New Year's Resolutions

Happy New Year! I drew this comic for Evernote.

For more great comics (including a few on New Year's resolutions), you can order my Shape of Ideas book and calendar. They are available internationally wherever books are sold!

My Bookshelf

You can add my book "The Shape of Ideas: An Illustrated Exploration of Creativity" to your bookshelf - get it here or wherever books are sold. If it doesn't change your life, you can at least use it as a hat!

Types of Light

This comic appears as a fold-out poster in the latest issue of The Believer. Thanks to art director Kristen Radtke!

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The Search

I was interviewed by Pamela Rosen of Evernote about my creative process and my unique double-life as an orthodontist. You can read the profile here.

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Thanks

Thank you, Incidental Comics readers, for all your support this year! It's been amazing to see the publication of my first book, first calendar, and many other exciting projects. I'm thankful I get to make comics that people all over the world can read and enjoy.

Ode to Lost Pens

This comic appears in the latest issue of The Southampton Review. Thanks to editors Lou Ann Walker and Emily Smith Gilbert!

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A Sketch for Autumn

To read Incidental Comics in every season, check out my 2018 wall calendar! It's out now from Abrams.

Slices of Life

Want to read more comics on creativity and life? Check out my book, The Shape of Ideas, and my 2018 Incidental Comics calendar!

Spinning

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Looking Up

This comic is based on actual events. My favorite time of year is when I can lie under the ash tree in my backyard without getting swarmed by mosquitos. Sometimes I take a nap. Sometimes I just stare up at the sky. Usually it inspires a comic. I may have stolen the "gold coins" metaphor from Pablo Neruda. If so, it was entirely intentional.

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Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass

Thanks to Walt Whitman for providing the words for this comic!

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What to Put in Your Notebook

Thanks to the awesome folks at Evernote for the collaboration!

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How to Finish

 This comic was inspired by Jon Acuff's new book Finish. Thanks to Jon for the collaboration - you can get this poster on his book tour!

Perfect

As a recovering perfectionist, I was thrilled when author Jon Acuff asked me to draw a poster for his new book Finish. Visit Jon on his book tour to get a poster, or find it at my shop.

Iridescence

Lately I've been reading poetry by Mary Oliver, Ted Kooser, and Pablo Neruda. It's like looking at the ordinary world through a lens that gives common things extraordinary brilliance. This comic is my attempt to capture that feeling.

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Branches

Happy (almost) Autumn! A book and calendar of my comics have just been published by Abrams. 

Lightness

Here's a page from "The Shape of Ideas: An Illustrated Exploration of Creativity." For more inspiration, order it online here:

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Photo credit: Lindsey Fisher

A Day in the Life

For more comics on the art of living, order my new book and 2018 wall calendar, published by Abrams Books.

Lost Crayons

For more comics on colors and creativity, check out The Shape of Ideas book and calendar, out now from Abrams Books!

The Shape of Ideas Calendar

I'm excited to announce that The Shape of Ideas 2018 Calendar is out today! May your upcoming year be filled with inspiration.

You can order it online here.

Uphill

For more motivation, check out The Shape of Ideas: An Illustrated Exploration of Creativity.

I wrote about the process of making this comic over at my Patreon page.

Confidence

I have a new book out about the joys and frustrations of doing creative work!  You can order it online here:

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Hope

My first book collection of Incidental Comics is out now! You can order it online here:

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Los Angeles Review of Books Interview

I was interviewed by the Los Angeles Review of Books about making philosophical comics, finding artistic courage, and creating The Shape of Ideas. 

You can read the full interview here. A big thanks to interviewer Jeffrey Kindley for his thoughtful questions and deep reading of my work!

Some of My Best Friends are Records

From The Shape of Ideas: An Illustrated Exploration of Creativity. Find it at your friendly local bookstore, or order it online here:

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Patterns

For more comics of visual and personal exploration, check out my new book, The Shape of Ideas! You can order it online here: http://abramsbooks.com/shapeofideas

Sketches of Summer

The first book collection of Incidental Comics was published this summer! The Shape of Ideas is available internationally wherever books are sold. You can find it online here: http://www.abramsbooks.com/shapeofideas

The Gift

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Starlight (a comic for Father's Day)

A Cure for Writer's Block

I have a new book on inspiration, ideas, and overcoming creative blocks, published by Abrams Books.

You can purchase it online here:  www.abramsbooks.com/shapeofideas

The Ingredients of Shakespeare

This comic appears in the latest issue of The Southampton Review.

Want to get inspired? My new book on creativity is out now from Abrams Books:  www.abramsbooks.com/shapeofideas

Literary posters are available at my shop.

Writing Exercises

This comic appears in the latest issue of The Southampton Review.

Check out my new book on ideas, creativity, and writing: http://www.abramsbooks.com/shapeofideas

Literary posters are available at my shop.