I’ve been there before. I know how things are. At the same time I’m always surprised. At the spectacle of it, at the crazy people. And the wonderfully nice people. There are the costumes. The noise. The sea of merchandise and comics and artwork. There are the distances you walk in a day. Trickster was […]
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On the move: COMIC CON CULTURE CLASH
Dave McKean talking about using music as a springboard for emotional connection to his work Day 4 at Comic Con and fatigue is starting to set in. While the wife and kids are at Sea World, I roam the floors of Comic Con and try not to embarrass myself too much. Last night was a […]
On the move: TRICKSTER!!!
Life drawing at TRICKSTER 2012 YES, they did it again! As a counterpart to the massive pop culture phenomenon that is SDCC, Scott Morse and a bunch of other artists started TRICKSTER, a comics related arts forum. Or hangout, I guess is a better word for it. Set in a downtown bar, TRICKSTER offers creator […]
On the move: COMIC CON – DAY 3 & 4
Time flies when you’re having fun. The past two days flew by like a squadron of Tie-fighters, leaving me with impressions to digest for weeks to come. Friday I took my oldest daughter to the Con and we basically just walked around and looked at dolls, Disney art and weird people. We had sushi with the […]
On the move: COMIC CON – DAY 1
Hard to navigate in all this, wandering around at random, looking for a familiar face. Exhausting, but fun. Sometimes just bizarre. If you’re here, you know what I’m talking about. If not, well, a picture says more than a thousand words… Penguin pederasts Grrrauuw. Originals on display in Artist’s Alley I’m not getting […]
On the move: COMIC CON – PREVIEW NIGHT
After a harrowing drive from L.A. with a 1-year old screaming the whole way, it was a real treat to check in at our fancy hotel and lay down for a few minutes before a quick shower and rush off to Comic Con. And great not to stand in line for hours like the regular […]