I am pretty excited about the upcoming Boston Comic Con, a mere 10 days away! Here is their link for anyone local: http://www.bostoncomiccon.com/
As a Boston guy with tough commitments, it is pretty hard for me to get away to the big conventions. Even a day trip to the NYCC is difficult to pull off.
So I am pretty pumped about this new convention which has been going on for the last couple of years. I have met some big names in the past here: Jim Steranko, Carmine Infantino, and Bernie Wrightson to name a couple. I also have met a lot of local artists like Paul Ryan, Norman Lee, and Scott Wegener to name a few.
The good news is that this Boston convention seems to be growing. Next month's is 2 days!
And look at the big name guests! Something for everyone! Here are some brief resumes.
Mike Allred is most famous for Madman but also has done X-Statix.
Whilce Portacio has done Spawn, X-Men, Wetworks, and other WildStorm issues.
Jim Cheung has done New Avengers, Young Avengers, and The Illuminati.
Paul Gulacy is most famous for his run on Master of Kung Fu but has also worked on Batman and Catwoman.
Add to that a lot of other guests and it looks like I might need to moonlight a bit to make some extra cash to spend.
I really like Jim Cheung's art and so I am going to head to the con early in hopes of grabbing a commission from him.
Of all the guests, Gulacy is my favorite. I have always loved his art. Here is a commission of Supergirl that I already have from him.
This is probably the most cheesecake-y commission in my collection. It is not the usual style for my collection but I would expect nothing else from a master of the female form like Gulacy. This is really a great piece. The scan does not do it justice. The shading and grey tones really give it a 3-dimensional feel and some energy.
