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Post by ARGOTAKAR on Jul 2, 2011 1:10:45 GMT -5
Michael Angelos and Tim Vigil will be attending this year's grand event. We'll be sitting together in Artist's Alley, section II, tables 7 & 8
Stay tuned!
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Post by ARGOTAKAR on Jul 9, 2011 2:12:19 GMT -5
We’re commemorating my return to the Con (7-years ago) with a new printing of Jack the Lantern # 5, which has been sold out for over 5-years. Check it out: www.castlerainentertainment.caThe book features a new Tim Vigil cover, and will be limited to only 100-copies and printed on heavy glossy stock. As an extra bonus, I’ve included a 12-page preview (dialogue free) of a new series entitled: SPEAR OF AMERICA: Spartan Blood War. You probably heard me mention this book over the years under some different names: (ZD, the Spartan: blood war). I’m finally sticking to this one—I promise. The pencils for the book were done by Joe Vigil (GIH) with inks by Tony Bledsoe. The book will sell for $8.00 at the show.
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Post by paperdragon on Jul 11, 2011 12:55:38 GMT -5
Nice, look forward to seeing the Spartan preview.
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Post by ARGOTAKAR on Jul 21, 2011 22:54:58 GMT -5
If anyone is interested in a copy of the Jack 5 2011 SDCC edition, you can e-mail at castlerain@telus.net
They will be $8.00 plus shipping.
Oh, and the show is going good. Lots of PEOPLE!!!!
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Post by ARGOTAKAR on Aug 8, 2011 14:47:30 GMT -5
Here is my Con report. I won't bore you with the trip down, although we did meet up with Joe in SAC., and had a chat with him before we left. As I stated earlier, it was a zoo. The entire con was just packed wall-to-wall. The last time I was here was in 2004, and they had 90,000 people. This time I heard they had over 135,000, so a lot a growth. Day 1 (preview night): Went okay. I sold a few books as most people were just looking. The AA-section was really cramped with the 4-foot tables (They used to be 6-feet) and it was hard to showcase yourself. Tim had started a nice sketch list, and kept busy for the 3 1/2 period. I also met Brian Page for the first time--great guy. Day 2: This was my best day of the Con. I sold a lot trades and single issues, and it was a lot easier getting people to notice you.I even had some other industry people take notice in our books, so that was nice. The sketching continued to keep Tim's time flowing. I was very fortunate to preview of FAUST 14 & 15, and man, it looks friggin' amazing. I can't wait to see it printed. Around this time David Quinn visted us and kept the good conversation rolling. Day 3: Started out really slow. There were lots of people, but they just didn't want to spend. Even Tim hit a lull. We spent most of the time talking and trying to make sense out of the show. It finally picked up near the end, but it was to long in-between sales. So-so day. Day 4: THE WORST CON DAY EVER FOR ME. The show was packed with people, but it didn't matter because I was completely invisible to them. I barely had anyone approach our table or even attempt to make eye contact with any of us. Later on, I found out that a lot the guests and exhibitors had all suffered poor sales that day--go figure. I barely scratched a few sales near the end again. Day 5: It started off slow, but by noon it got busy for me. I sold a lot more books and got some solid kudos from other industry folks. It was my second best sales day in all, so that was a nice feeling to end the show on. Tim kept busy sketching--even doing some quite *original* requests that turned out great. Overall it wasn't as good for as it was in 2004 (location), but I still posted some solid numbers considering I was last minute entry. The SDCC organizers were also top notch (thank you Jason) and were all very helpful and supportive. I also got to hang and talk with Tim which is always great. We also had some great table mates like Jerry Bingham, Brett Bean and Jason Spyda Adams. Kudos to their better halves as well for there kindness and patience. If I do SDCC again, I'd try my hand with an exhibitor booth and see how that goes.
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