MeCAF 2015

Hey, everyone! This Sunday, May 17th, I'll be attending the Maine Comics Arts Festival once again! There, I'll be selling more "A Clash of Genres" prints, as well as copies of the new full-color, re-lettered Second Edition of Wormhole, Issue One!

Speaking of which, here's the cover:

Additionally, here's an exclusive look at the first page, showing the new colors, the new lettering, and a corny joke that will likely misrepresent the quality of the issue! Enjoy.

And, if you're thinking, "Wow! That is some darned excellent lettering right there," it's because I didn't do it. It's one of the many excellent fonts created by Nate Piekos. You can thank him for making my book readable.

That's all the update you'll get today, but there's more to come this week! Stay tuned.

Wormhole Review by Zack Wright

Because working on the same project for 15 months tends to give one self-esteem issues, I asked my friend Zack Wright to write a detailed, honest review of Wormhole, Issue 1 before I released it. Faith is restored. Thanks, Zack!


WORMHOLE ISSUE #1 REVIEW

 By Zack Wright 

As I began Wormhole, the very first few pages were a bit unsatisfactory. The jokes were a bit tacky and I thought things weren't looking great for the rest of the comic. However, let me tell you; the beginning does not set the tone for the rest of the book. At all. Immediately the story starts to pick up and as more characters are introduced I started liking where things were going. The dialogue is good, the plot is intriguing, the drawings are stunning and although there are a few oddities throughout the comic, by the end nonetheless you're left craving a sequel. 

So. What do I think of Wormhole as a whole? I think it shows a lot of potential and with a little work can become something amazing. I'm curious to see where this comic goes, and by my guess, that place is tremendously far.

Updated "Wormhole" Page

Have you ever found yourself wondering what my upcoming comic book "Wormhole" is actually about?

Well, now you can find out, with the all-new official Wormhole page!

The page has a description of the series in general, and a description of the first issue.

However, the series is general is the first issue, so they're fairly identical (for now).

In other news, I've asked a couple of my friends to write reviews for the first issue. I asked them to be honest and specific, so that their reviews could actually help people decide if they want to read the comic. I'll be posting two of those reviews later today, so stay tuned!

MeCAF / Wormhole News!

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I'm proud to announce that "Wormhole," the comic book "pilot" I've been working on for over a year, is finally completed, printed, and ready to be read!

As I've announced already, I will be selling copies at the Maine Comics Arts Festival. Joey Han and I will be at table 38 (which happens to be right next to Kazu Kibuishi's table, so we'll be hard to miss).

I will have only thirty copies of Wormhole available! The books contain 30 pages of black-and-white comics, along with a (probably too self-deprecating) introduction by yours truly. They'll cost $6.50, which is actually normal for a 32-page book.

I will also be drawing inked commissions for $5.00. Requests can be any single character, be it one of my characters, a licensed character, or even one made up on the spot.

Lastly, here it is: the cover of Wormhole. See you all Sunday.

Wormhole Sketch and RELEASE DATE!

Today's a big day for people who don't know anything about this comic I keep talking about. Today I'm announcing the release date of Wormhole: It's May 18th, the date of the Maine Comics Arts Festival! There, I'll be selling signed copies at my table (alongside Joey Han, who will be promoting his own work.) So come on down and see this book that has driven me insane in the last year!

Oh, yeah, and if you can interpret the scribbles of writing on that check, you'll find out more about the comic than I've ever told you.

Announcing My Exhibition at MeCAF 2014

This year, I'll be attending the Maine Comics Arts Festival! There, I'll be promoting Wormhole, drawing commissioned sketches, and more.

The convention takes place on May 18th, 2014 at the Portland Company Complex, located at 58 Fore Street in Portland, Maine. For more information about the convention, check out their website (though it hasn't been fully updated with 2014 schedules and whatnot just yet).

I'll be exhibiting alongside Joey Han, my fellow ambitious cartoonist friend, who will be presenting and selling his own artwork.

I'll post more information about my exhibition (table location, commission prices, etc.) as the date draws closer. This will be the first convention of my career, and I'm very excited. So, if you're in town with nothing better to do, come on in!

Two Wormhole Characters and Some Clouds.

Here's another Wormhole sketch with two of the main characters.

And now for the News:

I recently learned that I could directly edit the code of my blog, rather than being limited to the Blogger template. Now I can use the power of CSS to edit the look and feel of the website even further. As you might have noticed, I made the border of the blog more sharp, and added shadows.

This probably doesn't interest you the slightest, but as a designer, I find it pretty exciting.

Now, I originally wanted to change the background to a sketch of some clouds, but it didn't look as good as I planned. Here they are anyway, in all their cloudy glory:

Wormhole Promotional Image

This is an advertisement for Wormhole that I'll be using across the internet, showing the main characters of the series. (As you can see, it greatly differs from my last Wormhole sketch from February.) ENJOY!

Wormhole Sketch

This week's sketch is a preview of my upcoming Science-Fiction webcomic, Wormhole!