Stickman's Tips for having a Table at a Comic Book Convention

As I promised yesterday, here is the comic I drew for the 24 Hour Comic Challenge at Comic Book Ink this year.

The Comic Critic Reviews Nosferatu

 I just can’t get past how blatantly the creators of this film stole from Bram Stoker’s Dracula. When I started writing this review I did know that Bram Stoker’s widow took the studio that created this film to court for copyright infringement and won. But I did not know that part of the settlement was that every reel of Nosferatu was to be burned. The film only survived because another form of infringement occurred during international distribution.

The image of Count Orlok, the vampire in the film, remains a cinematic icon that still fascinates audiences. Directors know this and have paid homage to Orlok in a number of films over the years. But none is greater than in the movie Shadow of the Vampire from 2000. We’re treated to a scenario where, while doing research for his film, the director discovers an actual vampire and entices it to play the role of Orlok. I’ve always found it ironic that so many acts of derivation would follow the first unlawful one done by the creators of Nosferatu. But to see a movie about the making of the original film in which the inspirational source of the vampire was not Dracula, but an actual vampire, brought irony to a whole new level.

Nosferatu is just one of many films that will be showing at the Ellensburg Film Festival. If you live over in Eastern Washington I hope to see you there next weekend.

I know you are all excited to see what I drew at the 24 Hour Comic Challenge. I will be posting the results tomorrow. In the meantime I encourage you to check out James Stowe's work from the 24 Hour Comic Challenge. He and I had a gentleman's bet going on who would finish first. And it was very close this year. Very close. But Stowe beat me by posting his comic (done in full color, writer Kevin Freitas) on the Internet just a few moments before I plopped my 24 pages down and announced I was done. Way to go, Stowe!

The Return of Sticklman #1328 and 24 Hour Comic Day

Now wonder our jails are full with masterminds like these.

Tomorrow I will be at Comic Book Ink participating in the 24 Hour Comic Day. If you want to be inserted into my comic, just bring me a meat dish, or make a donation to The CLAW Student Scholarship Fund. I'll be sending out regular posting on my twitter if you want to follow the progress. Here is the comic I completed last year, a mash-up of Copyright Facts and a Zombie Apocalypse.

The Return of Stickman #1327

The folks at Victoria Secret have some interesting ideas of what's sexy.

The Return of Stickman and the 24 Hour Challenge

A couple of weeks ago my good friend James Stowe, fellow founder of The CLAW, and all around fantastic guy, asked me if I would draw Stickman participating in the 24 Hour Challenge - in 24 panels naturally. He would then apply the art to a fantastic poster design so that we might be able to promote the event at Comic Book Ink. I think he did a great job on the poster. So here is the poster as today's Return of Stickman strip.


By the way, Stowe and I have once again renewed our yearly bet as to who will finish the contest - first (or if at all as the case may be.) Please stop on by to provide us with meat dishes or donations to the CLAW Student Scholarship Fund and you will end up in the cartoon.

The Return of Stickman #1326 and Jet City 2011

It's hard to ignore news stories like this one when they happen in your town. This is not the first time I've heard of somebody asking their neighbors or friends who to get rid of a body. All I can think is that these folks were never in the Boy Scouts.

If you're a regular reader of this blog you might have noticed that there was no movie review posted yesterday. I never got around to drawing a review last weekend because I was busy attending the Jet City Comic Show. This is the second year I've attended the show and I will be in it again next year. Here are a few shots I took at the event.

My first sale of the day!




Jet City's mascot is Bomber Girl and this year she was played by Sierra McKenzie. You might have seen Sierra in some of my other photos. She is part of a modeling group that convention and trade shows hire to promote events or products.

My last sale of the day. The Brains! t-shirt was a big hit.

The Return of Stickman #1325

Here the follow-up strip to yesterday's strip. Here is the corresponding news article.

Tomorrow I will be at the Jet City Comic Book Show. Last year was their first year and there was a line at the door when they opened at 10am. I know that the first folks through the door get a free Jet City poster featuring Bomber Girl. Also, between various highways and bridges closed down, and all the events that are happening throughout the city, traffic is going to be a bit thicker than normal. Plan according.