After Whirlover

Drawn over the previous (which, as you'll remember, was itself drawn from Mike's "Whirlover"):

Whirlover in 8 strokes

A free tracing of Mike's drawing. For each panel I did not lift up the pen.

Whirlover

This one I made last summer while sitting next to a cat who was fascinated by my quick, swirly brush moves and when I was done, turned over on her back, stretched, then curled up on top of my lap. I thought at the time, and still believe, that if we can find a way to market abstract comics to cats, we will have a very big hit. 

Graphic Novel Reporter write-up

I had missed this one--we're on the Graphic Novel Reporter's "hottest graphic novels for Summer 2009" list (nonfiction division):

http://www.graphicnovelreporter.com/content/hottest-graphic-novels-summer-2009-nonfiction-other

Their brief write-up is pretty nice, too, and super blurb-worthy:

The first thing you'll notice is the awesome
cover by Jacob Covey. Then you'll wonder if
this is an art book, a book about comics, or
something else. It's something else.
Abstract Comics breaks the art of comics
storytelling down to its most basic unit, the
panel, and from there creates a visual
experience unlike any other. Pioneers of
the form are joined by some of the greats
from decades past and the present for a
magical, wonderful trip. Found art, drawn
art, whatever it happens to be, Abstract
Comics sheds new light on the prospect of
sequential art.