Shopping When I Was Little ...

Hi all!

If you follow me at conventions, this past March I was saying I was going to open an online store where I would sell my art, prints, books, and anything else that would fit in the world of When I Was Little. After months and months I signed on with Big Cartel and have begun creating my store. There isn't much there yet but I will be sure to add some of the 8x10 prints you see at the conventions as well as some other items yet to be named. SO check back often and enjoy Shopping When I Was Little...

- Justin

Post c2e2

Hello all,

I've been away from the desk a bit after the dust has settled from what was a terrific start to the convention season for me.

The show was bigger and better in every way in terms of Artist Alley, vendors, guests, panels, and layout of the show floor.


I wish I could haven taken more advantage of that but in a good way, I was at my table for most of the show. I shared my table this year with Mike Roll, whom I went to Detroit Fanfare with last year. We plan on going to SPX and plans are in the works of returning to Fanfare in September!


Sitting on my left side I met the great Cary Kelley, author of Fallen Justice and the DynaGirl web comic. This guy was my savior when it came to odd sketch requests. He busted out his ipad with me and talked good ole' Austin Texas BBQ with Nicole. He is probably THE nicest table neighbor I have ever had at a con. The man knows EVERYTHING about EVERY CHARACTER in the comic book universe.

Friday night Nic and I had dinner with some new friends I met last year at Mid Ohio Con. We went to Jerry's Sandwiches. Where I had the best burger ever, the Crab Cake Burger.



Saturday day was busy day. It was also family and friends day as some came out to support me. I also re-met a few people who contributed to When You Were Little and stopped by my table to check out the book. It was great reconnecting with them and having a few moments admist my busy sketch-dule (hehe) for the day.





Sunday was kid's day and also Nicole was attending my niece's baptism so I was on my own. It was a bit nerve racking trying to take sketch requests, handle book sales, and draw at the same time but Cary and Mike were real helpful in watching my table during bathroom breaks. A lot of kids and parents responded to the new prints...it seems the Green Lantern from last year and the Captain America and Catwoman were the cutest of the bunch.

c2e2 was quite the experience and I look forward to the how the rest of the convention season turns out. Keep an eye on the blog, twitter, and facebook, as I'll eventually be adding more show dates and book festivals as they come to me.

Thanks all for the support and please stay tuned for what's in store in the When I Was Little series!

Here's some select sketches from c2e2 that I thought you'd enjoy:

Introducing the When You Were Little Signature Print

Hello all,

I made some changes to my commission list, the most notable being the added When You Were Little Signature Print. It requires some work from you though:

All you need to do is drop me an email describing one of your fondest childhood memories. You can be as descriptive as you want and you can include a childhood picture of yourself or of the person you are getting this print made for, so that it will be just as personal. (Don't worry I don't keep the pictures.) All prints come signed on a nice 8x10 linen stock and will go for $50 (plus shipping). It's one of a kind, it's unique, it's when YOU were little!

Here's an example I did recently of my good friend Aireen over at www.aerialardrour.com. She sent me a picture of herself and her dog Max, when they were young, telling me a story of how Max would at times defy gravity.

And I came up with this:

(please excuse the watermark heh)

See folks, it's that simple. The best part about it is...there's no one else in the world who has your exact print! It's yours, it's unique, it's one of a kind!

I am going to open up a store soon and I really wanted to offer something exclusive to fans of my work. I dialed back to how great the participation was for When You Were Little and thought this signature item would be a great way to connect with them. At the same time, people can take home a little piece of When I Was Little but having the art represent them too.

When You Were Little...NOW AVAILABLE!

UPDATE: 4.12.2010

Now available on Amazon.com! Click here now!



About a year ago, I announced plans for the third installment of my picture book series. After all the conventions, submissions, emails, tweets, and facebook posts I can now say that When You Were Little is available to own! The book goes live on Amazon in two weeks but if you can't wait, go here and pick yourself up a copy!

I will also be bringing all three books of the series to the comic book conventions I will be attending this year starting with c2e2 at McCormick Place in Chicago, April 16-18.

Deadline to submit is October 30th!

Hi all,

The date to submit a favorite childhood memory is October 30th because on October 31st, I'm going to pick the submissions I want to put into the new book. If you are selected, you will receive an email and a disclaimer asking if it's okay for me to turn your memory into a When I Was Little... page. So if you haven't already, email me, or hit me up on the facebook group and tell me what you did when YOU were little!

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

Introducing "When You Were Little..."

Hi all!

New look, new book!

I wanted to give fans of the book series a chance to give feedback AND participate in the creative process with me!

So, I'm looking for your help, I want to know what you did when YOU were little. Please feel free to email me at wheniwaslittle@gmail.com or just leave a comment on this post.

Let's keep it clean cause its for the kiddies but YES shoot me your "when I was little..." and yours might be picked to be a page in "When You Were Little..."

Thanks so much for participating and I'll keep you posted.

I haven't decided on what the chosen people will get, maybe a signed copy along with a personal sketch!

The book won't be possible without you. So start posting people!

- Justin

PS - Also, I created a facebook group so if you're on there, send me an invite request. Once you join, you can post your ideas right on there.

Help Wanted!!!!

I've shared my childhood memories with you so now I want you to share yours with me. Drop me a line at wheniwaslittle@gmail.com and your memory could appear as a funny page in the next When I Was Little book!