Back in the Saddle!

Okay… Baltimore is out-of-the-way for this year, so now I can finish updating this blog on my shenanigans...

To get the spring convention season into gear I wanted to go into AwesomeCon with a couple of new prints. I chose two of my favorite TV shows.  First up was another "Game of Thrones" piece.  This time the subject was Tyrion Lannister.

Next up was another "Walikng Dead" print, this time of fan-favorite Michonne...

(okay, I've got a small confession to make. I do have to admit that one of the reasons for this was that one of the special guests at the convention was Danai Gurira, The actress who plays her on the show...

It's actually turned out to be a level of coolness I hadn't banked on.  More than a few individuals brought fridge for me put them over to her to have them autographed! One of them actually gave me back a copy:

No I thought this was the height of awesome for her to do, so I resolved to thank her the first chance I got.  After the con was over, I went over to her table and gifted her with my artist's proof.  I also just happened to have the original pencil sketch which I showed to her...

... And she signed it for me!!!

EBay can have the print. But this here goes on my wall!

Con Season Prints, Part Three!!! (WARNING: Spoiler Alert for those who've been under a rock for the past few months!)

This Print was the last of the pieces I finished for April's Awesome Con DC (along with the Jon Snow and Deadpool prints.)  As viewers of the "Walking Dead" TV series know, it's a shot of perrenial fan favorite Darryl Dixon and his scummy brother, Merle (a perrenial Steve favorite!)

I was laying down the inks on this piece while watching the next-to-last episode of Season Three.  As the episode began, I remember thinking, "This piece will KILL during the Con season.  The Dixon Brothers' subplots can carry all of next season...!!!"

As the episode ended, I literally thought, "All they both have to do is stay alive until--ARRRGGGHHH!!!"

Dammit, Merle...!!!

SDCC Re-cap! (Braaaaiinssss...)

I had a BLAST at Comic-Con this year!!  Reminisced with my old friends, met with some new ones (shout-out to Jeracl C. and Lee Davis... welcome to the fold!)  Talked shop with some industry folk, picked up a knicknack or two (free markers from the Sakura folks!)  And tried my damndest to wrangle a job (Thanks for the praise, Cartoon Network.  If you guys were hiring, I'd be in Heaven right now!)

I even hung out with the Walking Dead...!

 (See that expression on my face? The chick with the sword just told me she's into necrophilia.  SHAZAM!)

All jokes aside, It was one of the better Cons for me and my mob out of the 13-odd years we've been going.  It gave us a bit more energy to carry on into this Fall, and 2013 beyond.  Next stop: NYCC shenanigans with Tom Kelly!!