME.

sinagrace: You will answer to no one else but me.

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:26:58 -0500

sinagrace:

You will answer to no one else but me.

sinagrace: Li’l Depressed Hadouken

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:26:37 -0500

sinagrace:

Li’l Depressed Hadouken

sinagrace: Li’l Depressed Thor dreams of Enchantress

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:24:18 -0500

sinagrace:

Li’l Depressed Thor dreams of Enchantress

jonahray: I wrote the intro for the new trade of LIL DEPRESSED...

Fri, 10 May 2013 13:57:23 -0500

jonahray:

I wrote the intro for the new trade of LIL DEPRESSED BOY so @depressedboy and @sinagrace drew me into it!!! It “hits the shelf” this Wednesday, May 15. This is a great comic, read it!

Struble’s Free Comic Book Day sketches.

Mon, 06 May 2013 09:53:48 -0500

Struble’s Free Comic Book Day sketches.

illiteraterainbow: At 3:15, come see me and a bunch of people...

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:06:57 -0500

illiteraterainbow:

At 3:15, come see me and a bunch of people who make me geek out talk about the crossover between music and comics!

illiteraterainbow: In Chicago? At c2e2? Come by and say Hi. ...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:36:30 -0500

illiteraterainbow:

In Chicago? At c2e2? Come by and say Hi. Artist Alley, Table R7! I’ve got books and dolls and stickers and other fun Li’l Depressed Boy things!

illiteraterainbow: In Chicago this weekend? Coming to C2E2? ...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:46:56 -0500

illiteraterainbow:

In Chicago this weekend? Coming to C2E2? Come say hi to me in artist alley at table R7. I’ll have books/stickers/dolls/t-shirts, and will sign almost anything!

Looking forward to meeting you all!

Go say Hello to Struble if you’re at C2E2 this weekend!

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Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:19:03 -0500

sinagrace: Sequential Smarts - the best thing ever. Inspired by...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:31:39 -0500

sinagrace:

Sequential Smarts - the best thing ever.

Inspired by the illustrative world of Gary Baseman as explored in the exhibition Gary Baseman: The Door Is Always Open, attend this panel of graphic novelists as they discuss the conceptual underpinning of contemporary graphic storytelling and L.A.’s central place in the world of the graphic novel.

Like Gary Baseman, many graphic novelists use illustration to depict fantastic worlds of their own making. Panelists Sina Grace (Not My Bag and Li’l Depressed Boy), Hope Larson (A Wrinkle in Time, Who Is AC?), Nick Thorburn (author of What a Gas and lead singer of the band Islands), and Malachi Ward(Expansion, Utu, and Ritual) discuss their work and the world of the graphic novel. A Q&A and book signing follow the program.

Sponsored by The Skirball Cultural Center, and The Secret Headquarters, this is going to be an event to remember. All attendees get a limited edition print of the image above (signed by all four panelists).

Wednesday, May 8, 8:00 p.m.

Order tickets here: http://www.skirball.org/programs/readings-talks/sequential-smarts

xS

sinagrace: Check out the awesome Hastings Exclusive variant...

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:09:47 -0500

sinagrace:

Check out the awesome Hastings Exclusive variant Struble and I did for The Regular Show comic’s first issue!

While we didn’t get on as the series team, Boom and CN liked us enough to allow us to work with the franchise in another capacity. The fine folks at Hastings also dug our exclusive Fionna and Cake cover so much that they wanted to work with us again, too.

A good attitude gets you through the rough times, and also puts you in a better place for victories- big and small.

xS

sinagrace: Last winter, I auditioned for the role of Regular...

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:23:59 -0500

sinagrace:

Last winter, I auditioned for the role of Regular Show series artist.

It was pretty exciting, to get a call from an editor saying “I think you’d be great for this project, can you do some sample drawings?”

Right?

In my months as the freelancing guy that I have become, this was the first time that a professional acquaintance (Note: not a longtime friend) approached me about a longterm art commitment. For money.

I did my best- sample drawings, a sample page, all on time. Boom Studios was receptive about what I was turning in, and I consistently offered to tweak if necessary. I excitedly told like two people in secret, and felt as though I’d finally made it- that the struggle was over, I had finally found a gig that would more than cover my rent and coffee house bills.

And then: I got the news that they went with someone else.

Separately: I like the word “crestfallen.”

I looked at the positive aspects of this: I was on the short list for a gig, I was on an editor’s mind, and I was good enough to get that far. It’s not Cartoon Network’s or Boom Studio’s job to tell me why somebody else got the job, I just had to take it as a learning experience and an opportunity to see how I could improve my art and storytelling.

With Boom’s permission, I’m sharing the sample page. I want you all to know that not every audition lands you the gig, and while it’s easy to lose steam and get depressed, you can always always always take these lemons and make more lemonade. Even if you don’t like lemonade, you can give it to your friends. Do you get what I’m saying?

Enjoy the doodles. I was gracious about not landing the art duties on Regular Show, and I’ve managed to keep a good relationship with that editor, so there may still be work coming from that avenue yet.

Wait and see,
S

niceoneeunice: I got bored, the eggs suffered. LDB made an...

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:16:03 -0500

niceoneeunice:

I got bored, the eggs suffered.

LDB made an Easter appearance thanks to Niceoneeunice!

sinagrace: adventure time! Regular show! Li’l depressed boy! ...

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 20:41:09 -0500

sinagrace:

adventure time! Regular show! Li’l depressed boy! For @andymanley

Great reader art by niceoneeunice!

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 17:00:13 -0500

Great reader art by niceoneeunice!