Maybe The Most Important Movie Of The...

Eat your heroic heart out, Dark Knight and Iron Man. Go back to drum practice, Step Brothers....

Rarely Seen Monster Emerges

There’s an explanation for my lengthy blog hiatus. The harrowing tale of my absence has to do...

Tired Of Getting Sand Kicked In Your...

I turned myself from a 97 lb. weakling into the World’s Most Perfectly Developed man....

You Keep Telling Me It's Like Venture...

After repeatedly hearing that The Nearly Infamous Zango reminds readers of Venture Bros., I’m...

Back In Stock...For Now

After selling out yet again, 1000 Steps To World Domination is back in stock at Amazon.

RIP Van Freako vs. Iron Automaton | Breakdowns by Rob...

San Diego At Austin Books

Thanks to Brad Bankston and Austin Books & Comics for hosting a Comicon-style party last night....

2008 Eisner Award Winners

Last night the Eisner Awards were presented, and here are the winners. Congratulations all.

San Diego In Austin

The epicenter of comics moves to San Diego each July. That’s when Comic-Con happens, and...

Zango Before His Bubble Bath by Sara Weiss, a student in my...

Comics Looking Presidential

The presumptive nominees for president are going to get the comic book treatment this October, just...

Migrating Back To Camp

The start of NFL training camp nears, and Reebok has a new advertisement that shows Chad Johnson and...

Teaching Cartooning

Yesterday was my first day of teaching Cartooning at the AMOA Art School. The Austin Museum of Art...

Remodel At RobOsborne.net

Pardon the mess as RobOsborne.net gets updated. Take a look at the progress…

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...

The Nearly Infamous Zango #4 | Hits store shelves October...

Phoenix Comicon 2009

I’ve committed to the Phoenix Comicon in 2009. The show has expanded to three days, January...

Going APE In November

It’s official. I’ll be at the Alternative Press Expo in San Francisco this Fall....

IMPALER VAMPIRES | I’d mentioned a few days ago...

HEROES CON FOLLOW UP | This is Braden. Cute kid. (Of course,...

HEROES CON FOLLOW UP | The view from my window high atop the...

HEROES CON FOLLOW UP | The TSA rummaged through my suitcase...

Yeah, Here Come The Rooster

Last night, Sarah and I went to the new sushi place, Hayashi. I had the Ex-Girlfriend. That’s...

Impaler Returns

Vlad The Impaler returns. Dr. William “Wild Bill” Harms is penning new pages of Impaler...

Michael Turner

Michael Turner has passed away. I’m shocked. He was far too young. My thoughts and prayers are...

Thor commission sketch from Heroes Con. Thanks to Colby...

Back In The Saddle

I’ve been home since the wee hours of Monday morning. And I’m getting caught up on...

Bacon Floss

Yesterday, Ahmet Zappa recommended bacon floss. Today, I show you the way to bacon-flavored oral...

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...

Bring On The Connies

I arrived in Charlotte today for my first-ever Heroes Con. I’m excited for the big show. So I...

“If you don’t know where you’re going, any road...”

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....

Next Up: Heroes Con

One week from today, I’ll be in Charlotte, North Carolina for the Heroes Convention. According...

Secret Zango Invasion

Marvel’s big summer event is here, and it’s Secret Invasion. A variant sketch cover was...

The Purple One Turns 50

I couldn’t let the day pass without mentioning that it’s Prince’s birthday. The...

Wonder Woman Finds Dead Body

Linda Carter isn’t really Wonder Woman. She just played the Amazonian princess on TV. Her...

ASK ZANGO At HeavyInk

Over at HeavyInk.com you can read the latest installment of Ask Zango. Subscribers at HeavyInk...

Space Shuttle To Bring Plunger

Filled with anxiety over the busted toilet onboard the International Space Station, you may have...

Stinks In Space (And Iron Man)

So the International Space Station has a busted toilet. And that stinks. The astronauts have...

Xtreme Tooting of the Zango Horn

I have to mention this. Over at comixtreme.com, B. Schatz gives Zango #2 some love. Amongst the...

Godspeed Rory Root

It’s amazing to see the impact that Rory Root has had on the comics community. He was a titan....

Making Fruit Bigger (And More...

In Zango #2, fruit turns monstrous. And at Scientific American, Karen Hopkins enlightens us on the...

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...

FF Artwork Commission | I received a request for the members...

“If you have a fear, set it free. If it comes back to you,...”

Is it September yet? The super sexy sales copy for The...

Tornado Warning But Nothing To Report

According to the National Weather Service a funnel cloud was spotted 9 miles from my house. And it...

Going (Exclusively) Wireless And Loving...

On Monday, Sarah and I decided to ditch the landline and go completely wireless. No more home phone....

What's A Krash Bastard?!

Back on February 27, the same day that Zango #1 debuted, Krash Bastards arrived in stores....

ASK ZANGO Contest Ends Monday

Over at HeavyInk, you can Ask Zango questions, get answers and win cool stuff. Check it: Last week...

Ka-Baam! Improvised Comic Book...

This Saturday, May 10 @ 8PM at the  (aptly named) Hideout Theater in Austin, Texas. I’ll be...

Attack of the Killer Fruit In Stores...

The second scintillating issue of The Nearly Infamous Zango hits store shelves today. So...

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...

CAPE 4 in Dallas on May 3

I’ll be in Dallas on Saturday celebrating Free Comic Book Day. This is my first-ever...

