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thinking_ape_blues

Real Name: Mark Poutenis
Gender: Male
Age: 39
Location: Lunenburg, Massachusetts (United States)

Joined: Dec 6th, 2006
Last Visit: Feb 20th, 2008

User Tags: alt-weekly cartoonist, artist/writer, boston, cartoonist, freelance, humor, illustrator, massachusetts, political, webcomic

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How's it going, I'm Mark and I draw crap for a living .... it beats having a real job and every day is "pants optional". I spent 13 years living in NYC and now 2 plus years back home in my native Massachusetts with my wife and 2 kids, drawing illos for such rags as The New York Press, Miami New Times, Cleveland Scene, Dallas Observer, River Front Times (St. Louis), Sports Illustrated for KIDS and a bunch of others, as well as drawing my weekly comic The Thinking Ape Blues, now in it's 6th year of glorious wasted time and space. Recently in the Ted Rall edited anthology ATTITUDE 3: The New Subversive Online Cartoonists.

Described as:
think·ing ape blues 'think-'ing-âp-'-blüz n

1: a crippling affliction effecting the human condition in which man (homo sapien) feels trapped between primal urges and civilized manner, and/or primitive rage against a reality he can't understand and a placating logical outlook that tries to make sense of all the bulls***, religion, philisophical authority, dogmatic d***-heads and socially retarded jerk-offs constantly raining a s***-storm down on his beer-soaked mind

2: a self syndicated weekly comic strip by Mark Poutenis, featuring the three Bros. Progress; Abe (the oldest brother, simian), Ben (the middle brother, sapien) and Carl (the youngest, robotic) in a time and place familiar, yet as foreign as Mars. Currently runs in The Boston Weekly Dig and The New York Waste. Has been dumped unceremoniously from such papers as The Phoenix New Times, The Cleveland Scene, The Hartford Advocate, The New Haven Advocate, The Valley Advocate, The Fairfield County Weekly and The Charleston City Paper. Contains no redeemable social or nutritional value whatsoever, a comic of questionable taste.
Check out the debauchery at:

http://www.thinkingapeblues.com

and check out my online portfolio at:

http://www.markpoutenis.com

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Oh, yeah ... I used to be the Art Director for SCREW Magazine back in the late 90's. I'm not proud.

thinking_ape_blues's Bulletins

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Feb 20th, 2008 11:00 AM	THINKING APE BLUES #355: "I HEARD A SOUND THAT JUST ABOUT REMOVED ME FROM MY FILLY'S SADDLE"
Jan 17th, 2008 8:55 AM	THINKING APE BLUES #350: "ARTS & CRAFTS MEETS BINGE & PURGE"
Nov 6th, 2007 8:43 AM	THINKING APE BLUES #343: "THIS IS JEOPARDY!"
Aug 27th, 2007 11:39 PM	THINKING APE BLUES #336: "MY BEST FIEND"
Aug 7th, 2007 1:23 AM	THINKING APE BLUES #333: "HALF EVIL"

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MARK POUTENIS - FREELANCE ILLUSTRATOR

A small sample of my freelance work from my online portfolio at www.markpoutenis.com

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THE THINKING APE BLUES

A Comic Of Questionable Taste

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	[ Posted by popmonkey on Nov 6th, 2007 11:30 PM ]... Thanks for the add -- Love your strip!
	[ Posted by papalpetrolproductions on Nov 6th, 2007 10:04 PM ]... Hey there, Stinkin' Lincoln, thanks for the add. Sobriety is for the birds.
	[ Posted by Twofold_Comics on Nov 6th, 2007 6:44 PM ]... Thanks for joining The Fold. It's a pleasure to have you. -Twofold Comics
	[ Posted by jasonmay on Nov 6th, 2007 1:52 AM ]... Great seein' you guys at Boston!
	[ Posted by RudyVasquez on Aug 16th, 2007 5:10 PM ]... What's up Mark!
	[ Posted by theGayMonsters on Jul 2nd, 2007 1:09 PM ]... Boo thinking_ape_blues! Did we scare you? Thanks for checking out www.theGayMonsters.com. Stay tombed for more thrills and chills. Hugz & Curses, The Gay Monsters
	[ Posted by stormborn on Jul 1st, 2007 12:29 PM ]... Thanks for the friendification - and love the strip!
	[ Posted by James_Mobius on Jun 14th, 2007 11:31 PM ]... this weeks cruel world thingie in the dig, the best one ever. suitable for framing. did you just submit the text via normal channels and get picked?
	[ Posted by wiz_rollins on Apr 20th, 2007 1:53 PM ]... You make me wanna 69 your mind, Mark! Thanks for your anthropological contribution to TAP's Guest Artist Week!
	[ Posted by KINGGEO on Apr 4th, 2007 3:01 PM ]... i wish i cood draw like you
	[ Posted by James_Mobius on Mar 27th, 2007 1:54 PM ]... RE: This week's THINKING APE BLUES (#314): RAM-A-LAMA-DING DONG ! AYE DIOS MIO! omg that was awesome! I larfed out loud, I swear. cheers! thanks for brightening my otherwise dready day!
	[ Posted by James_Mobius on Mar 23rd, 2007 9:11 AM ]... RE: It's Friday! New single panel voting incentive comic at THE THINKING APE BLUES! cute strip today! I think its a cool idea. I do see strange things happen at the post office, not infrequently.
	[ Posted by James_Mobius on Mar 19th, 2007 2:51 PM ]... thanks for showing me this site, it is just as complicated as myspace tho :p I'll figure it all out though.
	[ Posted by wiz_rollins on Mar 14th, 2007 12:12 AM ]... Hahahahhahahahaha! Loving the most recent update.
	[ Posted by Zappit on Mar 12th, 2007 8:59 PM ]... Man, I love your stuff. Cool art, smart dialogue - you really should be one of the bigger names in webcomics.
	[ Posted by The_profeshenal on Mar 4th, 2007 7:21 PM ]... I like your comic. I like stories that look at the world differently then what society tell us we should. if you get the chance stop by and check out my strip. I'm hoping to send it off and get picked up for syndication. That's the dream anyways.
	[ Posted by GingerDead on Mar 3rd, 2007 2:01 AM ]... your comic rocks almost as hard as you do. ;)
	[ Posted by wiz_rollins on Feb 20th, 2007 11:25 PM ]... RE: This week's THINKING APE BLUES (#309): Caveat Emptor or DATELINE for you! Bullseye for you, my man! Awesome.
	[ Posted by smusiak on Feb 19th, 2007 6:41 AM ]... Great strip! Love the concept.
	[ Posted by DeathPiglet on Feb 16th, 2007 7:23 AM ]... Good stuff, man! =)

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