It was Labor Day this past Monday in America. A time to be patriotic sort of. In any event, this by request speed drawing of Iron Patriot seemed apropos of the holiday weekend. Enjoy!

BTW, I just returned from Dragoncon this past weekend and had a splendid time! You may want to check out my online store for some original art I did at the Reel Crimes panel featuring Bill Corbett, Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff.

Thank you for your continued support!

Len

This weekend at DragonCon 2015 in Atlanta, we had the great fortune of chatting with Cherie Priest for an hour in front a live audience of Sword & Laser enthusiasts! Listen in to hear Cherie's rise from goth to glorious, the proper way to distinguish steampunk from goth, and why Lizzie Borden is not who you thought.

http://swordandlaser.com/home/2015/9/9/sl-podcast-227-cherie-priests-caverns-of-inspiration

P.S. Thanks to Andy for our first user-submitted Patreon pre-roll! Remember, you can send yours in to [email protected] or at (415) 7SWORD6

Happy Monday everyone!  I've got a pretty awesome speed drawing from top to bottom for you today.  It's one of my favorite characters - Hellboy!  I've always loved the look of Mike Mignola's character and I've been wanting to draw my own version for quite some time.  I think this turned out pretty great.  If you think so too, let me know in the comments. 

Once again, thank you for your continued support. You guys are awesome!  Please spread the word about this Patreon and help me meet my first milestone goal!

Thanks again!

Len

We interviewed Piers Baker about his comic strip Ollie And Quentin. Previously syndicated by King Features in the US, Ollie And Quentin can currently be found on GoComics. Piers has been a professional cartoonist for many years and had some fantastic stories to share.

He's also the tallest cartoonist we've ever interviewed.

For audio, full show notes and links click here.

This week, things really go nuts when Veronica realizes that she likes Tom's book pick more than Tom does, which causes Tom to question everything he has ever known. Meanwhile, over on Goodreads, Thane questions whether present tense is the bane of genre fiction! Hmmm...

http://swordandlaser.com/home/2015/9/15/sl-podcast-227-is-present-tense-for-baby-brains

Remember to send in your Patreon pre-rolls to be on the show! [email protected] or 415-7-SWORD-6

This week's Speed Drawing is a little bit different.  I was asked by a client to draw a cartoon based on a three word prompt. Apparently, he has asked other artists to draw the same three word prompt and was collecting the art. The three word prompt was Rocket, Baby and Jesus.  This is my take on those three words which reminds me somewhat of a vintage album cover.  Anyway enjoy the process and please share this Patreon with your friends if you are enjoying my work.

Thanks for all your support. You guys are wonderful!

Len

On the latest episode of Comics Coast to Coast we sat down with visual development artist Bill Robinson. Bill has worked on everything from games to feature films and shown his work at the Wonderground Gallery in Disneyland. There is a super-secret personal project bouncing around at Bill's drawing table and he was kind enough to reveal a taste to us on the show!

To listen to the interview and see the show notes and links click here.

Here are the final inks for the new strip. If you're a patron, you can check out my process from gag through rough layouts in the sneak peek post. I recorded a video of me inking the strip and I will post that for patrons as well after I have a chance to edit it.

Join the conversation on the blog post.

Thanks as always for making my comic work possible!

Happy last September Monday everyone!  I've got a special speed drawing to share with you this week.  Recently I was asked by the clothing company The Curated Tee to draw their October design.  For those of you who don't know, The Curated Tee does limited run children's clothing with designs done by various artists.  They asked me a few months ago and I documented the process of drawing it up.  You can watch me create the design and then on October 1, you can actually PURCHASE the design!  Woo-hoo!  Be sure to check it out and if you have little young ones running around, this makes a great Halloween type garment.

Thanks again for your support this month and enjoy this week's Speed Drawing!

After a successful test stream this morning I think I can safely say that I will be using Twitch from now on when I stream from the studio. Unfortunately I was using new (to me) streaming software and I did not record a copy to my hard drive, nor did I have the archiving function on Twitch turned on. So, I think the only person who saw the stream was Caspell. Thanks for stopping by!

I give a heads up on stream times to my Patrons in my patron-only-feed. I try to give as much notice as possible.

Follow me on Twitch at Twitch.tv/joelduggan.

If you're curious, or if you have any streaming tips for me, I am using OBS for Mac.

To join the conversation on this week's strip on the blog click here.

Thanks as always to my patrons for making Starcrossed possible!

We wrap up A Canticle for Leibowitz and explore all its science and religion feels. Also we welcome a new Expanse series cover, a new Gaiman baby and we discover why Taylor Swift IS the Kwisatz Haderach.

http://swordandlaser.com/home/2015/9/29/sl-podcast-229-taylor-swift-is-a-fremen