Friendly Fridays

THE JUMP by Wesley Griffith

https://youtu.be/zCnDX73JPnc?si=25D27pAqN18zu44X My buddy Wesley it at it again! Wes just released the first issue of his new crime comic, THE JUMP! Check out the video above, and head over to…

Retro Andy November 11, 2023

Comics Friendly Fridays

Friendly Fridays: Wesley Griffith’s “Grotesk”

My buddy Wes has just finished the third issue in his comic book anthology series, Grotesk. I have the first two, and each issue is filled with multiple (mostly horror)…

Retro Andy July 14, 2023

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Friendly Fridays: Sun Hero Magazine #1 by Dané Shobe

My friend Dané Shobe has debuted the first issue of his magazine that celebrates black nerd culture, SUN HERO! You can get your copy at SunHeroMagazine.com RIGHT NOW! The first…

Retro Andy March 31, 2023

Friendly Fridays Hawk and Croc

Friendly Fridays: Jacky Nightblade by Val Hochberg

Art by Val Hochberg I am slowly amassing a collection of Hawk & Croc characters drawn by Val Hochberg, as part of her Patreon Hero rewards. This time around, H&C…

Retro Andy December 30, 2022

Friendly Fridays Music

Friendly Fridays: SATURNAL by The Saturn III

My buddies in The Saturn III just dropped a new, three-track digital-only EP, titled Saturnal, right in time for XMas. Head on over to The Saturn III on Bandcamp. Bandcamp…

Retro Andy December 23, 2022

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Friendly Fridays: “Beast Boy” by Kristen

Way back in 2010, my friend Kristen (who you may remember from the Hawk & Croc Vinylmation toys) drew this super-fun image of GIR from Invader Zim as Beast Boy…

Retro Andy November 18, 2022

Comics Friendly Fridays

THUNDERBEAST by Wesley Griffith

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-nFdacKmdI My buddy Wesley has just released his 96-page epic, THUNDERBEAST! You can get a physical copy from him by emailing wesgriff@hotmail.com and sending him $25 USD via Venmo. He…

Retro Andy November 8, 2022

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Friendly Fridays: BLACK Teaser by Dané Shobe

A while back, I interviewed my friend Dané Shobe about his upcoming Power Rangers fan film, BLACK, on an episode of OTHER STRANGENESS -- That discussion also got into the…

Retro Andy June 3, 2022

Friendly Fridays Hawk and Croc

Friendly Fridays: Champions of Fate Cover by Dané Shobe

Waaaaaay back in 2012, my buddy Dané Shobe was working on a project where he needed a fake comic book cover. He drew up the following image as an homage…

Retro Andy March 25, 2022

Friendly Fridays Hawk and Croc

Friendly Fridays: Val Hochberg’s Hawk & Croc

My friend Val Hochberg, creator of the comic series Mystery, Babylon, does these Patreon Hero postcards for folks who subscribe to her Patreon at the $10/month tier or higher. And…

Retro Andy March 18, 2022

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Solar: Man of the Atom jam piece with Dané Shobe

On Friday, 07 January 2022, my friend Dané Shobe said to me, "I wonder what my inks would look like over your pencils?" And so, we did up a quick…

Retro Andy January 8, 2022

Friendly Fridays Journal

Friendly’s Friday

While I live just outside of Phoenix, I spent my childhood in the Boston area, and I try to go back and visit relatives whenever I get the chance. I…

Retro Andy December 3, 2021

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Friendly Fridays: Griffen’s Android

Back in 2015-2016, I was trying to get a regular thing going with Phoenix-area artists at a local coffee shop that I called "Caffeinate and Create." Sometimes there would be…

Retro Andy October 1, 2021

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Friendly Fridays: Hopeful Artist, Slacker

Another recently unearthed treasures. Waaaay back in either late 1998 or early 1999, at age 16, I did this little doodle of a cartoony guy wiht a ponytail in ballpoint…

Retro Andy September 10, 2021

Friendly Fridays Music

Friendly Fridays Bonus: Wurmfur’s “I” EP

My pals in the band WURMFUR have released their first EP today, titled "I". You can head over to the group's BANDCAMP page to sample the tunes, or purchase digital…

Retro Andy May 7, 2021