The Mystery of What Happened on May 29th.

Did something happen to my DA page on May 29th? I just came back from vacation and a flatteringly obscene number of people had friended me, and the number of visitors was also really high. I'm curious! Everyone likes a good mystery ...

Anyway, I'll be posting new stuff soon, once I get back to my home and my computer. The CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corp, our friendly government TV station) asked me to do some t-shirts for a character on one of their shows, so I'll post that stuff once I'm done with it.

Vacation was good. I was visiting my American family (my parents moved to Canada 30 something years ago and never went back to the States, so all my grandparents and cousins and stuff are still there) in North Carolina. Nice and warm there. I think I prefer Nova Scotia summers, tho. I don't like it when it's so hot you can't breathe.

I will be there, drawing on things ...

(Cross-posted from my LJ)

Free Comic Book Day! It's this Saturday! May 3rd! And I'm so excited! Strange Adventures will be having a hoopla (yes, that is the official term) for it, and I'll be there and drawing on things. Probably small children. And body parts. So if you're in Halifax this Saturday, come by the store and get free comics and stuff, and say hi to me. (Actually, I think FCBD will be at the church right next to the Spring Garden Library at Spring Garden Road and Brunswick Street, because the thought of cramming hundreds of people into that tiny store makes my claustrophobia itch just a wee bit. Anyway, whatever, I'm sure you'll be able to find where it is. Just follow the hordes of people.). And there'll be other artists there too, so you can talk to them instead of me if I'm scary or something.

However, if you do come talk to me, I'll give you a preview ashcan of my mysterious new graphic novel, which'll be published by SLG in December or thereabouts (barring my hand falling off, which at this point is a real possibility). Already it's getting rave reviews from my friends, one of whom commented (in an outrageous French Canadian accent): "I think this one will do better because the art is better. I don't remember any backgrounds in Zombies Calling." Me: "WHAT." And then I stabbed him with a fork. It was awesome.

Anyway. If you are in Halifax this weekend, BE THERE OR BE SQUARE.

Stuff from D101, Zombies Calling, Avatar, Futurama...

I'm selling a bunch of original art to help with my bout of unemployment. There's info and the pieces here: [link]

I'm selling them personally, not through ebay, so if you have problems with using ebay, or any place that needs a credit card, hopefully this'll help.

Happy art buying!

Pushing Daisies fanart on ebay.ca

Right here: [link]

It's a very nice piece, and I worked quite hard on it. Please bid so I can buy food. Thanks very much.

At The Beguiling and Geekdom...

Christmas is coming and I'm off to Ontario to visit my folks. I've been invited to do a couple of signings for my newly published graphic novel, Zombies Calling, at a couple of local stores. The BIG ONE is at the famous Toronto comic store The Beguiling. [link]
I'll be there with a much more famous cartoonist, Svetlana Chmakova (creator of Dramacon), whose Dramacon 3 book is just out. The signing will be on the 19th of December from 4-6 pm. Click here for info: [link]

If fighting your way into Toronto isn't your thing, I'll also be at my hometown comic shop, Geekdom, in Milton on the 22nd of Dec, from 1-3 pm. Here's the webpage with location info: [link]
I grew up in that tiny little town, which had one comic store that I absolutely hated going into ... it was claustrophobic and epitomized all that is wrong with comic book stores, including icky clerks and a selection of comics that ran the gamut of Marvel to ... Marvel. THAT comic book store closed down a while ago, but THIS store is new, and I'm assured is very nice. And I think it's important to support comic book stores in tiny towns (well, towns that are now basically suburbs of Toronto), because if you don't, where will the poor geeks trapped in suburbia get their comics?

Anyway, if you want to avoid the hordes of fans that I'm sure are going to descend on The Beguiling signing and mob Svetlana, the second signing might be a nice option. Hope to see you there!

... also, a book signing on the 24th!

