The Motherload

Ok, so much for keeping that schedule. It seems like I owe you guys about 4 blogs now, but fortunately for you I have a bunch of stuff to unload, so let's skip the small talk and get right into it.

First off, I have some extra photos from Chicago.

Joe Currie of the Almighty Street Team crew and resident Chicagian doing his thing. Bigups for letting me and my boy Will crash at his spot for the con.

My Artmada brother Will Jamison

Punisher

A delicious Catwoman

Bane

Black Panel discussion:(l-r) Jamal Igle, Ashly Woods, Mshindo.

Ok, digital bus-stops. Step it up Philly

Start of an Iron Fist sketch

Some more..forgot to take a pic of the finished version

Good peeps from the show

Some "Umbrella Academy" love

Sick!

Taste the fist

Great lady who show support to Street Team

With Joe and Will at Chicago's famous Giodarno's

Finally, after 2 years, I'm getting authentic Chicago deep dish pizza

Would've been nice if I could've made it a bbq chicken pineapple. Oh well.

 


Next up, pics from Pittsburgh, one of the best shows out there. It has this amazing family feel to it.

One of the cool things at Pittsburgh is that they always have this amazing pre-show party in the Penthouse of one of the sponsored hotels. You get to hang out with other artists to draw, drink and draw some more. They provide you with these little tiles and all the sharpies you can sniff. The tiles are then auctioned off at the show the next day, and all the proceeds go to a worthy cause. I believe it's the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, but don't quote me on that.Unfortunately I didn't do one this year, but I'll be ready next year.

Breakfast at the Hampton Inn. It tastes even better when it's legit.

Artist extraordinaire Blair Smith

Creator owned cos-play

Some supporters got my GL piece colored.

Blair again..providing some ref..

For a Thanos commissh

A nice Rouge

Power Ranger(?) and Thor-ess

Some bloody Zombies

So cute..Thor and little Thor

Emma Frost(NOT Ghost as I erroneously guessed) and yet another Thor

Domino and Silver Sable

Hugo Strange

Wolverine commission

Korra

Ash and Poison Ivy

Scarecrow with Scrowcrow

SaintWalker commission

Stan Lee tatt...THAT'S  a fan.

Sweet X-23 alternate

  Darth Vader getting some lunch

 

 

Zatanna and Blk Canary

Some nice Kabuki...don't see enough of this.

STAN! THE MAN! LEE!(I got my signed Romeo and Juliet)

Another Tony

Yes!

Stryker

Doom and X-23?! You da man D!

Special shout out to my main man Alec who helped me out at the table over the weekend.

The train doesn't stop. Last Saturday was the Eastern Shore Fan Con (http://www.facebook.com/easternshorefancon), a surprise hit show. Don't let anyone tell you the small shows can't hold their own with the big boys.

Vega, doing all kinds of Vega things, with Ibuki

One of the many lovely cos-players

How can you not love a convention that serves this type of food.

My convention neighbor Jabaar Brown of Underground Comix

Awwww, look at the itty-bitty Iwon Man

Jabaar and his lovely wife Alison

Knightseeker novelist Eric Cooper taking a break

Crimson Viper

God I can't wait to do some Juri fan art.

Son Goku

Another great cos-player

Killed it!

A little Death action for ya.

A commissh of a female black America and Germany from Hetalia

Oh, and last but not least, me and Juri

So there you have it, one nice big drop of everything so far. Next up, I'll be traveling out to Jersey for Free Comic Book Day this Saturday May 5th, at the Voorhees Town Center. I'll be there with a bunch of cool artists exhibiting, sketching, and enjoying the fanboy's version of Christmas.

Catch you later this week where I try to be ontime for my next blog.

Peace

S

"The spirit of vengeance, spit brimstone in every sentence/Hot enough to melt my fillings down and turn them into silver pendants.." - Geist 

C2E2 Wrapup and Pittsburgh

Well, my first C2E2 has come and gone and I loved it. Fricking loved it!
If I have any complaint it would be that it was too big...so many great artists there and I barely got around to see 10% of it. I did manage to snag a few gems in the form of Eric Canete's sketchbook "Chocolate" and Echo Chernix's artbook(both HIGHLY recommended). I meet up with some Chicago friends and made some new ones. So many people to shoutout but off the top of my head I have to say thanks and praise to Joe Currie, Wallie Ostlie, Afromation, James, Cory, Aminah, Jeremy, Ashley, Yuri, Terry, Eric, and tons other. Thanks to everyone who supported and who patiently waited for a commission.
Here're some pics from the show.

My casual "look away I didn't know the camera was there" look.

My fellow Street Team-er on the left, Joe Currie. aka That Strictly kid.

l-r Mshindo Artist extraordinaire, Leia pic bombing, and Terry Huddleston- Master of the convention. 

My Chi-town peeps

Working that table.

That's damn right, on the bus getting my hustle on.

Sometimes you gotta get physical with this art.

This is what it's about.

 

Once I get a camera again I'll be on my pic grind a little harder.
Anyways, thanks for checking me out. The Pittsburgh Convention is this weekend, and as I type this I still have to finish pack, so I'll sign off and see you guys next time.

Peace

S

"Bub, I'm a modern day Weapon X, sonic weapons flexed/
A warrior monk with a sideways 8 etched on his larynx..."- Geist

Convention Update: C2E2

What's up peeps,

I guess I'm actually going to keep my blogging schedule. Today is to remind you guys that I'll be heading down to Chicago for my first appearance at C2E2, the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo. I'll be in Artist Alley, table C8. And I gotta be honest, I'm really looking forward to this one. I believe these are the same guys that do the NY con and San Diego, so I'm excited to see what happens. 

I'll also be trying a few new things and I hope people are responsive. One of the things I'll be doing is promoting my new QR Code. If you scan my code it will link you to my Facebook page, and I'll be doing a special promotion where if you scan the code and like the page right there you'll be entered into a special raffle. Feel free to try it out.

Oh, and I'll also be showing some new prints. Check out the new Iron Man below, with colors by the great Renee Clarke.

Thanks for passing through.

Peace

"The time is ripe to make these barren rap fields fertile/ Vines spring forth from the seeds of my journal/
When I spit, I provide liquid for the kernels/Photosynthesis from starlight, sun, I shine eternal/
Forever illuminating, life sustaining, something for future man to believe in/A new genesis garden of Eden/Geist, one of the best mc's breathing."

Bombing!

I wish I could say I was fully back on track as far as my time-table and organizing everything that's been going on..but that's not the case. Things are still hectic...getting better...but hectic. This post is my attempt to get back on my old schedule of updating this blog twice a week.
This piece was a commission for a great guy by the name of Jeff Smith(a cover name if I ever heard any..I think he's a spy), and features my pencils, inks and..*GASP*..my colors!!
I will say this once and for all: I. AM. NOT. A. COLORIST! I gave it the old college try and did my best. Eventually I will step into those big boy pants, but in the meantime, baby steps. So please, no need to call me or text me with color critiques, just accept it for what it is.
Look for a new Jeff Smith commish featuring Guy Gardner coming soon.

Darkseid vs Lex

Shout out to Mike White for the advice.

Catch ya'll next time.

"I got a Titan's physique, and a heightened mystique/
That traps you in the matrix of my words as I speak."- Geist