captains log 0333

well GOODBYE SUMMER 2026. man, i tell you what, that was a summer. as i get older, i find i kinda pull back from posting online, lotta crazy out there and i don’t want to contribute to more crazy. but i also run an online business so sarah tells me this is a poor business plan. ITS A BALANCE. we’re all getting older, aren’t we? bodies slowing down, minds defaulting to that buffering state. it’ll be fine, i’m not worried about it, but yeah, time to dust the sand off my feet and get back to being present, being available. SO, on that note, couple prints coming up, if you’re on my mailing list you’ll get that note. have a charity wood print, have some pee wee herman stuff, i’m getting back into it.

don’t get me started on the AI weirdness, its like i’m driving a car and the car next to me is exploding and aliens are coming out of it and it is shooting green goo everywhere and i’m like, ok, so maybe i’ll turn right up here and take an alternate route. i’m not worried, i’m just weirded out by it all. but again, it’ll be fine.

til then, a link or two to lift your spirits
- a 90’s teal time
- this would be an INSANE sticker pack.
- nice write up of ron cobb that i was like ‘huh, i did not know that.’
- goodbye iconic voice of the robot truck. my dad was a career truckdriver.
- more the thing info. a million hours spent discussing a 2 hour film. don’t make em like this anymore. or, like, less of them.
- i love sharks. i think they are beeeeeautiful. that being said, if i saw this, i’d wish for a cyanide tooth.
- this guys whole account is neat, he’s a thinker. why can’t i be a thinker? ah well.

thats it. more updates soon. full stout house. school starting. oldest daughter married. second daughter engaged. new little foster man in the house. my parents are doing ok, few health dings but overall blessed. it’s all good.

captains log 0332

sarah be shippin’, sorry for the late update. going well, switched to a new shipping program, what could go wrong? drop us a note with concerns, refunds etc.
til then -
- gorgeous. so great. also rad. and really a nice visual of screenprinting.
- nice little behind the scenes of Mm. or behind the scenes starship troopers.
- fun poster restoration.
- looking forward to this. and this (bit of adult language though).
- saw the backrooms and i personally enjoyed it. an apt comparison might be doom. or minecraft.

captains log 0331: come sale away

greetings - i have some prints for sale, here they be. most are limited to ‘one per person’ but stickerpacks aren’t, so there ya go. some different notes here and there on things, email away if you have questions. sorry about the shipping costs, not ideal.

also, you should get two emails from me today. i’m switching to a new email service. so, if you don’t, that means you won’t get my emails from now on. could have gone to spam, or something on my end. drop me a note if you have issues.

captains log 0330

just a heads up that i’ll be having a sale soon, eric church prints, flight of the conchords prints, some stickerpacks. though the sticker packs aren’t the ones i’ve had in the works for awhile, these are just some printed by my buddy phillip, turned out fun. i think.

so, if you’re on my mailing list, you’ll get that email. also, i’m in the midst of switching email services. so expect a little craziness as that gets squared away.

all in all, typical day in may, as they say.

captains log 0329

man, lazy days, not updating my site. i’m still alive, still workin. sarah says we’ve shipped all orders so if you haven’t received tracking or have questions, drop her a note. otherwise, expect a sale for some band prints in the upcoming weeks, should be fun.

til then, i’ll keep living in that box.
- free waybill. lovely day.
- camera tricks. fun. heights. not as fun.
- pulp fiction watch theory. reading too much into it, or legit?
- he’s dead, jim. large hanging process, pretty cool. signmaker. truck painter.
- screenprinter. hopefully these insta links work, i’ve heard they can change.
- i feel this way about toys. i would like to make something comparable to the gijoes of yesterday, but with a rock bottom price point so kids can play with them. is that crazy?

captains log 0327

well, its february 23rd….again. and i’m working on getting my life in order. failing, but that still counts. posters are finally shipping, those that included the lunar calendar. exciting. i am really pleased with how they printed, plus the little pros and cons are pleasing to the two round orbs on each side of my nose. all positive. each, by itself, is small. but together, they form…the strongest element. also, almost forgot, sarah’s emails, specifically infoATtstoutDOTCOM seems like its been down lately, she’s been sending them but people aren’t getting them. so if you think you should have tracking or have questions, email again because i think it was fixed today. technology.

