The first person your hero should save is YOU.
Amazing Arizona Comics
If you don’t want to be bothered at a comic con, just sit behind a table in artist’s alley ...
So why isn't anyone telling stories anymore?
For all that artists have to offer, they're often the most hesitant of any industry, plagued by pretension, procrastination, or self-doubt.
What's that thing you REALLY want to make and deliver so you get paid?
Today's mantra is a celebration of this week's Thanksgiving holiday.
I've developed a few strategies for selling my comics ...
If you don't think art should have a cost, you don't think it has a value -- plain and simple.
Making art without a plan for distribution is like singing opera in the shower ...
Inktober is creating graphic art. Making comics is creating graphic art in the service of narrative. One is drawing pictures; one is telling a story. I'm not...
Frankly, if you don't have - or aren't developing - a conscious philosophy about making art, you aren't an artist. You're a hobbyist. That's okay, too ...
I've been working on a strategy for creative time management for years, and I recently had a revelation that I'm adapting as this week's mantra.
After the work itself, a bio is the most important thing you’ll create. It tells people who you are, and what you do.
Nothing is above your pay grade -- not when what you're making is PRICELESS.
I don't want to make something easily scrolled away. I don't want to make decor. I want to tell stories and create things that have legs ...
Among the many lessons I've learned from Batman over the years, these are the most prominent ...
Original is better than good.
When you default to the dream, it gets that much closer to reality.
Minicomic master Russ Kazmierczak Jr. talks about Amazing Arizona Comics #50 ...
I make comics because I’m STARVING to make them – not because I’m just STARVING.
I make comics because I’m STARVING to make them – not because I’m just STARVING.
Repeat to yourself: This isn’t a side hustle. This is the MAIN GIG.
The lesson here is, even if your art isn’t meeting your standards, you can STILL sell it on the merit of why you’re making it at all. In other words, you don’t...
How can a comics self-publisher – or any independent artist in any medium – find an audience when AI threatens creatives everywhere?
“Good is good, but DONE is BETTER.”
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's historic election defeat has been immortalized in classic comic fashion for Nerdvana by Amazing Arizona Comics.
Amazing Arizona Comics' creator, Russ Kazmierczak, will take the 24-Hour Comic challenge to raise money and awareness for the American Cancer Society.
What makes Amazing Arizona Comic Con special?
Amazing Arizona Comics’ 24-Hour Comic Challenge takes place from Noon Saturday to Noon Sunday (June 20-21), in the window of the Phoenix Melrose District’s HUB.
Amazing Arizona Comics creator Russ Kazmierczak Jr. presented "Superheroes as Therapy for Reality" at Ignite Phoenix.
In order to fight our homegrown evil and keep up with AZ's ever-increasing craziness, Russ Kazmierczak's Amazing Arizona Comics is becoming a monthly...
He didn't create the Hulk, but when you see Jade Jaws on screen in Avengers: Age of Ultron, that’s the spirit of the Hulk as Herb Trimpe drew him in the comics.
The return of the Sign Spinner!
If you dig the arts, there's plenty to do this Saturday and Sunday.
This article on AdWeek got me thinking this week. Basically, Showtime solicited a bunch of artists to join a contest to generate art for an upcoming...
The Route 66 Of All Evil concludes!
As a comic book fan, I had to ask Kevin Eastman why their first issue was a little larger than a standard-sized comic.
The Route 66 Of All Evil continues!
The Route 66 Of All Evil continues!
Amazing Arizona Comics Online returns with a Northern Arizona adventure called The Route 66 Of All Evil!
This week's post celebrates the Super Bowl's arrival to the Valley.
This retrospective of former Gov. Jan Brewer's "strange term" concludes ...
Jan Brewer did a lot for Amazing Arizona Comics ...
Jan Brewer did a lot for Amazing Arizona Comics ...
Simpsons fans are guaranteed a great new year if it starts like this, with a Simpsons Trivia Night at Bragg’s Factory this Saturday, January 3. Form a...
This week concludes the merry misadventure with Zombie Santa.
Every Friday, the week’s worth of Amazing Arizona Comics: The Webcomic will be posted here for your reading enjoyment! Of course, please visit the...
Every Friday, the week’s worth of Amazing Arizona Comics: The Webcomic will be posted here for your reading enjoyment! Of course, please visit the...
Every Friday, the week’s worth of Amazing Arizona Comics: The Webcomic will be posted here for your reading enjoyment! Of course, please visit the...
Mention this strip at the Amazing Arizona Comics table in Artists' Alley at Phoenix Comicon Fan Fest for a free sketch!
This week, Zombie Santa returns to battle the heroes of Glendale Glitters, the Glitter Brothers!
This week concludes the introduction of Family Fun Bot, a real Arizona phenomenon, now turned super -- hero? villain?
The next few weeks will introduce Family Fun Bot, a real Arizona phenomenon, now turned super -- hero? villain?
Meet Family Fun Bot, a real Arizona phenomenon, now turned super -- hero? villain?
Every Friday, the week's worth of Amazing Arizona Comics: The Webcomic is posted here for your reading enjoyment!
Every Friday, the week's worth of Amazing Arizona Comics: The Webcomic is posted here for your reading enjoyment!
Every Friday, the week's worth of Amazing Arizona Comics: The Webcomic is posted here for your reading enjoyment!
Every Friday, the week's worth of Amazing Arizona Comics: The Webcomic is posted here for your reading enjoyment!
Every Friday, the week's worth of Amazing Arizona Comics: The Webcomic is posted here for your reading enjoyment!
Every Friday, the week's worth of Amazing Arizona Comics: The Webcomic is posted here for your reading enjoyment!
