cody pickrodt

Lies Grown-ups Told Me
Lies Grown-ups Told Me is an anthology of tall tales and cruel jokes from when the creators were kids. Edited by Nomi Kane and the Schulz Library’s Caitlin M. and Jen Vaughn, these seventy pages offer the worst lies in the best way: comic form. Featuring several comics from CCS students, alum and faculty like Donna Almendrala, Bryan Stone and Jon Chad as well as contributions from Rick Parker and Lorna Miller and yours truly.

Secret Prison #5
"True Confessions" appearance. Tabloid Size. FREE. For details, contact: Secret Prison.

PICKROD #2
A collection of stories in one half of the book, "Men with Whom I Share the Same Height" in the other, 2011. 5.5" x 8.5". 24 pages.

$2.95

Good 'n Ready
A collection of stories, cartoons and sketchbook art. Assembled for the Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival, 2010. 5.5" x 8.5". 24 pages.

$2.95

Philadelphia City Paper, Nov. 25 - Dec. 2. 2010: The Comics Issue 2010.
Tabloid Size. FREE. For details, contact: City Paper.

Secret Prison #3
Another "True Confessions" appearance. Tabloid Size. FREE. For details, contact: Secret Prison.

Secret Prison #2
"True Confessions" appearance. Tabloid Size. FREE. For details, contact: Secret Prison.

Men with Whom I Share the Same Height
A study of what it means to share something in common with your fellow man. Some of the men featured in this collection are admirable, others reprehensible. Although their backgrounds and lives may be as different as they come, one thing remains constant throughout. These men continue to stand 5 feet and 8 inches tall--also the world's average height for a man. 5.5" x 8.5". 24 pages.

$3.95

Barbarous Nights
This tale follows Bill Messer as he forsakes the rat race of New York City for a seemingly less demanding existence in America's South. Instead, Bill finds only misfortune. Betrayal, violence, bodybuilding, alcoholism, criminal misdeeds, and a fascination with the medieval mark his misadventures beneath the Mason-Dixon Line as he struggles to regain normalcy. These are true accounts of personal descent, when one is brought to edge of reason--to be tested by lonesome days filled with cruel and unusual people, and to brave the heartache of barbarous nights. 5.5" x 8.5". 24 pages.

$3.95

Francine Way
A dreamer and a loner, Francine Way stands out among her teenage peers, and suffers regular bullying for just that reason. Refuge from her awkward life is found in the backwoods beyond her suburban home. It's there Francine encounters an odd and reclusive runaway. What results is a journey of self-discovery, friendship, and what it means to be different. But when a series of disturbing events mysteriously follow, Francine is forced to question everything around her, including this new person in her life. 5.5" x 8.5". 24 pages.

$3.95

PICKROD #1
A collection containing stories from both "Barbarous Nights" and "Francine Way." Variant cover colors. 5.5" x 8.5". 36 pages.

$4.95

Hel-LA
HellA (pronounced Hell-Aye) is a collection of cartoon journal entries documenting the time I spent living in Los Angeles Harbor from 2003-2005. 4 issues. 4.25" x 5.5".
16 pages.

$1.95

NIGHT SWIM
A night walk turns into a night swim in this surrealist pre-computer days comic. Side note: These comics survived a car crash where I nearly died, so a few are a little dirty. 4.25" x 5.5". 24 pages.

$2.95