til the next update, mailing list plug, and otherwise, take care of yourself. easy to do when you’re feeling good. when you’re not, bit tougher. still gotta keep moving forward, right? God is good, the rest is gravy. which i personally am not a big fan of, i prefer butter in most cases.
- behind the scenes bladerunner. silver bullet.
- the better stout’s kickstarter. this robocop cosplay has one caveat: be thin.
- the band, too good. electric fan harp. its nice to have passion like this. acid house.
- posterdrops. new poster site in town. neat. and as always, support expressobeans.
- just a reminder that if you’ve thought about fostering, though about adopting, look into it. as they say, you’re not changing the world, but you can change their world. drop me a note if you have questions, sarah and i are happy to answer any you may have.

captains log 0326

well shoot, finally got my life together enough to get this lunar 2026 calendar off to print. the idea / theme of it was…dreams. i dream of keanu reeves. no, its more like, the abstract randomness of dreams. i dunno. made sense to me at the time. like a dream.

so these are off to the printers, so that’s good. other things coming up, coming and going, rise and fall.
til then, here are some fun links to edify and indemnify
- saving frank / this was actually rob jones inspiration for the frankenstein poster we did
- robocop. someday we’ll learn all we can about this film. but that is not today.
- jim downey, underrated funnyman
- dragonslayer. another classic.
- AI, honestly, i’m not a big AI guy. i’ve heard it referred to as boomer art. which is funny. but stuff like this gives me a chuckle. i’m basic.
- hans zimmer. neat. or, if you like music, timbo chalamuts statistics. catchy.

captains log 0325

greetings all, just a late update that posters without calendar orders are shipping, and calendars are wrapping up. late late late. keep your eyes peeled for another print soonish, we’ll see in these tumultuous times. i’m gifted at balancing things, as you can tell. my instagram says ‘happy fourth of july.’ classic.

let us know if you have any questions, concerns. til then:
- moebius drawings of dante’s paradise.
- i still have my 3 part copies of this. plus, geof darrow is awesome.
- some rambo stuff. obviously.
- well i guess instagram isn’t all bad. i’m not even anti-instagram. just have a hard time managing it.
- ah what might have been with ol JC.
- this story is also pretty sweet. reminds me of my parents, who also took me in, when i was at my weakest.

captains log 0324: ye ol' 2026 eve

hello. i have a few items up for sale in my store, feel free to check them out here.

if you happen to purchase an item and then later go back and purchase a second item, please let us know and we can refund the shipping of the second item to combine shipping. unless you purchase 30 items, in which case, those will not ship together, that would exceed the maximum shipping tube dimensions we currently carry.

if you wish for your items to ship separately - for instance, a quint poster to ship now, a lunar calendar to ship once it prints (which might take a bit), then you can purchase them separately and they will ship separately.

as always, we appreciate your business, your consideration and the classy way you grasp Charlemagne's Durandal whilst single-handedly putting myriad of foes to flight.

cheers to a grand 2026.

captains log 0323

well now, december 2025, creeps up on you. shame on me for neglecting the ol updates, sometimes feels like i can either update or work, and apparently i’ve been choosing the latter. still, apologies, not cool to go so long with no new news.

i’ll have my copies of my frankenstein print up for sale soon, plus the copper quints. not sure about godzilla, don’t have those in hand yet, only just sent them to the printer. hard to get that japanese type correct, i tell you what.

regardless, hope to have a lunar calendar for 2026 up for sale soon, maybe its just a picture of me this year, getting older, slowly turning into an egg. the circle of life! i’ll be updating instagram soon as well, with photos of those who entered the sticker giveaway. surprise, everyone who entered won, so congrats to those that entered. i think around 60ish? all good looking people, very down to earth looking, not a sinister face among the lot. just goes to show, never can tell. jk, jk.

til next time, hopefully none of these links crash your browser.
- this swim looks amazing. wow. or how about owls.
- this QT list is interesting. i don’t agree, but interesting. or why movies don’t feel real anymore. but i’ll watch this.
- fundraiser for ‘sick of it all’ singer lou koller. looks like its doing good.
- i lifted my eyebrows in amusement. or carving owls, neat. or fun to revisit this bartika trailer.
- possibly one of my favorite live song renditions. i listen to it yearly. this, not so much.
- boney m is in my algorithm all the time nowdays.
- lastly, AI is all the rage these days. thought these were interesting vids.

captains log 0322

lacking in my updates, apologies. new work on the horizon, so that’s good. plus the usual odds and ends in the works.

