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Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Tom Hodges Will Be At Wonder Con 2009!
Mood:  caffeinated
Topic: Comic Book Artists

 

 

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Tom Hodges

Will Be At Wonder Con 2009!

 

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You Can Find Him In The 'Artists Alley' !

 

Tom Hodges... Messaged me that he will be attending the 2009 WonderCon, which will be held at the Moscone Center South in San Francisco, California from February 27 to March 1.

Tom will be in the 'Artist Alley' area at table AA 114. If you're in the Bay Area and plan on attending the Con, Tom welcomes you to "please come by and say hello and if you're so inclined, buy stuff. LOL, I'll have prints, the new 09 Sketchbook and original art for sale as well as doing sketches on demand".

My wife Tina is originally from the same area that Tom hails from... that of Cherry Hill, New Jersey!   Tom has since moved on to San Antonio, Texas...

Tom's major influence in his chosen career came during the Memorial Day weekend in 1977, "when he and his parents stood in line to see an innovative sci-fi film featuring amusing droids, unusual alien characters, and the epic battle between good and evil".

Tom says "Star Wars is why I picked up the pencil in the first place.”  It was during his formative years that Tom mainly focused on refining his drawing style.  At the age of 25, he attended the Art Institute of Philadelphia to train in traditional and computer animation.

Since those years Tom has gone on to draw a webstrip for StarWars.com, pencilled many sketch cards for Topps, (approximately 1,983 cards!), and more.

The 'more' includes being Co-Creator of MidKnight (a Red 5 Comic and upcoming Animated series), and "m" a comic series that has been delayed due to Tom's busy schedule!

For those that can't make it to Tom's table at 'Artists Alley' at the WonderCon, check out his artwork at:

www.tomhodges.com

Below are the details for Wonder Con 2009 should you be able to see Tom there:

 

Click Here to see our newly listed Comics, Graphic Novels, Books and other listings for sale! 

When: FRI, FEB 27 - SUN, MAR 1


Where: Moscone Center South
747 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94103

Cost:  Please see the Con's web site at:

www.comic-con.org/wc/

PLUS:  Others of my FaceBook Friends that are attending Wonder Con 2009 and setting up in 'Artists Alley' are:  Arthur Adams, Ryan Benjamin, Dan Brereton, Howard Chaykin, Gary Friedrich, Mike Mignola, Alex Robinson, Mark Texeira, among others.  Time permitting, I may do another blog post or two on them....

 

For those of you that are new to our blog today, we have an ongoing online 'Comic Con and Pop Culture Convention'  here at "Make It So Marketing Inc.", what with our daily blog posts, and new listings of items for sale in our online eBay Featured Store

We are pleased that our blog has greeted its' 333,000th visitor yesterday! Thanks again to all of YOU reading our current and archived blog posts!
~ Michael (and Tina)
        
Click Here to see our World !                 

Note From Make It So Marketing:

 
Michael first set up at the 1972 San Diego's West Coast Comic Con. To the left is a photo of Michael at the 1973 SDCC - San Diego Comic Con that was held at the Sheraton Hotel, Harbor Island, San Diego. Click that photo to see 'Our Current World Of Pop Culture'!
                 
Each comic / comics book. Graphic Novels or magazine in our eBay Featured Store is individually graded by Michael, inventoried, priced, bagged and boarded, before being listed for sale!    
              

 

Now Celebrating the 10th Year On The Web!

"Hammering Out the Web
For You Since May 12th, 1998!"

Click Here to see our Reviews on Comics, TPBs, Graphic Novels, & DVDs! 

Note: If you work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers. Including YOUR own works!

To mail printed items to us for review, send to:

Make It So Marketing Inc
PO Box 130653
Carlsbad, CA 92013

   
     

 

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Posted by makeitsomarketing at 5:50 AM PST
Updated: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 6:04 AM PST
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Reminder That Harvey Pekar...
Mood:  caffeinated
Topic: Comic Book Writers

 

 

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This Is A Reminder That Harvey Pekar, Known For "American Splendor"

Will Be At The YIVO Institute For Jewish Research

One Night Only February 17th 2009 @ 7:00 PM!

 

This Special Presentation Is Part 3 Of The

"Comics And the Jewish American Dream" Series!

Presented By YIVO & Royal Flush Magazine!

Click Here to see our newly listed Comics, Graphic Novels, Books and other listings for sale!  Josh Bernstein, Editor / Publisher of Royal Flush Magazine... sent me a notice that Part 3 of the Royal Flush and YIVO’s “Comics and the Jewish American Dream” interview series, (moderated by DANNY FINGEROTH), continues TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17th at 7:00 pm with: HARVEY PEKAR!

Location: YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
               15 West 16th Street - NYC

Hours:      7 - 9 PM on February 17th Only!

