Phoenix Zine Fest

Phoenix Zine Fest is happening this coming Sunday Oct. 20th at Unexpected Gallery from 11am to 5pm. That's at 734 W. Polk St.

I'll be there as Dr. Zombie: Monster Family Physician. Other comics creators and zine makers will be there too.

https://www.phxzinefest.com/

Check it out!

Cranimation

Every week during this November, I'm going to animate a cranberry... doing something. I'll post the results online with the hashtag #Cranimation. Join me. Make some cranimation this November!

I made Business Cards for Fred the Mustard Packet!

I'm looking to promote Fred the Mustard Packet in different ways, and yes, I actually printed and spread around business cards. Do you live in or near Phoenix, AZ? Maybe you'll find one. If you do, take a photo and tweet it to @TommyCannon for a free digital copy of Forty-Eight Flavorful Moments with Fred the Mustard Packet.

I'm Always Planning for Future Projects

A Sketch for a Future Book

I have two sketch books happening right now for future books. I just had a meeting with Shane Carey about expanding a certain superhero universe. Plus, I have a stack of blue line art work for a future issue of My Big Break.

It seems like I'm scatter brained, maybe I am. However, I feel like having several coals in the fire  helps to keep my feet warm. As I plug away at things certain projects tend to float to the top, then they get made. When something gets made I like having something else right behind it. It keeps me mentally limber, and it gives me a ton of IPs to work with.

Having a scattered brain can be an asset. Make it work for you.

The Greatest Sandwich Ever Sold!

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-greatest-sandwich-ever-sold/x/47542?fbclid=IwAR05pT0jnJn0ZURAPQZcCFXEriY3kUvfIIGUiv4ZMBprTOXjZ7-ckq2jXGg#/

Click the above link to check out the crowdfunding campaign for a new short film starring me and my buddy Arturo Ruiz!

It's sure to be delicious.

Dr. Zombie's Game!!!

https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/dr.-zombie-s-creature-lab-of-doom-

Click the above link to get Dr. Zombie's Card Game!

That's right, your tabletop is just itching to have "Dr. Zombie's Creature Lab of Doom!".

It's a drawing game that will exercise your creativity by forcing you to draw horrifying monsters!

Check it out!

How do I get more Dr. Zombie in my life?

Phoenix Fan Fusion is coming up and I am thrilled to have some Dr. Zombie products on sale.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1794435174/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0

His Monster Family Physician Comic Book can be purchased at the above link.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01G142DYY/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i5

His Kindle Comic of short, comedic, horror stories can be purchased at the above link.

https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/dr.-zombie-s-creature-lab-of-doom-

And, believe it or not, he has a card game! That can be purchased at the above link and it's super fun!

Dr. Zombie has been a part of my life on the stage, screen, and page for almost 10 years. Keep reading to learn of my history with this demented character.

A number years ago, I wanted to be a late night monster movie host. I wanted to be the Crypt Keeper or SvenGhoulie. I wanted to combine my love of crazy comedy and genre cinema. I saw a hole in the Phoenix creative market. No one was doing this at the time in Maricopa county. I sought to fill that hole. Dr. Zombie was born.

Dr. Zombie first saw the dark of night on Halloween of 2009. I used him as the persona that I would embody to host live screenings of black and white “B” level sci-fi and horror films of the 1950 and 1960s. I did this with my good friends Steph Carrico and JRC of The Trunk Space, when it was on Grand Ave. For a couple of years, I hosted public domain schlock primarily at The Trunk Space. 

My personal favorite night at that glorious space was when I hosted a film near Halloween, they had a pumpkin carving contest, and the sensationally macabre one-man band The Slow Poisoner opened the show. The weeks leading up to it JRC and Steph really did some fun creative promotion in designing a series of flyers with silhouettes of pumpkins, me, and The Slow Poisoner. Downtown Phoenix was covered with these flyers. There was excitement in the air. I still get chills thinking the fun we had that night and the promotion we did the weeks leading up to it. In 2011, The Phoenix New Times gave the Best of Phoenix Award to Dr. Zombie for Best Horror Movie Show. No doubt, the New Times writer that bestowed the award on Dr. Zombie was in attendance at the Trunk Space on that magic night.

Later that year, some film programmers took on a similar mantle. They hosted midnight schlock under the guise of a mad scientist host. A couple of my friends were upset about it. I respect their feelings, however, I didn’t feel anger about it. They’re film programmers. Film is one hundred percent of what they do as creative people. I do more. Comics, improv comedy, stand up comedy, writing, etc. So, Dr. Zombie became a character for all of those things and more. I wrote Dr. Zombie’s “Horror-Scopes” for the Trunk Space’s ‘Slide Rule’ zine. I did fake comedic radio plays with my friends as Dr. Zombie. I revived my stand comedy routine taking the stage as Dr. Zombie. I even designed a Dr. Zombie card game, which led to a Dr. Zombie fine art show. 

I did host one last movie in October of 2016 at Super Saver Cinemas as Dr. Zombie as a final celebration of what brought him into being.

However, let’s talk comics. Dr. Zombie is perfect for comics. You can get a comic book of Dr. Zombie’s twisted tales for your Kindle right now even. But, we are doing different comics now. Yes, the gag-a-week comic is now in Dr. Zombie’s lab. Like a fool, I have recently been trying to contact Rob Liefeld about making his “Shrink” comics into a calendar. I loved the idea of a psychologist treating a different superhero each month. But, he’s promoting bigger things these days. Go figure. “Shrink” belongs to Mr. Liefeld, but the concept of a genre comic in the gag-a-week format can belong to everyone. So, that’s what I’m doing. I’m smashing sci-fi, horror, and the gag-a-week format together to create “Dr. Zombie: Monster Family Physician” for the Two Gay Geeks at TGGeeks.com. The concept is that he’s a monster family physician, because the mad science lab doesn’t pay much and he has to a do a day job to fund his passion. I hope you enjoy this bizarre journey of cartooning and comedy.

Thank you.

-Tommy Cannon