EDIT: ze contest has been closed and i am emailing out the winners! thanks to all that participated!
been a bit of a hard month, worldwide and usa-specific. for those looking for a moment of levity, here’s a little contest. email me a picture of you with a tstout print of any size, and i’ll choose 20 of them to send a fancy screenprinted QUINT sticker to, printed by the cadillac of sticker printers, sticker robot. enter once, no need to enter a bunch of times. i’ll pick from the entries by next monday (oct 6th) and post a collage of the winners (you’re all winners in some way).

in other news, i gave my daughter a bunch of my books/comics to sell on the ebay to chip away at the ol’ college, she’s listing them here - each order will come with a tstout pros and cons handbill tucked in the pages. so feel free to bid on some great comics, it hurts to part with them, ha. i should clarify, if the listing has several books in it, it won’t come with several handbills. just the one.

other than that, not much new to report.
- not sure if you heard the news about end time predictions, but they have come and gone. i grew up on these movies and yes, they did make an impression on me. a thief in the night / a distant thunder
- my friend simon is traveling the world assisting others, and has a fundraiser going here.
- a nice honor to be an item included on the academy of motion pictures website
- interesting alien breakdown. plus this is interesting. the show itself…was…it had some interesting parts for sure. would have appreciated a bit more of a resolution at the end. alas. though it did include this song as an ending song. it remains great.
- greatest manga of france. franga, as we say in my house. printing process.
- going blind as an artist. relatable.

captains log 0321

well the sale has ended, sarah has begun the shipping process. us stouts continue to remain indebted to all of you for putting up with our shenanigans, in this crazy world filled with uncertainty, having a small home shop such as ours is a blessing. so thanks for that.

as always, there is still time to
- drop sarah a note if you’d like to combine orders and get some shipping refunded, or if you happen to be having second thoughts and would like to get your order refunded, or partially refunded. i know how impulse buys can be, i’ve certainly participated in more than a few over the years. so if you are having regrets, just drop us a note and we can fix it, no harm. if you don’t feel good about it…well if you ain’t right, get right.

thanks again and keep. watching. the skies.

captains log 0320

greetings. i have a few items for sale today, some new, some old. the older ones vary in cost, they tend to be higher due to my own inventory scarcity, but totally understand if they’re unreasonable, don’t hold it against me. 2 kids in college, 2 with braces, etc etc. we’re fine, just gotta pay bills. if i don’t do it this way, i’ll have to do it another way, get a real job.

all that being said, shipping is a bear, its nuts, so if you order a few things, drop us a note and we’ll see if we can combine em. some things we can’t, shoes can’t ship with posters, but some can.

i have two stores, one with posters only, one with physical items like socks, pins, koozies etc. easier to ship this way, since most have to ship separate. but again, if you can see them shipping together, let us know. maybe koozie’s can fit in the end of a poster tube, can always ask sarah.

EDIT: i realized (too late) i used the regular edition Orange Jaws in my email preview. i don’t have those in hand yet, so i’m only selling the red blood version that was available at SDCC (which i have in hand). i’ll have the Orange Jaws eventually to sell. apologies! on the plus side, everything i’m selling i have in hand, ready to ship.

otherwise hope all is well, as always appreciate your patronage, appreciate the purchases, always a blessing to me.

captains log 0319

greetings, month of august. what a treat. back from a month with family at summer camp, a month of fixing things after i break them, a month of watching my kids make friends and be helpers and just spaaan time together. it was something.

i have a new jaws print released thru coda, i should have my copies down the road to sell, hopefully soon. but who knows, things take awhile to print. once i get them, i’ll send out that sale email, so if you’re on my mailing list you’ll get harassed about them.

otherwise, we’ll see how august goes, what we have coming up. i have not forgotten about these ideas, don’t completely give up hope. unless i die, then yes, give up hope of me doing them.

otherwise, here are some links i enjoyed:
- HEAT / a nice breakdown
- QT on mystery / not explaining movie secrets. Just a good idea that i think about a lot.
- on the other hand….i haven’t seen a lot of these. so i guess i should. or even some of these.
- time to start my own band. or maybe just review movies online, maybe i’ll do that.
- interesting note about shirt construction. or the history of aeon flux, also interesting.

captains log 0318

uff dah, been too long and too little on my updating, apologies. quick update on those last 13 wood prints…had a bit of a lazer blow out, or burn out, or…well it just didn’t lazer anymore, so got a new machine and finally got it set up to my liking. so we’re wrapping up the last of those and finally getting em shipped. no excuses, i suck, but hopefully people are pleased with the final result. probably should avoid presales in the future, at least on wood stuff.

