James Kochalka Superstar

@kochalka

The first Cartoonist Laureate of Vermont. Eisner, Ignatz, and Harvey award winner. Rock star, cartoonist, wild berry picker.

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James Kochalka Superstar@kochalka· 28d

Gentle Observation 484 - My cat controls the couch of Hormuz. patreon.com/kochalka

watercolor and India ink, sad cartoon gentleman can't go near couch because kitty has his claws out, text says "My cat controls the couch of Hormuz."

James Kochalka Superstar@kochalka· Jul 13

No AI was used to create this image.

Nooko the cat with perfect ball of his own felted fur on top of his head.

James Kochalka Superstar@kochalka· Jul 11

Vodka & Raspberries blender drink! Fresh picked from my back yard, tastes incredible.

James Kochalka Superstar@kochalka· Jul 10

MATTY TANNER R.I.P. official "World's Biggest Fan" of Deadbear, Circus Detective 1973-2026

photo of Matty Tanner with tribute drawings of my early 90's cartoon character Deadbear, Circus Detective

text says
Matty Tanner R.I.P. OFFICIAL "WORLD'S BIGGEST FAN"of DEADBEAR, CIRCUS DETECTIVE 1973-2026

James Kochalka Superstar@kochalka· Jul 10

The great @stephenrbissette.bsky.social on the front cover of our local newspaper Seven Days and my cartoon inside. @sevendaysvt.bsky.social

James Kochalka Superstar@kochalka· Jul 10

Johnny Boo!

James Kochalka Superstar@kochalka· Jul 9

I never read Secret Wars (the hit) but I loved Secret Wars ll (which totally bombed)

James Kochalka Superstar@kochalka· Jul 9

I just preordered John of the Night by Darryl Cunningham averyhillpublishing.bigcartel.com/product/john...

book cover, one guy punches another with futuristic city in background

James Kochalka Superstar@kochalka· Jul 8

My new hat.

James Kochalka Superstar@kochalka· Jul 8

Compare these two versions of my song Beer Dog: from the album 4-Track Egomaniac kochalka.bandcamp.com/track/beer-dog from the album KISSERS kochalka.bandcamp.com/track/beer-d...

cover to the graphic novel KISSERS, which came with the CD

James Kochalka Superstar@kochalka· Jul 8

Here are 4 Gentle Observation cartoons - But I've drawn over 500 of them so far, and still going strong. They appear once a month in two neighborhood newspapers in NYC and also weekly in my local Vermont newspaper Seven Days but I draw usually 5 or 6 a week. patreon.com/kochalka

watercolor and India ink, cartoon gentle man sitting on stool with frosting and candle on his head, text says "It's nice to be the birthday boy."

watercolor and India ink, cartoon gentle man crying copious tears that flow down his body and across the landscape, text says "My tears are ready to take on the world."

watercolor and India ink, cartoon gentle man purposefully crashes two toy cars together, text says "Sorry! It was an accident."

watercolor and India ink, cartoon gentle man scoops a big spoonful from a pot of gravy, text says "The gravy thickens more than the plot."

James Kochalka Superstar@kochalka· Jul 7

Gentle Observation 478 - Summer is sweater weather. patreon.com/kochalka

watercolor and India ink, cartoon gentle man wearing a sweater in the hot sun and sweating profusely, text says "Summer is sweater weather."

James Kochalka Superstar@kochalka· Jul 6

a drawing of me drinking tap water from my hands in London, excerpted from the newest American Elf diary comic strip www.patreon.com/kochalka/pos...

James Kochalka Superstar@kochalka· Jul 5

aw come on man

map of beach closures in Burlington, Vermont showing them all closed due to cyanobacteria

James Kochalka Superstar@kochalka· Jul 5

David Hyde Pierce once came to see me performing the title role in the opera Brundibar.

James Kochalka Superstar@kochalka· Jul 5

Gentle Observation 477 - Ask me about my rash. patreon.com/kochalka

watercolor and India ink, cartoon guy with spots, text says "ask me about my rash"

James Kochalka Superstar@kochalka· Jul 4

Gentle Observation 506 - 250 fourths of July is 62.5 Julys. patreon.com/kochalka

watercolor and India ink, cartoon gentle man holding sparkler, text says "250 fourths of July is 62.5 Julys."

James Kochalka Superstar@kochalka· Jul 4

Heat wave? The hotter it is, the better my album Ghost Walker sounds. It was written and recorded in the summer and FOR the summer. tr.ee/-PgQI404Br

pretty white letters that say Ghost Walker, over a ghostly selfie of my shadow on the water of Lake Champlain in Vermont

James Kochalka Superstar@kochalka· Jul 4

Moby @mobynews.bsky.social Bit Shifter @bit.shifter.net Dan Deacon @dandeacon.bsky.social James Kochalka Superstar @kochalka.bsky.social it took 4 word-class musicians to make this one track open.spotify.com/album/5l8OSJ... HAPPY 250th BIRTHDAY AMERICA

weird looking abstract cartoon guy, fuzzy strips in background

James Kochalka Superstar@kochalka· Jul 3

Gentle Observation 476 - A nice cliché can soothe your shattered soul. patreon.com/kochalka

watercolor and India ink, Cartoon Gentle Man hugging a heart, text says "A nice cliché can soothe your shattered soul."

James Kochalka Superstar@kochalka· Jul 3

Gentle Observation 475 - Ladles don't need lables. patreon.com/kochalka (I spelled labels wrong, should I fix it? Maybe it's better like this? IDK. Please send help.)