Spilling at HeavyInk

New interview with Yours Truly over at HeavyInk. We talk about The Nearly Infamous Zango and I...

Thrilling New Contest

The much beloved Ask Lord Zango letter column is taking the show on the road! Over at HeavyInk,...

ASK LORD ZANGO Redux

The original Ask Lord Zango letter column ran February 8, 2008 on MySpace. For your gratification,...

Brilliant Idea of the Day

Read the Bible with poppy music in the background. Put it on CD and make it available on iTunes....

The Nearly Infamous Zango #2 will be on store shelves...

Entertaining my parents this weekend, and we had lunch today...

That’s Frank McDonald from Sunset City. This is new,...

Please Do Not Disturb

I’m taking the Do Not Disturb sign off of the door handle. Because I’ve finished with...

Cormac McCarthy

Recently, in anticipation of spending several hours at the Denver airport, I purchased The Road by...

Regarding the Coffee Peeps

My friend BZ suggests: I know it’s probably way more work than it is worth, but you could wash...

Coffee Peeps Are Addicting. About a month ago I tried a new...

From the drawing board: Iron Ox Android. Finished B&W...

From the drawing board: Iron Ox Android. This image will be...

From the drawing board: Iron Ox Android. Taking the most...

From the drawing board: The Iron Ox Android....

“Sometimes when I’m channel surfing I think,...”

Octopus Karaoke! While at Staple, I drew this sketch for...

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...

A Very Important Pipeline Podcast & How...

For those of you who have befriended Lord Zango on MySpace, you know that he would never accept...

Thanks to photog Nathan Black, here’s Ryan Yount and I...

Extreme Toast Review

I really shouldn’t read reviews of my work. Because it affects me emotionally. For example,...

FCBD: Cape Day in Dallas

May 3rd in Dallas, Texas. Be there and be square. And wear your, um, cape. I’ll be there...

“…I can assure you that my digestive track is not the source of my genius!” You...

Invincible Super Zango

Over at Chris’s Invincible Super Blog, he writes, “…Zango is actually pretty darn...

COMMENTARY TRACK at Comic Book Resources

The Laziest Launch Party Ever. Mike Pruitt tries not to look...

The Laziest Launch Party Ever. Dave Justus and Rob Osborne...

Dan Koller of the Dallas/Fort Worth Weekly asked me about self-publishing The Nearly Infamous Zango....

Quick Juicy Updates

If you’re looking for an Extra Super Special Signed Copy of The Nearly Infamous Zango 1 with...

Exclusive Offer at The TYRANT Store

The most important podcast you’ll listen to this week: Staple Pop Episode 307 Six sinister...

Popping Off About Zango - Staple Pop Podcast

This Lazy Dog, This Lazy Comic!

That lazy, old dog is Butch. He’s 18-years-old and turns 19 in April. His hips are weak but...

Laziest Launch Party Ever! At Austin Books!

Profound? Absurd? Just lethargic? The debut issue of The Nearly Infamous Zango hits early (end of...

Read the Rob Osborne interview at ComicBloc.com: Could you enlighten us a bit about your odyssey?...

Lord of ComicBloc.com

ASK LORD ZANGO!   Have a question about life? Trouble at work? Relationship problems? Don’t...

ASK LORD ZANGO!

Belly Laughs At Comics Playground

Belly Laughs At Comics Playground Eric at Comics Playground touts the “belly laughs”...

Swing on the Zango Vine

“…Brilliant concept…fresh and humorous.”-comicvine.com on The Nearly...

The Nearly Infamous Zango 1 (Diamond order code: JAN083288) hits store shelves MARCH 2008 In Stores...

5-Page Preview of Zango 1

Hot Newsarama News

Hot off the internets: Newsarama interview with Chris Arrant We talk about The Nearly Infamous Zango...

Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 15, 2008CONTACT: Rob Osborne, Absolute Tyrantrob@robosborne.net |...

Early Zango Lovin’

Firstly, for your comic book reading pleasure, visit absolutetyrant.com to see a 5-page preview of...

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...

The Fountain

The before-during-and-after of the San Diego Comic Con really takes it out of me. You’d expect...

First, the obvious. It’s not Sunday morning. But how am I supposed to get in the habit of...

Zangomail

Another week of ZANGO Extras. Enjoy. (Putting the funny back in funnybooks. Or nearly so.)If you...

Zangomail

Maybe the most important (and self-congratulatory) webcomic—ever! After the blammo conclusion...

Sunday Morning Sketchbook

(via Rob Osborne)

Make Me Marvel

How do you get your foot in the door at Marvel? You’ve probably seen the Ultimate Spider-Man...

Kirby-esque Orion

Sunday morning sketchbook. Jack Kirby experiment. - Rob (via Rob Osborne)

Ladronn Art

One of my favorite artists is back on the comics scene and making some noise. Actually, he’s...

Zangomail

Because I love you. That’s why. The spectacular finale to the second chapter of the THE NEARLY...

I Vunt To Suck Your Blood

Dracula Study. - Rob (via Rob Osborne)

Sneak Peek: Zango Cover Art

For issue 2 of THE NEARLY INFAMOUS ZANGO… Rob (via Rob Osborne)

All The Rage and Horror Awards

Gnomes, bacon and wild dogs. I did an interview with Steve Saunders at All The Rage, via the...

Waxed & Washed the Website

Finished detailing robosborne.net. Check it out, won’t you? Rob (via Rob Osborne)

Am I Tumblring Yet?

Don’t lose your popcorn. This is just a test.