The title of this blog refers to an unused Ask Axe Cop answer I got from Malachai where I asked how Axe Cop would pastor a church.  He didn't have a lot of material for that one beleive it or not, but he did say the congregation would sing "We All Love Jesus in the Happy New Year" over and over.  I don't know if that is a real song.

Well if you follow the Facebook or Twitter accounts you may know that I ran into trouble with my laptop over my Christmas visit so I couldn't make anything new last week.  It's ok it, it was a nice break and I had a good time with my family.  I actually made it a point not to use this trip to get Axe Cop material out of Malachai.  I wanted to make sure he knew I still visited just because I love the family and not to get Axe Cop stories.  So we mostly just played video games, though at one point Malachai spontaneously started making up an Axe Cop story and I started writing it down, so I did get some bonus material after all.

I am currently sitting at my new compyter, earned using commission money.   Thanks again to everyone who ordered those. If you ordered one and did not receive it, you should have by now (unless you live in some remote foreign country). I had one person email me who it turned out I totally skipped.  Hopefully there isn't more of those.

Alright, enjoy your installment of the Dogs, it's just starting to get good.

Ethan

I'm heading off for my Christmas visit.  This seems to be happening to me a lot lately but I just typed this blog and lost it so I am going to make this very short.  Enjoy today's page and enjoy the holidays.  I am giving Kailey, our colorist, next week off for Christmas but I MAY draw a special Christmas episode while I am visiting for nostalgia's sake.  Have a merry Christmas and see you next time.

Ethan

I figured that I'd show off some of the Axe Cop related commissions I did during my six days of intense comissioning.  These are my favorites of the Axe Cop related commissions. (click to enlarge)

Axe Calvin and Dinosaur Hobbes:

President Towzerd if he was on a dollar bill (this was an Artist's Choice piece):

I did this one for a guy who said he collects artist's self portraits:

This one is requested blood on the axe, which is unorthdox for Axe Cop's axe to be bloody, but I gave him his bloody axe.  He also requested the bag full of bad guy heads.

I really like this one.  Axe Cop and Handcuff Man team up to fight some bad guys.

This is probably the best non-digital drawing I have ever done of Wexter.  The guy who gets this is a lucky duck:

This was an Artist's Choice piece, so I drew a character from the upcoming Axe Cop miniseries follow up to Bad Guy Earth, named Junior Cobbb:

This is another Artist's Choice piece where I decided to draw a character from the new miniseries.  Goo Cop!:

A little crossover action... Spidey takes Wexter for the day:

And one of my favorites... Baby Man kicking back in a leather chair smoking a pipe.  I did this for Matthew who helps color Bearmageddon.

That's all I've got for now!  If you want to see some other ones I did, check out the post over at Bearmageddon.  But be warned, that comic is getting gory and is not for little kids.

Christmas is coming soon, which is the anniversary of Axe Cop's creation.  It's always a special time of year, even moreso with the history it now holds for Malachai and me.  I'm going to try to get you a Christmas Ask Axe Cop episode the week of Christmas.  See you next Tuesday!

Ethan

Today's page is one of my favorites.  This originated with Malachai and I playing together, pretending to be these cat brothers.  I was on the couch using my ipad and he sat on the floor below me and pretended to have a laptop and the two story cat throne was born.

Anyway, i am not going to type a whole lot becaue the web site has been having some odd database issues lately and I may lose this.  So enjoy today's episode, and if you ordered a commission, they go out today!

Ethan

I just want to give Kailey Frizzell a hand for coloring that work station.  She went above and beyond on that one.

Have you had a chance to get Munchkin Axe Cop yet?  Well here is a new review from ICv2.

Also, volume three is on its way!  It has a foreword by LOST co-creator Damon Lindelof, pin ups by many amazing artists including Rob Schrab, Jason Howard, Birdgit Scheide, Chris Ayers, Kris Straub and the first pin up ever by Mike Nelson of MST3K & Rifftrax (he filled in at the last minute because Skottie Young missed his deadline) I believe it is due around February maybe?  I don't know the exact date yet.  Here is the cover:

This volume collects everything through Axe Cop Babysits Uni-Baby, including all of the Axe Cop Presents stories, the holiday specials, The McNinja crossover and a selection of guest episodes.  It's a nice variety and is very similar to volume one in format, with lots of commentary and insight into each story.  It also collects the Ask Axe Cop episodes from 43-70.

As Christmas approaches, be a good friend/sister/brother/father/mother/baby and give the gift of Axe Cop.  I have just begun drawing the 97 commission orders today.  So far I have 20 done and they are some of the best I have ever done.  I have a lot of fun with these, I get into the Christmas spirit.  I listen to Christmas music, get out the old Sumi ink, my Winsor & Newton and some bristol board and go crazy.  It's a nice break from the Cintiq. though every once in a while I find myself trying to hit "undo".  I'll post some of my favorites after I finish them all.  Thanks again to everyone who ordered them, and in case you missed the announcement, they went off sale on Friday and are no longer available.

I guess we can move on now and learn about these Siberian Witch Doctor Cats named Iggy and Willy.  Can you guess where Malachai got the names Iggy and Willy from?

Ethan