Patterns & Cradles
Galas + Cons + a rap/poem
Greetings! It took a couple of weeks but I packaged and shipped almost all of the COVID COP rewards. Some backers have already written to me and/or posted online that they enjoyed the hell out of my new antihero taking the piss out of the pandemic. Thank you! Also, I truly appreciate when some of y'all post about my comic on social media, especially the cover, but please don't post too many key graphics from interior pages as I don't want to spoil the narrative, and I don’t wanna keep training A.I. art thieves. Ya dig?
If you were late to the crowdfund, I’m hawking COVID COP at upcoming events but I’m also making it available for sale (only in America ~ for now) via Venmo or PayPal. There’s a limited supply but for $20 (which includes shipping) you can get a signed copy mailed directly to your doorstep. Please remember to add your full name and address in your order.
venmo (@Dean-Haspiel)
paypal (dean.haspiel@verizon.net) — last four digits: 8150
I’ve already plotted out stories for the next two Covid Cop comix but, before I revisit my plagued policeman, I hope to launch another Kickstarter featuring my two favorite love titans. Stay tuned…
I'm donating this piece to the Arts Gowanus art auction!
Text "agpatterns" to 76278 or go to agpatterns.givesmart.com to bid on my work or buy tickets to the Patterns Gala on May 12th.
By purchasing an auction item, or a gala ticket ($125), you'll help raise funds to help Arts Gowanus continue its important advocacy and community-building work.
The Gala will be held at The Old Stone House, 336 3rd Street in Park Slope, BK/NY, on Friday, May 12 (6–9:30pm). Attendees are encouraged to wear the craziest patterns possible! The auction will end during the Gala at 9pm.
The final issue of the 12-issue IMAGE! 30th Anniversary anthology came out, featuring the last installment of my Billy Dogma comic, “I Will Break You But I Won’t Kill You Because I Need You.”
I was listed as one of "75 Notable alumni of SUNY at Purchase College" — and I didn't even graduate! They listed me as a “comics writer and caricaturist” which is semi-bogus. A caricaturist? If somebody could edit that to correctly state “Cartoonist, Playwright and Filmmaker,” I’d appreciate it. Still, I can’t believe I made muster!
I’m happy to announce that “There Is No Try,” a short film I wrote and directed, featuring a Star Wars dilemma, has been selected for the Awesome Con Short Film Festival! It will screen in Washington, DC next month.
I’m a guest at Cradle Con in Garden City, NY, this coming May 20 - 21, 2023
https://www.cradlecon.com/
Come check out the Aviation Museum and get your Covid Cop. I will be tabling with my girlfriend/painter, Jen Ferguson, who will be selling some of her art, too.
I'll be on three panels that weekend:
Saturday
11:30am - 12:15pm
Back in the Bullpen: Stories from the heyday of Marvel Comics! Larry Hama, Martha Thomases, Dean Haspiel, and Jim Salicrup, moderated by Dan Hort
3:30pm - 4:15pm
Why Jack Kirby is Still King? There is simply no other comic book creator whose influence is greater than Jack Kirby’s, and here we’ll discuss why. Russ Braun, John K. Snyder III, Cliff Chiang, and Dean Haspiel, moderated by Dan Hort
Sunday
1pm - 1:45pm
Can Indie Comics Save The Industry? But to be honest, does the industry really need saving? Tyler Chin Tanner, Joe Corallo, Dean Haspiel and Sean Von Gorman wax why.
Here’s a rap or a poem I wrote:
DELIVER LIVER by Dean Edmund Haspiel
Take out food won't come to my home
I live one block outta delivery zone
They won't gimme a pass; throw me a bone
Gonna listen to my stomach moan and groan
You won't deliver liver
Sitting hungry on my throne
You won't deliver liver
Who wants hot soup from a stone?
You won't deliver liver
Gonna havta postpone
You won't deliver liver
Steal my dog his doggy bone
Pulling pulled pork from BBQ'd swine
wash it all down with a cask of red wine
But I still can't help it, what I really want
Is a sweet and bitter organ, a palette detente
You won't deliver liver
Sitting hungry on my throne
You won't deliver liver
Who wants hot soup from a stone?
You won't deliver liver
Gonna havta postpone
You won't deliver liver
Steal my dog his doggy bone
It processes blood and breaks it all down
Like an internal cop with a clinical frown
It creates nutrients and metabolizes drugs
Kisses your insides and gives your life hugs
You won't deliver liver
Sitting hungry on my throne
You won't deliver liver
Who wants hot soup from a stone?
You won't deliver liver
Gonna havta postpone
You won't deliver liver
Steal my dog his doggy bone
Sear it in oil in a cast iron pan
Never mistaken liver for a can of cheap spam
Goes great with bacon, onions and capers
Complimented by collards and the evening papers
You won't deliver liver
Sitting hungry on my throne
You won't deliver liver
Who wants hot soup from a stone?
You won't deliver liver
Gonna havta postpone
You won't deliver liver
Steal my dog his doggy bone
Cheers!
—Dino
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