06.06.03

WHAT'S UP, Y'ALL??

All looks good for "QUANTUM" #1. I'm happy to announce that the pencils are "in the can," thanks to the mastery of Ozzy Longoria. And the pages look great! I'll have a new sneak peek up soon, but I want to show you some finished pages, so that leads me too...

...Announcing a new member on the team. Supriya Kalay has come aboard as inker. Supriya, originally from India, has published work in Manoj Comics, and also lent inks to the "QUANTUM: Rock of Ages" ashcan. Look for big things out of this rising talent!

 

ART CONTEST!!

Are you a budding comic talent wanting to get your work published? Then look no further. I've decided to devote a page of the book to featuring art from up-and-coming artists. So if you dig the project, send me a sketch of one of the characters, or a scene involving them. I'll choose the best ones and feature them in future issues of "QUANTUM!" Wham, bam! Instant exposure, how cool is that? Email me for more details.

 

CONVENTIONS THIS MONTH

JUNE 22 - M.O.C.C.A. Art Festival (The Puck Building, NYC)

Come out and support the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art, geared toward preserving this wonderful form of media.

JUNE 27-29 - New York International Sci-Fi & Fantasy Creators Convention (Madison Square Garden)

One of the bigger conventions in NYC, littered with the pros and legends of the industry. Plus, Lou Ferrigno will be there!

Look for me at both events (at MSG, I'll be at the CAG table). I may just have a finished copy of Issue#1 by then. Mention you saw this, and I'll give you one!

 

My trip to WIZARD WORLD EAST in Philadelphia

Initial impressions: This is one of the biggest and best runs cons I've been to. All the biggies were there (except Image, oddly enough). But Marvel, DC, and CrossGen all had huge booths with stars signing and portfolio reviews. Definitely salivation material. Quesada was there, walking around the floor, running a Q&A, and some other panels, including the return of the Epic Line. Marvel is opening Epic up to unknown writers who want to write Marvel character related material as well as creator-owned and other genres. However, in the actual panel, even the Bill Jemas warned everyone, "I can't say your idea won't get stolen." So I took that as an indication to be careful if I submitted anything.

The other big thing I went to was the Kevin Smith Q&A. That was really hard to get into, but totally great. The man's funny as hell, has tons of Afleck stories, and dick and fart jokes aplenty. Very educational, and just plain fun, we also got to see some clips from "Jersey Girl," his new movie. I attended a workshop on producing thumbnails (fun by Tone Rodriguez of Snake Pliskin and Violent Messiahs), and also a panel on writing in different time periods by Scott Beatty (Batgirl:Year One). Got to talk to Phil Jimenez, and praised him for his recent run on New X-men. He gives much props to Grant Morrison, and told me a little of what's coming up. I did a lot of schmoozing with the indie guys. Ran into Rick and Rob from "Teenagers from Mars," and caught up. Found some new cool stuff as well, like Tyler Page's "Stylish Vittles." I got some really good advice (thanks Sean McKeever!), and hopefully will be in touch with these guys on a fairly regular basis.

 

Anyway, that's a quick recap. When I think of any more stuff, I'll pop off a note.

 

"QUANTUM: Rock of Ages" is scheduled for a fall 2003 release.

 

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