tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24349130886466792322024-02-07T21:50:46.128-08:00Worlds Worst BlaahhgThe comics blog of Jeff Zwirek.Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172866721725840829noreply@blogger.comBlogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434913088646679232.post-58781538286065861072015-06-05T22:34:00.000-07:002015-06-05T22:34:50.259-07:00Well, Tomorrow is CAKE 2015. It was a tremendous amount of work this year. Hopes for it to be the best show yet. Please come out and see the amazing group of talented folks with their astonishing art for sale. The show is FREE! All the details below on Ivan Brunetti's beautiful artwork. <br />
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I'm doing another signing! This time out in my neighborhood, Jefferson Park. Oct. 25th Noon- 2 pm. </div>
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<br />Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172866721725840829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434913088646679232.post-28389518176975442972014-09-23T22:44:00.002-07:002014-09-25T20:21:20.037-07:00BlackStar 6<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I wasn't ever sure there was going to be a BlackStar #6, but here it is. Collecting several other short comics from the last couple years, BlackStar 6 also includes an all new 11 page original short story. Also included is the fancy full color fold out comic "Capsize" which originally appeared here in Chicago in the Readers comics issue. The book is 33 pages of comics with some color spot illustrations and that fancy die cut star cover. The retail price is $5 and can be purchased by my favorite distros, <a href="http://www.birdcagebottombooks.com/" target="_blank">Birdcage Bottom Books</a>, and <a href="https://www.radiatorcomics.com/" target="_blank">Radiator Comics. </a><br />
True Story, way back when I published BlackStar #2 I went and had 4 covers Die cut with the stars at once to save money. A Black cover which was #2, A Silver cover which was #4, A glittery Blue cover which was #5 and a Red cover, which is now #6. Which means that the red cover has been sitting in a box waiting to be published for like 7 years. Which also means that BlackStar will now be coming to an end. Never thought it would take that long.Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172866721725840829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434913088646679232.post-27041833693168895122014-08-20T22:14:00.001-07:002014-08-20T22:14:53.702-07:00Promo Video<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So I'm finally finding the time to do a proper push for the 2nd printing of Burning Building Comix. And what a push! I've worked with the best comic shops in town to build a tour of signings, parties and what not. Below are the posters and imagery I've made to help promote the beast. Please come on out and say Hi!</div>
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<br />Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172866721725840829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434913088646679232.post-33871578975493405872014-06-05T07:26:00.000-07:002014-06-05T07:26:06.800-07:00CAKE 2014 is done.Well Cake is done and it was another great year. It was probably the most fun and relaxed I've been for the 3 CAKEs so far, which I guess comes with experience and I'm sure was helped by the fact that it was our 2nd year at the Center on Halstead. What a great staff they have, which made the whole event go off without a hitch.<br />
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We lost a couple organizers this year. Edie Fake, whom we decided to invite as a special guest, and Grace Tran. Grace finished out the year with us, and both her and Edie were impeccable partners to have in this adventure.
You'll see some pictures of picture frames containing the going away presents that we presented them. We asked the show artists of each years shows to make a small drawing for each of them. Laura Park, Jo Dery, and Carrie Vinarsky knocked it out if the park in creating some truly beautiful pieces.
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Also you'll see some pictures of us organizers putting some last minute exhibitor packets together, and a shot of our last meeting, and a dark photo of the post Cake wrap up meeting held on Grace's porch.<br />
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Also myself and new organizer Marnie Galloway who proved to be a total pro, as we all expected.
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Once again my family came to the show and stocked up on some of the family fare that you can get at<br />
CAKE.<br />
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Thanks to Chris Eliopoulos for distracting Van from getting his homework done.
One of the highlights of the show was getting a Hilda book from Luke Pearson and hearing that he was a fan of Burning Building Comix. We also picked up a book of Phillipa Rice and regretted not getting more from her.
Also got to exchange books with Erik Nebel and was glad to meet him and chat about making comics with kids in the house.
