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Hello one and all!  This is Dan Nokes of 21^st Century Sandshark Studios infamy!  I am corresponding with you fine folk, to let you know that the powers that be at VIRGINIA COMICON have seen fit to make me the small press guru for this year’s rounds of one day shows!  I am hoping to take this grand opportunity and responsibility to assemble and showcase some of the spectacular talent that the Mid-Atlantic indie comic’s scene has to offer!  It is with a medium to large amount of pride that I announce in detail the first round of participants for the upcoming January 15^th episode of aforementioned conning event!  Starting with…

CHRIS OTTO- Is a regular at the Virginia Comicon.  He is the creator of the episodic, Webcomic, canine slice of life piece, called simply: A DOG’S LIFE!  He is also taking this franchise into new territory with writer Ben Taylor with upcoming homage BARK TO THE FUTURE!  Chris’s brainchild and other important info can be found here!  www.adogslifecomic.com

JOSH LYMAN- Is an artist extraordinaire whose is best known for his Mini Sketchcards and assorted merch, as well as for work on the Voltron Art book!  A wide sampling of his range and capabilities can be seen here!   www.facebook.com/groups/218965628114830/

CHRIS FLICK- Is quite possibly the hardest working man in comicdom!…This talented writer/artist is the creator of the comic shop pop culture romp with a werewolf known as CAPES & BABES!  To date the man has made over 600 strips and has released the first 400 in two trade paperbacks!  More on this sequential enigma can be found here!  www.capesnbabes.com

ICONOGRAPH STUDIOS- Are a consortium of aspiring multi-media moguls who have dipped their creative toes into not only comics, but online reality programming, and independent film as well!  This dynamo of likeminded wunderkind can be found here!  www.iconographstudios.com

MICHAEL MUNSHAW-is another talented artist from the DC Metro area, who on top of his burning and churning through a hefty commission list is hard at work for such indie powerhouses as Visionary Studios.  More on this pencil pusher and ink wizard can be found here!  www.home.earthlink.net/~mmunshaw/id7.html

BILL MEIGGS-is a semi local who is a mainstay of The Virginia Comicon!  Although known for his inking skills, he is also a pencil and composition master who is always willing to put a new masterpiece in your sketchbook or living room!  Some examples of his masterworks can be found here!  www.billmeiggs.deviantart.com/

MARK DELBOY-is a webcomic creator who is as local as it gets….QUITE LITERALY!  His current strip: Richmondabulous…well?….the title is rather self explanatory!  To get in on the ground floor, follow this link!… www2.richmond.com/entertainment/richmondabulous/

VISIONARY COMICS-is a small press publishing juggernaut of such titles as their collaboration with Image Comics: DEADLANDS and DIETY!  More on this collection of creative folk can be amassed by following this link thing here… www.visionarycomics.com

BILL MCKAY- An art guru from Southern Maryland who has gained notoriety from working with Moonstone Publishing, specifically on the undead romp known as ZOMBIES VERSES CHEERLEADERS!  More on this creative hitman can be found by clicking on the link-a-ma-bob here! http://billmckay.deviantart.com/

LOUIS SMALL JR.- First came to prominence with his work on Vampirella, but has worked for publishers large and small including Valliant and Caliber to Marvel and DC!  To learn more about this virtuoso of the pencil and pen feel free to click here! http://www.comicvine.com/louis-small-jr/26-53719/

CLAYTON MURWIN- Is the editorial/publishing and creative goliath behind HEROES FALLEN STUDIOS, which is helping to bring the stories of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans through the medium of comics with UNTOLD STORIES FROM IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN  ( Volume II to be released December of 2012)  More about Clayton and Heroes fallen can be found by clicking on the link here! http://www.heroesfallenstudiosinc.org/

VINCE WHITE: Is a freelance graphic artist in persuit of indie stardom.  He has engaged in many creator owned projects over the years, his most recent being the super hero romp WILL POWER!  More info on this artistic type person frequenting our con can be found by following this link…http://willpowercomic.com/about.html

JERRY GAYLORD AND BRYAN TURNER- are caricature artists, commisioneers extraordinaires, and journeyman comic book artists on the sequential road!  More on these two creative hooligans can be found by following these links!  JERRY-http://thefranchize.deviantart.com/   BRYAN-http://sauceboy.deviantart.com/

DAN NOKES-Is the creative force behind 21^st Century Sandshark Studios!  He is the writer/artist on such projects as The Paranormals, The Pistoleers, and Adam and Eve: Bizarre Love Triangle in The Zombie Apocalypse!  His upcoming endeavors include: Unconditional-A Teddy Bear’s Tale, The Reptile and Mister Amazing-The Return of Kat Carson, and Impossible Space Tales of The Last Pit Stop! For more info on Dan follow here http://21sandshark.com/blog/

That’s it folks!  Want to learn more!   Feel free to E-Mail me at Sandshark@comcast.net!

