Heroic Havoc: A Superhero Sketch Fest!

Nov08
by on 8 November 2024

This coming Monday, November 11, I am excited to participate in this fun event hosted by the Sacramento History Museum. This is the second time I’ve had the pleasure of working with them (since 2022’s “How the West Was Drawn” workshops run by Eben Burgoon), and this even looks like it’s going to be incredibly fun.

Would you like to hone your doodling skills? Join us for a Superhero Sketch Fest at the Museum! Get tips on creating your own superhero character from local artists, then learn how to build an adventurous tale through storyboarding. Workshops for Heroic Havoc are free with Museum admission.

Workshops:

11:00 am – Character Drawing with Mario Estioko, cartoonist, illustrator and Sac State Graphic Design Professor
12:00 pm – Character Development with Melissa Pagluica & Kyrun Silva – Moderated by Sac Geeks
1:00 pm – Reimagining Pop Art with illustrator Nooligan
2:00 pm – How a Page Tells a Story with comic creators David Andry and D. Bethel

You can purchase museum admission tickets the day of at the Museum!! We hope to see you there!

Admission Info:

Children (age 0-5): Free
Youth (age 6-17): $6
General: $12

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Con Artists #09 – CrockerCon Artists

Sep23
by on 23 September 2024

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One more post about the tenth CrockerCon and how important the show is to me. I sat down with Kyrun Silva of Taurus Comics and the 4 Tales Podcast to not only talk about CrockerCon overall and this show in particular, but also his new role as the co-coordinator of the show. It’s a nice look behind the scenes of how a show/convention is put together and the shift of moving from behind the table to behind the scenes altogether.

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CrockerCon 2024: A Celebration

Sep20
by on 20 September 2024

Crockercon 2024 wasn’t just another great show. It was a celebration. Of ten CrockerCons. Of comics and pop culture. Of Sacramento. Of art. Of friendship. Of joy. Of creativity and imagination. I can’t put my finger on it––my mind still hums from the experience––but this year felt different, like Sacramento itself realized how much of an institution this show is and came out for it. And celebrated.

I have had the pleasure of attending every CrockerCon since its inception in 2013, though that year I exhibited with my previous comic, Eben07. However, I would argue that it was the 2015 show that kicked off the version of CrockerCon that it is today. It was where the first CrockerCon poster with the show’s mascot, the Crockertron, debuted (drawn by the inimitable Sean Sutter), a tradition they’ve continued ever since (including the poster I drew for the show in 2019), and the first one that, in my point of view, “went big” and became the beacon that has made it even more important and attractive each year since.

Posters of CrockerCons Past. Artists from L to R: Sean Sutter, Michael Calero, Nate Flamm, Melissa Pagluica

Congrats to the show’s co-founder and my former comicking partner (from Eben07), Eben Burgoon, for taking the scrapes on the knuckles to move this from a glimmer of possibility he imagined years ago all the way to today. It’s not only a testament to his passion, imagination, and joy. This show is Eben. I’m so incredibly proud of what he has accomplished here with his drive, talent, and, of course, his team at the museum.

Congratulations are also in order for my good friend and fellow local comic creator, Kyrun Silva of Taurus Comics, for jumping into the deep end as the new co-coordinator for this show. He held this year’s show together and I’m really excited to see where it will go under his guidance. Kyrun actually sat down with me to talk about this year’s CrockerCon with regard to our respective histories with the show and his new role behind the scenes.

Until next year!

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