Dope Rider & Me

Here's me, acting out the gravedigger scene from Hamlet: "Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio, a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy. . ."

My wife took this picture of me as I was working on my next Dope Rider. It's a plastic model skull I put together back in the 1970s and I have been referring to it ever since when I draw the Lone Stoner.

Dope Rider, "Fun Land"

Dope Rider "Multiples"

Pictures of Tom Conroy

Going through a lot of things as I prepare to move, I came across some photos of my friend and mentor Tom Conroy, taken in the 1980s.

Photo of Tom and his cat taken in New York in 1984.

Tom and his late wife Carole taken in Houston on Memorial Day, 1987.

Dope Rider, "Rug"

I got this idea while sitting in the waiting room at the chiropractor's office, staring at the carpet and spacing out, much as you see here. I'm not much like Dope Rider, but maybe a little. It's one of my favorites among the recent strips.

Dope Rider "Budman"

I got this idea when thinking about the Bat Signal that summons Batman. Will Dope Rider's alter ego, Budman, ever again make an appearance? I highly doubt it.

The frame at the end is an homage to M.C. Escher.

Dope Rider "Lava Lamp"

I got this idea from a piece of artwork done by my daughter Emily. She does a lot of surrealistic images and sells prints of her work online at  https://society6.com/primordialsoupoftheday