"Jack: Adventures in Texas' Big Bend," by Chris Ruggia, is an ongoing comedy adventure comic about the animals of the Chihuahuan Desert in and around Big Bend National Park.

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1 September, 2010

Roping Dummies 9
We're nearing the end of the parade of roping practice dummies.
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30 August, 2010

Roping Dummies 8
The "Jakesteer", from Rope-O-Matic in Marathon, TX.
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26 August, 2010

Roping Dummies 7
A really nice practice roping head that has seen better days.
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23 August, 2010

Roping Dummies 6
This one is a nicely engineered homemade roping dummy.
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20 August, 2010

Roping Dummies 5
One of the only completely headless roping dummy I found in my search.
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18 August, 2010

Roping Dummies 4
This may be the cutest -- it's definitely the simplest -- of all the roping dummies I found for my project.
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15 August, 2010

Roping Dummies 3
The cavalcade of roping practice dummies continues!
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12 August, 2010

Roping Dummies 2
Here's another practice dummy for roping. This one is homemade from around the corner.
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10 August, 2010

Roping Dummies
I have to admit it: instead of drawing comics, I've been drawing practice dummies for roping calves, steers and the like.
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15 June, 2010

Title Page
There's a new Jack comic book coming up in the next month or two: a print version of Part One of the main story (check the Archive link above to see the different parts). This drawing is the main title page image.
Check it out.

8 June, 2010

Another One
Here's another odd little non-representational ink drawing.
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2 June, 2010

Ink-Brush Abstract
I know a lot of folks don't enjoy abstract art, but I used to make a lot of the stuff.
The other night I played with applying that sort of approach to my comics-making materials.
Check it out.

26 May, 2010

Big News!
My Night of the Grasshopper Mouse mini-comic has made it through the rigorous evaluation process of the Big Bend Natural History Association, and is NOW ON THE SHELVES of the Visitor Center bookstores in Big Bend National Park!

10 May, 2010

Episode 47!
Ninja Mel's Mysterious Adventures continue...

1 March, 2010

So-called "Field Sketches"
A couple of teeny drawings done on the teeny mountain behind Alpine, Texas!
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16 February, 2010

A Photo-Comic Combo
Here's an ad for Alpine's Front Street Books with a bit of cartooning in it.
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16 February, 2010

WOW, Some Sketches
I'm trying to get back in the swing a little bit.
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8 February, 2010

Episode 46!!!!!!!!
And the flashback concludes. Believe me, I never intended to be doing a quarterly comic. Let's see what life has in store for me between now and the next episode....

 
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