I also regret not being able to spend more time with the Top Shelf representative Hatuey Diaz, who is one of the best guys to spend 7 hours with at a convention. We did get to have dinner on Saturday night with Ezra Clayton Daniels and his better half Buki. We had Ethiopian up north and it was delightful.
Another common theme at CAKE is the posts I see on the web afterwards and the amazing stuff I managed to miss. I may be biased but this show is truly stacked with so many incredible talents that your pockets get shallow quick.
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We also instituted some new items at CAKE this year.
The mini comic incentive punch card, that rewards attendees with a free show poster if they buy mini comics. That's artwork by your truly you see there, and we were very excited by the success of the card.
We also provided "Debut" and "Limited Quantities" signs that we ran out of too quickly despite having handmade over 70 of them. That's Edie's great cake art on those.
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I didn't have a chance to go to any panels, but I heard nothing but good things and technically they were recorded on audio. Heard that the moderators did an especially good job this year, and I look forward to listening back to those.<br />
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Thanks thanks thanks to all the special guests, moderators, exhibitors, COH staff, volunteers, Sponsors, Retailers, Publishers and of course the other CAKE organizers, Neil Brideau, Ben Bertin, Marnie Galloway, Max Morris, and Grace Tran, and to Ness DellaMorte for organizing the volunteers and Candace Corner Miller for all her help with PR.
CAKEs success is dependent on the amazing Chicago comics community and how the shows feel and spirit is representative of that group of people.
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Organizing a show is a tremendous amount of work and does not exactly help ones own comics production. I'm sure all of the organizers have questioned how long we want to continue to sacrifice so much of our time for this endeavor, but in the afterglow of the success, I feel an energy to continue on and push myself to help make the show what it is for the near future.Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172866721725840829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434913088646679232.post-49477774734069664742014-05-30T23:05:00.000-07:002014-05-30T23:05:03.454-07:00CAKE 2014Well, to prove this is the worlds worst blog, I haven't even posted about SPACE or TCAF, and here it is CAKE 2014, or CAKE 3 "the return". Anybody who knows me, knows about CAKE, but for those that don't live in Chicago, CAKE is the Chicago Alternative Comics Expo, and I help to organize it. It's this weekend, and it's gonna be incredible. A ton of hard work has been put into the show and a ton of talented artists will be on hand, so please show up and spend some money. I'll be making occasional appearances over at the top shelf booth when I'm not running around putting out fires. See you there!
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I'll be at the Grand Rapids Comic-Con this Saturday October 12th. I'll have a stack of my book at the artist alley and will also be celebrating my 10th wedding anniversary. This works out well, cause Emily and I got married in Grand Rapids. That's where Em is from and where her family still resides. Rumor has it we may even stop by the old Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, where the whole sch-bang took place a decade ago. Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172866721725840829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434913088646679232.post-32998459926279216622013-09-05T13:21:00.001-07:002013-09-05T13:21:12.522-07:00SPX 2013<p>I'll be at SPX in Bethesda MD on Sept 14th and 15th behind the Top Shelf booth surrounded by Owly graphic novels and Jeffrey Brown fans. I'll be selling my book, Burning Building Comix, and no, it isn't that Chris Ware book.<br>
