Tag: Comics

Interview at ALA’s Good Comics for Kids Blog

Among the many great folks I had a chance to hang out with a few weeks back at Heroes Con 2010 was Snow Wildsmith, a regional librarian (Mooresville, NC) and blogger for the American Library Association’s Good Comics for Kids site.  She did an interview with me on the show floor about all-ages GNs and …

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My Version of Frazetta’s ‘Sea Witch’

As most any comics-interested folks know, legendary cartoonist/painter/illustrator Frank Frazetta died a few weeks back.  I’ve been pretty busy of late (Heroes Con, packing for vacation, vacation, Count of Monte Cristo proposal, etc.) but when I heard the news I was inspired to have a go at a “tribute” drawing of a Frazetta painting.  One …

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Amelia: on Booklist’s top 10

Here’s another bit of great press for Amelia Earhart: This Broad Ocean: The book was named as one of Booklist’s top ten biographies for youth in 2010.  The complete list is here.

Heroes Con 2010 – Day 3

Sunday was surprisingly busy sales-wise it seemed to me.  I wound up (again) doing lots of sketchbook commissions and never really getting caught up with my five dollar superhero sketches.  I had someone request another Deadman, so I took care of that: Interesting sketchbook commissions I got Sunday were a request for The Thing in …

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Heroes Con 2010 – Day 2

Be careful what you wish for; you just might get it.  Friday was a bit slow at Heroes Con ’10, but Saturday morning was busy, busy, busy.  I still feel like I’m not selling as much stuff, but I think a lot of that has to do with my not having minis this year.  Instead …

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