Great Lakes Comic-Con
This past weekend, I was a guest at Great Lakes Comic-Con. It was my first time at this show, and I had a wonderful time. Mike DeSantis runs a great show and he and his staff took great care of me and the other guests. This was my first show of the year and it was a great way to start. The standout had to be Ellie, the little girl in the photo above. She was so excited and having so much fun, it was just the most awesome thing and my absolute favorite thing about my career.
I didn't get a chance to meet him, but Nicholas Hammond (the 70s Spider-Man) seemed like he was the nicest person, which is great to see. I got to hear some stories from Jim Shooter and Bill Messener-Loebs. And, of course, I spent a lot of great time with Tony Isabella and, the Dean to my Sammy, Paul Storrie. I look forward to seeing them at more shows this year.
I did a decent number of commissions, too. Lots of funs ones, like Doctor Aphra and Lightning Lass as well as some of the more common ponies. And, I even got to play several rounds of The Shadow pinball machine courtesy of the fine folks at Big Toys. They did a glorious job restoring what might be my favorite pinball machine. I love how they replaced a lot of the lights with LEDs. If this is a crazy successful year, maybe I'll give them a call.
If the rest of my con season matches this show, it'll be a great 2017.
Love and Capes Valentine Art
First come, first served to purchase this 9x12 full color original of Mark and Abby from Love and Capes. The original can be yours for $80.00! Buy by 5:00pm, February 15 and save $20!
Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor Valentine Art
First come, first served to purchase this 9x12 full color original of Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor. The original can be yours for $80.00! Buy by 3:30pm, February 14 and save $20!
Wall-E and Eve Valentine Art
First come, first served to purchase this 9x12 full color original of Wall-E and Eve. The original can be yours for $80.00! Buy by 3:30pm, February 13 and save $20!
Nick and Nora Valentine Art
First come, first served to purchase this 9x12 full color original of Nick and Nora from The Thin Man movies. (Also, someone get the rights and let me write it!) The original can be yours for $80.00! Buy by 3:30pm, February 12 and save $20!
This piece is sold.
Hera and Kanan Valentine Art
First come, first served to purchase this 9x12 full color original of everyone's favorite space-married couple, Hera and Kanan for $80.00! Buy by 2:00pm, February 11 and save $20!
New Project: Time and Vine!
Here it is: You can read the first fifteen pages of my new project, Time and Vine, for FREE at the IDW website. Because it's Valentine's Day weekend and we're nice people. (Yes, this is the mysterious Project Burgundy that I've mentioned.) Please share! Since this is my blog, I can go on a little more about the series. Because you'd probably like to know what it's about:
A grade school history teacher, looking for a respite from her life's problems, finds the ultimate escape when the owner of a local winery reveals its secret to her: drink the right glass of wine in the right tasting room, and travel back in time to the year it was bottled. Together, they’ll journey through the history of the 200-year old winery… as well as their own.
Written and drawn by me. Colors by the absurdly talented Luigi Anderson.
There's also a six-page Love and Capes story for free up there, too. It's been seen in the fourth LNC trade, but never available in print.
Hercules and Megara Valentine Art
First come, first served to purchase this 9x12 full color original of Hercules and Megara for $80.00! Buy by 2:00pm, February 9 and save $20!
Bombshell Lois and Clark Valentine
First come, first served to purchase this 9x12 full color original of Lois and Clark, in the Bombshell style of Ant Lucia for $80.00! Buy by 2:00pm, February 9 and save $20!
Rory and Amy Pond Valentine Art
First come, first served to purchase this 9x12 full color original of Rory and Amy Pond from Doctor Who for $80.00! Buy by 2:00pm, February 5 and save $20!