Hey everyone! Just a heads up that my comic In The Dark Issues #1 and #2 are coming back to print soon!
I have them in my web store as PREORDERS here: https://inthedark.bigcartel.com/ all orders will be shipped out at the end Sep/early Oct.

They also will have brand new front and back cover art! Check out the covers! :) I'm excited!
 

In other news, I will be making an appearance at the CXC, Cartoon Crossroads Expo in Columbus Ohio! Its on Sat and Sun, Sep 29 +30. Selling my issues of In The Dark, Skitzo toys and stickers, and some original watercolors and prints. :D

I will also be selling at EXCLUSIVE new item at this con; A "COFFEE TIME" coffee themed Sticker sheet with Fibble, Sin, and Java Town, the coffee shop they go to in the first issue. I even put coffee bean skulls on the background haha. Very Limited! But if I have any extras at the end of the show they will be on my web store in Oct.

Finally I have a bunch of new comic pages of Issue 4 on Patreon. So stay tooned for those....as well as a NEW Skitzo cartoon in color. Should be wild! 


This month has barely begun and I feel like I have an event or thing going on that I will be running around like a maniac every week. But at least you know I'm staying busy and some new art posts are on the way.  :D  Thanks for sticking around and still enjoying my works, despite my slow snail speeds updating sometimes!

Hey everyone sorry for not being as updated on this journal! But I do have a bunch of stuff to announce, so here we go!

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First: I'm having a Summer Sale on my web store! Use discount:  SUMMER   and get %15 off your order. Also, if you order anything over $15 then I'll throw in a FREE Fibble and Sin Sticker! :)  Here's a little ad I made for the occasion: inthedark.bigcartel.com/



There is also going to be some new art and paintings uploaded to the store shortly. I have some originals that I plan to let go and also I found ONE lost Fibble and Sin shirt (its size M) from like 5 years ago :0 A total rarity in case you want one of the first t-shirts I ever made haha. 




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2nd: I am currently curating a Latino animation festival here in San Francisco! It's still accepting submissions until July 31st, so if you are a Latin animator and want to see your works on a theater, consider submitting it to the festival. Rules and guidelines are here: Animation Festival SF I also drew the poster for the event!! You can see it here:




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3rd: I have been updating new pages of In The Dark Issue 4: Intoxication on my Patreon! As well as new sketch book WIPS, and previews for my newest Skitzo cartoon. If you like my works and want to see some exclusive goodies, consider being a supporter there! It really DOES help me with art supplies and financial burdens I face in the real world. Coming soon on Patreon: Previews of the new covers for Issue 1 and 2 for the upcoming reprints, 2 new comic pages on Issue 4, a color Skitzo animation, and some video time-lapses of me drawing in my sketch book (I now have the camera set up to do this!). Support Comick on Patreon!


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Lastly: On DA and Newgrounds, I am going to be posting some new (long awaited) pencil comics from SAHU, Trash and Clash, and even Fibble and Sin. I've been jumping from one to the other while on my commutes to work and its going to be pretty cool when they are finally scanned and posted haha. It will be a huge relief to finally get them off my plate (sketchbook) and hopefully you guys enjoy what I have stored. Oh and a little collab comic with my friend Trivialtales, about an evil bird too!

Thanks guys for your patience and for still hanging around as I make new stuff!!



"NOW LEAVE ME TO MY SOUL EATING!!" -SIN

The Latino Comics Expo (LCX) in conjunction with The Alamo Draft House Cinema Theater are running a fundraiser Animation Festival in San Francisco on September 5th, 2018. And we are now taking submissions for the show!

SOME INFO ABOUT LCX:

The Latino Comics Expo (LCX) is a Latino-centered comic convention that occurs yearly in Long Beach, CA at the MOLAA (Museum of Latin American Art). They feature and promote comics and art, music, and culture by Latino artists from all over the US and internationally too.

