A photo of a white guy in his 40s with a pair of Buddy Holly style glasses, a red fez, black denim jacket, and some enamel pins. The man is Doc Pop, he is smiling at the camera. An embroidered patch on the fez says "Cartoonist Conspiracy of San Francisco" and the enamel pins are of a flying yo-yo and the logo to Silver Sprocket Comics.

“I’m neither a doctor nor popular.”

— Doctor M. Popular, blogger
  • How an Obscure Winter Sport Inspired The Yo-Yo Emoji 🥌 🪀

    How an Obscure Winter Sport Inspired The Yo-Yo Emoji 🥌 🪀

    Here’s the story of how curling, an obscure Winter Olympics sport, inspired me to create the yo-yo emoji. 🪀 This video was fun to make and can be watched on Youtube, PeerTube, Loops, or Instagram. Currently, it’s getting the most attention on IG, which is cool because I hope that leads Aidan Oldenburg into watching…

  • San Francisco Yo-Yo Club Was A Success

    San Francisco Yo-Yo Club Was A Success

    This year I’m starting to run the SF Yo-Yo Club on a monthly basis at 826 Valencia in San Francisco. Our first meeting of the year was yesterday and we had a great turn. A mix of folks who had only been yo-yoing for a few weeks and folks who have been yo-yoing for over…

  • Modern Protest Songs for a World Without ICE

    Modern Protest Songs for a World Without ICE

    Over the past year, the Department of Homeland Security and ICE have terrorized communities from New York to Los Angeles, and things keep getting worse with ICE’s ongoing occupation of Minneapolis. I hate the times we’re in, but it’s been heartening to hear songs these patriotic artists are releasing in response to the evil Trump…

  • #SidewalkFriends: Friend or Foe

    #SidewalkFriends: Friend or Foe

    I like to keep an eye out for cool shapes during my walks and use them as inspiration for my #SidewalkFriends drawings. It’s like my version of hunting for Pokémon. Today’s Sidewalk Friends sketch is a guy in a tuxedo peaking from around a corner. Inspired by some moss and cracks in the asphalt.

  • The San Francisco Yo-Yo Club Is Back

    The San Francisco Yo-Yo Club Is Back

    Thanks to the wonderful folks at 826 Valencia, the San Francisco Yo-Yo Club is back on a monthly basis! Our next meetup is Saturday, February 7th from 2–5pm, and after that we’ll gather on the second Saturday of each month (March 14th, April 11th, and so on). We’ll be meeting in the stylish back room…

  • The Punk Rock Turtles Test

    The Punk Rock Turtles Test

    After dealing with a wave of spammers trying to sign up for our Cartoonist Conspiracy group, I created a human-powered captcha to weed out the spam. I had previously posted a text version of this story, but decided to make a video for it too. BTW, our San Francisco Cartoonist Conspiracy meets on the second…