Muley in Cape Con (Yep, he's bringing some Jetta, too)!

You can find Muley the Mule this weekend at Cape Con, the 6th annual convention in Cape Girardeau, MO.  Held at the Osage Centre located at 1625 N Kingshighway Street, this year's convention promises to be chock full of fun!

First on the card (because we're biased) you'll find Muley the Mule, yukkin' it up with folks as they stop by his table for a visit.  He'll be promoting his stuff, but also have on hand copies of MAW Productions' "Jetta-Shi: Arrow of Destiny" cross-over book that was written and drawn by Martheus Wade with covers by Billy Tucci who just so happens to be a guest at this year's Cape Con!

Find out more about meeting Memphis artists, other guests and directions, tickets and more by visiting the official Cape Con website by clicking on the logo below!

Superman Celebration 2011

We're all very happy around here to be heading into Metropolis, IL, for the Superman Celebration!  There, you'll find lots of great folks--guests, visitors, hometown folk--and we always say that "if you go to Metropolis and don't leave having made one new friend, then you didn't do something right."  We've always made new friends, and are always glad to see and visit with our old friends.

In the meantime, SuperMule sez:

Now, you can see the whole schedule of events by clicking here.

Friday at 2:30, you'll be able to see Muley's Talent Revue during the show which features performances by all the characters of "Muley's Comix and Stories" and the extended MuleyVerse--all assisted by MAW Productions' Martheus and Janet Wade, our very cool and artsy pal DaMarco Randle, and Kevin L. Williams--whoever he is.

MAW Productions' Martheus Wade and Andrew Chandler will be teaching cartooning classes.  Muley will be helping emcee the Kids' Costume Contest at 4 pm on Friday as well.  Then, all weekend long, you can find characters and art at the booth, including meet and greet with Jetta and Turra from "Jetta: Tales of the Toshigawa" and "Turra: Gun Angel - Bombs and Betrayal."

Don't forget, if you bring a receipt showing that you donated to the family of Jake Black to help pay for bills associated with his cancer treatment, you get a free Muley sketch!

So, we hope to see you around.

SuperMule's PSA and more!

Of course, with a new excitement coming of the trip to Metropolis, IL, Superman Celebration and a chance to meet THE Superman of our day, BRANDON ROUTH!, Muley has decided that his SuperMule persona needed to start shining a bit more.

Muley has a few more PSA announcements on the way, but with the baby across the street getting nearer and nearer TO the street, he felt it was a proper time to share this advice with everyone...much to my disdain due to fear of heights...

And, don't forget to get your next copy of "Jetta: Tales of the Toshigawa - Full Circle" today!  Yep, your's truly iz teh editur of the book!  This issue, second to the last of the Tales of the Toshigawa, answers a LOT of questions along the way, closes some open ended situations, and brings everything...well, FULL CIRCLE...for the finale in the next issue! You can click on the image to go get your copy NOW!  Oh, and while you're there, don't forget to visit the rest of Toshigawa.com for more information about the upcoming spin-off book: Turra: Bombs and Betrayals

http://toshigawa.com/?page_id=43

Stormy Weather

So, with May 1, 2011, being  the first Sunday of the month and time for Muley's sermon at First Congregational Church, he told a message about storms because (as anyone knows right now) we have had some terrible storms in the Mid-South area, mainly floods.  Even our location has become a new Flood Zone which it wasn't before.

Many folks want to see what the flooded Memphis areas look like, and you can see if you check out our Storm Photo Album by clicking here.

So, the sound is (again) hard to hear and we've thus put the script on Muley's Facebook Notes, which you can read here.

And now, on to the video:

Want to hear the song by Vestal Goodman where the sermon comes from?  You can get it for only $.99 at Amazon.com by clicking here.  You can see her perform the song by clicking here.  Want to sing with her?  Now, you can:  Go here to see the lyrics!

Would you like your own book mark?  Well, here you go!

A quick story about storming:  Papa Roy used to tell us as a joke that if we didn't do something just right, he was going to "cloud up and rain all over ya!"

Happy Easter 2011!

Hi, everyone,

We wanted to bring about a simple Happy Easter wish; but, looks like Roy Duck has gotten into a little tiff…

We also wanted to share with you this silly video based on a Muley comic strip from the late 80’s. Now, you can watch the video and then enjoy the original comic strip that caused it to happen!

This comic strip has its roots from way back, and the one you see appeared on Rock 103's website back when they were running the "Funny Pages" as part of their content.  This was a webpage dedicated to comics from Memphis cartoonists, most of whom are members of the Mid-South Cartoonists Association.

