2008
Aug
Maybe The Most Important Movie Of The...
Eat your heroic heart out, Dark Knight and Iron Man. Go back to drum practice, Step Brothers....
Aug 23rd
Rarely Seen Monster Emerges
There’s an explanation for my lengthy blog hiatus. The harrowing tale of my absence has to do...
Aug 21st
Tired Of Getting Sand Kicked In Your...
I turned myself from a 97 lb. weakling into the World’s Most Perfectly Developed man....
Aug 5th
Jul
You Keep Telling Me It's Like Venture...
After repeatedly hearing that The Nearly Infamous Zango reminds readers of Venture Bros., I’m...
Jul 31st
Back In Stock...For Now
After selling out yet again, 1000 Steps To World Domination is back in stock at Amazon.
Jul 31st
RIP Van Freako vs. Iron Automaton | Breakdowns by Rob...
Jul 29th
San Diego At Austin Books
Thanks to Brad Bankston and Austin Books & Comics for hosting a Comicon-style party last night....
Jul 26th
2008 Eisner Award Winners
Last night the Eisner Awards were presented, and here are the winners. Congratulations all.
Jul 26th
San Diego In Austin
The epicenter of comics moves to San Diego each July. That’s when Comic-Con happens, and...
Jul 25th
Zango Before His Bubble Bath by Sara Weiss, a student in my...
Jul 25th
Comics Looking Presidential
The presumptive nominees for president are going to get the comic book treatment this October, just...
Jul 23rd
Migrating Back To Camp
The start of NFL training camp nears, and Reebok has a new advertisement that shows Chad Johnson and...
Jul 23rd
Teaching Cartooning
Yesterday was my first day of teaching Cartooning at the AMOA Art School. The Austin Museum of Art...
Jul 22nd
Remodel At RobOsborne.net
Pardon the mess as RobOsborne.net gets updated. Take a look at the progress…
Jul 19th
Paul Grist, Jack Staff, Ian Churchill &...
I’m a fan of Paul Grist’s work. I highly recommend you check out Jack Staff, and Kane...
Jul 11th
The Nearly Infamous Zango #4 | Hits store shelves October...
Jul 10th
Phoenix Comicon 2009
I’ve committed to the Phoenix Comicon in 2009. The show has expanded to three days, January...
Jul 9th
Going APE In November
It’s official. I’ll be at the Alternative Press Expo in San Francisco this Fall....
Jul 9th
IMPALER VAMPIRES | I’d mentioned a few days ago...
Jul 8th
HEROES CON FOLLOW UP | This is Braden. Cute kid. (Of course,...
Jul 8th
HEROES CON FOLLOW UP | The view from my window high atop the...
Jul 8th
HEROES CON FOLLOW UP | The TSA rummaged through my suitcase...
Jul 8th
Yeah, Here Come The Rooster
Last night, Sarah and I went to the new sushi place, Hayashi. I had the Ex-Girlfriend. That’s...
Jul 4th
Jun
Impaler Returns
Vlad The Impaler returns. Dr. William “Wild Bill” Harms is penning new pages of Impaler...
Jun 30th
Michael Turner
Michael Turner has passed away. I’m shocked. He was far too young. My thoughts and prayers are...
Jun 29th
Thor commission sketch from Heroes Con. Thanks to Colby...
Jun 28th
Back In The Saddle
I’ve been home since the wee hours of Monday morning. And I’m getting caught up on...
Jun 24th
Bacon Floss
Yesterday, Ahmet Zappa recommended bacon floss. Today, I show you the way to bacon-flavored oral...
Jun 22nd
Heroes Con: Come To The Light
I was tucked away in a dark and lonely corner. But not for long. If you’re looking for me at...
Jun 21st
Bring On The Connies
I arrived in Charlotte today for my first-ever Heroes Con. I’m excited for the big show. So I...
Jun 19th
If you don’t know where you’re going, any road...
Jun 17th
You Can Find Me At Heroes Con
Mystery solved. If you look at the top left corner of this map, you’ll see my table. SP-49....
Jun 14th
Next Up: Heroes Con
One week from today, I’ll be in Charlotte, North Carolina for the Heroes Convention. According...
Jun 13th
Secret Zango Invasion
Marvel’s big summer event is here, and it’s Secret Invasion. A variant sketch cover was...
Jun 9th
The Purple One Turns 50
I couldn’t let the day pass without mentioning that it’s Prince’s birthday. The...
Jun 7th
Wonder Woman Finds Dead Body
Linda Carter isn’t really Wonder Woman. She just played the Amazonian princess on TV. Her...
Jun 7th
ASK ZANGO At HeavyInk
Over at HeavyInk.com you can read the latest installment of Ask Zango. Subscribers at HeavyInk...
