ITEM! I was once again invited to be a guest on the SPACE Podcast, on February 12th. For those of you not in the know, ...

Dustin Harbin secures his spot at TCAF on the 5th floor, alone, by drawing me into a comic strip at his website. I like the ...

[caption id="attachment_630" align="alignright" width="205" caption="Giant Robot Magazine #49 Cover by Adrian Tomine."][/caption] I don't really mention it on the blog here as much as I should, ...

The official Kanji of the Year for 2009, as chosen by The Japanese Kanji Proficiency Society? Shin, or 'New'. Chosen for lots of different reasons, ...

Look, it's a stunning photo of ME, taken by Charlie Chu, Oni's newest employee (congrats buddy). That photo (or a crop thereof) graces an interview ...

Chris is good, but busy. We launched the TCAF website last week, and I think we finally have all of the bugs worked out and the ...

Cameron Stewart does a great job on the art chores of Batman & Robin #7, out today. It's a breath of fresh air after Phillip ...

"Bottom line is that if you want to break into the comic book world, or any artistic venue for that matter, you have to start ...

[caption id="attachment_4487" align="alignright" width="195" caption="The Walking Dead #70"][/caption] So the manga milestones thing is going well, eh? Those last couple entries got pretty large and took ...

Thanks for reading, see you soon! - Christopher

Hokkaido Crab is a delicacy, and there are tons of crab restaurants on the main drag in Sapporo. This is the most impressive sign, I ...

All I Want For Christmas Is The Octopus Pie Christmas Special from Meredith Gran on Vimeo. Check out Octopus Pie at http://octopuspie.com - Chris

Don't get too close to the edge, there. - Chris

A guided tour from the top of Tokyo Tower. My full Tokyo Tower post is here. - Chris

[caption id="attachment_4440" align="alignright" width="186" caption=""Singing Stars" Volume 1, Japanese Edition"][/caption] So if you head on over to http://www.tokyopop.com/Robofish/poll/2943533.html you can answer the following Tokyopop poll: What would ...

Three things in this post: An overview of my thoughts on digital printing/print-on-demand, a look at Dave Sim's move to ComiXpress for some of his ...

So even on my best days I'm no Robot 6 or Comics Reporter, and on my worst I'm like one of those sites where you ...

Dudes I am so busy I am sorry for not updating. Soon, I promise. It will be awesome.

And thus concludes Chris Onstad's journey through the holidays, December 24th 2008. It would stand to reason that this year's Christmas strip is right around the ...

Merry Christmas. December 18, 2008. - Chris

Christmas 2007 (actually January 2nd 2008), and it seems Ray has made an annual occurance out of writing people a book. And having it professionally ...

Ray shows up a little late for Christmas in 2006 (actually January 2nd 2007), but brings a gift that makes it all worthwhile. - Chris

While the TCAF site is being overhauled I didn't have a handy archive of our Festival posters anywhere, so I'm going to post them here. ...

For Christmas 2004, Chris Onstad was in the middle of  a storyline and did not acknowledge Christmas directly. He did provide a gift to readers ...

It is one year later, Christmas Eve 2003 and not much has changed for Ray. He is still a poor friend, as he has killed ...