This story is going to appear in a foreign-language collection of all of my Jack & Max comics, in which context it may make more sense. Jack & Max are brothers with super-powers: Jack has telekinesis, and Max can teleport, and all they do is bicker, squabble, and fight.

A recent drawing of the squabble-some pair.

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I’m putting my serialized comic, Jack & Max Escape From the End of Time, on hiatus for the month of August, planning to return sometime in September. I need to spend a little time with the script, and away from the drawing table. I will post announcements about it’s return date once I figure all that out.

Three brand spanking new pages added here!

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After a short delay, three new pages added here.

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Two new pages added here.

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After a few weeks off, I’ve got four new pages added here. Not a lot of questions answered, I know, but still.

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Also, I’ll be at the MoCCA festival in New York City this weekend, sitting at the AdHouse tables and selling copies of Ace-Face: The Mod With the Metal Arms. Please come by and say hello!

The exciting conclusion to Chapter 2 has been posted here.

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JACK & MAX will be going on a short 2 week hiatus after this, as I’ve got some other comics obligations I need to get focused on.

Reminders: I will be at the big TCAF show in Toronto this coming weekend. I am really looking forward to finally going, as I’ve never been, and I’ve always heard great things. I’ll be sharing a table with MOME contributor Tom Kaczynski – so come by and say hello.

Also, my new book from AdHouse, ACE-FACE: THE MOD WITH THE METAL ARMS, will be arriving in finer comics stores across the nation tomorrow. It’s a collection of stories, mostly featuring the titular hero, but also included are two, count ‘em two, Jack & Max shorts: “Max!! Get out of my room!” and “Max!! Get off of my side!”. Please check it out.

Four new pages added here. Find out what on earth was happening to Dad in the last update!

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Three new pages posted here. We’re closing in on the end of Chapter 2 now…

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Robin McConnell interviewed me this past week for his excellent comics-related radio show, Inkstuds. We talk about my books Ace-Face and Freddie & Me, as well as my ongoing webcomic, Jack & Max Escape From the End of Time, among other things.

Unfortunately the last minute and a half of our chat got scrambled, so had to be cut from the online audio. This results in the conversation ending kind of abruptly, just as I started on some weird rant about my disgust at my former college-age self for being such Politically Correct drip instead of going out and partying for four years. Maybe it’s for the best that the majority of this screed has been lost to the ages…

Things keep moving along with two new pages posted here.

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Apologies for the small update, but last week was killer, with Passover, Easter, and an unfortunate bout of food poisoning (I do not recommend the “Potage” soup from the Red Hook Fairway!).

In more pleasant news, I was happy to see this morning the first review (brief as it is) of Ace-Face, over on the Inkstuds blog. As mentioned in the review, Robin will be interviewing me later today, though the audio won’t be going online for a few weeks. Rest assured, I will link to that audio once it goes live.

The story continues with three new pages posted here.

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Also, speaking of Jack & Max, there’s a 12 page full-color story featuring the battling brothers in the new POPGUN anthology from Image comics, shipping to stores this week. I got my comp copy in the mail yesterday, and it looks great. I urge everyone to check it out!

I’m back from last week’s break with three new Jack & Max pages. Check them out.

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Jack & Max Escape From the End of Time: Chapter 2 begins today, with seven brand new pages posted online. Some burning questions are answered, such as: do Jack and Max get along OK with the neighborhood kids? Click the picture below to see the new pages!

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Note: I’ll be out of town next week, and unable to post new pages. Hopefully this extra-long installment will hold everyone over until I return two weeks from today.

Two new Jack & Max pages posted to ACT-I-VATE today, bringing the first little story arc in this tale to a close. Click the image below to see the new stuff.

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Brand new JACK & MAX pages posted to ACT-I-VATE today. Click the pic below to check them out.