tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47874915224684918982023-11-16T10:16:25.289-05:00Southpawian FuryThe ramblings of Leanne HannahLeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06892550144425494096noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787491522468491898.post-86040325939837384482016-05-02T22:34:00.000-04:002016-05-02T22:34:06.997-04:00Awesome Con Commissions!<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #141823; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19.32px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;">I am now taking pre-show commissions for <a href="http://www.awesome-con.com/" target="_blank">Awesome Con</a>! Rod and I will have another Blue Milk Special table there along with our other Star Wars pals (more information on the table number when we have it), and if you're looking to get an original sketch from me, now's the time to do it! Prices are as follows:</span><br />
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Some time ago, I was commissioned by my pal Karen to draw a piece featuring different aspects from Paula Abdul's career. Some of you may remember that I drew Paula quite a bit back in the American Idol days, albeit pretty cartoony pieces featuring her and her fellow judges, but we wanted something more realistic for this piece. Since I am total PA fangirl, I had a complete blast playing around with different scenes from Paula's music videos-- and even a Coke commercial!-- to create the finished art. (You can find descriptions and links to music videos for each of the panels <a href="http://stratosmacca.deviantart.com/art/Paula-Abdul-Commission-379016479" target="_blank">here on my deviantART page</a>.)<br />
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Fast forward a couple years later, and Karen was actually able to meet Paula herself this past Sunday at the 3rd annual Wigs and Wishes charity gala. Not only did Karen give Paula a copy of my commission, but she had a photo taken of her holding it!<br />
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It was completely surreal and awesome. Not every day you can say that a celeb you admire (and fangirl over) digs one of your drawings!<br />
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Special thanks to Karen and Britney Clause Photography for the gorgeous photo!! <br />
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Happy Holidays! <br />
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The above image was a drawing I whipped up for the Xmas cards Rod and I sent out this year. It features characters from our first children's storybook-- <i>Hickory Hippo and the Snow Mystery</i>!<br />
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It features the adventures of Hickory, an inquisitive little hippo, and his animal friends. This has been a long time coming, and we're excited to finally be able to introduce it to the world!<br />
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The first adventure is available right now in time to be a holiday gift for any little ones, friends or family in your life.<br />
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Please check out our cute little project and consider sharing or ordering <i>Hickory Hippo and the Snow Mystery</i>. It can be purchased through <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hickory-Hippo-Snow-Mystery-Hannah/dp/0991647203/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1418605562&sr=8-1&keywords=hickory+hippo" target="_blank">Amazon.com</a> or <a href="http://hickoryhippo.com/" target="_blank">HickoryHippo.com</a>.<br />
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We appreciate all the support we can get! :)Leannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06892550144425494096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787491522468491898.post-39925315087580236852014-07-12T15:15:00.003-04:002014-07-12T15:15:44.632-04:00Bogie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I haven't posted much here lately, so I figured I'd throw up a quick drawing I did last night of Humphrey Bogart. Rod and I have been on a Bogie kick lately so I had to get it out of my system. Here's looking at you, kid.<br />
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I've been working on some projects lately, most of which I can't share, but I'm still alive and kicking. And I'll have some information about our first <a href="http://www.hickoryhippo.com/" target="_blank">Hickory Hippo</a> book soon-ish! Exciting stuff ahead!Leannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06892550144425494096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787491522468491898.post-12903093265335186832014-03-31T10:11:00.002-04:002014-03-31T10:11:49.548-04:00Hickory Hippo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I mentioned this in the last update (so many months ago), but now it is official-- the children's book series Rod and I have been working on is now available for pre-order at <a href="http://hickoryhippo.com/"><b>HickoryHippo.com</b></a>!<br />
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We're both really excited about this project, as it's something we've been wanting to do for a long while now. It features the fantastic adventures of Hickory Hippo and his animal friends. Each story sees the little hippo exploring his magical world and problem-solving to help talking snowmen, aquatic cats, hungry platypuses and more! The first title in the series, <i>Hickory Hippo and the Snow Mystery</i>, is available for pre-order in several different packages with extra goodies included!<br />
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The full Hickory website will be up sometime in April, and I'll make another announcement when that happens. But for now, please check it out and spread the word!Leannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06892550144425494096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787491522468491898.post-83736510261198803012013-09-02T17:30:00.001-04:002013-09-02T17:31:40.378-04:00Lost Visionaries<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's been a while, but I wanted to get another blog entry in as we're about to head into a busy next couple weekends with convention appearances.<br />
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First, though, above is a drawing I did for issue #10 of <a href="http://www.cerealgeek.com/" target="_blank">cereal:geek magazine</a> (on sale now!), featuring a batch of characters from the 1980s toyline and cartoon series <i>Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light</i>.<br />
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The above characters were to be released in Visionaries’ 1988 wave of toys but never got past the prototype stage, as the line was subsequently cancelled (alas). I had a lot of fun revisiting the Visionaries again (it’s one of my favorite cartoon series of all time, despite only having 13 episodes), and was blown away by the color work on this piece done by the mighty <a href="http://oicemano.deviantart.com/" target="_blank">Andrew Cramer</a>! Always a blast doing art for cereal:geek.<br />
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Now in convention news... Rod and I will be back at <a href="http://baltimorecomiccon.com/" target="_blank">Baltimore Comic-Con</a> this coming weekend (September 7-8)! We will be at <b>Table A68</b>, and the Blue Milk Special banner will be flying proudly, with brand new art! I'll also have a new banner of my own, featuring characters in the new children's book series Rod and I have been working on-- Hickory Hippo! We're really excited about our upcoming Hippo tales, and hope to have more to share about this project soon.<br />
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If you can make it to Baltimore Comic-Con, you’ll not only be able to purchase sketches, comics and prints, but also pick up a free BMS bookmark featuring brand new <i>Return of the Jedi</i> art, including Admiral Ackbar. It’s the first time we’ve ever made a bookmark, and we hope you’ll put it to use reading Star Wars novels (and other goodies). We will also have a few of the friendly <a href="http://www.501st.com/" target="_blank">501st Legion</a> guarding our table and ready to pose for a photo.<br />
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Check out a map of the convention center showing where to find us below:<br />
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And the following weekend on September 14th we'll be in Oaks, Pennsylvania for <a href="http://retrocons.com/?attachment_id=614" target="_blank">Retro Con</a>! The show is a toy and nostalgia-oriented convention featuring nearly 30,000 square feet filled with collectibles, artwork and much more. This will be our first appearance in Pennsylvania and we're very excited!<br />
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Hope to see some of you there! Leannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06892550144425494096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787491522468491898.post-55535529505381257222013-03-26T22:44:00.000-04:002013-03-27T15:25:30.714-04:00"Your Turn" T-shirts!<div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">
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Above is a new piece I drew which will be used as box art for <a href="http://mystwarriors.com/blog/">Mystical Warriors of the Ring</a>, a new toy line coming soon from <a href="http://fantasticplastictoys.com/shop/">Fantastic Plastic Toys</a>. As seen on their website:<br />
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<i>Mystical Warriors of the Ring is a 1 1/2-2″ toyline created independently by Fantastic Plastic Toys ,for sale online and at various conventions around the USA in 2013 & 2014. Tentatively we will be heading to C2E2 2013, PowerCon 2013, and NYCC 2013... </i><br />
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<i>The idea is simple, if you were ever a fan of wrestling from 1970-1995 (Prior to the explosion of ECW/Attitude Era) then imagine that world of big characters and over-exaggerated stories in anthropomorphic form.
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The website above has photos of art for the series as well as sneak peeks of the upcoming figures. Awesome stuff, so please check it out!<br />
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I also wanted to thank everyone for the emails wondering about t-shirts for the <a href="http://blog.leannehannah.com/2013/02/baltimore-powah.html" target="_blank">'Your Turn' Baltimore piece</a> I drew up last month. We did have a Redbubble store online at one point, but the shirts are unavailable at this time.<br />
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But rest assured, the shirts <i>will </i>be back, and it's something I'm excited about. So... <b>watch this space!</b><br />
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If you are still interested in shirts and other potential merchandise with the 'Your Turn' drawing, though, please do keep sending me emails at <a href="mailto:leanne@hannagram.com">leanne@hannagram.com</a>. All suggestions and questions are appreciated!Leannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06892550144425494096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787491522468491898.post-15401738996761752972013-02-16T22:26:00.002-05:002013-02-20T16:58:30.159-05:00Baltimore Powah<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy 2013! It's been a while, but the new year couldn't have started out any better after my Baltimore Ravens won Super Bowl XLVII. Anyone who knows me knows how much I love my Baltimore sports-- the highs and the lows, I've been there through it all. I love my guys.<br />