Every Friday, the week's worth of Amazing Arizona Comics: The Webcomic is posted here for your reading enjoyment!
Every Friday, the week's worth of Amazing Arizona Comics: The Webcomic will be posted here for your reading enjoyment!
Phoenix Comicon 2014 began the same way that the 2013 Con ended – to the sound of an evacuation alarm ...
You've probably heard of the Star Trek, Marvel, and Star Wars universes; but did you know that Arizona has its own unique universe of colorful super-characters?
It's a new year and that means it's time once again for the Amazing Arizona Comic Con. The fourth annual event will be held at the Phoenix Convention Center...
It’s easy to get lost in the maze of magnificence at the Phoenix Comicon, but there are a few booths on the expansive exhibit floor that you don't want to miss.
If you’ve lived in Arizona, and especially the “Valley of the Sun,” for any amount of time then you are most likely already aware of our alien influenced...
As 2012 drew to a close, the fate of America was still in the balance. Would we fall off of the Fiscal Cliff? According to this comic -- 2012 wasn't going down...
Welcome to a special post-Christmas Webcomics Wednesday, continuing the adventures of Zombie Santa! You saw him resurrected on Halloween, but what does the...
The latest issue of Amazing Arizona Comics explores the consequences of Arizona's potential secession from the United States -- on a parallel Earth, where the...
Welcome to a special Halloween edition of Webcomics Wednesday, featuring the return of Dis Count, the patron saint of Black Friday who made his first...
Sheriff Joe Arpaio recently doubled the fines in an effort to catch the punks vandalizing his campaign signs around the Valley, but, in typical Sheriff Joe...
Welcome to Webcomics Wednesday, where last week’s daily strips starring “Sheriff Ape-aio” have been collected at last! This adventure started...
At last, here is the surprising conclusion to Nerdvana’s week-long comic strip event, The Swing Vote of Sheriff Ape-aio! Who would’ve thought that...
Sheriff Ape-aio returns to Earth proper in this penultimate strip — tomorrow, our Noble Knuckle-dragger’s adventure concludes in another full-color...
Sheriff Ape-aio’s adventure on Earth-1070 continues!
The conspiracy revealed! Can Sheriff Ape-aio stop a multi-dimensional takeover? Stay tuned to find out!
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
One need look no further than last Sunday’s East Valley Tribune to know that the moderate vote will be more influential than ever this election cycle...
The monkeyed mystery of Sheriff Arpaio deepens as Clint Eastwood’s favorite Vapor-in-Chief strikes!
In the spirit of President Obama, E.T., Nerdvana is proud to present the latest daily Amazing Arizona Comics serial, “The Swing Vote of Sheriff Ape-aio...
Welcome back to Nerdvana’s Webcomics Wednesdays, and to the long-awaited final chapter of Speed Cameron’s California Adventure! Who — or...
Wednesday marks the end of Speed Cameron’s California Adventure, so in the meantime here are some notes that annotate the third, penultimate chapter...
I’m still on the road after NerdvanaCon, but here are a few photos from the 2nd Friday block party in downtown Mesa that helped celebrate this blog’s fifth...
It looks like this week's installment of Speed Cameron's California Adventure has been interrupted with a special announcement from our own Sheriff Joe! But...
Welcome back to Nerdvana’s Webcomics Wednesdays! Ever since his debut in Speed Cameron’s California Adventure, folks have wondered how Hash...
Welcome back to Nerdvana’s Webcomics Wednesdays, and to the third chapter of Speed Cameron’s California Adventure! Did our heroes survive last...
Before our exclusive presentation of Speed Cameron’s California Adventure continues tomorrow on Nerdvana’s Webcomics Wednesdays, revisit the previous...
Welcome back to Nerdvana’s Webcomics Wednesdays! In the spirit of Joe Arpaio & The Agents of F.L.A.G. Day, Amazing Arizona Comics presents the...
Welcome back to Nerdvana’s Webcomics Wednesdays, and to the second chapter of Speed Cameron’s California Adventure! What peril lurks on Dead...
Before our exclusive presentation of Speed Cameron’s California Adventure continues tomorrow on Nerdvana’s Webcomics Wednesdays, revisit Part...
June Gloom. Juan Hit Wonder. Rolando Blackout. El Nino. Hash Tag. They are — the Californauts? Find out how Speed Cameron met them in “Speed Cameron’s...
Presented here for the first time, in honor of America's birthday and Nerdvana’s Webcomics Wednesdays, is the lost cover of "Joe Arpaio and the Agents of F.L.A...
Welcome back to Nerdvana’s Webcomics Wednesdays, and the first chapter of the long-awaited Speed Cameron’s California Adventure! This four-part...
Welcome back to Nerdvana’s Webcomics Wednesdays featuring Amazing Arizona Comics! On today, the first day of summer, we’re happy to present...
Over two years ago, Sheriff Arpaio inspired me to self-publish my own mini-comic book series about superheroes in Arizona, so, today, on his 80th birthday, I'd...
Welcome back to Nerdvana’s Webcomics Wendesdays featuring Amazing Arizona Comics! Today we present the further adventures of Sam Brero, introducing...
For many, summer means kicking back on the beach with a good book and soaking up the rays, but thanks to California’s unwillingness to fall into the Pacific...
This week, we kick off with "The Origin of Sam Brero," the proverbial He-Man of the Arizonauts team. Sam doesn't hold aloft a power sword, though; he dons an...
June Gloom. Juan Hit Wonder. Rolando Blackout. El Nino. Hash Tag. They are — the Californauts? Find out how Speed Cameron met them in “Speed...
