Lobster Johnson & Fluke

Here's a drawing of Lobster Johnson, a side character from Hellboy and B.P.R.D.

I had a great time at the Texas Library Association Conference in San Antonio - I found out that Vengeance made the top ten GNS for middle school readers, which was exciting, and I got to meet Kazu Kibuishi, who I'd not met before but whose work I like. From there I went straight on to Fluke, and had a great time there, too - Comic Book Resources has a great write-up of it, and I'm quoted a lot in it, so rather than repeat myself here, just give it a read.

Jack Davis, Drew Weing, And Eleanor Davis - it's enough to make you feel like a scribblin' hack

First, a panel from Crogan's: the ship in rough weather.



On Thursday Allen Spetnagel, Hunter Clark, Doug Dabbs, and me packed comfortably into Allen Spetnagel's van...





and made our way to Athens, Georgia for a panel discussion on humorous illustration featuring, among other notables, EC legend Jack Davis.



Afterwards we had coffee with Drew Weing
and Eleanor Davis, and went back to their apartment for a little bit.





Seeing the book that they're working on is inspiring and very, very humbling - I really can't wait for it. It looks amazing.

I should be finished with my thumbnails and script for my contribution to David Yoder's Elephano book on Thursday, so that's a load off.