I’ll be a guest at the next Jim & Dan Comic & Toy Show in Dayton, Ohio on Sunday, September 15! See you there!
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Convention appearance queries – Info here!
Art commissions – contact me at craig@craigboldman.com .
Also see my caricatures page!
I’ll be appearing at the FIRST Middletown Comic Expo in Middletown, Ohio on Saturday, September 14! See you there!
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Convention appearance queries – Info here!
Art commissions – contact me at craig@craigboldman.com .
Also see my caricatures page!
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My Tailipoe series grew out of the Appalachian folktale of the same name, which I read in a book. As mentioned in Part 2.
Here’s an interpretation of the traditional story by digital animator Matt Rogers that I quite like:
https://youtu.be/ygKOF1mEzRs?si=U-TqSWoiprvjwZgw
Folk tales are originally told around campfires and next to bedsides. They are made up on the fly and embellished in the retelling. In this way the tales are spread from person to person, family to family, generation to generation. And eventually gathered into a book by professors of folklore. Continue reading Tailipoe 101 part 3!
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In 1978 I was living in Dover, New Jersey attending The Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art in my quest to become a comic book creator.
Continue reading Tailipoe 101 part 2!
Listen to Craig’s interview at the Santa Rob Podcast!
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I’ve spent plenty of time over the past couple of years drawing pictures of Santa for my Christmas Never Sleeps series, so of course I had to one day be interviewed by Santa Claus himself! I’m the guest on the latest installment of the Sleighing It With Santa Rob podcast!
Santa Rob Pugh asks me about the earliest days of my comic book career up until the present! I invite you to listen to this week’s installment and every week’s edition of Sleighing It With Santa Rob podcast!
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Visit the WEBSITE SHOP for many of the comics mentioned in the podcast!
Cap’n Catnip can also be ordered directly from the printer (unsigned). This link will also show you the other great comics from HooHaa Comics (publisher of Cap’n Catnip)!
http://www.indyplanet.com/hooha-comics
Rob was extremely generous with his chat time. Even so, in retrospect, a few omissions, corrections, and loose ends, etc. occur to me that beg to be addressed. Continue reading Craig Boldman on Santa Rob Podcast!
I’ve been showing off some of my work-in-progress, for new Tailipoe material, on social media. A Facebook friend asked, “Who or what is Tailipoe?” Good question, and I’d say a re-introduction is in order. Here’s the first of a multi-part primer. Continue reading Tailipoe 101 part 1!
I’m looking forward to my annual trip north to Akron and the Akron Comicon! You should come too, I’d love to see you there!
James’ acquisition of all three Tailipoe volumes at Cincinnati Comic Expo entitled him to the coveted bonus bottle of Tailipoe hot sauce!!
Continue reading Wanted! More Tailipoe Fans Like James!
I’ll be at HeroesCon this weekend, my first time at this great Charlotte, NC convention! Come say hello! I’ll be doing caricatures and art commissions!
Tailipoe is the amusing saga of the Howlington family and the little monster who complicates their lives. The Tailipoe Webcomic Collection, written and drawn by Archie Comics cartoonist Craig Boldman, is now available at the Shop in three volumes; plenty to keep you occupied while awaiting the onlgoing Tailipoe comic book series! Check back here regularly for all things Tailipoe!
Books ordered through the shop are autographed by Craig.
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