WonderCon this Weekend! My Commission List is Open!

This weekend is WonderCon, Anaheim-flavor. I'll be there again, set up in Artist Alley at table 184. I'll have all the normal stuff, as well as a full stock of the brand-new fourth Love and Capes collection! I'll also be signing and chatting and doing commissions.

I'll also be on the Kids' Comics Panel at 11:00am on Saturday in Room 210A, along with Neo Edmund, Heather Nufer and Barbara Kesel! And I'll be signing at the IDW booth at 2:00 on Sunday.

As a warm-up for sketching at the show and for figuring out a style for my next project, I've been messing around with doing some trading card headshots. Just because I like a theme, I did the original seven members of the Justice League. Click and embiggen!

My commission list is open for the show, too. Drop me at line at tz (at) thomz.com and we can talk specifics. I'm discounting prices for pre-ordered commissions. My normal rate is $25 per character (black and white), $50 for color. Today and tomorrow only, pre-orders will be $20 and $40 for black and white and color.

See you at the show!

Everything You Need to Know About Me and Emerald City

Emerald City Comic Con starts tomorrow, and I will be there at Booth B-06. If you forget, it's on all my social media avatars. I will be sharing space with the always ebullient Ben Thompson.

I will be taking commissions all weekend. It's first come first served to get on the list. Black and white inked pieces are $25 per character, and colored pieces are $50 per character. I'll also have a number of pre-drawn pieces, and those prices range a bit, but they're comparable.

Also, I will have original art for my entire issue of the My Little Pony micro-series, including the covers.

I have a limited number of my new Seattle con print (25 printed, three have already been bought), as well as a handful of last year's con prints, too.

I'll be debuting a postcard set which includes all con prints, including postcard exclusive prints of Cleveland, Boston, and Las Vegas. The full set of twenty postcards is $15.

And, I'll have a couple of the new red Love and Capes shirts. Those are $15, too.

I will have an extremely limited number of advance copies of the fourth Love and Capes trade. When those are gone, they're gone (although I will be fully stocked for WonderCon).

And I'll have the regular copies of the entire run of Love and Capes and the first issue of the My Little Pony micro-series including variant covers. I am debating not bringing the original self-published run anymore, though. It seems like I may have sold all of those that I will sell, especially with the trades. For now, I'll have a few under my table for you completists who might be missing an issue or two of the run.

Many Things I Have Drawn This Week

I've been drawing up a storm in preparation for Emerald City Comic Con. I've had people request commissions, people who won t-shirts and commissions as part of the Valentine's Day promotion, and a couple of ones to have in my portfolio to sell. I've been posting these on Twitter (which is why you should follow me there, too) but if you don't, or if you missed them, here they are.

All of these are purchased except for the Twilight Sparkle/Spike one, which can be bought at Emerald City.

Love and Capes Emerald City Print Pre-Sale

I'm taking preorders for my new Emerald City Comic Con convention print. I have 25 of them and when those are sold, they're gone. They'll be $25 at the show, but if you preorder them here, you'll save $5 and be sure to have one waiting for you.

My Little Pony art: Fluttershy

Three days until my My Little Pony issue comes out, and today's Pony piece is Fluttershy. Unfortunately, she doesn't appear in my story, but she's ny favorite's favorite, so it wasn't going to be long before I drew her.

I should be doing at least a couple more before New Comics Wednesday, and all these originals will be for sale at Emerald City Comicon in two short weeks, Table B-06.

Digital pencils, transferred to board by lightbox, and colored with Copic markers.

My Little Pony Art: Dr. Whooves and Derpy

This Wednesday, my issue ofthe My Little Pony micro-series… issue #1, in fact… comes out to comic shops in the U.S. (Sorry you have to wait, United Kingdom!) In that spirit, I'm switiching from drawing Couples Commissions to My Little Pony characters, First up, Doctor Whooves, with new his companion Derpy Hooves. Whooves? Hooves? It's like it's meant to be.

More stuff will be appearing all week.

Couples Commission: Mulder and Scully

Here's the last couples commission for a while, Mulder and Scully from X-Files. After this, I'm switching over to drawing some My Little Pony stuff so I've got both sides of my work represented.

This original is drawn with pencil and tracing paper, inked with brush and computer colored.

Oh, and don't forget… THE LOVE AND CAPES VALENTINES DAY SALE IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW!There are ways for you to win prizes, too.

It's Valentine's Day! Win Love and Capes prizes!

It's Valentine's Day, and Comixology is running a sale on the digital versions of the entire Love and Capes catalog. If my math is right, you can get 24 (25 if you count the double-sized wedding issue as two) issues of my favorite superhero romantic comedy for $25.00! That's crazy.

To help promote this, I'm running a contest on Twitter and Facebook. Here's how it works:

On Twitter: Tweet (or retweet) this link to the Comixology page, http://bit.ly/lncvalsale with the hashtag #lncsale and just like that, you're entered. You don't even have to buy them, though I would appreciate it if you would.

May I suggest:

Valentine Sale! The entire Love & Capes catalog is on sale @comixology today only! http://bit.ly/lncvalsale #lncsale RT to win a t-shirt & art!

But anything with the link and the hashtag will be entered.

On Facebook: Like the Love and Capes page and like and/or share the link to the Comixology sale.

I'll pick one random winner from each service. You'll win:

• One of the new Love and Capes t-shirts. If you already ordered one, your money will be refunded.
• An original 9x12 one-character commission of your choice.

I'm blessed with some of the best fans in comics. Thanks for supporting the book, and I hope you have a great Valentine's Day.

Couples Commission: Cyclops and Phoenix

Today's couple commission is Cyclops and Phoenix (light version). Cyclops is my favorite X-Man, and I was always disappointed that when I started reading the book he got married and left. That didn't work out well for him, unfortunately.

X-Men benefits from a solid core character and Cyke was certainly that. I also think, for as little as he was on camera in the X-Men movies, James Marsden was fantastic. You try acting with your eyes and eyebrows covered. And "If I had to tell you that, she wouldn't be my girl" is still one of my favorite lines in that movie.

I'm sure I've gone on about how much I love Phoenix in other posts. It was fun to draw them together and actually happy. The mirrored "hands to the temple" thing cracks me up, too.

Couples Commission: Batman and Talia

Okay, you can keep your Batman/Catwoman relationships. For me, it was Batman/Talia. She was capable of standing up to Batman. She had her own goals, own desires, and was almost as smart as him. Sure, she had the terrifying father figure, but it was always cool how they all respected each other. I loved Ra's al Ghul calling Batman "Detective." And Batman always asked Talia to reject her father, but never held her choice against her.

For me, the best story is Mike W. Barr's Son of the Demon. I think the story still holds up. Batman and Talia actually get married, and I think it's the basis for Bruce's son, Damian Wayne. I think. DC's continuity is so dicey these days, I can't tell anymore.