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Currently Available
All comics below are available for order for your convenience
through PayPal, or you can order them directly from me by mail.
Many are also available for sale from Poopsheet.
Comics
click here for the list
"Everyone loves Diana's mini's for their subtlety,
their realistic portrayal of modern lives and their ability to hit a
personal chord that resonates with the reader." - Jonathan Ellis, Popimage.
"I like the look and feel of the mini-comics I've
seen from cartoonist Diana Tamblyn. There's something attractively
forthright about them: a simple, clean presentation that flatters the
stories within." - Tom Spurgeon, The
Comics Reporter
The
Rosie
Stories
Cost:
$3.00
Description: Black and white mini with cardstock cover
Featuring 2 autobiographical stories about all the
experiences and feelings (both good and bad) that go with being a new
parent, along with a couple of "L'il Rosie" cartoons of Rosie
done up in a Peanuts style (big-headed kid one page gags).
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The Toca Loca
Project
Cost: $2.00
Description: Black and white mini with cardstock cover
Originally commissioned by the new music
band "Toca
Loca"
. I did a limited signed and numbered run for one of their concerts
where everyone in the audience got a copy. This version is a
slightly expanded version of the original.
The theme for the concert was "Words we (never) use, or words
and music, and I tried to explore a similar theme for the comic. Micheal
Cho has described it as a short punk rock comic, which is a
pretty apt description.
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There
You Were
Cost: $3.00
Description: Black and white with a 2-colour cover.
Karaoke, The Canadian Antiques Roadshow, Office Christmas parties, and grueling
Canadian winters - how do all of these things fit together? Find out in this
comedy/romance, slice-of-life story about a budding relationship between two office
co-workers.Black and white with a 2-colour cover offset cover.
>> Click here for a preview.
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Writer's
Block
Cost: $3.00
Description: Black and white with a 2-colour cover.
Short story about a Canadian writer in his mid-50's who's spent most of his adult
life working on a book of short stories - all with a diner theme (his personal obsession).
After the book is a surprise critical and commercial success, he's presented with the
problem of trying to write a follow up.
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Duty Must Be Done: The Story of
Frederick Banting
Cost: $2.00
Description: Black and white mini-comic.
This is the mini-comic version of the story that was featured in SPX 2002. Why do a
mini comic version you ask?
Partly because I wasn't particularly happy with the original ending -- I thought it
was a little abrupt and needed just a little bit more... I also just wanted a stand-alone
version of the story available.
This mini has an added cover (featured at left), inside front cover, epilogue, map,
bibliography & back cover. Also, I re-lettered the whole thing in Photoshop as I
thought my hand-lettering could be improved upon and I rewrote parts of the story as well.
>> Read Page 1
- 5 out of 5 - "a revelation: Tamblyn's
comics reportage in Duty is as strong as that of Harvey Pekar or David
Collier" - Comic
Book Galaxy
- "This was a book that
deserved to be bought and read." - DivergingComics.com
- 5 out of 5 - ComicReaders.com.
- "Duty Must be Done is an inspirational
presentation of a well-known Canadian story."
- Bob Banting, great nephew of Sir Frederick Banting.
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SOLD OUT - gone but not forgotten...
That Thing You Fall Into
Description: Black and white mini-comic.
Slice of life story whereby one person feels more strongly than the other person does
about their relationship.
>> Read Page 1 | Read Page 2
- 4 out of 5 - Comic Book Galaxy - "a
showcase for Tamblyn's terrific ability to depict conversations and quiet human moments."
- One
of Eye Magazine's top mini-comics picks of 2003 - "That
Thing was nominated for an Ignatz award as Outstanding Mini comic this year, and the
justification for why she didn't win is debatable".
- Ignatz Award nominee
for best mini-comic of 2003!
- 5
out of 5 rating from ComicReaders.com.
- Eye
Magazine - "...That Thing in the same clean, striking
style, only this time in a vignette on what bastards handsome writers in horn rims can be.
She has a pleasing grace, and renders melancholy deftly."
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Gunslingers
Eleni Kapetanios:
Writer Diana Tamblyn:
Artist
Description: Black and White mini-comic.
This is a story about the relationship between a guy and a girl. The
woman is a sensitive artist, and the guy is a macho cop. You can tell
already that they have a lot in common...
"Diana Tamblyn has put out Gunslingers, another great mini
that’s more than a mini. Diana really knows how to wedge more story and storytelling
into a mini than most people get into a regular full comic, without ever
seeming rushed or fast-paced. Diana
is a huge talent that deserves to break out big-time; get this so you can say you were
into her work way-back-when." - Sarah Dyer, Action Girl Comics
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Tequila With Lime
Eleni Kapetanios:
Writer Diana Tamblyn:
artist
Description: Black and white mini-comic.
Two best friends set out to visit the one friend's brother and his wife. The
problem is the brother is the other friend's ex-boyfriend, and he doesn't know she's
coming along for the ride. Along the way, they stop off at a bar to get out of the rain,
and things start to get a little out of hand...
- "Solid storytelling of a really good story - there's tons
of content packed into this little mini..."
- Sarah Dyer, Action Girl Comics
- "Tequila With Lime Rocks! it's a great story - subtle,
yet plenty of action." - Ariel Bordeaux, Deep Girl & No
Love Lost
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