ZEN PENCILS

[...] , so I thought about using that skill to work with translations. Then, in March 2012, I found Zen Pencils, and have been reading the comics ever since. I am inspired not only by the comics, but by [...]

[...] a nice Xmas holiday (if you celebrate it). To see out the year, here are the 10 most popular Zen Pencils comics of 2013. This list is based purely on page hits and traffic. Is your favourite comic [...]

[...] It’s been a long while since I’ve written about what’s going on with me and Zen Pencils, so here is a long overdue catch-up post and a look back at 2013. But first, I have a big [...]

[...] Reader of the Month to get acquainted with. Meet 23-year old Benjamin from San Diego, who says Zen Pencils has given him the kick in the butt he needed to start working on his passion for music: Hey [...]

[...] quotes by Camus at his Facebook page. - In case you missed my big announcement this week: Zen Pencils book coming in 2014! [...]

[...] After over a year in development, I am super-excited to finally announce that the first Zen Pencils book collection is available to pre-order. Yay! The book has over 170 pages of your favourite [...]

[...] do things before they’re ready. - Follow Sir Ken on Twitter. – Big news, I announced the Zen Pencils book this week! All the details and pre-order info here. [...]

[...] to readers Kimberley and Nicole for submitting this quote. BOOK STUFF: – Pre-order the Zen Pencils book, out next week! – Original art giveaway. – Meet me and get a book signed during my [...]

[...] This is an important post to let you know that I’ll be updating new comics a bit less regularly. I’ll still be aiming for one new comic per week, but I’m [...]

[...] As you’ve probably noticed from the lack of new comics lately, I’ve been on away on holidays for a few weeks in Singapore and Myanmar. While it [...]

[...] is something I think about. I haven’t counted, but I’m guessing there were overall less new comics this year than the previous two years. Updates tend to average one new comic every [...]

[...] know, I know, you’re probably thinking “Haven’t you just had a holiday?! Where are the new comics??”. I’ve actually been working on new stuff these past few weeks so that there will be [...]

[...] of Library of Alexandria. First person to measure circumference of the Earth (as told by Carl Sagan). Zhang Heng (78-139): Astronomer, mathematician, inventor, philosopher, geographer and artist. [...]

[...] donated to the Roger Ebert Scholarship for Film Criticism. 1. MAKE THE MOST OF THIS LIFE Carl Sagan The reasons this comic is my favourite are more sentimental than rational. For starters, this [...]

[...] them. I will ignore safety and security in lieu of living life to the fullest. Caitlin Moran, Carl Sagan, Taylor Mali, so many amazing people with such amazing words! After every new comic, I end up [...]

[...] : contains naughty language), based on one of his poems about pseudoscience. RELATED COMICS: Carl Sagan, Richard Dawkins, Neil Gaiman, Taylor Mali and Bill Hicks. Thanks to Trev, Lina, Daren and [...]

[...] This is the second comic featuring Rising Phoenix. You can read her origin story here. Marie Curie (1867-1934) was a Polish scientist (she later became a French citizen) who did pioneering [...]

[...] superstar. You can see her in these previous comics featuring quotes from Howard Thurman and Marie Curie. Warrior (aka ‘Ultimate Warrior’, born James Brian Hellwig 1959-2014) was a WWE [...]

[...] advances and promoting alternatives to cotton that would help sustain poorer farmers. Marie Curie (1867-1934): Physicist who pioneered work in radioactivity. Discovered two new elements, radium [...]

[...] Marc Maron is a comedian and the host of my favourite podcast, WTF with Marc Maron, which is a comedy podcast where Maron interviews not only comedians, but musicians, actors, [...]

[...] glimpse of what Williams was like, I recommend you listen to his WTF Podcast interview with Marc Maron from 2010. It’s an extremely honest and interesting conversation, and you can tell Williams is [...]

[...] looks like most people agreed with my comparison, or at least got what I was trying to express. Marc Maron did see it (he retweeted it on Twitter) but I’m not sure what he thought of it. I hope [...]

[...] . Once I finally did take control, everything changed. I never considered reaching 150 Zen Pencils comics when I was scribbling at work nearly three years ago. It’s amazing what you can [...]

[...] child to greatness. I’m really honoured that a lot of teachers have told me they use Zen Pencils comics in the classroom. It’s something I never planned on happening and is such a thrill. [...]

[...] ’re super-positive about the future and the message that resonates through most of the Zen Pencils comics helps us stay strong. Oh, and guess what we named the company? Ithaka. Woohoo, bravo [...]

[...] ’m getting requests for other cartooning work, but other work means I can’t draw Zen Pencils comics! I will not make missing an update a habit, but this week’s workload just got the [...]

[...] up in the air, but there will be definitely be a part three in the future. Ok firstly, Zen Pencils readers Eric and Armi loved the comic so much it inspired them to use it as the basis of their pre- [...]

[...] the attendees a souvenir poster I illustrated. While there, I also had a meet-up for Zen Pencils readers. I had a lovely Q&A session with about 30 fans and gave away some posters. It’s [...]

[...] crowd of locals and ex-pats came to say hi and it was a thrill to meet some local Burmese Zen Pencils readers. It still amazes me that there are folks in Yangon who follow the site. Even a well-known [...]

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[...] Don’t Compare Yourself to Others. A question to the Buddhist. C.P. Cavafy Ithaka. Roger Ebert On Kindness. [...]

[...] suffered a fatal heart attack. RELATED COMICS: John Donne For Whom the Bell Tolls. Roger Ebert On Kindness. - The Warrior/Hulk Hogan battle depicted in the comic is from their iconic match at [...]