Tumeyland

Images from a drive through southern Louisiana in June, 1990. I was born and raised in Louisiana, and returned there at this time to get married. From The Lost Notebooks of Paul Tumey Copyright 2012 Paul Tumey Write me!

All cartoons and comix in this digital mini-comic are by Paul Tumey, unless otherwise noted. [Special thanx to Carl Linich, for hipping me to Rube Goldberg's Bertha, The Siberian Cheesehound, which inspired the Catoons series] "If dreaming is impractical, why do so many do it?" Dream Comix #17,647 by Paul Tumey and Claire Mack Catoon  #3 - "Artiste" Last Sunday Morning Don't Fence Me In Catoon 1 - "Patience" cat cartoon by Paul Tumey Catoon  #2 - "Wisdom" All cartoons and comics by Paul Tumey, unless otherwise noted. All contents copyright 2012 Paul Tumey

First publication. From the lost notebooks of Paul Tumey. Copyright 2012 Paul Tumey

When I created this comic book in November, 1990, I wanted to make something that felt like the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen. I was also inspired by the stream-of-consciousness stories that comic book master  John Stanley  created in his  Little Lulu  stories when Lulu makes up stories to keep Alvin out of trouble. My own story took a darker turn than my inspirations. It was all intuitively created.  The story was totally spontaneous, and found its own form. I am a little uncomfortable with the horrific imagery, but it was the song in my heart that day, and I am glad that I honored it. This was my first comic book work after taking a 3,000 honeymoon bicycle ride with Susan. I remember feeling very focused and powerful. Staying at a temporary home in the isolated hills of Pennsylvania and having no money, I only had a blue-ink ball point pen and a black felt-tip marker available to draw with. I figured it woul...

Created in Boston, MA 1990 Self-published as a mini-comic and distributed through Factsheet Five Copyright 2012 Paul Tumey