Been so busy of late I almost forgot to remind everyone that I am exhibiting at Wondercon on April 1-3, 2011. I will be at Artist Alley AA-043 and will be selling comics, sketchbooks, and other goodies as well as taking on commissions. So drop by when your at the convention. I will post more before April 1st, so stay tooned.
At Wondercon 2010 I premiered a new art print, the Pirate Muse of Gold and Treasure. It’s a watercolor piece with a decorative boarder which will be the first of a series if sales are good. Copies are available and I will be figuring out shipping and the details and post it on-line soon.
Well Wondercon 2010 has come and gone, ending this afternoon 4/4/2010. This year was bigger and more crowded with lots of fantastic names in comics and pop culture. I had one of my best years and can’t wait for next year. Below is just some highlights of this weekend. I hope to post more this following week.
- Thursday came and got my badge and dropped off some materials at my Artist Alley Table AA48. Was pleased to see everything in the area was set-up and registration was quick and mostly painless.
Friday…
- I arrived a bit late to find that the place was jumping with large crowds. I am guessing this was because many had off from work for good Friday.
- Great to see so many friends and familiar faces.
- I had two amazing neighbors on either side of my table: Lark Pien and Alexis Fajardo (who I have done work for in the past)
- I did my first art commission of a Buddha Cow (below, click for bigger image)
- Went to an excellent event at the Cartoon Art Museum for the Hero Initiative and to raise money for comic great Ed Hannigan. Here Mr. Hannigan talks about the Hero Initiative…
Saturday…
- Lots and lots of folks. The report is that the day was SOLD OUT! It really felt like a tiny SDCC which is a good thing in my opinion.
- Got to do some commissioned art, but I forgot to take pictures of most of it… (click for bigger image)
- Got to meet Dave and Jeff from a favorite Disney podcast of mine…Mousetalgia. Jeff is the creator of a wonderful Haunted Mansion website…DoomBuggies.com and Dave is the webmaster of the wonderful blog mousevinyl.com. There you can listen to Disney Records of by gone days. Becky and Kristen did not make it.
- Got to visit with one of my best friends from Highschool who came to see me. He has a cool hobby…he does Paranormal research.
- Had lots of sales for my black greeting cards and mini prints especially of my 25 Penguins. I only used 14 of them and maybe that was too many. One of the most popular was the Frankenstein Penguin.
- Got to have dinner with my buddy Lex (Kid Beowulf) Fajardo, his publisher and a host of other folks. The meal as a crazy big fest. Buca di Beppo gives you a giant cupcake within 7 days of your birthday.
Well, Wondercon 2010 is only two days away, April 2-4. The convention is at Moscone Center in San Francisco CA and more can be found on the official site.
I will be in Artist Alley table AA48, see on the map HERE.
Artist Alley is an area filled with talented artist, here are a few of my favorite peers and friends. I hope I don’t forget anyone?
Alexandrias Belly Dance AA023 – Founder of http://www.carnivalofstars.com/
Atomic Bear Press AA048 <–Me
Greg Beda AA077 – Greg has a cool new comic that has an interesting premise.
Josep Blas AA079 – Creator of Space Punks
Bumperboy AA030 – The amazing Debby Huey http://www.bumperboy.net/
Cool Jerk, Intl. AA078 – A fun web comic
Mick Gray AA027 – A very talented artist working in animation and illustration
Mike Gray, Pencil For Hire AA046 – The other talented Gray brother.
John Heebink AA021 – A great local comic artist.
Jane’s World AA125 – The art of Page Braddock http://www.janecomics.com
Kat Girl Studio/ Lost Graphics AA041 – My friend Karen Luk http://paperdragonpress.blogspot.com/
Kid Beowulf AA049 – My good friend Lex Fajardo will have his new graphic novel Kid Beowulf and the Song of Roland. kidbeowulf.com
Keith Knight: Gentleman Cartoonist AA028 – Artist of K Chronicles, (T)hink, and the syndicated strip The Knight Life. http://www.kchronicles.com/
Lark Pien-Little Bird Books AA047 Author of Long Tail Kitty and other fun stuff. http://www.larkpien.com/
George Webber AA042 – Artist of beautiful women and other cool stuff. http://feverdreams.com/
And here are some of the folks in Small Press that you should check out…
Black Swan Press SP01 – The versatile artist of Pirates and other stuff. http://www.pirate-tales.com/
Bobcat Publishing SP16
Steve Leialoha SP15 – Classic illustrator and comic inker.
Karen Luk and Karen Krajenbrink SP17 – Two talented ladies.
Matt Delight Ltd SP28 – Great local talent.
Museum of Lost Wonder SP20 – Cool stuff.
Trina Robbins SP15 – Historian and writer.
Stephen Silver SP21 – Character designer of Danny Phantom and Kim Possible.
