Tag: Comics

Heroes Commissions: Characters from Quentin Tarantino Movies

This is one of the more fun commissions I’ve gotten lately: Clarence and Alabama Worley from True Romance and Mr. Blonde from Reservoir Dogs. Those are actually my two favorite Tarantino movies–and really the only two that I think hold up well over time. I loved Pulp Fiction when it came out but I re-watched …

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Heroes Con 2011, Here I Come!

If you’ve ever talked comics cons with me, you know that Heroes Con in Charlotte is one of my absolute favorites. Partially this is because I’ve been going there so long–maybe ten years or so, either as an attendee or an invited guest–and of course it’s right down the road from me in Charlotte. Another …

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Pinocchio by Winshluss: Read this Now.

It’s been a while since a comic really rocked my world to a degree that made me rush online to extol its virtues–I think maybe 2008’s Gus and His Gang by Christophe Blain is the last such book–but the recent English translation of Pinnochio by Winshluss is one for sure. This book is a masterpiece. …

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TCAF 2011 Con Report

The Toronto Comics Art Festival—AKA “TCAF”–is now over. This was the first time I exhibited there and here’s my con report in short: there’s a heck of a lot to love about TCAF. Getting There Pre-show, I wasn’t really able to suss out the general consensus on whether TCAF was a show where original pages …

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I’m TCAF-bound, Y’all!

You’re Going Where?! That’s right, people: I’m breaking out of my crusty SPX/Heroes Con-only shell and exhibiting at a new (to me) convention this year! I’d heard nothing but fantastic stuff about the Toronto Comics Art Festival (AKA “TCAF”) and so I applied to exhibit this year… and was incredibly surprised and honored to have …

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