Busy weekend

On the road a lot this past weekend.  I attended JayandEddies Comic Book show in Winston Salem,NC.  That was a fun show.  Got to spend some time with family beforehand, and then had a good day at the show.  I know a lot of people there, because I have done a bunch of cons in Winston (conventions, not convicts; that sounded dirty but wasn't).

Then on Sunday my wife and I went to Charlotte with 2 friends to see Adam West and Burt Ward.  Mad Monster Party is mostly a horror Con, but they had Batman and Robin there!  So we got to talk to them(quite a bit really, not like the rush job you usually get).  We got autographs and a picture made.  It was fantastic!  Add to that seeing a couple of artists I know and I was thrilled.
Tired, but thrilled.

John Hairston is one of those artists, if you don't know his work, you should check it out.  Matthew Smith was the other, his graphic novel Bee Sting was adapted into a horror movie and played as part of the film festival.  Really impressive.

Busy weekend, but fun.  It was a great time.  Now, back to work (sigh).

March 28th

Jay and Eddie's comic book show is Saturday, March 28th.  They have a good show with a great crowd of people.  Then on Sunday Wendy, a couple of friends and I are going to Charlotte to meet Adam West and Burt Ward.  That makes my inner geek all kinds of happy.


Working through the funk, that's all I can do.  Inked on Issue 12 today before going in to a late shift at work.  That felt nice.

Funk

I'm struggling against myself a lot lately.  I can't get a good balance of trying to balance my time working on prints vs. working on my comics.  A lot of times the prints sell better at conventions, but the comics are why I do this.  I still have Issue 12 of Intermezzo to ink.  That plus some hard times at work are making this a bad time for me.

Snow

So here in NC we got a few ice storms last week and snow last night.  People are losing their minds, like we have been snowed in for months.  It will all be fine, but I am worried about ac ouple of events this weekend.


I planned to go play Heroclix in Greenville Saturday.  That would also give me the chance to pick up comic books at the closest comic book store to my house, Nostalgia Newsstand.  It is about 35 miles away.  Since our local shop closed I don't get comics regularly anymore and it depresses me.  But you do what you have to do.


Sunday is a comic book convention in Raleigh, snow willing.  It is put on by the people who do NCComicon who do a great con.  I only live about 40 miles from the show, so it shouldn't be a problem for me.


Other than that things are good.  I am inking issue 12, currently on page 5.

Issue 12!

Issue 12 is penciled, lettered, and Wendy has edited it so far.  She said it is her favorite issue since the first one.  I think I agree.  I've inked the first page and most of the 2nd. 


I have a con in Raleigh on March 1st.  The Oak City Convention.  It is put on by the guys who do NCComicon so it will be good.


Moving right along.

Plans

Issue 12 progress.  I have 20 pages penciled and lettered, so the issue still has a ways to go but I am pleased with the story and how things look so far.


I am starting to plan my conventions for the year.  My first appearance will be at the VA Comicon on Feb 7th.  The weekend before that I am throwing a birthday party for Wendy (my wife).  After that I will hopefully get out to more shows.

New Year

I have been working on issue 12 as much as my pinched nerve has allowed.  I have been on the couch for about a month "taking it easy."  Which kinda sucks.  As I got closer to feeling better, but not quite enough to sit at my drawing table, I got a drawing board on my lap and penciled some pages.  I hope you won't be able to tell which ones those were.  "Hey this issue is great.  What the heck happened here?"


I haven't posted either.  Sat.  On a couch.  Watching Batman (60's one, the one good thing I can say).  But I am getting back into the swing of things.  I have gone 2 days without a cane.


So the better I feel, the more I draw.