I like the sound of that, 'Secret Dog Project'! Well, this past weekend I finished penciling said 'Crypto-Canine Concern' so above is a scan of one of the pages. Yes, it gets ill. I hope you are enjoying these little process peaks as I'll have more as this develops. Thanks!
Tomorrow I will be appearing at the Act-i-vate Renaissance panel at the New York Comic-con Pavillion at the Brookly Book Festival. Please come out and support Act-i-vate and this wonderful event. We'll be discussing the history and activities of the Act-i-vate collective and most importantly, we'll be showing previews of the Act-i-vate Primer! Here are the details: Where: Brooklyn Book Festival Brooklyn Borough Hall Plaza, NYCC Pavillion 209 Joralemon Street Brooklyn, New York 11201
What: The ACT-I-VATE Renaissance 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm There is a comic book renaissance happening in Gowanus, Brooklyn, and members from both DEEP6 and XOXOs Studios, featuring Dean Haspiel, Mike Cavallaro, Tim Hamilton, Joe Infurnari, Simon Fraser, Molly Crabapple, and Mike Dawson [among others], will discuss the genesis of ACT-I-VATE, their premier webcomix collective, and sneak-peek their upcoming print anthology, THE ACT-I-VATE PRIMER. Moderated by Jeff Newelt, who will also announce two new members to ACT-I-VATE. For more info on ACT-I-VATE, please visit: http://www.act-i-vate.com.
Autographing: 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Autographing Table 1: Dean Haspiel Autographing Table 2: Tim Hamilton Autographing Table 3: Simon Fraser, Molly Crabapple
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Autographing Table 1: Mike Dawson, Joe Infurnari Autographing Table 2: Mike Cavallaro
An as yet unannounced project just passed the 100 penciled page mark! Here's an inked drawing from the book for your sneaky peaky pleasure! I'll have more images as this baby develops.
As I was saying with yesterday's post, an Act-i-vate contingent will be going down to Baltimore Comic-con to mark the debut of the Act-i-vate Primer! There will be a panel, signings, sketching, original art and, and and…oh heck, read the graphic and press release.
There will be an ACT-I-VATE panel discussion featuring Dean Haspiel, Mike Cavallaro, Tim Hamilton, Joe Infurnari, Simon Fraser, Michel Fiffe, Kat Roberts, Jim Dougan, and Jennifer Hayden. For more information on ACT-I-VATE, please visit:
"I'm excited that the ACT-I-VATE crew chose our show to debut their book," said Baltimore Comic-Con promoter, Marc Nathan. "Their web-comics have garnered a great deal of attention, so I am anxious to get to see fans' first look at the printed works."
To support the arrival of the Act-i-vate Primer, I'll be making a few area appearances. First up, on Sunday, September 13th, I will be appearing at the Act-i-vate Panel at this year's Brooklyn Book Festival. Here's a graphic with more info:
This year's Baltimore Comic-Con will mark the release of the Primer. We'll have copies of the book available for sale and we'll be holding a panel to discuss all things Act-i-vate. If you plan on attending, make a note not to miss this!
That's all the news for now. Thanks!
Over at the mother site, www.act-i-vate.com, you will find a preview of all the stories in the Act-i-vate Primer! Click through the entire suite of images to learn how you can get your own copy. If you won't be supporting your local comic shop (and we hope you do), you can always click on the new fangled banner to pre-order your copy from Amazon!
Here I go again! I'm giving that ole publicity drum a good beatin' with another promo image for the Act-i-vate Primer! Click the image to pre-order your very own copy now!
IDW Publishing has announced The Act-i-vate Primer and have a 16 page preview available for your perusal. In it you will see sample art from every story in the book. Check it!