Facetime with Leon Beyond

Leon Beyond has been getting involved in trivia-related events in his community. For example: the recent CHILI/TRIVIA ("Chilivia") Cook-off in McKarney Co. and the HOME/GARDEN show in downtown St. Louis. Click through to see the full extent of Leon's involvement.

Some field notes:

Valentine Scenes from Mythology

I drew these 4 Bitter Valentines for my pals at woot! Thanks to Matthew for the hilarious concepts. Be sure to click through for hi-resolution downloadable .pdf versions of these, as well as their adorable sweet counterparts.  Here were the doodles and sketches:

XOXO

Also, see: Leon Beyond's tips 'n' tricks for Valentine's Day.

COMING SOON

Be on the lookout: my new book from Drawn & Quarterly, called BIRDSEYE BRISTOE. A bit more info here and here.

Golden Arches! The Gilded Age of Logo Design in St. Louis

This week Leon Beyond takes on a legendary era in local logocraft (above: click to enlarge). Sketches below:

During our research we found this great resource of more current, active Arch-based logos.

Keep up the good work, everyone!

Product Review: Sherpa Sweatshirt

Red Carpet Season

Some art for shirt.woot!'s annual award extravaganza, The T-List Awards:

(click to enlarge)

Beware the fashion police!

Cancun Sketch Dump

I finished my paperback on day two, so had to doodle this comic in the ol' sketchbook instead. Click to enlarge:

Here are some more scenes straight from the beach:

In the Nest of the Piasa

I've got a two page strip in the new issue of the German/Swiss comics quarterly Strapazin.

The theme of the issue is food & eating, and I served up a re-telling of the "First Midwestern Thanksgiving" dinner.

We follow Father Jacques Marquette's expedition down the Mississippi and his meeting with the local Illiniwek tribes near present day Alton, Illinois.
Gastronomical hi-jinx ensue under the watchful eye of the Piasa.
(Thanks to Chrisoph and the editors at Strapazin, and whoever translated and re-lettered my weird story into German.)

Cats Playing Trivia

Happy to help my friends at Tenth Life Cat Rescue with this poster for their upcoming, always-fun, trivia night. My first idea was this cat/ball-of-yarn/brain thing, which was kinda gross:

Then I thought a riff on the classic C.M. Coolidge Dogs playing Poker (but with Cats playing Trivial Pursuit) might be fun too:

And that's the direction we went:

I also recently drew this coffee label for a special Tenth Life blend they were roasting up:

In summation, I love cats, trivia, and coffee. And you.