Additional note: I debuted my book at SPX last year and sold out of my 50 advance copies. I got distributed through Top Shelf to Diamond and have gotten down to just over 1 box left of that initial 1000 print run. The last of the first printing will be at SPX, so come and grab it before the second printing is out in a couple of months. </p>
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Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172866721725840829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434913088646679232.post-61071364711132655052013-01-22T22:58:00.000-08:002013-01-22T22:58:38.312-08:00Signing at Aw Yeah Comics!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172866721725840829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434913088646679232.post-90065844233962782022012-09-13T19:03:00.002-07:002012-09-13T19:03:51.735-07:00Burning Building, the Graphic Novel Debut.OK, well I'll be at SPX this weekend debuting my advance copies of Burning Building Comix the graphic novel! I'll be at table B4 with my brother Adam all weekend. Here's a funny thing, I haven't seen the book yet. The printer shipped the advances directly to the hotel, so the first I see it, besides the proofs, will be at the show! So come on down and buy a book, only 50 copies are available, so but it early and often! Ok back to work getting ready for the show. Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172866721725840829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434913088646679232.post-41314940860810249502012-06-20T20:30:00.000-07:002012-06-20T20:30:00.629-07:00Okay, well I guess I haven't posted anything in a while. It's been crazy round here, and I've neglected the one web log that updates up to a dozen people on my goings on. Shame on me. So, real quick.<br />
I just finished up a weekend helping to put on CAKE, the Chicago Alternative Comics Expo. It was a whole ton of work that me and fellow organizers Neil Brideau, Edie Fake, Max Morris, and Grace Tran put together. It happened this past weekend, (June 16th and 17th) at Columbia Colleges Ludington building. I uploaded some pictures of the weekend and the side events over on the CAKE flicker page. <br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/cakexpo12/pool/">CAKE PICS</a><br />
It was a great time, and I met a lot of new people and saw old friends. It was the first alternative comics show in the city in 16 years and by all accounts was a success. Never ones to rest on our laurels, the organizers were seen on Grace's porch the night after the show discussing the events and preparing for next year.<br />
I could go on with the details of the show, but I'm still too tired....<br />
Also since I've last posted things have been growing with the guys over at bindledog. We recently saw the debut of Comedy Bang Bang on IFC. Why is this significant? Because Comedy Bang Bang is a great podcast and now a great TV show? No, Because the super talent know as Paul Hornschemeier was the concept artist of the show? No... well....yes, yes because of that, and because Paul hired us at bindledog on the animate his artwork for the title sequence. So that was fun. You can see the show and our title sequence every Friday night over on IFC. That's the Independent Film Channel....Yes it's a cable channel...Yes, really....they've been around for a while...I don't know ten years?....Yes, really. We're also still putting out cartoons once in a while for other people who run a sporting organization of sorts. In unrelated news, Dave Dameshek has a great podcast, we love that guy.<br />
Last, and certainly least when it comes to the time I have left, is the Burning Building Comix Collection that I'm still working on. That sucker is nearly done, but keeps getting pushed back by the likes of CAKE and IFC. Still I promise it will be done, and soon!....whats that? ....I don't know a couple weeks, maybe sooner...yeah, well then off to the printer!...what's that?...it take a couple months, they're over seas....(sigh).<br />
