Thursday, July 18, 2013

My new book! Should This Octopus Have Fewer Legs?

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Well, BIG NEWS!  My new book is officially out today, July18th.  It's called Should This Octopus Have Fewer Legs? published by Adams Media. I worked on it last year for about 3 months and somehow managed to keep it all a secret.  No longer, beans shall be spilled.

It's a collection of funny, fake "take one" street flyers, meant to be ripped out and posted up.  You've probably seen flyers like these on the web here and there, maybe you've stumbled onto one or two out on the street. I have a couple times, they're like these little gems that always made me laugh, made my day. My editor Halli Melnitsky and Adams Media had the brilliant idea of creating a compilation book spotlighting this type of street phenomenon, and asked me to make it!  We brainstormed a ton of ideas and went with the best ones, it was a great, fun collaboration.  What's really cool is that not only did I do all the artwork, I designed every page, fonts and all, except the cover which was designed by Elisabeth Lariviere.

In this book you’ll find all sorts of madness - homages to your favorite movies, off-the-wall pop culture references, pun-tastic plays on words and straight-up redonkulous notices, plus a couple takes on the classics.  All in all, it's a sure fire way to perk up your room or any telephone pole, community bulletin board, or bus stop in your hood - one sign at a time.


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Extra HUGE special thanks to my editor, Halli Melnitsky, who brought me in on this book and was absolutely wonderful to work with, and to all the good folks at Adams Media.  Also, a big, fat thank you to NY TImes bestselling author Neil Pasricha and the SOI gold medal winning, illustrator extraordinaire Aaron Meshon for their fantastic blurbs!
"Should this octopus have fewer legs?  That's debatable.  But one thing I know for sure is that this book should have infinity pages.  What a fun way to spend an afternoon!"  - Neil Pasricha, New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Awesome
In an age of apps, multi-touch, and glossy screens, "Should this Octopus have fewer legs?" is a welcomed excercise in humor, awesome illustrations, and a certain nostalgia. Thanks Mr. McQuade, for making me laugh out loud, partake in some performance art, and unplug!  -  Aaron Meshon, illustrator and author of Take Me Out to the Yakyu
Bo Peep Lost Sheep Should This Octopus Have Fewer Legs? PJ McQuade
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FISH IN THE SEA Should This Octopus Have Fewer Legs? PJ McQuade
FORTUNE-TELLER Should This Octopus Have Fewer Legs? PJ McQuade
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Yoda-Language-Lesson-Should This Octopus Have Fewer Legs? Adams Media PJ McQuade
Chicken or Egg Should This Octopus Have Fewer Legs? PJ McQuade
Pin-Tail-DonkeyShould This Octopus Have Fewer Legs? Adams Media PJ McQuade
BRIDGE FOR SALE Should This Octopus Have Fewer Legs? PJ McQuade
EURKEL Should This Octopus Have Fewer Legs? Adams Media PJ McQuade
FINAL-DENTAL-WORK Should This Octopus Have Fewer Legs? PJ McQuade
Free Bee Should This Octopus Have Fewer Legs? Adams Media PJ McQuade
Free Iphones Should This Octopus Have Fewer Legs? PJ McQuade
Get a Clue Should This Octopus Have Fewer Legs? PJ McQuade
Get A Life Should This Octopus Have Fewer Legs? PJ McQuade
Ghostbusters Should This Octopus Have Fewer Legs? PJ McQuade
Have a HEART zombie Should This Octopus Have Fewer Legs? PJ McQuade
HAve you seen my Precious? Gollum Should This Octopus Have Fewer Legs? Adams Media PJ McQuade
  Lost Slipper Should This Octopus Have Fewer Legs? Adams Media PJ McQuade
Moustache Should This Octopus Have Fewer Legs? Adams Media PJ McQuade
Need-a-HandShould This Octopus Have Fewer Legs? Adams Media PJ McQuade
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Take My breath Away Should This Octopus Have Fewer Legs? PJ McQuade
Evil Twin Should This Octopus Have Fewer Legs? PJ McQuade
To-be-or-not-to-be-Should This Octopus Have Fewer Legs? Adams Media PJ McQuade
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KEVIN-BACON-STRIPS Should This Octopus Have Fewer Legs? PJ McQuade
Free Bacon Strips Kevin Bacon Should This Octopus Have Fewer Legs? PJ McQuade
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 Looks like the debate will never end...
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It is now available for purchase in many book stores across the country, including Barnes & Noble,
where it is currently being spotlighted in the New in Humor section.

Also available on Amazon HERE.


If you see one of flyers in your town this summer, take a pic and post it up on the web.
Use the hash tag #octopuslegs  It'll be fun to see where they end up. Cheers!

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Ray Harryhausen’s Medusa & Cyclops – Bottleneck Gallery

I was recently part of the Bottleneck Gallery's Where is My Mind? show.  I chose to honor a King of my childhood, the incomparable Ray Harryhausen.  Even though his movies came out before my time, his monsters & creatures really struck a chord with me, especially his Sinbad Trilogy (Seventh, Golden, Eye of the Tiger) and the original Clash of the Titans of course.  They were on a permanent VHS loop in my house growing up.  I had planned on doing 6 or so portraits of his creations, but in the the end, a time crunch narrowed it to 2, hopefully i'll get around to the rest later this year. Here are my favs, Cyclops and Medusa.
Ray Harryhausen Cyclops Bottleneck Gallery PJ McQuade
Ray Harryhausen Medusa Bottleneck Gallery PJ McQuade
Ray Harryhausen Cyclops Medusa Bottleneck Gallery PJ McQuade
They are available as 13x13" giclée prints, limited edition of 50, signed and numbered, through the Bottleneck Gallery.

Cyclops is available here
Medusa is available here

Cheers!

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Walking Dead/Star Wars Mashup

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Tatooine has been infected with zombie stormtroopers. Who you gonna call? Michonne from The Walking Dead of course! Pay attention JJ Abrams. Given her prowess with a samurai blade, I always picture her with a lightsaber. We all know she’s a total badass, but now she has interstellar credentials. She even has a pelt of decapitated bounty hunter heads - Bossk, Dengar and she’s about to collect IG-88’s tin noggin. Michonne has this cloak of mystery around her so I imagined her as a bounty hunter to muddy the Jedi waters. I see her as a mercenary of sorts, not always towing the Jedi line note for note (perhaps there was a falling out) but she’s on the side of good when the sugar honey ice tea hits the fan, I think…  Designed as the debut issue of her comic, here’s to wishing.
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It is available as a 13x19" full bleed giclée print, hand signed and dated. https://www.etsy.com/listing/156118236/michonne-walking-deadstar-wars-mashup?ref=shop_home_active  OH, I am including a free 3x4" Michonne headshot waterproof sticker with every print sold. :)