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Here it is, a giant post plugging all the projects that my friends and I are involved with for Comic-Con<\/a>. To start, the most basic information for those who dislike reading long posts:<\/p>\n

I will be at Comic-Con International in San Diego from July 25-29, You will be able to find me at the Big Boss Comics<\/i> table in the small press area. Our table number is N10. And please visit our friends, the Tired Girls<\/i> at table N4.<\/b><\/p>\n

As promised, I have two illustrations to cover the week’s posts, which simultaneously act as plugs for my convention projects. Convenient and diabolical, yes? Click images for larger view<\/i>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The first up is the cover of the sketchbook that I’ll be selling. The lovingly rendered characters on that cover are (from left to right) Mer-Man astride Panthor, Whiplash, and Beastman, as rendered by me when I was about 9-years-old. The guts of the sketchbook, however, contain my modern day work–including a lot of uncolored line art from the sketches that go up on this blog, but also debuting a number of pieces that have yet to appear. The sketchbook, titled Action Figures I Wanted as a Child, & Other Assorted Drawings<\/i>, is 40 pages, with color cover and black and white interiors, and sells for a mere $5. FYI, the real version of the cover doesn’t have the watermark with the blog URL across the cover.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Next up, is art from both the front and back of a free promotional postcard for my comic-in-progress, The Legend of Cog<\/i>. For more on the progress and status of Cog, please check out the website<\/a> (and you can read the first 8 pages for free). I will also be selling copies of the first “issue” of The Legend of Cog<\/i>, which is basically a black and white ashcan preview that gives you the first 24 pages of the story. The ashcan goes for the neglible price of $1.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>In addition to the Cog postcard, I also put together a free promotional postcard to promote this very blog. The art, of course, is taken from this post<\/a>, which I spruced up with some type and background elements.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Beyond my personal projects, I’ve got some stuff going on with the day job, as well. One of the give-aways at the Bongo Comics booth will be a mini-comic promoting the return of Futurama. I penciled the comic over Bill Morrison’s layouts.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Also, I will be speaking on a panel. Actually, I will probably do everything in my power to not speak, but I will be sitting on the stage, with the other people on the panel. The reason I’m on the panel is that I’m pencilling a 6-page story for this year’s Treehouse of Horror<\/i> comic, written by none other than the uber-funny Patton Oswalt<\/a> himself. Patton Oswalt couldn’t make it to the panel, but I’ll be there, and I’m just as funny and talented. BWAHAHAHAHAHA… well, we all had a good laugh about that. Anyways, here’s the info about the panel from Comic-Con’s website<\/a>: <\/div>\n

Thursday, July 26, 2:00-3:00 Bongo Comics Sneak Peek<\/b>\u2014 Bongo Comics offers a mouth-watering preview of upcoming projects featuring The Simpsons and Futurama. Managing editor Terry Delegeane and creative director Bill Morrison host a panel featuring the writers and artists who create the comics and books based on Matt Groening\u2019s phenomenal TV shows. Find out what\u2019s in the future for Futurama Comics and what to expect in Simpsons Comics and Simpsons Super Spectacular. Plus, Thomas Lennon (Reno 911), Tone Rodriguez (Violent Messiahs), and Gerry Duggan (The Last Christmas) will be on hand to talk about their terrifying contributions to this fall\u2019s star-studded issue of Bart Simpson\u2019s Treehouse of Horror! This is a \u201dmust-attend\u201d panel for all fans of The Simpsons and Futurama\u2014and anyone looking for a place to sit down! <\/span>Room 3<\/span><\/n><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

<\/b>\"\"<\/a>My tablemates from Big Boss Comics<\/a><\/i> have got plenty of goods too. First up is the Big Boss Comics Was Here<\/i> anthology. For a measly $10, you get 100 whopping pages in black and white, with a gorgeous color cover by Andrew Tunney<\/a>. The Kid Justice story I mentioned a few posts ago is in there, with a humble “cover” by yours truly, and awesome interior art by Vinny.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Speaking of Vinny, he’ll be selling the latest issue of It’s Ninja Time<\/i>, a quirky action-packed comic that I dearly love. Vinny will also be selling color sketches, many of which you can see on his blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Big Boss is also promoting Josh’s<\/a> new comic \"\"<\/a>Necessary Evil<\/i>, which is in the August Issue of Previews<\/a>, and will be on sale in October, published by Desperado Comics. The cover for issue #1 (as seen in the flyer to the right) is by the superb Dustin Nguyen<\/a>, who’s a pretty big deal over at a little company you might have heard of called… DC comics<\/i>. O_O<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>And don’t forget about the Tired Girl Collective<\/a><\/i>. They were quite a hit last year, and they’re back for more. Jodi<\/a> will be packing buttons and various hamster-related paraphenelia<\/a>. Sherri will have a book called Johnny Popcorn and a book called Momfight! (Surely, your interest must be piqued by now!) And Ren<\/a> will be there with clever<\/a> and surreal<\/a> cards, nerdcore totebags (see below), shrinky dinks (yes really), and more!<\/p>\n

<\/a>\"\"<\/a>So, in summary. If you are in San Diego this week, go to the convention and visit:<\/p>\n