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Some of my self-published NERVE BOMB comics and minis:

The Weirdlanders

September 9, 2023June 18, 2023 by James Baker
The Weirdlanders thumbnails page 1

Tinkering on a ROCKET RABBIT comics short story continues. I hope to finish a 6-page B & W story by the end of the year.

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Categories Comics, LEFTY Drawings, My stroke Tags Nerve Bomb Comics, Rocket Rabbit 12 Comments

It is better to be the hammer than the anvil

September 30, 2023May 15, 2023 by James Baker
It is better to be the hammer than the anvil.

FORTUNE COOKIE THEATRE – all captions are from fortune cookies collected after dining in San Francisco.

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Categories Comics, Fiction, LEFTY Drawings, Projects Tags Nerve Bomb Comics 34 Comments

Year Of The (ROCKET) Rabbit

June 3, 2023January 15, 2023 by James Baker
Rocketrabbitblueprint

Gung Hay Fat Choy! Happy 2023; The Year Of The (ROCKET) Rabbit!

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Categories Comics, RIGHTY Drawings Tags Rocket Rabbit 13 Comments

ROCKET RABBIT thumbnails

June 3, 2023November 13, 2022 by James Baker
comics thumbnails

After years of tinkering with page layouts, I hope to start final art for a series of short ROCKET RABBIT stories.

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Categories Comics, LEFTY Drawings, My stroke, Projects Tags Rocket Rabbit 10 Comments

The Wrath Of CON

July 5, 2023July 18, 2022 by James Baker
On our way to THE CON!

Fame & fortune via comics eluded me, but I enjoyed making them a great deal. Exhibiting was fun too despite occasional bouts of THE WRATH OF CON!

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Categories Comics, LEFTY Drawings Tags Comic-Con, Rhode Montijo 24 Comments

Scribbling While Rome Burns

June 3, 2023April 23, 2020 by James Baker
Scribblingapocalypse

Much has changed in a few months. Back in January, I’d never even heard of the ‘coronavirus’ and nowadays, we barely leave the apartment..

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Categories Comics, Doodling, Updates, Work Tags covid-19, Rocket Rabbit 15 Comments

Critters

June 3, 2023May 25, 2019 by James Baker
Kwala

Some visdev for incidental characters in Rocket Rabbit comics.

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Categories Character design, Comics, Doodling, LEFTY Drawings, VisDev Tags Nerve Bomb Comics, Rocket Rabbit 9 Comments

Maverix Studios: 1995-2011

June 3, 2023October 22, 2017 by James Baker
Maverix Studios

Being a member of the nutty collective MAVERIX STUDIOS was one of the most fruitfully creative periods of my career.

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Categories AutoBio, Comics, Conventions, Friends, Work Tags Bosco Ng, Derek Thompson, JourneyMan, Maverix Studios, Robert Valley, Rocket Rabbit, Sho Murase, Steward Lee 85 Comments

Robo-Brawl

June 3, 2023August 29, 2017 by James Baker
Rocket Rabbit & Bludgeonator!

One of the first colour images I ever drew of Rocket Rabbit was of being chased by a big blue robot, who came to be called THE BLUDGEONATOR.

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Categories Comics, Projects, RIGHTY Drawings Tags Rocket Rabbit 37 Comments

The Year Of The Rabbit

September 9, 2023October 18, 2016 by James Baker
Yotr Thumnails

Since 2001, I’ve occasionally published silly comics about ROCKET RABBIT & PROFESSOR, and lately I’ve been assembling a 96 page full color book.

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Categories Comics, LEFTY Drawings, My stroke, Projects Tags Rocket Rabbit 27 Comments
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LATEST COMMENTS:

  1. James Baker
    James Baker on Living the DREAMNovember 29, 2023

    JD! I’m glad you commented on this one. Am I right that you had some sleep walking episodes in our…

  2. JD
    JD on Living the DREAMNovember 29, 2023

    Deft treatise JB and superb illustration - thank you. Most of my dreams are vivid, in colour & fortunately err…

  3. James Baker
    James Baker on Living the DREAMNovember 27, 2023

    Hey Dan! Glad you liked this one. I've been thinking about dreams a lot lately, and just WHAT they are…

  4. Dan McHale
    Dan McHale on Living the DREAMNovember 27, 2023

    Hi Jamie I enjoyed that piece. You did your research! I’m developing a short about a dreamer, just as an…

  5. James Baker
    James Baker on Living the DREAMNovember 27, 2023

    I've had flying dreams too, but I can only stay aloft by frantically flapping my arms. I never get very…

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