Sketch Covers and Commissions from Dallas Comic Con

I had a great time at the Dallas Comic Con this past weekend. Thanks to Mark and Ben for putting on a great event. It was my best appearance to date. And thanks to everyone who stopped by to talk, buy stuff or get sketches, I apprciate it. Here are some of the things I created.

Come out to the Dallas Comic Con

Yes, the Dallas Comic Con back and I think it’s bigger than ever! Below are just some of the guests that will be in attendance. I will be there doing commissions on both days. If you plan on attending and would like to commission and pay for a piece a head of time and pick it up at the show, just email me (contact at calslayton.com).

Special Comic Book Guests:
Stan Lee - creator of SPIDER-MAN, FANTASTIC FOUR, X-MEN
John Romita Jr. - legendary Marvel artist IRON MAN, SPIDER-MAN
Amanda Conner - artist POWER GIRL, THE PRO, VAMPIRELLA
Jimmy Palmiotti - writer of JONAH HEX, POWER GIRL, PUNISHER
Ethan Van Sciver - artist of GREEN LANTERN, FLASH, X-MEN
Bernie Wrightson - co-creator of SWAMP THING
Steve Niles - creator of 30 DAYS OF NIGHT, CRIMINAL MACABRE
Tim Bradstreet - cover artist PUNISHER, HELLBLAZER, HELLRAISER
Todd Nauck - noted SPIDER-MAN artist of the Barack Obama story
Mitch and Elizabeth Breitweiser - artists of CAPTAIN AMERICA
James O’Barr - creator and artist of THE CROW
Kerry Gammill - artist of SUPERMAN, POWER MAN AND IRON FIST

Special Media Guests:
Leonard Nimoy - Spock on original STAR TREK, star of FRINGE
Carrie Fisher - Princess Leia in original STAR WARS trilogy
Laurie Holden - star of THE WALKING DEAD, THE MIST
Irone Singleton - star of THE WALKING DEAD on AMC
John Wesley Shipp - star of THE FLASH, DAWSON’S CREEK
Amanda Pays - star of THE FLASH and MAX HEADROOM

May 21-22, 2011
Saturday 11:00am - 6:00pm
Sunday 11:00am - 4:00pm
Irving Convention Center
500 W Los Colinas Blvd
Irving, TX (Intersection of 114 and NW Highway)

Sci-Fi Expo Postgame

Day one of the convention started terribly slow for me. I really thought the weekend was going to be bad and that I was gonna wind up not doing much business. But I should have never doubted a Ben Stevens and Mark Walters show. Mid-day it picked right up and keep going strong the rest of the weekend. I think that there were so many great media guests people spent most of the morning making the rounds to them.

Big, big thanks to Mark and Ben, I always appreciate them having me out. Be sure to mark your calendars for their next show in May. Mark said I was definitely in for that one, so I'm really looking forward to it. It'll be at the new Irving Convention Center, the place looks awesome. Stan Lee and Leonard Nimoy are already lined up, so you know it's gonna be big!

Above are some of the commissions I did during the show. Thanks to everybody that stopped by my table.

Sci Fi Expo - January 29 and 30

It's that time again! Time for the Sci FI Expo and it's back at the Plano Centre this year, which I love because it's just that much closer to where I live. This time they're going with a "Women of Sci-Fi" theme that doesn't disappoint.

Right off the bat ... Morena Baccarin, Tricia Helfer, Katee Sackhoff. Bam. Bam. Bam. What more do you want? Okay, how about ... Nichelle Nichols, Alaina Huffman, Erin Gray, Yvonne Craig and Anne Lockhart. Then throw in a bunch of great artists and tons of dealer tables and you've got yourself a show. I'll be there doing commissions and selling copies of my sketchbook.

So why not load up the entire family into the Wagon Queen Family Truckster and head on out this weekend to the Sci Fi Expo? You know you want to.

