Monthly Archive: February 2009

Feb
28
2009

Wondercon 2009 art.

Hey all. Due to a family emergency I will not be at Wondercon 2009 for the rest of the time. I am sorry to miss all my friends new and old, but it’s more important that I am with my family at a very emotional time. I hope that I will see many of in the near future. If you visit table AA 47 tomorrow, Sunday, there might be a special guest filling in for me.

Anyone intersted in getting an art comission I will be avalible soon to do so. you can contact me at staff Atomicbearpress dot com.

Here are some of the artwork I created at the convention on Friday.

An elaborate scene of a Robin Hood type character.

A full color scene currently is $60. I really like how the character came out.

Full Color scene of a Dragon.

Full Figure of Martian Manhunter.

A Color Head and Shoulders drawing of WonderWoman.

Watchmens’ Night Owl in a head and shoulders piece.

A scene of Spiderman and Mary Jane.

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Feb
28
2009

Don Bluth videos

animation,
artist

by Brian

Animator/director Don Bluth (Secret of Nimh, American Tale, Anastasia, Land Before Time, Titan AE) has posted videos with him drawing. Lots of fun to watch. I have been a big fan of many of his movies and it’s fun to watch him work.

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Feb
26
2009

Wondercon 2009 Map

by Brian

I am at AA 47 at Wondercon in SF this weekend. Click for a bigger image.

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Feb
24
2009

Wondercon 2009 peeps and favorites…

by Brian

Here is a shout out to some of my peeps and favorite exhibitors at Wondercon 2009. Please check them out. I hope I did not forget anyone.

Artist Alley:

Amy Martin ComicsÂ Â Â AA083 (CCSF memeber)
Atomic Bear Press (ME)Â Â Â AA047
Greg BedaÂ Â Â AA076 (Wot is life)
Belly Dance ComicsÂ Â Â AA056 (from the Belly Dance and comics convention)
Bob the Angry FlowerÂ Â Â AA028 (a classic)
Cool Jerk, IntlÂ Â Â AA077 (Yay)
Joshua EllingsonÂ Â Â AA042 (Talented graphic designer and illustrator)
Karen Luk IllustrationÂ Â Â AA112 (Beautiful painted comics)
Keith KnightÂ Â Â AA027 (K Chronicles and The Knight Life)
Lark Pien-Littlebird BooksÂ Â Â AA046 (Super talented creator of Long Tale Kitty)
Little Bat MangaÂ Â Â AA049
Lost Graphics/Katgirl StudioÂ Â Â AA041
Trina RobbinsÂ Â Â AA002 (I know here from CAM events)
George WebberÂ Â Â AA084 (Naughty Adult Fun)

Small Press:

Ben Walker ArtÂ Â Â SP18 (don’t know him personally, but his work rocks!)
Black Swan PressÂ Â Â SP01 (Richard Becker – Pirate artist)
Bobcat PublishingÂ Â Â SP31 (Llyn’s great fantasy paintings and books)
Mr ToastÂ Â Â SP43 (don’t know, but I am a big fan)
Museum Of Lost WonderÂ Â Â SP40 (don’t know, but I am a big fan)
September 23rd StudiosÂ Â Â SP04 (Alex and Marc and there comic “the Wicked”)
Silvertoons/Stephen SilverÂ Â Â SP20 (Amazing character designer)

Exhibitors:

Bean Leaf PressÂ Â Â D18 (Travis Hannson)
Bud Plant & Hutchinson BooksÂ Â Â 823 (woot)
Bud Plant Comic ArtÂ Â Â 819 841 (woot again)
Cartoon Art MuseumÂ Â Â 824 (the Best)
Charles M Schulz MuseumÂ Â Â 721 (the Best)
Comic Book Legal Defense FundÂ Â Â 725 (a good cause)
Comic ReliefÂ Â Â 807 (great store)
Dark Horse ComicsÂ Â Â 624 (nuff said)
DC ComicsÂ Â Â 607 (faster then a speeding bullet)
Exhibit A PressÂ Â Â 726 (Supernatural Law)
Graphitti DesignsÂ Â Â 507 (T-Shirts!)
Hungry Tiger PressÂ Â Â 814 (OZ comics and books)
Itoya Art ProfolioÂ Â Â 1448 (nuff said)
Last GaspÂ Â Â 625 627 (another find store)
Leeâ€™s ComicsÂ Â Â 1007 (a SF comic store)
Red Window, Inc.Â Â Â 1320 (Scott Morse)
SF Bay Area International Childrenâ€™s Film FestivalÂ Â Â 820 (a good cause)
SLG PublishingÂ Â Â 707 (cool comics)
Stuart Ng BooksÂ Â Â 1021 (WOW, great stuff)
Super-ConÂ Â Â 733 (a local convention)
Telltale GamesÂ Â Â 644 (New adventure games)
The Comic OutpostÂ Â Â 1108 (a great SF store that hosted 24HCBD)

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Feb
23
2009

New art

by Brian

Here are some recent art I did:

The first piece is a heroic cowboy. It started as a Brush and Ink drawing and the was colored in PhotoShop.

And a fan drawing of Dr. Strange from Marvel Comics. I really like how the face turned out on this one.

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Feb
23
2009

Whats happening…Wondercon 2009

by Brian

Hey all,

I have not been blogging as much the last few months and I wanted to say ‘Hi’ and let you know that I am still alive. I have a parent in critical health condition which has put many things in a stand still for the unforeseeable future. Having someone you care about in such serious condition really makes you think about your life and your own mortality. Mix that with an upcoming big birthday in April and it’s enough to make one feel ‘in the dumps’ a bit. But I am blessed to have a very wonderful mother, sister, and extended family and friends who will make sure the family gets through what ever happens.

On a more cheery note,I will be at Wondercon 2009 this weekend doing commissioned artwork as well as selling comics and art prints. If you want to commission an original piece of art done at the convention, you can make a request ahead of time by emailing me at staff AT atomicbearpress.com. I will post prices in the next day or two.

BTW here is my banner on it’s home made display stand.

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Feb
18
2009

The ABP banner is here.

by Brian

OK folks here is the banner I ordered from gotprint.com. I just got it today. The material is lighter then the ones I have seen that cost more, but at $30 that is not a surprise. The banner is suppose to be matte, but there is some shine to it still, but I don’t think I will return it at this point. The color looks really bright and good tonight (will have to see it in daylight to know the whole scoop). The only biggie is that there is some black ‘dirt’ at the cat and pirate images, but that could just be my original files. All in all it looks pretty good for $30. It took about 13 days to get it including non-work days and a holiday too.
Now to find a way to display it at a con with no wall to hang it on.