Gonna be crazy in artwork!

A few big things I need to mention:

1. Comic updates!

Hooray! I finally got the time to update Deathblossom! As well, Impression is up, giving a nod to another favourite of mine, Bryan Lee O’Malley. Take a read! I’m sure you’ll enjoy both comics.

2. Commission artwork!

I’ve got four projects (right now) to work on, with one to finish by tomorrow night and the other to finish by Monday at the latest. It seems my Facebook advertising to my friends actually worked! I’ll post them up later when they’re done.

3. Paradise Toronto Comicon!

For the first time in my life, I’m going to hold a table at an artist alley! It’s exciting stuff. I hope I get the table though, since the Paradise Toronto Comicon is in two weeks and I just sent an application. Ha ha ha!

I’m not gonna do a whole ton of stuff at my table, to tell you the truth. I’ll show off a sketchbook, do sketches on request with a tip jar, and give away business cards and flyers to promote myself. I’ll also be selling 3-5 stacks of original prints, which I hope will help get me money!

Here’s a preview of two prints I’ve finished so far:

If you happen to see me there with my art, drop by, get some nice sketches and prints, and help me with finances!  Lol.

Of course, I still have to worry about school work.  Can’t forget about school work…

At least it isn’t over 9000.

Well, it’s official. I am too much of a geek for my own good. I’ve recently sorted out the links tagged “webcomic” on my del.icio.us account, and it turns out that I read about 108 webcomics.

ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHT. Of course, that includes “on hiatus” comics and ones that I read on-and-off, but still! Since starting my column on contemporary comics and animation last year, I’ve definitely come a long way from where I was. Although I have to admit, I don’t really regret reading so many comics. I love the medium, especially stuff from the indie field of artists, so it should be no surprise that I’ve caught on to so many of them.

So, yeah. One hundred and eight. I thought you’d like to know.

Dayuse @ MoCCA: Part 2!

Wow. I didn’t realize how much MoCCA hit me. I was so tired yesterday, that I konked out at around 4 PM. Yikes! Oh, well. Here goes.

It was great to see all those comicists at MoCCA! Webcomic artists are always cool, and I’ve always wished I had the time (or guts) to hang out with them at dinner or something after the cons I’ve seen them. But alas, for some reason, I chicken out. I said hello to tons of people, but in this entry I’ll just stick to talking about people I hadn’t said hello to prior to MoCCA.

I got to meet Randall Munroe, which was cool. My friend Jackie (whom I was with at the festival) got to talk to him while geeking out on Linux apps and distros (which I’ll admit flew over my head). He showed off this really cool setup on his mini-tablet laptop, which he can apparently call up on any computer to use.

Maybe I should’ve mentioned that I’m a reference in his Wikipedia article. That might’ve been funny.

Saw Carly Monardo at the event, which I’ve been a fan of since her work on the Dr. McNinja poster I bought. She’s been asking for commission work after a weird series of events, so I thought I’d suggest my interest in hiring her in person! If you have any time at all, those few who read my blog, please check out her artwork and help her out!

Steven Cloud and Jeffrey Rowland were there. Steven laughed at the dialogue in the fanart I made for him, which made me a bit relieved, since I just started to read his work.

Other unfamiliar faces included Rachel Nabors and Jennifer Babcock. I’ve checked out their work from time to time, and I remembered enjoying it, although I haven’t read much of their stuff. I apologize to both of them if I seemed a bit distant. :\

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I got a lot of really cool swag! Didn’t get anything cool for free though, save a sketch of Faye that I later decided to give to my friend Maggie. But here’s a list of some of the stuff that I bought!

• A signed copy of Hope Larson’s Chiggers, which hasn’t been released yet in stores (TBR June 17th)!
• The “Caffeine Comfort” mug from Octopus Pie. Yay!
• A copy of DMZ, volume 1, signed by Brian Wood!

I ran out of cash pretty quickly. Ha ha ha.

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Well, there you have it: a personal report of the festival! I’m writing up a more informative entry (as in “better content”) of my times in MoCCA for this week’s issue of Imprint, so stay tuned for that. It’ll be up on shelves and online this Friday!

Dayuse @ MoCCA: Part 1!

So here I am! New York City, baby! Oh, man I missed this city. Unfortunately, I can’t go sight-seeing that much in the city. You know…COMICS ARE IN THE WAY and all that. :P

This is probably the biggest thing for me ever. It’s helping me get a better insight into the world of comics today, and it makes me want to get into the field even more. I’m so excited, but I’m also very, very tired. So instead of not posting anything, I’ll give you my Flickr quilt of fanart!

I saw Yuko and Ananth there, too! I wanted to say hello, but I chickened out ‘cos I thought they might’ve forgotten me.  Oh well.  :\

And here it is!

The upcoming weekend may be amazing!

Deathblossom’s updated! Yay! Go and check it out! Not extremely happy with the artwork in this one, so I might edit it sometime later.

In other news, there’s a possible chance that I’ll be going to the MoCCA Art Festival this weekend for a cover story in my column. I’m trying to get funding help from Imprint although there are some technical things we need to discuss about it first before the rest of the Board — since I’m part of Board, I can’t vote — decides if they’ll help or not.

I first heard about MoCCA (the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art) through a promo comic by Raina Telgemeier. A museum! A museum on comics! How is that not amazing?! Since I’ve learned about it, I’ve been wanting to visit MoCCA and attend the Art Festival for the past couple of years. This might be my big chance!