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The only other time the Ravens won the Super Bowl, I was still in college up at Towson University, and can remember the joy of it all. But it was nothing compared to this year's win. <br />
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Now that MLB's Spring Training is upon us and I'm transitioning back to a baseball mindset, I wanted to draw something to root on my O's. Hence the above image. I posted it to <a href="http://twitter.com/stratosmacca" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151450132232372&set=a.32803187371.41145.623427371&type=1&relevant_count=1" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://stratosmacca.deviantart.com/" target="_blank">deviantART</a> and <a href="http://stratosmacca.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Tumblr</a> this morning, and it kind of went viral. I really, <i>really</i> appreciate everyone's kind comments on the piece. All of your shares and enthusiasm have been so awesome. Thank you!<br />
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In convention news, Rod and I will be appearing at the <a href="http://www.anscomiccon.com/" target="_blank">ANS Sci-Fi & Comic Con</a> on May 11th, and we plan to hit Baltimore Comic-Con as always later in the year. Other than that, we're hoping to venture out to a major show in the summer (more on that soon)...<br />
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That's about all I've got for now. Keep checking out <a href="http://www.bluemilkspecial.com/" target="_blank">Blue Milk Special</a> and <a href="http://masterscast.com/" target="_blank">Masters Cast</a>, and feel free to follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/stratosmacca" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://stratosmacca.deviantart.com/" target="_blank">deviantART</a> and <a href="http://stratosmacca.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Tumblr</a>-- I'm always posting new art there. <br />
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Go O's!<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', arial, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></span>Leannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06892550144425494096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787491522468491898.post-66530526732796073292012-09-16T22:41:00.001-04:002012-09-16T22:44:11.393-04:00Power-Con/Masters Cast<div align="center">
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Firstly, this coming Saturday and Sunday, September 22-23, 2012, I will be at <a href="http://www.thepower-con.com/">Power-Con/ThunderCon</a> in Los Angeles, CA, a convention dedicated to He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and ThunderCats. If you're in the area, please stop by and say hey!<br />
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<b>Saturday: 10 AM – 6 PM<br />Sunday: 10 AM – 5 PM</b><br />
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I'll be doing commissions all weekend, handing out postcards, selling prints and will also be selling my new 2012 sketchbook which features 32 pages of art.<br />
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I will also be attending the Roast Gooble Dinner Dinner on Saturday night (7 PM – 9 PM), the Masters Cast After-Hours Mixer (9 PM – 1 AM), and I'll be a part of the MVCreations panel on Sunday at 2 PM in Panel Room 2.<br />
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And secondly, I gots to pimp out <a href="http://masterscast.com/?p=432">the newest episode of Masters Cast</a>, the very first He-Man and She-Ra podcast. The fine folks at MC asked me to join the crew (crazily enough), and I accepted. So now everyone will have to put up with me going on about Stratos and whatnot. But seriously, the show is a ton of fun to do and I was honored to be asked to join.<br />
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And that's it for me! Hope to see some of you at the show this weekend.Leannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06892550144425494096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787491522468491898.post-40512781730710239842012-09-02T23:35:00.000-04:002012-09-02T23:39:08.792-04:00Baltimore Comic-Con!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This coming Saturday and Sunday, September 8-9, 2012, Rod and I will be at the <a href="http://baltimorecomiccon.com/">Baltimore Comic Con</a>, one of my favorite shows of the year! We'll be at table <b>A96</b>, so please stop by and say hey! I'll be doing commissions all weekend, we'll have prints for sale of various things (superheroes, Star Wars, Blue Milk Special, etc.), <b>AND</b> I will have a brand new 2012 sketchbook that will debut at the con, featuring 32 pages of art.<br />
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I'm planning on throwing the sketchbooks up on my website for sale sometime later this month, so watch this space...<br />
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Along with all this, Rod and I will also (if all goes well) be debuting a new Blue Milk Special banner that should be pretty sweet. Rod was also kind enough to put together a map of the convention floor to help convention-goers in finding us. <a href="http://www.bluemilkspecial.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/2012+Floor+Plan-bms.jpg" target="_blank"><b>Check it out here!</b></a><br />
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We'll also be handing out new Blue Milk Special postcards, which will be free as always. So if you're planning on going to the show, or just thinking about it, please stop by and say hey!<br />
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Later this month I'll also be attending <a href="http://www.thepower-con.com/" target="_blank">Power-Con</a> in Los Angeles, CA, but more details on that later. Hope to see you at the show!Leannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06892550144425494096noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787491522468491898.post-7204858232000106852012-08-21T21:56:00.000-04:002012-08-21T21:56:36.827-04:00Masters Cast<br />
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It's been ages since I last updated this blog, but I figured I'd pimp out the fact that I guest hosted an episode of <a href="http://www.masterscast.com/">Masters Cast</a>, the He-Man and She-Ra podcast, just last weekend.<br />
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Masters Cast is a monthly podcast recorded by some of my good pals-- Jon Kallis, Katie Haile, Martin Penny and Josh de Lioncourt-- wherein they discuss anything and everything to do with Masters of the Universe, Princess of Power and beyond!<br />
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In episode 47 we discuss the recent Masters of the Universe print and digital comic series, the Mattel/MOTUC subscription craziness, and the <b>utter injustice</b> of Mattel killing off Stratos. (Curse you, Mattel!) <a href="http://masterscast.com/?p=408">Check it out!</a><br />
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September's going to be a busy convention month for me, so I'll be updating again fairly soon with more information. I <i>swear</i>.<br />
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Leannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06892550144425494096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787491522468491898.post-54743312299167065412012-02-20T20:23:00.007-05:002012-02-20T23:53:34.999-05:00Gokaiger<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEEasfAkMYx1CJ3NGJnsYP_ne0KWY6ubX-Mqp2fCB02bfBEP7qC1R1WbkTUnX5qquyp10CiR6F-DrIFm-WpcrCym9sz43_4YQCGqUCrWDvOxO0KpjbJqJk3e18G28PXzxQnsNxCeTykL-g/s1600/gokaiger_colors_sm.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 245px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEEasfAkMYx1CJ3NGJnsYP_ne0KWY6ubX-Mqp2fCB02bfBEP7qC1R1WbkTUnX5qquyp10CiR6F-DrIFm-WpcrCym9sz43_4YQCGqUCrWDvOxO0KpjbJqJk3e18G28PXzxQnsNxCeTykL-g/s320/gokaiger_colors_sm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711396050055659202" /></a><br />I watched the last episode of <span style="font-style:italic;">Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger</span> (Pirate Sentai Gokaiger) yesterday, the latest Super Sentai series in Japan. I ended up loving this series so much that I thought it warranted its own blog post. If you have no idea what Sentai is, it's basically the set of Japanese superhero team series that have been adapted into Power Rangers here in the U.S. Every season the Sentai teams change, and so (sadly) must Gokaiger.<br /><br />The 2011 Gokaiger series was celebrating the 35th anniversary of Sentai in Japan, so they obviously had to go all out. I'd never watched any Sentai before (though I've been a Power Rangers fan since <span style="font-style:italic;">Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers</span> in 1993), but usually every year I'd only keep an eye on what the new outfits looked like (knowing that they'd eventually make it over to the U.S. in some new Power Ranger series). I actually distinctly remember rolling my eyes when I heard that the 2011 Sentai would be pirate-themed. <span style="font-style:italic;">Stupid pirates</span>, I thought. Then I actually saw the uniforms, and was surprised how cool they were. But I still wasn't planning on watching the thing...<br /><br />Then at Power-Con last year my friend Augie told me how freakin' cool the series was, and tipped me off on where I could download subtitled episodes. So I decided to give it a shot... and then I was hooked. I mean, <span style="font-style:italic;">hooked</span>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZs7ghEvUmNMwufsq7wtnepZzZMtpRzPWUG4z6s-ZgDS2y6UeF6A1JtYN1TZLdjwSzdZUc0mMGpjcG9Ueb0AzEGF6H-zwNHMgKhVhqSNdfX8l2yGyHIZUX7RyqoVWjGZJzbpJoNFSrajil/s1600/Kaizoku-sentai-gokaiger-e1301525403544.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 176px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZs7ghEvUmNMwufsq7wtnepZzZMtpRzPWUG4z6s-ZgDS2y6UeF6A1JtYN1TZLdjwSzdZUc0mMGpjcG9Ueb0AzEGF6H-zwNHMgKhVhqSNdfX8l2yGyHIZUX7RyqoVWjGZJzbpJoNFSrajil/s320/Kaizoku-sentai-gokaiger-e1301525403544.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711396384365582018" /></a><br />The premise of Gokaiger is that a group of space pirates are trying to find the "Greatest Treasure in the Universe," which they track down to Earth. However, they can only obtain the treasure by first acquiring the powers of the previous 34 Super Sentai teams. They end up having to battle the Space Empire Zangyack, whose invasion force wiped out the 34 Sentai teams before the Gokaiger series starts.<br /><br />So basically, the Gokaigers can transform into any of the previous 34 Super Sentai teams after obtaining their powers. Want to see the team randomly transform into the Mighty Morphin' rangers to battle it out? Check. Want to see different color combinations from various teams at any given time? Check. Want to see an all blue/black/white/red/etc. team fighting it out at any given time? Check. The combinations are endless, and that's part of what makes it so fun.