I did an interview for GizMag #8, a really cool art PDF magazine. My girlfriend, Melinda Boyce, and great cartoonist, Jeffrey Brown, are among the other rad artists in the magazine. Check it out, it’s free to download.

My band, The Jellyfish Bandits, are just finishing recording music for our first album going to be released through Mushpot Records this summer. The illustration above depicts the song we just finished called Loch Ness Monster (right-click to download). I hope you enjoy it!

To hear more of our music visit The Jellyfish Bandit’s Music Blog. We update it weekly with new music and pictures.

Here is a sample from my comic “The Awkward Quarterly #1: Teenage Ruckus” which will be released on April 23rd.

I will be debuting a lot of new material on April 24th and 25th at Portland, OR’s Stumptown Comic Fest. I’m really excited! Here are the projects to be released (previews coming soon):

The Awkward Quarterly #1: “Teenage Ruckus” – Black & White – 48 pages
A collection of funny and sad autobiographical short story comics about my teenage adventures. Like most coming of age tales it includes a lot of firsts and even more embarrassments.

The Awkward Quarterly #2: “Starving Artist” – Full Color – 48 pages
After I was laid off I was forced to confront the fact that I had no clue what I was doing and what direction I was going in. Starting with a road trip across western USA and then leading to a downward spiral of confusion and self-doubt, Starving Artist is an autobiographical comic about the life of a depressed young artist with a lot of free time and little money.

Batcave Beach: Part 1 – Beautiful Full Color – 52 pages
Written by Aaron Whitaker, Illustrated by Melinda Tracy Boyce
A teenage outcast sneaks into a private school’s Halloween island party and befriends an eccentric duo who are obsessed with death and the purpose of life. The first part of a quirky genre-bending adventure that plays out like Michael Gondry directed an 80’s slasher film.

Here is a picture I drew for the Jellyfish Bandit’s song, “Oswald Park”. Visit the Jellyfish Bandit’s Music Blog to hear the full song.