Cartoon - At the Cafe

I was at the cafe. There were many of them, and they all looked alike. They all had Mohawks. They all had dog collars. They all had a ring through a nose, lip or ear. They looked at me, I looked at them. I think appeared to them as a crusty old sea captain/ homeless guy. But I didn't smell bad. When I started reading and writing and sketching, they were curious as cats. CM Evans Cartoons

Cartoon - My Cents Organs

Cartoon - Government in Action

Ah, Government in action. How little this dynamic changes. Here is a little snippet of a cartoon done back in about 1988 or so -- more apt for today than ever, regrettably so. Back in the late 80s, while studying at SFSU, I worked for "The Gate", a student newspaper financed by the Associated Students of San Francisco State University. We were the alternative to the monolithic "official" student newspaper from the Journalism Department called something like "The Gator", or whatever it was -- I honestly can't remember. "The Gate" was this bold revolt from the established student newspaper, a revolt that was largely successful, and at the same time largely ignored by most of the 28,000 commuter students at the school who could care less. What I mean is, I think they ignored both papers. So I was "on staff" (which means I worked absolutely for free) as the cartoonist/ illustrator for almost 2 and a half years and I must say, it was a blast. At the time, J.P. Frary, the co-editor, said the work I did there could easily be my resume into the newspaper business, but I didn't believe him, because I was having so much fun. CM Evans Cartoons

BM - And So I Got Up

From about 1988. San Francisco, Mission District, when I lived at 20th and Valencia with Cameron, John, Gona, and a few other room mates who came and went. CM Evans Cartoons

Cartoon - Left Out

Story of my life. I hate being left out. But I still get left out when people (Erik C.) are deciding to play "pipe smoking baseball" and not bothering to tell me. Happens every time. My fate is to be surrounded by people who are cooler than me, who do cool things I want to do, but I'm still too low in the food chain. Sheesh. CM Evans Cartoons

Cartoon - BM - A Look Back in Anger

We've been watching "Waiting for Guffman" every day now, at least 3 or 4 times end-to-end. I don't know why, exactly. It is beginning to drive me nuts. When the movie isn't playing, someone is singing random snatches of one of the songs from the movie here and there around the house. Again, I don't understand why this is our new mania. We don't tend to go though obsessive compulsive pattens, as a family, but this is definitely an obsessive compulsive disorder of some kind. There, look at that, I forgot to take out the garbage. I missed garbage day two weeks ago, too. Damn you, Guffman. CM Evans Cartoons

Cartoon - BM - WHO IS YOUR DADDY

More sketches from the airport. I like this one because the scanner was picking up another BM on the next page. Who is your Daddy? Er. Not me. Sometimes it is like that. CM Evans Cartoons

Cartoon - SJ Airport 7 AM

God I love airports. I love airports early in the morning, particularly if I have to get up before 5 AM so I can make it to a 7.45 AM flight, even though I stayed at a hotel less than a mile from the airport, because I have to go through security, and the airport says to give yourself at least 2 hours for security...but then it only takes 10 minutes to go through security, so you can sit and have a TV blast sports shit into one ear for over an two hours, while also listening to inane social-climbing business people on the other side trade business deal war stories, because the flight was delayed, with no coffee because all the shops are closed until 9 AM. Hey, when I write it all down like this, and I read it, it sounds like I am a lucky man! CM Evans Cartoons

Cartoon - How Do I Look

How do I look? Starting in college, because I was broke and clothes were not utilitarian enough for my activities, generally I wore the same thing every day for about 8 years -- an army mechanic's jumpsuit that was about 4 sizes too big. When buttons would fall off, I'd reattach them using paper clips, because paper clips were much more durable than thread. I'd stuff all of the pockets with books and pads of paper and pens so I looked like a hamster, and ride my bike up and down the hills of San Francisco having a fine time, sketching and writing stories and poems all the time. Whoo hoo! CM Evans Cartoons