<br /><br />But apart from that, the characters in this series are fantastic. Every one of them is likable in their own way. When Gai, the sixth member of the team, showed up, I disliked his overly enthusiastic nature for like half an episode. Then I couldn't get enough of him. He (along with Doc) ended up being my favorite characters. But I love them all, really.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBdySWNGGZQcgdRG6AznCasPrdDJzLuEOWRZm5Q9sNhlHO9JBwCqRNA5BWpOKq7J8FJoPeOGPxvf_kSED0qYfq6b4Tn0QUPpgH2yH1gaq8q75e9YA6y5DP93bS_OdRdL7yFk73tQuHS6hi/s1600/tumblr_lzo6bhp8kJ1r0nj3wo1_500.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBdySWNGGZQcgdRG6AznCasPrdDJzLuEOWRZm5Q9sNhlHO9JBwCqRNA5BWpOKq7J8FJoPeOGPxvf_kSED0qYfq6b4Tn0QUPpgH2yH1gaq8q75e9YA6y5DP93bS_OdRdL7yFk73tQuHS6hi/s320/tumblr_lzo6bhp8kJ1r0nj3wo1_500.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711396512360219506" /></a><br />I didn't want this series to end. And I can't count how many times I teared up either thinking about it ending, or seeing screengrabs from the last couple episodes and knowing that it was almost time to say goodbye. (And I would think, <span style="font-style:italic;">WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH ME, it's just a Japanese show aimed at kids!</span> But still, I couldn't help myself. It was too damn good.) And the last episode, which we finally watched last night, didn't disappoint. It was glorious, with balls to the wall fight scenes and a proper goodbye to our favorite characters. Sigh.<br /><br />I still have two Gokaiger movies to watch that haven't been subbed yet, so at least I do still have something to look forward to. But still. I will miss this show terribly. Such a great way to get into Super Sentai. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to either give it a shot, likes Power Rangers, or is even slightly curious about Sentai.<br /><br />Goodbye, Space Pirates!<br /><br /><center><img src="http://www.hannagram.com/images/marvelous_goodbye.gif"></center>Leannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06892550144425494096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787491522468491898.post-6069634154224535252011-12-30T23:01:00.007-05:002011-12-31T00:05:11.391-05:00Happy Xmas + Holidays + Etc.!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT-dtReduJij1EWPkDTciKubwt_T9oxWLXd-j34joargi4QyWDvT_G-LNOgSTqfXvdVcDtuh40oqoxkwiAFAT19c6iLTqRcOyVtMd4GJEXcoOkJn9MYuvm6zvrQs0cIvOjncaf_EVE7-tm/s1600/xmas-2011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 274px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT-dtReduJij1EWPkDTciKubwt_T9oxWLXd-j34joargi4QyWDvT_G-LNOgSTqfXvdVcDtuh40oqoxkwiAFAT19c6iLTqRcOyVtMd4GJEXcoOkJn9MYuvm6zvrQs0cIvOjncaf_EVE7-tm/s320/xmas-2011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692138122206668594" /></a><br /><br />It's been ages since my last blog post (as usual), so I figured I'd better get one in here before 2012 is upon us! (Plus I'm sick at the moment, and I figure I can't feel any worse sitting here in front of my laptop getting this update done...)<br /><br />Above is the holiday greeting we used as a voting incentive pinup for <a href="http://www.bluemilkspecial.com">Blue Milk Special</a> this year as Vader and TK8008 enjoy themselves with a bit of holiday cheer. Hope everyone had a nice holiday!<br /><br />Since I haven't posted in a while, here are some updates: Power-Con in Los Angeles back in September was awesome-- I had a great time and met up with so many friends I hadn't seen in <span style="font-style:italic;">years</span>. Definitely one of the highlights of the year for me. My auction piece was bought up by pal Jon Kallis, who I'm sure will put it to good use... if he knows what's good for him. XD<br /><br />While at Power-Con I was interviewed by <a href="http://www.mtv.com/geek/">MTV Geek</a>. You can watch both clips (if you DARE) in which I talk about my work on He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and Blue Milk Special.<br /><br />Part One:<br /><a href="http://www.mtv.com/videos/interview/699215/power-con-2011-leanne-hannah-talks-drawing-and-editing-he-man-comics.jhtml#id=1672162"><img src="http://www.bluemilkspecial.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mtv-leanne1-300x170.jpg"></a><br /><br />Part Two:<br /><a href="http://www.mtv.com/videos/interview/699219/power-con-2011-leanne-hannah-spoofs-star-wars-with-blue-milk-special.jhtml#id=1672162"><img src="http://www.bluemilkspecial.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mtv-leanne2-300x170.jpg"></a><br /><br />Apart from that, Rod and I also had a great time at the Virginia Comicon in Richmond, VA in October. It's always great to meet up with friends and fans, and the VA show was no exception. Extra thanks to Matt, Suzanne and Charlie Wieringo for being such great hosts! Love you guys.<br /><br />Apart from all that, work continues on BMS, though we had serious doubts as to whether or not things would keep going as they are. At the beginning of this month we had a scare with Rod's health issues (for which he's having surgery in January), and having to read nitpicky comments from readers knocking us for trivial things right in the middle of all this real life drama just didn't mix well. We questioned whether it was worth dealing with keeping BMS going at all. But in the end we had a really great response from readers (we were both <span style="font-style:italic;">totally </span>overwhelmed by the support), that we decided to keep going, at least for now. But in order to do this, give Rod time to heal and have time to work on our own projects, we're cutting back to one strip a week beginning in 2012. But fear not, we'll still be around (I think Biggs might kill us if we weren't).<br /><br />Other than that, work is progressing on a manga webcomic project that Rod and I have been planning for ages (more on that in a future update when we have more to show), I got a bloody <span style="font-style:italic;">fantastic</span> boxed set of Rammstein's music videos and making ofs that we just finished (I did not think it was possible to love this band more than I did before, yet I was WRONG), we discovered the Japanese Sentai series <span style="font-style:italic;">Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger</span> (which I love and am obsessed with and can't say enough good things about and when it ends I will cry), and we're still continuing with our Doctor Who watching. We've made it up to the end of the 6th Doctor's first season, which has been... interesting (and not in a good way). These last few seasons have been quite the ride. But we're in it for the long haul, behind the scenes drama and all. (I'm going to eat popcorn when we watch the documentary that deals with Colin Baker's firing, though. I'm not kidding.)<br /><br />So... with that finished, here's to a much better year for everyone. Bring on 2012!Leannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06892550144425494096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787491522468491898.post-49197008210983502232011-09-22T22:48:00.009-04:002011-09-22T23:22:09.902-04:00Power-Con!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgekwVk53vXVntMYfexog8N11JsruwFZGvuI101r_si_Uomb1T505AiSYwe-1XQCf1evg3ObXdydzO22SS-cwSZKuTTqf_IxFNKnpSmgvVko_zFAQ9vfMJJqyz-PS4IzNv-Fdlr-7bw-6g4/s1600/auction_lineart_sm.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgekwVk53vXVntMYfexog8N11JsruwFZGvuI101r_si_Uomb1T505AiSYwe-1XQCf1evg3ObXdydzO22SS-cwSZKuTTqf_IxFNKnpSmgvVko_zFAQ9vfMJJqyz-PS4IzNv-Fdlr-7bw-6g4/s320/auction_lineart_sm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655383442115058978" /></a><br />In just a few hours I'll be on a plane bound for Los Angeles, CA where I will be a guest at the first ever <a href="http://thepower-con.com/">Power-Con/ThunderCon</a>, a convention devoted solely to Masters of the Universe and ThunderCats.<br /><br />There is a really large and impressive guest list, and I'm looking forward to seeing a bunch of friends I haven't seen in years.<br /><br />There will also be a charity auction at the show, with proceeds going towards the Children Affected by AIDS Foundation. For more information on how you can bid on a piece of art (regardless of whether or not you'll be attending the con yourself), <a href="http://www.thepower-con.com/2011/09/tips-for-and-a-preview-of-how-the-benefit-auction-works/">go here</a>.<br /><br />The inked piece I donated for the art auction (pictured above) measures 11" x 17" and features Stratos, Teela, He-Man, Man-At-Arms and Skeletor. I thought someone reading this blog might find it interesting to see my process as I worked, so I figured I'd leave everyone with that before I head out for my long weekend in L.A.<br /><br />I've started working digitally a lot lately, so I thought it might be fun to do all of my thumbnail and roughs in Manga Studio (my drawing program of choice), so this was basically my first stage-- roughing out ideas:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieI-nFeNxOfWohZ_FxavGar5v685POGFQeq0clvoGecND7iaeEP725UMpUHU51e6ES_IxfdU8aCdZOx9jN0LM8ZQvlDKhJsoNhnZdXeJbwNbHGS099tqxG5DQ-vZBOHi_nVh4GbSoRvX0b/s1600/printpossibility.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieI-nFeNxOfWohZ_FxavGar5v685POGFQeq0clvoGecND7iaeEP725UMpUHU51e6ES_IxfdU8aCdZOx9jN0LM8ZQvlDKhJsoNhnZdXeJbwNbHGS099tqxG5DQ-vZBOHi_nVh4GbSoRvX0b/s320/printpossibility.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655385160639712690" /></a><br /><br />Once I'd decided on this composition, I set to work fleshing it all out. I actually used several layers to get this rough piece. One was mostly for anatomy, another for adding costumes/armor, and another where I roughly laid in areas I wanted to be shadowed when I inked the final piece.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSESTiSYKhPEfxv9T7SxX0E3HAdPLc0m3duCBPkx7KvSUjEhxdVUrmqUCTls-_l51jnzImFnvQ0qA13BKvvXxqL7hOaIVbRGALuFk20Z1X2qdOKYzCIACXIN0Wdi-vCs9T2_gTyNI2uc8_/s1600/print_rough.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSESTiSYKhPEfxv9T7SxX0E3HAdPLc0m3duCBPkx7KvSUjEhxdVUrmqUCTls-_l51jnzImFnvQ0qA13BKvvXxqL7hOaIVbRGALuFk20Z1X2qdOKYzCIACXIN0Wdi-vCs9T2_gTyNI2uc8_/s320/print_rough.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655385534149398994" /></a><br /><br />I then printed out my rough and used my light table to do the final inks by hand.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgekwVk53vXVntMYfexog8N11JsruwFZGvuI101r_si_Uomb1T505AiSYwe-1XQCf1evg3ObXdydzO22SS-cwSZKuTTqf_IxFNKnpSmgvVko_zFAQ9vfMJJqyz-PS4IzNv-Fdlr-7bw-6g4/s1600/auction_lineart_sm.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgekwVk53vXVntMYfexog8N11JsruwFZGvuI101r_si_Uomb1T505AiSYwe-1XQCf1evg3ObXdydzO22SS-cwSZKuTTqf_IxFNKnpSmgvVko_zFAQ9vfMJJqyz-PS4IzNv-Fdlr-7bw-6g4/s320/auction_lineart_sm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655383442115058978" /></a><br /><br />Then I spent several hours coloring the piece in Photoshop. While the black and white original inks will be auctioned off, I will have this colored version for sale at my table as prints. So if you're interested, swing on by!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoHThyAqnTQ4uIwUMS7PmFaWrsRnLsg7hyphenhyphenyTZ2q4bMtp-Tzak_uOMmlgEq4R07H6zVVzXYTQXsvrbbb-uyALQPx50Y-SU-ZbIFhlaSKEgFlT7SZvbERCtqIN9_9jTbgAdbTfvszARK4Yxb/s1600/print_colors.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoHThyAqnTQ4uIwUMS7PmFaWrsRnLsg7hyphenhyphenyTZ2q4bMtp-Tzak_uOMmlgEq4R07H6zVVzXYTQXsvrbbb-uyALQPx50Y-SU-ZbIFhlaSKEgFlT7SZvbERCtqIN9_9jTbgAdbTfvszARK4Yxb/s320/print_colors.