Bob the Plumber, Pizzacats, Non-poison Cake, and Baby 2

by Lee on September 19, 2014 at 11:52 am
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Reading roundup:  I just finished reading Bob Howard: Plumber of the Unknown and I love it!
This story is written by Rafael Nieves and illustrated by Dan Dougherty.  I think it’s been out for a while, but I recently discovered it.  Bob is an unassuming plumber who often finds himself confronted with the supernatural.  If you see it, I highly recommend it.

Lee and Sam curated a zine entitled Pizzacats of which I’m proud to say I contributed art for.  The magazine is a visual representation of the powerful combination of pizza and cats.

Along with writing comic books, I also work in the highly satisfying medium of cake prose.  Here is a “Non-poison cake.”  Some may find it a little suspicious, others may wonder where the “poison cakes” are kept, but everyone will agree the cake is delicious.  I bet my life on it.

In other news, I’m happy to announce my wife and I are having baby number 2!  She’s due at the end of January 2015.  Here’s a shot of baby #1 learning how to take a selfie with dear old dad. Please note we do give our children actual names and don’t only refer to them by their assigned chronological order of birth.  :)

Thanks for reading!

-Ed

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Guest Art – Jarod Marchand

by Lee on July 29, 2014 at 10:39 pm
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Jarod Marchand Subira and Panther

 

Here’s a surprise that’s been a while in coming. We met Jarod at Appleseed Comic Con this year and were happy to receive this sketch of Subira and her big kitty. My apologies to Jarod for not posting this sooner. You can find more of Jarod’s work here!

-Lee

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We Survived Dashcon 2014!

by Ed Cho on July 14, 2014 at 10:24 am
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Dashcon 2014 Actually it wasn’t that bad.  During the convention, people were texting and tweeting us if we were okay like it was a war zone, but for us at least we made it out unscathed.  In fact most of the drama occurred unbeknownst to us until the following morning. 

Lee and I ventured to Schaumburg, IL, my hometown coincidentally, to attend the non –affiliated Tumblr convention known as Dashcon to promote our comic Little Guardians.  Apparently there was quite a bit of controversy over an impromptu fundraiser to keep the convention going. Allegedly the hotel demanded payment at the end of the first day which made the organizers ask for donations, but then it was reported there was no such demand from the hotel and the organizers merely conned (pun intended!) people out of 17,000 in donations.  While I cannot confirm or lay truth to any of these claims, I will say the convention was ripe with frustration, anxiety, and anger, and there was certainly a strained aura lingering in the air.

All in all we had a good time speaking with other creators and fans so even though this convention will go down in infamy, I’m glad to have had the pleasure of meeting the cool people that we did. Lee got to display his voice acting skills as Arthur from Cabin Pressure in a fan-written script presentation/panel, as well as running a panel about online comics. Both panels went smoothly.  We sold some books, gave out promotional bookmarks, and represented our webcomic so I’m proud to say we survived Dashcon 2014. 

I’m thinking about making T-shirts WE SURVIVED DASHCON 2014, and starting a convention solely for Dashcon 2014 survivors.  :-)

-Ed

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Free Comic Book Day 2014

by Lee on April 23, 2014 at 11:07 am
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Free Comic Book Day

Little Guardians will be signing for Free Comic Book Day this year at Half Price Books in Greenwood, IN. We’ll have copies of Little Guardians Books 1 and 2. Half Price Books is adding their own spin to this event, making it not just about comics:

Comic Book Day & the 501st Legion
Come to your Greenwood Shoppes HPB on Saturday, May 3, from 10 am to 4 pm, for an action-packed day of comic book fun. Bam! Wear your favorite comic character costume and enter to win a $25 HPB Gift Card. Ka-Pow! Shop local artisans The Aerosoul Project & The Director’s Cabin comic book themed handmade crafts. Boink! Enter our comic book trivia and caption contests.Wham-O! Watch out for an invasion by Star Wars Indiana’s 501st Legion, from 2-4 pm.
See you there!

There is a lot going on, and we’ll be there!

-Lee

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Convention Schedule Update Part II!

by Lee on April 14, 2014 at 1:51 pm
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Kids Read Comics!

We are also ALSO confirmed for this year’s Kids Read Comics Celebration! Hosted by the Ann Arbor District Library June 21st and 22nd! Kids Read is a special show. There isn’t another show I can think of that so wholly embraces the mission to bring the awesomeness of comics and reading to not just kids but their siblings and parents, get the whole family involved! Events focus on teaching cartooning basics, drawing and writing comics, reading, and building your skills as a young creator.

I’ve been honored to participate the last few years and can’t wait to do so again this June. Especially since I’ve spent my time since last Summer building my teaching skills doing panels, and workshops at comics shows and my local library and school systems.

Can’t wait for KRC 2014!

-Lee

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