JFernandes

February 15, 2012 1:04 am Edit to the above: it should read "NYCC in 2011" not "2012."

February 15, 2012 12:55 am So my walls are now covered with potentially actionable trademark violations. That's nice to know. Seriously, though, the precedent this case could set regarding sketches, commissions, sketchbooks, and prints at conventions is scary (to me, at least). A lot of artists pretty much rely on these sales to be able to cover the cost of attending the cons. If an artist knows they won't be able to cover his/her expenses, I just can't see them attending the con at all. Now, Sean Murphy mentioned one (hopefully) feasible solution: a waiver. He's exclusive to DC, so it wouldn't seem too unlikely for him to be able to get some sort of waiver or limited license from DC to be able to draw and sell sketches of DC characters. One would hope the publishers would grant this to their respective artists. So, that leaves artists who may be recognized only for having drawn a trademarked character in the past, but no longer have a connection to the trademark-holding publisher. You know that anyone who drew Batman at one point will be asked to draw Batman at a con. And that artist probably relies on that fact in order to justify going to a show. Does this mean they'll just stop going? I guess we'll see. As for indie artists, if you're going to a con and asking them to draw something from the big two, you're doing it wrong as a fan. Let them draw what they love, which, more often than not, will be their own creation. I met Kevin Mellon and Kody Chamberlain at NYCC in 2012, and when they each asked what I wanted them to draw for me, my response was "what do you WANT to draw?" And their faces just lit up. Mellon drew Shelby from Gearhead and Chamberlain drew a zombie (which I didn't see coming at all since my only exposure to his work was Sweets). Not only does this avoid any trademark violation, but it also let them know that I appreciate THEIR work, THEIR creations. Alternatively, maybe this year I'll just go to Artist Alley with my own pad of bristol board and tell artists I'll pay them money to sign a page of my sketchpad, and wouldn't terribly mind if they happened to use the rest of the page for...whatever.

January 18, 2012 2:57 pm Green Wake vol. 2, Infinite Horizon, Luther Strode vol. 1. That's a good month.

October 10, 2011 2:28 pm Black Metal! \m/ BQ: I'll be there all four days working at the Bill Cole Enterprises booth.

October 5, 2011 10:04 am Quitely on Batman & Robin immediately comes to mind as an artist that incorporates sound effects well.

August 23, 2011 12:46 am I wish I had that kind of budget for comics at my library. I order all the adult fiction, DVDs, and music CDs, and only get enough money to purchase 2 or 3 comics per month. But, I do tell the youth department what to order for Juv. and YA comics. I just leave a copy of Previews in their office with post-its all over the place every month. Unfortunately some of the best title just never leave the shelves. I don't think I've ever seen either of our Parker books leave the building.

August 22, 2011 9:47 am Yeah, Robbi's pretty great. I've got four pieces of his up on my wall.

August 17, 2011 8:00 pm Great coverage this year, gents, but dammit I miss Terriers.

July 24, 2011 10:51 pm Some quick show notes:

Comics:
00:01:15 Daredevil #1
00:09:10 Ultimate Comics Fallout #2
00:10:12 DC Retroactive: The Flash - The 70s
00:12:00 Hellblazer #281
00:13:45 Avengers #15
00:15:07 Flashpointe: The Outsider #2
00:16:20 Batman: Gates of Gotham #3
00:18:23 Justice League: Subway - Famous Fans #4
00:20:24 War of the Green Lanterns Aftermath #1
00:20:46 Generation Hope #9
00:22:49 Hulk #37
00:23:40 Superman/Batman #86
00:25:18 Witch Doctor #2

User Reviews:
00:25:51 The Top 5 Community Picks of the Week

July 19, 2011 10:20 am I'll be picking up The Walking Dead Book 7 HC and the CBLDF Annual.