Where I'll Be at NYCC

I'll be set up with the awesomely awesome Comic Book Diner. Booth 2933.

I'll be selling books and trades of Love and Capes (including the recently released Love and Capes: Wake Up Where You Are) and doing sketches and commissions. And I'll have the exclusive New York Love and Capes print. Plus, if you'd like to be on the Long Beach print, I can take your money and snap your picture right there at the show.

Convention Print for O-H…I-O!

I'm getting ready to head to New York next weekend, but the weekend afterward, Wizard World Mid-Ohio (formerly Mid-Ohio-Con) is definitely on my radar. You might be asking yourself "Is he going to do a print for his home show?"

Well, of course I am.

Doing something Ohio State related was a no-brainer, and they're certainly well known for the Script Ohio. How could I not do it?

As with the rest, I'll have 25 of these prints available, all signed and numbered. And there's still time to actually appear on the Long Beach print, too!

Be On the Next Love and Capes Print!

Just a few days until I head off to the New York Comic-Con, and then Mid-Ohio-Con shortly thereafter. And then my last show of the year, the Long Beach Comic Con. Each show will have its own limited edition print, like my other shows this year, but I want to do something special to wrap up the season.

So, here's what I'm thinking.

I've been to the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, and in thinking of places of interest to highlight for the print, that facility came to mind. And I'm always thinking about Star Trek, and anytime I'm in an aquarium, that "Perhaps he's singing to that man in there" from The Voyage Home always comes to mind. So, I have this idea of Mermantis swimming with the fish as Mark and Abby look on through the observation window.

(Mermantis does appear in Love and Capes, by the way. He's in the background in the sattelite scenes in the last issue of Ever After. He's in the background, but he's definitely there.)

What would really sell the print, though, is a crowd. And I could make up people or draw friends in there, but what I really could do is draw you.

People have asked for something like the wedding/caricature cover that I did for a while. I don't have another cover coming out for some time, but I thought I could do that on this print. The rough is above, and click on it to embiggen.

SO… you can appear on the last Love and Capes print for 2011. It'll be $50.00 per person, and for that you'll get a signed and numbered copy of the print which retails for $25 itself. You can pick it up if you'll be at Long Beach, or I'll mail it out to you at no additional charge. I figure I can fit 15 people on the print, so there aren't many spots and they'll probably go pretty fast.

First come, first served. If you grab a space, I'll send you an e-mail with information about how to send me photos of yourself so that I can draw you in.

The prints will also be available at Long Beach Comic Con. I'm not going to increase the number of prints, so there will still be only 25 prints total. If I sell out all 15 spaces, that means there will only be 10 available at Long Beach.

Last day to get your order in is October 17th unless the spots fill up before then. PayPal button is below, and if you want to have multiple people on the print, click it and the next page will let you select the number of positions.

Name(s) of attendee(s)

Start Spreadin' the News

Now that I've been home for a week, it's time to start planning my next trip. I'll be in New York City for the New York Comic-Con. I'll be set up with the Comic Book Diner guys, so look for me there.

And, as you may have guessed, a new show means a print. Here's the New York Love and Capes print.

Still yet to come this year, Columbus, where I'll put something special together for the Buckeye fans, and Long Beach, where I might do something that everyone across the country might be interested in. Hopefully, I'll let you know about that later this week.

Bride of Sketchapalooza

The last wave of my commission madness. Now's a great time to remind you, too, that I've got three shows this October: New York Comic Con (where I'll be set up with the Comic Book Diner guys), Mid-Ohio-Con, and Long Beach Comic Con. I'll be doing commissions at all of those, but if you want to get on the sketch list early, especially if you want something color and/or reference-heavy, pre-ordering is always a good thing. Send me an e-mail at tz (squiggly-at) thomz.com to get on the list early!

Son of Sketchapalooza

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.

Sketchapalooza

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!

Detroit Comic City

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.

Cincinnati Comic Expo

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.

Helloooo, Briscoe...

In the midst of this crazy con rush, I mentioned that I did a Brisco County, Jr. piece as a commission. It's late, but here it is.

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.