Table 1322
Monday, September 24, 2012
Post: CCE 12
This past weekend I attended the Cincinnati Comic Expo. I have been told about the CCE show throughout the year with promises of it being bigger and better than years prior. Unfortunately HEART wasn't shipped in time so I wasn't going to have them for the show. I was super bummed. We drove up Friday morning because there was a preview night but it was really empty after I was all set up.
The following Saturday was better catching up with good friends, Mutant Cactus, Victor Dandridge, and Dustin Carson. Mutant had the LITTLE supers buttons as well as Victor's 8bits for sale and the crowds seemed to really warm up to them.
Sunday was the busier of the two days being the Kids Con portion but I didn't really see that many families coming down the aisles. They preferred to stay just on the outskirts.
Towards the end of the show I met some new people and even talked with comics legend, Steve Englehart. He was my table neighbor along with Geof Darrow of all people! Across the way were Mike Norton, Katie Cook, and Scratch9 creator, Rob Worley. It was pretty amazing to see these greats talk with their fans and share stories with fellow exhibitors in the Artist Alley.
Meeting with a lot of different artists, I got to survey what they thought of the show. It was very half and half. With past exhibitors of the show proclaiming it was bigger and better and a lot of first timers saying it was lighter than shows they've been to earlier in the year.
I can't complain all that much as I had a great time with friends, networked a ton, and got to draw some cardBORED sketches for the kiddies, the ones that stopped by the table.
Some highlights for me were taking part in the Epipheo Story Challenge and chatting it up with the creators of Little Guardians, Ed Cho and Lee Cherolis.
If you stopped by my table this weekend and said hi, maybe bought a sketch or two, thank you so much!
Monday, September 17, 2012
Cincinnati Comic Expo 2012
Hi friends,
We are back into convention season. This fall I have 4 big shows coming up starting with one this weekend, The Cincinnati Comic Expo. It'll be good to get back into con-mode. Here's the info!
LOCATION:
Duke Energy Convention Center
525 Elm Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
DATES & TIMES
Friday, Sep 215:00pm – 8:00pm
Pros, Media & VIP only
8pm - 12am Geek Prom
Saturday, Sep 22
9:00am - 10:00am (VIP)
10:00am - 5:00pm
Sunday, Sep 23
9:00am - 10:00am (VIP)
10:00am - 4:00pm
Monday, August 13, 2012
HEART available for Pre-Order!
Hello friends,
I
set up the pre-orders for Heart at my store!
So if you missed securing yourself a copy through the Kickstarter campaign you can now pick from three awesome packages:
Package 1: A Simple Heart
$20
(+ shipping)
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One full color, hardcover, signed copy of Heart
Package 2: A Button Heart
$25
(+ shipping)
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One full color, hardcover, signed copy of Heart
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A 7 pack of Heart and WIWL buttons
Package 3: A Coloring Heart
$30
(+ shipping)
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One full color, hardcover, signed copy of Heart
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A 7 pack of Heart and WIWL buttons
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A copy of Coloring WIWL with free pack of crayons
Spread
the word, #sharemyHeart!
-
Justin
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Post: KRC 2012
This past weekend, I attended Kids Read Comics in Ann Arbor, Michigan. I had an absolute blast! The Ann Arbor District Library is quite massive and has multiple floors and areas loaded with tons of books and computers.
The workshops and panels were spread across the library making it worth your time to check out each floor and area. I hosted two Drawing WIWL workshops this weekend which went over well. One kid even drew a picture of me during my introductions. The kids in attendance and the ones walking through artist alley were very well behaved. Nothing but smiles and "thank yous".
The KRC and AADL staff were fantastic! They kept the artists and attendees well informed of events and provided us with food and water throughout the day to keep us focused and freshed. I sat across from my table buddies and Almost Asian Tour members, JOE FOO and MIKE ROLL. Joe brought a giant pad of paper and would occaisionally encourage kids to draw with some of the artists. I got to share pen and paper with Joe, Mike, and Reed Gunther artist, CHRIS HOUGHTON. It was so much fun!
My table-mate at the show was SALLY CARSON, who is the amazing artist and writer of The Skids. She is incredibly talented and great to share table space with. She even did a sketch in my TMNT sketchbook which is flippin' great. Learn more about her and her work at Fixpert.
All in all it was a fantastic show. I got to catch up with friends, made new ones, and had the absolute best time talking to kids about comics, drawing and When I Was Little. I will definitely want to come back next year especially since I will be touring with Heart.
The workshops and panels were spread across the library making it worth your time to check out each floor and area. I hosted two Drawing WIWL workshops this weekend which went over well. One kid even drew a picture of me during my introductions. The kids in attendance and the ones walking through artist alley were very well behaved. Nothing but smiles and "thank yous".
The KRC and AADL staff were fantastic! They kept the artists and attendees well informed of events and provided us with food and water throughout the day to keep us focused and freshed. I sat across from my table buddies and Almost Asian Tour members, JOE FOO and MIKE ROLL. Joe brought a giant pad of paper and would occaisionally encourage kids to draw with some of the artists. I got to share pen and paper with Joe, Mike, and Reed Gunther artist, CHRIS HOUGHTON. It was so much fun!
My table-mate at the show was SALLY CARSON, who is the amazing artist and writer of The Skids. She is incredibly talented and great to share table space with. She even did a sketch in my TMNT sketchbook which is flippin' great. Learn more about her and her work at Fixpert.
All in all it was a fantastic show. I got to catch up with friends, made new ones, and had the absolute best time talking to kids about comics, drawing and When I Was Little. I will definitely want to come back next year especially since I will be touring with Heart.
Next up for me is Cincinnati Comic Expo in September 22-23rd. I'm taking a short break in July and August to catch up on my Heart rewards.
Friday, June 29, 2012
Post: Fantasy Con 2012
On June 9th, Nicole and I attended the Fantasy Con at the Kankakee Library. This one day show was from 10am - 4pm and about an hour away from us. We consider that a "local" show compared to the 5-6 hour treks we sometimes take to these conventions.
I've done conventions at libraries before but this library is massive. It had 7 floors with the 4th being reserved just for the show. They had table top gaming rooms, console gaming rooms, and two areas of vendors and creators. For a library show, the layout it was really impressive.
I had a good time albeit some rude kids and parents who don't know the meaning of the words, please and thank you. Oh you can ask Nicole all about that when you see her. However, It was nice to catch up with convention buddies like Eric Rampson of Lonely Robot Comics and David Gruba from Instant Press. Also we had fun sharing stories with Amy Royer and Decapitated Dan. It was a nice con to warm me up for Kid's Read Comics in July. I am excited and nervous as I am doing two workshops of Drawing When I Was Little.
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Fantasty Con 2012
Hi folks,
If you follow me on the twitters and the internets I have been very busy putting together my latest book, Heart. I have exciting news to share though. I am going to part of this year's Fantasy Con at the Kankakee Public Library on June 9th! So come out and support comic shows, libraries, and awesomeness.
Kankakee Public Library
201 E. Merchant Street
Kankakee, IL 60901
June 9th, 10am - 4pm
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