Dallas Comic Con Wrap-Up

Once again I had a great time at the Dallas Comic Con and as always I have Mark Walters and Ben Stevens to thank for it. Guys, thanks for inviting me and congratulations for putting on such successful show. If you’ve never come out to one of their conventions, you really should. They have Shatner coming to the next one, hopefully I can get to be a part of that one too.

Unfortunately I could only do Saturday this past weekend as I had my boy’s 2nd birthday party on Sunday, which was also a great time. Maybe I can get Shatner for the next one of those? But even just doing the con for one day, I did a ton of drawing. Thanks to everyone who came by my table to either commission me or just to say hello, I always appreciate it. There are a lot of great artists at these shows, so I’m honored that anyone would choose to spend their hard-earned dollars on my work.

Here is a look at some of the pieces I did. There are several characters I’ve never drawn before in my life, but I like that. It’s something new and gets me out of my comfort zone. I like the Jaguar and Caveman Batman a lot and really enjoyed doing the "Breaking Bad" one. The guy who commissioned it gave me a choice of that or Gorillaz!


Here is a video someone posted about the show. At the 1:54 mark, you can see your's truly actually doing one of those pieces. If you want to see that hot BSG gal, then start a few seconds before me.

Dallas Comic Con - August 28 - 29

UPDATED: Edward James Olmos has been added as a guest for the show. Saturday only. Very cool.
Come out to the Dallas Comic Con August 28th and 29th at the Richardson Civic Center, 411 West Arapaho Rd (in Richardson of course). Show hours are Saturday 11:00 am - 6 pm and Sunday 12 noon - 4 pm. I will be there on Saturday only. I have my boy’s birthday party on Sunday. But come out both days because there is gonna be a ton of great guests....

Temuera Morrison, Alan Harris, David Prowse, Keith Pollard, Angel Medina , Mark Brooks, Pat Broderick, June Brigman, Kerry Gammill, Ben Dunn, James O’Barr, Josh Howard, Steve Ersin, John Lucas, Brian Denham, David Hopkins, Brent Pebbles, Richard Dominguez and more.

This will be the first Dallas area show that I will have my new sketchbooks available. So come by on Saturday and pick one up. Hope to see you there.

Check out the Dallas Comic Con

Texas Comicon Wrap-up

Thanks to everyone who stopped by my table in San Antonio this past weekend and a big thanks to Kris Kidd for the inviting me as a guest, I really appreciate it. It was my first convention there and I had a great time. Sunday was pretty slow for me, but Saturday was fantastic, I drew most of the day. I also got to meet and hang out with a bunch of other creators. Brent Peeples (who I already knew), Christian Beranek, Tony DiGerolamo, Michael Champion, Chris Summers, Scott Zirkel, Kennon James, and Chris Fulton, just to name a few. And on Sunday, Brent, Michael, Kennon, Chris and I participated in an event where each of us were paired up with con-goer, who sketched out a drawing in pencil, then we inked it and jazzed it up and at the end they got to take home a original piece that they collaborated on with us. Pretty cool. Here are some of the drawings I did on Saturday.

Texas Comicon

Come out to the Texas Comicon June 18, 19 and 20th in San Antonio.

Sci-Fi Expo 2010 Thanks

Big thanks to everyone who came by my table at the convention this past weekend. Had a pretty decent show considering it was more sci-fi than comic book. Thanks to Ben and Mark for having me, I always appreciate it. Here are just some of the commissions I did. For some reason Supergirl and Harley Quinn were big players, did three of each. Couple of Wolverines. Two of those Captain Mal / Dr. Horrible mash-ups shown here. Two Zatannas. Hit Girl (first time drawing her), Willow (also first time I think), Psylocke, Joker (as Mad Hatter with Harley/Alice), Lara Croft, Jayne Cobb (who I got to meet at at the show) and also from Firefly, Wash ... "I am a leaf on the wind - watch how I..."

Convention Appearance This Weekend

Don't forget to come on out to the Sci-Fi Expo. This weekend, April 24-25 at the Richardson Convention Center, Sat: 11:00 am to 6:00 pm and Sun: Noon to 4:00 pm. I'll be doing custom sketches, selling comic books, doing sketch cards, selling Firefly / Serenity / Browncoat journals and making conversation. Just try me! Click here for details.

