Happy Easter!!

Of course, we'll all remember the true reason for the holiday other than the great chocolate covered marshmallow bunnies and Marshmallow Peeps! Good Friday is the day set aside to understand Christ's being taken to the cross, and Easter is the day of his resurrection celebration! I won't have church here since this is a comic site, but wanted to remind you.

In the meantime, this video is created based on a comic strip I did when I was 10 years old.

Starring Muleton Mule, Jr., and Rabbit Haire. Photography and Mr. Haire's assistant, Lin Workman. Directed by Kevin L. Williams.


See more crazy Muley videos by clicking on MULE TV!

MEET MULEY THE MULE & KEV

Muley & MAW Productions Team Convention Appearances

Again, I'm editor for a brother of mine on his book, Jetta: Tales of the Toshigawa, and we'll be hanging out at some cons this year. Want to buy comics, apparel, and collectibles, meet the team to get autographs, discuss the comics, art techniques, show your portfolio, and keep us inspired to keep creating, then you should show up to one of the locations below to meet up with your MAW Team! You can click the convention title to visit the official websites. We hope to see you there.

Mid-South Con (March 20-22, 2009)

Cape Girardeau Comic Con (April 25 & 26, 2009)

Superman Celebration (June 11-14, 2009)

Come meet Kevin L. Williams, Muley the Mule, Martheus Wade, Janet Wade, baby Anakin Wade (maybe!) You can also find other members of the Mid-South Cartoonists Association: Andrew Chandler, Lin Workman, and friends like Jay Chuppe. Not all cartoonists will appear at all the same cons as we of Muley and Jetta fame, so check the websites for appearances and guests!

Jetta: Tales of the Toshigawa

A book that I edited "Jetta: Tales of the Toshigawa 'Crucible'" is being re-released with a Director's Cut attitude! There will be new pages added of new art that was left out of the story originally. This book written by Jason Negen is wonderful narrative with superb art by Martheus Antone Wade. Be sure to check out more information at the website, as well as read around about buying Jetta novels and getting a FREE comic!

Jetta: Tales of the Toshigawa "DEFIANCE" Optioned for Movie

One of the books from MAW Productions that I edit has been optioned for a movie. You can read more about it by clicking the image. Click the image of Jetta to read the press release.

Also, Anakin Grayson Wade has been born--MAW Productions' creator Martheus Wade and Janet Wade's son, and my nephew. He's a beautiful baby boy and there is more information at http://www.toshigawa.com/ if you follow this link:

Anakin's Here! (Scroll Down)

MULEY'S COMIX AND STORIES #1

Hi, there! I'm still pushing folks toward Issue One of the relaunch of Muley's Comix and Stories. If you haven't got it yet, you should. It's a great book. To not get it is to miss out on some hilarity. In this book there is a great biography about Muley the Mule, two stories where Muley comes face-to-face with a bully and what it means to raise a pet.

Click the comic book cover to place your order:
(Or, right-click the image to open in a new window.)

This book also has a few other comic strips with non-Muley cast and photographic comic strips. These are pretty rare to see me do and won't appear in any future Muley books.

Something I wanted to do was share a few stories about some of the comic strips that appear in Issue One. I'll be doing this sporadically through the future and try to add new stuff here as well to discuss.

The strip I'd like to tell you about today is this'un:

Folks have asked me: "Where do comic strip ideas come from?"

Well, sometimes the ideas stem from something you've read or seen, other times by role-playing ideas with your characters in your head, but in this particular strip's case the idea came from a
conversation I had with a friend of mine named Dawn while visiting her house.

She always had this wonderful brass lamp--that looked like Aladdin's lamp--on her mantle board and I would always walk over and rub it (hoping for a genie). Anyway, near the lamp one day I saw a fish in a little jar and I asked about it. In this strip, Muley is me and Hector Horse is Dawn.

Although, in the strip Hector looks at Muley trying to figure if he's being serious or not while Dawn's reaction was to laugh after she had realized my stupid, obscure joke. It is one of my favorite strips because it always reminds me of a wonderful friend and a fun story.

Muley with RMH at River Kings'

Event cancelled due to snow storm, rain and sleet.

Keep your eyes peeled on www.rmhmemphis.org for more information about the re-schedule of this event.

If you just can't make the event, you can still help the Ronald McDonald House of Memphis by donating. Click the image of RiverThing and Muley to help the House that Love Built!

MULEY IN THE NEWS

Muley is seen here with Newlyweds, Brandy and Joseph Martin; photo by Commercial Appeal writer Michael Donahue.

If you didn't get today's paper, go get one!

Or, you can see the pictures here:
http://www.gomemphis.com/photos/galleries/2009/feb/16/party-line-02172009/

and read about things here:
http://www.gomemphis.com/news/2009/feb/16/inner-kid-comes-out/

Also, you can help the Ronald McDonald House of Memphis by visiting their official website at http://www.rmhmemphis.org/

MULEY SERVES UP FUN AT BOSCO'S

Helping celebrate Bosco's Celebrity Waiter's Night as part of the Ronald McDonald House Radiothon, come visit Tuesday, February 10th from 5 - 7 pm. Muley might even serve your table, or spill something in your lap--you can never really tell.

Find out more about the RMH, Radiothon and how you can help at http://www.rmhmemphis.org/

More Bosco's Info:
2120 Madison Ave., Memphis, TN 38104 (901) 432-2222
http://www.boscosbeer.com/

MULEY’S CHRISTMAS VIDEO 2009
HAPPY HOLIDAZE EVERYBODY!!

What happens when your letter goes to the wrong Santa? This year's video will show you the answer to that question. Also, this year’s video ends with some alternate scenes.

Thanks to Antone "Santa Fish" Wade, and the photographers Lisa "Rocketgirl" McGeorge, Janet Stone Wade and Lin Workman.

Click here to see the video elsewhere:

http://www.veoh.com/videos/v16981235s5xbwNeQ
Or
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YxdsNzkwE8

True Meaning of the Holiday?

Well, it's that time of the year again when all the stores' registers ring with the sound of commercialism at its best! Cha-CHING! More stores make more money during the day after Thanksgiving sales through Christmas than probably the whole year. What's that mean to me?

I have to stand in line for nearly an hour now just to get a gallon of milk and a loaf of bread at some stores. Luckily, the local grocery store is open 24/7, so I can get in and out quickly at 1:30 am.

But, it's the whole commercialism thing that bothers me. People are forgetting that more famous reason for the season, and watching "A Charlie Brown Christmas," and then finding the passages twice in a row (I opened up to the passage in the Bible directly, and then again in a church hymnal), I'd like to share with you Luke 2:8-14 as Linus shared with Charlie Brown:

And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, "Fear not: for, behold, I bring you tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger." And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of heavenly host praising God, and saying, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men."

So, when that hour of waiting for milk and bread is upon me, I think back on the reason for the season and am reminded why it's a good time of year.