I am so moved by the outpouring of support and followers this past month. As of March 15th I had about 50 followers on twitter. I set a goal that I wanted 1000 before June 1st. Today a school in Hebron CT known as RHAM HS went mental and followed me like crazy. Nearly 200 kids followed me after the show. There was only 600 in the assembly. Those metrics are insane. I dedicate this post to the kid who approached me crying a week ago after a show. The kid who had been through so much and had said so little to anyone. The kid who looked at his home life and school life and felt overwhelmed and scared. The kid who felt that so many other kids had paradise and he was staring at a wasteland. The kid who hugged me and I told him he was not alone in this world. The kid who, like I once did, is going to stare down the wasteland and find a way to create life and grow. We are more than dirt. You know who you are.

We have about 10-15 cover ideas. This is one that I like quite a bit and fits the tone of this post and this moment.

xo

-John

Dirt: The Graphic Novel. Cover #8

900 followers! This is a b/w scan of a great scene in the cafeteria. This is the panel where Pi watches the bully girl morph into a “Level 7 video game boss.” This is her growing. She later changes into this sick pulsating larval demon. But, alas, we’ll save that for a later date. Again. keep in mind, this a scan of a printout of a jpeg on an inkjet. And this is before it goes final and color. I think the artist Michael McMenemy really nails this. The process of sharing a brain with a fellow artist who “gets it” has been one of the best times of my professional career in recent years.
Enjoy.

Level Seven video game b*tch boss.

800 followers. Thank you all. We are currently working on covers and beginning the coloring process. I will be launching a kickstarter for the project soon to cover some costs. In the meantime, here’s a snippet I’ll call “House, Car, Wife, Two Point Four Children.” btw This is just an iPhone pic of a sample inkjet page. I ran it through FX Photo Studio filter thing.

Graphic Novel Sneak Peek #7
Ladies and Gentlemen…Pi. In color.
We’re working on palettes and colors ..fun stuff.

Doctor’s RX to Jason’s cousin.

Graphic Novel Sneak Peek #5
Discussion behind the scenes. At some place in Cambridge near the comic store.

Sketches at the Table

an iPhone pic of a character sketch. Melissa. the ghost. “boo.”

300 followers on twitter @iammorethandirt
As promised. Every 100 new followers I’ll post an image from “Dirt” The Graphic Novel. Story by John Morello. Artwork by Michael McMenemy. This is, again, an iphone pic of a copy. It features Jason the “stoner.”
I’ll call it: “How come you don’t run anymore?”

I’m on the road and I just reached 200 twitter @iammorethandirt followers so as promised I’m posting a panel from the upcoming graphic novel. This was an iphone photo taken with instagram of one of the draft pages I printed out. So what I’m saying is that it’s a copy of a copy of a copy. But it still makes me laugh. Enjoy.

Yours truly along with the SADD officers and advisors from Putnam High School.