The Little Black Fish is now available digitally.

"The storytelling, the design, the art, letters, and color on Bizhan Khodabandeh's Little Black Fish all stood out to me immediately as something really worth spending time with. This is his first comic I am told. I am impressed. It is a beautiful story. Anyone with a love of comics would do well to pay attention."

-Farel Dalrymple

Author/artist of "Pop-Gun War", Artist of "Omega The Unknown"


The 50 page full color perfect bound book is available here. Sample pages can be found here.

This is a comic adaptation of a story by Iranian teacher and activist, Samad Behrangi.

To give you a short description of the story ... It is about a fish who unforgivably questions authority and is determined to learn through her own experiences. In the book, the little black fish embarks on a right of passage journey to find whether or not her friends' stories about the sea are true. During her travels, she is confronted by various animals who try to persuade her from continuing and some who threaten her very life. The story provides an important example of one's determination in seeking the truth.

Available digitally through these market places.

Soon available digitally for...

Still available in print.

$6.95 Perfect bound 50 page book.

For US and Canada

For everywhere else.

Work published in China's "New Graphic"

I participated in the exhibition "New Form" which was a laser cut design show expressing our vision of the new city environment. My work - along with many other designers - has been published in the reputable magazine "New Graphic" in China.

The Design Activist's Handbook

A spread of my project, "I Dream of a Richmond...", is in Noah Scalin and Michelle Taute's new book, The Design Activist's Handbook. There is a book signing at our local Richmond book store, Chop Suey Books, at the end of this month.  Be sure to also pick up a signed copy of my book, The Little Black Fish while you are there!

 

 "... this book is an a practical guide to making a living while living by your ethical principles. It’s based on [Noah Scalin's] own experience running a socially conscious design firm since 2001 and teaching Design Rebels: Socially Conscious Design in Theory and Practice since 2003 for the Graphic Design Department of Virginia Commonwealth University."

Saturday, October 27 6 – 8pm
Chop Suey Books
2913 W. Cary St.
in Carytown Richmond, VA

Pig Mammoth Update

Below are the next two images for Todd Matthews project "Uh, Oh. Here Come The Pig Mammoths. You can find out more info and support his kickstarter campaign here.

The Pig Mammoth Castle. I actually revised some of the perspective on the upper towers thanks to my wife's eagle eyes.


Major Dee spread of a "steam punk" milipede.

Major Dee detail

Azadeh The Destroyer (attempt at a 24 Hour Comic)

Below are sample pages of a comic that started as a 24 Hour Comic - a challenge to finish writing and illustrating a 24 page comic in 24 hours. By page 3, the exhaustion of 2 prior all-nighters set in. After page 10, I took a nap and finished penciling 11-14 before time was up. The inks and grey tones were completed after the 24 hour time period. You can download the full comic here. Enjoy.

New skate deck design for Rorschach Records!

Check out my latest KickStarter Project, a skateboard deck design through Rorschach Records. You can find it here!

Uh Oh, Here Come The Pig Mammoths

One of the projects that I've been contracted to work on is now on Kickstarter. It truley is a great project. Please support it by clicking the link here.

Next three Pig Mammoth images

These are the next few illustration for the Pig Mammoths. The rest can be found here.

he music corresponds with a story about Todd's brother, Chad, falling asleep to awake in a reptilian world only to see Todd kidnapped by the "Pig Mammoths." The Pig Mammoths are evil creatures who hoard instruments. The rest of the story/album describes Chad's adventures in search of his brother through a new world with several interesting and horrifying creatures.

A comic adaptation of the Little Black Fish in the store!

The 50 page full color perfect bound book is available here. Sample pages can be found here.

This is a comic adaptation of a story by Iranian teacher and activist, Samad Behrangi.

To give you a short description of the story ... It is about a fish who unforgivably questions authority and is determined to learn through her own experiences. In the book, the little black fish embarks on a right of passage journey to find whether or not her friends' stories about the sea are true. During her travels, she is confronted by various animals who try to persuade her from continuing and some who threaten her very life. The story provides an important example of one's determination in seeking the truth.

New Work: Xiu Xiu Poster

I designed this poster for a music event at Gallery5.

XIU XIU
Dead Fame
Ghost Lotion

Doors open at 7PM
$8 Presale
$10 Doors

At Gallery5
200 W Marshall St
Richmond, VA 23220