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C2E2 Time Already?

scig! — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 23:41:30 +0000

It’s pretty amazing but time is flying again.

The new baby is about three months away. The sports store site is almost a year old. My son is close to 3.25 years old. And Chicago’s best show in almost 5 years is upon us…C2E2! And it’s only in its first year. I will in town all weekend so swing by the Square 1 Press booth with Superb Steve Hoveke much of the time. I’ll also be roaming and visiting friends, too.

See you there!

-posted from my droid…

Happy New Year

scig! — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:27:46 +0000

Again, a long time between posts. It’s been pretty crazy but no excuse. Short and sweet for now. I’ll just list a few resolutions for 2010. Quite frankly 2009 sucked. I actually wanted to punch it in the face at one point. Still would if I met it on the street one day. Anyways, let’s get to those resolutions…

Carve out more DEDICATED time to write
Wrap my current writing project by January 31
Exercise and get into better shape
Spend less time wasting time
Spend more quality time with my family
Win my fantasy baseball league — Well, how about ‘Place in the top 3′
Carve out some true ‘me’ down time for rest & recharge

OK, so there they are. Not all of them. I wonder how many I’ll stick to. Let’s look back in three months and see. That said, Happy New Year!

It’s Been a While…

scig! — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:55:28 +0000

It’s been over a month since I dropped a post here. At this point, I am sure no one is reading this any longer. Well, maybe a few. Who knows really…

Anyway.

Things were crazy for me in September and October. The first annual Long Beach Comic Con was a huge success and we’ve already begun work on year two. It’s a great show and it has so much potential to grow. Can’t wait to dig in deep on next years stuff. We’ve gotten so many commitments for 2010 already.

My graphic novel is progressing well. The artist, Jeff Stokely is a young phenom. He’ll be a house hold name in a few years. Well in comics anyways. But that said, I am working on incorporating some great notes from a potential publisher. I’d love to be with these guys. A-1 crew with top notch product. Be great to have the book on the shelves next summer. Its our goal. We’ll see how we do!

Freelance is going well. Just a few days away form the Woodbury Sports soft launch. I’m very excited as it has been a ton of work thus far. It’s going to be a great online shop. Keep your eyes peeled for it. Web development projects are starting to trickle in for Jeff, Keith and myself. Which is cool. Both of the recent ones are fun gigs and hopefully they will lead to bigger projects. I picked up an interesting inquiry about some marketing work that I am kicking around. Not sure if it is right for me but the potential client is a very nice guy. I’ll see what shakes out.

Spent much of the early part of the night fashioning my son’s robot costume for Halloween. He has his first “party” with his nursery school classmates this Thursday so I need to deliver one kick ass costume for him. Next up he has Halloween itself and the trick r treating mayhem that is sure ensue (and the sugar rush) followed by a costume birthday party on Sunday.

Time to hit the sack. The last three hours of freelance work has tired me the hell out. Gotta be up in about four hours to do Daddy duty. Could be worse, right? =)

Great End to a LONG Day

scig! — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:36:57 +0000

I gotta say, it was a really long day. My son was nutty. Work was nuttier. Little to no sleep the last few days. Yeah. Exactly. But the day ended really well. In my inbox was page 1, fully colored and lettered. DONE. Yep. I know. Great day.

SDCC 2009 is Here!

scig! — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:05:48 +0000

It comes every summer. I’ll be home in NYC this year. etween health and the basic need for a break, I am taking this year off. It is a grueling show as a fan, a staffer, a pro or in whatever capicity you are there in. Don’t get me wrong; there are definitely a ton of great things about the show. Number one being seeing a ton of friends who I only see face to face once a year. I’ll miss that but the break is needed. I’ll recharge and be ready for LBCC this fall and a few more shows in 2010.

Kirby Krackle and the Kick Ass Summer Single

scig! — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:06:48 +0000

It’s that time of year again. Though, In New York you wouldn’t think it was a day after April 15th with all the rain we’ve gotten. June saw all but 2 days have some form or rain. How insane is that?

Well, it’s now July and the weather is drying out. Kinda. Either way, it’s time for some sweet summer music and Kirby Krackle is at it again with a brand new single, FREE by joining their email list, ready to join your summer iTunes mix. The band is known for their comic and video game inspired songs and has quickly become a fan favorite of both comic fans and comic pros alike. The summer single, Ring Capacity, is inspired by the DC Comics classic hero, Green Lantern.

Hop on over their site, join their email list and enjoy the music. No thanks need, but, as always, appreciated…

Kirby Krackle Music

A General Update…

scig! — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:59:05 +0000

I gotta say, it’s been a pretty ridiculous two weeks.

Between dealing with a business implosion, one of my ex employers having “lay off-ers remorse” and being upset that I work for a rival company, my son being attached at my hip, and so on it’s been a trip. I am looking forward to having a nice relaxing Father’s Day Weekend (which needs to include both SUN and BBQ) followed by getting on track for a very productive last week of June.

I’ve got a few great projects I am working one. I’ll break them down by type…

WEB DEVELOPMENT: One’s getting closer to completion of the development phase, which is sweet. The last key piece will be a database system being developed by one my partners. Two others have proposals out as well.

WRITING: I’ve wrapped a mini series treatment that’s already got an artist. Once he is ready to roll, we’ll see some pages show up here. The other major comic project had been a bit stalled the last few months due to time and health. It should be back on track next week. I’ve also got a number of different projects at different stages of development that need some attention to incubate a little bit.

That should cover it all for now. I should be back to regular posts on this site as well. Stay tuned.

My Son’s First Comic Book…

scig! — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:12:54 +0000

Mikey and I went to Grasshopper’s Comics today in East Williston Long Island. He had seen the image of Batman & Robin #1 on my laptop while I was working this morning and asked if we could go get it. Who was I to refuse…

He picked a couple more age appropriate books as well. But the ride home, he “read” Batman & Robin #1 to me from his back seat car seat. I snapped a pick of him at a light.

Classic…

The Process

scig! — Thu, 28 May 2009 03:55:20 +0000

Josh Middleton is one my favorite artists. He is exceptionally talented and I’ve followed his work since way back when I discovered his work with his creator owned Sky Between Branches preview book from Com.X.

Recently he put up a great post that detailed the process he goes through to create a comic book cover layout and pencils. It’s got some great images and great info. If you’ve ever wanted to see how it’s done, this is a must read.

Josh Middleton’s Step-by-Step Cover Process

Long Beach Comic Con is Coming

scig! — Thu, 14 May 2009 05:02:42 +0000

October 2-4, 2009. Comics, games, toys, movies, tv, pop culture and more. Check it out. Even USA Today was all over it… See? My buddy Dustin Nguyen is from Long Beach and he is pretty excited to have a show in his back yard again. Even if he did just move out of Long Beach.