otherwise, working on stickers, have a piece in the upcoming jaws show that coda is putting on (edit: scratch that, approvals are up in the air). other stuff in the works that i think is cool. trying to be more productive, but life finds a way to get in the way, ha.

til next time, let these comfort you -
- so long to mr brian wilson. did a dolorean flyer with his face over 15 years ago.
- this is egregious. or rather, offensive. but this is not offensive to me, being BBQ season.
- i’ll probably never do this, but its pretty cool. my own underground fort though, maybe.
- we all get older, and covenant didn’t set the world on fire. but prometheus is still a fave.
- this sculptors work is amazing, just amazing.
- again, i won’t do this but its neat to see someone talented in gardening.
- this type of restoration doesn’t probably work on screenprints, but still rad to see.

captains log 0317

greetings, long overdue update. everything should be shipped other than the woodcuts, which sarah is shipping currently. apologies on the way too long wait on those, a huge drawback to preselling before the pieces are made. hopefully i learn from this. and hopefully those of you that receive your pieces like them, if not, obviously let me know and we’ll take em back, no sense in keeping something you’re not into. i think they turned out neat but my taste is questionable. if you have order questions / concerns, please drop us a note.

in other news, things in the works, trying to meet deadlines. hatched some chickens from eggs, plus a baby duck even. pretty stoked on those. unrelated, does anyone have an poster tips on fixing a tear like this? places you’d recommend? appreciate it!

til the next update, i’ll post some interesting things of interest
- these glass paintings seem super frustrating.
- these animal sounds are weird. made me laugh.
- interesting story of blacksad, good stuff.
- this animal guy has a soothing voice. wild science.
- neat look into the magic of ray harryhausen’s creations
- alien 3: the legacy cut review. huh.
- i still remember watching this back in the day. i have a super huge poster of this film. 6-sheet i think.

captains log 0316

short update - sarah continues to get orders shipped out, we appreciate your patience, people should start seeing tracking numbers this week and next. drop us a note if you have any questions / concerns - hopefully you’ve been getting responses, emails seem a bit prone to go into spam lately.

otherwise, nothing new to report, bottleneck had a grateful dead print of mine for sale last week, they didn’t need my help selling it, they’re pros. should have a few ap’s down the road.

til next time, some links for your viewing pleasure:
- restoring an old print. i’ve seen some horror stories, but this turned out nice.
- some nice hand lettering. bit too much distressing at the end for my taste.
- the man, the myth, the legend, drew struzan, is going through the troubles that come with time. keep him in your prayers, left a mark on this world.
- making neon signs, neat. these weirdo fish, neat.
- the fascinating tale of the story behind ‘who framed roger rabbit’
- making of wallpaper, pretty cool.
- i’m curious how this will be, seems like they’re spanning time, spanning time.
- russell sent me this nicely framed patrice o’neal print, including his autograph, piece of history.

captains log 0315

well the sale has wrapped up, thanks for all your orders and comments, questions, concerns. sarah handles it all but if you don’t get a timely response, make sure you check back in. honestly i don’t know how she does it.

otherwise, hopefully some new stuff coming soon and hopefully these sales all ship quickly, other than those that await printing, like the lenticular print or patches.

til next time, some gems to germinate -
- this lego pottery vid is great. this is pretty weird. this animation is sweet.
- this columbia pictures logo reference model
- good tip for drummers. this printer seems useful. posters droppa da bass.
- pac man beat / drum beat / 2 ingredient cheese. looks awful.
- i had never heard this song before. its pretty good, she could have a career in music.
- the sticker at the beginning is rad. and honestly, steve perry has a voice on him. incredible.
- this isn’t my favorite rush song, but i gets going. and this remains one of the best music vids.

captains log 0314

greetings. i have some older prints for sale, plus some newer stuff, you can check it out all here. lots of weird shipping info things, so be aware of that and drop us a note if something seems amiss. sarah’s goal is to cover most of shipping costs, we don’t make money on shipping. but its easy for me to screw up and price shipping incorrect, so when in doubt, drop us a note.

i also have some wood prints here - i enjoy making them but again, shipping is a bear. when in doubt, ask if things can be combined, i know stickerpacks can ship with wood prints. also, on the wood prints, because i make them, i stand by em, if something happens to them, please let me know. ‘the nails did this, the back did this.’ i want to make sure they’re of value to you, so if you’re not pleased with them, reach out and we’ll square it away.

as always, appreciate your business and kind words.