Hello Fellow Deviants,

Looks like a good number of comic book related events are happening in my home town of Las Vegas, so I might as well use that as an excuse to write a new journal.


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The Amazing Las Vegas Comic Con is the latest addition to the cities events. Brought to you by the same fine people that bring you the Amazing Arizona Comic-Con.
Stan Lee has just joined the line-up of guest along with Jim Lee Greg Capullo Skottie Young Ryan Stegman and many more.



Later in the year there will be another round of the Las Vegas Comic Expo on SEPTEMBER 28-29, and Vegas Valley Comic Book Fest on November 2.



In the more immediate future, the Artist Comic Collective of Las Vegas will be sketching for the masses in the different comic shops around town.



I know I'm probably missing a ton of stuff, but it's nice to see that there's finally a good handful of things for the comic community to do in this town.

Hello Fellow Deviants!

Every couple of years I manage to crawl out of my dungeon and rejoin the public world for a few hours. This time around the outing was very special as I visited one of my favorite local Las Vegas comic shops. Alternate Reality Comics hosted a lovely reception for me as the feature artist of their October 2012 Artist Spotlight.

(Photographic evidence of my existence by Richard King [link])

If Comic Oasis is my home away from home, then Alternate Reality is my home away from my home away from home.
Neither of which I visit often enough.


Many friends that I haven't seen in a long time showed up as well as many that I met for the first time.

A few pieces made their debut at the reception and will be post here on DeviantArt later in this month and the next.


Altogether it was a great night and a great venue.
Anyone who knows me knows that I can be more than a little reclusive, I seem to be slowly set settling back into the hermit like habits that I had before I started doing work for Comic Oasis. I've passed on many events in recent days and probably could have display my work somewhere long before now, but if there's one place I feel comfortable it's in a comic shop.
I has happy to meet and talk with everyone I was able to get to, even though they must have been exhausted from the Las Vegas Comic Expo and MorrisonCon. There where a few people that I spotted that I wasn't able to get around to, but hopefully I'll get a second chance to say hello someday provided that I don't stay in my dungeon for a even longer period of time after this. My work will be on display in the shop until the end of October and it seems that Alternate Reality has a big signing coming up featuring...

J.H.Williams  (Artist/Writer of Bawoman, Promethea, Desolation Jones, Batman: Black Glove)
James Robinson  (Writer of Starman, Shade, Earth 2, Golden Age, Justice Society)
Chris Wisnia  (Artist/Writer debuting Monstrosis)
Pere Perez  (artist Smallville Season 11, Batgirl, Detecive Comics Annual & many more)

Sunday, October 21st from 2pm~5pm
Alternate Reality Comics [link] [link]

I was also alerted that one of the awesome artist I met that night, Randi LeeAnn will have their work featured in the Artist Spotlight in the month of February!!!
So if you're in Las Vegas keep your calendar open! [link]


Oh!.. And I'm on Tumblr now [link]

: Update :
Oh thank goodness!
The submitted picture has been taken down it seems.

The project I'm currently working on is taking up all of my time and exhausting me, I was sure this was going consume any spare time I had in the days to come.
Thanks to everyone who helped in getting this thing taken down and all of the words of support really mean a lot!


Another year, another swipe.

Looks like it's my old Jack Skellington marker piece this time.
Somebody has taken my artwork, edited the majority of the background (including my signature) and submitted it to Threadless.
  [link]

I've left a comment but I'm not sure where to go to report this.

Here's the original
A simple marker piece that I made years ago to cut through the boredom of a afternoon that surprisingly became one of my most popular deviations.
It was never meant to be anything more than a quick sketch.

Hello Fellow Deviants,

Just popping in with a "head's-up" letting you know that this Batman painting may be up for grabs in the near future in a auction benefiting the Make~a~Wish Foundation.


And I desperately needed to change my journal.

Free Comic Book Day & John Romita Jr. in Las Vegas!!!

Free Comic Book Day keeps on growing in Las Vegas and this one this year is a special one.
John Romita Jr. Attempts to Break His Guinness World Record of Longest Personal Signing & Drawing Appearance during opening weekend of Marvel's The Avengers motion picture.

