Halloween

Headed up to San Francisco to see some friends for the Halloween weekend. Still figuring out a costume though. Viking is always a possibility...

Killer Seagull

Wild Posters!

Spot the MYSTERY Wild Posters in San Francisco and Chicago!

Zeeba

This is a portrait of my new assistant, Zeeba. He used to enjoy hanging out by the side of the road in the middle of the desert, but he now spends his days shaking his leash to death and pretending he hasn't been on the couch.

Sea Cow!

Color the barn as weird(ly) as you can!

Thanks to Fiona for sending this one along. Definitely a weird, weird, mysterious barn. I'm told Fiona is planning on being Pinky for Halloween, and her sister, Lilah is going to be Chuck the horse. Their mother will be one of the groundhogs. I'm guessing she lost a bet or something...

Check out the rest of the Coloring Pages, and if you've got one you'd like to show off then you know where to find me! Thanks again to Fiona and Lilah for writing!

Your bud,

Maxwell

An old favorite of mine...

Mystery Drawing Drawing Winner!

Congratulations to Jeanne for winning the Mystery Drawing Drawing!

It was a grueling and ruthless bout of eenie meenie minie moe that decided the winner this time. Wiped me out for the rest of the evening. Although maybe I'll make time for a nice frosty grown-up soda to celebrate THE MYSTERY release. Got my copies in the mail today and I couldn't be more pleased with the outcome.

Thanks again to everyone who entered to win this month's Mystery Drawing Drawing!

Your bud,
Maxwell

THE MYSTERY is available today!

Hey you!

Max and Pinky's third adventure, THE MYSTERY is out today!

Head on down to your local bookstore or get a hold of a copy here on the ol' internet machine!

Your bud,

Maxwell

Coloring Pages

Be sure to check out the newest MYSTERY coloring page. It's a scene straight from the book.
You can find it and print it out right here!

Final call for the Mystery Drawing Drawing!

Hey you!

Don't forget to enter to win the Mysteryious Drawing Drawing! I'll be randomly selecting the winner tomorrow, the 14th, the day The Adventures of Max and Pinky: The Mystery is available!

The drawing is one of the original cover designs for the Mystery. Wondering about the value? Let's just say it was drawn on acid free paper and is 100% recyclable.

Here's how to enter:

http://www.maxandpinky.com/drawing.htm

And here's how to pick up your own copy of THE MYSTERY!

http://www.maxandpinky.com/buythemystery.htm

And here's the guy to write if you're sick of lame sales pitches and listed links:

http://www.maxandpinky.com/contact.htm

Good luck!

Your bud,

Maxwell

Parent's Magazine!

If you're loitering around a newstand sometime this month (as I often do) then pick up the November issue of Parents Magazine. Random House ran a nice ad featuring THE MYSTERY (out on Tuesday!), and I couldn't be happier with how it turned out!

A Best Buds reading from Hawaii

Nicely done!

Standing

The Mystery has arrived

Hey you!

Just got my first glimpse of The Adventures of Max and Pinky: The Mystery all bound and glued and stuck together. Unfortunately, this was just a tease because I had to sign a bunch of copies and send them back east, but it was still great to check out the final product. The best part is always taking the jacket off and seeing the pasted down cover and spine. That's where it really looks and feels like a book. The only unexpected surprise was realizing that since the title page is black I'll have to carry a silver sharpie around with me for the next year or two. Or maybe I'll just scratch my initials into people's books instead of signing them. I think it could be more memorable that way. Or maybe not.

Anyway, this was an uncharacteristically (boy that's a long word) long posting. But I really feel like we've gotten to know each other.

Your bud,

Maxwell