Last week was the Boston Comic-Con, the only superhero-obsessed convention I’ve attended. Which means Lots of fun times, Lots of Hunger Games cosplay, Lots of CatWomen, and lots of SPANDEX!

I tabled with my friends and talented cartoonists Holly Foltz and Matt Aucoin, two of the funniest folks I’ve met. The night before the convention (in a haze of in-jokes, jam comics, and absurdity) we pulled together a new 16-page anthology called School Pencil! Fun stuff in there, including some diary comics by me.

The three of us were lucky enough to get chatted about on Bleeding Cool, and I scored an interview over at Boston’s Weekly Dig! It’s a fun, silly interview mainly talking about Pizza Boy and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles:

If you could ask Kevin Eastman one question, what would it be?

I would ask why he gave the Ninja Turtles a tail that looks like a penis or a little piece of poop.

My friend and cartoonist-wunder-dude Jesse Lonergan wrote a great blogpost about the convention. He also said very nice things about Animal Sense, too:

Animal Sense by Jose Luis Olivares is pure genius. I actually was at his apartment while he was making this cut paper accordion fold comic, and I have to admit that I watched him doing it and really saw just random patterns. But THEN, seeing the finished comic all folded and cut appropriately my mind was blown. The whole thing just came together beautifully. It was like when you’re at the eye doctor and they’re are doing that thing with the lens gizmo and they keep saying “Number one or number two?” and every single lens is super blurry and you can’t see anything and then suddenly, “Number one or number two?” and you’re like, “OH MY GOD! NUMBER TWO!” If that makes any sense.

So nice, sheesh!

In March I created PIZZA BOY, a shellxploitation comic for the big boys. Hide yo’ kids, hide yo’ wife, because this one’s gonna get SAUCY.

Pizza Boy combines my love for a lot of things: Ninja Turtles, horror comics, pizza, slash fiction, etc., and mixes them up to create the Comic Lovers Special. For garnish, I sprinkled in a little bit of chopped-up artwork from the original TMNT comics.

Next month, I’ll probably create something more for the kiddoes, but I had to get this filthiness out of my creative system. Apologies to the Prude Dudes.

You can see Pizza Boy and more dirty, sexy comics in SOCK II, an anthology edited by Conor Stechschulte and put out by the comic collective, Closed Captioned Comics. Please check out their blog, read some brilliant online comics and order SOCK II when it’s for sale in a few months. In fact, Pizza Boy will be printed in an X-tra large 8”x10’’ format. Meaty!

Until next month, eat a lot of pizza! Cowabunghole, dude!

Hi folks, currently I’ve shipped out 2! comics this year, Tramp Stamp and Animal Sense.

January’s comic was Tramp Stamp, and was printed entirely with hand-cut stamps. It’s a silent comic about a ticked-off lady, her heart-faced man and an unfortunate tattoo.

February’s comic was Animal Sense, an accordion-style comic made from an 8.5×11″ sheet of paper. I used tissue and Japanese paper for this comic, and it folds out into a poster on the back.

Thanks to everyone who has ordered some comics! I actually have a few left. I still have copies of both of these comics if you want to sign up for the 12-month subscription. The 6-month subscription will get you totally new comics!

Here’s the cover and interior cover for my January comic, Tramp Stamp. It’s made entirely with hand-cut rubber stamps (which is crazy and took forever!) I just sent them out today…if you ordered one, it’ll come soon! If you want to get one, you can subscribe to my Monthly Mail-Out Comic Club. I’ll send you the January issue as part of the deal!

I’m stamp-obsessed!

Making lots of stamps for my January mail-out, as part of my Monthly Comic Club. Here’s a sneak peak!

Love! Violence! Booty Shorts!

A stamped comic!!!

Wanna receive it in the mail, along with comics every month? Join up!

Just want to say thank you to everyone who has subscribed to my 2012 monthly comic service! This is the first time I’ve ever done something like this, and I’m just so happy and humbled by the response. I’ve already met some nice folks interested in comics and art-making, which is very cool and exciting! I feel like this will be a great way to interact with people who share my passions.

If you are interested in signing-up, I’m selling subscriptions! A 6-month subscription is only $24, and 12-months is $44. This includes shipping, so really, once you sign up, all you have to do is sit back and enjoy the steady stream of fun-times arriving in your mailbox!

As a thank you to folks, I’ve uploaded my contribution to the Joseph Lambert-edited anthology, Too Far. The comic, Hurricane Baby, answers the question, “What if Storm and Superman had a baby?” Check it out and let me know what you think!

Hi guys,
For 2012, I’ve decided I want to create a new publication each month. That’s right, 12 projects! Mini-comics, tiny books, anthologies, stickers—something fun, unique, and handmade delivered to your mailbox at the end of every month! I have lots of ideas that I want to share with folks this year, and because I’m the type of person who needs a deadline to get things done, I figured a monthly schedule will be a good motivator. Maybe they’ll come with little trinkets, paper art, religious stickers, original art; maybe it’ll be a 12-page comic book, or a larger anthology. Whatever it will be, it’ll be worth it and super-fun!

For those who don’t know me, I’ve been publishing mini-comics and tiny books since high school. I graduated from CCS a few years ago and love experimenting with mixed-media. I have a fun time collaging bits into books, playing with different printing methods, and choosing interesting paper. This idea of 12-monthly comics was inspired by awesome cartoonist Liz Baille.

Head on over to my BigCartel to purchase a subscription. A 6-month subscription is $24.00, and a 12-month subscription is $44.00—with Shipping/Handling included, it’s a steal! And, it’ll help me continue to create art for you to enjoy.

I’m also holding a little contest: the first 5 people to e-mail me their address at joseluis.olivares@gmail.com or private message me on Facebook or Twitter will get a free 6-month subscription! Edit: ended! Thank you!

I made a Big Cartel page so you can buy some comics!

I recently did a guest strip for my friend Melissa’s adorable comic, Freddy. She’s published an all-ages book, Freddy Stories, that is so charming, and her website has lots of fun comics to read!