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655386301783051954" /></a><br /><br />And with that, I'm off to finish packing up the last of my things. See you in CA!Leannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06892550144425494096noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787491522468491898.post-87578566531849351992011-09-21T15:45:00.017-04:002011-09-21T16:34:46.663-04:00Bmore and VA Con Followups<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiljAd73zhMDMiqzj_juSH-4gk1KKJ0VQfNnhXs5fL5XMW8u77fAc2EIK9KjXO_VSPx9-p1k3MMFrsG6V7ifkacp5n8GecOh39mxfut8xwvxU894Fs1T-Hr8AqB2emHtIx5Ites_2BIW4kq/s1600/DSC00595a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiljAd73zhMDMiqzj_juSH-4gk1KKJ0VQfNnhXs5fL5XMW8u77fAc2EIK9KjXO_VSPx9-p1k3MMFrsG6V7ifkacp5n8GecOh39mxfut8xwvxU894Fs1T-Hr8AqB2emHtIx5Ites_2BIW4kq/s320/DSC00595a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654902798738760386" /></a><br /><br />I've been horribly behind at getting updates to the blog about the shows we've been to lately, so I thought I'd throw up a quick post with some sketches and photos and all that good stuff.<br /><br />Rod and I attended the <a href="http://comicon.com/baltimore">Baltimore Comic Con</a> a few weeks back, and it was our first real show of the year. Kind of strange getting back into the swing of things, but we found our footing pretty quickly once we hit the show floor. I always love meeting and talking with people who enjoy the work we do, whether it's <a href="http://www.bluemilkspecial.com">Blue Milk Special</a> or some of the comic work we've done for other projects. That's always one of the highlights of the shows for me. And it's also really cool seeing some of those same faces or people we'd only just met at a previous show, but dug our work enough to come back and talk to us again. It always makes it worthwhile.<br /><br />(Our table also happened to be next to the signing area where Stan Lee was camped out off and on throughout the weekend. He walked past our table a couple times, which was pretty freakin' sweet. It's one thing to read about Stan or watch him in movies and such, but seeing him in person is like tahiepaheioaghepoiahgoebngoeiahgeo29ruaeagr. Just sayin'.)<br /><br />The other upside to being at these shows is seeing all of our artist/creator friends again. Always awesome catching up and hanging out with our pals! Todd Dezago, Craig Rousseau, Matt and Suzanne Wieringo, Kelly Yates, Rich Woodall, Bryan and Judy Glass, and others I've forgotten (but are no less awesome). And my buddy Jon Kallis was again on hand to help us out at our table-- he is always a <span style="font-style:italic;">huge </span>help!<br /><br />I sold out of my remaining sketchbooks, we sold a ton of prints and I did a slew of commissions (and finally got my first Harry Potter commish, which was refreshing)! Here are some examples of the commissions for the Baltimore show...<br /><br />Guy Gardner:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcAsP_arpE7g-0aYTtG023y4oclWSEorIc2s9EEzFL2Ti27S4WSRZpuxo4Q5JQGT984MnKSpKHzWlB3KAXuadSstQqcUzFFNTbdgMZseEfOarIJPQKACZMNNeu0CmEfIEJyTRfqWDlqLr0/s1600/IMG_1715a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcAsP_arpE7g-0aYTtG023y4oclWSEorIc2s9EEzFL2Ti27S4WSRZpuxo4Q5JQGT984MnKSpKHzWlB3KAXuadSstQqcUzFFNTbdgMZseEfOarIJPQKACZMNNeu0CmEfIEJyTRfqWDlqLr0/s320/IMG_1715a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654903977016021026" /></a><br /><br />Karl (from Perhapanauts) and Stratos (from He-Man and the Masters of the Universe). Probably my favorite commission of the show:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxoofTVWdpkri2aTHmcqGGEcHefUcMxeCIBf9rELNFDOdYiK42pNV9niotXv3BjxS_dPYKMksdwj2fQ9_0Qt1tE4xFgB0nzR2ZYFkWcGvXutcGMpPtgSCJtZLlQ5QX4Y_DmApZRL_Axj5E/s1600/IMG_1719a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxoofTVWdpkri2aTHmcqGGEcHefUcMxeCIBf9rELNFDOdYiK42pNV9niotXv3BjxS_dPYKMksdwj2fQ9_0Qt1tE4xFgB0nzR2ZYFkWcGvXutcGMpPtgSCJtZLlQ5QX4Y_DmApZRL_Axj5E/s320/IMG_1719a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654904314215046210" /></a><br /><br />Han and Luke:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiww6yKQy36ng_XBafi2IJjsXMk15IUHNfQVXOAVdyQS3wZzD4I-p-JyFn-eVBFLqkFcGt3Si-5NtH347P9ueqDRKpw80sge6QM9RyRA1lJpKn1Tc5U-JAAPojl44Y5MP1VQMgXa9XS9woV/s1600/IMG_1731a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiww6yKQy36ng_XBafi2IJjsXMk15IUHNfQVXOAVdyQS3wZzD4I-p-JyFn-eVBFLqkFcGt3Si-5NtH347P9ueqDRKpw80sge6QM9RyRA1lJpKn1Tc5U-JAAPojl44Y5MP1VQMgXa9XS9woV/s320/IMG_1731a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654905524593686194" /></a><br /><br />Remus Lupin and Sirius Black:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFS_L0f_3uMLQRDeqHPfm1M6doyLhi2PPZbcXRfpiCRttEbQYIXw7cRDHfi7kqwL7YAnXgQjKFCwo6WG3K7Vavr13_TZxNr4QmFqd4uPQjij2eNhrFdONmtE9FWX2xxE3y65kknbJn9kXV/s1600/IMG_1732a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFS_L0f_3uMLQRDeqHPfm1M6doyLhi2PPZbcXRfpiCRttEbQYIXw7cRDHfi7kqwL7YAnXgQjKFCwo6WG3K7Vavr13_TZxNr4QmFqd4uPQjij2eNhrFdONmtE9FWX2xxE3y65kknbJn9kXV/s320/IMG_1732a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654905714258616466" /></a><br /><br />Vader sketch card:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk0d2WECYU1ZS6e8snAgXXGhKupwnmKL0nIhUcrfiu8nk98nOpaOhgkNCO8JQ9DjHoi2zCPEjVq1DgAMGpMc8nMzkL4TPpoM8fXlxP_4Xguyp4iBkQBS2y-HEwHRs-TkZMQsFIaibkBCvy/s1600/IMG_1736a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk0d2WECYU1ZS6e8snAgXXGhKupwnmKL0nIhUcrfiu8nk98nOpaOhgkNCO8JQ9DjHoi2zCPEjVq1DgAMGpMc8nMzkL4TPpoM8fXlxP_4Xguyp4iBkQBS2y-HEwHRs-TkZMQsFIaibkBCvy/s320/IMG_1736a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654905880349063666" /></a><br /><br />Endor Rebel Trooper:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH-rkJQPjZR7f0CDTIQI_Zcx00s5BugbSpBVLzTMB-mtXE1ppLyx9CtrAsh-cWy9biAoqdEpcE7QCl6DPePNyxgGsefEVlLuYAySGRGKJyL2NTpJYXoCHlLD1YVum9kJzx8zMrtwqIicmy/s1600/IMG_1740a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH-rkJQPjZR7f0CDTIQI_Zcx00s5BugbSpBVLzTMB-mtXE1ppLyx9CtrAsh-cWy9biAoqdEpcE7QCl6DPePNyxgGsefEVlLuYAySGRGKJyL2NTpJYXoCHlLD1YVum9kJzx8zMrtwqIicmy/s320/IMG_1740a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654906037907395954" /></a><br /><br />Vision:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir2HcOrUiiDFK-OpNUuTHrdhjZ4DfTCFzfMGIahjxpLjwxSXo7S2zTU1Xu5vZQ3fkK_lxvF3AbCg0hZ1EQ78gfDGMWl-i_QVeC7kcu-AWlkl1lgNbtGAIviBTMgOQ17UWw0o06HHjbB-eZ/s1600/IMG_1741a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir2HcOrUiiDFK-OpNUuTHrdhjZ4DfTCFzfMGIahjxpLjwxSXo7S2zTU1Xu5vZQ3fkK_lxvF3AbCg0hZ1EQ78gfDGMWl-i_QVeC7kcu-AWlkl1lgNbtGAIviBTMgOQ17UWw0o06HHjbB-eZ/s320/IMG_1741a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654906175952639026" /></a><br /><br />Vegeta:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDYlUXGVHakSlHVcQrrrthl3yKDfUgtt-Qs8KBm8xv0-E0kstB81DqKotK5NBNHM1crXxgFXcN3C8psYYSwJKQVxDAt4TaJk0z1m2eePSnDrTCeguHtMgJNpkFO9Lk77HXwkdmlXqn36Uz/s1600/IMG_1744a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDYlUXGVHakSlHVcQrrrthl3yKDfUgtt-Qs8KBm8xv0-E0kstB81DqKotK5NBNHM1crXxgFXcN3C8psYYSwJKQVxDAt4TaJk0z1m2eePSnDrTCeguHtMgJNpkFO9Lk77HXwkdmlXqn36Uz/s320/IMG_1744a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654906312011628418" /></a><br /><br />Slave Leia:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8NLTA7FDLpx99DbopwcaljIBZWGMX7DZUUrKL6F1DWA8lv0vlX3WjTcXa3PazjRl7GzqSoK-lLPXoc75OElKVEnsB8Arj-_EN38gyM4UXxIeBJKazFaYXelKK7j9oU-3BNUvynKskF9bU/s1600/IMG_1747a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8NLTA7FDLpx99DbopwcaljIBZWGMX7DZUUrKL6F1DWA8lv0vlX3WjTcXa3PazjRl7GzqSoK-lLPXoc75OElKVEnsB8Arj-_EN38gyM4UXxIeBJKazFaYXelKK7j9oU-3BNUvynKskF9bU/s320/IMG_1747a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654906406656457090" /></a><br /><br />We didn't have much time to catch our breath before heading to the one-day <a href="http://vacomicon.com/">Virginia Comicon</a> the first weekend of September. This was our first time attending this show, and we had a lot of fun. Definitely a smaller show than Baltimore, but it was nice seeing some of our regular readers and especially hanging with the always awesome Matt and Suzanne Wieringo.<br /><br />Also, I finally got to meet Charlie! I think we are best buds now. I was reading one of Matt's comic scripts and he kept me company while everyone else was downstairs:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC36UIJTA8FzND7Hr9PJ2xvWdH3cDe_-7xpXG2DKvar5UAG_mCN1wSwpj3BdHxXBMygW6fGjoYI5xbDq6QtyBRHO-PFa0x9oJ4nx2jD44L3S9iXpccJFb1GX1HdWhUX_Ih5x3yYbjhCaVR/s1600/2011-09-03+18.22.03_a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC36UIJTA8FzND7Hr9PJ2xvWdH3cDe_-7xpXG2DKvar5UAG_mCN1wSwpj3BdHxXBMygW6fGjoYI5xbDq6QtyBRHO-PFa0x9oJ4nx2jD44L3S9iXpccJFb1GX1HdWhUX_Ih5x3yYbjhCaVR/s320/2011-09-03+18.22.03_a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654908642255324034" /></a><br /><br />Yep. BFFs.<br /><br />I did a few commissions at this show, too, including a Cobra Commander and my first ever Star Wars vehicle commission of Slave-1:<br /><br /><center><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmfMpSlF0foL5Pd9rDtl9v5Gr6XyJ6RkryxTrdZUg1Ry2-HmBKjJ1_J0FwwbX3jA56bogHQ-HosN_yYmO67hk4y4colw5YsjC_Ha7RkUKv8jbqcWzLu2zT01Wx4YsEmXgUYGEm7uch666J/s1600/01005VA9.11.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 232px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmfMpSlF0foL5Pd9rDtl9v5Gr6XyJ6RkryxTrdZUg1Ry2-HmBKjJ1_J0FwwbX3jA56bogHQ-HosN_yYmO67hk4y4colw5YsjC_Ha7RkUKv8jbqcWzLu2zT01Wx4YsEmXgUYGEm7uch666J/s320/01005VA9.11.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654913388971274978" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinA1y2HgPX-NETMCz6w-D9Rn8yCdHYpGW8QDvgcsfnXPlOOu81z9vO8QKEH4LJdXvhRcwj6a84jz-Y4Bfy5BOk2X64Gpm41xcQKrGomnNRma9Z16MAn-sHk6-F4aSZaOOEjxjM7HJso5Rh/s1600/00201VA9.11.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinA1y2HgPX-NETMCz6w-D9Rn8yCdHYpGW8QDvgcsfnXPlOOu81z9vO8QKEH4LJdXvhRcwj6a84jz-Y4Bfy5BOk2X64Gpm41xcQKrGomnNRma9Z16MAn-sHk6-F4aSZaOOEjxjM7HJso5Rh/s320/00201VA9.11.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654913606499213266" /></a></center><br /><br />I also drew this up, which Rod lovingly colored a few days later. It's our tribute to the new Star Wars Blu-Ray disc set:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ZyQ8lvLkXHlXr-ic-DCBBAPC29DrWj6kVeaaUcUn7nb2LjXPdkyOI1pQ_tElNlyvH6DpX9WdaLlU7hcltrKpX8jKBNy5va0zj5vqzxZuEsYQRF4muWy2kl5M641EmODO1TWqz8-F0n-w/s1600/bluemilkspecial-tarantino1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ZyQ8lvLkXHlXr-ic-DCBBAPC29DrWj6kVeaaUcUn7nb2LjXPdkyOI1pQ_tElNlyvH6DpX9WdaLlU7hcltrKpX8jKBNy5va0zj5vqzxZuEsYQRF4muWy2kl5M641EmODO1TWqz8-F0n-w/s320/bluemilkspecial-tarantino1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654913855211809426" /></a><br /><br />And just like that, the VA show was over. We had a complete blast hanging out with Matt and Suzanne and dug the VA show so much that we'll be back for their Halloween show next month! More details on that soon.<br /><br />Now I'm getting a few last minute things ready for <a href="http://thepower-con.com/">Power-Con</a> this weekend. Whew. But more on that tomorrow!Leannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06892550144425494096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787491522468491898.post-73183549500467308232011-08-17T12:39:00.002-04:002011-08-17T12:42:36.430-04:00Baltimore 2011!<div align="center"><img src="http://www.bluemilkspecial.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/baltimore_comicon_2011_logo_400.png"></div>
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<br />It's that time again...
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<br />Time for one of my favorite cons, the Baltimore Comic Con!