Tiny Kitten Teeth SP34 – The amazing retro work of Becky Driscal.
Ben Walker & Co SP23 – Bears with guns, nuff said. http://www.benwalkerart.com/ Wildcard Ink/ Gumby Comics SP05 – Publisher of the wonderful Gumby comic.
And then a few of the regular booths that you might want to check out…
Peter S. Beagle 520 – author of “the Last Unicorn”
Boom! Studios 619 – publisher of Disney/Pixar/Muppet comics
Bud Plant & Hutchison Books 823 and Bud Plant Comic Art 819 – Art and Comic books.
Cartoon Art Museum 721 – My peeps who are having a great party on Friday night.
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund 725 – A great non-profit.
Dark Horse Comics 525 – Publisher of Hell Boy
DC Comics 607 – Superman, Batman, Wonderwomen, etc.
Flesk Publications 1019 – art books
Ghostbot Inc 415 cool art
Girls Drawin’ Girls 1320 – cool art of hot women
Travis Hanson/ Bean Leaf Press 514 – Author of ‘the Bean’ http://www.beanleafpress.com/
Hero Initiative 637
Hungry Tiger 726
Last Gasp 625
Mr Toast 11217
Neon Monster 944 – A great local retailer.
SLG Publishing 707 – a local publisher.
William Stout 1021 – a legend.
Stuart Ng Books 1023 – Great books from Europe, USA and everywhere else.
Studio Foglio 526 – Phil Foglio, creator of Girl Genius.
Super-Con/ Treasures of Youth 633
Templar Arizona/ Something Positive 424 – Fab webcomic.
The Comic Outpost 1111 – A great local retailer who is co-sponsoring the fundraiser at the Cartoon Art Museum Friday night.
Zeum: San Francisco’s Children’s Museum 719 – Great hands on local museum.
We’ll folks, Wondercon 2010 will be upon us in 11 days and I can’t wait. That is, I am excited and also nervous. Nervous because I will be working on some new items and ideas for the convention and excited for pretty much the same reasons. Of course I am excited too for all the awesome friends I will see, the cool new products, the colorful costumes and all the fun and energy the convention provides.
First off, you should know that I can be found in Artist Alley at table AA 48. To help you I have made this spiffy map (below).
hint: click for a bigger image.
This year I will be focusing on art and art prints with the classic comics for sale as well. (all info is subject to change)
- A set of mystery color prints that will feature some new watercolor paintings.
- The last of the limited edition sketchbook from 2008 which features a role playing game theme and included a custom “black and blue” sketch.
- The 25 Penguin prints in both color and the color it yourself print editions.
- Commissioned monochrome and color wash art. Full size, in your sketchbook or on a sketchcard. It’s all good and all one-of-a-kind.
- A new free postcard when you visit the table.
- Classic Comics
- get a sneak peek at some new comic projects in progress as well.
- FREE Easter Treats on Easter Sunday!
All for now, but more info will be on the way–Stay Tooned!
I will be at Wondercon 2010 this April 2-4. Come and celebrate Easter with comics, movies, animation, toys and other pop culture fun. You can find me (as illustrated below) in artist alley table 48 where I will have lots of comics, art, prints and other goodies to check out. Looks like I will be sitting between to Alexis Fajardo author of Kid Beowulf (aa 49) and Lark Pien author of Long Tale Kitty (Little Bird Books = aa47) which means I must be one of the cool kids now. Click on the map below to see it enlarged.
ALSO on Friday April 2, 2010 the Cartoon Art Museum, the HERO initiative and Comic Outpost will be having a special tie in event: a benefit auction for comic artist Ed Hannigan. The museum usually has some sort of event, but this one will be extra special. I will be there helping out and I hope you folks can make it as well.
Today, Hannigan is 58 years old and has multiple sclerosis. The Hero Initiative, a charitable organization that provides financial assistance to comic book professionals in need, and Marvel Comics have collaborated on a tribute book, Ed Hannigan: Covered, that features highlights from Hannigan’s artistic career. The Cartoon Art Museum will display some of Hannigan’s most notable covers alongside the cover and complete interior artwork for one of his most famous single-issue stories, The Spectacular Spider-Man #64, which introduced the crime-fighting duo Cloak and Dagger.
Sponsorship for this exhibition has been provided by The Comic Outpost. The Comic Outpost, located on 2381 Ocean Ave. San Francisco, CA has been fulfilling the needs of comic book lovers for well over 15 years. Current owners Gary Buechler and Roger Yan firmly believe their customer service and subscriber program is second to none. For more questions, visit their website at www.comicoutpost.net or call (415) 239-2669.
SAVE THE DATE: An auction of original artwork will be held at the Cartoon Art Museum on Friday, April 2, 2010, in conjunction with San Francisco’s WonderCon comics convention.
