2020 has been the year of the Covid-19 lockdowns and with so much free time on everyone’s hands, many have turned to reading to combat the ennui! Well, here at Townburg Central. we’ve got you covered! I’ve been writing and drawing my own creator owned Holy Cow and Cool Yule comics since 2006 and, after fourteen years, I now have enough content to provide some hefty collections to you, my adoring public, to while away the hours in self-quarantine… I give because I love.

The following titles can now be purchased on the Amazon Marketplace and, in most cases, there’s FREE shipping if you’re a Prime customer! Most are also available at Barnes & Noble.com. I’ve included handy links for your pleasure…

SUPER DUPER TALES features classic all-ages adventures of some of George Broderick, Jr.’s most beloved characters in FULL COLOR. This large collected edition contains Gold/Silver Age style stories with The Mighty Wotizzit?!, Fearless Frog, The Lavender Dot, The Family Joules and other fun-tastic creations from the mind and pen of the self-styles “Most Beloved Character In American Folklore”. These adventures are some of the best from the comic book series Holy Cow Comics.

SUPER DUPER FUNNIES is the second volume of all-ages comics featuring more of George Broderick, Jr.’s most beloved characters in FULL COLOR. This large collected edition contains Gold/Silver Age style stories with Cap’n Hoagie, Atomic Bear, The Turducken, Captain Awesomesauce, The Family Joules and other fun-tastic creations of the self-styles “Most Beloved Character In American Folklore”. These adventures are some of the best from the anthology comic book series Holy Cow Comics, designed to tickle the funny bone of even the most dour villainous wretch!

SUPER DUPER COMICS & STORIES is the third volume of all-ages comics featuring more of George Broderick, Jr.’s most beloved characters in FULL COLOR. This large collected edition contains Gold/Silver Age style stories with U.S. Male, The Turducken, Captain Awesomesauce, Bingo The Wonder Dog, The Awful Lawfuls, Ant Boy, Dumb Bass, The Porkypine Pals, Minnie & Maxie and other fun-tastic PSA ads and How To Draw creations of the self-styles “Most Beloved Character In American Folklore”. These humorous short stories and strips are some of the best from the anthology comic book series Holy Cow Comics, sure to bring a smile to the faces of young and old alike!

SUPER DUPER ADVENTURES — The fourth and final volume of the Super Duper anthology series is here! Follow the exploits of Mayhem, Inc in two full length adventures. Heroes who have banded together for the greater good, they’ve never met a problem they couldn’t make worse… with their fists! And marvel at the solo exploits of Strongarm Armstrong in a serialized story in print for the very first time! Lastly, chuckle along with the Winter Wonderland excitement at the North Pole with Happy Holliday and Vinnie The Blue-Rumped Caribou (cousin to the red-nosed one). It’s fun, fun, fun ’til Daddy takes the T-Bird away! Discover why cartoonist George Broderick, Jr. is fast becoming “One of the most beloved characters in American folklore”!

THE QUACK QUACK DIARIES — He’s a very small duck in a very BIG world! Dick & Jane books were never like this… but, probably SHOULD have been! See Quack Quack lay an egg, join the army, get possessed, go to prison, get a job, write a novel, contend with The Raven, The Santa Claus Bandit, a bout of amnesia, some Martians, a run for mayor and the triumphant return of Cap’n Quack! Our boy Quack Quack even goes * shudder * streaking! Then, our fine feathered fowl fellow goes to college, joins the football team, becomes BMOC, graduates and goes on a job search, exploring careers as a cab driver, secret agent, graphic novelist and an independent filmmaker! Duck, Quack Quack, duck!

HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS COMICS — It’s the most wonderful book of the year! Harkening back to the Golden Age of comics, where every year saw the release of new festive Christmas comics for everyone to enjoy, comes HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS COMICS… an eclectic mix of stories, puzzles and games suitable for children of all ages and recommended for the kid in every one of us. Lose yourself in these festive yuletide antic created by “one of the most beloved characters in American folklore”, George Broderick, Jr. It’s Christmas! Wooo!! Go CRAAAAAZY!

THE BIG BOOK OF CHRISTMAS EVE presents the adventures of a holiday crusader and her Sugar Plum Fairy helpers, Holly, Noel and Carol, as they strive to bring joy, peace and Christmas cheer to the modern world, sorely in need of it. This edition is a collection of the Christmas Eve comic book adventures culled from the past thirteen years. Featured in this volume are Eve’s origin and her first battle with arch foe, the legendary Black Peter… as told by Ol’ Tannenbaum, the official talking Christmas Tree. Visit with soon-to-be favorite holiday characters, Randolph The Green-Nosed Reindeer, Tinselbottom The Elf and special guest star, Santa Claus!  Then, Eve stars in three seasonal sagas, battling the monstrous Elfinstein and contending with three out-of-work spirits in “Old Familiar Haunts”, dealing with thermostatic extremes in “Squawkin’ In A Winter Wonderland”… and learning the value of new beginnings in “What Are You Doing New Year, New Years Eve”. Then comes a bevvy of springtime tales featuring Christmas Eve, Holly, Noel and Carol, The Easter Bunny, Christmas Boy and an assortment of Mother Goose favorites… oh, and Leprechauns… did we mention the Leprechauns..?  Finally, When Ol’ Number Nine, The Ornament Express, arrives at the Christmas Village depot without engineer Choo Choo Charlie Fruitcake or conductor Lucius J. Poinsettia and minus all the ornaments that the towns all along the line have collected for Santa, Christmas Eve and the Sugar Plum Fairies, Holly, Noel and Carol, are thrust into the midst of one of the most puzzling mysteries in their heroic holiday careers! Can Eve and the girls overcome The Ripper, The Nog and the U-Buy Bandits and solve their mysterious conundrum? And what role does Station Master Gus Greensleeves play in all the skullduggery..? Holiday hijinks that are sure to become treasured traditions for young and old alike! This 196 page hard cover will also be available through the Ingram catalogue for inclusion in your finer bookstores and libraries!

THE GREAT BIG BOOK OF CHRISTMAS LEGENDS — The legends of Christmas are many and vary from culture to culture. Some are much beloved and last throughout the ages, carried from generation to generation. Others are quickly forgotten and lost to the timeless mists of obscurity. This book contains modern interpretations of some of the more well known of the holiday traditions in comic strip form — The Christmas Pickle of Germanic origins, The Christmas Goat from the Scandinavian folk tales and the Christmas Spider from Austria. Also included is the all-new story of the Christmas Dinosaurs because, let’s face it, legends have to start somewhere!

DRAGONFACE VISITS THE DENTIST — Dragonface! Mr. Cranky Pants! The Walking Scar! The Human Trellis! The Secret Truckdriver! Five powerful superheroes who have banded together to fight crime, evil, injustice and the perils of everyday life! Join the fabulous five as they rally around the unattractive avenger, Dragonface, as he struggles with a chipped tooth and a great reluctance to visit the dentist!

MR. CRANKY PANTS PLANTS A GARDEN — Mr. Cranky Pants! The Walking Scar! The Human Trellis! The Secret Truckdriver! Dragonface! Five powerful superheroes who have banded together to fight crime, evil, injustice and the perils of everyday life! Join the fabulous five as they deal with the musclebound misanthrope, Mr. Cranky Pants, as he endeavors to satisfy his need for fresh fruits and vegetables by planting his own garden!

And, of course, ALL these fine publications are available directly from me at conventions or by using the “Books For Sale” link at the top of this page. Get shopping, people! Time’s a-wastin’! Baby needs a new pair of shoes! Please and thank you!