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info on my upcoming solo show. along with this show will come an updated website and portfolio, so stay tuned!

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it without a sense of ironic futility.”
Errol Morris

The Heroes of Non-Fiction
New work by Mike Bertino, exploring the nature of self-reinvention and the growing cultural demand for self-made protagonists.
By removing the line that separates fact and entertainment, expertise and the uneducated, Bertino layers commentary and insight on a generation raised by cartoons, videogames, and media. He creates a world so overloaded with cultural options and noise, all information is equalized in strength of voice and merit.  A world where aesthetics and charisma determine truth so harshly, that self-worth, cultural-history, and reality give way to interpretation and a void of intellectual neglect.

“A hero is someone who rebels or seems to rebel against the facts of existence and seems to conquer them.”
Jim Morrison

thedrawingclub.com 

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on other news… I’m working on a piece for the new fantagraphics Beasts book. the new book has some really awesome artists in it! AND- I just spent a week in portland. pics and news from that coming soon.

here’s a further update on my up coming solo show at the Drawing Club…

this will be the last preview for the show for a while, but i’ll post the time and date very soon…

i also wanted to thank juxtapoz.com and meathaus.com for the extremely nice words and links to my site!!!

my first print for tiny showcase went up tonight! they’re so great over there..

http://www.twcbeyou.com/

for some reason i didn’t realize that this site was up, but here it is. i worked with david irvin on the site a while back, and it was a ton of fun!

*unfortunately, it doesn’t look like this site is fully operational anymore.  you used to fill out a questionnaire and it’d give you one of 26 different characters.  i’m bummed everyone can’t see it.  some of the illustrations i did for this were pretty ridiculous!

above is a rough preview for a january solo show exploring the nature(s) of protagonists. more info and dates comin very soon…

 just finished this little poster for skyscraper magazine out in NY, and discovered these really cool bands in the process…

also, i just finished up my teeshirt for  threadless select!  pics comin soon.

So, I went to Portland, and I’ve gotta say…  I love Portland.  And when I say I love it, I really mean I love it.  My wonderful girlfriend and I went for the weekend to the Stumptown Comixfest to put out my new book with the TLE crew (Jared and Brianne Mees, and Dave Nuss).  Here are some pics!

tender loving empire is printing up some teeshirts with the above image to be sold along side my new comic at stumptown, and on their website.  i can’t wait to spend some time up in portland!

The super nice people over at Ruby Mag have put some of my work in their online magazine… There are some really awesome artists on their site from around the globe. I was really happy to be a part of this! - http://www.ruby-mag.com.ar/

My new comic is near completion and will be off to the printer very soon. Here’s couple sample panels…