Sketches

I returned from the XII Jornadas del Cómic in Avilés on Sunday. I hadn't been to a foreign convention since 2001 and I'd almost forgotten how nice they can be. I spent most of my time hanging out with cool artists and con volunteers eating and drinking. Convention time was spent in a medieval plaza making free sketches for whoever wanted one. The fans and organizers would get me drinks if I needed one. As cool as the location was the people make the con.

I won't name off everyone at the table ('cuz I didn't learn the names of the con organizers who don't speak fluent English). But there's Mike Gaydos, Angel Medina (my Chicago homey), Carmen (who is mighty like She-Hulk!!!), German (pronounced Herr Mon), George Perez, Alex Maleev (you'll never prove I stole your cow lighter), and Jorge.

Instead of boring you with tales of how Diego twice beat Esad Ribic at drinking contests or the truly twisted jokes of Marc Andreyko I'm going to show off some con sketches I drew and scanned from San Diego and Avilés. Before I do that, Marc has a really comfy lap. If you get a chance to sit on his lap, do!

This is my only color sketch of the year, for the winner of the Friends of Lulu silent auction.

The following were all done for Spanish con volunteers:

Toybox is kinda popular in Spain!

After I scanned this one Diego translated the dialog I provided in to Spanish. It's something along the lines of "I'm not drunk, I'm just big boned!"
This last one was done for two fans who took me and Angel to their home and taught me to make proper tortilla (Spanish potato omelet).

And to finish off, George Perez posing next to a giant copy of Crisis on Infinite Earths:

Gene