C2E2 and things to come

I REALLY need to update this more often.  Having said that, I've been incredibly busy these past few months; prepping for C2E2, landing a new job, and a few personal matters.  But that's OK, because I'm back and I'm hopping it won't be a full two months before I post again.

At anyrate, this past weekend was C2E2 in Chicago, Illinois and once again it did not disappoint.  In fact, it was my best showing to date, and the show itself set record numbers.  From what I heard, Saturday alone hosted around 80,000 people.  Not too shabby.  I shared a table with fellow Michigan artist Ted Woods (who also had his best showing to date as well); this was our second year sharing a table and it was a great time once again.  Made some new friends, caught up with old ones, and stock piled a slew of new memories.  I managed to snap a few pictures.

Electro sketch I whipped up.  Looks nothing like Jamie Foxx.

 Brand-spanking new Godzilla print.  These suckers sold out.

 My second new print, King Kong.

 Venom sketch cover.

 Our set up.  Worked out VERY well.

 Electro sketch cover I whipped up before the show.  Still looks nothing like Jamie Foxx.

 Chaos.

Chillin' with Daft Punk.  I must find out where they got the helmets.

My next stop is the Motor City Comic Con in Novi, MI. at the Suburban Collection Showplace, Friday May 16th-18th.  MCCC is always a good time and this year should be no different.  I don't have any other details at the moment, they usually come up a week or so before the actual event, so I'll post them here.

That's it for now, thanks for reading!

Great Lakes Comic Con recap and upcoming dates

Hey folks, the second annual Great Lakes Comic Con was last weekend and over all it was a great time.  Friday night was the preview night from 7-9, but with not much traffic, I got to catch up with fellow Michigan artists Bruce Gerlach, Josh Werner, Jim Towe, Joe Foo, and John Marroquin.  

On Saturday the attendance was pretty consistant and it seemed like everyone did well.  For being a small, up and coming show, everything went very smoothly, everything was pretty well organized, and everyone's spirits were up.  Overall, I'd give the show a 8.5/10, as there is always room for improvement, but that applies for every con and people's personal preferences.  I'd definitely do it again given the chance.

My set up.

Here are the dates and locations for the next shows I have lined up, and I'm sure there will be smaller shows in between along the way, such as Free Comic Book Day.  I'll provide details for these as their dates get closer.

C2E2:

Chicago, Illinois.  April 25-27 in the South Building at the McCormick Place.

Motor City Comic Con:

Novi, Michigan.  May 16th-18th at the Suburban Collection Showplace.

Cherry Capital Comic Con:

Traverse City, Michigan.  May 23rd-25th at the Grand Traverse Resort.

Until next time!

Great Lakes Comic Con

Hey folks, real quick.  Next weekend I will be set up at my first show of the year at the Great Lakes Comic Con.  The show takes place at the Macomb Community College Sports & Expo Center in Warren, MI. on Friday, February 28th from 7-9pm and Saturday, March 1st from 10-6.  There will be a slew of local artists and creators there including Bruce Gerlach, Dirk Manning, John Marroquin, Tony Miello, and Jim Towe just to name a select few.

Hope to see you there!

Seeing in black and white.

It's been well over a month since my last post, mainly because I've been finishing up some projects and planning a few things out which I will discuss in a moment.  In the meantime, I've had a few canvases laying around along with a little bit of black and white paint, so I decided to whip up a couple quick paintings.

 Boris Karloff as The Mummy

 Bane from 'The Dark Knight Rises'

Daft Punk

Ok, I have a show announcement:  Friday, February 28th from 7-9 and March 1st from 10-6 I will be at the Great Lakes Comic Con in Warren, Michigan at the Macomb Community College South Campus Sport and Expo Center.  I've never done this show before, but I have heard really good things about it, so why not?  If you're in the area, be sure to stop on by and say 'Hi!'.  

I also just finished work on the upcoming 'Hollywood is Dead' trading card set based on Matt Busch's series of work by the same name.  The set will be released by Rocket Ink Studios.  I did 10 cards for the set and am really happy with how they turned out.  Once I get the 'OK' to show them, I'll post them.

Thanks for reading!

ULTRA MAN

OK folks, first of all I hope everyone had a fantastic Christmas and an equally fantastic New Year holiday.  This year, without a doubt, has been my most successful year to date having met so many new people, making so many new friends, and accomplishing more than I could have imagined.  With more shows under my belt this past year, I have more confidence going into 2014, and I hope you've enjoyed the ride as much as I have and continue to ride it with me!

Having said that, the picture above was a commission I did for a friend as a Christmas present for his son (or just him, it's open for interpretation).  He came to me asking to do an Ultra Man piece in the style of my Avengers and Walking Dead prints.  In case you're not in the know, Ultra Man is a precursor to the Might Morphin' Power Rangers of sorts; a superhero grows to towering heights to fight monters and destroys cardboard cities in the process.  There, now you know as much as I do about it.  Regardless of lack of knowledge on the topic, it turned out better than I had hoped for...and my friend loved it.  In fact, he couldn't stop talking about it.  This is what makes doing what I do worth it.

Also, in case you haven't noticed, there is a new format more or less for my blog.  I have added a few category tabs under my banner so you can easily navigate through my work in graphic design, convention work, sketches, and a little bit of freelance work to boot.  If you even feel so inclined to purchase something, I have a store as well.  Check it out!

Again, thanks for going on the ride with me in 2013, let's see what 2014 has in store!

Hail Caesar

Sketchtober

Ok folks, I've been incredibly busy since Detroit Fanfare, which I will do a write-up on in the next week or so, but if you "Liked" my artist page on Facebook (which can be seen here), these are the sketches I posted every day leading up to the convention.  No real reason to explain who each is, they are pretty self-explainatory.  Enjoy.

Until next time...