SAN DIEGO COMIC CON!!! 2012 edition

hey everybody,


I'll be at the San Diego ComicCon friday and saturday roaming around.  I will mostly be signing at the SLG (booth #1815) selling my books and t-shirts, from time to time i'll be doing sketches at the Cartoon Art Museum Sketch-a-thon (booth #1930), and of course I'll be at the Adventure Time panel (in the audience not on the panel) if I can get in.

My schedule at the SLG booth:
friday 11:30 - 1:00  2:30 - 5:30
saturday just  2:30 - 5:30

I have no schedule at the CAM Sketch-a-thon so check my twitter feed for updates on when I'll be there.

map of my where-a-bouts at the con

I'll also have a limited supply of prints and zines for sale at the tr!ckster store and of course my new wallet design will be on sale at the Poketo table (booth 4634).

here's where the trickster store is.  

please come by and say hello,


-a

a night in the tiki room...

just did this quick piece for a tiki art show they are having at SLG's boutiki gallery in san jose. friday november 5th.




-a

san jose boutiki art show today!

just a reminder if your in the san jose area tonight come on down for first fridays at the SLG Boutiki art gallary for my art opening with FREE live music.

starting at 8p.m.
SLG boutiki art gallary
577 S. Market Street
San Jose, CA US

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preview copy of escape from dullsville!

there it is...i received an advance copy of my new comic Escape from Dullsville in the mail the other day. boy am i psyched. the book weighs in at 1 pound 288 pages and boy do those pages smell great.

one month till you all should start to receive your copies!

-a

interview on SLG radio.

dan vado interviewed me on his podcast.



-a

Of podcasts and art openings...

I'll be a guest this thursday afternoon at 2 p.m. PST on SLG's Blog Talk Radio to talk with Dan Vado about the upcoming art shows at the Cartoon Art Museum in san francisco (tomorrow thursday the 28th), the SLG Boutiki gallary in san jose (next friday feb. 5th), and to promote my new book Escape from Dullsville which we are expecting to ship out in early march.

you can listen to the podcast live or download it through itunes. If you want you can call in and ask a question at this number (646) 378-0737.

-a

it's on!

PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release - 10/22/09

SLG Publishing
P.O. Box 26427
San Jose, CA 95159

www.slgcomic.com
For more information or review copies, contact Jennifer de Guzman - slgchief@slgpubs.com

Extraordinary Experiences Take to the Road in
Escape from Dullsville

It all starts when a claustrophobic fetus, tired of its surroundings, decides to make an early exit. An avalanche of bizarre happenings follows because, after all, a single extraordinary circumstances tends to allow for more incredible circumstances to happen. In Escape from Dullsville by Andy Ristaino, due out from SLG Publishing in December, the precocious fetus becomes embroiled in the plots and schemes of the likes of little green men, mad scientist puppets, government cover-ups, jet-packed babysitters, strange cults, anarchists, beatniks, psychotic magicians, truckers, and crazy mothers, as it goes on the most wigged-out of road trips through the good ol' U.S. of A.

Escape from Dullsville, a 288-page black-and-white graphic novel, collects the entire run ofAndy Ristaino's comic Life of a Fetus, which was published by SLG from 1999 to 2001. It also features more than 80 new pages, including the previously unpublished issue eight, "Little Billy and Dr. Otto" comic strips, and background material. A hefty dose of of science fiction, politics, non-linear storytelling and innovative art, Escape from Dullsville tells an extraordinary story as only Andy Ristaino (The Babysitter) can concoct.

"Escape from Dullsville combines all of the genres I like," said Ristaino. "Crazy road trip movies, sci fi, '60s exploitation, comedy. It's basically a jumble of cult movie culture. The comic was designed around creating a universe that could change and grow as my ideas changed and grew," he explained. "A place to put any and all characters I created and a platform on which they can all exist at once, in a kinetic mental jumble with fluidity of storytelling, both visual and textual."

Escape from Dullsville can be pre-ordered at comic book stores now with the Diamond code OCT090664. Its ISBN is 978-1-59362-182-7.

Established in 1986, SLG Publishing is a San Jose, CA based publisher of comic books, graphic novels and related merchandise. Some of SLG's more notable comics and creators have included Johnny the Homicidal Maniac by Jhonen Vasquez, Milk and Cheese by Evan Dorkin and Zombies Calling by Faith Erin Hicks. More information about SLG can be found at its website, www.slgcomic.com.

slg radio

i'm on the first episode of slg radio talking with my publisher Dan Vado about some of my upcoming comics. i come into the thing about 18 minutes into it. it's the first episode so please pardon the technical difficulties, the section i talk during didn't cut out.
check it out.


-a

hello t-shirt...

SLG was kind enough to print up another one of my shirt designs. this time it's the revamp of my "Hello" Sasquatch design. a 4 color t-shirt. i'll post some good pictures of the shirt when i get a chance to take them in the mean time you can get yourself a copy... here.

also you can still get the aliens playing poker shirts on sale here.

thanks

-a

art show.

well... it was raining in san jose for my art show, but people showed up anyway! i was lucky enough to have member of shy grape, black eagle trust, and the assemble head join me in playing some spacey music in the very bright slg warehouse for the opening. i had a good time playin' music and talking shop. here's some photos morgan took from the show. if you know me on facebook you can see more posted there.

me and our leader dan vado in the boutiki gallery

Look, Art!more art.

and yet more art.

music by Shy Grape the sundowner crew joined us for the second half of the set.
alex was overseeing the shy grape and sundowner show.

thanks to everyone who showed up and all who played music!

-a

Art opening in san jose

hey bay area folks.

I'm having an art show next friday (febuary 6th) at my publisher SLG's Boutiki Gallery in San Jose, California from 7:00 to 10:00. Here's a map the address is 577 south market st. There will be live music featuring Shy Grape and the Sundowner Sessions. Should be cool spacey stuff.

here's the flyer that slg made up for the show.

hope to see you there.

-a

Tshirts are made...

the alien t-shirts were printed up! and here they are. black shirts 3 colors available in men's and women's sizes at the slg store!




-a