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<br />Both Rod and myself will be at the Bmore show this weekend, August 20-21. If you can make it to the show, you'll find us in Artist Alley at <b>table A175</b>, located at the end of one of the rows facing the signing area (bottom right hand corner of the convention floor plan). As always, I will be doing commissions sketches and we'll be selling prints of all kinds, as well as giving away <a href="http://www.bluemilkspecial.com">Blue Milk Special</a> postcards and milk cartons. And we'll also have a BMS exclusive Baltimore print (if I can manage to finish it in time...).
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<br />You can <a href="http://www.hannagram.com/bms2/images/2011+Floor+Plan+08-04-11.pdf">click here</a> to download a larger version of the convention center floor plan.
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<br />Baltimore Comic Con is semi-local for us and it’s a pretty large two-day show that keeps growing and getting better every year. It takes place at the The Baltimore Convention Center on Saturday and Sunday, August 20 & 21, 2011. Show hours are: Saturday 10-6, and Sunday 10-5. Stan Lee will be there!
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<br />Apart from that, still been chugging away on <a href="http://www.bluemilkspecial.com">Blue Milk Special</a>, which has recently gone through a site makeover, and working on putting the last issue of Rob Zombie's <i>Whatever Happened to Baron Von Shock?</i> comic series together. Also, thanks to my sister's rather ingenious birthday present of a sketch journal back in June, I've started doing daily sketches. I post all of them on my <a href="http://www.twitter.com/stratosmacca">twitter account</a>, but some of them also make their way onto Facebook. I'll add more every once in a while. They're all totally random and usually based on what I'm currently watching or reading or whatever. Check them out if you're into that sort of thing.
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<br />Oh, and if you haven't seen it yet, do yourself a favor and check out the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmr6DSfN5sw">new trailer</a> for the big screen adaption of <i>The Woman in Black</i>. The British TV movie that came out in the late 1980s is still my favorite ghost movie of all time, and I'm pretty psyched by what I'm seeing so far with the Radcliffe version. <b>F-ing sweet</b>.
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<br />That's it from me. Hope to see some of you this weekend!
<br />Leannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06892550144425494096noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787491522468491898.post-68338564220509517462011-06-02T16:06:00.003-04:002011-06-02T16:41:38.026-04:00The Reign of Pertwee<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSbvpKOxWuEguzhDo0w410exEehDeKT8zAvzUvQJ87oA_BdID5BZ2nzLDWTCwZdN-K5_hx_7dxXzLMu6j6uG6MbpH0t0GawcpA8M4cPNCnYGZzzrHjo9GEEls_eV0qef804z107igWayeZ/s1600/hai.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 260px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSbvpKOxWuEguzhDo0w410exEehDeKT8zAvzUvQJ87oA_BdID5BZ2nzLDWTCwZdN-K5_hx_7dxXzLMu6j6uG6MbpH0t0GawcpA8M4cPNCnYGZzzrHjo9GEEls_eV0qef804z107igWayeZ/s320/hai.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613716792682181634" /></a><br /><br />Jon Pertwee is a badass.<br /><br />Just wanted to get that out of the way first.<br /><br />As I mentioned in my last blog post, Rod and I have been going through the entire classic Doctor Who run, and now we're into the Third Doctor's last season. I decided when we started this journey that I was going to completely wipe out my list of favorite Doctors (I'd never seen much of William Hartnell's era, and certainly not enough to base an opinion on, so it wasn't a complete list anyway) and I'd decide as we watched each season how my new list of favorite Doctors would shake out.<br /><br />I surprised myself by the time I got to the end of the Second Doctor's run by just how underwhelmed I was with him this time around, and pretty much knew that he'd end up slipping a few slots (previously he was my second favorite Doctor). Patrick Troughton seems to be a pretty popular Doctor with people nowadays, and I mean, he was way up there on my initial list, too. He's funny and quirky and likeable. But after going through his entire run (including reconstructions of missing episodes) I came to the conclusion that his popularity is probably due to the fact that a lot of his stories are, in fact, missing, including some pretty horrible ones. So most Who fans only get exposed to his better works, and they don't have to sift through the blandness of stories and companions and recycled storylines over and over.<br /><br />Anyway, by the time we got into Jon Pertwee's era of Doctor Who, I was psyched. It was a breath of fresh air. One of the reasons the Third Doctor's run saved Doctor Who from cancellation back in the day is because the thing is so damned solid. There are very few stories that I'd call bad or bland, and the Third Doc also has the luxury of having an absolutely <span style="font-style:italic;">brilliant </span>supporting cast in the way of U.N.I.T. (except for Mike Yates, who I have issues with), and some great companions. Oh, and having the the first (and best) incarnation of the Master, played by Roger Delgado, doesn't hurt either.<br /><br />Also, Pertwee had that knack of kicking ass.<br /><br /><center><iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/l2PPpATr254" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center><br /><br />Indeed, this Doctor is a James Bond kind of Doctor. A guy who wears frilly shirts, capes and velvet coats and won't hesitate to kick your ass while doing so. Jon Pertwee brought a physicality and a love of adventure to Doctor Who, and suddenly the Doctor went from being a loveable, funny (and sometimes terrified) kind of Doctor, to someone more stern and authoritative (who could still crack jokes and poke fun with the best of them). His Venusian Akido could cut anyone down, and he could paralyze opponents with but a touch. <br /><br />Pertwee's run is tons of fun to watch and you can tell the entire cast was having a blast. Great stuff, and I highly recommend it for anyone who wants to watch a really nice, solid run of classic Who.<br /><br />So now my only dilemma as we near ever closer to the fantastic Tom Baker's era of Doctor Who is.... who comes ahead on my list of favorite Doctors? Hartnell or Pertwee? I really grew to love Hartnell's incarnation of the Doctor, and yet Pertwee is so badass and has such a solid run... Who will come out on top?<br /><br />Ahh, decisions, decisions...<br /><br />Anyway, whatever happens, I wanted to draw a Doctor Who piece featuring the Third Doctor ready to beat someone down, frilly shirt, cape and all. So there you have it.<br /><br />And as a side note, I hope all of my pals heading to Heroes Con this weekend have a great time and a safe trip. Wish Rod and I could be joining in on the fun! But at least the Baltimore Comic Con looms ever closer. More info on what you can expect from us at the show will be forthcoming!Leannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06892550144425494096noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787491522468491898.post-81547669256887865872011-04-20T21:59:00.003-04:002011-04-20T22:04:41.173-04:00Elisabeth Sladen<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9AHwUxroYs8bnxTH7xWeCMzeze4Qh-TN0Cbcr01H5NjAUoKWLOTZ3oTNjYLfaSFQ0zsWNkGnMt4n8OEHaJsz3Azn2AnVHIZdBvsrLjzJ6n-c8xedl19TRXgvoMvYycPitC0QFkRWy4pwr/s1600/sarahjane.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9AHwUxroYs8bnxTH7xWeCMzeze4Qh-TN0Cbcr01H5NjAUoKWLOTZ3oTNjYLfaSFQ0zsWNkGnMt4n8OEHaJsz3Azn2AnVHIZdBvsrLjzJ6n-c8xedl19TRXgvoMvYycPitC0QFkRWy4pwr/s320/sarahjane.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597850925481851618" /></a><br /><br />Elisabeth Sladen passed away on Tuesday morning, aged 63. She'd been battling cancer for some time, although as an intensely private person, it doesn't seem that anyone but her immediate family knew she was ill. Lis played the character of Sarah Jane Smith on the long-running sci-fi program Doctor Who (and would later return to the new Who series as well-- her reappearance on the show was so popular that it resulted in her own spin-off series, The Sarah Jane Adventures).<br /><br />For many of us, Sarah Jane was OUR companion. THE companion. She was someone you instantly liked, wanted to root for and become friends with. As viewers we could relate to her, and we saw things through her eyes. She was one of the reasons I took to the series after my husband (who grew up with the show) introduced me to it after we met. In many ways, I suppose, when I think about our early relationship, the Doctor and Sarah will always be linked in there. I remember when I went to New Zealand to visit him and meet his family for the first time, we watched 'The Ark in Space', a 4th Doctor and Sarah adventure. I will always remember that.<br /><br />It wasn't long before I was drawn into the Sarah Jane era of the program, which just about everyone considers to be Doctor Who's Golden Age. There is a reason for that. And much of it has to do with Sarah Jane Smith, plucky, independent journalist, who meets the Doctor, falls into joining him on his adventures and quickly becomes his "best friend."<br /><br />Last year, Rod and I decided that we would rewatch the entire classic Who series, starting with William Hartnell in 1963 and working our way through to Sylvester McCoy and the end of the show in 1989. We just finished 'The Time Warrior' on Sunday night, Sarah Jane's very first story. We have been through 10 years' worth of episodes, three Doctors and 13 companions (many of whom I have enjoyed), and then here comes Sarah Jane, and she is such a huge breath of fresh air. She is a light. A refreshing, plucky light of a person who isn't afraid to tell anyone what she thinks (no matter what time period she may be in). This time round I was immediately struck by how well she played off of Jon Pertwee's 3rd Doctor, and it made me even more excited to get to Tom Baker's era because her chemistry with him is magic. MAGIC.