Nerd City Invades C2E2!

The fantastic fanatics of Nerd City are hosting yours truly & Jim Mahfood at this year's Chicago Comics & Entertainment Expo (C2E2). We'll all be a part of the convention's new artist & designer hub known as "The Block." Mahfood & I are also performing in the live art/arcade after-party Nerd City is throwing, the Saturday night of the con. It's gonna be an insane weekend of comics, art, video games, toys, costumes and epic partying. Dig the press release below for all the sexy details!

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Infamous Art and Media Collective Presents Panel, Booth, and Super Arcadia Insania After-Party for 4th Annual Convention Appearance

Nerd City returns to C2E2 with a booth (#967 in The Block), panel (Sat. April 27th, 6:30 p.m, room W470a), and Super Arcadia Insania After-Party (Sat. April 27th, 8:00 p.m. Logan Hardware, 2410 W. Fullerton, $20, http://arcadia.bpt.me), featuring numerous exclusives, guest artists, and a signature penchant for trouble.

Located in The Block, 'C2E2's edgy and artistic design community', Nerd City's booth (#967) will include appearances and exclusive toy, comic, and print work from Jim 'Food One' Mahfood, Dave 'King Gum' Crosland, The Godbeast, L'Amour Supreme, Buff Monster, Skinner, ManOrMonster?, and Nerd City's own Ben 'Galaxxor' Spencer.  This array of talent represents one of the greatest indie/alt/designer art line-ups in comic convention history.

Nerd City's rowdy, boozy and unhinged panels have become the stuff of C2E2 legend, and this year will be no exception (Sat. April 27th, 6:30 p.m, room W470a). Programming includes announcements regarding the future of the brand, hilarious, rambling anecdotes of debauchery, and a serious roster of special guests. The panel will conclude with a special screening of 'Disco Destroyer', the new cartoon from Jim Mahfood and Scott Mosier, with the artist on hand for Q&A. Plus, as always, there will be prizes. 

Saturday night also sees Super Arcadia Insania, Nerd City's fourth annual C2E2 After Party (Sat. April 27th, 8:00 p.m), co-sponsored by Shawnimals. Hosted at record store/playable arcade museum/music venueLogan Hardware (2410 W. Fullerton), Super Arcadia Insania will feature music from DJ John Ciba, DJ MAHF (fresh off his Budweiser Super Bowl gig), and Adira Amram and the Experience (fresh off her gig touring with Kid Koala), plus live art from Shawn 'Shawnimal' Smith, Jim Mahfood, Dave Crosland, Ben Templesmith, Joey Potts, Revise CMW, and more. Admission is $20, and includes classic games and drinks all night. WIth plenty of surprises, Nerd City's events are infamous good times for a reason, and this will be the blow out to blow out all blow outs. 

Please join Nerd City for some (or all) of these C2E2 festivities:

Nerd City Booth #967

Nerd City Panel @ Sat. April 27th, 6:30 p.m. Room W470

Nerd City Presents Super Arcadia Insania, Sat. April 27th, 8:00 p.m. @ Logan Hardware, 2410 W. Fullerton, $20 including classic games and drinks all night: http://arcadia.bpt.me

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If you'd like more information regarding any of Nerd City's C2E2 programming and to schedule interviews, please contact Max Minor (max@nerdcityonline.com).

Gifts, Presents, Regalos, Loot!

A few months ago, I was fortunate to receive two random packages in the mail. Low and behold, they ended up being gifts!

Package 1 - This came from my colleague, Tony Guaraldi-Brown, and contained his latest book of art - 763 Motor Madness, Vol 2: The Showdown. It's sixteen pages of screeching tires, speeding autos and violent collisions. And the featured drawings exhibit Tony's incredible grasp of black & white, motion, and car anatomy. To purchase a copy and check out more of his work, visit www.tgbart.com.

Package 2 - This one was from a stranger, thus increasing the surprise element tenfold! Luckily, it wasn't anthrax or anything explosive. Rather, some kind soul decided to send me a DVD and a copy of the Batman: Black & White trade paperback. I was pretty jazzed about the comic book. But the trophy for uniqueness goes to the DVD, which contains the first 3 episodes of an indie web series called Oblivion. The series follows the misadventures of a gang of punks, rockers and weirdos in a fictional, L.A.-based town called Holwenstall.

