THE SC COMICON WRAP UP!

 

SC Comicon (L-R): Peter Cutler, Mike Gordon, Bobby Nash, Chris Hamer

Bobby with Miracole Burns

I was a guest at the first ever SC Comicon in Greenville, SC last weekend, May 17 - 18, 2014, and I had an absolutely amazing time. First off, I want to offer a big ol’ hearty congratulations to Robert Young and his staff for taking such good care of us this weekend. I had a blast and look forward to next year. You know it’s a good sign when there’s a fairly lengthy line outside the convention center before it opens waiting to get inside. Robert also owns and operates Greenville's Borderlands Comics and Games, which is a fantastic store. If you're in the area, you should definitely stop by and say hello. He was also kind enough to stop by the ESO podcast episode 214 to talk about the con. You can listen to it here.

DJ Spider as Black Canary

A special thanks to all the great folks who came out and said hello, stopped by the table, and an extra cheer to those who picked up some books. You guys are awesome and I appreciate it.

I also had a great time hanging out and/or chatting with some cool folks like Mike Gordon, Chris Hamer, Peter Cutler, J.R. Mounts, Chris Burns, Miracole Burns, DJ Spider, David Ballauer, Randy Bishop, Bradd Parton, Nikki Parton, Richard Morgan, Kelly Yates, and more. Please forgive me if I didn't mention you. It was by no means intentional. My brain turns to mush at the conclusion of conventions.

My table (#625)

I was set up at table #625 on Aisle 600 with New Legend Productions’ Mike Gordon and Peter Cutler on one side and Chris and Miracole Burns on the other. We had a fairly steady stream of people on the aisle and was never at a loss for someone to talk to, which is always nice because I do like to talk.

Comic fans, trust me, if you weren't here this time, you'll definitely want to be back next year. It was fun. On the book front, my big seller of the weekend was.... drum roll, please... The Big Bad: An Anthology of Evil and Lance Star: Sky Ranger, with Domino Lady coming in third.

You can learn more about SC Comicon here and follow them on Facebook and Twitter.

I had a great time and look forward to returning in 2015 for SC Comicon’s second year.

Bobby

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BOBBY'S FREE COMIC BOOK DAY WRAP UP!

Bobby Nash is ready for Free Comic Book Day to begin.

I spent this year's Free Comic Book Day (FCBD for short) at Richard's Comics and Collectables in Greenville, SC. As I discovered last year when I also spent FCBD in Greenville at Borderlands, Greenville's comic fans come out in droves for their FCBD events. Although I didn't have any work appearing in the comic books that were available for free to customers, I decided to spend the day doing free sketches for whoever wanted one. Richard even had pre-printed FCBD sketch cards made, which added a professional look to my scratchy scribbles.

My day started early. I was up at 6 a.m. to get on the road from Atlanta to Greenville, which takes between 2 - 2 1/2 hours depending on traffic and speed traps (tip: slow down when you cross into South Carolina). I arrived a little earlier than I needed to be there, but that was okay. I watched the store's parking lot transform into artist alley as the tents went up and tables slid into place. As much as an hour before the store opened, the fans started showing up and the line wrapped along and down the side of the building. It was great to see the fans who came dressed in costume as well. There were many photo ops.

I started drawing almost immediately after setting up my table so I could show off my books. The drawings I did are pasted below. I'm not the fastest artist, but I think the cards came out well. I drew non-stop from a little before 11 a.m. until a little after 7 p.m. I think I got up once or twice to stretch, but otherwise I was right there doodling away. I don't know how guys like George Perez do this week in and week out at conventions. I definitely have a new found respect for artists sketching at cons.

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And now, without further ado, Welcome To Free Comic Book day 2012.

Welcome to Richard's Comics and Collectables.

Lining up before the store opens.

Bradd Parton

Steven Prouse

A few friends stopped by.

Sketch #1 (from Steven Prouse's book)

Zombie

Zombie and friend.

In Brightest Day...

Green Lantern and friend.

Supergirl

Supergirl and friend.

You know his name.

Batman and friend.

I feel the need... the need for speed.

Flash and friend.

A young lady asked for the Invisible Woman.
--so I handed her a blank page.
We laughed.

Then drew this.
The caption is based on our conversation about Sue and Reed.

The Invisible Woman and friend.

They call me Mr. Kato.

Kato and friend.

Another Kato

Kato and friend.

I'm Batman!

Batman and friend.

Hawkman

Hawkman and friend.

Hulk Have Anger issues

Hulk and friend.

Deadpool

Deadpool and friend.

Bullets and Bracelets

Wonder Woman and friend

Never let the Black cat cross your path!

Black Cat and friend.

Avengers Assemble!

Captain America and friend

Green Hornet

Green Hornet and friend

This might be the first cowboy I've ever drawn.

Cowboy and friend.

Request was for someone being punched.
I'd just drawn Green Hornet so he was elected. 

Green Hornet and friend

We were talking about the upcoming movie where they're aliens.
Hence the comment.

Turtle and friend

This request made my day.
My first TARDIS drawing.

TARDIS and friend

She asked me to draw something awesome.
This is what popped into my mind.

Thor and friend.

Another first - Shade: The Changing Man

Shade and friend

A cool zombie

Zombie and friend

Another Deadpool.
I like the way the smoke curls into a skull.

Deadpool and friend

Another Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle

Turtle and friend

A pizza munchin' Turtle

Turtle and friend

In Brightest Day...

Green Lantern and friend

Candid shot. Dropped the camera and took this when I caught it.

Captain America

Captain America and friend

I'm Batty

Batman and friend

Spider-Woman

Spider-Woman with a couple of tweaks.

Spider-Woman and friend.
She was doing the voice of the girl from Resident Evil.
"You're all going to die down here."

Wonder Woman

And that was Free Comic Book Day 2012.

I had a blast. I hope you did too wherever you celebrated.

You can learn more about Richard's Comics and Collectables at www.richards-collectables.com.
You can learn more about Free Comic Book Day at www.freecomicbookday.com

Thanks again to Richard Morgan and the cool folks I met at the event. It was a lot of fun.

Bobby