<br /><br />When the new Doctor Who series started and reinvented itself into something I wasn't taken with, it was still cool to see that Sarah Jane was still Sarah Jane. Elisabeth Sladen still played her as the same person. That same plucky, likeable character you wanted to root for. It was as if she hadn't aged a bit.<br /><br />And so it was devastating to fans to hear that she had passed away, and so suddenly. I was absolutely gutted and didn't want to believe it, even as more and more sources began confirming it. I had always wanted to meet her one day, but now I will never get that chance. And now there are tribute pages and tribute art, stories from people who knew her, and even a link on the Sarah Jane Adventures website to help parents in comforting their children about Lis Sladen's passing. I love so, SO much that she had this resurgence of popularity late in her career, and that the character of Sarah Jane Smith could be introduced to new fans, and to children. How wonderful.<br /><br />I cannot imagine how devastating Lis' passing must be to her friends and family. My heart aches for them. She left behind such a wonderful legacy.<br /><br />There are many pieces of tribute art popping up online. And, after taking some time to process things and deal in my own way, I decided that I didn't want to do something sad. Sarah and the Doctor had a special relationship, and neither wanted to part. Sarah was there with the Doctor through it all because she wanted to be. I loved that when she did leave, it was out of necessity and was forced upon them, rather than having her written out of character and marrying someone she'd just met, or deciding she'd had enough of traveling. Doctor Who companions come and go, but Sarah Jane was special. And so was Lis Sladen.<br /><br />So, I decided to draw a picture of one of the happier adventures the Doctor and Sarah may have had. Not sad, but looking to the future. Because Sarah Jane Smith will always live on.Leannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06892550144425494096noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787491522468491898.post-66133337983630285122011-03-03T22:07:00.005-05:002011-03-03T22:14:00.123-05:00Truly Outrageous<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOEbrhs5zGpMP1Y1NdcAU6tc8Xc_pfEJWGsSCXnzmau4UDaMAYszXBJu9zbLYZwKDHALOWu2WEqngU3RUsHO1SnHb4ITuYkqO9HNcZS9zczrvsGl2YSMC7hn9Zzd91GLjvUur3wJrpmQG_/s1600/jem_colors.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOEbrhs5zGpMP1Y1NdcAU6tc8Xc_pfEJWGsSCXnzmau4UDaMAYszXBJu9zbLYZwKDHALOWu2WEqngU3RUsHO1SnHb4ITuYkqO9HNcZS9zczrvsGl2YSMC7hn9Zzd91GLjvUur3wJrpmQG_/s320/jem_colors.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580056340246835618" /></a><br /><br />Quick post today. This drawing is actually four years old. FOUR. And I only just colored it today. I have no excuse except that I simply forgot about it. I'm a bad person.<br /><br />But I drew it sometime after Rod and I went back and re-watched the entire <span style="font-style:italic;">Jem and the Holograms</span> cartoon series from start to finish. I used to watch it when I was younger and remember really liking it, but man, what a fun series. And brilliantly written, too. Great character depth, awesome villains, intelligent writing and great tunes. Can't ask for better than that.<br /><br />Also, I threw Synergy in there front and center because she doesn't get enough love. So there.Leannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06892550144425494096noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787491522468491898.post-19310540238133770692011-01-29T23:29:00.005-05:002011-01-29T23:45:08.579-05:00TRON: Legacy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi20em7aV7cjujGoXJFYkdaGMA2DJYChczJd22W0Eqn8sTEgIccdqkXS-b1l2LLgYmtFHcs0pgQT-x3PFKGbtjjn4PxcAxkIBWuZvF_GBHKuRSxbZdb5Y8nVAYsHEwmyf7NUdEnEipenbWv/s1600/tron_b%2526w.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 269px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi20em7aV7cjujGoXJFYkdaGMA2DJYChczJd22W0Eqn8sTEgIccdqkXS-b1l2LLgYmtFHcs0pgQT-x3PFKGbtjjn4PxcAxkIBWuZvF_GBHKuRSxbZdb5Y8nVAYsHEwmyf7NUdEnEipenbWv/s320/tron_b%2526w.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567831543993288962" /></a><br />Rod and I were almost certain we were going to miss seeing <span style="font-style:italic;">TRON: Legacy</span> in theatres. With my hand surgery and the holidays and everything else, the time just sped by to the point that we thought we'd almost missed it. Last Friday Rod noticed that the theatre he passed every day on his way into work was no longer showing it, so we kind of panicked and drove out to one of the theatres around us still playing the thing, lest we miss it entirely.<br /><br />We'd both been completely blown away by TRON's trailers and Daft Punk's <span style="font-style:italic;">amazing </span>soundtrack, so this film was one of the few we'd <span style="font-style:italic;">really </span>been looking forward to seeing. I am very anti-3D (I see it as nothing more than a pointless passing fad), but we figured if we were going to see a film in 3D it would be this one. And so, we did.<br /><br />I read some mixed reviews (mostly knocking the story), but honestly, I freakin' LOVED this movie. I loved the soundtrack, the effects, the acting, and yes, the story. It wasn't hugely complex, but it was decent enough. Throw in a weirdly hot computer generated Clu (BONUS), and you have a movie that will entertain Leanne.<br /><br />As for the 3D experience, I hated it. I thought it was pointless and took me out of the film at times. I'd never do it again. But I can't wait to get this film on DVD so I can watch it in proper 2D.<br /><br />I did the above sketch while I was killing time today waiting to hear back on some Rob Zombie comic layouts. I loves me some Jeff Bridges. His modern day Kevin Flynn is like an uber cool Obi-Wan with badass powers. Can't go wrong with that!Leannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06892550144425494096noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787491522468491898.post-64851258429400882252011-01-19T21:08:00.006-05:002011-01-19T21:48:25.215-05:00Sovena and Hand Surgery<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyXGjwpQpiF8RL_Z5iG2vNobWnxBGvKB4tbMQ6CUaPxtE-TS5fP27TeK3DNVH8Sb5FF5rYuOBLqXV9QnXVZXgrGD7DXi4fwr-57VN733L_Hm3ONzeE_OwNbVJjfYSNH9K6e8F2GWjsUz9S/s1600/sovena_fly_lowres.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyXGjwpQpiF8RL_Z5iG2vNobWnxBGvKB4tbMQ6CUaPxtE-TS5fP27TeK3DNVH8Sb5FF5rYuOBLqXV9QnXVZXgrGD7DXi4fwr-57VN733L_Hm3ONzeE_OwNbVJjfYSNH9K6e8F2GWjsUz9S/s320/sovena_fly_lowres.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564088764574729522" /></a><br />Long time no see.<br /><br />Part of the reason for that is not just because I've been slacking in updates and/or can't show some of the things I've been working on just yet, but also because last month I had surgery on one of my hands. I'd had severe pain for several years but figured it was nerve damage from an old softball injury and kept putting off having anything done about it. I finally decided enough was enough and went through several tests to figure out what was wrong. I was even at the point of wanting a permanent nerve block done so I would feel nothing in one of my fingers. It would have been better than putting up with constant pain. But all nerve tests came back negative, and the mystery deepened...<br /><br />But one visit to a hand specialist was all it took to have someone describing my bizarre, painful symptoms back to me, and it was such a relief. Turns out I had a rare <span style="font-style:italic;">tumor</span> in my finger-- something that apparently usually isn't diagnosed properly until someone's gone through around six doctors. So it was a definite shock, but also a relief to finally know that there was indeed something wrong and that it could be fixed.<br /><br />I had surgery on my hand (the right one, thankfully-- I'm a lefty, remember) last month to remove the tumor, and it's taken me several weeks to recover. During that time I was banned from doing much of anything with the thing, especially typing, and it just was too hard and frustrating to even be in front of a computer knowing that I could only type one-handed (going from typing 85 words per minute to like 20 really, <span style="font-style:italic;">really</span> sucks). So I went kind of AWOL for a bit for my own sanity. Thankfully yesterday my doctor gave me the okay to start using my hand more, so typing this blog post is kind of physical therapy for my hand as much as it is anything else.<br /><br />So. While I was recovering, I also took a break from drawing much at all, and have only just started easing back into it over the past few days. The drawing of Sovena Red above is a quick sketch that I decided to ink and color. Rod and I have exciting plans for Sovena and her adventures that we hope to unveil very soon. In the meantime, I hope to have some sketches and sneak peeks to post every so often. And you can now own the print version of <span style="font-style:italic;">Once Upon a Superhero</span>-- featuring Sovena-- for only $3.99 <span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://www.comixpress.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=0&products_id=1823">HERE</a></span>. Check it out!<br /><br />As I get back into sketching, working on <span style="font-style:italic;"><a href="http://www.onceuponasuperhero.com">Once Upon a Superhero</a></span>, drawing my last couple backup stories for Rob Zombie's <span style="font-style:italic;">Whatever Happened to Baron Von Shock?</span> and gearing up for the <span style="font-style:italic;">Empire Strikes Back</span> story arc for <a href="http://www.bluemilkspecial.com">Blue Milk Special</a>, I'm going to try and post a lot more. Sketches, random things, etc. <br /><br />Thanks for sticking around. Here's to an exciting 2011!Leannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06892550144425494096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787491522468491898.post-4184235307883288562010-10-21T22:38:00.006-04:002010-10-21T22:57:29.619-04:00Once Upon a Superhero<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9wpqYfCt6GZ2UCPygwrp_AoZ3nMcZ3HvWD9NEOaLQZbBNdXMcjMK1QXXFfJQp9VN2NR5gU79RnUI-IEa2cH3zigNaU7nuSushbnjW7quwd1uqtWoBlAO2_g0OyqiCYxJ28Smc0WeQFca-/s1600/ouas-logo_500px.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 122px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9wpqYfCt6GZ2UCPygwrp_AoZ3nMcZ3HvWD9NEOaLQZbBNdXMcjMK1QXXFfJQp9VN2NR5gU79RnUI-IEa2cH3zigNaU7nuSushbnjW7quwd1uqtWoBlAO2_g0OyqiCYxJ28Smc0WeQFca-/s400/ouas-logo_500px.