Under the Mistletoe

“It’s nice you know, to kiss your beau, while cuddling under the mistletoe…”
~”Christmas in Killarney”

Another mini card from 2010.

Not a Creature was Stirring

…”Not even a mou–” Oh, nevermind….

This was among the first comics I drew in college (see the original below!), which I later polished up and colored for a Christmas card.

For all the holiday cooks and bakers out there, this will be available as a card in the Lab Mice Etsy shop–opening soon!

Purely Ornamental

Another 2010 cartoon for a series of mini Christmas Cards.

Candy Cane

Christmas is right around the corner!

This is a twelve-year-old (!) cartoon that I created for a set of mini Christmas cards.

H is for Hand Sanitizer

Ah yes, the black market for hand sanitizer in March 2020, and the insane online price gouging.

…And now you can hardly turn around without someone offering you free hand sanitizer.

“Q is for Quarantine” will return in the new year!

Mr. Snow

For Mr. Snow, this is being nice.

From Standing on the Edge of Real Life.

Sunglasses

Another old comic, from my college project Standing on the Edge of Real Life.

“Mr. Sun” appeared pretty early in the creation of Lab Mice, and I’ve always enjoy drawing him! He’s basically an octopus-balloon with sunglasses.

Also, the disappearing whiskers in the first panel….

Comics for Credit

Here’s a decade-old comic for you.

During my senior year of college, I approached my drawing professor about doing a cartooning independent study for credit towards my art minor. I would create a self-published comic book for the study, and mold Lab Mice into a fully-fledged cartoon at the same time. The professor was a comic book enthusiast, and agreed to the project. My “textbooks” were How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way by Stan Lee and John Buscema, and The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book by Bill Watterson.

Naturally, I drew a few comics about the experience.

Comic from Standing on the Edge of Real Life.

G is for Governor

It’s been interesting to see how these comics have aged since April 2020. This was about the mad scramble as governments and organizations tried to figure out how to handle rising case numbers in mid-March. I pitied news anchors at the time, when information was changing so rapidly.

P.S. This is not an invitation to air your political opinion in the comments.

Christmas Tree Pile-Up

It’s December! Time to deck the halls!

This is “Christmas Tree Pile-Up,” from 2009 (back when the mice had whiskers). It started a tradition I’ve kept up (most) years of creating a new Christmas card each season, and sending them to friends and family. This first Christmas card design remains one of my favorites.

This will be available as a card in the Lab Mice Etsy shop, opening soon!