July Updates & Vacation Pics!

Summer is here and it's a dry wasteland as far as upcoming events. This gives me a chance to start some new projects and continue sketch cards for the upcoming fall season. I'm sorry to say that the CAKE show was a bit of a bust despite the high turnout. Good show but not a good match I'm afraid. Win some lose some eh? (I'm gonna' start using "eh?" a lot more.) Sometimes I need to share more than just updates on conventions and new art. I'm a person too and I want to show my "softer" side. This month in addition to some new sketch cards, custom painted bean bag games (watch for more of these this fall!) I'm sharing vacation photos from the scariest place on earth: Deer Forest in Coloma, Michigan. Welcome to Fairytale land, those dead eyes still haunt me. later, -kurt

June Updates-Summit City, Etsy &CAKE!

Last month I set up my table of fun at the Summit City Con in beautiful downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana. This was my second time and it was indeed a great show. I would have loved to gotten there a little earlier so I could enjoy a Tin Cups baseball game & a cocktail, but maybe next year. Zack Kruse really sets up a great show. Nice venue, great town, good people & staff and the most comfortable chairs I have ever had at a comic convention. KUDOS, and I hope to be there next year! Sorry no pics, I left my camera in the car and I was pretty busy I didn't want to duck out. Next up for me is the new C.A.K.E. show on the 16th & 17th of June. It looks as though I might only be there on the 16th so come by early! I may have special guests sitting at my table keeping me company, so special I cannot even comment in print,(no it's not my Mom.) so again come by and support the new indie con in town. This will be my last Chicago appearance (short of me appearing at a Jewels or Domicnic's grocery store) until NOVEMBER! Sorry no Wizard World this year. I have opened up an Etsy store online because Amazon is just too expensive for little ol' me and my tiny book. I'll put up the link on the side. Check it out for all your art and book needs! Lastly I hope to have a re-vamped website soon, the problem is that I have to finish up some illustrations for it. This month are some concepts for future monster cards and art for the web page. Later,

MAY UPDATES

In one week I will be at the Summit City Con in beautiful downtown Fort Wayne Indiana. It's my second time showing and it should be a good time. I'll be doing sketch cards and turning people into the undead upon request. Along with my usual stack o' stuff I have new stuff! I just received a package from my pal (and fellow ok-panic artist) Jason Young over at Buyer Beware comics. In said package is the newest "Veggie Dog Saturn Special" where I illustrated a story for Jason about his eating habits in Jr. High. No, I'm not joking. Check out my links or just come by the show to get yer hands on his comics.

It also looks like I will be at the CAKE show in June. C.A.K.E. (Chicago Alternative Comics Expo) is a new show right in the heart of downtown Chicago at Columbia College. It seems that space was very limited and I am glad to get in. For more info visit:www.cakechicago.com I'm re-doing my web site VERY soon so I am busy adding new art and getting together stuff for new galleries. Last but not least it looks like I have stared maybe the stupidest year long project I could come up with: THE BLOB PROJECT 2012. This will be a year long study of the formless mass of Horror film fun & how I can draw him to look cool. Stay tuned! Until then, come by the Summit City show and say hello. Later,

April 16th C2E2 Update

C2E2, file it away, it's done! I enjoyed the show and the post show cocktails with friends. Good people, good times with good nerds. I have posted the standard rogues gallery of costumes and some more "Zombification" cards & new sketches. By the way while Ghost Rider might be a simple character to draw, he is always something awesome to look at. See you next time with some info on the Summit City show in Ft. Wayne Indiana!
Later....

April Updates

A little late posting my adventures at Horrorhound last month, sorrrry. Anyway I had a great time and I met a ton of people that wanted to be "Zombified" on a sketch card, (see the pics above for some of my victims). It was such a success I'm gonna' keep on doin' it for the other con's I'm going to this year. Look for me this weekend at C2E2 in Chicago and I'll mess up yer face for you.
Speaking of C2E2 I'm going to be at table G4B so come on by and say "hey".This year I'll have a TON of new art and comics for everybody including a NEW One Year in Indiana story!
I didn't think that it could happen but it did. Along with that I'll have a new Ok-Panic sketchbook and some other special appearance comics. Maybe I'll draw you as a Zombie. Do it now before people get tired of Zombies and Zombie shows...it's gonna' happen ya' know.
Look forward to seeing anybody..seriously, if you read this come by the show and say you did so I know that I'm not just yankin' crank over here.
-later

March 21st updates HorrorHound Weekend .

In one day I leave for beautiful Columbus Ohio to attend my second HorrorHound convention. I have been busting ass to get enough new sketch cards ready for the show as well as some spiffy new signs. This weekend I'll be offering my Monster Sketch Cards for $5.00! I'll also be doing custom cards and "Zombifing" people for the same price. Also my One Year in Indiana collection will be there as stickers, buttons, cups and so on. I'm looking forward to this show and hope to see some freaky stuff (as I did back in November at the Cincinnati horror show). So if you are there stop on by and say hello and I'll take your picture for a zombie card!
later,
-kurt

More info: http://www.horrorhoundweekend.com/

March 1st, Creator Owned Day!

Hey folks, just checking in on Creator Owned Day! Celebrate your own characters, create your own characters and don't let anyone tell you what to do but your own twisted mind!
-later