C12: NYCC 2011 pt. 0

Clockwise from the black guy (that's me, crybringer) in the middle:
Momiji Mao (Mamomiji)
Maiko Kubo
Ryusuke Hamamoto (Ryu Moto)
Randy Au
Bukubu Okawa (Bkub)


Really, this picture says a lot about New York Comic Con this year. It was chaotic, but full of really REALLY REALLY cool people, excellent eats, and just in general one of my favorite places to be -- right in the middle of the chaos. As soon as I get some batteries for my camera, I'll have a full update on NYCC, but this HAD to go up first.


Now, what's Tess & Tara up to, I wonder...

C11: NOT FORGOTTEN

Merely sidestepped by a new Tumblr page.
But I still dig you, Blogspot. Here's kindling for the smoldering furnace.

[Ziggy, and an older character "Sara", ressurected.]

[See! Not EVERYTHING I draw is saucy anime girls. Ok, so there's the making of one there, but that doesn't count!]

[Various doodles, been forcing myself to fill a page instead of just drop something in the corner of a fax sheet.]

Gotta get back to AMAZING. Been too long since I even ***SAID*** that to myself.

C10: HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

The Demon Mages made it to year ten today! They've come a long way, after thousands of sketches, pictures and designs, five major rewrites, dozens of short stories, even a few video game drafts. It's been nothing but fun the whole way, but from here on out, it gets serious. Good work, ladies. Let's keep it moving.

C09: LITTLE HANDS

Japanator and reports from Japan Expo from this past June already confirm it:
"Little Hands" is a compilation book with popular and well known Japanese artists, talented French and Thai creators -- and yours truly representing USA.



All proceeds go to the Japan Red Cross, each copy is available at $10 USD. Not only the listed sites, but Hendane.com and affiliates will have copies available.
Visit the Little Hands project website, and consider donating to the Japan Red Cross and other relief & volunteer efforts closest to you. Thanks, folks!

C08: CONTRARY TO POPULAR BELIEF

I am still around, just trying to move chains as much as possible. The halfway point of the year is almost upon us!


Tanabata is around the corner, and Tara is SO ready!


Quite the assortment of faces here.


Summer has already begun, some ridiculous weather patterns have come through already. Oh, how I wish I was on the beach instead...

[Testing to see if this blog feature will work...]

[Yeah, just a little excited for this game...]

C07: SEE ALSO

Been neglectful of the blog lately. Let's fix that.


Yeah I'm hype for the Nintendo 3DS. Yeah I'm going to get a Japanese version for Senran Kagura. Did I forget to mention I like ninjas? And platforming/fighting games? And cute moeblobs? A lot?!


Tara, actually doing her job as a medic in a rejected image. She's extra skinny here, but still very cute. I like the earnestness in her face.



I've got a lot on my desk right now, so you get to see some of the stuff that didn't make the cut here! Huzzah! The rest you can check out at Pixiv and Deviantart.

C06: CLEAR SKIES AHEAD

YES! Day job has returned to normal! Money is in the bank, a trip to New York City this weekend is in the works. Things are already looking up!


[A selection from my still-being-worked-on commissions list.]

-That said, unfortunately San Diego Comic Con is off the books. There was no way between getting set for Japan, and the events afterward for me to put in for attendee badge or pros applications. I miss California already, but another time... 2012...

-I'm deferring to the trifecta of Otakon (end of July), Anime Weekend Atlanta (late Sept.) and New York Comic Con (mid Oct.) to make my presence felt. Really it's always the fall where my work picks up, so things should work out just fine.

-Still an unhealthy stack of work to finish, so maybe this place in April will be my checklist.