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Yes, FINALLY, my very first graphic novel is out. Published by SLG Publishing, Zombies Calling is finally in comic stores! And on amazon, ready for shipping as well. Please, if you enjoy my work, run down to your local shop and pick up a copy, and support my attempt at becoming a Real Live Comic Book Artist!
Here's a link to the Zombies Calling webpage, which contains art, comments, previews of the comic and a glimpse at its wacky evolution: [link]
I picked up a copy today (without waiting for my comp copies), and guys, it looks REALLY FANTASTIC. SLG did a wonderful job with the layout and printing, and it's pocket sized, like manga. So it fits perfectly in your hand or back pocket, and you can read it on the bus.

ALSO: there will be a book launch/signing for me on the 24th of November at Strange Adventures ( [link] ) in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Click here for info: [link] come by if you're in the area. I'll be happy to draw in your book, sign it, whatever you like. As long as you buy it.

Some pictures from today: [link]
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My very first comic book convention!

I forgot to mention this here (until someone reminded me): June 9-10 I'll be at the Paradise Comics Convention ( [link] ), probably wandering around with a stunned look on my face. It's my very first comic book convention, and I'll be on two panels as a part of the Women of Comics ... uh, thing. Because, y'know, I'm a Woman. And I do Comics. Here's the programming here: [link]
I'm on the very first panel (visual language) and the very last one (webcomics). I figure I have a lot of experience with the latter topic and ... well, I WAS an English major. I'm sure I can talk out my ass about the former.

I don't really have anything to sell at the Con, but I will have stuff to give away. Slave Labor has been kind enough to assemble a little preview packet for Zombies Calling, so if you're there, I'll be giving that out. It contains the first 15 pages of Zombies Calling, and if they're funny enough to make my Mom laugh (she told me she did, so unless she's lying...), hopefully con-goers will find it hilarious.

Otherwise I have a bunch of Zombies Calling postcards, and I may have a sketchfolio to pass around ... we'll see if the latter actually gets here in time for the con.

Anyway, if you're going to be there, say Hi. Like I said, this is all a new experience for me, and hopefully it'll be a good one.  

... by the lovely SLG Publishing...

Yep, gettin' my first graphic novel published. Eees good. PLEASE BUY IT AND SUPPORT ME ARTS. I'm effin' thrilled about it all.

I posted a huge blog entry, complete with panels and a cover over here: [link]

Am exhausted from all the typing and being excited. Go there for info and stuffs. Yaaayyyyy. *totters off*

HELLO NUMBER FIVE HOW'S EVERY LITTLE THING?

What I have been up to since March:

-Celebrated my 1 year anniversary in Halifax. Good times. Had some unemployment for a while which made me nervous, but was able to make it work. Don't intend to leave anytime soon.

-Birthday coming up the end of September. Good lord, I'll be 28. I'm firmly into my late twenties. It's boggling. Why do I still feel like a kid? Why am I still single? Why do I still bite my nails? Why does everything seem to take twice as long to do, and yet the time goes by twice as fast?

-I was one of the 50 semi-finalists for that Comic Challenge thing ( [link] ) and you can find my submission in my gallery here. I turned down the offer to go to San Diego (but I had to pay for everything! ... no thanks) and pitch in person. Was not really impressed by the quality of work in the contest, and would rather not give up the rights to my ideas. Anyway, it was an entertaining experience. I wish they wrote contracts in English instead of Legalese.

-I did a kid's educational comic for a publisher in Ontario. It was a 35 page comic about Nellie Bly, and will be in the Scholastic Catalog this fall, I think. So if you have school aged kids, buy my sh%t! I'm now in the midst of doing a second comic for the same publisher, this time about Jane Goodall. Yay freelance!

-Have pretty much given up on finding a nice, youth orientated liberal church in the area. Why do churches suck so much? Why are they so cliquey? I'm a nice person; welcome me! And stop trying to make me hate on the gays. I like the gays. Yeesh.

-Despite success in educational comics field still not having any luck with getting MY comics published... in the midst of trying again. Hard not to become bitter, as I often see inferior work being published. Am puzzled by that. Are sexual favours required for comic publication? Or at least bribes?

-My hair is now the longest I've ever had it. Very much need a haircut at the moment. I look like one of the Ramones, but without the ugly.