dorkboy

What do you get when you combine vegetables traversing the dangers of the digestive system, a traveling cartoonist with stomach problems that talks to his dog, and a naive yet impeccably dressed grim reaper and his pet cat? You get “dorkboy questionable characters”, a collection of funny and entertaining comic tales by cartoonist Damian Willcox from his popular comic series staples “Kernel Corn & Peater”, “Skully” and “Sketchbook Comics” in full, unadulterated colour including an introduction by Michael Lalonde, creator of the webcomic Orneryboy.
“Skully ambles through his semblance of life, looks for love and becomes a rounded character, one gag at a time.” – Craig Boldman, Writer & Cartoonist (Archie Comics ‘Jughead’, web comic ‘Tailipoe’)
“Damian’s comics are a wild thrill ride of jokes about death, nasty viruses, and crazy adventures through the digestive system – all while remaining refreshingly lighthearted – a truly rare accomplishment! Highly recommended.” – Chris Jones, Cartoonist (‘Snowflakes’, ‘Captain Stupendous’)
First we are introduced to Kernel Corn & Peater the black eyed pea, two vegetable friends whose adventures take them into some very dark places as they trade puns while battling to survive the digestive ride of a life time! Next, Sketchbook Comics follows a traveling cartoonist and his mishaps and heartwarming experiences in Japan peppered with Willcox’s footnotes offering further insight into the journey, finishing off with with tales placed back in snowy Canada where a boy and his dog can ponder the mysteries of life and doggie pick-up laws. Fittingly, the book receives closure with tales of the morose yet endearing character Skully, a naive yet well dressed grim reaper that just can’t seem to catch a break.

Author Biography

Damian Willcox is an award nominated Canadian cartoonist that has been creating comics under his umbrella imprint ‘dorkboy comics’ for over 15 years both in print and online. His work has ranged from capturing the adventures of the endearing vegetable duo Kernel Corn and Peater the Black Eyed Pea as they navigate the digestive system, to the naive yet lovable grim reaper Skully, and of course the original comic that started it all ‘dorkboy’ – an unsuspecting anti-hero that somehow manages to save the day. He has several other comic titles in which he deconstructs daily life in his Sketchbook Comics, empathizes with the mundane task of tackling the daily grind in Workin’ Jones, and the bizarre tales of a seemingly ordinary stickman and his “Frankenscooter” are chronicled in ‘Scooterboy’. Damian has also co-written the Too Much Coffee Man Opera with Shannon Wheeler, and has appeared in newspapers, radio, and garnered interest from Hollywood to translate his comics to the screen. Damian Willcox lives in Calgary, Canada with his wife where he is currently teaching his dog to talk.