Leon's guest

a very early sequence of sketches for MD...Leon has a girl he likes come and join him for lunch (at work of course) no wonder she's not in the comics later...

back in Gorman's day

the new sheriff in town

Mr. Chart, why do you fret so? Mechanical District is frozen without you.

the bosses son...it's all over now

need i say more?

WOW this guy has some nerve

one of the "early" comics that never saw the light of day...

time to update your resume

Imagining a kiss

a very, very old MD strip (part of one)

thought i'd scan and colour

Leon with a girlfriend???

not if Virgil can help it...

this is going to be you...

a raspberry blowing a raspberry (center, bottom)
a machine's urine is oil...? or is it coolant?  anyway, it's liquid, and it's whizzed out

haggard: the Leon story

the stages of...screw it, this is what work does to you...
on the far left is present Leon...the middle is the first stage of haggardness...the right is full-on grizzly adams

receding opportunities

the history of Mechanical District (the Gorman Years)

back when 'ol Gorman was in charge

a little "inkling" into what happened...foreshadowing...

this month's featured employee

no ideas...

this happens all too often...

if i tell you...

coherent story cobbling?

come to think of it...

upon learning that employees have died on the job at mechanical district.

where is everyone???

it all started...

you shall not pass

entry into Mechanical District:

makes for an interesting day-starter

What do i do now

Had to take pic...too big for scanner

hindsight 20/20

this is a quick sketch: nothing final by any means.
it says, "no cell phones" and "civil rights are not right"
disclaimers for any workplace

even more ECCC

some sketches done by some of our favorite comic artists:


Brandon Graham:

Emi Lenox:

Ben Templesmith:

Sylvia Mann (Eyebot):

s.mann.art.comics@gmail.com

ECCC (Emerald City Comic Convention) continued