hello all, just wanted to stop by and say bye. if you don’t know, i am heading out tomorrow morning to burningman. i will be hanging out there for the next 10 days…so yeah…donate something and get awesome cartoons drawn by me…well, you know when i get back of course. ok talk with ya all later. bye.

basement-dan

hello again all. so i have a new list of donation incentives and a fancy little paypal account to send your lovely donations to. check it out:

Those who Donate:
$1 - $10
get a fancy basement-dan wallpaper (still not done) and a postcard set (6 postcards)

$11+
get the Postcard Set & A anything you want 5″x8″ black & white sketch

$20+
get the Postcard Set & A anything you want 11″x14″ black & white sketch

$50+
get the Postcard Set & A anything you want 11″x14″ color sketch (yeah color) or a anything you want black & white 3 panel comic strip

$100+
get the Postcard Set & A anything you want color 3 panel comic strip

so there you have it. if you can donate anything it will be much appreciated. please just go to my myspace page, and click the donate button under the “about me” section. i would have you do it right here on my website but i’m having issues with the main page loading with the code…i need to figure the bug out. i thank you all in advance. please if you donate, make sure to email me at basement_dan@yahoo.com  to make sure i get you what you want. bye all.

basement-dan

check out me and my drunk friends getting tricked and me having to buy a drink for some guy…just another drunken night.

hey all, if you’re curious…no i will not be at comic-con this year *tear* =(
but i do have some friends down there. make sure to visit my friend Brian Kolm. also, my friend Star St. Germain on saturday of the con at 11:30am will be at the panel discussion of the new release of Comic Book Tattoo a new book from IMAGE comics that she has work in! also if you’d like to grab a copy and get her to sign it, she will be signing at IMAGE comics table at CON on saturday at 1pm. go by and say hello.
tell them daniel (basement-dan) sent ya. have fun. talk atcha later. bye.

basement-dan

thanks to everyone, who came out this weekend to the SF ZINEFEST and supported not only me, but all of my friends as well as many many other amazing small press creators in the bay area and surrounding areas. it was a great weekend and we all had a great time. well yeah thanks again, have a good week. bye.

basement-dan

yes, it’s true. i asked for help and you have answered with great response. so out of all 9 designs the three that will be made into postcards will be…

with the most votes, our number one postcard is…MEEP!

coming in a close second is…GOAL!

and the final postcard you viewers voted for is…FRIEND!

awesome, thanks all for the help. now make sure to come out to SF ZINEFEST on July 19th-20th and say hello and pick up your very own copies of the postcards, as well as a copy of…

doodles of the drunk #1

cool hope to see you all there. bye.

basement-dan

greetings from southern arizona…yes that is correct, i am out in arizona visiting my family…the image above is actually a picture i took this morning from my parents front yard, it’s a mountain range i used to go running around in when i was a kid, it’s called Elephant Head. any how this isn’t a post just about arizona, i got new stuff for you all…WOOOO!

so below are some character designs for a new project i got hired on to do for a clients new book…

below that we have a couple of sample pages that are currently being reviewed by my client…

i’ve really been enjoying drawing this book so far, it’s fast and my style is perfect for it. once i get the ok from the author i will give details on the book as well as post finished pages.
also before i end this post, don’t forget that i still need you help picking my postcard designs…i only have a few more days before i pick, so please click the image below and help me vote…

thanks all, bye.

basement-dan

hey all, i am in need of some fan help! below is a link to some images that i am considering making into postcards for the upcoming SF ZINEFEST and APE.
these images have been drawn up at my day job when i was bored…they are done with standard office pens and sharpies on the back of our customer comment card thingy’s.

Please click on the image below and help me choose the top three to make into postcards for these upcoming con’s. all you ahve to do is either leave me a comment on here or on my flickr page under the image of what ones you like the best and on the 9th when i’m in AZ i will tally the scores and announce the winners. thanks all.

basement_dan

so finally…here are the first three pages of Valedictorian USA, written by stephen hines and drawn by yours truely! sorry you can’t make out the text, but deal with it…if your interested in reading it, you can purchase one of the twenty page previews from me and i’ll send it to you. but in the mean time, enjoy this little sample.

cool other stuff to come very very soon…i promise. ok bye.

basement-dan

hey all, i meant to post this a while back…like may! Stickball Zine is a web based zine that my buddy mason johnson is friends with and got our short we did together last year on it. The story is calledThe Train, you should check it out…it was done right when i was developing my cartoony style.
while were on the subject of projects i should have posted about a while back…i am also working on a graphic novel for my buddy Stephen Hines. The book is titled “Valedictorian USA”

i’m gonna try to included a three pages to sample for you to view…once i figure out what the HELL IS GOING ON WITH MY WEBSITE!!! but anyhow yeah…

i’m hoping to have a paypal account here in a little while so you can purchase the 20 page preview of Valedictorian USA, which came out in april as well as the first collected issue of Doodles of the Drunk.

well other then that the gallery still doesn’t have any new work on it but it will…soon…maybe…one day…i’m pretty sure. any how, i’ll keep you posted on the happenings of my world as they come along. bye.

basement-dan