DC 2010 solicitations

WILDCATS #19

Written by Adam Beechen
Art by Tim Seeley & Ryan Wynn
Cover by George Pérez
The Carrier has left UnLondon, taking some of Earth's most powerful defenders with it. Can the heroes who remain help the planet survive not one, but two alien invasions? In the world's darkest hour since NUMBER OF THE BEAST, Super Heroes from every corner of the WildStorm Universe must put aside past rivalries and disagreements to work together as one massive team of incalculable power – and it still may not be enough!
Expect wall-to-wall action from the new creative team of writer Adam Beechen (ROBIN, TEEN TITANS) and artist Tim Seeley (Hack/Slash, G.I. Joe)!
On sale January 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

I am super excited, even if my name has a typo. PLUS, did you look at the cover that George Perez is doing? (Click here to see it bigger on CBR) Wow. I am blown away!

Twitter is full of fail whales today, but when it revives itself again, be sure to follow the WildCats team for updates!

Ryan Winn @ryanwinn

Tim Seeley @HackinTimSeeley

Adam Beechen @sonnova

Long Beach Comic Con wrap-up

Two weekends ago was the inaugural Long Beach Comic Con and it was a lot of fun and a really good show! Thank you to everyone who came by the table and to the signings at the Top Cow booth! It was fun to see some old friends again -- and to make some new ones!

Firstly, I have to give credit where credit is due: LBCC made this an 'artist centric' convention, so the bulk (and literal center) of the expo hall was the artist area. Lots of big-name and well-loved creators came out, so the fans were in an extremely good mood (imagine getting to see your favorite artist, up close and personal, AND the show was less busy than, say, SDCC, so you actually got to chat and get sketches and stuff) which was really satisfying for the artists as well.

Plus, I had the bonus of being seated next to Ray-Anthony Height, who is a fantastic artist and a really great guy. I talked his ear off for practically the entire show, which was great for me!

I also got to do some really fun sketches. Everyone was very imaginative at this show! I only snapped a few pics:

Oh! And we also saw a skateboarding shrimp!

And then were driving behind this... a sentinel from X Men. You're welcome.

Harvey Awards 2009

They say it's an honor just to be nominated and it sounds trite, but it's really true. Thank you to everyone who nominated me for the Best Inker Harvey Award 2009 - and special thanks to everyone who voted. This year's winner was Mark Morales, who is an inker who I really like and respect and I am honored to even be in the same category with!

Congrats to Mark and the whole THOR team for putting out such a great book - this award was well-deserved!

Long Beach Comic Con Oct 2-4

I signed up for the Long Beach Comic Con a while back with my wife (Giddy Girlie), when it was still "months and months from now" and suddenly - whoa! It's almost here! My artist's alley table is #44.

I will have original artwork, sketch cards, plus be doing sketches and autograph signings and such during the show. I'll have some autograph sessions with Top Cow but the exact times are still pending.

My wife will be bringing some of her little 'gidgets' and dot paintings. She even has some show exclusives! Like these little movie monsters in a coffin - first available at LBCC! Stop by and get yours AND take advantage of special show pricing!

See us at Table 44! Buy your tickets online! My bio on the Guests page! Floor map [PDF]! Programming Schedule!

Wild announcements

Comic Con was certainly a good time, as always, but this year it was a little extra good because I was part of a big announcement! On Saturday, it was formally announced at the WildStorm panel that I am the new inker for the WildCats series being written by Adam Beechen, drawn by Tim Seeley, and colored by Carlos Badilla!

In case you missed the panel, you can listen to the podcast (all of the DC panels are available over here) and read CBR's write-up over here.

What you won't get in either place, though, is me cramming my lunch into my face, hoping not to be called upon - only to have my name announced and having to stand and wave to the audience with my mouth full of tacos!



There was a hearty laugh from the (capacity) crowd* when Adam talked about which characters would be featured in the new series :

“Basically what happened was that these guys got to cherry pick who they
wanted,” Beechen joked. “Everybody else is in ‘WildCats.’ We had a draft. I got the ninth pick.”

I am honored to be working with the talented WildStorm team, including a surprise of working under the same umbrella once again with Phil Hester (who wrote the series of the Darkness that I've been inking for the past year).



Thank you to everyone who came to the panel discussions and the Top Cow booth where I did a few signings. It's always great to see everyone!


Shameless plug: don't forget to vote for the Harvey Awards! If you haven't decided who you're favorite inker is, I'm happy to suggest someone. :)

*I'm glad that so many people came, but unfortunately Jim Lee ran out of fresh baked cookies to pass around!

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!