Also, my kids are great.Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172866721725840829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434913088646679232.post-70048650895840748322011-11-12T09:43:00.001-08:002011-11-12T09:59:14.393-08:00Leper<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Okay, so here's pics of Leper my new Mini. It's another "silent" comic, told in pantomime, and explores the repercussions when a "Leper" suddenly intrudes and alters the path of ones life. Sound pretentious enough?It's 9 pages black and white, with a 2 color silk screened panel on the cover. It's 3 dollars. </div>Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172866721725840829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434913088646679232.post-62414759053230238952011-10-09T21:17:00.000-07:002011-10-09T21:21:12.522-07:00Kickstarted!<div style="text-align: left;">
So, I should have announced on here by now that I reached my goal for my Kickstarter campaign! It was amazing. I didn't think I was gonna make it, but a ton of last minute help came through and remarkably, it all worked out! Burning Building Comix is finally going to be a collected Graphic Novel. The logistics need to get worked out and I'll post here with updates along the way, but needless to say I'm very excited to finally get this material out to a larger audience. </div>
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Also I have a new comic that I completed to SPX it's called Leper, and I'll get more info on here about it soon, but until then here are some pictures of the silk screening process. Here's a shot of a couple of screens, and some of the prints from the first color.</div>
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Over the years I've done several silk screened covers and burning the screen is the trickiest part. I think I finally nailed all the variables though. You know distance of the bulb to the screen when you burn the image on. Length of time for when you burn, and all that other crap, but I think I finally got it cause the last couple I've done I nailed on the first try. Suck it silk screen demons. Oh how they try to screw you up. </div>
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Plus, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that I'll be down in Minneapolis for <a href="http://mplsindiexpo.com/">MIX</a> this November. </div>
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I'll be hawking my wares down there and I'm really looking forward to it, cause I've never been in the area before and know there's a ton a good and nice cartoonists out there right now. So if your in the area, please do stop by. Thanks!</div>
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<br />Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172866721725840829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434913088646679232.post-35432022736894485982011-09-04T21:54:00.000-07:002011-09-04T21:54:42.879-07:00Da Links Da TanksHey, should let everyone know that I'll be at SPX this year with a new book that I'm trying to get done as I write this. I'll also be trying to get more support in there for My kickstarter Campaign which has less than 2 weeks left!<br />
So, if you've waited for whatever reason...Don't Wait Anymore! Go now and pledge your support before it ends and/or fails!<br />
In that vein, I'd like to point out all the folks who've helped me get the word out.<br />
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<b>Paul Hornschemeier.</b> The incredibly talented cartoonist and fine gentlemen was kind enough to embed the video on his blog. Word.<br />
<a href="http://blog.forlornfunnies.com/2011/08/kick-burning-building.html" target="_blank">http://blog.forlornfunnies.com/2011/08/kick-burning-building.html</a><br />
<b>Rob Clough.</b> The brilliant comics critic and swell guy also blogged the project on his fantastic website High-Low<br />
<a href="http://highlowcomics.blogspot.com/2011/08/another-worthy-kickstarter-effort-jeff.html" target="_blank">http://highlowcomics.blogspot.com/2011/08/another-worthy-kickstarter-effort-jeff.html</a><br />
