Also from Ken Tanaka ...





"Polar Bear, Polar Bear What the F**k?" This is another Ken Tanaka Picture book title that will be added to the page on my previous post "Ken Tanaka Picture Books- Collect Them All". This is the story of Jacob the Upset Polar Bear and his voyage across the sea.

Jacob the Polar Bear came up with the name for this book himself.
I was quite happy with it, but yesterday, at the bookstore,
I found a series of books by Bill Martin and Eric Carle with similar names.
I guess it's still a good name though.
I wonder if Jacob Polar Bear had those books read to him when he was a cub.




Getting ready to publish my new book



My book is finished and I'm now getting it ready to publish. The above drawing is not really part of the book, but it will appear on the inside cover.

Last weekend I sold my t-shirts and some advance, home made copies of my book at Alternative Press Expo in San Francisco. It was very fun, and I met many nice people. I also saw a lot of friends from the art world and people I had met at Comic Con in San Diego.

I haven't found a publisher for my book yet, but I did give a copy to the Mcsweeney's publishing booth at the Expo. So far I have only shown it to 3 publishers. I am also looking into making a few hundred copies myself to sell online.

After the Expo, I was contacted by a Professor at a California State University who said he would like to use my book for a class that he teaches. I didn't really understand what kind of class it was but he said some words like "Post modern comic literature and the new economy".... He said he will need 150-300 books depending on his class enrollment. That was very exciting, but I am not sure how I will get so many books so quickly.

I got many emails from people wanting books and shirts and prints after my last video. If you would like one, you can send me an email at kentanakala (at mark) gmail (dot) com.

That is the email address that I live in.

Thanks to all of you for your support.

Ken Tanaka Loves You.

Alternative Press Expo this weekend in San Francisco


This weekend October 16 and 17th, 2010, I will be sharing a booth at the A.P.E. in San Francisco.

I'll be selling some prints and t-shirts as well as some advance, homemade copies of my new book.





I've spent the past year working on my book and am now looking for a publisher.
I have made about 30 copies myself to take to the convention and show to some of the publishers.

I will tell you all more about the book once it is close to being published. I may end up publshing it myself so that everyone can order it on line.

It costs $10 to get in to A.P.E. or $15 for both days. I will tweet my booth location once I know it, so make sure you follow me on twitter. http://twitter.com/KenTanakaLovesU

Takeo's Onstar Parody Video wins ATom.com editor's pick



In this new video Takeo Kun and I talk about the award he won for his Onstar parody commercial starring Shelby Young and Reid Ewing. Shelby is appearing in the film The Social Network by David Fincher, and Reid Ewing is on the TV show Modern Family.

Takeo won $500 and bought some delicious snacks.

Here is his film.




Click this link to see the video on ATom.com and read about the award.