How To Care For Your Monster

I got this book in school (must've been when I was ten in 6th grade). Ordered it through Scholastic Book Services, and of course, I just had to have a book that had cartoons of monsters. I wouldn't say it was an influence, but more of something that told me that maybe I could draw stuff that could be published in books too. Back then, there were a lot of this; artwork in books, magazines, newspapers, advertisements, comic books. All hand drawn by humans with nothing but board, ink, paint, brushes and pens. Without the aid of computers, the internet or AI.

Inking RSA #22

Here I am inking for Ralph Snart Adventures #22 releasing Spring 2026.

Home Depot Was Pre-MAGA

I worked in a Home Depot corporate office back in the late '90's during my RSA hiatus. Home Depot back then (I don't know how it is today) was similar to MAGA -- very conservative, filled with a lot of hateful people and with a lot of mind games to pressure employees into being loyal and obedient servants of the company/cult. I'd long since forgotten the psychotic Home Depot "cheer", and had to find it on YouTube to remind me how nuts that place was.
Freaks of Advertising
One time our department had a competition for a t-shirt design. Mine got the most votes, but for some reason it incensed many much to my glee. I guess they didn't see the humor in it.

Freaks of Advertising

Another time, our office had a strange smell that seemed to come from behind a wall, and I guess it turned out to be a dead mouse. I can't remember doing it, but I guess I drew a dead mouse.
Dead mouse

I did samples of the Home Depot's mascot called Homer, but they were somehow never quite good enough. They already had a "Homer Artist" and he (no doubt protecting his own turf) proclaimed that they were obviously not up to the company's high standards.
Homer

Whatever.

Checklist 2025 Update

Marc Hansen Comic Book Checklist

Marc Hansen Comic Book Checklist: 1985-2025

Checklist 2025 Update
The Marc Hansen Comic Book Checklist has been updated for 2025. Over 100 books over 40 years -- this has all the details, plus cool never-before-seen art, photos and other crap. 136 pages.

It's a FREE download, you cheap bastard!

Ralph Snart 40th Anniversary Issue Just Released

Ralph Snart Adventures Vol. 8, #21.5

Ralph Snart Adventures #21-1/2

Story & Art by: Marc Hansen

40th Anniversary Issue
What if Ralph Snart had never gone insane? How would his life be different? Would Ralph still drink beer and fart unexpectedly? Such a bizarre mystery! Also, Chuck Dixon's Captain Danger backups.

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Ralph Snart #21 Just Released

Ralph Snart Adventures Vol. 8, #21

Ralph Snart Adventures #21

Story & Art by: Marc Hansen

Double Frump
Ralph becomes President Frump's doppelgänger and takes over the White House causing chaos and exposing MAGA World's secret desires.

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Inking RSA #21

Here I am inking and ruling panels for Ralph Snart Adventures #21 releasing Fall 2025.
Looks best at 720p/48fps setting.

The Latest Poop #341


RSA #20 released this week. While I was preparing that for release, I managed to write, letter and pencil issue #21 entitled Snart Derangement Syndrome. I'll slowly ink that over the next few months for a release in either October or November.

Number 21 should also be the proper 40th anniversary of RSA, so I'll probably do something in that issue dedicated to this milestone. Something. I don't know what. I'm starting to fester some ideas for issue #22 and will let those percolate through my gray matter over my very busy Summer.

If you dorks have any questions, email them and maybe I'll answer them in the next letters column of RSA.

Ralph Snart #20 Just Released

Ralph Snart Adventures Vol. 8, #19

Ralph Snart Adventures #20

Story & Art by: Marc Hansen

Witch Hazel
Cousin Bert tries to keep Ralph from joining a Satan-worshipping cult, while in Reality, Doctor Goot takes over the government.

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Inking RSA #20

Here I am inking and ruling panels for Ralph Snart Adventures #20 releasing Spring 2025.
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Marc Hansen
Marc Hansen

Cartoonist and creator of Ralph Snart Adventures, Weird Melvin and Doctor Gorpon. Hansen has done most of his work for NOW Comics, but has also done work for Marvel, Disney and Kitchen Sink Press.

Ralph Snart Adventures was published from 1986-1993 by now defunct NOW Comics, and was the longest running comic in the entire NOW catalog, selling an average of 50,000 copies a month during that nine year period. Over two million comics were published, and it was the first indy comic to receive the Comics Code.

Today, Marc Hansen publishes Ralph Snart Adventures as an ebook on a sporadic basis. Current issues are available on his website. Keep up with Ralph Snart on Twitter and Facebook.

Ralph Snart is a registered trademark. Copyright 2025 by Marc Hansen.