<b>Elliot Serrano.</b> The Red Eye's very own Geek was kind enough to interview me for his great column "Geek to me" <br />
<a href="http://blogs.redeyechicago.com/geek-to-me/2011/08/08/local-indie-comic-creator-needs-help-to-kickstart-his-book/" target="_blank">http://blogs.redeyechicago.com/geek-to-me/2011/08/08/local-indie-comic-creator-needs-help-to-kickstart-his-book/</a><br />
<b>Replaned</b>.
The comics blog where artists send in their renditions of existing
comics panels, put up one of mine, featuring everybody's favorite greedy
duck.<br />
<a href="http://repaneled.blogspot.com/2011/08/jeff-zwirek-repanels-uncle-scrooge-400.html" target="_blank">http://repaneled.blogspot.com/2011/08/jeff-zwirek-repanels-uncle-scrooge-400.html</a><br />
The gang over at <b>Quimby's</b>
has also been helping out, on the blogs and the twitters and such. I
also did an interview for Chicago Artist Magazine, which I don't think
is out yet, but I'll pass that along when it comes up. <br />
Then, there's all of you who have helped through word of mouth or on facebook and twitter. Thanks so much.<br />
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Also, in case people have forgotten what the inside of Burning Building Comix, looks like, here's an old video I did of me "speed inking" an issue. Tanks all. Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172866721725840829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434913088646679232.post-22113769216703972672011-08-24T05:40:00.000-07:002011-08-24T05:57:40.256-07:00Repaneled<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg90fmddvbUqFVnkU1vuP7IpH7bdgcJSIA76nk7g1ZSyEYOffMxOF3Q9-VLyzDiySXAnwyD8vUzifA-Jn58vwVZVUg1V-Qz943yIU5CsMiMSn89XkhHswEXnR_8pN3UXkoTf7OSArVjxhcS/s1600/Scrooge400.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg90fmddvbUqFVnkU1vuP7IpH7bdgcJSIA76nk7g1ZSyEYOffMxOF3Q9-VLyzDiySXAnwyD8vUzifA-Jn58vwVZVUg1V-Qz943yIU5CsMiMSn89XkhHswEXnR_8pN3UXkoTf7OSArVjxhcS/s400/Scrooge400.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644403400377927026" border="0" /> </a>
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<br />Hey, got some art up over on the repaneled blog. That's that cool blog where people re draw panels from comics that they like. Yours truly did an uncle scrooge comic. Check it <a href="http://repaneled.blogspot.com/2011/08/jeff-zwirek-repanels-uncle-scrooge-400.html">here</a>. Thanks to Anthony for posting this and helping to spread the word on the <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/951895872/burning-building-comix-the-graphic-novel">Kickstarter!</a>
<br />Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172866721725840829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434913088646679232.post-66549977965198116832011-08-02T20:46:00.000-07:002011-08-02T21:08:07.825-07:00Help a brother out.So everyone who's helped out on the <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/951895872/burning-building-comix-the-graphic-novel">Kickstarter</a> campaign, thanks. And I mean it, cause I don't throw around the thanks haphazardly. No I only thanks those truly worthy, like you out there that took the time to contribute, and those of you who are going to. <br />In the spirit of supporting the arts, let me point out another worthy cause for people to peruse. Troy Little is the talented artist behind Chiaroscuro and Angora Napkin. This guy even made an animated pilot for Canadian television (which is awesome). <br />So, Troy is trying to get funding for his own project, this one for the next volume of Angora Napkin. He's over here on <a href="http://www.indiegogo.com/Angora-Napkin">Indiegogo</a>, cause he's Canadian and Kickstarter hates maple syrup. <br />Send some support over his way if you'd be so kind...unless it's money that would have come my way, in which case...these colors don't bleed.Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172866721725840829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434913088646679232.post-2573860361415093652011-07-27T19:58:00.000-07:002011-07-28T08:06:22.545-07:00KickStarter - it beginsHey, everybody. I've just recently launched my <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/951895872/burning-building-comix-the-graphic-novel">Kickstarter</a> campaign to get a graphic novel version of my mini-comic series, "Burning Building Comix" printed. Obviously, I encourage you to go the the website, look through the different pledge levels, and support the campaign.<br /><br />I'm pretty jazzed about the whole thing, and very excited about the possibility of publishing my own graphic novel.<br /><br />Below is a mock up that my printer sent me to prove that it could actually be produced. They may give you a better idea of how the final product will look.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4a7APKdMbDeZaDrimW5JMvQv-XCmjA0EPJrzOtuekfEQ8nT6M1uK0d39iXNwqhpT1cGyPQrPGvKM6W2A0h_5lzdWSD2regXCKm9eQJfyffOxxLtGmOiRZbHD2R7V8wC-7Ft5pfDN6iN_c/s1600/DSCF6705.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4a7APKdMbDeZaDrimW5JMvQv-XCmjA0EPJrzOtuekfEQ8nT6M1uK0d39iXNwqhpT1cGyPQrPGvKM6W2A0h_5lzdWSD2regXCKm9eQJfyffOxxLtGmOiRZbHD2R7V8wC-7Ft5pfDN6iN_c/s400/DSCF6705.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634245032839364306" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4I3LIHPQ7kfC62dpw2z4WeMbDT1CEzMR2F6BXcyOSoSS6nDt82C8b_Y2W07yVwCISP7FVGXNs1aky0EXB9c80h1-Ta4ktbUAYgvuhSB-sH2S62omLKZ8bvfhN_s0R_IvicJFiWD3noyLu/s1600/DSCF6708.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4I3LIHPQ7kfC62dpw2z4WeMbDT1CEzMR2F6BXcyOSoSS6nDt82C8b_Y2W07yVwCISP7FVGXNs1aky0EXB9c80h1-Ta4ktbUAYgvuhSB-sH2S62omLKZ8bvfhN_s0R_IvicJFiWD3noyLu/s400/DSCF6708.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634245039536970994" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjURcv3DxhvYY0mHwftH7w3KeGMux7QzjBa_K7SOrxrILVeDG5Lmc5mu2AWAr0hyKMad_br5_7mk9FXEcTInBjJoZ-7Mul8crtHcOn5veyr0t4XVubHfMkbZY8I6VY8J152X70OVcXoWMbv/s1600/DSCF6711.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjURcv3DxhvYY0mHwftH7w3KeGMux7QzjBa_K7SOrxrILVeDG5Lmc5mu2AWAr0hyKMad_br5_7mk9FXEcTInBjJoZ-7Mul8crtHcOn5veyr0t4XVubHfMkbZY8I6VY8J152X70OVcXoWMbv/s400/DSCF6711.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634245631671113618" border="0" /></a>There are a bunch of great rewards to choose from, and among them is a hand-crafted, stuffed pillow. Here are some picture of the finer points of the doll, to help nudge you in that direction.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBpbeyR9tB6CwUzreZk1O1Wlb3nOjkUOTKtAQik4PyH1iqNQje8b8ePO7GrdLFArFJKz6OuipQxgPA-_u-pS7iJgWBx9unEmYO_Wygo-U19dV7SttJ3Lqu9y6IDj1vCYXWSf9A2AYTBRWX/s1600/DSCF6690.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBpbeyR9tB6CwUzreZk1O1Wlb3nOjkUOTKtAQik4PyH1iqNQje8b8ePO7GrdLFArFJKz6OuipQxgPA-_u-pS7iJgWBx9unEmYO_Wygo-U19dV7SttJ3Lqu9y6IDj1vCYXWSf9A2AYTBRWX/s400/DSCF6690.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634233950513512130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-jyBNL0ueuJGt8NjWI5iX0e_bSGHGnZVjo7YX9MGRB45hVTV9p-IAo1QBiiylRtJpyNIFQaMVA9_MueJQjoAo0nUOoZ-_NisaQaQK-g5DQs_DoPwlM5Y7yui_Dv_aW2IQD2ZNAss8lflp/s1600/DSCF6694.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-jyBNL0ueuJGt8NjWI5iX0e_bSGHGnZVjo7YX9MGRB45hVTV9p-IAo1QBiiylRtJpyNIFQaMVA9_MueJQjoAo0nUOoZ-_NisaQaQK-g5DQs_DoPwlM5Y7yui_Dv_aW2IQD2ZNAss8lflp/s400/DSCF6694.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634233961048144018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLT65rQX2bz1EicTAbCSli0V8TpfxfFRSnDyj7y2SW-3TKi4xIjtCXan0iUnpXc1VcZBtl7-DL6OiKvmBm9Omamk_EknfY6IcOLSCx5zenzHxBKnIvDOe3Sjc4P-gZr72LiGFgtbclWo7/s1600/DSCF6691.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLT65rQX2bz1EicTAbCSli0V8TpfxfFRSnDyj7y2SW-3TKi4xIjtCXan0iUnpXc1VcZBtl7-DL6OiKvmBm9Omamk_EknfY6IcOLSCx5zenzHxBKnIvDOe3Sjc4P-gZr72LiGFgtbclWo7/s400/DSCF6691.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634233966136464754" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcXT6UdqPNmcV8AJPFVBreeRJ18Q1r-ngToDDJR5KuA9l2xshEY72UBe96ZvWeL05GudntMHIR5L4QZwa4PtZqm_L8jyAg7gvp0rR-pn-qA1uPbgy0QmTiC4VsXY_D-KW5cPLfuBg5GwR-/s1600/DSCF6698.