Dan Nokes

Small Press

VA Comicon

www.vacomicon.com

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Legendary comics creator Herb Trimpe will be returning to kick off our 26th year at our first ever FREE Virginia Comicon on January 15th, 2012!

Herb set the standard for boundary-pushing comic strips in a career that spans four decades in the industry.

Known world-wide as a co-creator of the X-men’s Wolverine, Herb never shied away from a challenging new property, or exciting new character. He bround Godzilla to the page in the 1970s, and was the first illustrator on Shogun Warriors, a Japanese inspired toy property. Herb also brought the Incredible Hulk back from the brink of cancellation into a top selling comic for marvel in just a few years, adding his distinctive art style to the Green Goliath.

Herb joins other powerhouse creators Dan Parent, Andy Smith, Budd Root and others to celebrate the first ever FREE VA Comicon. Don’t miss out! Register for the show for FREE right HERE!

Continue reading » ]]> The VA Comicon is pleased to welcome back to Richmond, Dan Parent, the super-star Archie artist currently working on pop-culture and media-hit crossover Archie Meets KISS!

Fans will remember when Dan rocked the comics’ world in 2011 by introducing Archie’s first gay character, Kevin Keller in a storyline loved by fans around the world.

We are pleased to have Dan be a Guest of Honor at the first ever FREE Virginia Comicon on January 15, 2012.

Don’t miss out. All tickets are FREE, but you have to register HERE to get them. Don’t be left out…register NOW!

Dan joins a growing guestlist of creators, including Herb Trimpe, Budd Root and Andy Smith and MANY more who will be attending our FREE show!

Continue reading » ]]> We are pleased to have Patrick Ian Moore, the writer and Illustrator of Universal Studios’ FIRST COMIC BOOK EVER, Vapyre #1 at the VA Comicon on Oct 29-30.

This is Universal Studios’ first comic book EVER, and this debut issue was ONLY available directly FROM the studio, and in their store at the Park in Hollywood briefly before sell-out.

This pioneer effort was even converted into a Flash-animated movie and premiered before Hollywood’s Elite.

Written, pencilled, inked AND drawn by Hollywood Actor Patrick Ian Moore, this is a HIGHLY coveted collectible, available ONE TIME EVER on the West Coast.

Patrick will be bringing his single box of artist’s copies with him (less than 300 units remaining), and will be signing and personalizing them at the Brett’s Comic Pile booth for $10 each. There will be a STRICT limit of 2 copies per person on this comic book.

I will see you in two days! -Brett

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From the “couldn’t have said it better myself” department comes this gem of a PR piece from the Senior Editor of the Overstreet Price Guide, and VA Comicon guest, JC Vaughn! Read the full story at his weekly industry newsletter SCOOP!

VA Comicon (Oct 29-30) adds UNDERGROUND Focus for their 25th Anniversary show in Richmond!

Cobalt 60 creator and underground comics superstar Mark Bode, the son of the legendary cartoonist Vaughn Bode, and Dan Fogel, author of Fogel’s Underground Comix Price Guide, will make their first appearances at the October 29-30, 2011 Virginia Comicon in Richmond, Virginia.

The duo, who will also be featured in a panel discussion, join last week’s announced G.I. Joe guests Larry Hama, Herb Trimpe and SL Gallant and a full roster of other creators at the show’s two-day, 25th anniversary convention.

Previously the show’s promoters and Top Cow Productions revealed that their convention exclusive variant for the show will be Witchblade #149 with a wraparound cover by upcoming series artist Diego Bernard. The issue will have a total print run of 1,000, with 500 available at the show. There will also be a no-logo variant limited to 100 copies, which will be available exclusively to retailers who take tables for the Saturday portion of the show (retailers will receive copies at a rate of one per table).

