Long Beach Comic Con - Josh

I realize that I'm very late in announcing this, but Matt Wilson and I will be promoting Scrooge and Santa at the Long Beach Comic Con (10/29-31). Arcana (publisher) will have a booth (#406) where Matt and I will be part of a small team running it. We will be passing out small candy canes like these to help promote our graphic novel.

If you can come to this Con, please stop by the booth and say "HI". Love to see any of you!

(Don't forget, you can order your copy of Scrooge and Santa at Urban Collector.)

Place Your Orders!

OK folks! You can now actually place your orders for Scrooge and Santa!

Just go to Urban Collector and search for "Scrooge and Santa" or just CLICK HERE.

It's started!

Scrooge and Santa - Comic Con Report (Josh)

I realize that it's a bit late in announcing this, but Comic Con went well!
From what we know, at least 17 books were sold on the main floor!
For being an unknown book, by two "unknowns", without prior promotion, we are very happy with how it sold. It was at times surreal, since Matt and I sat behind a big booth (Arcana Comics) and actually signed copies of our book. We have been attending Comic Con together for the past 7 years, so it was very poetic that our first comic would be created together and premiered at the Con. (Forgot to mention that we saw our printed comic for the first time at Comic Con.) Wow, just a couple of years ago I was presenting on a panel and this year I'm "working the Floor". It seems like every I go, I get more and more "involved".

Thank you to Matthew Wilson, who put much investment into this project and who was able to make it a reality!
Thank you to Sean O'Reilly (CEO and Owner of Arcana Comics) for being willing to have this story published!
To all the friends and comrades who sought us out and bought Scrooge and Santa, and to all the complete strangers who ran across this and chose to invest in a completely new book, we give a big heartfelt THANK YOU!
And last, but certainly not least, an enormous THANK YOU to my amazing wife, Katie. Without her willingness and patience to take care of our daughter and other needs, this project would not have happened. I love you Darling!

If you (or someone you know) would like to get a copy of Scrooge and Santa, you can soon place orders through Arcana Comics in October. We will be posting news and updates throughout the Fall. In the meantime please visit the Scrooge and Santa Facebook Page.

Publishing for The Con - Josh

I realized that I never announced on our blog that the work for the graphic novel SCROOGE & SANTA is finally completed! The publisher (Arcana Comics) is working on getting the book completed in time for Comic Con (July 22-25). This year I will actually be sitting at a booth on the main floor, promoting the book! It seems that the more I attend the Con, the more I get "involved". If any of you are attending, please stop by the Arcana Comics booth #2415. Love to see any of you!

Plato Comic Booklet

A few years ago I created a presentation booklet acting as a proposal for a graphic novel, titled Plato Journey. It was drawn during my breaks at my last job using a ballpoint pen I got from a hotel. This was made before I knew anything about drawing comics and it was a good learning experience. (For Example) One thing I learned was, don't draw a comic with a ball point pen.
If you would like to check it out, you may now download a PDF version by clicking HERE.
Enjoy!

Graphic Novel Progress - Josh

If I've appeared to be unsocial to anyone these last couple of months, it's mainly because I've devoted any moment I can spare on a graphic novel project. This is the same one I mentioned in a PAST POST. It's a Christmas story that deals with Scrooge and Santa. The story was written by Matthew Wilson.

I'm about halfway through the 3rd act, so the end is almost in sight. Right now the book is in black and white and soon to be colored. A Lettrist is currently working on all the text. Here are a few page samples of my work-in-progress (the font is not final). This is my first graphic novel and comic book, so it's been a real learning experience.

I CAN COLOR!

Last November I got to be a Lead Colorist for Doug TenNapel's latest graphic novel called One Bad Island. This means that I established the color pallet for the book so that other Colorists could use it to color the entire book. I personally colored several chunks of pages myself. It was a lot fun to work under Doug and it was great learning experience!
There are no images that I can share from this book, but there are some drawings in this video:


For those of you who don't know, Doug TenNapel (WEBSITE LINK) is the creator of Earth Worm Jim, a great collection of comic books, some cartoon shows, and a few films. His latest film project is with Hugh Jackman and his company (CLICK HERE TO READ).