More Sketches: my C2E2 weekend Part II

Part I of My C2E2 weekend.

Once I'd made enough money, it was time to work on the fundraising and free sketches. I sat for two hours at the Hero Initiative booth, and tried to remember to tell folks who got free sketches at my table to donate to either Hero Initiative or the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. If I forgot to ask you, it's still not too late. The Hero Initiative raises money to help aging comics geniuses with medical and other financial emergencies. The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund defends the 1st Amendment for comics creators and sellers.

Onto the sketches! Or as Stanley Lieberman would say, Excelsior...

This girl is a pre-med student who went to her first con

with her college comics club. No artistic background, but 

she made her own Poison Ivy costume for C2E2. That story 

earned a nicer-than-usual free sketch. Mike Golden walked by, 

and we got him to give her a free sketch too, as Rogue.

 

This NYC Library Science student and C2E2 con volunteer was the first Hero Init. donor to get a sketch.

Frankly, it was  slow start at the 10am Saturday opening. The first guy I flagged down and offered a $20 sketch to refused and scampered away. Future librarian was much more generous! Thanks!

And now, a few more Hero Initiative sketches for the regular $60 donation:

Sam Pannier, at C2E2 to promote her movie Mission Park, was the first person I sketched for at the DC Booth.  She plays Tessa Faux, "Expert fighter (Karate & Judo), gunslinger, and master detective." I didn't quite catch her eyes with this drawing, sigh.

Martian Manhunter Black Lantern.  I had no idea how to draw this, but fortunately I was at the DC booth! Reference galore.

Back at the Artist Alley, Table Q6. Portraits and sketches for kids are free. Headshots of superheroes will cost ya!

Three of the clerks from Chicago's Third Coast Comics.

A portrait of Sinestro as US Agent. How cool is that?

He didn't want a pirate, but something like that. So I drew a royal navy officer get ready to unleash His Majesty's ninjas, monkeys and robots against the pirates.

Another librarian! Librarians make the best comic geeks.

The family name begins with an 'O', so I retooled the Incredibles logo for them.

Librarian by Day...

She has Superman curls, he doesn't, what else I could I do?

Art Students are so adorable! They wanted a badass looking portrait.

The word balloon says, "Human bean juice."

Ryvre of Chicago's G-Mart Comic Books.

His Mom is a huge Superman fan!

This sketchbook has another portrait of him by me, unfinished.

So I went a little fancier with this one.

Katie Cook! She's got a Legends of the Mouse Guard story in issue 3.

Sketch trade with Matthew Kriske!

Not so much a portrait of him, as a portrait of his moustache.

I've drawn this couple several times, and it's always fun.

Sith Lord D!

And we end with Z for zombies! 

I had a great time at the show, hope to see you there next time.

A message from our sponsors: my C2E2 weekend Part I

Part II of My C2E2 weekend. 

Had a great weekend at the first C2E2 show in Chicago. I love having a comic convention inside Chicago city limits, and with Windy City Comicon on hiatus it's nice to have a giant replacement. I love my hometown of Chicago.

I sold really well in the first day and a half, so blew off the rest of the convention doing free sketches. So everyone who got a free sketch, here are the people who effectively paid for your sketches. Big thanks for their generosity!

First round to top art dealer Albert Moy, who bought every piece of artwork I had left at the show.  If you're interested in my Batman: Widening Gyre #6 cover, or the covers to Irredeemable #6, or Authority: The Lost Year #7, #9, #11 or #12, he's the man you want to talk to. He's a great seller, with a huge respect for comic art and comic geeks. His website also has scans of work he sells for Jim Lee,Bruce Timm, Darwyn Cooke, and far too many other great artists to summarize here.

 

Two people bought my 'fancy' quality of sketch. I worked on these overnight in my studio to get them just right. Two more people to thank! This is why you got free sketches.

 

I met huge numbers of great creators at the con. Excellent mix of creators and editors. Got to say hi to Paul Levitz, who seems to enjoy life as a writer. A few short conversations with Bill Willingham about our Back Roads book.

Historic 1st handshake with Karen Berger, the editor 

whose stable of DC books required the creation 

of a whole new line, Vertigo, to contain it.

I've been sending her tryout letters for years,

and someday I'll do a book for her and Shelly.

My "Brother from Another Mother" Frank Cho,

and his Cho-girl looking childhood pal 

whose name I can't remember...

He gave me some great advice on the business.

Ken Hite, who got a cover for being Ken Hite. 

Great RPG writer and thinker.

Jann Jones, the blushing bride-to-be of James Robinson.

So she's going from Mrs. Jones to Mrs. Robinson, 

she made the joke before I did.

The editor behind Tiny Titans, DC's best kids' book ever.

Dinner with Katie Cook, the Petersens and crew.

Look for me and Lowell Francis's 9 page story in

Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard #2, 

release date June 30, Diamond Order Code APR10 0733.

Katie's story is in #3, so you might as well buy the whole series.

Previews and press release here.

Grim Gracey of the Dixie Derby Girls.

The 2nd most dangerous person at the

con, next to wanted man Mike Golden.

That's not flash red eye, her cybernetic 

eyes really do glow red.

Writer Paul Tobin. Didn't get a pic of his wife, 

artist Colleen Coover standing right next to him.

That's it for now. Next post, almost all the free sketches I did!