As you might have read in last week’s comic update, Tara Normal is now appearing in TAPS Paramagazine! The first issue to feature my comic is the January/February issue. It’s a dream-come-true scenario for me and I can’t wait for you to see the first comic. Below is a preview of the first adventure and it guest stars Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson, founders of TAPS and stars of SyFy’s hit show, Ghost Hunters. It takes place at TAPS Headquarters in Rhode Island and it was a blast to draw.
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Tara Normal with Jason Hawes & Grant Wilson in TAPS Paramagazine

UPDATED WITH MORE AWESOME PHOTOS!
What an amazing couple of days we had at Mt. Washington in NH this year! I wouldn’t be lying if I said I had one of the best times ever. I got to hang out with all of my friends from TAPS and Beyond Reality and take part in a crazy investigation in the Princess Room at the hotel too! I’m also very pleased to say that the artwork I created for the event helped raise $1500 for the charity auction. The auction was to held to raise money to benefit the Charles R. Foley Jr. Gilmartin Foundation which helps families when their child has cancer. Charles was an amazing child who was taken from this earth too soon. It’s truly a great cause so please take the time to check it out and donate.

Some exciting news to come out of the event is that Grant Wilson and I brainstormed some ideas for a new series of limited-edition art prints I will making for the TaraNormal Shop. These things are going to be amazing and I can’t wait to start creating them.

It was rough to have to leave this year and get back to reality after such an awesome trip. Thank you again to Holly Griffith for letting Shelley and I be a part of it. She did steal Shelley away from me so they could go look for wild animals leaving me to draw all day with no breaks or fresh air intervals in between huffing Sharpies but hey, I’m not gonna complain.

A big thank you to Christina who got me an anniversary cake in honor of Tara Normal turning 1 year old! She also got me balloons (which are not allowed in Mt. Washington!) and a very nice card. Christina is an awesome supporter of the site and the stories I tell. It was very special to me.

Congratulations to Michelle who won the TAPS Mt. Washington art print I made for the auction. She promised she was going to win this year and she did not disappoint. She already framed it and it looks amazing.

Talented musician Raven Quinn and I signed limited edition art prints created of my drawings of her graphic novel character at the event as well! These prints are now on sale at Raven’s store. I’m really proud of this piece. Make sure to get one before they’re sold out!

We are still reviewing our evidence caught on the investigation so I will save that for another entry. Right now enjoy some pictures from our time at Mt. Washington!

On July 4th I’ll be drawing caricatures pretty much all day at the Spalding Inn in Whitefield, NH! The Spalding Inn is owned by Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson, stars of SyFy’s Ghost Hunters. I had the chance to stay there in April and I really enjoyed my stay. It was featured in an episode of Ghost Hunters and is reported to be haunted. In addition to caricatures I’ll have some cool Tara Normal stuff on hand so stop by and say hello and get a drawing! The annual July 4th party at the Spalding is the stuff of legend.
I recently created a portrait of Jason and Grant which will be hung in the Inn’s 2 Kings Pub. For July 4th, t-shirts I designed based on the art will be on sale so make sure to get one before they’re gone! I can’t wait to snag one for myself. Here’s my 2 Kings Pub artwork:

A special thanks to Jason for inviting me to the Spalding to do caricatures. It will be a blast drawing everyone! Hope to see you there!

I was lucky enough to be invited by Jason Hawes to do caricatures at the Spalding Inn in Whitefield, NH. It was seriously one of the best times I’ve ever had in my life. I want to thank the entire Hawes family and the staff at the Spalding Inn for treating my wife and I like family for our entire stay. I got to meet a ton of cool people from all over and I got to draw caricatures for most of them.
Jason took me to the Meat Loaf concert and I got to meet the man himself. This was such an amazing experience. I had never been backstage at a big concert before and Meat Loaf is one of my all time favorite musicians. I’ve listened to Bat Out of Hell 1 and 2 waaaaayyyy too much. Walking into Meat Loaf’s dressing room was like the scene in Wayne’s World when they meet Alice Cooper. Meat Loaf is such a super nice guy as is his wife. They are both friendly, down-to-earth great people. Meat Loaf offered me a shot of tequila and I couldn’t refuse. He even let me take the shot in a Meat Loaf shot glass. A-mazing.
The July 4th party was crazy. I started doing caricatures a little after 12pm and kept drawing until nightfall. A huge thank you to everyone who got a caricature and/or a Tara Normal t-shirt! Joe Chin from SyFy’s Ghost Hunters and Ghost Hunters Internation picked up a Dr. Frankenkitty t-shirt and made my day at the same time! Joe’s a great guy and a top notch paranormal investigator. Make sure to check out Ghost Hunters International on the SyFy channel and see if he can get the Frankenkitty shirt onto the airwaves.

The fireworks were huge and the crowd cheered along with each new blast of pyro. These were some of the biggest fireworks I’ve had the chance to see in person. Next year if you’re looking for a place to party on Independence Day, make sure to choose the Spalding Inn. I know I will be planning on heading back.

Thank you again to Jason and Kris Hawes. I’ll never forget this July 4th weekend.

In the Sep/Oct issue of TAPS Paramagazine, there will be a special 2 page edition of the Tara Normal comic. I’m going to make the story line for it a ‘live’ investigation so now you can pick where the ghost hunt will take place! Below is the place for you can vote! Help me pick where Tara and Jason, Grant, Kris Williams, Amy Bruni, Steve, and Tango will investigate by voting below!

I closed the voting for the poll to decide what crazy awesome location Tara Normal and TAPS would investigate in the 2010 Halloween issue of TAPS Paramagazine tonight at 8PM EST! The winner is…

The White House!

Look for Tara Normal and the TAPS team to investigate the President’s home in the latest Tara Normal comic in the Halloween issue of TAPS Paramagazine due out September 6th!

I know that this is the location that Jason Hawes wanted to investigate so you readers have chosen wisely!

Below are the results! Thank you for voting and stay tuned for the next Tara Normal location poll!

Here’s a peek at the Tara Normal comic from the new July/August issue of TAPS Paramagazine which is on sale now! In fact, I just picked up a copy at my local Borders. It was awesome to buy a magazine that my art appears in. The next issue will be a special Halloween-themed event and as chosen by you the readers, the comic will take place at the White House.

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My friends Jason and Grant are back on SyFy at 9PM EST tonight on SyFy for a new round of paranormal investigating on Ghost Hunters.

My friend Aaron over at ParanormalPopCulture.com has a cool preview up of tonight’s episode taking place at the Otesaga Hotel in Cooperstown, NY. He even has a pic of TaraNormal buddies Chip Coffey and Amy Bruni chilling in night vision. I need more night vision pics over here.

I recently finished producing the Tara Normal comic for the November/December issue of TAPS ParaMagazine when I realized that’s a full year of cartooning for the publication so far! It’s been a dream come true for my character to ghost hunt with the actual team members from Ghost Hunters so I thought I’d share the first comic from the January/February 2010 issue with you! This is the only time I’ll post the comics online so to see my TAPS comics please subscribe to the magazine today so you don’t miss out on all of Tara Normal’s adventures as the only cartoon member of TAPS!
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We made some videos for you to enjoy! Here they are!

Jason makes phonecalls like he’s a cowboy. This is the video of me, Grant and Jason discussing this situation. Plus, wood chopping is brought up.

I force Jason and Grant to promote TaraNormal.com!

Here’s a video from Jason with me and Britt at the beginning of the day!