FUN TIME TIME TIME - copies are in the mail
FUN TIME, TIME, TIME - digital download
Hello friends, I hope this post finds you well and not too frazzled. I was just out running some last minute errands, and the vibe on the streets was one of madness, especially in the Walgreens parking lot, where I needed to go to get a card to give the mailman tomorrow. I think I am all done with Christmas stuff now tho, thankfully.
An update regarding the newest mini, FUN TIME, TI...
2025-12-23 18:51:40 +0000 UTC View PostHappy Holidays! + Thoughts on being a late-mid-career cartoonist
Here's a little Holiday Card, which amuses me. I personally hate the winter, I could very much do without the short days and cold weather, but I do kind of like the End of Year look-backs that we all engage in around this time of year. It's nice to take stock of where things are, and where you hope things will go. I "quipped" a little review of my 2025 creative output here, which I'l...
2025-12-20 18:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostFUN TIME TIME TIME - off to the printer's
Hello everyone, just a short post to let you know that I just finished sending all of the files for December's Minicomic of the Month, FUN TIME TIME TIME, off to the printer's.
This is one of those moments where I am going to try my best to emphasize, if you've ever considered becoming a paid member of the Minicomic Club just to check it out, this is one of the best issues to do it with.
The new comic is 16 pages long, digest-sized, and...
2025-12-10 17:12:54 +0000 UTC View PostFUN TIME, TIME, TIME cover and interior sneak-peek
I don't believe I've made an official post announcing the December minicomic, though I did mention it in the "things to come" update I published around Thanksgiving. But, in case you missed it, here's a little look at what I'm putting together for this month:
FUN TIME, TIME, TIME will be a black and white digest-sized mini, with a full color cover. I'm still writing the com...
2025-12-04 15:52:35 +0000 UTC View PostHamilton Comic - "Middle England" Draft
All members of my Monthly Minicomic Club have likely already seen the cartoon essay I created about seeing Hamilton in 2015 (a copy of it should have arrived at your house by now!), and maybe you've also seen that it ran up at The New York Times this past weekend (and will be appearing in the Arts & ...
2025-12-02 17:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostCyber Monday Minis! 20% discount
Hello friends,
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend. Today is Cyber Monday, and as a (very) small business owner, I want to get in on that action. Valid for just today (it expires at 9AM tomorrow), you can get an annual Monthly Minicomic Club membership at 20% off using this code: CYBERMINIS
This is good for both print and digital memberships.
If you've been enjoying the monthly comics and plan on sticking around, this is a way to save a little $. Also, if yo...
2025-12-01 14:16:38 +0000 UTC View PostThanks! + a look ahead
Just a quick post to thank you for all the support you've given me here on Patreon, I couldn't be more grateful. In this day and age where every streaming app is its own subscription, and every creative person is trying to get by with Substacks and paid newsletters and whatnot, I recognize how significant it is that you're willing to send actual $$$ my way every month to help me realize my creative projects and goals. It's incredible, I appreciate it so much. The last year has seen solid, slo...
2025-11-28 18:18:51 +0000 UTC View Post"Hamilton" Download and December Comic Early Look
Hello friends,
This is a post to share the digital download of my newest November minicomic, a short cartoon essay about going to see Hamilton almost exactly ten years ago, as well as a brand-new sticker, that unfortunately I don't really see a digital way of sharing.
A PDF of the Hamilton comic can be downloaded here: 2025-11-23 20:46:56 +0000 UTC View Post
November Mini and Sticker Going Into the Mail!
Hi friends,
Just a quick post to let everyone know, I received copies of the November minicomic back from the printer's this afternoon, so have begun putting together envelopes to send out.
This month's mailing will feature a new minicomic, with a short cartoon essay about the musical Hamilton, and will include a brand new sticker, this one featuring Yours Truly, work...
2025-11-20 20:50:09 +0000 UTC View PostHidden Dominion Galleys!
This is exciting for me. I've worked with a number of publishers over the course of my career, never before has one produced actual physical advance reader copy galleys of a book. I got a box of nine of them today.
"Charlotte's Web meets The Minecraft Movie" is how I'm describing The Hidden Dominion of Geordie James. Probably most authors always feel their newest book is their best book, but for real, this is my best book. I really hope it manages to find an audience, I really put every...
2025-11-14 18:37:41 +0000 UTC View Post"Hamilton" mini, off to the printer
Hello friends, this is just a post to let you know that I've submitted all the files for the November minicomic to the printer. This features a short cartoon essay about the musical Hamilton, specifically one very-unforgettable moment that was absorbed by me in 2015 in a very particular way, that I think would be absorbed by audiences much differently today.
The mini should arrive back to ...
2025-11-10 21:30:42 +0000 UTC View Post"MAKE ART EVERY DAY*" November sticker
I'm pleased to share the design for this sticker, which will be included in this month's mailing for all print members of my Monthly Minicomic Club. Make Art Every Day* depicting the prolific cartoonist hunched over his table, expressing himself as best he can. These will be about 3x4" in size, and will accompany the minicomic that I'm in the process of completing, a short cartoon essay about HAMILTON.
How Lucky We Are To Be Alive Right Now - Nov. Mailing Poll
Hello friends,
I am in the process of putting together my November mailing. It will include a cartoon essay about the musical Hamilton along with some extras.
I also long have been wanting to make a new sticker.
I have kind of a weird dilemma about stickers, however. For wh...
