Mid-Ohio-Con 2009 Creators' Common

Hi! The list for this weekend's Mid-Ohio Con 2009 Creators' Common is up. It's on Oct. 3rd and 4th. The show is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

I'll be making an appearance there. Stop by table CC20 and say hi!

Some small updates for ya!

Hello all,

Progress on When You Were Little...or as I affectionately refer to it as, Book You, is moving along nicely. I'd like to show you some sketches but I really don't want to give any of the pages away as they are some of the funniest I've drawn.

Also, I've uploaded the site with some quick links to Amazon over there on the sidebar, so check it out! Nifty right?

And lastly, I'd like to remind everyone that I'll be attending the Mid-Ohio-Con this year the first weekend of October. It's my first time attending and I'm really excited to be in it.

I'll be doing sketches, selling prints, and my books.

Well that's all for now. I'll be sharing a link to this post on my facebook group. So please tell your friends about it. If they'd like to join the group and maybe submit an idea for the new book, all they have to do is find the group page and send me a request. I'm not sure when I'll be no longer accepting submissions so get them in while you can. I'm still deciding on a definitive cut off date.

Well that's all for now! Happy (....maybe?) Monday!

PS - Stay tuned for another big announcement within the next couple weeks or so!! Catch ya later Bills & Teds :P

WIWL meets Space Sheriff and his Happy Space Boy!

Just a quick post while I take a break from work.

While at Wizard World I met Spanky Cermak, creator of the series, Space Sheriff and Happy Space Boy. If you've never read it, follow the link. You can read the issues there, order shirts, and check out all his other projects on the site. It is awesome. While at the con he asked me to do some fan art for his website. Check it oot!

Well, thats all for now. I do plan on sitting down and really updating you on the status of the new book. I've been laying out some sketches for the new pages and been writing up the book's intro (in my head of course). As soon as I start laying down some pencils I'll keep you posted.

Later Gators!

Chicago Comic Con 2009 Report

Hello! Sorry for the late update but it takes me quite a while to get back into work mode and I've been so busy lately that I haven't had time to talk about my first comic book convention appearance. I thought I'd share the When I Was Little... side of the Comic Con where as I'll post (hopefully soon) a more detailed NERDY version with more pics and more sketches on my sketch blog.

I was a bit nervous...who am I kidding...a LOT nervous right from the start but by the end of Day One I was feeling a bit more confident. It helps having a support team there and that was my incredibly wonderful girlfriend and my awesome older brother who would check up on me once in awhile. I can't thank them enough for watching my table, getting me lunch, picking up TPBs, and just being there to support me and my art.

According to my table mates and friends from Comic Related, I had a really good first show. Nic and I created a "submissions" box for the new book where anyone could submit a favorite childhood memory and if they did I would draw them a sketch of whatever they wanted. I didn't expect to get any submissions but I was amazed at how many people loved the idea and wanted to participate.

I didn't know how well I would fare in a big guns and sexy woman type of comic crowd but I was surprised at the amount of families that showed up. I got a lot of moms and dads stopping at my table with their kids telling me how great the idea was. It was good feeling especially going in with the mindset that I was an underdog and crazy to think that I could sell children's books at a comic book convention. But thats what was so great about the crowd and being on the other side of the table. I was able to see how well my idea could fit not only in a children's market but a market for art lovers and independent artists. I expected other artists to walk around and dis my stuff but everyone was helping everyone out. When people would stop to look at my neighbor's art they would quickly mention my stuff and sort of pass the on-lookers over to me. I thought that was just so cool. It wasn't about who could sell the most or who's stuff was better it was artist appreciation and respect for their work.

By the end of the convention I had made a lot of new friends and did what I set out to do. Get my name out there. The response to the books was amazing and I didn't expect to get the amount of submissions that I did. I've gone through them and it's safe to say that I can officially start working on When You Were Little.

I'll keep you posted on its progress and let you know of it's release.

Wizard World's Chicago Comic Con 2009

I'll be attending Wizard's Chicago Comic Con 2009 this week where I'll be selling copies of my books, 7 prints, and a limited edition When I Was Little... print created just for this year's convention. I also be handing out my business cards and asking people to participate in the next book by submitting their ideas via suggestion box. I hope to see you there. My table number is 3104A.

Wizard World Guest: Justin Castaneda

That's right folks, When I Was Little... will be making an appearance at Wizard World's Chicago Comic Con 2009 next week from 6-9th: http://www.wizardworld.com/justincastan.html

More deets to come!

Total Geek Moment #2

So a couple posts ago I talked about giving my favorite artist, Skottie Young, a copy of my book.

Now I can geek out that Lori from Amazing Fantasy stacked my signed copies next to The Wimpy Kid Series by Jeff Kinney!! Awesome.

Take a look, here it is on the shelf:

Now head out there and pick it up!

PS - sorry the photo is a bit blurry but the green sticker on their says "signed".