Sci-Fi Expo 2010

Once again I'll be at the great Sci-Fi Expo. April 24-25 at the Richardson Convention Center, Sat: 11:00 am to 6:00 pm and Sun: Noon to 4:00 pm. Click here for details.

Media guests (so far) include:
Adam Baldwin (Firefly and Chuck)
Bruce Boxleitner (Tron)
Mira Furlan (Rousseu from LOST)
Richard Hatch and Kate Vernon (BSG) and more

Comic Artists (so far) include...
Brian Denham
James O'Barr
Keith Wilson
Ben Dunn and more

Dallas Comic Con Thanks

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who stopped by my table at the Dallas Comic Con. I was lucky enough to be kept busy the entire show. I'm not sure how many sketches I did, but it was a ton. I was only able to get up twice the first day and once the second day. I drew all day, both days. So, thanks to everyone who had a hand in that. Especially to Paul, who got at least 9 sketches from me. Several things that have never happened to me before happened at this show. I almost ran out of black Prismacolor markers, I DID run out of bristol board (Thank you John Lucas for hooking me up with more) and I had to turn down a couple of commissions towards the end because I wouldn't have had time to do them. Apologies to those folks. Thanks to Mark and Ben for having me there and for putting on a great show. Here are some of the pieces I did...

Dallas Comic Con - This Weekend

Don't forget to come out this weekend to the Dallas Comic Con, Saturday and Sunday at the Richardson Civic Center. Other comic creators in attendance include Tim Sale, Adam Hughes, Michael Golden, Mark Brooks, Todd Nauck, Pat Broderick, Jim Mahfood, Mike Huddleston, Tom Feister, Matt Sturges, Brian Denham, Kerry Gammill, Kez Wilson, Joe Eisma, Brent Peeples, David Hopkins, Paul Milligan, Harold Ledoux and whole lot more.

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Dallas Comic Con - January 30-31

I’m happy to announce that I’ll once again be a guest at the Dallas Comic Con, which is this January 30-31 at the Richardson Civic Center. Other comic creators in attendance include Tim Sale, Adam Hughes, Michael Golden, Mark Brooks, Todd Nauck, Pat Broderick, Jim Mahfood, Mike Huddleston, Tom Feister, Matt Sturges, Brian Denham, Kerry Gammill, Kez Wilson, Joe Eisma, Brent Peeples, David Hopkins, Paul Milligan, Harold Ledoux and whole lot more. That’s a pretty nice line up if you’re a comic book fan. There will also be media guest like the great Adam West, Charisma Carpenter, some Twilight dude and more. I’ll be doing sketches all day Saturday and Sunday. I will also have Sketch Cards for sell as well. So, get off the couch, put on some pants and come out to the show. You know you want to. As always, a big, big thanks to Mark and Ben for their continued support.

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Fanboy Video Interview

Here is an interview I did recently at the Dallas Comic Con. It's with the fine folks at Fanboy Video and Fanboy Radio. Big, big thanks to Oliver Tull for doing the interview and to Luke Hawkins for filming and editing it. These guys and Scott Hinze have always been supportive of me and I really appreciate them taking the time to give me some exposure. Thanks fellas. The goofball on the left is me...

Dallas Comic Con Aftermath

I had a great time at the Dallas Comic Con this past weekend. Ben and Mark really outdid themselves. I hope this con fills the void left by Wizard World Texas, I think it eventually could. The show was packed and I drew non-stop on Saturday, it was crazy, the busiest I've ever been. I believe the final tally was ... 21 Pre-Drawn Sketch Cards, 6 New Sketch Cards, 4 Pre-Drawn Color Sketches, 14 New Color Sketches, 8 New BW Sketches, 1 Shades TPB, 3 Prints.

