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HeroesCon....
9 years ago
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Just got back from going to HeroesCon in Charlotte, NC with Seaweed and had a pretty fun time. Yeah, this is not exactly "furry," but may be of interest to some of my followers.
First I met Erica Henderson, artist on The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl comic. Her art is very stylistic, and not everyone is a fan, but looking at the finished inked sheets of a few of the comics that she was displaying it's amazing how much art is actually lost in the colorization and shrinking down process and really gave me a new appreciation of how they do it. It also makes me wonder just how much detail other artists such as Jack Kirby had lost to time by the same issues back in their day. Things to ponder. Did get a nice Squirrel Girl print signed by her, so huzzah for that.
Saw loads of cosplayers - and although no "fursuiters" in particular I could see some fursuits going over well (Freddie Fazzbear, Pandapool and the like would draw loads of attention). I also had time to drool over some vintage toys and great TV shirts as well. But I did have to watch my money.
I had a fun time, and as me and Seaweed were leaving fate struck. I turned and sitting at a table, autographing prints and shirts and such, was Basil Gogos. Many of you know him, or at least familiar with his work, even if you do not recognize the name. He has done a lot of paintings for media over the years, but is most known for his Famous Monsters of Filmland covers -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil_Gogos
https://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=A0LEVvtNnmVXDXoAjV8nnIlQ?p=basil+gogos&fr=yhs-mozilla-004&fr2=piv-web&hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-004
His wife was helping him sign autographs, and both were very kind and courteous. He did not seem to be in the best of health, but his mind still seemed sharp and he made a habit of shaking the hand of every fan who stopped by, and still had strength in his grip. I managed to snag a old copy of Famous Monsters of Filmland (the one with Boris Karloff as The Mummy on the cover) and had him sign it. Now I just need to get it framed...
Next to him was Bob Camp - creator of Ren and Stimpy (this is my bad, he directed the show and never claimed to be the creator - just correcting it here). Seaweed picked up a Ren and Stimpy comic and got it signed by him - and he seemed to be a surprisingly happy and upbeat fellow.
Once Seaweed sends me the pics I will post them for all to see - which means I'll likely never get them :p Ok, relaxing now - catch you guys around!
First I met Erica Henderson, artist on The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl comic. Her art is very stylistic, and not everyone is a fan, but looking at the finished inked sheets of a few of the comics that she was displaying it's amazing how much art is actually lost in the colorization and shrinking down process and really gave me a new appreciation of how they do it. It also makes me wonder just how much detail other artists such as Jack Kirby had lost to time by the same issues back in their day. Things to ponder. Did get a nice Squirrel Girl print signed by her, so huzzah for that.
Saw loads of cosplayers - and although no "fursuiters" in particular I could see some fursuits going over well (Freddie Fazzbear, Pandapool and the like would draw loads of attention). I also had time to drool over some vintage toys and great TV shirts as well. But I did have to watch my money.
I had a fun time, and as me and Seaweed were leaving fate struck. I turned and sitting at a table, autographing prints and shirts and such, was Basil Gogos. Many of you know him, or at least familiar with his work, even if you do not recognize the name. He has done a lot of paintings for media over the years, but is most known for his Famous Monsters of Filmland covers -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil_Gogos
https://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=A0LEVvtNnmVXDXoAjV8nnIlQ?p=basil+gogos&fr=yhs-mozilla-004&fr2=piv-web&hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-004
His wife was helping him sign autographs, and both were very kind and courteous. He did not seem to be in the best of health, but his mind still seemed sharp and he made a habit of shaking the hand of every fan who stopped by, and still had strength in his grip. I managed to snag a old copy of Famous Monsters of Filmland (the one with Boris Karloff as The Mummy on the cover) and had him sign it. Now I just need to get it framed...
Next to him was Bob Camp - creator of Ren and Stimpy (this is my bad, he directed the show and never claimed to be the creator - just correcting it here). Seaweed picked up a Ren and Stimpy comic and got it signed by him - and he seemed to be a surprisingly happy and upbeat fellow.
Once Seaweed sends me the pics I will post them for all to see - which means I'll likely never get them :p Ok, relaxing now - catch you guys around!
And you met Basil Gogos? Mere words cannot express my jealousy right now. I remember how awestruck I was by the one FMoF cover he did of Godzilla versus the Bionic Monster. Gorgeous!
BTW, all the Charlotte furs were showing up around 3 pm. I don't know if you were still there that late.
This weekend is wide open until Saturday evening.. And then much packing will ensue.
Wanna try for Kampai?
I wish I could have gotten my Ren and Stimpy comic signed by him (I own the issue where Spider Man guest stars and meets Powdered Toastman)