To secure Jordan's (Heroes For Jordan) lifetime medical and personal needs and assist other children suffering from cancer and life-threatening diseases, the Romita Foundation and Comic Oasis has teamed with the Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation of Nevada to raise much needed funds for Jordan and for other children diagnosed with cancer. 10 years after he set the original record, John Romita Jr., will attempt to break his own world record with 50 hours of longest personal signing & drawing appearance.

The public is invited to attend the World Record Attempt and encouraged to make a contribution to the Heroes For Jordan/Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation of Nevada. Marvel character sketches and autographs by John Romita Jr. will be available for specified donations on a first-come, first-served basis.

This special event will take place at Hard Rock Cafe Las Vegas (3771 S. Las Vegas Blvd.) starting Friday May 4th at Noon until Sunday May 6th at 2pm. Stan "The Man" Lee is reportedly  scheduled to make an appearance. A blank cover for Kick-Ass 2 #7 was also made for the event and I hear John has also made a special print for the event!


A call out to all local and maybe even visiting artist, if you have some time and feel like sketching I can point you in the right direction to contact Comic Oasis to set up some times to help keep John company.

UPDATE Found this little video of Romita speaking about the event  with more info on donations [link]

Follow this link for more info on Heroes For Jordan [link]

Free Comic Book Day & John Romita Jr. in Las Vegas!!!

Free Comic Book Day keeps on growing in Las Vegas and this one this year is a special one.

This year Comic Oasis has joined with the Romita Foundation and the Candle Lighters of Nevada for the Heroes For Jordan Sketch-a-thon. John Romita Jr. will be at the Hard Rock Cafe on Las Vegas Blvd attempting to break his world record for consecutive sketching. If you ever wanted to get a sketch from JRJR that will be your weekend. A blank cover for Kick-Ass 2 #7 was also made for the event!

A call out to all local and maybe even visiting artist, if you have some time and feel like sketching I can point you in the right direction to contact Comic Oasis to set up some times to help keep John company.

Follow this link for more info on Heroes For Jordan [link]

Hello Fellow Deviants,

All I want for Christmas is some FREAKIN' MOTIVATION!!!

Around the end of each year I make a new "To-Do" list of personal art projects I'd like to complete for the next year.
Seeing as I completely failed to knock off even one of the projects I had listed for 2011 after lowering it to a top ten I figure I'll just going to carry it into the new year and make public mention of a few characters of the list that I'd really like to draw to put a little extra pressure on myself to get them done.

Hopefully in 2012 you'll see a few Avengers from me. Captain America, Iron Man, Thor and the Scarlet Witch have all been on my list for more than an year now and it's about time  I got to them. I'd like to start off a possible series of Batman character pieces in the upcoming year with Catwoman and Harley Quinn and I simple Wonder Woman piece tops my list and is just to simple to not complete.

My sluggishness shall not prevail!!!



Stuff that wouldn't have been to much of a challenge a couple of years ago.
Lets see  if I can actually get to it this year.

Hello Fellow Deviants,

I think it's about time I gave a little update to those who helped me though the worst ordeal of my life so far and show the remaining people who commissioned me for artwork quite some time ago that I haven't forgotten about them.



It's been almost two year since my home was broken into multiple times while I was away from home trying to help take care of a sick friend that my Mom had been taking care of by herself beforehand. I made a journal entry here on deviantArt giving thanks to to those who have like my work over the years and to those who have helped me through such a difficult time. The truth is that "thank you" also going to serve as a "farewell for now" if it weren't for the unexpected response I received and the intervention of one very kind person.

Not long after my home was clean out and it seemed we would be able to begin rebuilding the friend we were helping take care of (and who was also helping us) passed away from what was ailing him. The second massive heart attack I've witnessed and I can honestly say that I don't look forward to it happening again but we can never know what exactly is in store for us.

With another major setback thrown my way a longtime family friend stepped into insure that we made it though such a difficult time by opening her doors to us.
I kept me away from home for a additional 4 months but was worth keeping us from falling into a further depression. I've been helping out with my Mom since my Dad passed away from a massive heart attack, history repeated itself with our friend and on top of it our home was ransacked with most of our valuables and even clothing being stolen or trashed.
I will forever be in dept to those who helped us in such difficulties.

