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      jess smart smiley on June 24, 2010

      Thank YOU, Albert! I hope you like it :)

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      Albert Yung on June 24, 2010

      I've got my package up in Canada... Can't wait to read it! Thanks!

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      jess smart smiley on June 24, 2010

      Sweet! It's such a relief to know the package huffed it all the way to your cheesy palace. Thanks for the support, Werner!

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      Werner Fischli on June 24, 2010

      Switzerland calling! I got the book and the goodies! Very nice :) Good luck with the next projects. I'll be checking out your upcoming Top Shelf book. Cheers from the land of Cheese.

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      jess smart smiley on June 10, 2010

      So glad you asked! I'll be sending the books out this Saturday and Monday. I'll post an update to let everyone else know. Thanks, Jon :)

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      Jon Hurwitz on June 10, 2010

      Wondering when the books are being sent out? Excited to check it out!

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Custom 24x36" poster. I'll draw you, your friends, family, pets, monsters, foods, whatever. I'll fill up the whole space and make it a party!

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Jess Smart Smiley is a 6'3" bipedal creature, native to Utah's rocky mountains. He spends his days drawing, cooking and biking, and drools over the thought of making pictures for a living. Jess can be seen selling and drinking lemonade on the corner, climbing tall trees, lifting extremely heavy things with his mind, and generally making merriment.

His first graphic novel, Upside Down: A Vampire Tale, is soon to be released from Top Shelf Productions and can be pre-ordered at: http://www.topshelfcomix.com/catalog/upside-down/736

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