This year they are doing a fundraiser for the Expo by running an Animation Festival to showcase local and international Latin animators. Proceeds to the event go directly to help keep the Expo alive and running, and in exchange animators who may not have had the opportunities to screen or show their shorts in a theater get the spotlight and a live audience. We also do a raffle prize of artwork and question and answer features with artists after the screening.

So starting today, LCX is taking submissions for it 2nd Animation Festival! There is NO FEE to submit and all entries will be notified a week after the cutoff date July 31st if their film was picked for the screening. You dont need to be present to the show to have your work shown, (but if you do, we do a live mic intro with the creator before your piece screens). 

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RULES:

-All entries must be original works. No parodies or fan animations will be allowed.

-You must be 18yrs or older to submit.

-You must have the rights or legal permission to use the audio/music in your films.

-We are looking for independent shorts in English or Spanish. If your animation is in Spanish, please include English subs directly burned into your piece. (No secondary subtitle files to attach).

- Films made by Latin animators or of Latin decent are highly encouraged to enter. We will also accept works that showcase Latin iconography, culture, or characters even if you may not be Latino.

-If your work is selected, please be able to provide a high-res copy of your animation in H.264 video codec and saved as a .mp4 video file.

-Minimum runtime length: 1 min, Maximum length: 10 mins

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HOW TO SUBMIT:

-Send an email with a link to your video to LCX.animation.submit@gmail.com

Please also include the following info in your email:

1.       Your first and last name

2.       Where are you located? (ex. California, USA. Chile, Mexico?)

3.       Link to your animation. (if password protected please include that!)

4.       Your email to contact you, if we pick your animation.

5.       The length time of your film.

6.       The medium used. (ex. Flash, hand-drawn, stop motion, CGI, etc…)

7.       A short synopsis of your piece. (aka: what is it about?)

8.       Any additional info you’d like to share about the piece or yourself 😊

And that’s it!

DEADLINE TO ENTER: July 31st

NOTIFED SELECTIONS: Aug 7th

SCREENING DAY: Sep 5th 6:30pm, Alamo Draft House, San Francisco.

ALSO, if you have other questions, feel free to message me here on Newgrounds!

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY IS HERE! Buy anything on my webstore and get a FREE digital comic book "Skitzo Bakes a Cake" emailed to you! Use promo code SKITZO at checkout. Expires 5/8. https://inthedark.bigcartel.com/

https://inthedark.bigcartel.com/

Plus just a quick heads up I will be at the East LA C.A.P.E on May 12th. It's a FREE comic con at the El Gallo Plaza (4545 E Cesar Chavez Ave Los Angeles, CA 90022) in the heart of East LA. I will be selling Issues of In The Dark, Skitzo plushies and stickers and a load of original art (some of them never available for sale before). I am also working on having a few new pins and a new sticker for the event too, so hopefully I can get them done in time. So yeah, if you are in LA, come by and check out my booth and get some goodies. 

AND ALSO

*** I'm OPEN again for commissions! If you want me to draw you something, send me a note!  ***

Prices: 

  Black and White Art 

                -$15+ Traditional or Digital drawings with minimal shading. 

  Color Digital Art

                 -$25+ Simple w/ no backgrounds. 
                 -$45+ Larger and more complex pieces.

  I also do acrylic paintings, note me for prices on those.

  I accept Paypal only.

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Finally, I have some new art pieces coming up that I hope you guys like. A friend of mine who is moving away to another state gave me ALL their acrylic paints and so I have a large supply of materials to paint with, so I've been itching to make some new paintings with them. Coming soon :)

Hey everyone just a quick heads up I will be at the East LA C.A.P.E on May 12th. It's a FREE comic con at the El Gallo Plaza (4545 E Cesar Chavez Ave Los Angeles, CA 90022) in the heart of East LA. I will be selling Issues of In The Dark, Skitzo plushies and stickers and a load of original art (some of them never available for sale before). I am also working on having a few new pins and a new sticker for the event too, so hopefully I can get them done in time. So yeah, if you are in LA, come by and check out my booth and get some goodies. 

AND ALSO

*** I'm OPEN again for commissions! If you want me to draw you something, send me a note!  ***

Prices: 

  Black and White Art 

                -$15+ Traditional or Digital drawings with minimal shading. 

  Color Digital Art

                 -$25+ Simple w/ no backgrounds. 
                 -$45+ Larger and more complex pieces.

  I also do acrylic paintings, note me for prices on those.

  I accept Paypal only.

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Finally, I have some new art pieces coming up that I hope you guys like. A friend of mine who is moving away to another state gave me ALL their acrylic paints and so I have a large supply of materials to paint with, so I've been itching to make some new paintings with them. Coming soon :)

Hey everyone just a note that I'm running a Holiday Sale on my webstore, use code SANTA to get 15% off your entire order! Check it out, offer ends on Jan 1st. 

The newest issue of In The Dark #3 is now available online too! As well as some new art pieces and painted animation cells! :) 

OH and some pretty cool news!! My sister got to meet Guillermo Del Toro and actually gave him a copy of IN THE DARK and he liked it! Seriously amazing honor to know my favorite movie director has my comic book, I was so stoked! :D 

I was interviewed last week before thanksgiving about In The Dark and Skitzo! I even give some details about Issue 3 and hints on Issue 4 coming up (ohhh the suspense). http://kwmr.org/broadcasts/11565 it starts around 1 min 20 secs.

Big news!

Issue 3 is now available for purchase online :D Year and a half in the making…the darkness continues! 

http://inthedark.bigcartel.com/product/in-the-dark-issue-3-signed

Just a quick note that I will be at the Latino Comics Expo (LCX) THIS WEEKEND Nov. 11+12 in Long Beach, CA. Come by and check out a whole con of indie artists and comics as well as food trucks and art panels. :D Join us at 628 Alamitos Ave, Long Beach, CA 90802, Sat is $10 entry and SUN is FREE to enter!!

This will be a really BIG event for me this year because I will be debuting my 52pg NEW ISSUE of In the Dark #3!! YAY!!

I will also be showcasing some brand new art pieces, acrylics, and new hand painted animation cells of Skitzo the Bear. After the event, the new issue will be online for sale too so stay tooned for that announcement when it comes. 


So yeah, a bunch of new stuff is also on the way...I have some new fibble/sin pencil comics, a new mini Skitzo comic, and a bunch of doodles and art that I have not posted yet. OH, and I updated my Patreon page here: PATREON it will be updated with new animations, art and goodies before the public as well as behind the scenes stuff I don't post anywhere else. you might even see previews of Issue 4 showing up in there ;)





And in case you didn't know, I've been posting color versions of SAHU on Webtoon. Its starting from the very beginning but yeah if you wanted to read the comic in color I update every 2 weeks or so ( I try!). SAHU color comic on Webtoon

Whelp off I go back to work on stuff!! 
Whoooosh

Hey everyone just a heads up that I will be attending the Cartoons Crossroads Expo (CXC) this year! It's the first time I've ever done a con in the northern states...or outside California for that matter! But I've been branching out more and yeah its in Columbus, Ohio! I'll be sharing a table with a buddy of mine who is also from SF so that at least I don't feel totally alien haha. But I heard there is some killer food there!! :D  

And the best part...THIS COMIC CON IS FREE!! That's right, you can come in and it costs you NOTHING!
The event runs from Sep 29-Oct 1. The main expo is on Sat and Sun in downtown Columbus. So come by and check it out!

I will be selling In The Dark Issues 1+2 and taking pre-orders for Issue 3 which will be ready Nov 8th. I'll also have t-shirts, art prints, original paintings and Skitzo plush toys! Also for this event I had something new made just for the expo but I'll announce it on the day of the event ;b If you are a donor on my Patreon you already know what this special goodies is heh.

Should be fun!