WASTELAND, Outlaws, and Tori Amos: SDCC 2008

(from WASTELAND #21)

It always sneaks up on me, somehow, but it's that time of year again.

Time to head out Californee-way to join in the swirling weirdness that is the San Diego Comic-Con (or, Comic-Con International, as they've been calling it, of late).

However, with WASTELAND (Oni) entering its third year, the release of the Tori Amos anthology, COMIC BOOK TATTOO (Image), and the impending, September release of OUTLAW TERRITORY (a western-themed anthology, also from Image Comics), it should prove to be an exciting, if hectic, five days.

Wish me luck!

Wizard World Sketches

Bucking trends of convention-fueled, short-term forgetfulness, I actually remembered to take pictures of a handful of sketches I did while sitting in my corner at Wizard World.

With the exception of a Mister Freeze that I really quite liked (and plum forgot to shoot) here are a couple highlights (according to me, anyway):

Swamp Thing

Sandman
(the MYSTERY THEATRE variety)

original piece
(I may take this one and try to work it bigger, and maybe in color)

Michael
(in "classic" garb, from WASTELAND)

That about does it for the Chicago, but San Diego's just about three weeks away (!), so I should come back from there with at least a couple sketches to post.

(Well...as long as I remember to snap a few pics, that is!)

Check back soon...
-chris.