Armed with a praying mantis, sharpies, and a bucket of Theraflu™, (which I would intermittently shove my fists into, and smear all over my face like a pooh-bear in honey) I hauled my infected-ass out to SDCC.

I have to honestly say, that despite being plagued with a mystery-illness that left me covered in bruises, and squeaking like a dolphin for the duration of con, this was one of the most successful SDCCs I have ever attended.  As an artist, to be amidst such talented, and mutually ecstatic people, was a highly positive experience that left me feeling quite warm-cockled.  I walked off with some pretty sweet booty, as well as the business cards of many talented peepsies.  If you have a moment, you should check out some of these awesome people I met:

Jeremy Bastian, I bought a tremendously awesome print from.  Also, check out his blog, which has a lot more of his current work.

Lark Pien was painting these teensy lil’ watercolors very intently, so, I wasn’t able to chat with her all that much.  However, I really dugg her work)

The freakishly talented Kevin Manthei (Invader Zim’s music man) bought me a sandwich, when I was incapacitated by sickness.

The mastermind behind The Babysitter, Andy Ristaino, has some crazy-mad skills.

Over at Imaginism Studios, Bobby Chiu’s work really struck me.

Justin Parpan‘s dinosaurs and monsters caught me from a distance.

Roman Muradov dropped by the booth while I was signing, and I rifled through his portfolio.  He rocks the sequential art.

This is just a short list of people who I found to be inspiring, and had the fortune of meeting.

Finally, thanks to everyone who came up and said “hullo”, and showed a genuine interest in what I do.  It meant a great deal to me, while distracting me from the nagging phlegm tugging at my uvula.

PS:  If anyone got photos at the signings, could please send them to JRGoldbergLIVES@gmail.com.  I’d really appreciate it.  Sitting behind the booth did not allow for much photo-documentation, and I tend to be a bit of a geek for nostalgia.

A-Hoocha, hoocha, hoocha…  Lobstuh.

Posted: July 29th, 2008 under ARTS!, Random Spew, Signings.
Comments: 21

Howdy, from the magical isle of comics, here at the exceedingly thick-aired Comic Con!  Things are going well, as I have been approached by many lovely peepsies, and some very talented other peepsies.  I saw the posters for the first time Thursday, and man, they are snazzy!  In addition to the bee-head posters, I also have two tee-shirts available!  Woohoo!

These are for sale at the SLG booth, and in the near future, on their website!  As soon as I get a link, I’ll slap it up here.

PS:  To those who came to see me today at the signing, I am so sorry!  I have been sick for the duration of Con, and it got particularly bad today.  So, I am taking the day to recoup for tomorrow…

……………………woo……………………

Posted: July 26th, 2008 under ARTS!, Things for buying.
Comments: 15

MoveOn.org has organized a petition to help support Al Gore’s goal for 100% cheap, clean resources for our energy.  With the use of wind, solar, and other clean energy sources, to replace oil and coal.  He wants to achieve this goal within the next 10 years, however, the oil and coal companies are obviously fighting back, calling it “impossible, unrealistic, and crazy”.  We have the technology for amazing environmentally friendly advances, and this plan if okay’d by Obama, McCain, and Congress would truly make a signifigant difference.

“Al Gore laid out a far-reaching yet simple plan to deal with the most pressing issues of the day. Switching to clean energy will help us survive the climate crisis. And save our souring economy. And help end the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and possibly Iran. And offer relief from high gas prices.” – MoveOn.org

Please sign their petition!  MoveOn.org needs enough signatures to prove that we mean business, as Americans who care about the state of the environmental world!

Thank you!

Sign the petition here.

To learn more about MoveOn.org, and what they do, head over to their website www.MoveOn.org

Posted: July 21st, 2008 under Random Spew.
Comments: 6

I have received notice from SLG headquarters when I will be signing at their booth at SDCC!  The (tentative?) schedule goes:

Thursday:  12pm-2pm, then 3pm-4pm

Friday and Saturday:  12pm-1:30pm, then 3pm-4:30pm

Sunday:  12pm-1:30pm, then 3pm-4pm

If you too are going to be enduring the San Diego Comic Con sweat-vortex, please feel free to pop by the booth to say “hullo!”, or some other exclamation!  Thursday I have a feeling, will be quite quietish, as I’ll be flying solo that day. I will most likely be the one huddled behind the stack of Jellyfists, nose embedded in my PSP/DS/sketchbook, or something.  Come on by!

Posted: July 16th, 2008 under Signings, Upcoming.
Comments: 8

For all you old-school print-process enthusiasts, or you peepsies who just enjoy shiny objects, Chicago Comics are throwing down some awesome, and carrying my Momento Mori Mini print sets online!  Weehoo!  This petite, 9-peice joy-nugget measures about 5.5×3.5 inches (each print), and is lovingly slathered in glowing slashes of florescent pink, olive green, and black oil-based ink.  If you’d like to own one, or simpy check it out, click this linky.

To see the individual prints, click the image, or the Momento Mori link in the sidebar.

Take note that these are hand-printed, and have a touch of variation from set to set.

PS:  Thanks to everyone who has shown an honest interest in my work, and site.  It warms the cockles of my heart.

Posted: July 14th, 2008 under ARTS!, Things for buying, prints.
Comments: 6

I did some mini-zines a lil’ while back for the Small Science Collective, and decided to post a full color version for shits and giggles.  I hope everyone can learn a lil’ something.

Posted: July 12th, 2008 under ARTS!, Random Spew, Zines.
Comments: 2