Cloud Jumpin'
Here is a new song I had fun making this week:
Drawings for my son
My wife and I talked recently about how our son’s room needs to change from its current nursery state. He’s getting older, a sibling is on the way (!!!), and it’s time the room grew up a little.
One idea is to make some new wall art. I started with what he talks about most — Goldbug from Cars and Trucks and Things That Go.
Since I made a Moebius master study last year, it only seemed appropriate to try Richard Scarry next. Here’s my drawing of Goldbug in his dump truck, drawn at a wildly larger scale with Bimoji and Copic markers:
I’m also working on some drawings using POSCA markers with the subject being his favorite animals - like tortoises, pufferfish, anglerfish (???). He loves that creepy fish for some reason.
It is refreshing to make drawings for kids and fun to work with bright, simple colors.
Worth your Time
Stop!! Hibari-Kun! — Hisashi Eguchi (Peow2)
Peow2 and specifically Patrick Crotty are renowned for excellent book design, and this manga is no exception. I love the oversized obi on this volume.
No manga published in English has ever been treated this well! They even commissioned an animated opening — a pro production. I hope other publishers are watching. I love how much they love manga.
The story itself is something special. Hibari — the trans heroine — is smart, calm, cool. Reading it for the first time had me laughing and reminded me how I fell in love with manga to begin with. Peow has volumes 2 and 3 coming this year and I can't wait.
By coincidence, there was a Hisashi Eguchi quote on 3/7/2026 in my Hobonichi Cousin Planner, which I’ll share with you today:
Perhaps I’m always looking to depict a sensuality that can’t be seen. There is a certain seductiveness in the dirt or the slightly aged look of a cityscape. Wabi-sabi likely has to do with it, as does the presence of things that are fading or about to fade — the presence, too, of things you don’t want to forget, and of the passing of time.
— Hisashi Eguchi
manga artist/illustrator
”Hisashi Eguchi on Girls”
Gary Wilson — You Think You Really Know Me
I wish I remembered how I found this, but I can say for certain my first listen was unforgettable. It’s a weird album that stops you mid-listen: what the fuck is going on?
After my first play-through I learned about his underground influence, how Beck referenced him on Where It’s At and the Stones Throw reissue landed with Odd Future and others. I hadn’t listened to it for a while until I saw he recently played live with Jim E. Brown.
You Think You Really Know Me is a notable portrait of an emotionally sensitive young weirdo who is obsessed with women and romance. There’s a creepy ambience pervaded by a self-awareness that’s both parts funny and alarming. Beyond this, the musical skill is impressive, with Gary Wilson playing most of the instruments on the album. “You Were Too Good to Be True” is one of my favorite fusion tracks, it really hits for me. This documentary shed a lot of light on the story.
Until next time,
Zach