2012 Convention Schedule

Hi all;

If I seem chatty lately with the very-regular updates, it's because I'm anticipating some radio silence in the weeks ahead. I've got a trip back to the Mayo Clinic at the end of this week followed by Adam and myself crossing the pond to appear in Leeds in the United Kingdom for the Thought Bubble Festival (please see previous NEWS posts for more details). So you may find us short of NEWS updates for the next couple of weeks.

With that said, onto the news:

I've begun receiving emails and tweets asking about what shows Adam will be attending in 2012. We've been considering this very topic ourselves for the last several weeks. Originally I had a very nice line-up of shows planned, something we ended up having to throw away and completely re-structure. This past year has been a hectic one, and has left us here at the end of it, scrabbling to get caught up on late assignments and eBay convention sketches (which, incidentally, all of you patient auction winners have been really amazing and understanding about- we really appreciate it!). That, in addition to what appears to be a very work-heavy 2012 was motivation enough for us to streamline our schedule.

Of course, nothing is set in stone. But for now Adam and I will be appearing at the following events:

C2E2 in Chicago. We don't know the details yet, but we'll both be there to make up for our having to cancel New York Comic Con

Heroes Con in Charlotte. Truthfully, this one is so close to home that we think we can swing it. And if the unthinkable were to happen; if Adam's work load were to cause him to have to cancel, we wouldn't be costing anyone an airfare, and I could still go on my own and run the booth.

San Diego Comic Con International. No explanation required for this one, I think!

And that's it! Scary to see it as such a short list. Of course, we can always add shows if it turns out that Adam's work load seems manageable than we originally anticipated. But for now, we're cutting it down to bare bones; Adams obligations to DC must come first, and we're hoping when you see the resulting artwork that you'll all be pleased that we did this! Also, we're hoping that staying home more will allow Adam time to do more commissions and art for sale, something that fans have been asking us to do for years.

There will of course be a new sketchbook, as there is every year. We thought that with Heroes Con being so close to San Diego this year, we'd like to aim to have it debut there instead of on the West Coast. But as we get closer to the summer I'll post to let people know our final plan.

So while we'll be visiting less places in 2012, hopefully it means there will be more art for everyone to enjoy, which ultimately is the point of working as an illustrator in comics, is it not?

~Allison