2025-11-02 15:52:34 +0000 UTC View PostMonthly Minicomic Club, periodic overview
Apologies to existing members of my Monthly Minicomic Club, both digital and physical, who are already well aware of how my project functions, but Patreon has recently made some effective improvements to how the site works in terms of attracting new free memberships, and quite a lot of them have come my way. So, it feels like it might be good for me to periodically post a short overview of how things work in the hopes of perhaps enticing a few of you to take the plunge and become new paid mem...
2025-10-30 15:15:56 +0000 UTC View Post"The Chamber" digital download
Good morning friends, welcome to a new week. I hope it's not a hellish one.
This morning I finished packaging up and dropping off physical copies of the October Minicomic of the Month, "The Chamber" into the mail for all print subscribers. Keep an eye on your mailbox over the coming days.
After the paywall is the link to download the digital PDF edition of the comic. This is the momen...
2025-10-27 14:06:08 +0000 UTC View Post"The Chamber" going into the mail
Hello friends, just a quick note to let you all know, copies of my October 'zine, "The Chamber", are going out into the mail this weekend. All print members of my Monthly Minicomic Club keep an eye on your mailboxes. I will be posting the link to the PDF for all digital members early next week.
If you've ever mulled joining the club, I'd say this would be a good month to give it a try, with a very jam-packed issue. It features a complete standalone story, an introductory diary comic, an...
2025-10-24 20:47:54 +0000 UTC View Post"The Hidden Dominion of Geordie James" cover reveal
I am so excited to finally share the cover to my next book, The Hidden Dominion of Geordie James, arriving on bookshelves on May 19th of next year. I had such a blast putting this image together, it is by far the most ambitious cover image I have ever attempted, and really just scratches the surface of what I have attempted to accomplish on the pages within.
Best described ...
2025-10-20 18:44:52 +0000 UTC View PostThe Complete Mike Dawson Comics Self-Published Media Checklist Vol. One: 1990-2025
lol, I know that in comics you can use drawings to tell the story, but I really don't like letting words go to waste...
I shared a reel on my Instagram, Bluesky, and here on Patreon "Quips" this week announcing that I was going to publish a bonus minicomic to accompany every 2025-10-17 17:33:41 +0000 UTC View Post
'Zine Storage Boxes, updated designs
I want to give a massive thank-you to all the members of my Patreon who have backed my 'Zine Storage Box Kickstarter campaign, I am so happy to have met and exceeded my funding goal, and so many of you here are responsible for making that happen. I really appreciate it!
Since I quickly hit the number I needed to hit to make this idea into a reality, I've bee...
2025-10-14 19:04:16 +0000 UTC View PostMike Dawson's Magnum Opus, THE CHAMBER, cover reveal
This is a post to share the cover image for October's Minicomic of the Month, Mike Dawson's Magnum Opus, The Chamber. But, real quick, my Kickstarter to fund the creation of two uniquely designed 'Zine Storage Boxes is...
2025-10-08 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostMy first autobio comic? Thank-you Joe Matt.
As I discussed in a previous post, whilst recently digging through my collection of old 'zines to talk about to promote the 'Zine Storage Box Kickstarter I've currently got running, I came across a vintage DIY minicomic of mine called The Chamber. I'd comp...
2025-10-06 19:35:04 +0000 UTC View PostOctober Mini: "The Chamber"
Patreon recently added some new features, including something called "Quips", which I've been using a little, and am seeing a small uptick in new members from. However, I'm not sure if anybody sees the Quips feed without browsing the Patreon app, so it's possible that many of my current backers missed the clip, so I am reposting it here where I know folks will receive notifications.
As explained in the video, this 'zine from 1998 was part of my Art School senior thesis. I published a sm...
2025-09-29 17:36:51 +0000 UTC View PostSeptember Minicomic digital download
I don't want to bury the lede here, the Very Good News out of my neck of the woods is that I reached the Kickstarter funding goal that I set to produce my 'Zine Storage Boxes. THANK-YOU so much to the many Patrons here who supported m...
2025-09-25 13:04:53 +0000 UTC View PostSeptember Mailing Going Out
Sorry, I know it's been a lot from me lately, but just a quick post to let Monthly Minicomic Club members know that the September mailing is going out today. It includes a densely packed mini as well as a postcard featuring my Self-Publishing is a Power cartoon strip. Everybody keep an eye on your mailboxes for a package from me. I will be posting the link to download the PDF...
2025-09-23 15:09:20 +0000 UTC View PostThe 'Zine Storage Box Kickstarter is Live!
A massive THANK-YOU to the Patrons on here who have already backed my 'Zine Storage Box Kickstarter. I launched the project a few hours ago, and have already gotten close to 50% funded. Thank-you, thank-you, thank-you.
For those who haven't yet 2025-09-22 19:52:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Updates updates updates
Hello friends,
This is a post to let all members of the Monthly Minicomic Club know that the newest comic ought to be arriving back at my house from the printer’s by Monday or Tuesday, so will be headed out to you before the end of the week. This mailing will include a brand new mini as well as a postcard print of my “Self-Publishing is a Power” cartoon. Incidentally, I did a career-retrospective type talk at a local comics fest this past weekend which included a reading of that c...
2025-09-21 13:00:51 +0000 UTC View Post"Self-Publishing is a Power" - print in the works
"Self-P...
2025-09-12 18:48:58 +0000 UTC View Post'Zine Storage Box Kickstarter launching soon
Hello friends,
I've been putting a lot of work into building a Kickstarter campaign to fund the production of a cool and very functional 'Zine Storage Box, specifically designed to hold "digest" sized booklets (5.5x8.5in, the size of many of my Monthly Minicomics). I would really appreciate it if you were to click this link and hit the "Notify Me" button so...
2025-09-11 17:26:50 +0000 UTC View Post