The characters, acting and narrative are all super-youthful. The production is somewhere between Ladies & Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains and Tapeheads, especially with Oblivion's 80's era stylings and personas. And each episode moves along with a constant soundtrack that emphasizes the young energy of the show. Drop in and visit the denizens of this strange, rocker-hipster mash-up world at www.obliviontheseries.com.

"Damn man, come on and sell your seconds! No one can make ya make ya break ya! Anyway, anyway, anyway I'll make ya! They'll crown me!"
- King Gum Crosland

SHAZAM!!!

I whipped up this Captain Marvel piece for a Newsarama article on the character's history. Enjoy!

"One more coffee. One more cigarette. One more morning trying to forget."
- Dave Gum.

On The Slate - Blotter Doodles and YGG

Today's "On The Slate" features my take on the imaginative inhabitants of Yo Gabba Gabba, plus a look at the sloppy blotter paper I keep on my desk. I think it might be time for a fresh sheet....

"You gonna get money like Barry White!"
- Dave Gum.

Customized Graphic Novels for Sale

For the first time in years, I'm offering most of my library of graphic novels from Image Comics and IDW for sale on my website. As an added bonus, I'lll be customizing each book. That's right, people -- fresh comic books with convention style sketches, mailed right to your front door!

So if you're missing a piece of your collection, looking for a good Easter present, or just wanna help fund my debilitating paint marker habit, visit www.hiredmeat.com and get your order on!

B-Boys, not bullets.

- Gum.

On The Slate -- Customized Books Abound!

I'm just grooving along, customizing some books for orders, and preparing a new web update. Woot!

"... fun, fun, fun, till her daddy takes the T-Bird away!"

- Gum.

Pre-Orders for Books & Commissions

Act now to reserve your copies of JARFACE and DEATHWARRANT -- the first two releases in my 3-sketchbook series for 2010 -- before Comic-Con opens! Both are limited edition, 28-page collections of sketches and fine art drawings that you won't find in print anywhere else. Each book comes signed, numbered, and sealed in plastic, with an original drawing on the first page. They're priced at $10 each, and won't be reprinted, once they sell out.

*BONUS - the first 10 sketchbook pre-orders get a free, limited edition, 4 x 6" Comic-Con exclusive sketch card!

*Comic-Con Attendees - please pick up your books at Artists' Alley table #AA-15, during the show.

*If not attending Comic-Con - please add $3 (First Class) or $5 (Priority Mail). Your order will shipped out the week of July 26, after the convention. Please inquire for International Shipping.

Also, for the first time ever, I'm offering a chance for people to pre-order original commissioned art. I'll be making full-color paintings for my commissions. They will vary in size and cost, starting at $100. Please contact me directly at hiredmeat@gmail.com if you're interested, so we can discuss the details and pricing of your very own Crosland Original.

*BONUS - the first 10 commission pre-orders get a free, limited edition, 4 x 6" Comic-Con exclusive sketch card!

*Comic-Con Attendees - please pick up your artwork at Artists' Alley table #AA-15, during the show.

*If not attending Comic-Con - please add $7 (Priority Mail). Your order will shipped out the week of July 26, after the convention. Please inquire for International Shipping.

*Click here for Ordering Instructions*

COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL 2010

Over 100,000 people from all over the globe will descend upon San Diego for Comic-Con International, next week. And yours truly will be there in rare form! I'll be set up in Artists Alley, with two limited edition sketchbooks, plus most of my catalog of books from IDW Publishing and Image Comics. I'll also have original paintings and comic pages available for sale. And did I mention the promotional gear? Whoo-lordy!

If you're attending the show, come on over to Artists' Alley table AA-15 and say "whassup." If you're on the fence about attending the Con, then let me serve as another reason for you to take part in the biggest comics & entertainment convention in the nation.

COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL 2010
@ The San Diego Convention Center
Wed 7/21 - Preview Night - 6pm - 9pm
Thurs 7/22 - Sat 7/24 - 9:30am - 7pm
Sun 7/25 - 9:30am - 5pm

David Crosland/Hiredmeat.com - Artists' Alley #AA-15
*signing at the Zombie Defense Network booth (#433)
on Fri 7/23 @ 9:00am to 10:30am*