Another Money Sink
Oct. 8th, 2012 10:48 amIt never fails - I fall out of one hobby and have a surplus of cash, and then I get into another. In this case, there was a first-ever comics (and general pop culture) convention in Morgantown, WV - spitting distance. And the people putting it together actually managed to get some names currently working at Marvel, DC, and the like - Kyle Higgins (writer of Nightwing), Ron Frenz (long-time Marvel and DC artist) and Billy Tucci (creator of Shi) were the headliners.
So, dammit, I started a convention sketchbook. After waffling about 'theme' - i.e., which characters the book should focus on - I finally decided that I'd go with the Legion of Super-Heroes. Lots of variety there, and random artists are more likely to know the Legion than Ambush Bug, or even the Phantom Stranger. (Though if I ever meet Keith Giffen and he's doing sketches..)
So I have a Ron Frenz rendition of Mon-El and a Billy Tucci Dawnstar.
So, dammit, I started a convention sketchbook. After waffling about 'theme' - i.e., which characters the book should focus on - I finally decided that I'd go with the Legion of Super-Heroes. Lots of variety there, and random artists are more likely to know the Legion than Ambush Bug, or even the Phantom Stranger. (Though if I ever meet Keith Giffen and he's doing sketches..)
So I have a Ron Frenz rendition of Mon-El and a Billy Tucci Dawnstar.