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Inventions


I've had a weird career. Not everything I do takes the form of a graphic novel or webcomic. Sometimes I just come up with ideas that take on a life of their own. I've put them here in "Inventions" because I'm not sure what else to call them.

The 24-Hour Comics

My dare to a friend to draw a comic in a day has, since 1990, since been taken up by thousands of artists around the world. Learn more about the dare, the day, the anthologies, and read my own attempt—the first 24-hour comic.

The Big Triangle

An idea from Understanding Comics with implications beyond comics.

The Story Machine

An odd idea-generating map.

Five Card Nancy

A dadaist card game using panels from Ernie Bushmiller's 20th Century comic strip Nancy.

"Infinite Canvas" Ideas

A spatial concept with a checkered history and potentially interesting future.

The Creator's Bill of Rights

A comics industry document I first wrote (and participated in the rewriting of) in 1988.