| emiko superstar in my hands |
[13 May 2008|06:54pm] |
Today I received an advance reader copy of EMIKO SUPERSTAR. I spent the afternoon on the sofa and read the whole story, trying to keep my creator-brain shut off and absorb it as a regular reader. And I gotta say... it's damn good. Of course, I always knew Mariko's story was great. But holding the (mostly) finished book in my hands and reading it as a complete entity has confirmed that all those tender/funny/sad/inspiring little moments we worked on have added up to a really solid reading experience. Huzzah.
All this talk may seem like I'm just teasing you, since the book won't actually hit stores until September. Sorry. But today I also learned about the marketing plans for this year's Minx books. In the bigger picture, the wait will totally be worth it so that the marketing machine can do things properly and get these books in front of the teenage girls they were made for.
Oh, and if you haven't seen the 20-page preview from the Minx Sampler, it's been posted at Myspace Comic Books (note: the final book will have greytones).
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| emerald city comicon report |
[13 May 2008|12:12am] |
Emerald City Comicon has unflinchingly maintained its position as my favourite convention. Sales were great. I met some cool and appreciative fans. My head was down all day Saturday doing sketches. I was grateful for the slightly slower Sunday, so I could get all the sketches done and have a bit of a breather.
Unfortunately I didn't get a chance to wander around and say hey to all the people I knew. Luckily some of them dropped by my table, even though they were greeted by my frazzled expression and distracted mind. Or, according to this photo (stolen from the Oni Press blog), my brain-dead expression and greasy forehead:
That sign you can partly see in the pic is for the Plinko game I built. Every purchase of a book gets you the chance to play Plinko and maybe win a button or quick sketch. It's interesting to see who does or doesn't know what Plinko is.
One of the few times I broke away from my table was to get Wil Wheaton to sign a deluxe edition of Stand By Me. Sabina had suggested it, since it's such a great movie and we've both seen it so many times. Wesley Crusher be damned.
Another cool thing I got at the show was an impressively printed/packaged sketchbook from Eric Canete, full of his beautiful illustrations.
I'm looking forward to reading Super Spy by Matt Kindt, who was sitting next to me at the show. He had several unique items for sale as well. And he was gracious enough to look up Supergirl reference for me on his iPhone!
Other highlights included the bits of socializing I did manage to do, including the Drink 'n Draw at Shorty's. Next time I'll actually draw something. Sadly, I missed out on hanging with most of my Seattle comrades. Maybe next year I'll stay an extra day or two.
Wow, I managed to write an actual con report. I must've been avoiding housework or something...
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| emerald city comicon |
[08 May 2008|11:45pm] |
I will be a guest at the Emerald City Comicon in Seattle this weekend. I do believe it's my favourite convention and they have a mighty impressive guest list as usual. If you're there, swing by and laugh at how I turn into a brainless zombie when interacting with too many people.
And in case any of you Emerald City-bound artists don't know about the pre-con Drink 'n Draw at Shorty's, here you go...
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| portrait of a high school rolston |
[02 May 2008|02:06pm] |
I was going to draw a teenage version of myself into a crowd scene in the Emiko Superstar graphic novel... but then I forgot. But then ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) davario started a "draw yourself as a teen" meme. So here you go...
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| but what does it mean?! |
[01 May 2008|09:02pm] |
I swung by a Drink & Draw while in Calgary but we got there just before last call and this was the only thing I managed to tarnish some paper with.
And no, I don't know why I drew a pointy-eared dude with a long cigarette and a sheriffy badge.posted at SRS
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| calgary comic & entertainment expo |
[25 Apr 2008|05:48pm] |
I am currently in Calgary for the Comic & Entertainment Expo that will be taking place this Saturday and Sunday. Say hi if you'll be there.
That is all. Please send me some sleep or adequate equivalent.
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| Kavalier & Clay |
[24 Apr 2008|01:35pm] |
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After years of promises, I finally did another literary sketch for the enchanting Steven Gettis. If you haven't seen his collection, entitled "HEY OSCAR WILDE! IT'S CLOBBERIN' TIME!!!", you really ought too. An impressive lot of comic book artists draw their favourite authors or characters from their favourite novels. Click on over there and you can see the drawing I did of Joe Kavalier & Sam Clay (& The Escapist) from Michael Chabon's epic novel THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER & CLAY.
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| tachikoma is friend |
[14 Apr 2008|12:08am] |
This is our plush tachikoma. He is our friend.
 posted at SRS
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| commandshift3 |
[10 Apr 2008|01:20pm] |
Anyone ever heard of CommandShift3.com? It's a site that does "battles" between various websites, wherein you vote for the site design you like most.
Somehow my website got listed:
http://commandshift3.com/site/steverolston.com/main.html
In the COMICS category, I'm currently ranked #29 and that bastard O'Malley's ScottPilgrim.com is beating me at #27. This was all pointed out to me by my befuddled pal Gettis, whose excellent gallery of artistic interpretations of literary figures (aka, "Hey Oscar Wilde! It's clobberin' time!!!") is ranked at #21 in that area.
In related news, I REALLY need to get off my ass and re-design my website. It's been on the backburner for ages. You'd think I could at least swap out some of the graphics. I mean, c'mon, it's been years since I had red hair.
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| random russian |
[09 Apr 2008|06:03pm] |
Mostly just playing around with a brushpen.posted at SRS
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