Digital illustration & comics
"A Kiss From Tokyo" Theatrical trailer from Stephane coedel on Vimeo.
Happy Monday... this is trailer for a book Seductive Espionage: The World of Yuki 7 by Kevin Dart. I really dig the vibe and style... so if you want to get the book, you can pre-order it HERE.
An art project by Kacie Kinzer in New York, this robot can only go straight and have a flag which tells where it needs to go. It would get stuck on the curb or under benches and rely on people to put it back on course. You would think people would just stomp on it or take it with them... but people actually take time to help it get to its destination. It's such a neat experiment! You can read more about it here plus video.... www.tweenbots.com
I like bacon. I also like fast food. It seems to make sense to combine them to create even better food.... but that's not the case my friend. Go to This is why you're fat and you'll see that somethings should never go together.
This is a animated short from France. There are some graphic violence stuff...but it's pretty dang cool. If you read French... check out the official site... La Main des Maitres.
This Olympic promo was made by guys that did Gorillaz. Just have to post it here because it's so freakin' cool.
You might find a famous person in there if you can reconize him. ;)
Here's what I had on my table. I really didn't have too many new things to sell.... I made two new buttons, Atomic Lead #3, and sketchbook; Manga Toonz #2. The really cool things was Betsy Mae Bite still sold really well considering this is the second year I sold the issue #1. There were at least three people that came by asking for BMB #2! Don't worry folks... BMB#2 is in the works. Now on to some fun photos!
Here's Flash running to my table. Nice costume... well constructed... but perhaps a little too tight. ;) But the best costume goes to....
Supergirl! The cutest Supergirl in the whole con. Notice the hand position on the hip and that smile... she's a natural! More folks dressed up but I didn't get them on camera. 
I'll be Emerald City ComiCon on May 10th and 11th at table F-12. I'll should have a couple of new prints, pins, and Atomic Lead #3 to sale. If you like toys, comics, and catching some media celebs.... this is the place to be this weekend! This will be the first time ECCC is running at dowtown Seattle, Washingtion State Convention Center. It's a pretty big place and a great location. There should be an increase of foot traffic and hoping to see more people dress up for the show!
Also from 6 PM to 9PM, on May 10th.... I'll be at All City Coffee in Georgetown (South of Seattle) for the gallery party to promote Atomic Lead #3. Some of the original art is on display and you can pick up a copy of AL3 which is done by 11 artists, 74 pages, perfect bound, and color cover. Live music too by Andrew Woods. Go HERE for more info. Oh... that night is also Georgetown Art Attack so lots more to see if you stop by.
Nextcat is a site for the entertainment folks, like actors, musicans, and writers. A friend of mine got me sign up in their gaming/art section. Today, I got email saying I'm "featured" on their site. Oh, okay.... not sure how or why... I only got 3 people link to me so far... so being popluar is not it. Oh well, it's kinda nice. Not sure how long it'll stay that way... but you can go HERE and see for yourself.
This Saturday (May 3rd) is Free Comic Book Day. Don't forget to visit your local comic store. I totally spaced out last year and missed out on getting some free goodies. You probably have to make a purchase... after that you can grab a free comic or two. Check out this SITE to see what titles are available. You can use their store locator to find comic stores near you.
I went to their last concert and it was a lot of fun. This time, ChoralSounds Northwest's is doing song's from classic to pop TV shows. It's on May 17 and May 18... click HERE for more info. 
The picture above are some office interiors at Pixar. Pretty cool, huh? Click on the picture or HERE... to see 9 other cool offices. They all look pretty cool, especially the slide to different floors! Weeee!I found this place called: papercritters.com. You can design your own paper toy and print it out. The program is pretty easy to use and once you're done, post it for others to see. Feel free to print out the toy I design above or go to their site and make your own.
Check out these 10 fancy home theaters. Some are a little too geeky... even for me! The Titanic theme set up (above) is the one I liked best.
"Things to do while your co-workers on vacation..."
I went out to Bad Girls Antiques (in North Bend, WA) and got this old school comic stand. I remember checking out Spiderman or the JLA in the grocery store on this type of comic rack... and all the comic cost only 25 cents. For a buck you can pick up couple of comics and a pop. The rest of the day was all about going on a fantastic adventure with you favorite super hero. Well, I probably showing my age but those were the "good old days". The store always fill up the rack with whatever comics were shipped to them. So you would get a mix bag of comics everytime. It was so neat to discover new titles... but if you are collecting a specific book.... then you're out of luck. Anyway, back to the comic stand...
As you can see here, these are the bearings that rotate the rack. It's a bit rusty and squeaks... but a little WD-40 should fix that. I probably do a more deep cleaning with a tooth brush a little later.
The top sign is the biggest problem. The rust got into the white area and I'm not sure how to get the it out. Anything I do to rust will remove the white paint too. The good new is the lettering is uneffected so the text stands out really well. I'm looking forward to finish clearning it out and filling with comics. A little piece of childhood just came back home. :) 