Admission:
$15 general; $10 students
Box Office:  212.868.4444

Theme of Part 3:  "The famously eccentric man behind 'American Splendor' will discuss his groundbreaking work and life and hard times!"

For more info if you are a Facebook member:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=52612672446&ref=mf##

For info on YIVO itself and more about this presentation:

www.yivo.org/events/index.php?tid=151&aid=567

I personally enjoyed the film 'American Splendor', and have also heard Danny Fingeroth in person and enjoyed him speaking. The above program should be attended by those that enjoy Harvey Pekar's works if they can make it!

For those of you that are new to our blog today, we have an ongoing online 'Comic Con and Pop Culture Convention'  here at "Make It So Marketing Inc.", what with our daily blog posts, and new listings of items for sale in our online eBay Featured Store

We are pleased to announce that our blog will greet its' 333,000th visitor this morning! Thanks again to all of YOU reading our current and archived blog posts!

~ Michael and Tina
        
Click Here to see our World !                 

Note From Make It So Marketing:

 
Michael first set up at the 1972 San Diego's West Coast Comic Con. To the left is a photo of Michael at the 1973 SDCC - San Diego Comic Con that was held at the Sheraton Hotel, Harbor Island, San Diego. Click that photo to see 'Our Current World Of Pop Culture'!
                 
Each comic / comics book. Graphic Novels or magazine in our eBay Featured Store is individually graded by Michael, inventoried, priced, bagged and boarded, before being listed for sale!    
               
If you don't see what you are looking for, feel free to email us a 'want list' and if in stock, we'll place it in our eBay Featured Store 'Just for You' to purchase!

 

Now Celebrating the 10th Year On The Web!

"Hammering Out the Web
For You Since May 12th, 1998!"

Click Here to see our Reviews on Comics, TPBs, Graphic Novels, & DVDs! 

Note: If you work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers. Including YOUR own works!

To mail printed items to us for review, send to:

Make It So Marketing Inc
PO Box 130653
Carlsbad, CA 92013

   
     

 

 

 

Thank You For Being One Of This Blog's

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If you are a Facebook member and want to join my Facebook Network, feel free to send a 'friend request' to 'Michael D Hamersky'.

 


Posted by makeitsomarketing at 7:17 AM PST
Updated: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 7:42 AM PST
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Monday, February 16, 2009
Imagine Thor, Loki, Balder....
Mood:  caffeinated
Topic: Comic Books - New

 

 

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Click here to see our current listings of THE MIGHTY THOR Graphic Novels, Comics, Magazines, and other Pop Culture Items for Sale Ending Soonest!  Click here to see our current listings of Graphic Novels, Comics, Magazines, and other Pop Culture Items for Sale Ending Soonest!  

 

   

Imagine Thor, Loki, Balder and The Other Norse Gods In Their Elementary School Days...

 

 

That's BRAT-HALLA! 

This WebComic Has Been Running Since December 2003!

Click here to see our current listings of CARTOON Graphic Novels, Comics, Magazines, and other Pop Culture Items for Sale!    

 

   

Anthony Lee... (pictured to the left), informed me of the web comic that he is coloring that I wanted to share with my blog readers! 

So what is this web comic about?

"Brat-halla is a webcomic about the Norse gods from their elementary school days. All-Father Odin and Frigg constantly have their hands full with Thor (the super strong runt of the litter), Loki (the god of mischief who likes to play with dolls), Balder (the invulnerable pretty boy), Hod (the blind god of darkness and winter), Hermod (the hyper super speedster god), and all the rest of the Norse pantheon."

I have blogged before about my fondness for Thor... ever since I found doing my genealogy that my surname has Viking roots. Originally my surname was Hamerski, but was 'Germanized' in the USA to Hamersky because my earliest immigrant ancestor arrived in 1866 from West Prussia and lived with Germans in Minnesota. The surname had been taken from the village of Hamer in Poland with a minor noble adding the 'ski'. Where did 'Hamer' come from? Click Here for the rest of that story!

Enough about me... There is a new interest in all things Thor right now, because of the Marvel Film that is in pre-production at this time.

This webcomic is not the Marvel Comics version... Instead it is the creation of writer Jeffery Stevenson, whose love of mythology gave birth to this webcomic.  Seth Damoose is the artist.  Anthony 'Tony' Lee is the colorist.

So if you are a fan of Norse mythology... and can imagine young Norse gods in the classroom... in the school cafeteria... at recess... and getting in trouble after school, then this webcomic is for you!  As the creators of this web comic say it's "All free... all the time.... every Wednesday and Friday"!

