tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42896001205706791732024-03-07T14:08:50.600-06:00A Year in Comicsa comic a day for you to see and readinterrobanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16996056026184852201noreply@blogger.comBlogger405125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4289600120570679173.post-53003235455695141612010-04-02T12:24:00.003-06:002010-04-02T12:27:38.452-06:00CardsNew project going on here—<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnralston/sets/72157623606662255/">Loteria cards</a>. They'll be for sale as real card decks once I'm done drawing them.<div><br /></div><div>And a reminder: my novel is still for sale and can be <a href="https://www.thekansascitystore.com/productDetail.php?PID=1314">purchased here</a> or <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Secret-Invisibility-John-C-Ralston/dp/1935362577/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1259348489&sr=1-1">here</a>!</div>interrobanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16996056026184852201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4289600120570679173.post-80916744720739983232009-11-27T20:56:00.003-06:002009-11-27T20:58:15.795-06:00Bluelines!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8eYLvrjnHr8/SxCRgTrcnyI/AAAAAAAAAlg/DrmcoEYNeb8/s1600/Picture+1.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8eYLvrjnHr8/SxCRgTrcnyI/AAAAAAAAAlg/DrmcoEYNeb8/s200/Picture+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408983136696311586" border="0" /></a><br />Pictures of the bluelines are now <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnralston/4139176183/">here</a>; scroll to the right.<br /><br />Book out December 1st!interrobanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16996056026184852201noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4289600120570679173.post-22452641300194303992009-09-17T08:01:00.003-06:002009-09-17T08:43:20.628-06:00New Drawings<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8eYLvrjnHr8/SrJCLBawGkI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/Mcl4W_f3Wcs/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 139px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8eYLvrjnHr8/SrJCLBawGkI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/Mcl4W_f3Wcs/s200/Picture+1.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382437261787798082" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnralston/3926034135/">New</a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnralston/3928361647/">illustrations</a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnralston/3927113402/">going up</a> over on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnralston/">Flickr</a>--drawings for my middle-grade/young adult novel THE SECRET OF INVISIBILITY, being published by the Kansas City Star this fall. Check them out!<div><br /></div><div><br /></div>interrobanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16996056026184852201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4289600120570679173.post-48365704180472159122009-04-21T15:48:00.002-06:002009-04-21T15:51:38.555-06:00A Book!"The Hole in the Wall" is <a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/the-hole-in-the-wall/6374326">now available through Lulu.com</a> as a 56-page, full-color paperback, with an introduction by comics artist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lasky">David Lasky</a>! See photos of the book <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnralston/3463879020/">here</a>. Please check it out and let your friends know!<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/the-hole-in-the-wall/6374326" target="_blank"></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#888888;"> </span>interrobanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16996056026184852201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4289600120570679173.post-55476113042199965952008-09-24T11:49:00.002-06:002008-09-24T11:50:24.082-06:00HelloThis post is to say that I have no new news! However, if you're new to "A Year in Comics", this post is to let you know that a good place to start is <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnralston/sets/72157594456951115/">right here</a>, at the beginning.interrobanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16996056026184852201noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4289600120570679173.post-15964259589576426412008-05-16T11:13:00.001-06:002008-05-16T11:14:30.447-06:00It's Up!<a href="http://www.topshelfcomix.com/ts2.0">Top Shelf Comics</a> is serializing "The Hole in the Wall"! <a href="http://www.topshelfcomix.com/ts2.0/hole_in_wall_ch1/1">Go check it out</a>!interrobanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16996056026184852201noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4289600120570679173.post-16150696396055868432008-05-13T12:54:00.000-06:002008-05-13T12:55:25.749-06:00Coming Soon!<a href="http://www.topshelfcomix.com/comix.php">Watch this space.</a>interrobanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16996056026184852201noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4289600120570679173.post-52937470700453406742008-01-31T14:06:00.000-06:002008-01-31T14:07:16.030-06:00Where Did It Go?For secret reasons that will become clear in a few weeks, I've taken down "The Hole in the Wall". Thank you for your patience and understanding.interrobanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16996056026184852201noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4289600120570679173.post-25696179719088077912007-12-31T13:55:00.001-06:002007-12-31T13:55:29.965-06:00All's Well That Ends Well<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnralston/2152027699/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2153/2152027699_d777145189_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnralston/2152027699/">All's Well That Ends Well</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/johnralston/">johnralston</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p></p>interrobanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16996056026184852201noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4289600120570679173.post-34600322942753966812007-12-30T17:53:00.001-06:002007-12-30T17:53:02.618-06:005...4...3...2...<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnralston/2150488510/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2355/2150488510_f906a1f4cc_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnralston/2150488510/">5...4...3...2...</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/johnralston/">johnralston</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p></p>interrobanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16996056026184852201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4289600120570679173.post-67462297500002192382007-12-29T19:38:00.001-06:002007-12-29T19:38:28.009-06:00Assemble or Perish!<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnralston/2147912736/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2292/2147912736_c409ace261_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnralston/2147912736/">Assemble or Perish!