san diego comic-con

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we arrived at the convention wednesday night around 7pm and promptly got mobbed. i didn't even get to set up my table! there were a lot of people at preview night this year.

this was taken thursday or friday

one of the many, many cute kids out on the floor
he looks just like his teddy

lodge room bar, good sazeracs here, food was lame though

maryjane' for sunday breakfast, got me supercharged tho'...

... so i could be ready for more of this

drove like crazy to get back for a funeral on monday

still this blind shot out the window turned out nice

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and here are some friend photos...

scottc (scott campbell, not j. scott campbell)
posing neutral minor

my geegar boyz

checking out their blog is a must

thien pham
mr. money bags

calvin reed of publishers weekly and jody culkin, photographer
by far one of my favorite couples, ever

colleen coover and paul tobin

creators of banana sunday and lotsa other great stuff

my favorite comic-con gal, penguino!

my neighbor and cartoonist prolificatis, raina telgemeier for some reason i totally forgot to take pics of dave, marion and john who were also there, so i am very sorry about that

ralph matthieu, owner of Reality Comics in vegas thanks for the cliff bar, Ralph!

harry fagel and son sam

cutest couple award goes to helllen jo and calvin wong
yes use at least 3 L's please

jen wang discovers that little dogs can hold stuff too

jen yin sort of doesn't love thien pham who loves thien pham

anna and jesse hamm, from portland, OR

legs, this would make a cool drawing

hands, randomly everywhere
this would also make a good drawing, maybe with no faces drawn in

douglas wolk author of Reading Comics: How Graphic Albums Work and What They Mean

my pal gene yang and kolbe, my favorite kid

gina gagliano, First Second boothmaster
i don't know how she singlehandedly does it all
but she does!

and... i'm bad with names...! but these kids make bean-shaped toys and are way cool. the guy on the right is an artist for sure, gotta go find their names somehow....

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better pics

not enough time to post all the paintings finalized, but here are some of them.
see you folks at comic-con

vanity shots, swan and crocodile

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my favorite thing

robot boy with household pet

polar bear pup

ant

hey ho horse

turtle knows

her, not me

BFF

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quick pics

my sign brush punked out so i will be bringing only 3 of the robot paintings to the show. i started on the others but wasn't getting the quality that i wanted, pooooooooh.

blurry pictures will be replaced by highres scans tomorrow

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times like these

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San Diego Comic-Con Previews

here are some of the paintings i'll be bringing down to san diego comic-con. dibs if you write me an email request before tuesday. i'll be setting up Wednesday evening during Preview Night, around 5 or 6!

click on the images for a closer view

these paintings are mostly done
i still have to do a few more things

these are definitely not done
but will be by this weekend

somebody asked if i will have robots
the answer is yes, a few

warm-up sketches will be in their usual spots on the table at the show

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SHOW! - July Events and more

J U L Y E V E N T S

show in san diego, reading at the CAM, posters up at the gallery...
check out the "LITTLEBIRD SHOWS" announcements at the upper right column of my blog for more info

wus!

warm up sketches, these'll be finished for san diego comic-con

for some reason, i like drawing these chubby dogs

click on image for larger view

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