Follow up Friday – The Anniversary

Follow up Friday – The Anniversary
02.08.2010

Hope everyone is doing well out there, I am checking in for an early/late blog entry. Its short and sweet so here we go:


4 Years!!!

Last week was my 4 year anniversary with my Wife. Took some time to be with her, it was very nice. Big thanks to her for her continuing support and patience with me.

It’s All About Power…

A circuit in my house went out and my studio currently has no power. Hoping I can get it corrected, it’s a little hard to draw in the dark. LoL

Attention all gamers…

Do you enjoy role playing games? Have a character you created all on your own? And have you looked for an opportunity to see them visually realized so you can more properly share them with others? Contact me for details on making this a reality. Character Sketches start at just $15 (shipping included).

Do You Like A Challenge…

ANAComics.com is in week 4 of its weekly sketch challenge. Stop on by and join in. It’s great fun and could help you improve as an artist.

Ok. that’s really all I have for today. More soon!!


-Anmph

Follow up Friday – Sick and Well Sick!

Follow up Friday – Sick and Well Sick!
01.29.2010

What a week! First I burn my hand, and then I am sick with some crazy cold. I really think enough is enough. Need to get healthy and back in the game.


Some Local Announcements…

It was announced recently via Facebook.com that I will have a new project premiering through A.N.A. Comics in the spring of 2011 – Virtual Girl. I am very excited to finally get to this project. I will follow my completion of the first BRETHREN mini-series which has issue #1 scheduled to print this May. You’ll be able to get a sneak peak on some Virtual Girl characters both on the BOARD @ A.N.A.Comics.com and also in the Swim Suit Charity book coming from A.N.A. Comics this fall! Hope you stick around to see what happens for yourself, I think it’s going to be good.


It’s All Very Eventful…

Over on the BOARD @ A.N.A.Comics.com there is a lot of action taking place. Recent activity ranging from constructive criticism to an illustrator resource thread – it is Exciting! Stop by sometime. Just punch in anancomics.com in your internet browser and click BOARD on the top menu list. You can register and even sign up for our newsletter.

Also fun, Local Minnesota News station interviewed the always awesome duo of Doug Mahnke and Patrick Gleason regarding their work on DC's Green Lantern titles. Check it out:




I Can’t Help I’m a Monster…

Great event coming February 20th 2010 at the Source comics & games, here is the press release:


The producers and cast of Transylvania Television (http://www.transylavia-tv.com) are proud to announce an event promoting the release of the second season on DVD and the launch of Season Three. The event will take place at The Source (http://www.sourcecandg.com/), located at 1601 Larpenteur Avenue in Falcon Heights, MN, on Saturday, February 20, 2010 from 4 pm to 8 pm. The event is free and open to the public. Transylvania Television (TVTV) second season DVD will be available for purchase at The Source, and attendees can meet the producers and cast of the show. They can also see an episode from the third season and some bloopers from seasons one and two.

For over a year, TVTV has been attracting college and Generation X audiences by blending traditional stand up, sitcom television, and pop culture references with their own cutting edge humor. TVTV is gathering steam as they set to launch their third season. The producers and fleece animators of TVTV continue to expand their audience base. Using the Web and guerilla marketing tactics, TVTV has been reaching out to audiences via Youtube.com (http://www.youtube.com/tvtvonline), Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Transylvania-Television/16069818565), iTunes (under podcasts), and Twitter (http://twitter.com/TVTV) while creating an army of “zombie minions” for their cult hit.

Transylvania Television series follows Furry Ackermonster, a yeti with an associate’s degree and a dream as he works at a low-rent UHF station deep in the Carpathian Mountains. Furry finds TVTV being run into the ground by a group of business misfits—an aged and acerbic vampire grasping to stay relevant, a beatnik bat lost in a time warp of his own, and a hand-stitched janitor monster. Furry hotwires the station’s ailing antenna to the fabled Frankenstein Device, and chaos ensues. Now, with worldwide broadcast range and the unpredictable power to reanimate dead TV shows, the only thing standing between the bad guys and world domination is themselves.