Cartoon - Sketch

Happy May Day! Typical of San Diego, May Day paradoxically is gray and overcast, with some sprinkles. Next we head into the "June Gloom" -- more overcast and even drizzly weather. Some people find this time of the year depressing. But out of June will be months and months of perfect blue skies with a hot summer sun. CM Evans Cartoons

Cartoon - I Want 2 B a Pirate

Missed the Thursday update -- sorry -- I was helping my wife move out of her studio space and we had to flog it over the weekend to get things done, but we made it. My back hurts. If I was a pirate, everything would be different. Probably much worse. Yo ho ho, my lads & lassies. Or is that ladies? No, only a nerd pirate would say, "Yo ho ho my lads & ladies." CM Evans Cartoons

BM - Who Did It

Everyone likes the smell of their own farts, I have been told. I tend to agree. I am sure I could dig up some ancient viking quote that attests to this. But we're mostly prudish nowadays about farts and other bathroom humor, which is sad indeed. I mean, what can you say about your era, where you are more comfortable seeing someone get shot in the head with a grenade launcher, or go to a movie where people are hacked to bloody shreds with a saw in graphic detail, but someone farting is near the top of the list of the most disgusting things you can imagine. O times. O morals. CM Evans Cartoons

Cartoon - ANATOMY OF YER HEAD

I posted this on Thursday on the website, but not here right away because I got busy with work, and also I am trying to finish the manuscript of a book of short stories I am getting ready to publish through CafePress. It should be cool when I get it uploaded. I am excited. I just have to design the spine and add a few more short stories to it. CM Evans Cartoons

Newsflash -- CM Evans Custom Postage Stamps @ CafePress

I created three custom postage stamps over at my store, The Refreshingly Obscure Online Mercado, at CafePress -- Phoebe Cat, Cosmic Swiss Cheese, and the BM "Tell it like it is". The designs come in books of 20 stamps, each. I like making these, so I plan on designing some more, using my daughter's artwork, and more of my cartoons.

Cartoon - Directions

Hello, welcome to Tuesday. If you need directions to get somewhere, I have them for you here. I like helping out any way I can, if I can. Sometimes it is best just to close your eyes, and randomly point at this diagram, then open your eyes, to come up with the appropriate answer. CM Evans Cartoons

Cartoon - Note to Self

This is great advice. It seldom does you wrong. You could make it a habit. It would be very timely if you started doing it. I would applaud you if you did it. CM Evans Cartoons

Cartoon - Flying Saucer

It is a crazy, crazy, crazy world where just about anything can happen, man. Like sh*t with flying saucers. All the time. I posted this (cartoon no. 888, BTW) on Tuesday, but I was too busy to add it to the blog. My bad. CM Evans Cartoons

Cartoon - Kiss Direction

Hey I like it when kisses are directed at me. CM Evans Cartoons

Cartoon - Organized Sports

I love organized sports. I hate football. I hate basketball. I hate golf. I hate swimming. I hate checkers. I hate soccer. I hate rugby. I hate hockey. I hate track & field. I hate gymnastics. I hate ice-fishing. I hate competitive guacamole making. I hate origami racing. I love hurley. How do I hold so much sport hate and love in my heart and get on with things? I don't get on with things. CM Evans Cartoons

Cartoon - Oversized

Oversized. I saw a video on YouTube yesterday called "Gigantic Hail Storm" via Look at This that showed huge hail pummeling a group of nerdy storm chasers somewhere in the Midwest. Amusing at first, when the hail begins, the hailstorm turns relentlessly deadly. It smashed the shit out of their SUV, breaking the back window, a side window, and smashing the hell out of the font window of the vehicle. So I put this here cartoon up, even though it really has nothing to do with the deadly hailstorm. But watch out! Deadly hail storms, and accidents while making giant paper snowflakes could happen to you. CM Evans Cartoons