Alright... I gotta admit... as an ex-Marvel Zombie, I can't help but get excited at seeing the Hulk vs Thing match-up at the top left of this blog post...  

Which is what artist Steve Scott's agent, Renee Witterstaetter, got my attention on, what with her Press Release about Steve exhibiting at the Mini MegaCon this weekend!

Renee sent the above two pics and a couple more of Steve's works to me along with the press release.  The fact is... The Thing is my favorite comic book character of all time, and when someone can do him justice like Steve did above... well, I'll take a look at what else there is for possible mention!

The following are excerpts from the Press Release:

Orlando, Florida--Mini MegaCon is shaping up to be one BIG show August 22nd-23rd, with  X-Men Forever artist Steve Scott also now slated to be at the event, joining a line-up of tremendous talent. 

Steve's  work can currently be seen on the best-selling  "X-Men Forever" series with writer Chris Claremont.  Not to mention that Steve is  the ONLY artist tapped by DC Comics to do work relating to "Batman Forever," depicting the now legendary turn of Heath Ledger as The Joker. Look for Steve's work in the Blue-Ray disc release of the movie!

Steve is no stranger to media tie-in's.  His work is often seen on the television show Smallville and in other special projects for DC Comics,  as well as his pencil work for the recent "Indiana Jones--Tomb of the Gods," comic book series for Dark Horse to tie-in with the most recent hit Harrison Ford movie! (In fact, George Lucas liked Steve's work so much that he purchased most of the originals to keep for himself! )

 Beginning his comics career at  Malibu Comics with his wildly popular stint on "Razor" for London Night, as well as "New Warriors," "Hourman," and "JLA" for Marvel and DC,  Steve's pencils have also appeared in the pages of "Shadowpact," "The Creeper" with writer Steve Niles, "Batman Legends of the Dark Knight," and "Checkmate." He got a particularly special kick out of bringing to life some of DC Comics strangest characters like Detective Chimp, Rex the Wonder Dog, Rag Man, The Phantom Stranger and many others.

Recent and current projects at Marvel Comics, and DC Comics include working with industry legends Louise Simonson and Chris Claremont on the titles "Magik" and "Exiles," the "Marvel Adventures" line featuring Fantastic Four, Avengers, and the Hulk, work on "She-Hulk," and a Kyle XY one shot for Disney/ABC with writer Jeff Parker.

In other words, he's busy making comics, which is a good thing for his ever growing number of fans.

Recently returned from a signing tour in Belgium, France and the Netherlands, look for more of Steve's work in "X-Men Forever," as well as some surprises to be announced soon! Steve Scott will be available both days of Mini MegaCon for signing and sketching. Saturday 10 am to 7 pm and Sunday 10 am to 5 pm.

My thanks to Renee for sending this to my attention!

BTW, other guests that are joining Steve at the Mini MegaCon in Orlando Florida this weekend include: Amanda Conner, Darwyn Cooke, Dick Giordano, Greg Horn, Jimmy Palmiotti, Casey Jones, Phil Noto, Christian Slade, Tony Bedard, Sergio Cariello, Jim Cheung, Terry Cronin, Chuck Dixon, Drew Geraci, Greg Land, Alvin Lee, Jeff Parker, Mike Perkins, Brandon  Peterson, Renee Witterstaetter, Sylvester McCoy, Lisa Loring, Felix Silla, Vic Mignogna, Amanda Stevens, Rob Hunter, plus many more!

The convention will be located at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando Florida, August 22nd and 23rd. For more information visit http://www.megaconvention.com/

And, for more information on Steve Scott and his work, contact Renee Witterstaetter at: evaink@aol.com.  

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I met several creators at this year's San Diego Comic Con, or as they call it now:  Comic Con International: San Diego...  

James Pinard was one of them, whom I had 'met' only via Facebook and the telephone prior to meeting him at the SDCC.  Due to time schedules and the fact that two programs Tina and I were interested in were overlapping; it turned out that Tina and James were going to the same comics marketing program.  