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I plan to attend and encourage you if you can to stop by or visit their site to order their DVD. It’s a great show, super funny, and original.


Now, for Your Regularly Scheduled Program…

Over the next week there will be some fun announcements coming from all of us at A.N.A. Comics. I’ll do my best to pass along the information that I have. From what I can say now we have a couple projects we plan to clarify and build upon and a new opportunity for artists to get their work published with us.

Stay tuned for that!

Until than thanks for reading and have a good week!!

-ANMPH

Follow Up Friday – Feel the Burn!!!

Follow Up Friday – Feel the Burn!!!
01.22.2010



What is up you wild and wonderful people?!?!?!

Hopefully you are all doing well, its ANMPH checking in for this week’s dose of FUF, Let’s get started!!



Lend a Guy a Hand…

Like a true champion Chef I suffered a fun hot oil burn to my drawing hand a couple days ago. I’m healing up nicely from that but it’s a bummer because I was cracking away on some art and now those items have to be on hold for a minute while I heal up. It’s not that bad of a situation but it still stinks to have it happen and especially have it impact my ability to draw.

Need to finish up these commissions I have so I can get to work on finishing the next issue of BRETHREN. I still want to be able to premier that issue at SpringCON 2010 ( http://midwestcomicbook.com ) We’ll see what happens but things are still looking optimistic so I am not too worried.


You Feel Like a Challenge…

It started this week and YOU still have the opportunity to jump on board. A.N.A. Comics Forum started a weekly sketch challenge, this first one ends Monday. It’s designed, no for competition but to help post ideas that we may not have considered on our own. Hopefully we can get increasing amounts of participation and all can grow and be encouraged from the process. If you stop by, please let ‘em know you heard about it from my blog!!


It’s NOT just a Con, it’s a Celebration!!!

That’s right folks, SpringCON is right around the corner and the good folks at the MCBA are already all over it. The new 2 day event is held at the Minnesota State fair Grand Stand. With Thousands of square feet to fill this even just gets better and better! Soon the list of creators will start populating at Midwestcomicbook.com, my name will be on it and no doubt a whole slew of creators much cooler then myself.

In the past the MCBA have had the honor to host such creators as Dan Jurgens, Michael Turner, Adam Hughes, Doug Mahnke, Pat Gleason, Keith Champagne, Pete Tomasi, and a whole slew more. This year will be no different. If you are looking for a full on comic book celebration, instead of the all too common media feast hidden behind the guise of a comic book convention, then the MCBA shows are for you! I’ll be there, will YOU!???



Power is a Possession of Perception…

Turn left or right and you can someone to fill your head with plenty of negative thinking. A bit of “you can’t do that” and “Don’t do it that way” and sadly most of us will listen. Why because the folks saying these words of discouragement are too many times the ones we respect and look up to. If you want to do it, Make IT Happen!!!

I don’t measure my success based on dollars or the opinions of others. I gage it by doing what I set out to do. Keep your goals realistic with a twist of madness. You have to be ready to take that crazy leap when the opportunity is there. I fully believe you have to willing to lose in order to win. Still you should be smart about what you do.

Been a crazy 22 days so far this year. I have LOADS of personal commissions to finish up, and along with the Mon – Friday day job, we’re also super hot at A.N.A. Comics. You should hit up our .com and check out all the activity in the forum. On top of that we’re putting the final touches on our Spring Anthology titled: A.N.A. Comics presents: We’re Indy! It’s set to feature some awesome creators and their work. We are also still taking submissions for artists who would be interested in contributing to our swimsuit breast cancer benefit issue. Hit up anacomics.com all the info is linked at the bottom of the main page, just click the pink ribbon.

