When my book The Devil’s Concubine came out from IDW in 2011 I was obviously super excited. Having a book out in the US was a decade-long dream of mine and now it was finally happening! All fired up from going to … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Comics conventions
Bonus Video: Lucy Bellwood and her 100 Demons
I first met Lucy at Periscope Studios in Portland, OR, where I had the great privilege to work from a guest table for a few weeks back in 2014 (you can hear the podcast episode I did with Steve Lieber … Continue reading
Bonus Video: Roll With the Punches
Going to a convention or a book show can be quite a nerve wracking and exhausting experience. So why go at all? Plenty of reasons; inspiration, networking, fun, the chance to connect with new readers and put your work in … Continue reading
ProFile: Jeremy Haun
Jeremy Haun is the current artist on Constantine. Wolf Moon, by Jeremy and Cullen Bunn, debuted in December from DC. He recently completed a run on Batwoman. Over the past decade plus, along with wearing calluses on his fingers doing … Continue reading
San Diego Comic Con 2014
SDCC is so much more fun, when you have a book on the shelves! My partner Chris Miskiewicz and I pitched Thomas Alsop to several publishers at SDCC 2013, and now only a year later, BOOM! Studios has published the … Continue reading
Two free one-sheets for freelance artists
As told in this article on Muddy Colors, artists Lauren Panepinto and Marc Sheff are putting together a book for freelance artists called Make Art Work – in their own words: “a guide that gives artists the most specific information in … Continue reading
ProFile: Joshua Dysart
Joshua Dysart is a multiple Eisner Award nominated, Glyph award-winning, New York Times Bestselling comic book writer and graphic novelist whose work has been reviewed and discussed by the BBC, CNBC Africa, The New York Times, the Huffington Post and … Continue reading
Peter Snejbjerg on making comics in France and the US – Comics for Beginners podcast episode 14
At the French festival Quai Des Bulles (http://www.quaidesbulles.com/) I talked to seasoned comics professional Peter Snejbjerg (http://www.snejbjerg.com/) known for his work on Starman, Books of Magic, A God Somewhere, Preacher, BPRD and the recent French album series World War X. … Continue reading
Hanging low in Saint-Malo – Comics for Beginners podcast episode 13
Another comic convention, another trip abroad for this tired cartoonist, reporting semi-live from Saint-Malo, France. This episode is mostly impressions from day 1 and some tips from locals on where to go for conventions in France. For more on the … Continue reading
Breaking In at the New York Comic Con – Comics for Beginners podcast episode 9
At cons like NYCC you hear a lot of chatter about “breaking in” to comics. In this episode we get three different perspectives on the subject: from writer Kurtis Wiebe (http://kurtiswiebe.wordpress.com/), artist Rick Parker (http://rickparkercartoons.blogspot.com/) and colorist Jose Villarrubia (http://www.mica.edu/About_MICA/People/Faculty/Faculty_List_by_Last_Name/Jose_A_Villarrubia.html). … Continue reading