Kids Comic Con This Saturday!

May08
on 2013/05/08 at 12:00 am
Posted In: Blog

600_KCC-logo_finalHeading to The Bronx in NYC this weekend!

…. and I’ll have all things ZORPHBERT & FRED and ABBY’S ADVENTURES in tow! Grab the kiddies and bring them out to Bronx Community College for a day of superheroes, creativity, learning and reading!
“The KIDS’ COMIC CON where we’re simply,
giving comics back to kids, again!”

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Click this poster for more info!

This year the theme for KCC is Sci-Fact to Sci-Fiction, Where Creativity and Technology Meet. So, how perfect that 2 ALIENS (disguised as dogs) will be making an appearance there! Kids will be able to meet with over 30 acclaimed artists who use different forms of science and technology to create comics, animation, video games, puppets, and more. And this year admission is totally FREE — making the KIDS COMIC CON one of the best entertainment values around! Artists will also join Ronald McDonald House NY, and others, in its fight for children, against cancer.

  • SATURDAY, MAY 11, 2013
  • 10 AM to 6 PM
  • Bronx Community College, Colston Hall
    181st Street & University Ave.
    Bronx, NY 10453
  • *ahem* FREE ADMISSION!
  • for even more info: www.facebook.com/KidsComicCon
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Lansdowne Arts & Crafts Show!

May03
on 2013/05/03 at 12:00 am
Posted In: Blog

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It’s now officially spring time and the weather is gorgeous.. it’s the perfect opportunity to spend some time outside and ENJOY it! If you’re in the Philly area, supporting local talent while also finding one-of-a-kind treasures… well, it’s a WIN-WIN. Come on out to the Lansdowne Arts & Crafts Show! Pick up the latest Z&F volume, and maybe a kids book for a special little girl you know. I’ll also have prints, buttons, magnets, figurines, pendants, and more!

Perfect for Mother’s Day! Jewelry, home decor, paintings, summer hats, scarves, handbags, pillows, pottery, flowers, even dog treats and accessories! Plenty of great gift ideas for Mom! If your mom has a geeky side, she might like my Big Bang Theory print, or even a Z&F book- great for reading on the beach this summer!

The Low-Down:

Saturday, May 4, 2013 • 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
(Rain Date Sunday, May 5)
Held in the municipal parking lot next to PNC Bank, 30 North Lansdowne Ave.

Just for Fun, an Animated GIF

People just love to see your work in progress, or how a final piece of art comes to life. So, behold… a 3-part animated GIF of an EXCLUSIVE comic that will ONLY appear in Z&F Volume 4! That’s right…no text…. ya can’t read it unless you buy the book (when it comes out). I’m evil like that! mwahahaaaaah!

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Fanart Friday Sketchy Goodness

Mar22
on 2013/03/22 at 12:00 am
Posted In: Blog, Fanart

It was a good week. Always a good week when friends and readers send you “gifts”. I got 2 awesome Z&F fanart sketches, and here they are for your viewing pleasure!

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This first one is done by my cousin (in-law) Lauren. She enjoyed the Apple-Angry-Birds-Hipster storyline and whipped up this cute sketch with herself included! She’s finishing up art classes at Hussian School of Art in Philly, and I get the pleasure of seeing her art on facebook, seeing her improve each year. I see a lot of myself in her… and it’s funny I say that. An ongoing joke between us is that she’s really my sister/daughter. Allow me to explain with a photo:

weddingLauren is behind me to the left. You can see why her friends look at this & think the OTHER pale redhead is her sister (or even mother!). Well, now we ARE related, legally speaking. But I sure ain’t her mother.

Thanks for this awesome sketch, cuz!

Find her DeviantArt HERE, though I think it’s a bit outdated.

 

 

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Weird Kid - Grown Up sketch

If you follow me on any social networks, you probably know or have heard of my friend Chris Flick of Capes & Babes, who is also a fellow member on the Webcomic Alliance. For no apparent reason other than showing off how awesome he is, he sketched up this for me. Behold, the Weird Kid in 5-8 years, as a teenager (how scary is that thought)! Note the flipped visor, the Z&F tattoos, earring, yet he still has mischief in his eye! Goodness, he probably also drives at this point… now THAT is REALLY scary!

Chris says he wants to least ink this piece, so maybe we’ll get to see a finished piece soon!

Oh yeah, yesterday was Chris’ BIRTHDAY, why not stop by his Facebook Page and wish him a happy belated one. Maybe I should whip him up a sketch of his tomboy-ish character Joey, for his birthday!

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Fun With Figurines!

Mar20
on 2013/03/20 at 12:00 am
Posted In: Blog

I spent a recent Sunday painting more Z&F figurines, and took a quick snapshot of them through the process. Just for fun, I figured you may enjoy this little animation.

Interested in buying one of these guys? Well, you’ll have to find me at a convention, OR keep an eye out for a special contest on the site! They’re not for sale at the store! Read more about the figurines HERE.

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Rick helped lay in the big blocks of color!

Rick helped lay in the big blocks of color!

all finished! 5 more added to the army!

all finished! 5 more added to the army!

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Fanart, Super Show, Mini Comics!

Mar15
on 2013/03/15 at 12:00 am
Posted In: Blog

Upcoming Appearance!

April 6-7th, 2013!
Come out for a geeky day trip to the Comic Geek Speak Super Show in Reading, PA! Just $20 for the WHOLE weekend, or $12 for 1 day! I’ll be exhibiting there with my Zorphbert & Fred books (BRAND NEW Volume 3!!!!!), Abby’s Adventures kids books, and all sorts of other goodies! My Webcomic Alliance cohort Chris Flick of Capes & Babes will also be there, along with a ton of very talented friends.

 

Show Hours
Saturday: 10:00 – 6:00
Sunday: 10:00 – 5:00
Greater Reading Expo Center
2525 North 12th Street
Reading, PA 19605

 

Fanart Friday Sketchcards by “Crazy” Jon!

Because he’s so awesome, and obviously crazy, Jon Esparza @JonsCrazyTweets actually drew up these sketch cards of ALL my characters and MAILED them to me! Man, I know my style is “cute” and all, but he upped the ante, right?! Check out Jon’s fun craaaaaazy site/blog and his clever Looney-Tunes-esque wordless(!!) comic Mike & Mindy HERE. All-ages goofiness!

NEW, and only on Facebook… MINI COMICS!

See, I do feel a little guilty for only being able to update 1x a week now on the site. I do draw 2 comics EACH week, but I save one of those for the books (exclusive content, hello?!)….. Regardless, I was trying to think up a way to deliver more of the alien-dog funny to you faithful fans, while not spending a TON of time on it. Then it came to me– Mini Comics!

Z&F Mini Comics will be simple– the same image (or maybe a couple different options, we’ll see) but with a new joke each day! They’re great for sharing with your facebook friends because they are easy to read, topical (as you can see in this example), and FUNNY. Well, I hope you find them funny. They’re good practice for me!

This will also serve as content to add something special to the Zorphbert & Fred Facebook Page (which you should, yknow, “like”), so it will be an EXCLUSIVE goodie for the people who were kind enough to follow Z&F over on Facebook! I’m aiming to put out NEW mini comics 5x a week, so head over there to keep up! If you wish, you can also follow ME on facebook, as I’ll be sharing the mini comics and spreading the funny!

 

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