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcXT6UdqPNmcV8AJPFVBreeRJ18Q1r-ngToDDJR5KuA9l2xshEY72UBe96ZvWeL05GudntMHIR5L4QZwa4PtZqm_L8jyAg7gvp0rR-pn-qA1uPbgy0QmTiC4VsXY_D-KW5cPLfuBg5GwR-/s400/DSCF6698.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634234860959812386" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVehHHl_cZAj3B3_qfZpIRcNp2tZE8DJm9gsgFNqP3pXBJfkTERqcgY_Z7ztxZev-VN6weW54dQgoYxPnZHpLDJQH4qT0GARWkHVWBDlrnmglo_O7GO9m6IYdcjKvYBE8LVUN9I0qZExFF/s1600/DSCF6696.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVehHHl_cZAj3B3_qfZpIRcNp2tZE8DJm9gsgFNqP3pXBJfkTERqcgY_Z7ztxZev-VN6weW54dQgoYxPnZHpLDJQH4qT0GARWkHVWBDlrnmglo_O7GO9m6IYdcjKvYBE8LVUN9I0qZExFF/s400/DSCF6696.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634234852309096594" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHCV-S-gkSzVagwGynIUNapDAfOW5ofnnCAAQ23Fc5f7n2MQ0hkbKnlJyvRwsYxIEtFCdKLe7zXTFsq2WNn-uxzD9cbt2c39PcG8QILynX1PXMIFXSD6jenvTpmu8gSNZKw_hCMu5NH7Az/s1600/DSCF6697.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHCV-S-gkSzVagwGynIUNapDAfOW5ofnnCAAQ23Fc5f7n2MQ0hkbKnlJyvRwsYxIEtFCdKLe7zXTFsq2WNn-uxzD9cbt2c39PcG8QILynX1PXMIFXSD6jenvTpmu8gSNZKw_hCMu5NH7Az/s400/DSCF6697.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634234871672259874" border="0" /></a><br />Thanks so much for looking at the project, and if you decide to get involved and pledge, let me extend my biggest preemptive thanks. The only way this is going to get done is by your generous support, so thanks in advance. Here's the link. Please go and buy stuff. <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/951895872/burning-building-comix-the-graphic-novel">http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/951895872/burning-building-comix-the-graphic-novel</a>Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172866721725840829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434913088646679232.post-28196483907678718092011-02-11T19:31:00.000-08:002011-02-11T21:07:49.292-08:00Batman Flowchart: Making sense of the current Batman Continuity<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHHSy_cLM-q8_EAN565UcCdh3zPBKn6Y7xRTwJLjhdJtS_cgrgtaySzKctFYX_TiMmJj-XicoPLoSuYgo9nn8ybSkdVwHsNJz2R4RrJvQKnDK-DGg9u6bOaO3VExOpts1TOtsqffjMxtTG/s1600/BatmanFlowChartColorFlat.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 303px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572665232553767650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHHSy_cLM-q8_EAN565UcCdh3zPBKn6Y7xRTwJLjhdJtS_cgrgtaySzKctFYX_TiMmJj-XicoPLoSuYgo9nn8ybSkdVwHsNJz2R4RrJvQKnDK-DGg9u6bOaO3VExOpts1TOtsqffjMxtTG/s400/BatmanFlowChartColorFlat.jpg" /></a>So, for the last year or so I've been working a shift at The Comix Revolution on the weekends in Mt.Prospect. It's been years since I've read any real superhero comics, so I was a bit out of touch. The recent swapping of identities on the Batman titles left me completely confused, so once I sorted it out, I threatened to make a flowchart for the store to help customers make some sense out of the situation as well. Also see below the Black and White Line art and some preliminary sketches.<br /><br /><br /><div><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 291px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572654527376884114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_IG0BTlA38tneMYCGScdeakTzH8kwuBN8eewiX51YY870aR-1B3-jNKPUHs9s_5bUwwetc3aqt7SLmMGAVWboAFhpjJ3Ug9M0SEsnJRiraP6Zay-Yqqrb_mf7Cmw6Kb2mDr8WoFs6f74Z/s400/BatmanFlowSketch.jpg" /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvjYtYVczmoNOBoz2LJ6JBTUGlrxX5NhulLbsDsynC0WB4dhPUv9K8tDY0esHHK9VSQhkHj-DHVrxPi3bpTskxYX3Hdg2pdTlJqxBD88V_CEwyp69LuoLKg9UkkEYf7jQkrHlk-aoobYJq/s1600/BatmanFlowB%252BW.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 301px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572656395602114258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvjYtYVczmoNOBoz2LJ6JBTUGlrxX5NhulLbsDsynC0WB4dhPUv9K8tDY0esHHK9VSQhkHj-DHVrxPi3bpTskxYX3Hdg2pdTlJqxBD88V_CEwyp69LuoLKg9UkkEYf7jQkrHlk-aoobYJq/s400/BatmanFlowB%252BW.