Rueben interviews Morning Glories co-creator and artist Joe Eisma at the 2012 Dallas Comic Con!
Art by Joe Eisma
‘Morning’ Chat with Joe Eisma!
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Interview with Josh Adams!
Kellen sat down with Dr. Who artist Josh Adams at the 2012 Dallas Comic Con to talk art, new work, and his comic book crushes sexy sexy abs!
Comic Con Artist Watch: Robert Wilson IV
Art by Robert Wilson IV
Here is a FANTASTIC commission we got from they very talented Robert Wilson IV at this past weekend’s 2012 Dallas Comic Con! He will match our Wiccan piece perfectly!
Art by Robert Wilson IV
STORM to the RESCUE!
Below is a true account from Mattice Lowery a.k.a Sam with the Hair who was cosplaying as 70′s Storm this past weekend at the 2012 Dallas Comic Con! When I read it on her blog SAMwiththHair I just had to share it with everyone! Enjoy!
Photo: Jeremy Biggers
When I dressed up as Storm for Dallas Comic Con, I had no idea that I would end up being an actual hero. My hero moment occurred about 2 hours in to our Comic Con adventures. Jeremy and I had stopped in the exhibit hall checking out all the vendors and we eventually ended up at the homies LoyalKNG’s booth. We all talked for a bit, swapping stories about the cool stuff we had seen thus far and I got pulled aside for more photos a few times before getting a moment to just chill and look around.
It was during this lull when I noticed a little boy, light saber in hand weaving through the hoards of people too caught up to notice him, calling out for his daddy. I scanned the crowd, I didn’t see any frantic parents chasing after him but I could hear the panic in his voice and knew he was lost. In a split second decision I left Jeremy without a word and darted through the crowd after the little boy. I caught him an aisle over and stopped him. His name was Sage, he was 5 years old and he was lost in a sea of thousands of crazed comic book fans. So I took his hand and told him I’d help him find his daddy.
At this point I still didn’t see a panicked father in the crowds so I picked Sage up and walked through the throngs of people, talking to him the whole way trying to distract him and keep him calm. Iron Man was one of his favorite superheros and his cousin came with him to Comic Con dressed as Cyclops. Still no sign of dad though and after a few minutes I met up with Jeremy again and we found a volunteer, informing them that Sage was lost.
Sage managed to remember his dads name and a few radio relays later another volunteer approached us with a frantic father in tow. The man was understandably near tears at the sight of his son. “Who? Who’s the hero that found him?” (yes those were his actual words) The volunteers look to me with a simple “Storm.” Sage’s dad was so thankful. “Storm has always been one of my favorite characters. I’ll never forget this.”
Neither will I. By far the best memory from Dallas Comic Con.
-Mattice Lowery a.k.a SamwiththeHair
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Dallas Comic Con 2012: Photos Day 2!
Aaron M., Kellen & Rueben!
Such a good time was had on our second day! Here are some photos in the gallery below and you can check out our FACEBOOK to tag yourself and see more photos!
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Josh Adams (and Steve and Eve)
That adorable Doctor Who piece up there is from none other than Josh Adams, multi-talented illustrator and inker well known for his work on IDW’s Doctor Who and his contributions to the Astonishing X-Men motion comics. We had the privilege to interview him briefly at Dallas Comic Con 2012 today and were completely taken with him. Not only were his prints and portfolio eye-catching but one of his current projects, Adam, Eve & Steve (name in progress) is one of the most inventive pitches I’ve heard in years.
Essentially, the biblical story remains much the same with Adam & Even being created for each other but the quintessential couple is thrown a curveball when a time-lost guy from the future (Steven) finds his way into the Garden of Eden and becomes the cause of some sexual awakening in our first man. Such a simple and intriguing line already has me hooked but there is no definitive start date at this point, sadly.
That shouldn’t stop you from checking out the homepage for the comic and bugging the heck out of the creators with your love until they get this great concept in motion! Be sure to check out Josh’s Doctor Who continuing series artwork as well (and check the handsome man himself out below).
Josh Adams: www.whatwouldjoshdo.com
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Dallas Comic Con 2012: Day 1
Free Comic Book Day @ Zeus Comics!