Main story: Wednesdays

Hod's Comic: Fridays

To view the first page of this comic: www.graphicsmash.com//comics/brathalla.php?view=single&ID=11950

Brat-Halla is just one of the current projects that my Facebook Friend Anthony Lee is working on.  In a future post I'll mention his latest venture. In the meantime you can check out his fan page if you are a Facebook member at:

www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1660628715#/group.php?sid=672a1679cf9ea3b36b88290c0ae0c6c4&gid=54670772496

(Please Note: A complimentary item for this mention / review was Not provided by the creators of Brat-Halla.)  

 

For those of you that are new to our blog today, we also have an ongoing online 'Comic Con and Pop Culture Convention' ourselves here at "Make It So Marketing Inc.", what with our daily blog posts,  and new listings of items for sale in our online eBay Featured Store

Would you believe that our Blog has greeted its' 332,000th visitor this past weekend??   Thanks again to all of YOU reading our current and archived blog posts!
 
~ Michael (and Tina)
        

Click Here to see our World !       

     

Note From Make It So Marketing:

Michael first set up at the 1972 San Diego's West Coast Comic Con. To the left is a photo of Michael at the 1973 SDCC - San Diego Comic Con that was held at the Sheraton Hotel, Harbor Island, San Diego. Click that photo to see 'Our Current World Of Pop Culture'!
                 
Each comic / comics book. Graphic Novels or magazine in our eBay Featured Store is individually graded by Michael, inventoried, priced, bagged and boarded, before being listed for sale!    
               
If you don't see what you are looking for, feel free to email us a 'want list' and if in stock, we'll place it in our eBay Featured Store 'Just for You' to purchase!

 

Now Celebrating the 10th Year On The Web!

"Hammering Out the Web
For You Since May 12th, 1998!"

Click Here to see our Reviews on Comics, TPBs, Graphic Novels, & DVDs! 

Note: If you work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers. Including YOUR own works!

To mail printed items to us for review, send to:

Make It So Marketing Inc
PO Box 130653
Carlsbad, CA 92013

   
     

 

Thank You For Being One Of This Blog's

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All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

If you are a Facebook member and want to join my Facebook Network, feel free to send a 'friend request' to 'Michael D Hamersky'.

 


Posted by makeitsomarketing at 7:44 AM PST
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Saturday, February 14, 2009
Frankensteinia ???
Mood:  quizzical
Topic: Other Movie Genres

 

 

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Frankensteinia?

Yes!  IT's A Blog...

By Pierre Fournier!

Click Here to see our newly listed Comics, Graphic Novels, Books and other listings for sale Including FRANKENSTEIN!

Shuster Award Winner

Pierre Fournier's Creative Works Include:

 

Frankensteinia... Which I first came across after becoming Facebook Friends with Pierre. 

I have blogged about James Warren, Forrest Ackerman, and others recently, so my blog readers will know that I have interest in this genre of fiction, both in print and film.

However, Pierre's Blog is so much more in depth on his topic, and well worth reading if you are into Frankenstein films, photos, books, etc. It truly is 'Frankensteinia' to the max!  The top left photo of this blog post comes from his Blog and features Forrest Ackerman and Basil Gogos going over Basil's painting for Famous Monsters #57!

You can check the blog out by going to the following link: 

www.frankensteinia.blogspot.com

 

I want to thank Pierre for 'adding' me as one of his Facebook Friends and if you are on FB also, you can join his FB Group page for Frankensteinia by going to the following link:

http://apps.facebook.com/blognetworks/blog/frankensteinia_the_frankenstein_blog

(Please Note: A complimentary hard copy for this mention / review was not provided by the creator as it is in online format only.)

 

For those of you that are new to our blog today, we have an ongoing online 'Comic Con and Pop Culture Convention'  here at "Make It So Marketing Inc.", what with our daily blog posts, and new listings of items for sale in our online eBay Featured Store

We are pleased that our blog has greeted its' 331,000th visitor yesterday! Thanks again to all of YOU reading our current and archived blog posts!
~ Michael (and Tina)
        
Click Here to see our World !                 

Note From Make It So Marketing:

 
Michael first set up at the 1972 San Diego's West Coast Comic Con. To the left is a photo of Michael at the 1973 SDCC - San Diego Comic Con that was held at the Sheraton Hotel, Harbor Island, San Diego. Click that photo to see 'Our Current World Of Pop Culture'!
                 
Each comic / comics book. Graphic Novels or magazine in our eBay Featured Store is individually graded by Michael, inventoried, priced, bagged and boarded, before being listed for sale!    
               
If you don't see what you are looking for, feel free to email us a 'want list' and if in stock, we'll place it in our eBay Featured Store 'Just for You' to purchase!

 

Now Celebrating the 10th Year On The Web!

"Hammering Out the Web
For You Since May 12th, 1998!"

Click Here to see our Reviews on Comics, TPBs, Graphic Novels, & DVDs! 

Note: If you work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers. Including YOUR own works!