Attendees who purchase the VIP ticket package will receive all of the Virginia Comicon exclusive variants including the newly announced Witchblade #149, the Richmond-themed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #3 from IDW Publishing, the Lady Death #10 Virginia Comicon exclusive from Avatar, and one of 50 signed and numbered copies of the ultra-exclusive Zombie Proof: Zombie Zoo #1 Virginia Comicon edition (with a total print run of 150). Regular tickets are still available as well.

The guest line-up also includes Crow creator James O’Barr, Sgt. Rock: The Lost Battalion writer artist Billy Tucci, the Star Wars art team of the Fillbach Brothers, Archie’s Dan Parent, Dead Irons and Army of Darknesswriter James Kuhoric, Breathtaker and Blood of the Innocent creator Mark Wheatley,

Astounding Space Thrills creator and tooncasting pioneer Steve Conley,Vampire, PA and Zombie-Proof writer (and Scoop’sown) J.C. Vaughn, Vampirella and Codename: Knockout artist Louis Small, Jr., Greg LaRocque (Flash), Budd Root (Cavewoman), and others.

“We’re really excited about this year’s Halloween-themed line-up,” said Brett Carreras, the show’s co-promoter. “While some many notice that there’s a bit of horror element with our guests this time around, our regular fans will also find a great representation of our usual family-friendly type of guest rosters. As always, we’ll have a costume contest (with $500 in prizes) on Sunday and goodies for all.”

Publishers and studios such as Avatar Press, Insight Studios Group, Fangoria, Tsunami Studios will be joined by The Hero Initiative and Comic Collector Live. There will be a comic symposium lounge, and a small press room is being organized by Dan Nokes of 21st Century Sandshark Studios.

Mark Bode will be accepting a VERY limited number of commissions at this show. Be sure to get yourself an advance ticket to be first in line! Mr. Fogel, who also represents several Underground artists and creators will be bringing literally HUNDREDS of unique pieces of underground original artowork and prints, including several pieces by the internationally renowned artist O’Niel. We will see you there!

Continue reading » ]]> The following interview was conceived, written by and edited by Ben Taylor, our co-chief of Security at the VA Comicon, as well as the Moderator of the “I Love Comics, Now What!?!” lecture panel on Saturday, Oct 29!

Thanks to Ben Taylor for the Interview…Here  it is…cool! – Brett

Hey Guys, Ben here!

So here we are, a week out from the 2-day VA Comicon, and I have a little something special for you. Let me introduce you to four VERY talented men; Stephen Burks, David Hindelang, Lew Fraga, and Mark Peasley. Collectively they are Iconograph Studios. All hailing from the hometown of VA Comicon, Richmond, VA, Iconograph will be part of our Small Press Pavillion with an absolutely STUNNING limited edition commemorative print they have put together in honor of the 25th anniversary of the VA Comicon. So I managed to grab a preview of the print for you guys here on the Web site, and also talked the guys into an interview, so they could tell us a little bit about the print and a bunch of stuff besides.

So let’s jump into the interview!!

Why don’t you guys give me a bit of history of Iconograph and a bit of a “mission statement” as it were?

Stephen: Most of us met in college and had worked together on projects before we formed Iconograph. We created the studio so we could bring our diverse talents together and focus on projects ranging from comics to movies.

David: Our mission statement is “Eyecandy for eggheads!” We want to bring the kind of entertainment that we love to other people. We are the generation that was wowed by Star Wars, and but for a few exceptions, we just don’t get that much anymore. We want to do that for people every day and with every project we work on.

David, you were the main penciller on “Our Last Gasp,” which was the studios’ Webcomic. Tell me a bit about yourself, your training, how you got into doing what you do, and what you have been doing with the studio since then.

David: I have literally been drawing since I was 2 (and my style has changed very little since then). I took art lessons growing up and was always drawing, painting, torturing small animals, etc.-typical “artist” stuff. I started drawing comics when I was about 8-stuff for just me and my friends mostly. I was pretty involved in art and design in high school and was voted “Most Talented” in my graduating class (yes, I was shocked. It was usually the guy in drama or band…never an artist). I went to VCU (Virginia Commonwealth University) in the Mass Communications program. I figured “Hey, if I want to get paid doing art and design, then be in advertising.” Turns out I was the ONLY one who could draw in the program (almost literally). Because of that I was called on by students and faculty to illustrate storyboards, posters, books, ads, and just about everything else. After graduation I did a lot of freelance for agencies and PR firms doing the same things. I have been in the advertising/direct marketing field for almost 20 years now (crap that makes me sound really old!) and have been drawing/illustrating the whole time.