Jun 4th
May
Space Shuttle To Bring Plunger
Filled with anxiety over the busted toilet onboard the International Space Station, you may have...
May 29th
Stinks In Space (And Iron Man)
So the International Space Station has a busted toilet. And that stinks. The astronauts have...
May 29th
Xtreme Tooting of the Zango Horn
I have to mention this. Over at comixtreme.com, B. Schatz gives Zango #2 some love. Amongst the...
May 27th
Watch
Believe it or not, Conan O’Brien is a graduate of Harvard University. And he gave...
May 26th
May 21st
Godspeed Rory Root
It’s amazing to see the impact that Rory Root has had on the comics community. He was a titan....
May 20th
Making Fruit Bigger (And More...
In Zango #2, fruit turns monstrous. And at Scientific American, Karen Hopkins enlightens us on the...
May 20th
Very Important Preview Of Zango #3
You can preview the first four pages of The Nearly Infamous Zango #3 now! Read it before you buy...
May 19th
FF Artwork Commission | I received a request for the members...
May 17th
If you have a fear, set it free. If it comes back to you,...
May 16th
Is it September yet? The super sexy sales copy for The...
May 15th
Tornado Warning But Nothing To Report
According to the National Weather Service a funnel cloud was spotted 9 miles from my house. And it...
May 15th
Going (Exclusively) Wireless And Loving...
On Monday, Sarah and I decided to ditch the landline and go completely wireless. No more home phone....
May 14th
What's A Krash Bastard?!
Back on February 27, the same day that Zango #1 debuted, Krash Bastards arrived in stores....
May 12th
ASK ZANGO Contest Ends Monday
Over at HeavyInk, you can Ask Zango questions, get answers and win cool stuff. Check it: Last week...
May 10th
Ka-Baam! Improvised Comic Book...
This Saturday, May 10 @ 8PM at the (aptly named) Hideout Theater in Austin, Texas. I’ll be...
May 8th
Attack of the Killer Fruit In Stores...
The second scintillating issue of The Nearly Infamous Zango hits store shelves today. So...
May 7th
The CAPE Recap (or Things You Get For...
What a gorgeous day it was in Dallas on Saturday. The sun was shining, birds went tweet-tweet and...
May 6th
CAPE 4 in Dallas on May 3
I’ll be in Dallas on Saturday celebrating Free Comic Book Day. This is my first-ever...
May 1st
Spilling at HeavyInk
New interview with Yours Truly over at HeavyInk. We talk about The Nearly Infamous Zango and I...
May 1st
Apr
Thrilling New Contest
The much beloved Ask Lord Zango letter column is taking the show on the road! Over at HeavyInk,...
Apr 28th
ASK LORD ZANGO Redux
The original Ask Lord Zango letter column ran February 8, 2008 on MySpace. For your gratification,...
Apr 28th
Brilliant Idea of the Day
Read the Bible with poppy music in the background. Put it on CD and make it available on iTunes....
Apr 24th
The Nearly Infamous Zango #2 will be on store shelves...
Apr 21st
Entertaining my parents this weekend, and we had lunch today...
Apr 19th
That’s Frank McDonald from Sunset City. This is new,...
Apr 18th
Please Do Not Disturb
I’m taking the Do Not Disturb sign off of the door handle. Because I’ve finished with...
Apr 17th
Mar
Watch
A Very Important Bunny Slipper Movie. By Rob Osborne.
Mar 30th
Cormac McCarthy
Recently, in anticipation of spending several hours at the Denver airport, I purchased The Road by...
Mar 26th
Regarding the Coffee Peeps
My friend BZ suggests: I know it’s probably way more work than it is worth, but you could wash...
Mar 26th
Coffee Peeps Are Addicting. About a month ago I tried a new...
Mar 23rd
From the drawing board: Iron Ox Android. Finished B&W...
Mar 21st
From the drawing board: Iron Ox Android. This image will be...
Mar 20th
From the drawing board: Iron Ox Android. Taking the most...
Mar 20th
From the drawing board: The Iron Ox Android....
Mar 20th
Sometimes when I’m channel surfing I think,...
Mar 19th
Octopus Karaoke! While at Staple, I drew this sketch for...
Mar 18th
Watch
From the pages of The Nearly Infamous Zango #1 comes this exclusive video of the Iron Ox. People of...
Mar 17th
You Love Guitar Hero? Get Into The...
My pal Ryan Yount is the lead singer for a band called The Guitar Zeros. They rock the hizzle. But...
Mar 10th
A Very Important Pipeline Podcast & How...
For those of you who have befriended Lord Zango on MySpace, you know that he would never accept...
Mar 10th
Thanks to photog Nathan Black, here’s Ryan Yount and I...
Mar 7th
Extreme Toast Review
I really shouldn’t read reviews of my work. Because it affects me emotionally. For example,...
