Tell us about your current book project, Punk Taco. How’d you come up with the idea, and what’s it going to be about?

Punk Taco is a graphic novel/children’s book hybrid about a punk rocking/hip-hopping alien taco, and his band of misfits, who travel across the galaxy rocking out, and helping those in need.

He’s a fun-loving character I created with my five year old son, and we recently got the first book funded on Kickstarter. It will be available everywhere later this year.

The name of the character was originally conceived in a conversation with my nephews more than ten years ago. I brought it back up with my son one day. He cracked up laughing, and out of nowhere he proceeded to tell me who Punk Taco should be, who his friends are, his nemesis, and the world he lives in. So I took notes, refined some stories, and we worked on sketches together to create this great little wacky character that I hope everyone will love as much as we do.

In the first story, Punk Taco meets a lost refugee and they quickly become friends. Punk Taco vows to help him find his family, and the adventure begins.

Any chance you’ll be putting together a soundtrack for Punk Taco?

I really want to, but I have so little time right now, all my energy is first focused on the book. If it’s a success, and provides me with opportunities to do more, I would LOVE to do a soundtrack.

I’m hoping for an animated series, and a cool theme song that will go down as a classic, like the old Amazing Spiderman, or Underdog, theme songs.

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