To mail printed items to us for review, send to:

Make It So Marketing Inc
PO Box 130653
Carlsbad, CA 92013

   
     

 

Thank You For Being One Of This Blog's

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All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

 

If you are a Facebook member and want to join my Facebook Network, feel free to send a 'friend request' to 'Michael D Hamersky'.

 


Posted by makeitsomarketing at 4:52 AM PST
Updated: Saturday, February 14, 2009 5:18 AM PST
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Friday, February 13, 2009
Paul Ryan Is Starting A New Phantom Sunday Story...
Mood:  caffeinated
Topic: Comic Book Artists

 

 

Click Here to see our current listed comics, books, graphic novels and other pop culture listings for sale including comics drawn by Paul Ryan!

 

   

Paul Ryan

Is Starting A New Phantom Sunday Story...

"The Love Triangle"!

 

Click Here to see our newly listed Comics, Graphic Novels, Books and other listings for sale Including Paul Ryan drawn comics!

In The Phantom Comic Strip

Created By Lee Falk From King Features!

Paul Ryan... mentioned on his Facebook Status on Monday, February 9th, 2009, that he was "Starting A New Phantom Sunday Story... "The Love Triangle!", which reminded me that I hadn't yet blogged about Paul's comic strip work for King Features.

If your local newspaper, like mine, doesn't carry 'The Phantom' strip, you might want to write them and ask them to carry it!

If they won't, then you can still check out the online version at:

www.kingfeatures.com/features/comics/phantom/about.htm

Paul's Phantom is actually the 21st Phantom in the succession of the Phantom Legend.  This current Phantom "and Diana Palmer were wed in 1977, and today their scrappy young son, Kit, is in training to someday take the sacred "Oath of the Skull" and become the 22nd Phantom"!

At the top left of this blog post is Paul's pencil cover art for "The Ossuary!" which is an issue of 'Fantomen' to be published by Egmont in Sweden.  It is a actually a reprint of Paul's first Sunday strip story for King Features "The Phantom".

Paul Ryan also had a long run on the 'Fantastic Four' comic book series for Marvel Comics that I enjoyed. The FF were going through some changes during that time period with Tom DeFalco writing and Paul illustrating the stories. 

Sue (Storm) Richards was becoming leader of the group at that time, and still had part of the character 'Malice' in her innermost being.  There was some controversy about the Invisible Woman's costume at the time, but I enjoyed the issues that Tom and Paul collaborated on during that run! 

I was fortunate a few years later to meet Paul at a SDCC and have him autograph a few issues for me for my personal collection.  Thanks Paul! 

This was at the 2001 SDCC where he and John Buscema were on a panel together, along with others. This is the main reason I personally go to Cons, to see and hear comic book greats talk about their experiences during their career. If you haven't been to a Comic Con yet... check one out near you!

Again, winding down this morning's blog post, I suggest you take a look at Paul's work on 'The Phantom' comic strip, whether it be in your newspaper or online!

For those of you that are new to our blog today, we have an ongoing online 'Comic Con and Pop Culture Convention'  here at "Make It So Marketing Inc.", what with our daily blog posts, and new listings of items for sale in our online eBay Featured Store

We are pleased that our blog has greeted its' 330,000th visitor yesterday! Thanks again to all of YOU reading our current and archived blog posts!

~ Michael (and Tina)
        
Click Here to see our World !                 

Note From Make It So Marketing:

 
Michael first set up at the 1972 San Diego's West Coast Comic Con. To the left is a photo of Michael at the 1973 SDCC - San Diego Comic Con that was held at the Sheraton Hotel, Harbor Island, San Diego. Click that photo to see 'Our Current World Of Pop Culture'!
                 
Each comic / comics book. Graphic Novels or magazine in our eBay Featured Store is individually graded by Michael, inventoried, priced, bagged and boarded, before being listed for sale!    
               
If you don't see what you are looking for, feel free to email us a 'want list' and if in stock, we'll place it in our eBay Featured Store 'Just for You' to purchase!

 

Now Celebrating the 10th Year On The Web!

"Hammering Out the Web
For You Since May 12th, 1998!"

Click Here to see our Reviews on Comics, TPBs, Graphic Novels, & DVDs! 

Note: If you work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers. Including YOUR own works!

To mail printed items to us for review, send to:

Make It So Marketing Inc
PO Box 130653
Carlsbad, CA 92013

   
     

 

Thank You For Being One Of This Blog's

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NOTE:  This Blog Post May Not Be Viewed Properly On YOUR Screen Due To the Changes eBay is Making on the Blog Format At this time OR in the Future! 
Additionally, this blog post is written for IE Browsers. Netscape, Firefox and the others serve the page up differently. The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768.

All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

 

If you are a Facebook member and want to join my Facebook Network, feel free to send a 'friend request' to 'Michael D Hamersky'.

 


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