At Iconograph, we have been working on a few comic book ideas. We finished issue #1 of a project Stephen and I worked on for a few years, but decided to take a different direction and started a completely new book concept earlier this year. We have been working on print ideas for the conventions, many of those ideas supplied by our fans and what they are interested in (thank you both). We completed a seven episode Web‑series called “Phenomena: Probing the Paranormal,” which was a big hit and we are constantly working on new projects.
“Conan the Barbarian” by David Hindelang.
Showcasing his unique style of comic book art.

“Conan the Barbarian” by David Hindelang. Showcasing his unique style of comic book art.

Lew, you are the studios’ 3D superstar, creating a series of rendered prints recently, and you are the cinematographer for the studios’ video projects. So, tell me a bit about you and where you got your training. Also, even though the print for the show isn’t a 3D print, working in that style is very complicated; tell the readers a bit about how you work in that medium.

Lew: I’ve taken traditional art courses since I was 9, and been drawing since I could hold a crayon, but in the last 10-ish years I’ve been drawn more and more to 3D and pretty much dropped all traditional art mediums like pen and ink and painting. In high school I actually wanted to do special effects, and in college that turned into filmmaking as a whole, and I pretty much get high by being on a set.

As far as the prints I do for the company, they pretty much FORCED me to do it at the start. I thought no one would like them as the landscape at a convention is filled with more traditional illustration, but so far people like them-and they’re a heckuva lot of fun to do!

I usually start out in a program called Cinema 4D, modeling most everything you see in 3D, move my camera around until I like the angle, set up my lights and texture, everything you see in the shot. Invariably something, or many things, goes through another program called Mudbox where it’s more like traditional sculpting, but in a 3D workspace on the computer (BTW-this part is so much fun it shouldn’t be legal). Then it’s a matter of tweaking the lighting to my taste (which involves more cussing than you’d think), and “rendering” out the image.

Once I have a final render, I bring it into Photoshop for an extensive paint-over, additional texturing, painting some new elements, adding decals, etc. Many of these things COULD be done in 3D before hitting render, but it’s just faster for me this way since it’s never going to be animated–it’s just going to end up a 2D image.

My goals are different per image–realism, stylized, etc., but this process from the technical to the creative is the same from image to image.

“The Sheild” By Lew Fraga An amazing 3D rendering of one of the most iconic weapons in all of comicdom.

“The Sheild” By Lew Fraga
An amazing 3D rendering of one of the most iconic weapons in all of comicdom.

Mark, from what I have seen, you are Iconograph’s color guru. I’ve seen plenty of art that has amazing lines, but the color just seems unnatural or out of place. Can you explain your process a bit? Does it vary from project to project for example? Also tell us a bit about the Copper Captain!

Mark: Each of us has our own style and tastes, so that’s made my job pretty interesting. When we started out, our prints were more traditional comic style, so naturally I worked toward achieving that look, but my natural style is a bit more “painterly,” which made working on some of the more recent prints a lot more interesting and challenging. For example, with the “Captain America War Bonds” print I tried to capture the brush style and color of the original WWII print that Stephen was paying homage to with his pencil work, while adding my own flavor to it, and I think it turned out pretty well.

But I’m not the only colorist at the studio anymore, now that everyone has begun to hone their own styles, each artist has taken up the coloring to fit the style they’re working in. That being said, I am really looking forward to playing around with a more minimalistic color style for an upcoming project we’re working on now. But I can’t talk about that yet.

As for the Copper Captain, it was a great little “comic within the comic” experiment for “Our Last Gasp” that turned out to be pretty challenging. The first story arc I did with traditional pencil and ink, which mostly turned out not so good in my opinion, so the second I did all digital, which I much preferred. Stephen was looking for a particular look for that, and I don’t know if I totally captured it, but being a daily strip there was a lot of compromise to meet the deadlines, not just for CC but for OLG in general. We’ve chatted about revisiting the character at some point down the road maybe.

Stephen: The whole Copper Captain story was great fun because we were playing with golden age comic strips. How they were drawn and written. It’s one of my favorite parts of the Webcomic.

Stephen, of all the artists that make up the studio, personally I feel you have the most unique style since you work in a very Art Deco sort of design orientated way a lot of the time. What is it about that style that really pulls you in?

