Local Times and Sportscar Designs

Hi guys, it's me! What have you been up to this summer?

After running around to different states the last couple of weekends (Boston 2 weeks ago, California 1 week ago), I'm finally here to stay! So here are some of the (exciting) things happening that I get to tackle now that I've got the whole rest of the local year ahead of me ...

  • My next graphic novel (written/drawn by me and published by Oni Press) is ALL DRAWN! Now it just needs to be scanned, sent and VAMOOSH you guys will be seeing it soon! Can't wait!!
  • My comic 4 States 2 Months, which you may/may not have been following in its sporadic spot on my website, is now almost complete and will be available in print at this year's SPX!
  • Speaking of SPX, I will be there this year but FIRST I will be at Baltimore Comic Con at Table A-234!
  • And . . . oh right, I've got a wedding to finish planning! Expect some possibly-complainy blog posts about that to come.

As far as my trips went, my fiancee and I checked out Monterey Car Week for a few days (total lifelong dream of his to be basked in hot cars and foggy, perfect weather) this past weekend. Not being a car person myself - I see my car as IT BETTER LAST FOREVER rather than a stunning piece of engineering equipment - I was surprised at how enjoyable it could be for a spectator. I mean, yes, most of the car "shows" took place on gorgeous Carmel Valley golf courses, on breezy/sunny days, where all you do is walk around with your solo cup of wine and peer at the most beautiful vintage sports cars you'll ever see - so really, what's not to enjoy. My favorite part was seeing the crowd of fans - a perfect blend of fancy European men in tailored suits and old, chubby white men who dress like my dad. I overheard a lot of important conversations, but the people who really knew what they were doing were the wives who brought pop-up picnic tables stocked with wine, cheese, and camped out behind their husbands' cars for the duration. I was more than a little jealous of these women.

One of the things that fascinated me the most was the combination of colors and textures people chose for the exteriors/interiors of their car. So while my fiancee was snapping off engine pics and getting the full car in the frame, I was focused on all of these lovely combos:

Oh, but then I couldn't help but take a picture of this little guy too:

I love when form and function are considered and put together in such a fun way. You sportscar fans out there can have all the horsepower and torque you want, but throw in a good deep orange and some houndstooth pattern and I'm sold.

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Fog = Paradise

I'm not sure I'll ever learn the proper way to come down off of the high that is vacation. Especially when I've come back from a magical place that contains almost all of the things I desire in a locale: mountains, overcast skies, moody weather, and lots and lots of wine.

But anyway, enough of that. On to BUSINESS!

I've got a convention sneaking up on me (the Baltimore Comic-Con, to be exact) so for the next buncha days I'm going to be once again documenting my table set up ideas. ALSO, I'm going to be braving taking on a craft project - what's that you say? Taking on a new project right before a show? Stupid? Reckless? Why yes, yes it is. So tune in for all the attempts/mishaps/(fingers crossed) successes coming up over the next few days.  In the meantime . . .

Here's the beginnings of my next Horror Heroine print! Can you guess which movie she's from?

Fog = Paradise

I'm not sure I'll ever learn the proper way to come down off of the high that is vacation. Especially when I've come back from a magical place that contains almost all of the things I desire in a locale: mountains, overcast skies, moody weather, and lots and lots of wine.

But anyway, enough of that. On to BUSINESS!

I've got a convention sneaking up on me (the Baltimore Comic-Con, to be exact) so for the next buncha days I'm going to be once again documenting my table set up ideas. ALSO, I'm going to be braving taking on a craft project - what's that you say? Taking on a new project right before a show? Stupid? Reckless? Why yes, yes it is. So tune in for all the attempts/mishaps/(fingers crossed) successes coming up over the next few days.  In the meantime . . .

Here's the beginnings of my next Horror Heroine print! Can you guess which movie she's from?