Cropped Will Cardini artwork

December 21st, 2012

A Josh Burggraf Christmas

Filed under: Web Comics — Tags: , , — William Cardini @ 7:07 am

My buddy Josh Burggraf surprised me by adding colors to my 2010 comic called “Miizzzard in ATTACK”:

Miizzzard in ATTACK colored by Josh Burggraf

Josh has another gift for the Internet, a fun five-page full-colored comic called “Space Date”.

I hope that y’all all have happy and chill holidaze. This blog will be back in 2013.

December 18th, 2012

Surreal Landscapes Opens this Thursday at Gallery Black Lagoon

Filed under: Art Shows — Tags: , , , — William Cardini @ 7:55 am

I’ve got some paintings and drawings in Surreal Landscapes, a show curated by my friend Cari Palazzolo. There’s a bunch of other awesome Austin artists in it also. There’s a reception this upcoming Thursday. Here’s the flyer:

Surreal Landscapes flyer
Flyer by Cari.

The flyer samples this watercolor I finished recently, “Landscape with Reptoid Skull”:

Landscape with Reptoid Skull by William Cardini
9 x 12″ watercolor.

I’ve also been working on a large acrylic painting:

Landscape with Reptoid Skull by William Cardini
30 x 48″ sketch and first color for “Petrified Forest Spirits Dancing Beneath the Crescent Nightmare World”.

You can see more process and preview shots in posts tagged “Surreal Landscapes” on my Tumblr.

December 14th, 2012

Vortex #3 Release Recap

Filed under: Events,Print Comics — Tags: , — William Cardini @ 7:46 am

Thanks to everyone who came by the Vortex #3 book release at Domy Books this past Wednesday, I had a good time!

Vortex 3 release party at Domy

When Vortex #2 came out, I had a joint release party / reading with Melinda Tracy Boyce (she was putting out The Melinderly #1). We projected panels from our comics and performed them to an audience. I thought it was fun, but since then, I’ve been to signings here in Austin where the cartoonists just set up a table and personalized books for everyone who came up. I like interacting with people individually more so I thought I’d give it a shot (I also didn’t have enough new, non-Vortex comics to fill another reading). I dug it but I might switch things up again next time.

December 11th, 2012

Vortex #3 Release Party and Signing Tomorrow at Domy Books Austin

Filed under: Events,Print Comics — Tags: , — William Cardini @ 7:56 am

Domy Books Austin is having a release party for Vortex #3 tomorrow night from 7 to 9pm.

Vortex 3 Release Party Flyer Flyer
Press release here. Facebook event page here.

I’ll do drawings in whatever Cardini books you bring or buy!

December 7th, 2012

Paper Party Print Show Opening this Saturday

Filed under: Events — Tags: , , — William Cardini @ 7:14 am

This Saturday is the opening for the Paper Party Print Show. I have a print in it alongside some other awesome artists. Here’s the flyer:

Paper Party Print Show flyer
There’ll also be art openings at the other stores in Domy Books Austin.

Here’s an image of my digital print:

Miizzzard digital print

December 5th, 2012

Hyperbroadcasts (NSFW)

Filed under: Press,Print Comics — Tags: — William Cardini @ 12:52 am

I’ve got several things to tell y’all about:

Paper Party Print Show Flyer
Flyer artwork by Monica Ramos. Facebook event page here.

  • I’m going to have a digital print of a full-color drawing of the Miizzzard performing an experiment in the upcoming Paper Party Print Show, opening this Saturday, December 8th, from 7 to 9pm.

Vortex 3 Release Party Flyer Flyer
Press release here. Facebook event page here.

  • Domy Books Austin is having a release party for Vortex #3 on 12/12/12 from 7 to 9pm. I’ll do drawings in whatever Cardini books you bring or buy!

The Cockroach preview 3
A snippet of “The Cockroach.”

Origin of Stoner Alien minicomic
Sample of the minicomic Origin of Stoner Alien.

Vortex 2 in the Sparkplug Books Store

William Cardini page at Wow Cool

  • You can get a bunch of my comics and anthologies that I’ve contributed to at the William Cardini page on Wow Cool. (There’s even a video of me talking in my studio, good find Marc!)