Stephen: We are all visual storytellers, but our styles and mediums are different. I’m a big fan of poster art, which has so many different styles from Art Noveau to plakatstil. I’ve always been drawn to those iconic images that grab your attention. One of my favorite parts of comics is a good cover. It’s supposed to capture your eye on a rack and then sell the story. That’s what poster art is doing too.

While I drew as a kid and took college art courses while I was in high school, I ultimately ended up focusing on writing, and my degree is in that, not visual art. It’s only in more recent years after I started lettering our comics that I was working on art more often. I think of myself more as a writer who draws than an artist who writes.

“War Bonds” by Stephen Burks Another showcase of an amazingly unique talent within this studio

You also did the writing for the Webcomic if I’m not mistaken?

Stephen: I did. We ran “Our Last Gasp” for about 16 months and it published 5 days a week. That was a hefty schedule for a couple of working parents even though the workload was split. I love Webcomics and the immediacy of them; that you can respond and comment on the world so quickly. But we were working on so many projects at once something had to take a break. Unfortunately, I felt “Our Last Gasp” was suffering in quality because of the time constraints.

Okay, before we get to talking about the special print itself, is there anything that you guys want to add? Maybe having heard the responses from the other guys? Or talking about the other members of the studio and their style?

Stephen: Mark needs to draw more often.

Mark: Stephen needs to shut his face. Even though he’s right.

Lew: Mark needs to do more painting–you ain’t seen nuthin’ yet!

David: Is it a Phenomena or a Phenoma-NOT!?…and Mark needs to draw more.

Lets turn back to the print that you guys have created in honor of the 25th anniversary of the VA Comicon. First of all, you guys are local to Richmond, so is this a case of showing respect to your local show, or is this something you would consider doing for other shows when they reach milestones? Or was there something else completely different behind your reasoning for the print?

Stephen: It’s all about money right? We do comics to get rich, don’t we? Seriously, we’re Richmond-based and we’re excited that Brett has been able to grow this show, and we’d like to see it keep growing. So we wanted to help celebrate the milestone.

And we’d love to work with other shows, milestones or not.

Now that we’ve talked about the “why,” tell me a little bit about the “what.” What IS the print? What choices were made in the design process?

Stephen: Well, this was influenced by Art Deco posters. I was thinking of world’s fairs and expos, and big grand events like that when considering the design. We pitched around characters and decided it needed to be one of the really big guys like Spider-Man, Batman, or Superman. Of course after that we had some debate over which costume to use.

Lew: There was a LOT of debate as to how much “detail” there should be. More had originally been thrown in, then taken away, thrown more back in but in a different way than before, then most taken out, rinse-repeat. How this should be balanced, where does the eye fall, or does it move around–how can we control that better? It went through many changes to get to what you see in the final, trying to keep its simplicity, but still have the impact.

My personal favorite thing about the print is the fact you have all the artist/creators names listed on it. I know that I plan on picking one up and taking it around the various tables and get the artist to sign by their names. Was that something that was intentional, or were you aiming to just get everyone at this anniversary show commemorated?

Stephen: Both, absolutely both. We’ve been working shows for a few years now and we’ve met a lot of creators in artist’s alley. Some of these folks are names we know, but a lot of them we don’t. They work full-time jobs outside comics, have families, and I really like to see them get some love too. And the idea that it has all of the artists from the show kind of makes it a cool way to add to the special anniversary.

Lew: We went back and forth on how much room would be needed for the artists to sign their names before it became too loose, or too jumbled and close together. This was very much on purpose from the start, so look for me at the tables too–I’m going to be totally jazzed if I can manage to get everybody’s signature!

Alright so, we’ve talked about the studio, about each of you guys, and I’ve asked you all of my questions about the print. Is there anything you guys want to add about the print? We have time for some final thoughts, thanks that you guys want to put out, shout-outs, or whatever.

Stephen: Thanks to all the fine folks at VA Comicon for putting on a great show, and I’m looking forward to the next 25!

David: Thanks to all the folks who have stopped by, looked at our work, given us ideas, praise and feed-back, and purchased a print or commission. The fans are why we do this. It’s great to see the same people visiting us at every convention or show we do, just to see what we’ve done new or get another drawing.

Exclusive Print for the 25th Anniversary VA Comicon, available ONLY at the Iconograph Booth in the Small Press room!

And WHERE can we find you guys? Do you have a Website, Facebook, or something else?

Stephen: On the Web at www.iconographstudios.com and on Twitter at iconograph_inc. And if you’re interested in getting a commission to pick up at the show, stop by our Web site and let us know.

