I was born 2/25/1973 in Greenfield, Ma, and started drawing comic strips around age 5, comic books around age 12.
I currently write and draw for MAD Magazine. I’ve also written and drawn dozens of comic-books, as well as a half-dozen daily comic strips. I’ve been written up in theWashington Post, Wired Magazine, IO9, Salon Magazine, UK Daily Telegraph, Newsbytes, and even appeared on NPR.
I’ve always enjoyed science fiction, although historically I’ve been a bit of a casual reader of it. That all changed a few years ago as I quested for more interesting audiobooks to listen to while drawing, and I started tackling the science fiction genre. Once down that road, I couldn’t turn back, and even began listening to books and lectures ABOUT science fiction.
About then I had the kernel of an idea for a new strip. A lot of ideas like this end up fizzling out, but this one kept growing. After a year of development — writing, outlining, plotting, character development, etc — I had a solid half year worth of strips to work with, to springboard me into the story; with the outline (in my head) clocking in at about 3 years, give or take however many need be.
Creating. That’s my job. The job of reading it, I leave to you.
-Christopher John Baldwin
Hey!
So glad to discover you here with a new (to me) project!!! YEAH!!!
Beautymist
PS: thanks for casting your vote for me! 😉
Hi, remember me? The frogs are still doing well.
Just wanted to say that the last panel in the 3/10 strip sold me on SpaceTrawler. I’ll miss LD, but it’s an interesting change.
Thanks, Michael! And glad to hear the frogs are well. 🙂
This comic is great! I just love the expressiveness of your characters and I can’t wait to read more 😀
Hurray, a new Chris Baldwin comic!! Way back in the early aughts, a friend and I used to survive our day jobs almost solely by reading your “Bruno” strips. It’s been a lot of fun catching up on “Little Dee,” and now I have more to read!
“check out Scenes From A Multiverse” This link returns ERR 404.
Sorry, Duke. Seems his website got too much promoting today and went down. According to twitter, he is working on it.
Hi Chris,
I miss Lil Dee. But I am enjoying the hell out of Spacetrawler! As soon as you reach the magic number of strips to make a book, announce it and I’ll pre-order.
Enjoy!
Silouan
This is an amazing comic/story and honestly i just wanted to give you encouragement simply because I know so many people who’ve given up on their aspirations (especially pertaining to art) and you are the pinnacle of achieving your dreams. You make me proud to be a squishy vulnerable human.
Once more unto the breach my lord!
-Andrew
Hi, Christopher. I just found SpaceTrawler and I’m in love with it! You might remember me – a prairie Canadian who bought all the Bruno books from you way back then, and lost you when you started Little Dee, for some reason. I just couldn’t sink into LD as easily as Bruno, but I’m loving ST! Glad to hear you’re writing and drawing for Mad Mag. This is wonderful work. Good on you!
James
Oh my gosh, you’re that Christopher Baldwin, the guy who wrote Bruno. No wonder Spacetrawler is absolutely brilliant.
Awww….. thanks all!
You had a birthday and we totally missed it. T is in the middle of 1st semester law school and enjoying it like a madman. I’m holding down the fort while little E is getting too big to not be potty trained. Trolling on by to say hello. Take care and best wishes.
L
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hi christopher,
charlotte (from tues. drawing) sent me a message for you about graphic novels. if you send me your eddress, i’ll forward it. see you tues, i hope.
sherry
We love to draw just like you. We are the kids of Seth Baldwin, your cousin. Your work is so cool. We want to be an artists just like you! We see some of your work when we read our Raz-Kids readers. We feel so cool when the kids ask us if we are related to you! We hope to meet you one day!