Cracked Crown

Smurfs vs. Leprechaun

This was for the weekly CCGB (Cartoonists' Club of Great Britain) contest. I like to participate when I can even though I'm not British. :) This week's theme was GREEN and it had to be wordless. On Facebook I asked for caption ideas so feel free to head over and participate!

Sweet Tooth

Royal Scandal

Exploration Confusion

Bounteous Outlaw

Mobster Trout

Contest Results!

In case you hadn't already heard, I just won the Cartoonist Studio's 4th annual "So You Wanna Be A Cartoonist" contest! Thanks to everyone who voted and who has been supportive, especially my parents, in-laws, and my beautiful wife. I'm pretty much obsessed with cartooning, so it feels good to have my work recognized. Also, a shout-out to the other extremely talented contestants. They all did an amazing job, and definitely didn't make it easy for me. :)
I'm a little overwhelmed by all the good news I've gotten this week. First, I got accepted into the Graphic Design BFA program at school, then my gorgeous little girl was born, and now this. How many good things can happen to a guy at once, huh?
Here's the official announcement: http://www.thecartooniststudio.com/contestwinner.aspx?Month=apr2013
and here's where it is mentioned on my favorite website for cartooning news, The Daily Cartoonist: http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2013/04/22/tyson-cole-wins-cartoonist-studio-for-best-comic/
Thanks again!

New baby!

Here's what's been going on in the Cole household recently! She was born 4/16/2013 at 11:43 pm, weighed 5 lbs 9 oz, and was 18.5 inches long. Xochil's placenta stopped growing along with the baby, despite staying healthy, so she stopped growing in the womb. Because of that, the doctor decided to induce Xochil a week early, but our baby girl is here now and both mom and baby are 100% healthy! Now if we could only decide on a name!

Cartooning Contest

I just made it into the tenth and final round of a cartooning contest going on over at The Cartoonist Studio! Some of these guys really know how to rally their supporters and get a ton of votes. I don't promote myself quite as much, but I would really appreciate a vote or two! Thanks! http://www.thecartooniststudio.com/vote

Fishing for Dates

Moses Music

The Case of the Mysterious Boomerang

Mime Trap

I've been so busy with miscellaneous projects recently that it feels good to get back to just a regular comic.

High Pressure

Another comic for Dive Addicts

Black and White Blues

I had to make this cartoon black and white for the school newspaper, but that caused the joke to make no sense, so I had to change it.

Blues Brothers

Hieroglyphic Instructions

Crime Scene

Scooby Diving

Latest cartoon for Dive Addicts!

The Cartoonist Studio contest!

There's a cartooning contest going on over at The Cartoonist Studio. Go vote for your favorites! You can vote once every six hours. Mine is there too if you wanna take a look.http://www.thecartooniststudio.com/Contestant/22/Tyson-Cole

Rub a dub dub

Here are two versions of a cartoon I recently did. The first one I used for the weekly CCGB caption contest, and the second one was another one for Dive Addicts.

This was the original placement of the logo.

Diving Dangers

The first in a series of cartoons I am doing for Dive Addicts.

Spare Parts

Techno Section

I did this cartoon for Amphibious Zoo Music (www.amphibiouszoo.com). 

They make music that is used in tv, commercials, movies, etc.

Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey

Sciency Name

Wordy Waiter

Frankincense

New Yorker Celebrity

Pottery Class

Hard Times for Santa

Practicing some editorial cartooning

For a competition. The subject was the Supreme Court's ruling in the FEC vs. Citizen's United Case. It basically said that corporations have the same 1st amendment rights as an individual and can use their money to fund political campaigns - which makes their voices a lot louder than those of the public.

UPDATE: This cartoon won the contest and appears in the magazine Liberalis, and won me a sweet $100. They published the colored version. http://liberalis.usu.edu/winter2013_homepage/liberalis-winter2013_web.pdf

Killer Surgery

Undercover Research

Captured Mascot

Lost and Found

Lucky Wishbone

Shoulder Advice

Dodgeball Flyer

A flyer for a local dodgeball night.

Heavy Load

Stunted Sales

Modern Art

Dickensian puns

Lego Master

Recent caption contest winner

Updated tourist cartoon

I thought that the composition worked better this way because the background is less cluttered behind the action. Not that the other one's bad, this just works better.

Pushy Tourist

Darn Tourists...

Monster Diets

Crashing for Dummies