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530698958256284658" /></a><br />I still need to create a blog entry to sum up my experiences at the New York Comic Con a couple weekends ago (short version is that we had an absolute blast and really enjoyed seeing so many readers and friends!), but I wanted to devote this blog post to Rod's new comic, <span style="font-style:italic;"><a href="http://www.onceuponasuperhero.com">Once Upon a Superhero</a></span>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXgrhfnWuFNsgoZSEcxIWUVT3EFDMgRNGyP7q6wAFXzWVFDx-5vpscE6r5Afgr9uLqcxLnilLwdx0jd-Wru6x8wit2oYy-BJuT0vj0-jYElXajBSBcdQBPiLqUMjcGaGBc2_sNWeGTzJL-/s1600/issue0-ad.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 274px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXgrhfnWuFNsgoZSEcxIWUVT3EFDMgRNGyP7q6wAFXzWVFDx-5vpscE6r5Afgr9uLqcxLnilLwdx0jd-Wru6x8wit2oYy-BJuT0vj0-jYElXajBSBcdQBPiLqUMjcGaGBc2_sNWeGTzJL-/s400/issue0-ad.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530696973584428114" /></a>He's had this in the works for a while, and had help with art in the awesome drawings of John Amor to make this a reality. This issue features pin-ups by greats like Mike Maihack and Robbi Rodriguez, and a new cover by myself with colors by the ever talented James Offredi.<br /><br />It tells the story of Russian born superhero Sovena Red, who-- on her eleventh birthday in 1954-- mysteriously gained godlike super powers. Since that day, she has dedicated these amazing abilities to protecting the innocent and defending the world from all manner of super villainy. However, there was one <span style="font-style:italic;">small</span> catch...<br /><br />This issue is now available for <a href="http://onceuponasuperhero.com/store.php">digital download</a>, with a printed version coming in November. Please help support the comic by checking it out and purchasing an issue-- you won't regret it!Leannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06892550144425494096noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787491522468491898.post-31875827066484685662010-09-15T21:59:00.007-04:002010-09-15T22:23:12.915-04:00BVS Backup<center><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF88lJDbla98cOugzlDaVUf2M76-WXC4WE1Pn9d3ylK2VSMv_DLza1Np10YJeaYbQ5bYT58NVEWq3qMEPJnWju0gP1E9DYPg4Y2Q5xnI5LxweBBsGe0dcPA654b7p2WPTzgTVjPG-O1Ank/s1600/page01_watermark.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 207px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF88lJDbla98cOugzlDaVUf2M76-WXC4WE1Pn9d3ylK2VSMv_DLza1Np10YJeaYbQ5bYT58NVEWq3qMEPJnWju0gP1E9DYPg4Y2Q5xnI5LxweBBsGe0dcPA654b7p2WPTzgTVjPG-O1Ank/s320/page01_watermark.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517327550452296866" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd5J_gd4wkg2Qdg1lEnJ_Dps6wnLXjK0xkxQ7EOV9n6LICPgenzZ06ho5-2J1mNem71N_lY39IXUGqpTx-oR_sxC6J6N3Fx9T0u3onESUneRvqA08LrV5VTf__C6InOWfwrajvUxx9xcwv/s1600/page02_watermark.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 207px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd5J_gd4wkg2Qdg1lEnJ_Dps6wnLXjK0xkxQ7EOV9n6LICPgenzZ06ho5-2J1mNem71N_lY39IXUGqpTx-oR_sxC6J6N3Fx9T0u3onESUneRvqA08LrV5VTf__C6InOWfwrajvUxx9xcwv/s320/page02_watermark.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517327650711390386" /></a></center><br />Like I mentioned last post, here's some info about Rob Zombie's <span style="font-style:italic;">Whatever Happened to Baron Von Shock?</span>, currently hitting comic shops through Image Comics. I've been working as an editor on this book for the past few months and it's been a ton of fun, as always. Rob's done a great job with the series and the characters he's created. I worked with Rob back in the MVCreations days when we were publishing <span style="font-style:italic;">Spookshow International</span>, and I'm still finding myself impressed with the range of stories he comes up with-- anything from comedy to horror to more gritty, serious works. The guy does it all!<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Baron Von Shock</span> has turned out to be a very gritty, mature story sprinkled with the kind of comedy only Rob can deliver, and it's been a great pleasure to be a part of. But I was totally stoked when Rob asked if I would be willing to do some backup stories in BVS. I'd shown him some of the work I'd done on <span style="font-style:italic;">Casper and the Spectrals</span> for Ardden Entertainment and he dug the style. So I worked up some quick sketches of the main characters in a more cartoony style and we were in business.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqocVSA6dcshOiYDSqqtlJmj6NJYg2e6GSXVRdP81pPOOzoVVNhqn4hIizv4t21U7UOHipMZ7Z3SFltUM5zxsjTuv9-JC1mwJyBJ9UgvHXOGG_OMbHp2e8dZlzeD_r4IOd-K5lmuuOTjZ-/s1600/character_sketches_watermark.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 245px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqocVSA6dcshOiYDSqqtlJmj6NJYg2e6GSXVRdP81pPOOzoVVNhqn4hIizv4t21U7UOHipMZ7Z3SFltUM5zxsjTuv9-JC1mwJyBJ9UgvHXOGG_OMbHp2e8dZlzeD_r4IOd-K5lmuuOTjZ-/s320/character_sketches_watermark.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517328625754112962" /></a><br />I'm working on my third backup story now, but I thought I'd post the lineart for my first tale here. BVS #3 hit comic stands today (or last week depending on your local comic shop's shipping schedules). Check it out!Leannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06892550144425494096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787491522468491898.post-80928476475372127112010-09-09T21:20:00.026-04:002010-09-09T22:22:35.410-04:00Back from Bmore 2010!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAUWdKdeWiqZS3jnmAsU0wJiW22AGNJ_UllDwsqdR0A0GyJ-e6A8rFI0EIlvdI63cvyaEC4B9aVN7UJs64cj1pu7ots24ZlrBNl6Ls7nkz3hNOzbE8zcxY4F1dSQbs1XBm5XgLk3UmfSN9/s1600/bms_rodleanne.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAUWdKdeWiqZS3jnmAsU0wJiW22AGNJ_UllDwsqdR0A0GyJ-e6A8rFI0EIlvdI63cvyaEC4B9aVN7UJs64cj1pu7ots24ZlrBNl6Ls7nkz3hNOzbE8zcxY4F1dSQbs1XBm5XgLk3UmfSN9/s320/bms_rodleanne.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515090612894084626" /></a> I know this post is horribly late and all I can say is... I guess I'm a bad person. But better late than never, right?<br /><br />As my previous blog post states, Rod and I headed up to Baltimore a couple weekends back for the Baltimore Comic Con 2010. It's always been one of our favorite shows (the fact that it's local rocks pretty hard, too!) and love the friendly, creator/comics-focused atmosphere. That definitely didn't change this time out! It was a great show, and almost as soon as the doors opened I was flooded with commissions and people interested in Blue Milk Special. It was one of the best show days we've <span style="font-style:italic;">ever</span> had, and it was awesome.<br /><br />(It was also very cool to see so many people walking around wearing Orioles or Ravens gear-- go Baltimore teams!)<br /><br />Ahem...<br /><br /><center><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4E-wPxXO0V9FCmuCC7DZe6krTIbQorEQuRwy6OexuUQDqfhaj4AjqRcb8IblY6oRF-g9SO_kUV7EaDrgWhhmoqae61VNtZe58Y2u_d87ryWs8dXa2eGy3mz70y0HbTumcg7IU3LSKf96j/s1600/vader.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4E-wPxXO0V9FCmuCC7DZe6krTIbQorEQuRwy6OexuUQDqfhaj4AjqRcb8IblY6oRF-g9SO_kUV7EaDrgWhhmoqae61VNtZe58Y2u_d87ryWs8dXa2eGy3mz70y0HbTumcg7IU3LSKf96j/s320/vader.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515091244536513810" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiVvmkMCMEpCCkWQXEnOvPaN7qnOsknLaXXB0ODU10J9mOf_JKNC6nwVRjY7GboV3VEUk5flqOAWcxZCpTE4JBOXo4fSv5BsKDV6GN6rnMCIfJI1D7xPacj9IwJvvULl4os0Bk6oJq4job/s1600/biggs.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 228px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiVvmkMCMEpCCkWQXEnOvPaN7qnOsknLaXXB0ODU10J9mOf_JKNC6nwVRjY7GboV3VEUk5flqOAWcxZCpTE4JBOXo4fSv5BsKDV6GN6rnMCIfJI1D7xPacj9IwJvvULl4os0Bk6oJq4job/s320/biggs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515091041344716898" /></a></center><br /><br />I drew a load of commissions, but what was especially awesome about this was that it's the first time I've ever been asked to do Blue Milk Special commissions! It was tons of fun, and I hope everyone enjoyed them as much as I enjoyed working on them.<br /><br /><center><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFQnQuQpMGTcPPaa32b4lON-XrNtbDduYbxLc-LEyvsFrRHtSf2fnVRwAJ9WFZ3Vyx6Js_t72QVuFXJmZDVL19YtKwsmNslQNTD2aj1YG_TeEwoRD6a92eeysq7eYNPZmtOO2-A1iKM9UO/s1600/luke_vader.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFQnQuQpMGTcPPaa32b4lON-XrNtbDduYbxLc-LEyvsFrRHtSf2fnVRwAJ9WFZ3Vyx6Js_t72QVuFXJmZDVL19YtKwsmNslQNTD2aj1YG_TeEwoRD6a92eeysq7eYNPZmtOO2-A1iKM9UO/s320/luke_vader.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515092348333824386" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqX61MH0S012fs1p0pOOYDVF6ZiQCcCGMZbgxZ-x2d6ptUmZknxIWmVs8CUoahAvoRJYh7ESTf6HAuBXyaNWdIyAH-L3mc5zgo69IUb_oiSXbdB-km5E-mnmYow70PUY9H7pRFiKV5HSP8/s1600/leia_han.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqX61MH0S012fs1p0pOOYDVF6ZiQCcCGMZbgxZ-x2d6ptUmZknxIWmVs8CUoahAvoRJYh7ESTf6HAuBXyaNWdIyAH-L3mc5zgo69IUb_oiSXbdB-km5E-mnmYow70PUY9H7pRFiKV5HSP8/s320/leia_han.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515092233843687906" /></a></center><br /><br />Thanks to all of the BMS fans who came out to show support, especially our littlest fans below. Our prints and 'make your own BMS milk cartons' were a great hit, and we'll have more on hand for New York Comic Con in October!<br /><br /><center><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Vy0KCdGooNKlmkbsdB39QvFz-dvQ3swk2JzN2CUtRjpC2VP2_Agfdd8kTOtIsjILBx95x4KSthgSXX281Z1gkDvPRaDBFETMTM6kpsejiLoe6D4M72HzwWCeow0HlHWX2R8qlxKz2T0t/s1600/bms_fan3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Vy0KCdGooNKlmkbsdB39QvFz-dvQ3swk2JzN2CUtRjpC2VP2_Agfdd8kTOtIsjILBx95x4KSthgSXX281Z1gkDvPRaDBFETMTM6kpsejiLoe6D4M72HzwWCeow0HlHWX2R8qlxKz2T0t/s320/bms_fan3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515093149867914418" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtVzxk0p_JULiADveMrxep0m_k3P6Pau7ybYSo6vcLUDZcchtYGobUPRY4h8_1FjJKHh2eHZDMkdvV3KNdTmbz2s9yErTIvqK5qeGLOGwK004o5DKOS_Qm8XxgFTJKa9IMnpH9LY5Y64Ct/s1600/bms_fan.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtVzxk0p_JULiADveMrxep0m_k3P6Pau7ybYSo6vcLUDZcchtYGobUPRY4h8_1FjJKHh2eHZDMkdvV3KNdTmbz2s9yErTIvqK5qeGLOGwK004o5DKOS_Qm8XxgFTJKa9IMnpH9LY5Y64Ct/s320/bms_fan.