I’ll be getting back to my other article “I’m a comic book Illustrator” here on the blog within the next few weeks. Thanks to Richard Caldwell coming on board at the A.N.A. Comics blog the work load is now spread out a little easier. Richard has some awesome things planned for the blog. Should start seeing those roll in come Feb. 2010. Rumor has it some of his articles are going to bring an unprecedented insight to the inner workings of A.N.A. Comics... but we'll have to wait and see.







Til Next time!

Follow Up Friday: The Monday Edition

Follow Up Friday: The Monday Edition
01.18.2010


Been a crazy couple weeks. There isn’t enough time in the day it seems to get it all done, but I’ve been trying. So here is my weekly Follow Up Friday, three days late. LoL!!! Let’s get to it.


We’ve Got Confirmation…

Every year my convention season is built around the two local MCBA Comic Cons. This year they made adjustments to the usual fair, replacing the spring one day show (MicroCON) with a new two day show (SpringCON). I got my invite this weekend and have sent in my confirmation to be a guest at the new 2 day show. Should be a very exciting show, should things stay as planned the next issue of BRETHREN will be premier at that show. That is the current plan, hopefully I can pull it off.


A Sketch a Week for Your Inner Geek…

A.N.A. Comics’ forum is great resource for any artist looking for a place receive practical application of their still. Along with constructive criticism, which is key for growth, it is also home to some really fun activities to challenge your skill and help artists find new ways to apply their talents. Currently they have started a weekly sketch challenge. Hit up their forum at http://anacomics.com and check it out for yourself.


This is When it Gets Real...

The first 6 months of 2010 are looking really busy for us at A.N.A. Comics. With the completion or our Spring Anthology right around the corner, things are picking up. “A.N.A. Comics Presents: We’re Indy!” will feature samples and short stories from an assortment of genre and creators within the independent comic book industry.

Along with that we have the release of BRETHREN #1 (Written & Illustrated by: Anthony Hary) planned and the very exciting release of the Harijan Collected Edition (Written & Illustrated by: Nicholas P. Myers). We also have a sweet little project that is in development from the mind of Adrian Wilkins. We also have a number of projects in development. Once they are done, we hope to line up some good artists on the books to get them going.


You Gotta Make IT Happen…

There are a lot of people who talk about how they wish they were making comics. There seems to be an equal amount of folks out there telling you how you can break in to comics. All their advice is good. And by all means, if you want to keep spending your money travelling to convention after convention hoping to woo the eye of an editor and get your shot, by all means do. A.N.A. Comics offers you something else.

We are looking for creators, writers and artists, who are willing to work with us, on an internship type basis. You’ll gain experience and exposure, you’ll have published work you can show to editors rather than a flip portfolio, and you will gain knowledge on yourself and your abilities that you simply cannot gain working alone. You will not however be guaranteed any monetary compensation. We are looking for you to work WITH us, not for us. Our goal is to provide a platform for creators to cut their teeth and create a body of work that will allow time to truly showcase why they are ready to work for the big boys or perhaps they’ll find that independent comics is really where they want to be. Either way is fine, but its up to you to Make IT Happen!!!

If you want to be part of where we are going, head to ANAComics.com, join the forum and let’s see what we can Make Happen together.


Signing off until Friday… hopefully. Lol
Anmph

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Special for 2010 - NEW T-Shirts!



Below you will find the first three designs available. All the T-Shirts are 100% middle weight Cotton, perfect for the Artist in you! Casual confort that is a must in todays hectic world.

Take a look, hope you find one you like. Be sure to also check back. More designs to come soon.

Orders taken through PayPal.com, orders ship in 11-14 days.

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Pick your Tshirt Size

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Really awesome SwampThing video.

This is a video of Chris Samnee drawing SwampThing, its awesome. I want to know what type of pen he is using. So sweet. (Yes the video is sped up.)

Follow Up Friday : Pictures worth... well not much.

I dont have much to give this week. really busy with deadlines, so here are some random images for your enjoyment: