Back on the Rock

Yes indeed, I am back on island and hard at work on issue 5. Writer Ian Brill has found even more ways to get me to lose not only sleep but also any hope of my hair returning from the brink of grey.

But before I lose myself in the next story arc I wanted to post my final thoughts on Comic Con and a few pics as well.

Editor Chris Burns was the first to greet me at the Boom! Studios booth. And by "greet me" I mean "catch me red handed while I stuff as many of the exclusive Darkwing #1 covers in my bag as possible".

But what started off a quick stop at the booth turned into a weekend long marathon of signing. And it wasn't just books either, I was surprised that among the DW fans that stopped by, a few of them had the good fashion sense to wear some of the TMNT shirts that I had provided the art for. Important safety tip: Always ask before you sign a shirt.

But it wasn't entirely about DW. I also signed quite a few copies of my first effort for Boom, Muppet King Arthur. One of my closest friends, James Patrick Stuart (the voice of "Private" on THE PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR and "Dr. Zee" on GALACTICA 1980) tries to work the "friends' discount" angle on a copy of the trade paperback.

Saturday was when the real wrist workout (?) happened. Ian Brill, DW creator Tad Stones and I signed copies of issues one and two. I really can't thank everyone enough who came by the booth. Everyone was really nice and I want to buy each and every one of you a corn dog.

Nights at the Con were just as much fun as the days except in the evenings there was gin. Here I am testing that theory with editor extremis Aaron Sparrow,Muppet Goddess and fellow artistic conspirator Amy Mebberson and the most dapper man in comics, editor Chris Burns. Things got surly from here.

On the last day of the con was the Boom Studios Get-A-Sketch panel where Incredibles' artist Ramanda Karmaga, Wall-E artist Morgan Luthi, and I drew a few for some folks in the audience. Even moderator Tad Stones got in on the action and whipped out a couple original DW drawings. Unfortunately my ticket didn't have the right numbers for those.

But I will say this panel was the highlight of the con for me. As you can see we had a full house. I really appreciate all those who came and the ones who were lost but stayed anyway.

But the fun didn't end when the convention did. Chris Burns, Ian Brill and I were lucky to have one last dinner with Tad Stones the following week. When the conversation was not about all things DW past and future, Tad had all there great stories about his life in the industry. Of course I'm afraid we all swore on a gas gun that said stories would never leave that table.... So you'll have to wait until I'm B.W.I. (blogging while intoxicated) to hear those.

Lastly I thought I'd include a few sketches I did at the con. I didn't have a lot of time to draw but some of folks walking around were too good not to sketch.

And don't forget, the second collection of DW is available for preorder at Amazon. I'll buy yours if you buy mine.



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