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515092846167231170" /></a></center><br /><br />Aside from the commissions, seeing fans and meeting new people, these conventions are great because I get to see my friends that I normally only see once or twice a year. This time out our good friend Jon Kallis was helping us with the table once again, and we had a table next to our friend from forever and ever, colorist extraordinare Val Staples.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGSp2DK8cSevJ-gtT_coBEHZTWL1a8yMkyaPOZL1o6Lw5o3fm4uqSMrhsolBiW2NbiXrPDRByOGayKPDbnE3yZpRbaLcJsobs_XXzvGD8HtEPk27rj0CEA9uu2ncaA-qb0RxUSea4Trfn-/s1600/jon_me_val1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGSp2DK8cSevJ-gtT_coBEHZTWL1a8yMkyaPOZL1o6Lw5o3fm4uqSMrhsolBiW2NbiXrPDRByOGayKPDbnE3yZpRbaLcJsobs_XXzvGD8HtEPk27rj0CEA9uu2ncaA-qb0RxUSea4Trfn-/s320/jon_me_val1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515095048093475666" /></a><br /><br />We got to see the always awesome Bryan Glass and his lovely wife Judy, but <span style="font-style:italic;">definitely</span> not long enough! We'll make up for this in NY (perhaps with a game of <span style="font-style:italic;">Dracula</span>?). <span style="font-style:italic;">Mice Templar</span> won another Harvey this year, which was completely deserved!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8j5-qTezIIkPJj7UfIwnbYP6uYIJQyuSClQT8u-K0j9iezs8Y2_AZ-SH4GE2lbhc-6f0wf6QUYLNF5aZNu9wwd7faCdMJalCp2ylrZVNTuUpQQ78ZHYF8sCaDRnOCh3vlJKHUVrCkYH07/s1600/bryan_judy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8j5-qTezIIkPJj7UfIwnbYP6uYIJQyuSClQT8u-K0j9iezs8Y2_AZ-SH4GE2lbhc-6f0wf6QUYLNF5aZNu9wwd7faCdMJalCp2ylrZVNTuUpQQ78ZHYF8sCaDRnOCh3vlJKHUVrCkYH07/s320/bryan_judy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515096123452031522" /></a><br /><br />And we got to hang with our great pals Craig Rousseau, Rich Faber and Kelly Yates. Our table was next to (Doctor Who artist) Kelly's, so we got to hear a lot of Doctor Who talk throughout the convention. (Thankfully some of it was Classic Who talk.)<br /><br />Here's a normal group shot...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnR6ZFL43zUiWKiVkgHdTGWeurPRbWmnrx7iFAUvROCchOWT32UXeOxdCWeJEMrt7aFtxmLgg1Jy0eTj2XUwswYUVlP0yUagfX6w62zvGV-TMwOlHWWUg9EwjGka6UcBp_J-M2R98djMO1/s1600/group.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnR6ZFL43zUiWKiVkgHdTGWeurPRbWmnrx7iFAUvROCchOWT32UXeOxdCWeJEMrt7aFtxmLgg1Jy0eTj2XUwswYUVlP0yUagfX6w62zvGV-TMwOlHWWUg9EwjGka6UcBp_J-M2R98djMO1/s320/group.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515096771729023090" /></a><br /><br />But then Kelly had to try and steal the spotlight... <span style="font-style:italic;">again</span>...!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDNibh04SWJ41AzicYDCUXBUrLGh_c-aC-pZM_zt6CsisLqUPTd63LYoJAXR1wfXU_GgLsk7Lxaq0J_y4llfAMLlUou1g404pbAHIN81ClW1S9pbU1qvR6YKENOz9yHDxDv4WVtS1e84Hf/s1600/group_funny.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDNibh04SWJ41AzicYDCUXBUrLGh_c-aC-pZM_zt6CsisLqUPTd63LYoJAXR1wfXU_GgLsk7Lxaq0J_y4llfAMLlUou1g404pbAHIN81ClW1S9pbU1qvR6YKENOz9yHDxDv4WVtS1e84Hf/s320/group_funny.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515096894368500402" /></a><br /><br />These cons also give Rod and I a chance to hook back up with two of our favorite people, Matt and Suzanne Wieringo. Not enough Hammer talk this year, but we did get into a 'Woman in Black'/ghost stories discussion on the way back from dinner...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijG9QTAOVSQImSMrrHYYVD0ZMu1DZG_Pxgk38XqGaQQM-F4zDlVyOplaShpahVWtMydbl2-DehBi3cNswyyPojqPSvtgWouyKgBMJtTk9gt6KTw-nThWUsnd_UsBL9ARYrXHN6bUIJdSta/s1600/us_mattsuzanne.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijG9QTAOVSQImSMrrHYYVD0ZMu1DZG_Pxgk38XqGaQQM-F4zDlVyOplaShpahVWtMydbl2-DehBi3cNswyyPojqPSvtgWouyKgBMJtTk9gt6KTw-nThWUsnd_UsBL9ARYrXHN6bUIJdSta/s320/us_mattsuzanne.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515097716791340002" /></a><br /><br />My sister Rachael stopped by on Sunday and we took that opportunity to finally walk around the show a bit with her. (We should have gotten that Don Rosa Uncle Scrooge print...)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpXxaga9FJzpqLGbUlYgpAWXPSDc7mT7rRMjAoZtsWD5UaBkl21v2qR1-IJX9Y5phOgcCAPEwxj3eNBT7-OtLSaiRwqHJjpcMcgDRg2VOIufxARnfkSA3lSvICC2IrBCRRuWh0t4z3oh5j/s1600/us_rach.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpXxaga9FJzpqLGbUlYgpAWXPSDc7mT7rRMjAoZtsWD5UaBkl21v2qR1-IJX9Y5phOgcCAPEwxj3eNBT7-OtLSaiRwqHJjpcMcgDRg2VOIufxARnfkSA3lSvICC2IrBCRRuWh0t4z3oh5j/s320/us_rach.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515098501625944434" /></a><br /><br />Another pal we always love hooking up with (and he's still told <span style="font-style:italic;">the</span> funniest story I've ever heard in my life) is Rich Woodall, who joined us for dinner on Saturday and also did a badass Zombie Sovena Red sketch for Rod!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhskP_D9nyN8DHT1KoQ4BVtqtNeGAJkGv_SV4wcu94GFc3LtgIVlNBcVT9q8ww1wG9aiE0VwDHFO0Zm5tfZTdVbJIDBwZ7Az7U0A43N78xzAReU73eYNHoLfr83NyfLrw7gRp2KYnAIJO26/s1600/rich.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhskP_D9nyN8DHT1KoQ4BVtqtNeGAJkGv_SV4wcu94GFc3LtgIVlNBcVT9q8ww1wG9aiE0VwDHFO0Zm5tfZTdVbJIDBwZ7Az7U0A43N78xzAReU73eYNHoLfr83NyfLrw7gRp2KYnAIJO26/s320/rich.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515099971572551954" /></a><br /><br />I wasn't able to get a shot of pal Todd Dezago (who cut out like the Flash on Sunday) but it was great seeing him again, especially because I thought I wouldn't see him at all this year! Since we both worked on an issue of <span style="font-style:italic;">Casper and the Spectrals</span> together recently, Todd was nice enough to buy me a big trade full of old Casper stories. Really awesome stuff. Thanks, Todd-- you're the bestest!<br /><br />Here are some of the other commissions I worked on while at the show...<br /><br />Best Green Lantern <span style="font-style:italic;">ever</span>, Kyle Rayner:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimtrou6ez7HKsZqGsCKSgOv2zL8hThh2PXO4pMY5OMBpRZz2KuOnoCwOLTrCDB2Rz35FUtMtQlmf6XUhGLN6Y5bX2qixnVqRn-MtFZoUSQJJSa_p-P_-kKuQs5pLnrz0MkVUvFtB2Ey-5X/s1600/kyle.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimtrou6ez7HKsZqGsCKSgOv2zL8hThh2PXO4pMY5OMBpRZz2KuOnoCwOLTrCDB2Rz35FUtMtQlmf6XUhGLN6Y5bX2qixnVqRn-MtFZoUSQJJSa_p-P_-kKuQs5pLnrz0MkVUvFtB2Ey-5X/s320/kyle.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515100834174176706" /></a><br /><br />Tim Drake in his old school Robin threads (that I miss very much):<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhzx5RZQGl07TUeUxngAIaoF3maifnMypBurQLJsLeg8e0qxCo4ittbuffr-x7c9TVUDl84rxERBQLrPob9DgzlB1X8vU0k_aAh5IB18iUQ3r-yBy7fZIAdiCs3X2OXsUthUL5j6TScNM4/s1600/robin1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 232px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhzx5RZQGl07TUeUxngAIaoF3maifnMypBurQLJsLeg8e0qxCo4ittbuffr-x7c9TVUDl84rxERBQLrPob9DgzlB1X8vU0k_aAh5IB18iUQ3r-yBy7fZIAdiCs3X2OXsUthUL5j6TScNM4/s320/robin1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515101062360219538" /></a><br /><br />Tim in his newer Robin costume:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCPEDyO_7j6zy1J0lkEhLnbZTAJu8g_Svddg9Hz1NEM6GhJrC78FAxJAzBbwyNVj5zc_YB4DJ6IlwuJU-sL3IX1GO61GWXRXSGkBp_ERUMXhz4z7lhgJzDwxVcLQ9ZTChLdZba0dmmAmNv/s1600/robin2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 262px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCPEDyO_7j6zy1J0lkEhLnbZTAJu8g_Svddg9Hz1NEM6GhJrC78FAxJAzBbwyNVj5zc_YB4DJ6IlwuJU-sL3IX1GO61GWXRXSGkBp_ERUMXhz4z7lhgJzDwxVcLQ9ZTChLdZba0dmmAmNv/s320/robin2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515101243815464066" /></a><br /><br />Jubilee:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEYym0KjuSWFTMbAg7Qqp8nc52wtdclgnbIBed4Mu-ymOHUCCD7KMudSS64I2Y98AUnyeTd9D17GnFFJCZjdTp-qHl95W4fh_Wx7DZSOfzPug27AjWQuMYBHmr8ZWFN37rirPoqbfS5RpF/s1600/jubilee.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 236px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEYym0KjuSWFTMbAg7Qqp8nc52wtdclgnbIBed4Mu-ymOHUCCD7KMudSS64I2Y98AUnyeTd9D17GnFFJCZjdTp-qHl95W4fh_Wx7DZSOfzPug27AjWQuMYBHmr8ZWFN37rirPoqbfS5RpF/s320/jubilee.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515101459487130642" /></a><br /><br />Spider-Woman:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihxljKlxo5UDBLwCKI3eNscMqJQqkpFbMV6LNThtp_HPdw-m_reiUdbvmC0IgRgxSWt7SQwCsugNK1zqc0rqYkIEUrmCQb5q40mq9V_uxOpnNyn2U0Dwmff7iMt-XoxLB5nPB5GpwECIf8/s1600/spiderwoman.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihxljKlxo5UDBLwCKI3eNscMqJQqkpFbMV6LNThtp_HPdw-m_reiUdbvmC0IgRgxSWt7SQwCsugNK1zqc0rqYkIEUrmCQb5q40mq9V_uxOpnNyn2U0Dwmff7iMt-XoxLB5nPB5GpwECIf8/s320/spiderwoman.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515101587399818178" /></a><br /><br />And lastly, here are a couple of cool costumes. I'm pretty sure this is the same little guy who came to the show last year dressed in an awesome Impulse costume. This year he came as Kid Flash!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid2WRNm7q7kVGSL55nZZgh_NvaF2B3vDpveJAyXPAPQgrvvV0uJG7LLufwPzqOBPytt9hFnzfDlBATDysZxvAxbdWXfHlw8UthGyCZuziogD3Q8NJg3XHQ2W26s_uQ_tQuH54jizEe-Auj/s1600/kidflash.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid2WRNm7q7kVGSL55nZZgh_NvaF2B3vDpveJAyXPAPQgrvvV0uJG7LLufwPzqOBPytt9hFnzfDlBATDysZxvAxbdWXfHlw8UthGyCZuziogD3Q8NJg3XHQ2W26s_uQ_tQuH54jizEe-Auj/s320/kidflash.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515101970151033346" /></a><br /><br />And this has to be the cutest Woody from <span style="font-style:italic;">Toy Story</span> I've ever seen:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpMEd74perjajHou-s7ZqRRSOI4oZ2on1e7syNImLR46Yx3oUztnuTWctkxNT6cE_HCBW1lSUhiRvSQq_oE_Zyg-UcENw_vH3AeXL7-TqEPHKju_cyZgwsKPGXUgci5BkJRFxnHTuZZG2K/s1600/woody.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpMEd74perjajHou-s7ZqRRSOI4oZ2on1e7syNImLR46Yx3oUztnuTWctkxNT6cE_HCBW1lSUhiRvSQq_oE_Zyg-UcENw_vH3AeXL7-TqEPHKju_cyZgwsKPGXUgci5BkJRFxnHTuZZG2K/s320/woody.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515102204687102258" /></a><br /><br />And that's all I got! If you made it this far, thanks for hanging in there.<br /><br />Next post coming up soon... <span style="font-style:italic;">Whatever Happened to Baron Von Shock?</span>Leannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06892550144425494096noreply@blogger.com1