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHpCY8PvNZxvvM0-T4ixHvuhUlJ0JinL8Xm6x8Kv4xbOS4o-UksN007iD6-Ptta97nBR7xeJzhufNDMrSkhAoZMDNj7MROT4vTVMlxL6G35SakwB3RPhyphenhyphencyESyt7Lg2Absbs2uLCUMDmZf/s1600/BatmanFlowSketch1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 309px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572659426411562514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHpCY8PvNZxvvM0-T4ixHvuhUlJ0JinL8Xm6x8Kv4xbOS4o-UksN007iD6-Ptta97nBR7xeJzhufNDMrSkhAoZMDNj7MROT4vTVMlxL6G35SakwB3RPhyphenhyphencyESyt7Lg2Absbs2uLCUMDmZf/s400/BatmanFlowSketch1.jpg" /></a><br /></p></div>Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172866721725840829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434913088646679232.post-90223694398191771132010-10-07T19:34:00.000-07:002010-10-07T19:47:08.350-07:00BlackStar#5<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFhDwDffGPtsWqR5nPw3m8z1aGGT0j2mvMo34R2R475NkNThT629-3qBAERwxS5UzXAWTyGGDXpVrpwJqlx71_fpu-9M-Uz8Aah7RXYD_7SxjB2Rhm2pEE48SIm9bIEGYb-h5lF5MIS09C/s1600/BlackStar%235Cover.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 388px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525500926870298338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFhDwDffGPtsWqR5nPw3m8z1aGGT0j2mvMo34R2R475NkNThT629-3qBAERwxS5UzXAWTyGGDXpVrpwJqlx71_fpu-9M-Uz8Aah7RXYD_7SxjB2Rhm2pEE48SIm9bIEGYb-h5lF5MIS09C/s400/BlackStar%235Cover.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Not that anybody cares, but <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">BlackStar</span> #5 has been done for a while and is available in all the usual ways. </div>Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172866721725840829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434913088646679232.post-41659405321582946912010-04-26T19:39:00.001-07:002010-04-26T19:56:10.566-07:00A Squash Adventure in JaberwackyWanted to alert everyone of a new comic I have appearing in the new Wide Awake Press, Free Comic Book Day Download! The theme this year is Medieval, and the title of the download this year is Jabberwacky. Thanks to J. Chris Campbell for including me in the anthology once again. This year I did a story called "The Lost Plum Grove, a Squash Adventure," The material is based on a set of characters I've been working on lately for an all ages adventure comic. I'm really excited about it, and I was very happy with the piece I contributed.<br />YOU can check it out for FREE over on the <a href="http://jabberwacky.wideawakepress.com/">Wide Awake Press website </a>come May 1st. Please do, and if you need more enticement, check out the swell promo <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI9lRbm1PPg">video </a>they put together for it, with a sneak peek at all the fine art. MAY 1st!! FREE!!Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172866721725840829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434913088646679232.post-91020781286532601792010-04-17T21:49:00.000-07:002010-04-17T22:05:37.238-07:00Asa Edward ZwirekWell in true second child fashion, our second child Asa was born just over a month ago and I haven't posted about it till now. Asa was early, just as Van was, and was born late in the evening on March 13th 2010. He was 5lbs 15oz and 18 inches long. So far Asa is doing great, but has a proclivity for grunting and whimpering. Van is very excited to have a younger brother and mom and dad are just as enthused and touched to have another perfect little boy in their life. <div><div> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461338913787635202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOpXpRfpvEw9CPQ_eaZmRhF3_UN1U4qrR3uzwWFHtwGoN7zqcU9K9lno2PxKUmVQ1pKRJe89wIm5XXRyiaprVl3E34BwakO72IW_Kxi2olQe0ZjhfZDLJp84PItPWi_pi4S7MG0eDKm9jS/s400/021_darken.jpg" /></div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461338904605922306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho9ksmxgT_WC097T3MjBoZdCD4YRbrSwlYv-7roEig41zQy2r2AH88_V9xTsYMSHHbbsGRO1aggR3lXburho759Edwa_fr75KyBIV3sPbBN8gghRUii7T8Foligp7cSUFoet7JByxa_SS9/s400/009_crop.jpg" /><br /><div></div></div>Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172866721725840829noreply@blogger.com0