Jane (Bushi Tale’s #1 fan) showed me this drawing at the last MSCA dinner meeting and I asked if she would be nice enough to scan it and let me use it- she did!

Thanks, Jane!

Lin

The second part of the interview Wonton and I did with Shawn Pryor and Jon Carroll for The Black Box podcast is now available. We talk more about digital comics, distribution, web comics, Jetta, Bushi Tales, my B/W art show and Comic Whore site.

http://thepkdblackbox.podbean.com/

PKD Media’s Shawn Pryor and my fellow Memphian Jon Carroll (The Oblivion Bar blog) gave me and Antone Wade (Jetta:Tales of the Toshigawa) a call to talk about self-publishing comics, distribution, ninjas, M.C. Hammer pants and more on their new podcast The Black Box!

You can get it (Episode #3) at http://pkdmedia.com, http://pkdmedia.com/thepkdblackbox, or via iTunes.

We also discussed how we got into comics, Bushi Tales, Jetta, Diamond Comics, digital comics, Mike Norton, and more.

Since we talked shop so much Shawn had to split our conversation into two parts. Next one should be out next week and we discuss more self-publishing and my new ComicWhore.com site.

Thanks to Shawn and Jon for having us on!

Lin

PS- I’ve got Comic Whore banner ads up on the CGS site and forums.  You may even see some art I did for their home page! It changes artists each time you visit.

Please don’t ask what is up with that hideous costume my Dad is wearing. Next is the second costume my Mom made for me. Tri-Klops from Masters of the Universe. I helped with this one.

This is me but many years later in my infamous Magneto costume. I only wore this one once. I made the helmet and assisted with the rest of the costume. But this is still mostly a Mom produced suit. I don’t remember who the kid dressed as Hulk is but that’s my brother dressed up as the ’89 style Batman.

Here’s my most widely seen and my favorite costume- my Bat suit. The boots, cape, and body suit were made by my Mom. The Cowl and utility belt were store bought. For years I wore this outfit sometimes accompanied by friends (Holly Fortner as Catwoman, Dave Johnson as Riddler, and Heath Moore as Phantasm).  My Mom, Lin and I made every costume in this picture including the Phantasm mask.

And here are two pics of me in my Superman costume. These are from around the same time as the last photo. The body suit I bought but I made everything else with an assist from Lin.

Here’s a group shot. My Mom, Lin, and I all helped make ever costume in this photo except the Black Cat & Beetlejuice costume. Starting left to right- Me as Superman, Dave Johnson as Count Vertigo, Lin as Beetlejuice, Beth Green as Black Cat, and Greg Stilwell as Reptile. We hit several Halloween parties that night and had a great time. Fun memories.

Here’s the Sub Zero costume. I wore this for a couple of Halloweens but the main use of this was at Martial Arts demonstrations. Greg and I had a choreographed fight were Sub Zero would battle Reptile. We performed this routine at many different events all around the Mid-South area. This photo is from the Northaven Elementary demo. I hold a second degree black belt rating in Aikijujutsu, and first degree ratings in Aikido, Taijutsu, and Goshin Jujitsu. But I haven’t been a practicing Martial Artist or Instructor for eight years or so because of injuries I suffered in an automobile accident.

It’s been many years since I’ve dressed up in a costume. I’m not the young and  super-fit guy I use to be. But the usual Halloween outfit for the better part of a decade has always been my traditional Aikido uniform. Here’s a really nice photo Micah took of me in my Aikido rig.

I hope you enjoyed these photos. Brought back a lot of wonderful memories for me. Thanks to my Mom for making most of these costumes, my family and friends for the memories, and Ronnie for scanning a lot of these photos so I could post them. Have a Happy Halloween!

Darkness falls across the land as the DC Universe faces its greatest horror in this Halloween special filled with all-new stories!

Watch as Guy Gardner continues his quest to share Halloween with the cosmos and his fellow alien Green Lantern Corps members. In another tale, Red Robin finds the true, deadly meaning of the sinister holiday while overseas on his quest to find Bruce Wayne.

Meanwhile, Bizarro receives neither trick nor treat in his own backwards celebration of the spookiest night of the year on his home world. Plus, 10 other ghoulish tales to fill you with fright this Halloween!  Scott Clark and I worked on one of the stories. This is my first pro credited work for DC and a dream come true. It’s on sale today- so drop by your local comic book store and pick a copy. Sketchbook Wednesday will be Friday this week.

Christopher Lee as Dracula

Boris Karloff as Frankenstein

Both done in pencils.

Don’t forget that the annual Broad Avenue Art Walk happens this Friday, and the MSCA monthly dinner meeting is tomorrow night at Garribaldi’s Pizza. Both are free and open to the public.

Lin

If you’d like to know more about doing comics yourself, or the story behind how we published Bushi Tales be sure to check it out.

http://www.comicwhore.com/

A new blog on how to use the internet to promote yourself will be by Nicki and updated every Wednesday.

Don’t forget that this Friday, Oct.2nd is the annual Broad Avenue Art Walk. Paula Cravens will have a photography show called “Standing Stones” at West Memorials, and the Midsouth Cartoonists Association will have “Nightmare on Broad Avenue” at Adam Shaw’s studio. The event is open to the public and free.

The weather is looking great this week. Should be a great night to stretch your legs and enjoy some art.

Lin