Vancouver Comicon Weekend!

Yours truly will be a special guest at this weekend's Vancouver Comic Con! 

We're kicking off the festivities Saturday night, with a Live Art Funk Jam featuring myself, Jim Mahfood, Troy Nixey & Tyler Jenkins painting to the sounds of DJ Mykro Douglas. Then, the convention is on Sunday, from 11am to 5pm at the Heritage Hall.

I'll be bringing an assortment of art prints, including selections from Alphabet Attack! Series 1 & 2. I'll also have 18 x 24" giclee prints of my Danger Mouse illustration, as well as my DOOMBOX and LIONSEATYOU limited edition sketchbooks.

And to top things off, I'll have copies of my Image Comics anthology, Slop: Analecta on hand. To celebrate restocking my inventory of this book, I'm customizing each one with an original drawing on the first page. So come get these hot tamales while they're... well, HOT!

I was last in lovely Vancouver back in 2011 for this same convention, and it was an absolute blast. So I'm stoked to return for another weekend of British Columbia-style hijinks!

For more info, visit www.vancouvercomiccon.com.

Hope to see you there!
- Dave C.

Print Progress

Just over a month ago, an illness and some traveling forced me to postpone work on the series of Seasons prints I'd planned on creating this year. Well, after some schedule juggling and sacrificial slaying, I'm digging in once more!

I was originally going to kick off the series with "Spring," but we're now well into summer. With that in mind, I've decided to release these first two prints together as a set. Above, you can see the early drawing stage of "Summer" and a revised version "Spring."

Look for the finish on these Monday. In the meantime, have a badass weeekend!

"Below the streets that steam and hiss, the Devil's in his hole."
- King Gum Crosland

WRECKING SKULL Available for Pre-Order

Above is a small preview of my upcoming limited edition sketchbook, Wrecking Skull. It features a whole new batch of drawings from 2011 that includes black & white AND color art. For years, I've experimented with mixed media and various color tools in my everyday drawing. Now I'm proud to share these explosive new works with you in print, the way they were meant to be seen -- in full color!

Wrecking Skull is available for pre-order in my online store. The early bird gets one hell of a worm, this time around. Place your order now to receive some wonderful collector bonuses --

- Customized cover art & an original skull sketch by me
- The exclusive "Wrecking Skull" print, free of charge
- one of my snazzy new postcard prints

The Presale runs from now through July 13. Pre-ordered books & bonus goodies will ship on July 15. For more info, visit my online store.

Click here to place Your Pre-Order Now.

"If it breaks when it bends, ya better not put it in!"
- Dave

"Spring" Drawing

Just finished tweaking the first drawing for a set of prints I'm creating, this year. I've wanted to do a print series for awhile now, similar to how I did my sketchbook series back in 2010 (Deathwarrant, Jarface & Lionseatyou). Well a few weeks ago, I finally decided to go with the theme of The Seasons. So above is the line drawing for "Spring."

I'll be running a little presale on 11 x 17" prints of this, once it's colorized. So keep an eye on the blog next week, for all the details! Come to think of it, I'll be making a couple more hot announcements, this coming week. I've been working on so many hush-hush projects, it'll be nice to start sharing!

"Y con cada dia que se pase recuerdate, quien era el mas poderoso."
- El Rey Chicle

Drawing In Zee Werks

Above are some progress shots of one of this weekend's drawings. This started off as a warm-up sketch. But once the ink started flying, I had to make it a full-on piece. The image I had in mind was larger than the paper I'd started on. But once I taped on that additional sheet, there was no turning back.

"Fraudulent foe with the strength of Hercules. The way ya on my dick must really hurt ya knees "
- Gum.

PRINTPRINTPRINT Exhibit at 1AM Gallery SF

This Friday night, the King Gum/Food One collaborative print - "Booty & The Beast" - will be on exhibit in the 1AM Gallery's year end show, PRINT PRINT PRINT. This exhibition is a gathering of original art prints from some of California's finest, including Mars 1, Julie West, Reuben Rude and more. All works will be for sale, and many of the creators will be on hand during the opening reception, including yours truly.

1AM Gallery presents:
PRINT PRINT PRINT
Reception - December 10th / 7 - 9:30pm / 21+
1000 Howard St @ 6th St / San Francisco CA
www.1AMSF.com

Hope to see you there!
- King Gum Crosland

BOOTY & THE BEAST Food One/King Gum limited edition art print

Since we're both on a constant mission to bring you the freshest in freshness, Jim Mahfood (aka Food One) and I have joined forces to rock a brand new collaborative art print.

Aptly titled "Booty & The Beast," this limited edition giclee will be premiering at the New York Comic Con, in two weeks. Food One and I are doing a super-limited run of these, so don't sleep. We're currently accepting pre-orders for all you early birds and those who won't be attending NYCC.

For more details and a look at the sparkly fruits of our inky labor, visit www.hiredmeat.com

"'Course you can but you don't wanna... 'course you want but you can't have it."
- Dave Crosland, aka King Gum