J Chris Campbell

Man this summer has put a serious dent on my children’s college fund with all the movies I’ve been going to see. But I think for my entertainment dollar movies are still cheaper per hour than comic books. A comic is 3 bucks (secret invasion is 4) and you can read them in like 10 minutes. So that’s about 36 dollars for 2 hours of entertainment.

Hellboy is next up on your movie-geek-reference-card. It’s out of place in the line-up for some reason. How is your score so far? I’ll soon be 8 for 13.

I got an e-mail from Jim Mafood about his Colt 45 cans that are available and that they are having an ink the can contest. I’ve been wanting to do the Pepsi can for a while but couldn’t get motivated. After thinking about the Colt 45 for a little I couldn’t resists getting in on the fun. So go vote for my can!

The big green guy is out this weekend. Don’t let the commercial fool you, Tony Stark is only in the movie for about as long as he is in the ad.

For some real Iron Man and Hulk action catch this killer Marvel produced animation.

Thanks to my daughter Lily’s early arrival I will be attending Heroes Convention 2008! Small chance that I’ll be there for 2 days, but I will totally be there on Saturday!

JUNE 20-22
Charlotte, NC
Heroes Convention
Indie Island

Previously announced addition to Campbell Clan Industries has been produced. Final assembly completed on 5.30.08. Visual conformation of parts confirms previous test results and designation of Lilly has been assigned. Unit is now entering cocoon stage.

I whipped out my Indy today. Yes, I’m really looking forward to the movie on Thursday! I skipped a Sci-Fi show about the real crystal skulls in fear of seeing stuff from the movie. I vaguely remember watching an episode of “In Search of” with my dad about the crystal skulls but I can’t find it now. Man that show creeped me out so good.

The laser was first demonstrated 48 years ago on May 16 1960 by Theodore Harold Maiman.

The fine folk at Wide Awake Press have released another digital comic book like last year’s popular book “EATS“. This time around the theme of the book is prehistory packing in over 40 pages of dinosaur and cavemen. So go download PILTDOWN and experience comic history, even if it is all made-up.

What are you waiting for? Go read comics from me and Jon Adams, Dan Boyd, Scott Ellingburg, Andrew Davis, Patrick Dean, Justin Gammon, Dustin Harbin, Josh Latta, Joe Lambert, , Pat Lewis, Mike Miahack, Brad McGinty, Andy Runton and Ben Towle.

Iron Man is soaring into theaters today!

4 out of 5 on my scale of Awesomeness!

Definitely catch it at the theater to experience the killer flight sequences, explosions and sound effects. If you just have to watch from the safety of your home, you agoraphobite, it will hold up well on DVD. If you do wait, then prepare to have all the secrets ruined by your friends and family, because everyone will be seeing this movie at the theater. Except maybe children under 5 who might have trouble waiting to see Iron Man in action.

The PG13 rating is there probably for the violence(no worse than Transformers) and the short sex scene at the beginning that is mild compared to current soap opera standards (just cover your young one’s eyes when Tony Stark says “I’d like to show you how I get ready for bed” to a blonde interviewer).

Comic book fans will not be disappointed. Keep an eye out for all the sequel story subplots and sit through the credits for a major, killer piece of Iron Man lowdown. Bring a buddy you can slug in the sholder when something awesome happens!

Wide Awake Press follows up last year’s successful download comic EATS with an anthology of prehistoric tales. Go to wideawakepress.com on May 3 and download the FREE comic PILTDOWN. Join us on our journey back in time and see what stories surface when artists draw upon thier inner Cro-Magnon. Dinosaurs, Cavemen and all types of prehistroic beasts gather together for you to discover.

DOWNLOAD IT FOR FREE
ON MAY 3RD
FREE COMIC BOOK DAY

This Saturday May 3rd I will be at Richard’s Comics and Collectables here in Greenville, SC.

The Greenville News did a nice little story about it the event. You can read it online here for you out of townies. Here’s a little part:

J. Chris Campbell, a local artist and creator of the comic Zig Zag , will be present as well, signing his books and drawing free sketches throughout the day, along with Tracy Yardley, current artist of Sonic the Hedgehog and Archie Comics.

Campbell grew up reading comic books and going to comic book conventions.

Seeing and talking to publishers and artists made the art form seem really accessible, he said.

He always loved to draw, but didn’t think he’d be able to make a career out of it. So he majored in marketing at Winthrop University and minored in art.

In 2000, Campbell had the opportunity to see his original comic strip, The Aging Disease, published in a local publication. One thing led to another and soon Campbell started his own publishing company, Wide Awake Press, and published an anthology of comics by local artists

See you at Richard’s!!