Monthly Archive: October 2008

Oct
29
2008

Disney themepark Halloween Fun

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- Window to the Magic audio podcast’s Halloween episode. Includes rocking mash-ups that uses audio from theme park rides, animation soundtracks, etc. as well as audio from classic kids records. GIVE A LISTEN HERE.

- Every year Tokyo Disneyland has elaborate parade, here a few of my favorite:

2005′s Pumpkin Party

2007′s Haunted Mansion themed Happy Haunts parade. As anyone who had ridden the ride knows that “There are 999 happy haunted, but there is all ways room for 1000, any volunteers?” which is why the peppy song is “Just one more ghost!”:

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Oct
24
2008

APE is this WEEKEND, November 1-2, 2008

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APE: the Alternative Press Expo in it’s new time and date in November (great for holiday gifts) is in one week. It’s the day after Halloween! The convention has become not only about self made and small press comics, but of handy crafts and original art.

The special guest this year are: Jessica Abel, Paige Braddock, Megan Kelso, Matt Madden, Ethan Nicolle, and Chris Ware

- I will be at the Cartoon Art Museum table #364 both days and will be selling my wares.

- Jam Comics I have worked on with the Cartoonist Conspiracy can be found at: Fine Print Press/San Francisco Cartoonist Conspiracy 250 251

You can also find some of my favorite artist peeps: Alexis Fajardo-Kid Beowulf #428, Amy Martin Comics #273B, Art of Ben Walker #446, Richard Becker/Black Swan Press #345, Bob The Angry Flower #336, Bumperboy #354, Page Braddock Jane’s World #339, Keith Knight #337, Lark Pien-Little Bird Books #439, Leadpoint Comics #525, Melaina Comics #534B, Pewfell: The Epic Fantasy Sitcom #513, Scott Mores/Red Window, Inc/ASFA #315 316 317 318,

I also got a flyer that says the Center for Cartoon Studies says they have a panel on using color as well as giving away a limited edition Jeff (Bone) Smith poster. They are booth #523.

To see who else is exhibiting, follow this LINK.

The Cartoon Art Museum will have a closing reception on Nov 1st, 2008 for Keith Knight with a sliding scale of $2-$22. A great time to see Keith’s work as well as the Totoro Forest Project. I will be there, will you?

The Cartoon Art Museum, Dark Horse Comics and Sparkplug Comic Books proudly present The Cartoon Art Museum’s Alternative Press Expo Party on Saturday, November 1, 2008. Join special guest Keith Knight as we host the closing reception for The Knight Life: Bay Area Spotlight on Keith Knight. Additional guests include Jesse Reklaw, celebrating the release of The Night of Your Life, published by Dark Horse Comics, collecting the Ignatz Award-nominated webcomic Slow Wave; Trevor Alixopolous, creator of the Ignatz Award-nominated graphic novel The Hot Breath of War; Hellen Jo; Olga Volozova; David King; and Julia Wertz. Hellen Jo and Olga Volozova will be signing copies of their own newly-released graphic novels, published by Sparkplug Comic Books.

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Oct
24
2008

Sketch Crawl San Francisco is tomorrow Oct 25, 2008

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The 20th Sketch Crawl is tomorrow in the Mission District from 11 am to 5 pm. Find out more here: http://www.sketchcrawl.com/blog/?p=79

From the official site:

…The basic idea: to record nonstop everything I could around me with my pencil and watercolors. A drawn journal filled with details ranging from the all the coffee I drank to the different buses I took. After a whole day of drawing and walking around the city the name seemed quite fitting: “SketchCrawl” – a drawing marathon. The crawl was more tiring than I imagined but also more fun and exciting than I had thought. Giving yourself this kind of mandate for a full day changes the way you look around you. It makes you stop and see things just a tad longer, just a bit deeper … needless to say I loved it.

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Oct
24
2008

Dr. Sketchys San Francisco – October life drawings session with Bombshell Betty

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5min-sequence

Last night I attended my first Dr. Sketchy’s San Francisco session. If you like to draw from interesting models then this is the place for you. Dr. Sketchy’s was started in New York city to provide drawing models that were different then what you would find in art school.

From the official site:

Dr. Sketchy’s is the little Brooklyn event that became a movement. Founded in 2005 by artist Molly Crabapple, Dr. Sketchy’s asked a simple question. Why can’t drawing naked people be sexy?

Here’s our attempt at an answer.

We combed New York to find the most beautiful burlesque dancers, the most bizarre circus freaks, and the most rippling hunks of man. Then, every other Saturday, we let you draw them for three hours. Interspersed with posing are comedy skits and ridiculous drawing contests (best left handed drawing? Best incorporation of a woodland animal?) where you can win booze or prizes.

The evening was a blast with the lovely Bombshell Betty who was sexy and spunky all at the same time. There was even a contest to draw Betty with a cartoon or comic character. I drew the recently deceased Martian Manhunter, but no one knew who he was in the original un-colored drawing. The evening ended with Betty giving us her humorous burlesque dance routine as she twirled her pasties and patted her head and rubber her stomach at the same time.

I am definitely going back next month if it fits my schedule.

Here is what I created:

1 min poses

2 min poses

5 min poses

10 min poses

another 5 min pose

A 5 min pose by our hostess Tink (aka Jessica Whiteside)

There are lots of Dr. Sketchy’s all over the world, including 35 US cities. Check out the official site’s link page to find one near you.

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Oct
23
2008

24HCBD comics by Doc Pop and Star

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Two more comics from folks at Comic Outpost last weekend.

Doctor Popular’s Robots Don’t Know about Twitter

and page 1(called page 2)  of Star St.Germain and Miss Mary Bee’s comic HERE. Other pages are posted on her blog at the same url.

And from Minneapolis, Zander Cannon’s awesome 24HCBD comic Golden Wing vs. Freezer!

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Oct
21
2008

24HCBD comic by Frank Cezar

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Here is the comic, the Space Ship, of fellow 24 Hour Comic Book Day participant Frank Cezar. Read it HERE.

Frank.

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Oct
21
2008

24HCBD – music video by Michael Capozzola

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Here is a short video from the 24 Hour Comic Book Day event that comedian and cartoonist Michael Capozzola took with his digital video camera.

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Oct
20
2008

the Road to 24 Hour Comic Book Day – sneak peek

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Here are some of the edited pages as thumbnails.

Would you folks out in internet land prefer to read the comic on-line as a page-a-day or all at once? Would you prefer to read on-line or downloading a PDF? Please comment below and let me know.

Click to view the image bigger on Flickr….

YOU CAN READ THE COMIC NOW! CLICK HERE TO READ PAGE 1 and 2!

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