I've been back home for a year now with things being no less difficult.
I've come to find that the wear is catching up to me. Over the past year and for the first time in my life I've been finding it difficult to draw much of anything that would normally be a breeze for me.
Most of what you've seen me post in the past year (beyond the Little Big Heads, those are easy for me to draw and have served as a crutch) was drawn well over 2 or 3 years ago or are things that I've simply struggled to draw.
Stress is finally catching up to me, I've isolated myself from everyone except those I'm simply unable to avoid, I find myself once again becoming the cold miserable bastard I was long before any a you have come to known me and it seems to affected my creative spark and motivation but after far too long I'm starting to draw again!

Being able to draw again has shown me how much I've progressed over the year... I never did stop studying my craft.
It's a slight progress but it's still progress!
It's also shown me how much everything I drew in my "depression era" completely sucks. So I'm happy to say to those remaining two people who commissioned me before everything went to crap that the pieces you've been waiting patiently for have been upgraded in both quality and size and well as the inclusion of a additional color piece (shown in the picture above) ready to be shipped off... And one refund to be made as soon as I catch up to my online handler.

Those who I owe trades will see something in my coming journal post... as long as I'm not pimpin' another comic event.

I must mention that thanks to the difficulties of the past couple of years I've come to the decision to no longer take commissions until I'm once again fully capable.
With any luck the recent drawing spark I'm currently seeing will continue and you'll be seeing new work from me in the new year.
Until then I'll still be hanging around deviantArt lurking through the galleries of those who inspire me and conversing my fellow deviants who strive for creativity.


Thanks again to everyone!

Hello Fellow Deviants,

Head Up to all of you aspiring Comic and Concept artist in and around the Las Vegas area!!!
I just got word that Creative Studio Comics & Concept Art will be in Vegas from November 29th through December 1st and they'll be bringing some guest along.

Be sure to check this out > [link]

C.B. Cebulski
Phil Noto
Christopher Uminga
Billy Fowler
Matthew J. Fletcher
and VIZ Media's Candice Uyloan & Joel Enos on the Comic side of things.

Jay Shuster
Daniel Simon
Jacques Pena
Russell Paul
Mathieu Lesage
Kyle Runciman
Spencer Nugent
and Shaun Mull heading up the Concept Art

Venetian Hotel
Level 2, Ballroom G

Hours of operation
■ Tuesday, Nov. 29 - 9:30am-7pm
■ Wed & Thurs, Nov 30 - Dec 1 - 9:30am-6pm


Coming up soon, I'll be giving a update concerning what I've been up to.

Hello Fellow Deviants,

Munny Joker wanted to say "Happy Halloween" and share some of the events that are happening in Vegas soon.


On Saturday, October 29 Join the Zenescope crew during the Comic Oasis Halloween Party for some comic signing fun only the way they can bring it. They will be at Alternate Reality Comics 1:00pm - 3:00pm and Comic Oasis from 4:00pm - 6:00pm





November will continue to offer some great events!

Join Katie Cook Drew Rausch and Kirby Krackle for the Vegas Valley Comic Book Festival [link]
The Vegas Valley Comic Book Festival is part of the annual Vegas Valley Book Festival, which runs the first week of November in various locations across Las Vegas. The Comic Book Festival features publishers, vendors, film screenings, panels, special guests and much more. This year's festival will be held on Saturday, Nov. 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. inside and around the Clark County Library (1401 E. Flamingo Road).


Maximum Comics will be hosting Big Dog Ink's Tom Hutchison on November 9th > [link]
And later on be sure to mark your calendar for November 12th for Ryan Ottley Jason Howard Ryan Stegman and Skottie Young at Maximum Comics Store 1 from 11-2 and at store 2.0 from 4-7!

Maximum Comics [link]

Well, I hope this helps to spread the word about the events in my hometown a little bit more... I know I have a few Las Vegans watching me.
Enough event pimpin' for now

Hello Fellow Deviants,

Popping in one again with a update to my last journal entry now covering another recent Las Vegas comic shop signing announcement.

