Collector's Paradise Signing

Saturday. Some people go to the farmers market. Others go to the bank. And some writers are fortunate enough to sign at comic book stores. We did all three! The wonderful crew at Collector's Paradise in Pasadena invited us to be there for their Free Comic Book May event. They had lots of great promotions going on, the store was packed with comic fans, kids and adults alike. We even had the great pleasure to sit next to the well known, Jim McCann (Return of the Dapper Men, Lost Vegas).

Last year we signed at the Winnetka store, which was really fun. But the sister store in Pasadena is equally as fun. And, as a novice foodie, both stores are next to nom-worthy restaurants (D'amore Pizza and L&L Hawaiian BBQ, respectively.) What's not to like? Rob and I can't wait to go back.

Next stop: Phoenix Con!

Signing next to Jim McCann.

Back issue sale at the table next to ours.

Things started to quiet down later in the day.

Wide shot of the store.

Jim charming his fans.

The awesome staff even picked up lunch for us!

Stop by if you're ever in Pasadena, CA.

Long Beach Comic Expo 2013

The third annual Long Beach Comic Expo was this past Saturday. We've gone all three years, but this was only our second time tabling. It's one of our favorite shows and it's mostly because it is such an easy convention for us to do. It's only one day, it's smaller and more manageable then larger shows, it still has a great line-up of creators, and best of all, we get to go back home at the end of the day! Hey, the little things add up ;-) So here are some photos from a fun day in Long Beach.

Also, just a reminder, if you live in Los Angeles but couldn't make it to Long Beach, you'll have another chance to catch us next Saturday (May 18th) when we'll be signing at Collector's Paradise in Pasadena from 12-3. Hope to see you there!

Just finished setting up.

Still early.

Tables set up outside the main show room.

The crowd picked up after lunchtime.

Super Dave Crosland with a Danger Mouse sketch.

Artist Alley tables.

Riddler cosplay.

Giulie with her Dave Crosland Danger Mouse sketch.

Free Comic Book Day 2013

Hope you all had a fun Free Comic Book Day! The awesome folks over at the brand spanking new Los Angeles store, Cool Cats Comics, kindly invited us to participate in their very first FCBD event. It was our first time at the store, but now we can't wait to go back! First off, the store is located in a great neighborhood in west LA. It's right next to the popular Landmark movie theatre, where there are plenty of quality restaurants within a couple minutes walk and the surrounding streets are quiet residential neighborhoods. It's a great location! They're just getting started, but if the fun we had there this weekend is any indication of how they'll be running the store, then Cool Cats has a bright future ahead itself. Here's some pictures from the event and from a few other stores we hit up afterwards, before exhaustion overwhelmed us. Long live Free Comic Book Day!

Cool Cats Comics and Cards

Ginger Rabbit Studio table

A good crowd checking out the store

A jam piece for all the attending creators

The ultraviolent (and fun) comic series, Declan & Chang

Giulie jammin'

Mural inside Cool Cats Comics

Earth-2 Comics (Sherman Oaks, CA)

Earth-2 Comics (Sherman Oaks, CA)

Shia Labeouf handing out copies of his comic

Blastoff Comics (North Hollywood, CA)

Blastoff Comics (North Hollywood, CA)

Upcoming Schedule

May's going to be a pretty busy month for us. We'll be tabling at a couple shows and participating in a very cool store event. If you're in the area for any of these, come check us out!

May 11 -- Long Beach Expo -- It's our second year tabling at this fun little show. Located in beautiful downtown Long Beach, the show offers a nice gathering of local Los Angeles creators and dealers. Definitely not overwhelming like some conventions can be, but there's still plenty to see and buy. I always come home with a hefty stack of back issue bin finds!

May 18 -- Collector's Paradise Pasadena -- As part of their month long FREE COMIC BOOK MAY event, we'll be signing alongside Eisner Award winning writer, Jim McCann! How cool is that?! We participated in the event last year and had a blast, but they've managed to outdo themselves with this year's stellar line up of creators!

May 23-26 -- Phoenix Comic Con -- This will be our first time tabling at this show. We've spoken to a few people recently at Emerald City & WonderCon who thought very highly of Phoenix and that's gotten us really excited for the show! We're taking a mini road trip out their with fellow comic creators Jared Sams & the Yuan Twins. It's a four day show, so it might be a little draining, but it looks like it'll be a fun weekend.

Photo from last year's event at Collector's Paradise

Clown Fight!

Here's the entire Clown Fight short story in all it's Tex Avery inspired glory, which 

originally appeared in the comics anthology "Ignition: Volume 1" from 215 Ink.

WonderCon Wrap Up

WonderCon was last weekend and while we didn't exhibit this year, with the show being only a 40 minute drive away we couldn't escape the allure of a good convention. We only went for the day (Saturday) and it's the first time in almost a year and half we've been able to go to a show purely as attendees. It was really nice, we spent our entire time there just walking through small press and artists alley talking to creators. The floor seemed to be better organized than when we tabled last year and the attendance also appeared to be up. We had a good time and hopefully next year we'll be able to once again table at WonderCon.