Vote for the Harvey Awards

What a great early morning surprise.... today I opened up my email to find out that I have been nominated for a Harvey Award for Best Inker! I couldn't be more honored. The Harveys are an industry award so it feels especially fantastic to be nominated by my peers.

From the site:

Nominations for the Harvey Awards are selected exclusively by creators - those who write, draw, ink, letter, color, design, edit or are otherwise involved in a creative capacity in the comics field. They are the only industry awards both nominated and selected by the full body of comic book professionals. Professionals who participate will be joining nearly 2,000 other comics professionals in honoring the outstanding comics achievements of 2008.

So THANK YOU to everyone who nominated me. And THANK YOU IN ADVANCE to everyone who will vote this year! And CONGRATULATIONS to everyone else who was nominated!

If you're an industry pro and want to vote, download the ballot here and don't forget to return it no later than midnight, August 28, 2009 (it doesn't specify, but I would assume midnight EST).

Free Comic Book Day

It somehow snuck up on me again! I'll be signing at Beach Ball Comics in Anaheim, CA with some of my fellow Top Cow artists. Stop by and say hi!

Beach Ball Comics
3024 W Ball Rd. Ste. G
Anaheim, CA 92804
(714) 826-6127
Signing 11am-2pm
Michael Broussard (The Darkness)
Ryan Winn (The Darkness)
Rick Loverd (Berserker)

Find a shop in your area participating in Free Comic Book Day!

so much good stuff

Sorry for the silence over here - just been so busy that I haven't had time to put ANYTHING together. Which is a really lame excuse, but it's true.

Phoenix Comic Con was awesome. Flat out, Phoenix brings it. It was an all-around fun show and everyone we met was so nice. There was a huge CosPlay audience at the show and those kids were so cute and friendly. Ryan made lots of new friends and got to hang out with lots of folks that don't usually make it out to the big shows (NY, San Diego).

Since Phoenix, Ryan has been to 2 more shows. First off to New York Comic Con which was super fun. Met lots of great people and Ryan had a blast at his signing session with Frazer Irving at the Top Cow booth, who is a fantastic fartist, by the way* (bonus: his accent makes "fartist" sound like music). Ryan also got to meet and chat with Ramona Fradon which made the whole trip. This was the first time Ryan has made it to NY since 2007, and it was great to see how much the show has grown!

This past weekend, he went to WonderCon in San Francisco. Another fun time, great show (already booking space for next year!), and lots of great people. He also got invited to the 100 Bullets party at Isotope Comics and even got to create a toilet seat for their Toilet Seat Museum! Thanks to everyone at Isotope & James for a great evening!


*the table top sign for Frazer had his name and underneath, it said "artist" in brackets like this: { but the fancy font was italicized and looked like an F.

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up next: Phoenix Comic Con

Next weekend, I'll be making my debut at Phoenix Comic Con where you can find me in the Artist's Gallery area of the expo floor. I'll be doing signings, sketches, and accepting commissions. I may have some select art pieces for sale. If there is anything specific that you're looking for, let me know before I leave California (1/22).

A little birdie also told me that there may be some giveaways at the table as well, so don't forget to come by and get yours!

I'll be sharing a table with my wife's new organization, The Comic Book Ladies' Auxiliary & Social Society (LASS), which should be fun. She's bringing some of her artwork to sell to benefit LASS, so be sure to check it out. She posted pictures of some of the stuff she'll be selling on the LASS website and she will also be accepting commission work onsite.

If you'll be there, drop me a line or stop by the table!

Comic Bug Wednesdays

THANK YOU to everyone at the Comic Bug for hosting the Top Cow team for the Wednesday night signing! It was a great time and we got to meet a lot of great people!

A special thank you to the folks who brought out their copies of Hiding in Time for me to sign - what a great surprise!

Fanboy Confidential podcast

Recently, Ryan was interviewed by Fanboy Confidential and the interview is now available for download!

Check out the Fanboy Confidential site here or download the podcast directly here. The file is an .m4a format, so it's ready to load on your iPod!

G4 interview online

Somehow, I got edited to have the final line in the show, which came out much snarkier than planned and I caught hell for it all weekend. I hope you enjoy!

final schedule

This is the closest that I can get to the final schedule for my signings at the Top Cow booth at Comic Con. The people signing with me are subject to change, so I don't want to post their info, in case they aren't there after all. Come by the booth to confirm who will be where and when.

Thursday, 2:30 – 4 p.m. - with The Darkness team
Friday, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. - with The Darkness team
Saturday, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. -with The Darkness team
Sunday, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. - with various (and awesome!) artists from Top Cow

See you there!

Comic Con signing schedule

This exact schedule is still being finalized, but it looks like I will be available at the Top Cow booth all four days of the convention. I'll post the finalized schedule as soon as I get it myself, but I've been given some general direction for when and where I am needed:

Thursday - probably in the mid-afternoon
Friday - probably late afternoon
Saturday - probably mid-day ('round lunch time-ish)
Sunday - probably mid-afternoon

So come by the booth between spending your paycheck on exclusive action figures and panel discussions and I'll do my best to spill my drink on your shoes (no promises, though).

Freshmen Summer Special - more info

In case you haven't seen, the websites have been updated to include the variant cover that I inked as well as promo for the pinup that I provided for the 48-page special, which I believe is a Comic Con exclusive - so be sure to pick up a copy when you come by the Top Cow booth!