First Up!
J.H.Williams III, the brilliant artist of Batwoman will be signing at Alternate Reality Comics and Comic Oasis on October 1st



He will be stopping by Comic Oasis on October 1st from 11am to 2pm and then heading across town to Alternate Reality from 4pm to 7pm!!!

If you're in town be sure to stop by one or both shop to meet the artist of such book as Promethea, Desolation Jones, Batwoman Elegy and Batman Black Glove.

you can read more about it here> [link]

Comic Oasis [link] online store [link]
Alternate Reality Comics [link]

On November 5th Katie Cook will be a guest at the Vegas Valley Comic Book Festival [link]
alongside Deryl Skelton [link] , Paul Tobin [link] , Colleen Coover [link] , The Fillbach Brothers [link] , Spencer Brinkerhoff III [link] , Brian & Kristy Miller of Hi-Fi Colour Design [link] Kirby Krackle [link]

Vegas Valley Comic Book Festival [link] & Facebook [link]

And later on be sure to mark your calendar for November 12th for Ryan Ottley Jason Howard Ryan Stegman and Skottie Young at Maximum Comics

Maximum Comics [link]


I'm think there's at least one more event in the works so Las Vegas comic book fans should keep a eye out!

Hello Fellow Deviants,

Popping in one again to let you know about another comic shop signing in Las Vegas.

J.H.Williams III, the  brilliant artist of Batwoman will be signing at Alternate Reality Comics and Comic Oasis on October 1st



He will be stopping by Comic Oasis on October 1st from 11am to 2pm and then heading across town to Alternate Reality from 4pm to 7pm!!!

If you're in town be sure to stop by one or both shop to meet the artist of such book as Promethea, Desolation Jones, Batwoman Elegy and Batman Black Glove.

you can read more about it here> [link]

Comic Oasis [link] online store [link]
Alternate Reality Comics [link]

Hello Fellow Deviants,

I just checked in with the Comic Oasis online store only to find out that the War Goddess #0 issue with the limited exclusive cover I painted is available on the site > [link]



This exclusive cover is limited to 350 copies and features our superheroine spokesmodel Hawt Girl alongside the books lead asskicker Pandora.

If you want to read the story of how this came about from the owner of Comic Oasis himself then follow this link > [link]
And be sure to check out the other cover on Bleeding Cool to see if a your local comic shop  has a exclusive cover waiting for you > [link]
one cover of which was created by deviantArt's own for Keith's Comics in Dallas, Go chek it out > [link]

Hello Fellow Deviants,

Especially Local Las Vegas Deviants!



The guys over at Comic Oasis have limited edition retailer exclusive issues of WarGoddess #0 from Boundless Comics with a cover done by yours truly!
This exclusive cover is limited to 350 copies and features our superheroine spokesmodel Hawt Girl alongside the books lead asskicker Pandora.

If you want to read the story of how this came about from the owner of Comic Oasis himself then follow this link > [link]
And be sure to check out the other cover on Bleeding Cool to see if a your local comic shop  has a exclusive cover waiting for you > [link]
one cover of which was created by deviantArt's own for Keith's Comics in Dallas, Go chek it out > [link]

Hello Fellow Deviants,

I'm just popping in to let you know about a book that I contributed to.

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Amongst the many people I've met here on deviantArt there are a surprising few that I've come to know as a friend and Stacey Owens may be the most surprising of them all.

She's been absent here on DA for quite a while due to reasons that should remain her own but within that time she's managed to keep her promise to over 100 artist and friends by compiling one awesome book based on the Staceytron mythology she has bulit with a amazing cover by Dave Johnson.

