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
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!!
All the new WAP goodies for FLUKE!
Weirdotoys
By Justin Gammon
26 Robots
By J Chris Campbell
Pegbots
By J Chris Campbell
Go grab a copy of Students of the Unusual Giant-sized Music Special #1. “The first comic to come with it’s own music cd.” The cd is loaded with tunes from winners of a music contest including Wappie Ashley Holt and features a cd design by me! The issue also contains the first issue where Brad McGinty takes over the art for “Recalcitrant Jones and the Dead Beats.”
I’ll have a new mini-comic for FLUKE on April 12,2008. It’s called 26 robots and it’s a full color collection of robots in alpabetical order. Drop me a line if you can’t make it to FLUKE and you’d like a copy. Not sure of the price right now but I’ll let you know ASAP.
FLUKE is the worlds most best mini-comics festival!
April 12 2008
Athens Georgia in Tasty World
Check out www.flukeathens.com for more information!
What is FLUKE? Well the website says:
FLUKE is a mini-comic festival that has been organized by Athens-area comic artists, underground publishers and their enthusiasts since 2002. Conceived as a venue for the discussion and exchange of timely ideas related to mini-comics, zines, and other independent publications, FLUKE is not a large comic convention or merchandising-saturated extravaganza. This isn’t to say we don’t like our share of stuff–’cause we do. However, we have kept the organization of the event as simple as possible to ensure that it remains focused on work and ideas rather than merchandising.
I’m working on some water color robots to have for ACE. I bought some ink and a brush to see if I liked the way it worked. I tested the it last night real quick on the water color paper I have. It was fun to do so I think I’ll use it on the final water colors and scan them for you when I finish. Or you could just come to ACE and take one home with you!
