Orneryboy is about a bitter, angry guy who lives in a spooky old house in suburbia with his terminally happy girlfriend, their pet zombie, and their two cats. Roll over each cast member to read about them.

My name is Michael Lalonde. I write and draw this comic. I live in suburbia with my ladyfriend Jen and our two cats, Soya Sauce and Miso, in southern Ontario, Canada. For a living I design and program online games and create comics, illustrations and animations. I have another comic called Odd Stars, which used to be published in a Canadian print magazine for kids. I also design merchandise for Sick On Sin, which is Jen's online clothing and accessories store.

I do most of my digital work in Adobe Flash using a Wacom tablet. I rarely use a mouse. In my spare time, I like playing videogames, listening to music, making art, building things, playing the drums and turntables, reading books and comics, watching horror movies, and just hanging out at home with Jen. I think I probably have more hobbies than friends, so I tend to hang out at home a LOT.

The characters Orneryboy and Dirtygirl are loosely based on Jen and myself, and much of the dialogue is inspired by real life, but the rest (for instance, all the horror movie elements) isn't real. One of my favourite things about making this comic is the fact that I can take all my negativity and cynicism, and channel it into something that other people around the world can enjoy, and sometimes even relate to.

Articles and Interviews:

Brain Picking: Interview with Michael Lalonde - The Zed Word, July 2010
Orneryboy - Morbid Outlook, December 2009
Meet Orneryboy: An Interview with Michael Lalonde - Comixtalk, May 2007
Stickler and Hat-Trick review Orneryboy by Michael Lalonde - Comixtalk, July 2003