Mar 7th
FCBD: Cape Day in Dallas
May 3rd in Dallas, Texas. Be there and be square. And wear your, um, cape. I’ll be there...
Mar 7th
“…I can assure you that my digestive track is not the source of my genius!” You...
Mar 6th
Invincible Super Zango
Over at Chris’s Invincible Super Blog, he writes, “…Zango is actually pretty darn...
Mar 5th
COMMENTARY TRACK at Comic Book Resources
Mar 4th
The Laziest Launch Party Ever. Mike Pruitt tries not to look...
Mar 4th
The Laziest Launch Party Ever. Dave Justus and Rob Osborne...
Mar 4th
Dan Koller of the Dallas/Fort Worth Weekly asked me about self-publishing The Nearly Infamous Zango....
Mar 4th
Quick Juicy Updates
Mar 4th
If you’re looking for an Extra Super Special Signed Copy of The Nearly Infamous Zango 1 with...
Mar 1st
Feb
Exclusive Offer at The TYRANT Store
Feb 29th
The most important podcast you’ll listen to this week: Staple Pop Episode 307 Six sinister...
Feb 24th
Popping Off About Zango - Staple Pop Podcast
Feb 24th
This Lazy Dog, This Lazy Comic!
Feb 22nd
That lazy, old dog is Butch. He’s 18-years-old and turns 19 in April. His hips are weak but...
Feb 22nd
Laziest Launch Party Ever! At Austin Books!
Feb 19th
Profound? Absurd? Just lethargic? The debut issue of The Nearly Infamous Zango hits early (end of...
Feb 19th
Read the Rob Osborne interview at ComicBloc.com: Could you enlighten us a bit about your odyssey?...
Feb 18th
Lord of ComicBloc.com
Feb 18th
ASK LORD ZANGO! Have a question about life? Trouble at work? Relationship problems? Don’t...
Feb 8th
ASK LORD ZANGO!
Feb 8th
Belly Laughs At Comics Playground
Feb 5th
Belly Laughs At Comics Playground Eric at Comics Playground touts the “belly laughs”...
Feb 5th
Jan
Swing on the Zango Vine
Jan 29th
“…Brilliant concept…fresh and humorous.”-comicvine.com on The Nearly...
Jan 29th
The Nearly Infamous Zango 1 (Diamond order code: JAN083288) hits store shelves MARCH 2008 In Stores...
Jan 28th
5-Page Preview of Zango 1
Jan 28th
Hot Newsarama News
Jan 24th
Hot off the internets: Newsarama interview with Chris Arrant We talk about The Nearly Infamous Zango...
Jan 24th
Press Release
Jan 15th
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 15, 2008CONTACT: Rob Osborne, Absolute Tyrantrob@robosborne.net |...
Jan 15th
Early Zango Lovin’
Jan 13th
Firstly, for your comic book reading pleasure, visit absolutetyrant.com to see a 5-page preview of...
Jan 13th
2007
Aug
Be Well From The Inside Out
Recently my pal Joe had a heart attack. He’s a young guy with a lot going for him. At...
Aug 14th
The Fountain
The before-during-and-after of the San Diego Comic Con really takes it out of me. You’d expect...
Aug 9th
Jul
First, the obvious. It’s not Sunday morning. But how am I supposed to get in the habit of...
Jul 17th
Zangomail
Another week of ZANGO Extras. Enjoy. (Putting the funny back in funnybooks. Or nearly so.)If you...
Jul 17th
Zangomail
Maybe the most important (and self-congratulatory) webcomic—ever! After the blammo conclusion...
Jul 9th
Sunday Morning Sketchbook
(via Rob Osborne)
Jul 8th
Make Me Marvel
How do you get your foot in the door at Marvel? You’ve probably seen the Ultimate Spider-Man...
Jul 6th
Kirby-esque Orion
Sunday morning sketchbook. Jack Kirby experiment. - Rob (via Rob Osborne)
Jul 1st
Jun
Ladronn Art
One of my favorite artists is back on the comics scene and making some noise. Actually, he’s...
Jun 30th
Zangomail
Because I love you. That’s why. The spectacular finale to the second chapter of the THE NEARLY...
Jun 28th
I Vunt To Suck Your Blood
Dracula Study. - Rob (via Rob Osborne)
Jun 28th
Sneak Peek: Zango Cover Art
For issue 2 of THE NEARLY INFAMOUS ZANGO… Rob (via Rob Osborne)
Jun 28th
All The Rage and Horror Awards
Gnomes, bacon and wild dogs. I did an interview with Steve Saunders at All The Rage, via the...
Jun 25th
Waxed & Washed the Website
Finished detailing robosborne.net. Check it out, won’t you? Rob (via Rob Osborne)
Jun 23rd
Am I Tumblring Yet?
Don’t lose your popcorn. This is just a test.
Jun 22nd