You'll also notice the name is different than usual in order to appeal to the adult audience.  Bob Thaves of "Frank and Earnest" once replied to an e-mail that, "...although the comics are good, you will have issues getting the syndicates to accept the title."

Just before the "Funny Pages" were removed from the website, we did change the title back to Muley Comix.

Sunny Days...

Well, it isn't owned or copyrighted by us, but Kev has decided to make a comic strip based on Sesame Street for fun.  This one includes Big Bird and Mr. Snuffleupagus.  Hope you find it fun and funny.  Oh, and do you see the little Easter egg? 

In case you didn't get the "Easter egg:"  Big Bird once appeared on Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, which is the show they are watching on TV.

But, what has us REALLY excited?  Our good friend, Scott Braun, has a new license plate on his truck!  You'll remember him from last year with the "MULEY" license plate that we drew on and sent to him?  Well, this year he celebrates SuperMule! Check it out!

Happy Birthday, Charlie Chaplin! Kev did some paintings!

Here at Muley's Comix and Stories (yes, that little off-shoot of Kevin L. Williams Productions) would love to send out our happy 122nd birthday wish to Charlie Chaplin...not that he'll be able to see this on his computer or anything.

Still, his comedy has always been inspiring to us, and our appreciation for his life's work is as great today as it was when he was still around.

Completely under-rated, never appreciated enough, we could stand a genius like him in today's world!

Thanks for the laughs, Charlie Chaplin.






KEV HITS THE EASEL!

And we don't know why--it didn't do anything to him; but, he did produce his second ever abstract art piece as seen here.  All paintings are 20x16" and acrylic.

Then, folks will remember a piece he painted back in 2009 called "The Woe and Despair of Charlie Brown," (seen at bottom) will now be interested in the companion piece painted 2011 titled "Lucy's 'Crabby is as Crabby Does" painting.

Muley's Sermon - 4/3/2011 - Being Saved

It's a big church, so the sound has a lot of reverb (or whatever you call it).  The actual script can be found in the notes of Muley's Facebook page.

When Puppeteers Unite!

At the fan-fabulous convention, MidSouth Con, a few weeks back, there was a 10pm panel discussion about Puppetry in Motion on which the very talented and lovely Mary Robinette Kowal and I had a chance for a little fun.  She brought some beautiful puppets from her own collection, and from our studios came a visit from Muley the Mule and Frankie Steinatra.  Here are some images from that panel discussion.  Oh, and never tell puppeteers they only have an hour for a panel discussion--you need at least TWO hours: one for the puppeteers, and one for the puppets.

Enjoy!

Photography by DaMarco Randle.

"Muley's Talent-less Revue" Show

So, what exactly is "Muley's Talent-Less Revue" all about?  If you click on the logo, you'll certainly find out--maybe more than you wanted to know!

Stay tuned here to see when we'll be performing the program!

The show features the performers creator Kevin L. Williams along with MAW Productions' Martheus Wade and Janet Wade, and artist extraordinaire DaMarco Randle.

A while back, Muley wanted to create a program to showcase talent from around the world.  Being a 6-year-old with no budget to travel around the world to search for these acts, he had to settle for what he could get!

The acts were found with the help of his best pals, Buford the Dog, Roy Duck and Missy Mule.

• From the lounges of Transyl-Vegas comes Frankie Steinatra.
• From the Italian city of Dressing comes the TV Theme Song Singing Opera Singer.
• From the dark depths of Purgatory comes Death, dealing high spirited humor.
• From the bogs of Louisiana comes the most fearsome favorite of Holiday Spirits, Santa Fish.

We present to you:

MULEY'S TALENT-LESS REVUE

But, with a show that has Muley and Missy working together on it, let's hope they can keep the show going before they go to battle!

A 20-minute spectacle of humor and song, "Muley's Talent-less Revue" is a family pleaser, adults and kids alike will enjoy seeing, singing along, and dancing with Muley the Mule and Friends!

Stay tuned for information about meeting the cast and characters after each show.  You can learn more at www.muleythemule.com

The critics say:

"The show is fixed!" - Missy Mule

"It's the show to bark about!" - Buford the Dog

"Everyone will want to waddle down to the show." -Roy Duck

"I like it." - Muleton Mule, Jr.

Written, Directed and Created by Kevin L. Williams

All characters, names, titles and logos (C) Kevin L. Williams Productions

Featuring:

Muleton Mule, Jr.

Missy Mule

Buford the Dog

Roy Duck

Pascha Dog

Bernetta Duck

Frankie Steinatra

Santa Fish

Death

The TV Theme Song Singing Opera Singer

Starring Right-hands:

Kevin L. Williams

Martheus Wade

Janet Wade

DaMarco Randle