In less than a week she will be disappearing from deviantArt altogether but her book will still be available here >  [link]

Hello Fellow Deviants,

Well looky at that!- The Uniques Tales has been nominated for a Harvey Award for Best Anthology! Along with my buddies Adam & Comfort's nomination for Most Promising New Talent for Rainbow in the Dark. I've had the pleasure of contributing to both of these series so be sure to cast your votes here > [link]

The Uniques Tales brought to you by...
Jon Lock, Jason Masters, Bryan J.L. Glass, Tonya Eby, Jason Richards,



You can check out The Uniques and Uniques Tales here > [link]
and Rainbow in the Dark here > [link]

Hello Fellow Deviants,

After finding many questions about the Little Big Head caricatures I drew for the Las Vegas comic shop owners a while back that I am honored to say they have been using as their Facebook profile pictures, I thought it would be a good idea to open up a limited amount of commissions so you could have your very own...

-$20 Self Caricature Only (no mainstream characters)
-Digital Commission
-Drawn be me and colored by Vincent Pizarro.
-To be used for online profile pictures or whatever.
-Only 10 slots are open at a time so if you would like a Little Big Head of your own just send me a message and I'll see what we can do!
-PayPal only.

(Note: these may be the only commission that I'll do for quite a while until I catch up on shipping off all of the previous commission currently in my possession)

Hello Fellow Deviants,
Las Vegas Deviants in particular,

I'm just popping in to spread a little of the news I've gathered  about Free Comic Book Day and upcoming comic shop events in and around the Las Vegas are.

I know I'm not going to be able to cover them all but here's what I have gathered so far...

First off, my old home away from home COMIC OASIS.
On Free Comic Book Day Comic Oasis will be hosting Zenescope Entertainment superstar artist's Raven Gregory, Mike DeBalfo and Zenescope Girl of the Year Brieanna Brock, Laughing Moon Girls' Lessa Michelle as well as Everette Hartsoe (creator of Razor) and Marvel & DC artist Deryl Skelton [link] who will have two new Thor prints on hand.
My buddy Vincent Pizarro will have a few new Little Big Head collaboration prints.
The cast from Dr.Horribles Live will perfrom a couple of numbers from there show.
They'll have tunes from DJ Jack Napier, 501st Neon Garrison Stormtroopers, Hawt Girl, Heroclix, and a lot more!
Check out the website which will be changing soon > [link] their Facebook > [link]




ALTERNATE REALITY COMICS, my home away from my home away from home will be hosting A couple friends of mine, Brice Gielgens and Kit"Harley Quinn"Kendall as well as local artists Warren Wucinich, & Victor Moyaon doing sketches on Free Comic Book Day, the gals of V.A.G.I.N.A. (Very Awesome Girls Into Nerdy Activites) and the Muncheez food truck [link] bringing the cheezy goodness!
Check out their site > [link] and Facebook > [link]


Chad Hardin [link] , artist of Stan Lee's the Traveler, Zatanna, Warlord and Spirit for DC will be signing at Wishing Well Comics on the big day!
Check out their site >[link] their Facebook > [link]

And the very next week MAXIMUM COMICS, my home away from my home away from home away from home will be hosting Mike Allred (creator of Madman /iZombie), his lovely wife and colorist Laura Allred (madman, iZombie), Superman writer Chris Roberson (also writes iZombie), Scott Clark (Brightest Day), Dave Beaty (Brightest Day) and writer William Harms(inFamous, Captain America: Crossbones) on Saturday, May 14th at their Henderson store
Click here for more info > [link] and their Facebook > [link]

Hello Fellow Deviants,

After finding many questions about the Little Big Head caricatures I drew for the Las Vegas comic shop owners a while back that I am honored to say they have been using as their Facebook profile pictures, I thought it would be a good idea to open up a limited amount of commissions so you could have your very own...

-$20 Self Caricature Only (no mainstream characters)
-Digital Commission
-Drawn be me and colored by Vincent Pizarro.
-To be used for online profile pictures or whatever.
-Only 10 slots are open at a time so if you would like a Little Big Head of your own just send me a message and I'll see what we can do!
-PayPal only.


(Note: these may be the only commission that I'll do for quite a while until I catch up on shipping off all of the previous commission currently in my possession)

Hello Fellow Deviant's.

More original artwork up for sale!

Worlds Finest
[link]

Batman Beyond
[link]

Cassie Hack
[link]

Daredevil
[link]

The Punisher
[link]

Death
[link]

V for Vendetta original lineart
[link]