We woke our asses up early to get to Zeus Comics for Free Comic Book Day 2012! It was crowded and wonderful and we met plenty of awesome people as well! We look forward to our Hulkling commission from the very talented Robert Wilson IV!
Kellen, Rueben and Aaron M. @ Zeus Comics!
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Free Comic Book Day 2012!
Tomorrow, myself and the rest of the gang from Mutant A Day will be at Zeus Comics for Free Comic Day! Many artists will be there doing commissions, and being generally awesome! So stop by, say hi, and get some comics!
ARTIST Q&A: Mike S. Henderson!
Mike Henderson
MaD: Who is your favorite character to draw and why?
MH: Historically speaking, I would say the Hulk and the Thing. I love drawing large characters and finding ways to show them fitting in and interacting with the rest of the world, which is so small and difficult for them. It’s a fascinating dynamic to play with. Close runner up: Spidey.
MaD: Outside of the comic industry who/what influences your work? Do you find yourself wanting dive into other mediums of artistic expression? If so what mediums?
MH: My shelves are full of huge volumes of all the masters, really. The obvious ones, Da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo. I’ve found there aren’t many artistic problems you can run into that weren’t solved in some way by one of them. Graphically speaking, I have a special attachment to artists like Gustav Klimpt, Charles Dana Gibson and Alphonse Mucha. But from a purely visceral, visual standpoint, no artist had more of an impact on me than the great French designer Rene Grau. You should be very proud that you’ve squeezed that name out of me. I like to hog him to myself.
MaD: Who is your favorite artist of all time?
MH: Wow. A loaded question if ever I heard one. After my previous answer, I’m going to limit myself to comic artists in spite of that fact of how many great ones there are to choose from and say, simply: Alex Toth. Everything I said about the great Renaissance masters having solved just about every artistic problem there is can be said about Toth and the process of making comics.
Art: Mike S. Henderson
MaD: What would you tell artists about getting into the comic industry?
MH: All the cliche answers to this question are good ones and should never be ignored (Learn storytelling. Learn your anatomy. Learn perspective. Draw. Draw. Draw.) but storytelling is the key to it all. The rest will come to you with study and practice, but it’s all worthless if no one knows what the hell is going on. The one thing that no one seems to talk about when discussing getting IN to comics is how to STAY in. Being the most talented guy in the world will certainly open some doors for you and make your life easier, but professionalism will make a career out of it. It’s simple stuff, really. Be kind, show the respect people are due even if they don’t show it back and pass on the helping hand other professionals gave to you. Oh, and for heavens sake, meet your bloody deadlines!!!
MaD: Describe your workspace. Do you have rituals you go through when working on a piece? Drink?Food?Music?
MH: My workspace, by and large, is a shambles but it’s MY shambles. Stacks of books and papers, layouts and reference taped to every wall. It’s organized chaos that once in every blue moon will get a good cleaning but never stays that way for long. This will sound terribly anal retentive but, because they require the most thought, I only listen to music when doing layouts and even then its mostly soundtracks or anything with no vocals. I can have the TV on or listen to baseball games when pencilling, and mostly I’ll watch things that I’ve seen before while inking. DVD box sets are a freelancers best friend.
Art: Mike S. Henderson
MaD: Can you tell us about any new exciting projects you have coming up? If so what are they?
MH: I’ve just started working on something that hasn’t been announced yet, unfortunately. If you’d asked me a few weeks from now I probably could’ve spilled the beans. In the short term, I recently turned in covers for issues #9-12 of this summers Ghostbusters event, Haunted America, from IDW. I’ll also be dipping into the creator owned arena, probably in digital form, sometime later this year as soon my partners-in-crime and I get our collective schedules in order.
MaD: Where can we find more information about you and your work?
MH: My blog (http://mikeshenderson.blogspot.com/) has the most current news as to what I’m up to, as well as my world infamous blog sketch series that used to be updated much more frequently. A byproduct of getting busier, I suppose, but a good byproduct!
Mike S. Henderson is currently a freelance artist for IDW and Marvel.