Obviously, the Sketch Cards were a big hit since I sold almost half of them. I'm definitely gonna keep doing them, I think it's an affordable way to get a full color original piece of art. I'm on a GI Joe kick right now, so I've been doing Dr. Mindbender, Major Bludd, Firefly, Torch, Lady Jaye, Spirit, Eels, Tomax, Xamot, Cobra Commander (hooded) and more. I also need to replace my Storm Shadow, Snake Eyes and Baroness that sold at the show. I'll also be working on some Star Wars cards too.

Thanks to everyone who stopped by, I appreciate it. Here are some of the pieces I did during the show...

Dallas Comic Con This Weekend

Come on out this weekend. I'll be doing commissions all day long and have my new color sketch cards for sale (see previous post).

August 15 -16
Saturday 11:00 am-6:00 pm, Sunday 12 noon-4:00 pm.
Richardson Civic Center
411 W Arapaho Rd
Richardson, TX

Other Comic Book Guests include:J. Scott Campbell, Paul Smith, Jason Pearson, Brian Stelfreeze, Brandon Peterson, Kerry Gammill, David Hopkins, Kez Wilson, Ben Dunn, Paul Milligan, Samax Randolph and Space Gun Studios

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SciFi Expo Wrap Up

Big thanks to everyone who stopped by my table at the SciFi Expo this past weekend. I had a great time and did a bunch of drawings. Thanks to Mark and Ben for having me.

Come meet Colonel Saul Tigh. You know you want to.

You heard me, Colonel Tigh is gonna be here. Go meet him, maybe offer him a frakkin' swig from a flask. Or just come out and see me if you want. No one will judge you. Where you ask? Well, at the Sci Fi Expo of course.

April 18-19, 2009
Saturday 11:00 am-6:00 pm, Sunday 12 noon-4:00 pm.
Richardson Civic Center
411 W Arapaho Rd Richardson, TX

Media Guests include:

Michael Hogan - Battlestar Galactica: Colonel Saul Tigh,
Mark Sheppard - Battlestar Galactica: Romo Lampkin, Dollhouse: Tanaka, 24: Ivan Erwich, Firefly: Badger,
Bill Mumy - Lost In Space - Will Robinson, Babylon 5 - Lennier, Star Trek DS9, Twilight Zone the movie
Tony Todd - 24 - General Benjamin Juma, Stargate SG-1, Chuck, Star Trek TNG, Voyager, & DS9, Night of the Living Dead
Adrienne Wilkinson - Star Wars The Force Unleashed - Voice talent: Maris Brood, Xena - Eve, Angel,
Joanna Cassidy - Bladerunner: Zhora, Boston Legal, Ghosts of Mars, Heroes, Six Feet Under
Glenn Morshower - Agent Aaron Pierce - 24, West Wing, CSI, Star Trek TNG, Voyager, Enterprise, and more.

Other artists include: Brian Denham, Kristian Donaldson, James O’Barr, Jaime Mendoza, Terry Parr, Andrew Mangum, Cat Staggs, Lawrence Reynolds and Space Gun Studios

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Comicon Thanks

I just wanted to thank everyone who stopped by my table at the Dallas Comicon this past weekend. I had a great time and drew almost non-stop on Saturday. I met a lot of cool people as always. Special thanks to members of the Austin Browncoats, (Beth, Brooks and all the rest), Actually there might have been other Browncoat groups there too, I'm not sure. Maybe Texas Browncoats in general. Anyway, they bought almost all of my Firefly drawings and commissioned several more. They were all really nice and seemed to have fun coming up with great scenarios for me to draw the characters in. I know I had fun drawing them for them. Check out their site and their charities, good stuff. Speaking of Browncoats, a while back I came up with this Browncoat design that I really like and decided to make some products out of it. Right now I have some t-shirts set up (mens and womens in different colors). I plan to more products and different Firefly designs. I might even make the entire cast out of this style.

Visit my store for the Browncoat design.

Oh yeah, I also got two great Spookytown drawings at the show. One from Howard Chaykin and an incredible one from Cat Staggs. I'll see about scanning it later, it's a beauty.