David: I will also be performing nightly at Baldies Strip Club and Fried Chicken, but that’s just a side thong…I meant “thing”…

Okay so with the questions wrapped up, I say without rurther ado…let’s get down to business, and reveal the print!

And there we have it folks, isn’t that print STELLAR? (I was going to say super but I’m not that cliché).

That wraps this article up. Please come out to the 2-day show, October 29th-30th, swing by the Small Press Pavillion, and see the guys from Icongraph. I promise you that you will not be sorry (unless you have to talk to David-no, only joking, it’s good for Morale!).

See you guys at the show!

Ben.

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Update! (10/27): Unfortunately news everyone, Mr. Suydam had to cancel his appearance at the show, but will return in 2012. He sends his regards.

We will see you next year, Arthur! – Brett

Didn’t I tell you we had a few more tricks up our sleeve?

After a record-breaking appearance at our show last year, Arthur “Zombie King” Suydam will be returning to VA Comicon Halloween Weekend, October 29-30, 2011!

Arthur will be bringing a selection of limited edition prints, man of which you can find absolutely nowhere else, and ALL created by the Zombie King himself.

Arthur has been in the industry for over two decaded producing some of the most fantastic and haunting images for comic and magazine covers.

In addition to being the cover artist extraordinaire for the Marvel Zombies series of sell-out comics, he has also served in the past as Artistic Director for Penthouse Comix. Cool!

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Hi, Everyone!

Great news! When I found out that Bill Maus lived right here in Virginia, I knew we HAD to get him to come to our 25th Anniversary show on October 29-30.

Bill was an important creator during the comics craze of the 1990′s, creating some of the most hilarious parody covers, lampooning the entire industry during his time at Parody Press.

Later, his Character Nira X was one of the most popular of the “Bad Girl” creations, spawning multiple crossovers.

Nira X was most recently published by Avatar Press, our Premiere Publisher for 2011. We are pleased to welcome both Avatar and Bill Maus to the show!

Are you as excited about this as I am? Want to skip the lines, and get into the show an hour earlier than everyone else? Order your advance tickets HERE!

Continue reading » ]]> I am pleased to announce the return of Mr. James Kuhoric, The SPIKE TV Scream Award winning writer behind “Freddy Vs. Jason Vs. Ash”.
Mr. Kuhoric is also the writer of Dynamite’s much-acclaimed Western Horror series Dead Irons.A master of all things Sci-Fi, Mr. Kuhoric has previously written on Top comic series’ such as Battlestar Galactica, StarGate SG-1, Legendary Tale Spinners, Cthula Tales, Army of Darkness and more.

In addition to writing, Mr. Kuhoric serves as VP at Avatar Press. He will be co-hosting a lecture about creating, publishing and selling comics on Sunday afternoon with Mark Wheatley, the publisher of ISG. This will be a can’t miss 1-hour session for anyone wanting to break into the industry all the way to the seasoned industry pro.

We will see you there!  -Brett

Continue reading » ]]> Great news everyone! We got ALL 3 GI JOE: A Real American Hero Cover artists! Larry Hama! Herb Trimpe! SL Gallant!

In a rare appearance, we have ALL 3 of the cover artists of the ongoing GI JOE series from IDW, Herb Trimpe (The original artist to #1 in 1982 as well!) and SL Gallant (The ongoing interior artist for the book!) AND Larry Hama, the Retailer Exclusive cover artist, who also happens to be the writer of the book, AND GI JOE #1 that Herb Trimpe drew!

Larry Hama is considered “The Godfather of GI JOE” coming up with all of the original back-stories and character bios for the original JOEs when the launched in 1982. By creating the origins of such characters as SNAKE EYES and STORM SHADOW, he lay the foundation for practically everything we know as the world of GI JOE.

Mr. Gallant and Mr. Trimpe have been doing chores on GI JOE covers for the last several months, and this is the FIRST time they have been scheduled to appear together EVER! What a cool opportunity!

Check out the September JOE covers to the right from these fine gentlemen!

Be sure to bring All 3 of your copies to the show to get signed (as well as the previous month’s copies)!

Remember, tickets are just $10 for the whole weekend, and under 12 are FREE! Get in early for the SAME PRICE! Get your advance tickets RIGHT NOW!

NOTE: This post has been updated to include Larry Hama in the show, who was added after the original post was made.

See you at the show! -Brett