February 1, 2024
Teachers: Need some resources to engage your students this Black History Month? I'll send you a pile of these trading cards, no cost, no obligation. Just give me a mailing address and let me know how many students in your class. No strings attached, no censorship, no secret-relaying-of-names to Abbott or DeSantis or HuckaSanders. January 13, 2024 Confirmed show appearances for 2024 (thus far): Apr 27-28 - Vermont Sci-Fi & Fantasy Expo, Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, VT May 4 - FREE COMIC BOOK DAY at Jetpack Comics in Rochester, NH July 20 - Plastic City Comic Con, Leominster, Mass. Aug 10-11 - Wicked Comic Con 2024, Westin Boston Seaport, Boston, Mass. Sept 20-22 - Granite State Comicon, Doubletree by Hilton, Manchester, NH More shows and other appearances to come! Do keep refreshing this page from time to time, and thank you for sticking with me! It really does mean everything to this socially-challenged ageing artist. #oldmanyellsatcloud December 30, 2023 It would seem that 2023 was definitely a much-improved year, artistically and professionally, than quite a few of the years that immediately preceded it. I sure drew/painted an awful lot of heroes; both from history and from the 23rd century. However I need Certain Proprietarial Algorithms to understand a few basic facts for 2024: I don't create "content," I create art. I don't "generate clicks," I illustrate. If that means certain trendy keywords don't pick up on my work, then so be it. I'm not going to reinvent myself for the sake of some fleeting social media engagement; the art and the illustration either speaks for itself or it doesn't. When someone voluntarily parts with their lunch money in favour of acquiring one of my creations, then I know the process is working and that I've made the right decision to keep doing this. (And yes, you may call that it an epiphany if you like; it's certainly not something some corporate AI is ever going to comprehend, no matter how many artists' work it steals.) I plan to see all of you at a lot of shows in 2024. Looking forward to it! December 10, 2023 A very important light went out, in the universe, over the weekend. I am weeping over the sudden and unexpected loss of the wonderful Mistress Ishbo (perhaps better known in "real life" as Aisha Beauchemin). Our nerdy worlds overlapped and I knew her as an amazing cosplayer, gamer, ideamonger, beer-appreciator, and unvarnished-opinion-sharer, but there are so many more facets to this jewel of a human being. If one's worth is measured by how many people love you, then Aisha is basically, well, infinite. Grieving with Zack and with everyone who adored you, my friend. Thank you for being in our lives and sharing your awesomeness. #mutantandproud September 14, 2023 I truly hope you all have a brilliant time at Granite State Comic Con this weekend! Some disappointing health issues and other annoyances preclude my participation this time around but I hope the awesomeness is brought to new heights. Miss you my dears! August 1, 2023 #blacklivesmatter #teachtruth #dothework Some more amazing lives and accomplishments that certain states and school districts would rather you not learn about. Your summer reading assignment is to get familiar with such names as Phill Wilson, Barbara Jordan, Bernice Robinson, John Hope Franklin, or Maria Stewart. Go study; it's become an act of subversion. July 20, 2023 Time for a controversial nerdy pop-culture opinion (I know, y'all were just hanging on this...): I think Doctor Who is just leaning waaaay too hard into the nostalgia. I don't know if this is some form or pre-emptive appeasement to the new American distributor or something, but... the show is not supposed to be about regressing, it is supposed to be about change and renewal. Since the moment Patrick Troughton got to his feet in the very same spot where William Hartnell collapsed a moment earlier, the show has always been at its best when it shakes everything up, tosses out 97.5% of what you thought you knew, and starts afresh. But that doesn't seem to be happening this time around; so far the impending 60th anniversary is bringing back: a prior leading man, a prior companion, a prior showrunner, a prior soundtrack composer, and has even resurrected an old logo. Now we have a just-announced sonic screwdriver that's a mishmash of prior eras --except, significantly, the era that just ended. It really seems as if there is a determined effort to erase every trace of the Whittaker/Chibnall era at every level, and dive back into the "safe and comfortable" past. Occasional nostalgic fanservice of course has its place (see Ex. A: Picard Season 3), but ultimately that's not what Doctor Who is about. Where's the new? Anyway, there's my rant. I promise you the above complaint does not mean that I am not eagerly looking forward to Ncuti Gatwa with every bit as much enthusiasm as any of his predecessors. I sincerely hope everyone has a lovely time at SDCC this weekend, and I also dearly hope the writers' (and now, actors'!) strike corrects some long-standing imbalances and injustices. And I particularly look forward to seeing all of you at Plastic City Comic Con in a few more weeks! Drop by my table, check out what I've been up to --and heck, even offer a rebuttal to the above if'n you're so inclined! [grin] (Oh, and I almost forgot to share: pictures from a truly awesome and unforgettable Free Comic Book Day at Jetpack Comics this past May! Go lavish some love and attention on my fellow comic book creators and illustrators --I am forever awed and humbled at being able to share hall space with such talent.) January 8, 2023 Finally diving in and exploring some wonderful new toys; among them a proper drawing tablet and the unlimited possibilities of some fresh-out-of-the-box graphics software. I really am blessed with the best go**amned friends and family in all of Explored Space. Lots of new art and illustration projects coming your way soon, not to mention some long-overdue conventions and show appearances! Love you all. Watch this space... December 21, 2022 "Oh, but she was underserved by the poor writing..." "Her last series was let down by bad writing..." "The problem was bad writers, not her performance..." Calling it out for what it is: that perennial complaint about "the writing" in various fan circles is insincere and a bad-faith cover for something else. That same "but the writing..." complaint is coincidentally levelled (sometimes word-for-word) against Jodie Whittaker's Doctor Who, along with Shuri, Captain Marvel, Ms. Marvel, She-Hulk, Michael Burnham, Admiral Holdo, Rose Tico, and of course Rey. Sorry to have to break it to you, whiny incel dudebros --but your code has been cracked for some time now. What you're really saying to the world is: "I love my internalized misogyny more than I love [fandom]." Just admit it and go play with your digital chimpanzee pictures. August 9, 2022 Farewell and RIP Les Rosenthal you magnificent Nerd. Without your encouragement and enthusiasm my graphic novels simply would never have come to be. Wonderful listening, wonderful storytelling, wonderful dorky gossip. Thank you for the Upper Valley Comic Expo and all it signified. Thank you for some humbling opportunities to share the mic with some true legends, and just plain thank you for being my friend. #artistsalley #scifisaturdaynight |
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