• Art and Education (11:30a)
• Quick Draw (1:00p)
• Computers – The New Paintbrush (5:30p)

I’ll also have some art and prints up in the Art Show, which is a first for me, so this will be an interesting weekend.

Preorders for Volume III are still open until Midnight on June 1st, so make sure you get your book ordered!

My new comic is in the works.  And I even have a tentative launch date!  It will most likely be on June 14th, the day after Garanos’ 4th anniversary.  I’ll post a link a few days before that so you can all check it out early! ^_^

The Webcomic Beacon episode that was recorded on Friday night is now up for listening!  I was in the audience, so you might even hear me laughing in the background now and then.

My next convention will be Marcon in Columbus, OH, on Memorial Day weekend.  I’ll be on a few panels, and I plan to enter the art show this year, but I wont have a table set up.  After that, it’s all gearing up for ConnectiCon in July!

Do make sure you head over to my blog to keep up with my current works!  I’m not sure when I’ll post over here next, so until then, have a good one!

If you’re in the Detroit, Michigan area, I’m going to be at Penguicon this weekend!  I’m on several panels:

• Friday, 11pm: The World of Online Comics: How things have changed in the last 10 years
• Saturday, 4pm: Making a Living as an Artist
• Sunday, 10am: Photoshop – Back with a Vengeance!
• Sunday 12pm: Running a Creative Business
• The rest of the webcomic programming can be viewed here.

I’m also going to be having a special, cheap commission promotion for the month of May. $16 gets you a single figure in full color with a simple/no background, or a bust caricature.  The info will be going live tomorrow at noon, but I figured I’d give my readers a heads up about it a little in advance!  I’ll be closing commissions for awhile after this, so if you’ve been waiting to get something from me, this will be your last chance for awhile!

Have a good weekend, everyone!

• I’ve wasted no time in posting a crap-ton of new artwork up on my blog.  The Shepherd goddesses are now available as keychains in my online store, soon to be followed by a coaster set!
• I made a last-minute appearance on episode 11 of the Rampage Network Member Podcast last Sunday.
• This weekend, I’ll be exhibiting at SPACE in Columbus, OH.  I’ll be joined by Pete Tarkulich of Bardsworth, and I’ll be on the webcomics panel!  I’m also up for a 2009 SPACE prize for webcomics, so wish me luck. ^_^
• Next weekend, I’ll be at Penguicon in Troy, MI.  I have the following panels:
  Friday, 11pm: The World of Online Comics: How things have changed in the last 10 years
  Saturday, 4pm: Making a Living as an Artist
  Sunday, 10am: Photoshop – Back with a Vengeance!
  Sunday 12pm: Running a Creative Business
  I’m joined at Penguicon by a pretty impressive roster of webcomickers, including Howard Tayler, the Webcomic Beacon crew, and Megan Rose Gedris, to name just a few.  You can check out all the webcomic programming here!

I’m still getting a lot of comments trickling in, and I’m glad all you guys, old and new readers, have been happy with my ending. ^_^

Have a good one!

First off, my next convention is Animarathon at Bowling Green State University at the end of this month.  If you’re in the NW Ohio area, this FREE anime convention is always a joy to attend!  Did I mention it’s free?

I’m also locked in to return to ConnectiCon and Matsuricon again this summer!  I may be returning to ColossalCon as well, but that’s still up in the air since their table prices increased by quite a bit this year.  Unfortunately, some things come right down to money, and I’m trying to be more frugal and responsible with my business this year, after the insane convention binge I went on in 2009!  ^_^;;

I’d been waitlisted for Ohayocon’s artist alley, and on Friday I was informed that a spot opened for me!  So I’ll be at Ohayocon at the Hyatt Regency down here in Columbus, OH the last weekend in January.

Until then, I will be working feverishly to come up with something new and snazzy to sell, since I haven’t been to Ohayocon as an exhibitor since 2007.  Hope to meet some of you there!

This page uses stock from Photos8.

Well, here we are!  This is the second-to-last chapter of Garanos.  I’m exciteddddddd… :D

If you’re in or around the Pittsburgh area this weekend, I’m going to be at Steel City Con at the Monroeville Convention Center!  I have a table in the Artist Alley, and I’ll be joined by Pete of Bardsworth, Kez of the War of Winds, and Trevor of Taka Comics! It’s shaping up to be a pretty awesome con already!

I give free mini-buttons to readers who come by and say hello, so please do so if you’re going to be there.  I’ll also have a few copies of Garanos volumes 1 & 2 for sale, as well as all the other Garanos swag in the store, in case anyone wants to do some holiday shopping. ^_~

See you on Wednesday for a new page!

New vote incentive is up!  An experiment in Painter, which I have never used before.

My Youmacon report is up, soon to be followed by my ISCA Con report.  If you’re not following my blog, then why not?  I post artwork up there about three times a week, so you should check it out. ^_^

Speaking of cons, my next con (and last con of the year) will be Steel City Con in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  I’ll be joined by Pete of Bardsworth and Kez of the War of Winds, which should make for a pretty awesome convention, so if you live in the area, make sure you come out! ^_^

Monday is the last page of Part 16!  :O  After that I’ll be taking a break of two weeks, and then Part 17 will start on November 30th.

Have a good weekend, everyone!

I’m even premiering something new there:  BOOKMARKS!

These are fully laminated, and about 1.5″ x 5″.  (3.8 x 12.7 cm.)  It’s just these five designs for now, but I may add more if they sell well!  They will cost $1 each, or free if you buy a copy of Garanos Volume I or II!  (If I have leftovers, they will be in the store sometime after the convention.)

And next week, I’ll be spending the entire week at the ISCA Caricaturing Convention in Sandusky!  I’m really looking forward to that, you have no idea.  ^_^  I expect to see some big famous cartoonists I know again!

Earlier this year, in April, I attended SPACE as an exhibitor for the first time, and submitted some comics for the SPACE Prize, as well as submitting Garanos in the webcomic category.  I think this is the first year they’ve even had a webcomic category, so it’s going to be amazing and a great honor if I’m one of the winners!  The votes are tallied up among the 2009 exhibitors, so wish me luck.

Learn more about the SPACE Prize here, and see the other webcomic finalists here!