okay, so it's been almost a week since coming back from charlotte and i'm finally getting back into my grove (and getting over the convention "ick"). it was a great (albeit bittersweet) weekend for us ... i sold art, sketchbooks and sketches all weekend, todd and i managed to sell more than a few comics and t-shirts... and we got to meet a buncha the board regulars in person for the first time (or in a few cases, find out that folks we've seen at the show for years were posters). we spent quality time with good friends old and new (matt and suzanne christian, mark waid, scott and gino, jeff parker, nick cardy, kelly yates, chris kemple, the case family, karl kesel and myrna... to name a few) - and since our better halves went to the show, we were able to go out together at night and talk and laugh for hours (and the ladies went to get manicures and drinks while we were at the show, so it was a win-win)... we reminisced about 'ringo without getting too maudlin (but his absence was definitely felt all weekend, sometimes like a punch to the gut when you weren't expecting) and managed to get the sketchbook together and raise money for the ASPCA in mike's name (you DO know all about the sketchbook, right? if you don't, check out todd's blog... and while you're there, read about to show in todd's words, too)...
but now i'm home and working hard to get everything done on time, so it's back to work...
-c
just read about michael turner's untimely passing from cancer at the age of 37!... while i can't say i was ever a fan of his work, i did respect the hell out of him as a person for how he managed to fight until the end... and it's a tragedy he died so young. damn.
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hey c!
glad to hear you too had a good time, and you gots the wimmins to have fun as well.
and yeah it is sad about michael turner, way too young. i wasn't a fan per se either, but his stuff always had a lot of energy in it. and he fought til the end which says alot about his character.
Sad news about Michael Turner.
My thoughts and prayers to his family.
Michael Turner always went the extra mile for his fans and did it with a smile on his face. Another big loss for the industry in a year that has seen too many already.
I got my sketchbook in the mail today. I especially loved your sketch at the end. I cried.
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