</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/johnralston/">johnralston</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p></p>interrobanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16996056026184852201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4289600120570679173.post-65731318146888573442007-12-28T18:27:00.001-06:002007-12-28T18:27:01.453-06:00Snow Reason to Leave the House<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnralston/2144460179/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2384/2144460179_9ab48e08a9_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnralston/2144460179/">Snow Reason to Leave the House</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/johnralston/">johnralston</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p></p>interrobanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16996056026184852201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4289600120570679173.post-34295710168402991152007-12-27T19:14:00.001-06:002007-12-27T19:14:09.007-06:00Snore Mal<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnralston/2142748498/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2190/2142748498_f49703eff0_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnralston/2142748498/">Snore Mal</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/johnralston/">johnralston</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p></p>interrobanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16996056026184852201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4289600120570679173.post-60951434131620687842007-12-26T18:54:00.001-06:002007-12-26T18:54:56.981-06:00Come Bath to Me<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnralston/2139909062/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2120/2139909062_3b3965e31d_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnralston/2139909062/">Come Bath to Me</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/johnralston/">johnralston</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p></p>interrobanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16996056026184852201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4289600120570679173.post-12503387597040931732007-12-25T22:25:00.001-06:002007-12-25T22:25:06.275-06:00Belly Achesmas!<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnralston/2136675297/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2366/2136675297_4ea66ce92c_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnralston/2136675297/">Belly Achesmas!</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/johnralston/">johnralston</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p></p>interrobanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16996056026184852201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4289600120570679173.post-8765169644844361812007-12-24T19:02:00.001-06:002007-12-24T19:02:38.129-06:00Wrapping Paper!<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnralston/2133781149/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2348/2133781149_6ea401793a_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnralston/2133781149/">Wrapping Paper!</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/johnralston/">johnralston</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p></p>interrobanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16996056026184852201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4289600120570679173.post-63607611132520439292007-12-23T19:42:00.001-06:002007-12-23T19:42:05.618-06:00Bumble, Bumble, Toil and Tumble<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnralston/2131583259/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2237/2131583259_99240bae7e_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnralston/2131583259/">Bumble, Bumble, Toil and Tumble</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/johnralston/">johnralston</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p></p>interrobanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16996056026184852201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4289600120570679173.post-35572587100158650462007-12-22T17:48:00.001-06:002007-12-22T17:48:12.177-06:00Snowed in Again!<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnralston/2129168103/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2054/2129168103_81d8cec844_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnralston/2129168103/">Snowed in Again!</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/johnralston/">johnralston</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p></p>interrobanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16996056026184852201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4289600120570679173.post-67198352790300145012007-12-21T19:24:00.001-06:002007-12-21T19:24:07.619-06:00Licks Get Up<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnralston/2128057878/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2226/2128057878_7dbfc0d9c4_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnralston/2128057878/">Licks Get Up</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/johnralston/">johnralston</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p></p>interrobanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16996056026184852201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4289600120570679173.post-11480817582296809272007-12-20T19:34:00.001-06:002007-12-20T19:34:08.278-06:00Itch Always Like This!<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnralston/2126108414/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2034/2126108414_fa65308b6f_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnralston/2126108414/">Itch Always Like This!</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/johnralston/">johnralston</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p></p>interrobanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16996056026184852201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4289600120570679173.post-1264804436740597072007-12-19T21:50:00.001-06:002007-12-19T21:50:29.877-06:00Doughboy, or Delivery Boy?<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnralston/2123477435/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2378/2123477435_c4c5dfa7b4_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnralston/2123477435/">Doughboy, or Delivery Boy?</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/johnralston/">johnralston</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p></p>interrobanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16996056026184852201noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4289600120570679173.post-33995560447068443752007-12-18T18:50:00.001-06:002007-12-18T18:50:25.434-06:00Second Lady's Choice!<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnralston/2121762854/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2034/2121762854_953387642d_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnralston/2121762854/">Second Lady's Choice!</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/johnralston/">johnralston</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p></p>interrobanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16996056026184852201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4289600120570679173.post-55228403941782052012007-12-17T20:10:00.001-06:002007-12-17T20:10:28.452-06:00Quiet Morning Exit<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnralston/2119549788/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2267/2119549788_385a746742_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnralston/2119549788/">Quiet Morning Exit</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/johnralston/">johnralston</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p></p>interrobanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16996056026184852201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4289600120570679173.post-51142670308906759252007-12-16T18:50:00.001-06:002007-12-16T18:50:00.718-06:00All This and Chickens, Too!<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnralston/2116677238/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2208/2116677238_1d2baa226a_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnralston/2116677238/">All This and Chickens, Too!</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/johnralston/">johnralston</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p></p>interrobanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16996056026184852201noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4289600120570679173.post-9646783911340340282007-12-15T19:47:00.001-06:002007-12-15T19:47:07.996-06:00Oh, Potato!<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnralston/2114166502/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2101/2114166502_53ccdb1787_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnralston/2114166502/">Oh, Potato!</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/johnralston/">johnralston</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p></p>interrobanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16996056026184852201noreply@blogger.com0