Here's the second of three waves of commission sketches from my recent travels. The Cyclops one was done on one of those Marvel sketch covers. I don't do many of those, and they're always a challenge because the surface of those covers can be a little challenging.
I'm getting back in the swing of things after six trips in six weeks. In those trips and conventions, I did a ton of commissions. Over the next couple of days, I'm going to share the bulk of them with you. The black and white ones were snapped with my iPhone, and the color ones were art that I scanned and colored. Click to embiggen, as always!
Cincinnati was a blast! Such a good time, and such great people, too. I spent some time with José Delbo, and met Stan Goldberg, who did the alternate cover for Love and Capes #5. He presented me with the original art for that cover, which left me speechless.
But, I can't be confined by the borders of the state of Ohio for long. This weekend I'll be at Detroit Fanfare where, hopefully, Mr. Bruce Campbell and I will become good friends. And a new con means another new con print, so feast your eyes on the Detroit print below.
I've got three more shows this year (New York, Mid-Ohio and Long Beach) and then a few more (Emerald City, MegaCon, Wonder Con, C2E2, and Houston) before I hit Charlotte and complete the cycle I started last year.
My crazy convention schedule continues the next couple of weeks. This Saturday I'll be at the second Cincinnati Comic Expo just a few hours south of me. And, because it's a show and this is now a thing I do, I've done a print for the show as well. This one features Crusader and Darkblade at Union Terminal in Cincy.
If the building looks familiar, it's because the Terminal was the inspiration for the Hall of Justice on the Super Friends cartoons. Once I knew that, I knew where they had to be.
Next week: Detroit.
I got to see John Astin at FanExpo from a distance. I didn't get the chance to actually talk to him, as he had a bit of a line. But even from a distance, you could see that pop and energy. And he's been on so many shows that I loved: Addams Family, Riptide, Night Court, and, of course, Brisco County. Next month I'll be at Detroit Fanfare, and Mr. Bruce Campbell will be there. I'll get to see two of my favorite actors from that wonderful and cancelled-too-quickly (Fox, what a surprise!) show. Maybe I'll show him the piece, too.
And, if anyone wants to buy the license to produce Brisco County comics, you let me know.
If you've been following my tweets and Facebook posts, you know I've very much been on the move. Baltimore, Toronto and now Dragon*Con in Atlanta. Whew. Life is like a hurricane here in Duckburg, isn't it?
I've been keeping up with the series of convention prints along the way, though. And while I've posted these on Facebook and Twitter, I haven't had a chance to put them up here, along with ordering information if you're interested. These have been a lot of fun, and I'm very happy with how they've been turning out. It's been a fun challenge to figure out locations and images for each area that are interesting and not too trite (hence me not doing a CN Tower image for Toronto, for example).
Click on any image to embiggen!
(Available after this weekend)
I'll be making my yearly trek out to San Diego next week , where'll I'll set up base camp at Booth #2000, in the Independent Press Pavilion. Come on by and say "hello", or better yet, "Can I buy something from you?" Along with everything else, I'll have a new convention print. This one's a little different. I talked with the manager of the Kansas City Barbeque, right across from the San Diego Convention Center and home of the Sleazy Bar Scene from Top Gun, and got permission to have the Crusader and Darkblade enjoying a dinner at their fine and establishment.
So, here's what's happening. I'll have the regular limited edition 12x18 prints over at my booth. There will also be a much-less limited edition print over at the Kansas City Barbeque as well. The ones over there will be 11x17 and feature a little dialogue as well and will be available as of the Thursday of the show. So you've got no excuse for not picking one up.
And, if you're a location in one of my next shows (Baltimore, Toronto, New York, Detroit, Columbus and Atlanta) and want to figure out something to do featuring your landmark, let me know.
Commissions have been rolling in lately. Here's one of Aquaman and Mera. The Sea King has had some rough times in the comics lately, and I'm hoping his return to the DCNu will be a little brighter time for him.
I wouldn't hold my breath, though.
Next week I'll be at the Miami Supercon. It's my first time at the show, and I'm very much looking forward to it. All I know about Miami, really, is that if I get in trouble I need to contact Michael Weston, and that it is filled with the tears of the underperforming LeBron James. I'll be at booth 820.
And, since it's me at another show, I'm doing another print. This Miami print has Abby and Amazonia taking a stroll in South Beach. It's probably the only place Amazonia would be considered appropriately dressed. Prints are 12x18 and limited to 25 signed copies.
Hope to see you there.
Commissionapalooza continues with this double punch of Amazonia and Charlotte commissions.
Also, I think this is a fine time to make sure that you all know I have a DeviantArt account now. Check it out and see a whole smattering of my artwork.