Tag: General

HeroesCon 2017 Mega-Panel!

Here’s the skinny on the 2017 HeroesCon Mega-Panel. It’s Saturday at 2:30 in room 209. Full HeroesCon programming is available on their website. EISNER AND KIRBY AT 100 Which centenary to celebrate, Will Eisner’s or Jack Kirby’s? Ben Towle, Jennie Law, and Craig Fischer—the hosts of this year’s mega-panel—have foolishly decided to tackle both birthdays. …

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A Month With The Microsoft Surface Pro 2

It’s been a bit over a month since I purchased and began using a Microsoft Surface Pro 2. Here’re some thoughts on the machine, with an emphasis–for obvious reasons–on the Surface as a digital drawing platform. Why The Surface? A few factors all converged simultaneously which lead me to think the Surface was worth a …

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The Platinum Carbon Pen: Holy Grail of Sketching Pens?

If you follow my ramblings, you know that I love my Rotring Art Pen for working in my sketchbook… except for one thing: the ink refills you have to use for the pen aren’t water-fast, so you can’t sketch with the Rotring and then go over your drawing with sepia wash or watercolor. On the …

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Christmas Card 2010

With the year coming to a close and Christmas fading into the past, I guess it’s safe to post our Christmas card from this year.  We actually managed to mail out the physical cards the week before Christmas this year, so anyone that’s been mailed a card has had it in their mitts for a …

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Shameless Self-Promotion Holiday Sale!

Yeah, that’s right: a shamelessly self-promotional holiday sale! Enter HOLIDAY2010 at checkout for 20% off everything in my store. In addition to an assortment of original pages from Midnight Sun and Amelia Earhart: This Broad Ocean, there’re: Signed and sketched-in copies of Amelia Earhart. Great for anyone maybe 8 to 14-ish, especially girls! My convention-fave …

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