RADIO INTERVIEW 12/18/2012 6:10PM (EST)

The radio show will be streamed on www.wapj.org so even if you don't live in the Torrington area, you're welcome to listen in (and if you plan on doing that, send me an email at rascals@jurascals.com or leave a facebook comment on facebook/jurascals or comment here or SOMETHING!) because that would be great!

We'll be talking about comic strips and how they relate to the newspaper industry: the past, present and future as I see it. We'll discuss In Torrington Today (my torrington blog) the JURASCALS comic strip that's published in New York and Nebraska newspapers!

We'll discuss the burgeoning art movement of World Class Regional Art and I hope to share some shout outs to some great local artists/artisans!

I'll go on approximately 6:10pm (EST)

Tune in!

Another Nebraska Newspaper Joins Jurascals!

That's two Nebraska newspapers providing JURASCALS comic strip to their readers and more newspapers are considering!  This is BIG NEWS friends (perfect because we're dealing with dinosaurs, those rascally Jurassic ones are really BIG themselves!)

So THANK YOU SIDNEY SUN TELEGRAPH! Check them out at http://www.suntelegraph.com/

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Two quick cartoons. The first is a drawing I like from the Nebraska series of Jurascals. And I like those words better than any of the others I've used!
The second is for my In Torrington Today blogtoon.
Happy Thanksgiving!

JURASCALS: NEBRASKA first week!

I'm not going to post all of the comics for the Nebraska Jurascals online but I will share in this blog post and perhaps a few other weeks as they go just to provide a sample. In this first week, we set the stage for the massive exploration of Nebraska! For next week: (11/19 through 11/24) McCook Daily Gazette readers can enjoy Dinosaur and Skunk's development of a plan and then a flight to Nebraska!

In the  mail I just got to hold in my hand the front page article featuring the story behind JURASCALS!

Here's a photo!

MCCOOK, NEBRASKA!!!

Exciting news: On 11/12/2012, JURASCALS will begin a run in the McCook Daily Gazette. Check out the McCook Daily Gazette on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/mccookgazette  or their website http://www.mccookgazette.com/

I'm so excited to have JURASCALS published in Nebraska.  After all, I was very fortunate to fall in love with a beautiful Nebraskan so many years ago and now I've been blessed with two wonderful children who have a Nebraskan heritage! We've been fortunate enough to visit my wife's side of the family over the past decade plus and I've had the extreme pleasure of traveling this great state in the Great Plains.  It has always spoken to me and I am at my most prolific (artwise) when I am there.

If you've perused the blog, you might come across the tab about the 5 books (8 page little books), one of which is called We Can Go To Omaha. This was my first drawing of the dinosaur. My daughter loved this little book because OMAHA is  a great word for kids who are learning to read O-MA-HA.

Throughout my travels through Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado and South Dakota,I learned more and more of the Great Plains region and gained an appreciation and respect for the pioneer and frontier spirit that still permeated the foundation of this part of Midwestern culture.  So I wondered how could it be that there weren't any comic strips that featured this wonderful community. I had an opportunity with my JURASCALS comic strip for AUBURN to have the characters travel to Nebraska, thanks to a recommendation from my editor who thought the trip could be food for Jurascals thought!  Yes folks, as a creator, I do listen to my editor! Thanks, Jeremy!

From this story, I now can tell a larger, expansive story, that mirrors the expansive night sky over Crawford, Nebraska. Yes, the story will have silly parts and one-off jokes but the overall story is something I hope the readers will really enjoy.

If you have a newspaper in the Great Plains state, or have a newspaper in an agricultural-based community, I encourage you to reach out to me (email: RASCALS@JURASCALS.COM) because this is about to be THE one comic strip that's specifically for you.

Here is a link to the news article about me in the McCook Daily Gazette that printed today 11/12/2012. Thank you Dawn!!!
Great news for @jtimothyquirk's comicstrip:http://www.mccookgazette.com/story/1912872.html …

Getting there is half the...well half of something

Dinosaur and Skunk are on a trek through Nebraska. They begin a NEW adventure on 11/12 which I'm excited to share with you in the next post! Below are some photos of western Nebraska (go Longhorns!) Yep, Dinosaur will be trekking from east to west on his journey. 

LOOK! CORN! Our Vacation in Nebraska

Our family's summer vacation was enjoyed in the great state of Nebraska, a bountiful source of inspiration. Whether it was savoring a fish dinner in Bee, Nebraska or passing a speeding train deep in the Sandhills in the west, each moment became a cherished memory.

From the Seward County historical society in Seward to the Robert Henri Museum in Cozad, to the home of Willa Cather in Red Cloud to the Mari Sandoz cultural center in Chadron, there is much to learn in this Great Plains state. 

I'm drawing in Chadron here

So it occurred to me that the rascally Jurassic dinosaur from Auburn, New York would be a "fish out of water" here in Nebraska and would be a story worth sharing. I have always wanted to depict a Nebraska story since my first visit and Jurascals is the perfect vehicle for it. So with that in mind, in the next few weeks we'l be building up to a grand adventure for our readers-so get ready and hopefully you'll say with me, "
"LOOK CORN!"