You can see a huge photo of James Kochalka discussing his drawing of Vermont's Governor by going to The Comics Reporter and clicking on the normal-size photo. Thanks to Tom for posting this terrific image.
Governor Jim Douglas paid a visit to James Kochalka's class at the Center For Cartoon Studies this week. You can see a drawing Kochalka did of the governor and read more at the Center for Cartoon Studies website.
James Kochalka has created a 12-page story called "Spoony-E and Spandy-3 Vs. The Purple Hordes" that appears in a new anthology from McSweeney's called "Noisy Outlaws, Unfriendly Blobs, and Some Other Things." Kochalka mentions the story on the American Elf Forum and you can order the book from Amazon.com.