So after introducing James to Tina, I read further on what James was working on.  I thought I would share that info with my blog readers today. First is the biography on James, and then the 'pitch' on one of his two current projects.  If you are an illustrator reading this blog post, you might want to check out the 'Dark Trinity' project pitch that James is in need of an illustrator to collaborate with!  

JAMES PINARD

(Screenplays, Comic book/Graphic novel writer)
Currently working on Comic book scripts for “Dark Trinity,” and “Death by Devine.”

Biography:

I am a writer whose love for movies has lead me into the world of screenplay writing which I have been doing for many years now. In addition to writing screenplays, I have also written some poetry and short stories. I also maintain two websites, one for my comic and one for my other works. Sometime back I renewed my interest and passion for comic books and graphic novels. I will also be working on a short movie script based on one of my comics in the near future.

My current focus is on creating a series of comic books based on one of my screenplays called “DARK TRINITY.” The screenplay is registered with the WGA and the comic with the copyright office. I am also working on the comic script for a second story in the series set in the Forbidden City called “DEATH BY DIVINE.” 

I am currently seeking an artist who I can collaborate with on either one of these comics. I would like this to be a true collaboration where we each have input on the other’s work.

This ends my blog's 'Spotlight on James Pinard' post...my thanks to James for meeting up with me at the SDCCI, as it was harder than ever to meet people there this year due to all the program scheduling conflicts, and long lines to get in!

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I had several hard choices to make this year on which panels  / programs to see at the 2009 Comic Con International: San Diego because several panels / programs overlapped each other schedule-wise...  

Including two panels I really wanted to see on Saturday.  It was going to be either the CHUCK panel or the Last LOST panel!  Well, my wife Tina really worked on me to attend the Last LOST panel, because... well, you know...it was THE Last LOST panel at Comic Con!  

And besides... hadn't we been there for the FIRST LOST Panel and each subsequent year's LOST panel?!  OK, OK... so we saw the main star of CHUCK at another panel the day before, and I somehow ended up in line with thousands of other LOST fans and those other crazies that were in line way too early Saturday morning for programs that didn't even start until later!  Actually much later, including those that were in line before and after us for the IRON MAN 2 Film panel that didn't even start until 4PM on Saturday!  Now THAT is fanatical folks!

Anyways, Tina's already blogged about the LOST  Trivia Game that was conducted by Jo Garfein a.k.a. JoOpinionated (one of the top LOST bloggers out there - click here for that post) that happened while we were in line. 

Now I want to blog about an artist who we met as he went through the line showing his characters prints that were for sale.  And man did those look good!  Tina and I weren't prepared to see such fine illustrations being hawked while standing in line out there that early in the morning!

And we weren't the only ones suprised!  Paul and his partner Jess were just standing there for quite a while as more and more LOST fans came up to find him as they heard about these great prints being sold by the illustrator himself!

By the time Tina and I made it to his impromptu sales area, he was already out of several character prints!  We however did snag on of Hurley, which is a fantastic likeness in Paul's unique style of illustration.  To see what I mean take another closer look at the top right photo of this blog, where Jorge (Hurley) Garcia is holding one of those prints himself!  Jorge had stopped in during the Con at Paul's booth where he signed the one he is holding!

Anyways, Tina and I like to share the finds that we come across, whether they are at conventions like this one or online.

So Since You probably didn't make it to the 2009 SDCCI, or Even if you did, probably weren't in the right place at the right time to pick up one of these... I wanted to plug Paul's web site here today!

You can see Paul's LOST TV Show characters prints, and a LOT more at his web site:

http://www.paullinsley.com/ 

No, we are Not his agents, LOL, so you'll have to go there and see what is available now, and what it costs to ship to your city or country!

BTW, unless we are on site all day and night during a three day or longer comic con... we normally blog daily on comic book creators, comic book reviews,  comic book conventions, and pop culture news and events!  

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