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derek ballard


Last Updated: 11/17/2009

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Gender: Male
Status: Married
Age: 32
Sign: Scorpio

City: just moved to Gainesville
State: Florida
Country: US
Signup Date: 7/6/2005

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Tuesday, June 02, 2009 

Current mood:12 sided dice
Category: Fashion, Style, Shopping
My new clothing line, TRAPEZOID, is finally up.
Go check it out. Two tees are up, and more are going to drop ASAP.

TRAPEZOID

Spend some money.

xoxo,
--D
Currently listening:
Thunder Island
By Jay Ferguson
Release date: 2002-11-12
Thursday, May 21, 2009 

Current mood:cyborg gerbil
Category: Automotive
Yo,
I did this interview recently with the muscular cartoonists up at THE C.L.A.W.
Go here:

ME INTERVIEW

xoxoxoxo,
--pimp D
Currently reading:
Flaming Carrot Comics (No. 25)
By Bob Burden
Thursday, April 23, 2009 

Current mood:streetwise hercules
Category: Automotive
Preview of the new MOON BOOTS story in a my upcoming self-anthology mini-comic CARTOONSHOW #1:
new MOON BOOTS p1-final version
new MOON BOOTS p2-final version
new MOON BOOTS p3-final version
new MOON BOOTS p4-final version

xoxo,
--line tamer
Currently listening:
As Nasty as They Wanna Be
By 2 Live Crew
Release date: 1996-06-10
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 

Current mood:delorean
Category: Religion and Philosophy
CARTOONSHOW #1:



I farted. DEAL with it.


Stay tuned for more.
Also, this strip will appear in THE
GUTENBERG'S QUARTERLY CONCERN ON ILLUSTRATION &
SURROUNDINGS
along with something else I'm working on. So be sure to buy a copy. It looks to be a real classy mag.
Currently watching:
Cat People
Release date: 2002-08-27
Sunday, February 22, 2009 

Current mood:angler fish
Category: Religion and Philosophy

My new comic for Vice Magazine, Jonathan Livingston Fuck All Y'all , went up today at viceland.com.
Go check it out.

Jonathan Livingston Fuck All Y'all
Currently listening:
Can't Slow Down
By Lionel Richie
Release date: 1990-10-25
Sunday, February 22, 2009 

Current mood:Menthol Chloraseptic
Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities

Here's a preview of my latest tee shirt, available for one day only on March 1st at Teefury:

Meat-Headz

It will only be available for purchase for 24 hours for only $9, so be sure to snag one!

Currently watching:
Mac and Me
Release date: 2005-04-12
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 

Current mood:cosmic limestone
Category: Dreams and the Supernatural
Currently watching:
Driller Killer / The Early Short Films of Abel Ferrara
Release date: 2004-06-29
Monday, November 24, 2008 

Current mood:bone saw
Check out my latest tee shirt design from GO APE:










Many thanks to Josh for getting this out there. Get over there and get one before they're gone.

GO APE
GO APE
GO APE
GO APE
GO APE
Currently watching:
The Last Man on Earth
Release date: 2003-03-04
Monday, November 24, 2008 

Current mood:Jon Saxon
Dear blog-reader:
This entry is to notify you of the totally rad new issue of GOOD VS EVIL ZINE. Not only is the aforementioned publication a fabulous spectacle of monochromatic xerography, but it features a new illustration by yours truly (winks to all you Derek M. Ballard completists out there).






Check out the publisher as well, a fine artist himself:
DANIEL CANTRELL
Currently reading:
Elfquest Reader's Collection #2: The Forbidden Grove
By Wendy Pini
Monday, November 24, 2008 

Current mood:Bravestarr
If you haven't heard of the amazing art-object zine phenomenon from Seoul, Chillzine, you have missed the bus.



I'm lucky enough to be included in 4 the current volume.
Do yourself a favor, and get a copy.


Seriously.

xoxo
Currently watching:
Fists in the Pocket - Criterion Collection
Release date: 2006-04-25