Raft

I like racoons because they wear masks...

Rabid Rabbit 9 Release Party

My friends at Rabid Rabbit are putting together a big release party for the 9th issue. And since it is a Horror Issue, what else would be better than a pre-Halloween party. Please visit the Rabid website for more infos. Hope to see you there!

Pennsylvania Sketches

I had the pleasure to visit Pennsylvania this weekend,
and did a few drawings in my sketchbook.

Society of Illustrators Original Art Show

On Thursday was the opening of the Original Art Show at the Society of Illustrators. Metal Man was selected as one of the books to be included into the show, which is a great honor. The show is up through November 26.

Mini Comics available in NY Stores

My handmade books Casual Comics #1 and Walking Through Red Hook are now available again at Forbidden Planet and for the first time at Cosmic Comics.

New York Times Sunday Styles Cover

I did a large piece for today's NYT Sunday Styles Cover. Art Director Peter Morance asked me to do a sequential story about the effects of the economic crisis on teenagers. Here's what I came up with – it was a great assignment!

The Stranger Cover

My Wall Street Illustration ended up on the cover
of the current issue of The Stranger.

New York Times Business Cover

I did this image for the cover of last Saturday's NYT Business Day Cover. Many thanks to Minh Uong.

Midwest Book Review

A very nice review of my picture book METAL MAN:

"Metal Man is a children's picturebook told from the point of view of an African-American boy during the heat of summertime. The young boy befriends a welder to turns junk into the most amazing things! The vibrant drawings of award-winning artist Paul Hoppe practically burst off the page in this unabashed celebration of the joys of summer, family, and creating artworks through metal welding."

(Midwest Book Review)

New York Times Book Review

A new illustration for the great Nicholas Blechman over at the NYT Book Review. A cure for Night is a book about a young lawyer who makes some mistakes and loses his high-paying job at a law firm in Manhattan. He has to start from scratch, in "a place where everybody gets a second chance": in Brooklyn. You can read the entire review here.