New York Comic Con - The Staggering

2011 has been a crazy, incredible year for James and me.
ECCC, C2E2, Wondercon, Heroescon, SDCC, D23 Expo and our wrap party, NYCC.

Our little den of artsy ill repute will be in Artist Alley table L4
We'll be taking commission sketches all convention long and of course, lotsa neat things to sell too.

Our con prints will be our most popular-by-demand pieces, available in limited quantity for $10 each:

Muppet Doctor Who and DANGEROUS, 11x17"

We will also have copies of our first sketchbook, I'll have Fun Sizes and James will have Darkwing Duck trades for sale, if you're like EVERYBODY else and didn't know there WAS something as awesome as a DWD comic available. There is, we got 'em, come get 'em because this is IT for the print run!

In addition, we will be holding a massive fire sale on our other prints:

All these prints are available in varying numbers for only $5 each, or 3 for $10. All prints are 11x17"

Come check out our tumblr feeds to see what kind of neat commission sketches you could get!
Prices start at $20-30 for a single figure, depending on size.

See everyone there! Doughnuts welcome.

D23 EXPO

Hot on the heels of Comicon, James "Cadbury" Silvani and I will be playing to well and truly the biggest home crowd ever.

D23 Expo

Anaheim Convention Center, August 19-21

This is the Walt Disney Company's second foray into their bi-annual fan expo. I was at their first one two years ago and it looks like Disney is seriously upping the game for collectables, exclusive events, screenings, guests and most important - letting three scruffy comic people onto their Magical Expo Floor to draw things for people.

For those just joining us, we are comic artists who have produced a very respectable number of Disney comics for Boom! studios over the past two years. James Silvani (Muppet King Arthur, Darkwing Duck), me(Amy Mebberson: Monsters Inc., Muppet Peter Pan, The Muppet Show, Muppet Sherlock Holmes) and Allen Gladfelter (Cars). We are all nutzoid Disney/pop culture fans and consider it the highest honour to get to draw comics worthy of the Walt Disney/Pixar name.

Booth C335:  James, Allen and I will be there all 3 days taking sketch commissions and selling limited numbers of our books: Darkwing Duck (The Duck Knight Returns and Crisis on Infinite Darkwings), Muppet Sherlock Holmes, Muppet Show: Family Reunion and others.
James and Allen will also have original comic pages from Darkwing Duck and Cars for sale.

So, if you are coming to D23 and would like a one-of-a-kind sketch of your favourite Disney/Pixar/Marvel/Star Wars character (or any combination of the above), here's what you can get:

 Each of these headshots are 5x7" in pen and Copic. They will cost $20 each.
I will also have my Fun Sizes original works for $20 apiece.
If you would like something bigger, we go up to 9x12" in size and the prices start at $30 for a single figure.


Every drawing we do is one of a kind. If you want Mickey as Wolverine, you got it! A picture of your little girl dressed as Belle? Absolutely.
Every drawing James, Allen and I do will be marked with a special D23 exclusive stamp, something you will not see anywhere outside this expo.

After only a few days, James and I are now CLOSED to any Expo commission pre-orders.
If you'd like to keep up on announcements like this, please follow our twitter feed ('amymebberson' and 'SilvaniArt').

Please check out James and my Tumblr feeds for ideas on the sorts of things we love to draw and start thinking up your ideas! 
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If you're on the East Coast and going 'awwww, I can't make it out there', James and I will be exhibiting at New York Comic Con in October. But details on that con and commission pre-orders for that will come later.

San Diego Comic Con - The Duckening

It is that time of year again... in the case of myself and Ducktator James Silvani, our first time.

James and I will be setting up shop in Artist Alley for the very first time and if our pre-commissions are any indication (here and here), this will be 4.5 days of some epic arts-making.

We will be taking commission requests all weekend long, all day, as well as selling plenty of original sketches, Fun Sizes and if you ask, James will have magnificent original Darkwing Duck comic pages.
We are also delighted to do sketchbook work, too, and RELISH any cool fun mashup ideas you may have. Look out for our artwork on the enormous video screen above Artist Alley, kindly sponsored and presented by Deviantart.

Table HH20

Muppet Doctor Who (SOLD OUT)

 Disney Pinups - first time with Rapunzel!

Muppet Lantern Corps (SOLD OUT)

James will have this wonderful Darkwing Through the Ages one,

plus a couple of other print surprises which you will see unveiled at the table.

They're totally worth it, believe me.

And then, happy campers, we have THIS:

Our very first sketchbook, launching our two-person bullpen MASHUP STUDIOS.

In it you'll find 40 pages of classy broads, monsters, Goofs, ducks, snakes in boots and 

best of all, the balm that heals all ills - sexy women and their dinosaurs!

SIGNINGS!

(yep, we do those too!)

James and I will also be signing at various booths over the weekend, promoting the comics that actually pay our bills!

THURSDAY:

11-12pm - Amy @ APE (Booth 1804) - Strawberry Shortcake

4-5pm     - James @ Boom!(Booth 2743) - Darkwing Duck (with TAD STONES, handsomest man in animation)

FRIDAY

1-2pm   - Amy @ IDW (booth 2643) - Doctor Who

3-4pm   - James @ Boom! - more Darkwing Duck

SATURDAY

1-2pm - Amy @ IDW - DOROTHY OF OZ teaser comic signing and giveaway!

3-4pm - James @ APE - Richie Rich

SUNDAY

11-12pm - Amy @ APE - more Strawberry Shortcake

12-12.30  - James @ APE - Richie Rich

So there's lots to look forward to and we are always open to bribery by cupcake. James likes vanilla fudge, Amy likes salt and vinegar.

Heroescon

After a relatively long pause of 2 months, James "Crazy Talk" Silvani and I are back on the con circuit.

We'll be at Heroescon in Charlotte this coming weekend, where we'll each have brand new con-exclusive prints as well as some old favourites.
These are mine:

The original artwork for these prints will be up for sale at Heroescon's annual art auction.

James and I will be at Artist Alley tables 639-640 and we'll be taking commissions and selling original sketches all weekend, so come on by.

We'll also be taking part in a panel on Sunday at 4pm, discussing licensed comics with two magnificent talents - Roger Langridge and Georges Jeanty.
So come on over, listen to Roger and me talk and finally learn the difference between an Aussie and a Kiwi accent!

"Mongo" Silvani and I are also confirmed for San Diego Comic Con at LAST! We're currently listed at Artist Alley HH20 and we couldn't be more excited. Details to come.

Sketch covers

Who says sketch covers are only the domain of the people who actually drew the comic?
I bought these at Long Beach last year and started drawing on them for C2E2.
They will be available for sale at Heroescon, which I will be attending with, who else, James Silvani, who will be thrilled to finally have a con where he can wear flip-flops.

Of other note, if you have a Tumblr feed, you can follow all my postings to Twitter, this blog, fun Size and Deviantart in one handy place - My Tumblr
Warning: I like reblogging vintage beauties.

Dangerous

By Aaron, James and me.

Aaron thought of it, James drew it and I coloured it.  Instant classic.

Disclaimer: This is a work of pure fanart and is in no way associated with the Darkwing Duck comic or Boom studios. Fanart. 

Darn kids, get off my rink

Replace the skates with crutches and make me 30 years younger... and very very little has changed.

April 22

Playing with two new shiny programs: Above, Painter Sketch Pad
Below, Photoshop CS5 and a 1961 Bride & Home magazine.