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04/14/2026

Want to read about the dirty business behind ink stained pages and comic panels? And see why creators still dive into the comics industry? Check out the audiobook of Comics: The Call and the Cost, narrated by the great Nancy Bober. Only available on Audible for now, but every other outlet will have it in the next month. Check it out and then get the print copy when it goes on sale in July!

Check out this great listen on Audible.com. Discover the reason comic creators toil away over ink stained pages, even when circumstances don't reward that hard work. This is what happens when comics meet the real world, coming face to face with politics, war, and big business. Witness creators nav.....

07/12/2025

CJ’s Comic Chats is back! Talking one of my favorite comics and the inspiration for our cat’s name, Little Lulu. Universal, timeless appeal for all ages.

06/02/2025

CJ’s Comic Chats is back!

Look at CJs regular profile for the 2 before this - CJ ties Facebook to Instagram but posts from Instagram don’t always make it here, only going to the personal profile.

Installment 3 focuses on 1990s Valiant art and coloring, as seen in Unity Saga Volume 2. Did you read any 1990s Valiant, and what were your thoughts on the art, especially coloring?

10/14/2024

Getting excited for Halloween? Check out the Cartoonist Cooperative Halloween Horrors Comics Bundle!

The Cartoonist Co-op Halloween Horrors Comics Bundle: 50 items for $35.00

08/03/2024

Late on this post but we had a great time at Moulin Rouge two weekends ago, a true spectacle.

06/28/2024

I’ve been pretty quiet lately but this time for a good reason. We bought a house! Oh, & that’s not all. I’ve been preparing for Rebirth of the Gangster: The Complete Collection to release on July 1, available for preorder now! https://www.amazon.com/Rebirth-Gangster-Complete-Collection-Standal/dp/B0CTVD7KS8/ref=sr_1_1

02/16/2024

https://graphicpolicy.com/2024/02/15/the-michaud-brothers-discuss-the-cartoonist-cooperative-and-h%CF%89me-vol-3/

01/20/2024

Oh, you wanted to sit here?

12/26/2023

It’s time for part two of mymega article on the comic book labor movement— head on over to the co-op website to get caught up! https://cartoonist.coop/journal/the-cost-of-comics-a-history-of-the-comic-book-labor-movement-part-two/

12/18/2023

Take a seat, this one’s a doozy. The history of labor organizing in the comics industry, part 1 of a 2 part piece I’m very proud of, is now on the journal. https://cartoonist.coop/journal/the-cost-of-comics-a-history-of-the-comic-book-labor-movement-part-one/