As I've mentioned here in the past, for years now my popular commission gallery has not been updated due to website problems going back to my webmaster who created this site after my original site was going to collapse under the weight of the files there. My second Joomla gallery here (@170+ entries) allowed me to expand from the original (@270+entries), now archived, and link to it, preserving the record of my career commissions and unpublished and try-out work. When I could no longer go in to update it it was in a state of limbo and my webmaster and I had a falling out with me so he was no help. I recently had my gallery chronicler Damon Owens help me launch my personal ComicArtFans gallery as a third location to post my past 70+entries I'd been saving on my desktop. (Just too bad it doesn't allow urls to link visitors to my archived and current galleries.) After six were posted my website server told me that the gallery section was taking up too much space and it had been scanned and I was told that I had to remove it within a week or risk my site shutting down and possibly not be retreivable. Thus I pulled in my two Inkwell Awards webmasters Rhys & Steven to help tech-ignorant me to save the material but first remove it post-haste. This immediate threat was resolved and this site's gallery doesn't exist now. Rhys was going to transfer it on WordPress and use Flickr for the gallery but he told me I'd lose all my archived material including the first 270+ of commission entries. So Original webmaster Tim Aslat is studying my Joomla site in hopes of upgrading all the necessary problem areas and have enough space for my gallery section. So in the meantime, I'm not sure if I'll continue adding entries to the CAF gallery but hopefully in 2020 I'll get my limbo gallery returned and have updated it with 70+entries. <crosses fingers>

Last year my bud Mike Lilly appeared at That's Entertainment, a legendary comic book specialty shop in Worcester, MA, to sign on the 6th annual Batman Day. I helped him ink the Batman/Catwoman wedding print (colored by David Ocampo) that was given away to the first 100 attendees. But Mike wasn't able to get me invited to said event. This year he did. So last week I inked a new print image as seen here, also colored by David (who lives in Mexico so he won't be at this event). I'd attended this store several times over the years and the place is simply magical, like a time capsule comic book store from the late 1970s-1980s. One time I signed there alongside Mike when we were doing Annihilation: Conquest- Quasar with writer Christos Gage who's family lives nearby. So if you're in the area please consider dropping in, all the info is on the promo flyer below. I'll be the annoying, giddy, balding fankid. HA!

I have the Terrificon to attend in a week and FanExpo Boston Con the weekend after that. But months

ago I was invited to return to the FanX Salt Lake Comic Con Fall 2019 for September 5-7 but

I couldn't officially make a statement until today! I, again, will be joining my oft-partner and pal

Sal Velluto from Black Panther, Captain Gravity, Aquaman, JSA, Bloodshot, the Kingstone Bible, the

Phantom and so much more! I had the greatest experience with the Utah community fans and staff so

I'm cheerfully hoping for more of that! 

I noticed in the August for October Previews catalog from Diamond that Marvel is soliciting

2 special projects with the King of Wakanda. The Vistions of Wakanda book will contain

interview material from myself & Sal Velluto and possibly reproduce some artwork by us.

The postcard book might also have some art reproduced by us but we don't know for sure

and, if so, will be a surprise like it was with the Marvel BP coloring book. Below I've posted

the images relased by Marvel and their solictation info. After I see them in the coming months

I'll be sure to inform on the specifics right here as usual!

BLACK PANTHER:VISIONS OF WAKANDA HC
Written by JESS HARROLD
Penciled by VARIOUS
Cover by
ON SALE FEBRUARY 2020
Meet T’Challa, the Black Panther, and explore his wondrous home of Wakanda in this beautifully

crafted volume! Featuring action-packed artwork from all eras of Panther storytelling —

beginning with his debut in Stan Lee and Jack Kirby’s legendary FANTASTIC FOUR, through his first

stint as a mighty Avenger, to his modern status as a solo-series star! There’s jungle action aplenty

as T’Challa, his closest allies and his fiercest foes star in stunning illustrations by legends such as

Kirby, John Buscema, Rich Buckler, John Byrne, Mark Texeira and John Romita Jr.! Plus: Awesome

covers and pages from the recent blockbuster revolution of Wakanda courtesy of the creative

minds of writer Ta-Nehisi Coates and artistic collaborators Brian Stelfreeze, Chris Sprouse, Daniel

Acuña and more!
352 PGS./All Ages …$29.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-91938-2
Trim size: 8 x 6

BLACK PANTHER POSTCARD BOOK HC
Penciled by VARIOUS
Cover by JACK KIRBY
Planning a vacation to the technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda? Then you’re

going to need some postcards to mail home to all your jealous friends! This book has all the

cards you’ll need, featuring major moments from Black Panther’s history as illustrated by the

finest talents to ever delineate the adventures of T’Challa, his faithful friends and his bitter

enemies! Whether he’s hanging out with the Fantastic Four, assembling with the Avengers,

stalking the urban jungle of New York City or defending Wakanda as its noble warrior king,

the Black Panther is one of Marvel’s greatest heroes! Wakanda Forever!
84 PGS./All Ages …$19.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-91929-0
Trim size: 4-1/4 x 6

I've been slowly collecting photos that commission clients have sent me over time so I figured I have enough now to post an article. I'm always

stunned when I see images of my work framed and hung up alongside so many other greats. I thought you visitors might get a kick out of this.

FROM THE COLLECTION OF LARRY CLAY:

I'm 4th one down middle row over Sal Velluto

and 2nd one over on the bottom row over MC Wyman

1st one top row (cropped) and 6th one in the same row, both over MC Wyman

5th one over top row (repeat) and 6th one in that row over Ron Frenz

FROM THE COLLECTION OF MICHAEL RANKINS:
My inks over Steve Erwin

FROM THE COLLECTION OF CHRISTOPHE PALMA:

Each one here except the 2nd one- #1: finishes over Ariel Olivetti, #3: inks over

John Watkins, #4: over Thomas Frisano, #5: Philip Tan, #6: Rene Micheletti, #7:

Paul Abrams

FROM THE COLLECTION OF JOHN NIEVES:
On the right- Ron Frenz