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Attention! Chromacon is this week!
Where does the time go? I swear, 2015 has been such a blur so far. It’s going to be a big weekend. I’m really looking forward to it. However it does leave me frantically organising my last few bits and pieces for the show. Mostly just things for the booth. All the major things for the show are done.
What can you expect from me at Chromacon? Well it’s been a busy year already, so unfortunately I still have not made any new comics, but I have re-printed some ActionMan Adam books for anyone who hasn’t yet experienced them, to read. They’re in stock and ready to go.
I have a new book debuting at the show called Sketches. If you’ve been following my social media you’ll know I have been frequently posting black and white ink sketches. Just a fun project to draw whatever I’m feeling at any given moment. I’ve compiled some of my favourites into a book and will be selling this at Chromacon for $6. It came out great, so I can’t wait to share!
I also have a couple of new prints. One which I have already shown the world, and one which is brand new. I think they’re fun and colourful.
I’ll also have my usual assortment of stickers on hand if you’re into some colour to attach to a favourite object.
On top of all of this, I’m going to be doing free mini sketches for anyone who makes a comic or print purchase. You buy a comic or print, and I will draw you something. Your choice of character. Should be fun. I haven’t really done any live drawing for a while.
It’s going to be a fun show. The event is FREE entry, and runs across both Saturday and Sunday this weekend at Aotea Centre in Auckland City. Please do come by and say hello. Buy a comic or print, or both. Get a drawing done. See some other amazing artists who will also be displaying their fantastic work. Oh yeah!
Finally, all leftover stock will be offered on my online store after Chromacon. If you can’t make the show, you will be able to purchase from there, but if you’d really like something reserved now – let me know.
Thanks for reading.
Marc
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A longtime reader/friend asked me to do a sketch for him to pick up at Chromacon. He wanted the Marvel Comics character Valkyrie. Even though I read a few Marvel books, I’ll be the first to admit I didn’t know much about this character at all.
Seems like she is a female Thor or something? In any case, she is blonde, and likes swords. So I went ahead and drew this piece for him.
Thanks for reading,
Marc
(Above, the great swag I got from the show)
Aotea Centre was busy and full a couple of Sundays ago. It was Mother’s Day. The sun was shining outside, on a beautiful autumn Auckland day, and people were making the most of it by getting out and enjoying it. It was also the day of the inaugural Chromacon event. An Illustration and Comic Art festival being held in the centre of town at the Aotea Centre.
As an exhibitor, I had access to the space early for setup the day prior to the show. Walking through the floor where everyone was setting up, and getting a sneak peak at what was to come, I could already tell it was going to be a great show! There were several spaces that I walked past and my jaw was dropping to the floor. It was cool to see so much talent was being assembled in the same space.
The morning finally arrived, and the early birds were in completing their booth set ups. Soon enough 9am rolled around and the show was officially under way. It probably took about an hour for some real crowds of people to start flowing through, but once the floodgates were opened, that was it. It was busy all day.
I had a great time. People were mentioning to me things like “we had no idea there was all this talent in our own country”. Which I guess just re-enforces the reason why putting on a show like Chromacon was absolutely worth doing. The public were great. I talked to a lot of really nice people. The artists were equally as great. I didn’t get as much time as I had hoped seeing all the different exhibitors, as I was basically stuck manning my own table the whole time. I did manage some quick trips as the show was coming to a close however and some good folks that were there were kind enough to stop by my table as well.
Outside of my comics, by far and away the favourite item I had for sale was my Anchorman print. I’ll throw an image of that up above this blog post. It’s available in my store if you’d like one. As are a couple of the other prints I had available.
Everyone who came through and stopped by my table. Thank you. It was wonderful to talk to everyone. All the artists who I know through social media, and met on the day, it was really great meeting you. Big thanks to Michel, who saved my butt when it came to setting up the booth, and last but not least to Allan and his team for putting on a great show! Apologies to all the artists whom I just didn’t get a chance to go see in person. Hopefully it’s an event I can add to calendar every year!
Thanks for reading,
Marc
Here’s another print I’ll be releasing at Chromacon this Sunday. Clearly I dig Wes Anderson films, as this is the second drawing of mine based on one of his films. In this case the Royal Tenenbaums.
When approaching these drawings I wanted some clearly defined characters and his movies do that really well. I went with Margot and Richie for the print because I like them as characters, and I liked their arc in the film.
As always too, Wes’ characters always looking really interesting, so they were fun to draw as well. I did a small sketch of Margot in my sketch book before I carried on with the art. I liked it enough that I thought I would share it with you all.
Hey, Chromacon is this weekend! I’d best get to showing you another print I’ll have available for sale there. This one is a familiar one. As it recently appeared in the comic. I liked the comic so much I decided I’d make a few of these available as a print. I’ve also turned this into a vinyl sticker…it’s kinda cool.
Anyway, the show is this weekend. I’m pretty excited about it. I’ve spent a lot of time preparing for it, so it’ll be nice to get there and see everyone.
Hope to see you there!
Thanks for reading,
Marc
Hey all,
Here is an update for you. I’ve been working hard. Not on comics for the site, not yet…but they’re coming.
Instead I have been getting some stuff sorted out for a new show that is happening here in Auckland spot lighting local artists, comic creators, illustrators – called Chromacon. The show is happening on the 12th of May, so make sure to mark that down in your calendars. Check out the Chromacon website, there is some amazing talent that has been organised for this show. It’s very exciting! It’s happening right in the middle of the city, at the Aotea Centre, so it’ll be nice and easy to get to. I’m truly excited to be a part of this show, and hopefully it is the first of many. Please come out and support what will be a fantastic showing of local talent!
On my side of things. I am trying to organise reprints of older comics. I’m creating some new digital prints that I will have for sale, both online and at the show. I’ll have some new stickers available. It is going to be fun. I’m excited to show off some of these prints I have been making. I’ll show some very soon right here on the site. On top of that, I’ve been enjoying the new digital prints thing so much, that I will be seeking suggestions for subject matter on what I might draw next for the next print. I’ll put the call out soon.
I recently got back from Christchurch. I did a quick day down there, and caught up on how the city was going. It was good to see where it currently is. It’s got me thinking about how I’ll interpret it next for the next batch of stories. I put some photos up on my Flickr, if you are interested in seeing some pics of where the city is at.
Finally, I uploaded a free ActionMan Adam Wallpaper for your computer. If you feel like you need some Canadian Kraft Dinner action representing on your desktop, notebook, tablet, whatever, you may download it.