SPRINGCON 2013 THIS Weekend!

Hey Comics Fans!

This SATURDAY - SUNDAY (May 18th-19th, 2013) is the 25th Annual MNCBA SPRINGCON!

10am-5pm (Both days) @ the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. (The Grandstand)

• At my table I'll have copies of The ACTIVITY from IMAGE Comics, Original art (from The ACTIVITY, Doctor WHO, and more), and I will be doing sketches/commissions...

• Commission Prices:

                              Head shot/Bust.........................$25

                              Something more involved............$50

• Sketch prices are based on a single character. I have the right to refuse requests I deem inappropriate. All sketches done on 9x12 Bristol in pencil and ink unless paper is provided.

• Original art is priced the same as on my online store. So go browse beforehand!

• Book prices:
                              The ACTIVITY Vol. 1 Tpb.........$15 (Sketch done in every book)
                              The ACTIVITY Vol. 2 Tpb.........$15 (Sketch done in every book)

• I can now accept all major credit cards!

I'll see you there! This is gonna be a fun one!

-M!

FABLETOWN and BEYOND! March 22-24

The guy doing the realistic military thriller book is a special guest at a mythic fiction convention?

Yup!

I'm a big fan of Bill [Willingham]'s FABLES series for Vertigo so when he and some of his cohorts asked me to join in on the fun I'll admit I was a little apprehensive at first but they quickly convinced me that Fabletown was the place for me, and I couldn't be more excited! [After all, literally everything else I've done has been science fiction.] You really have to check out this convention. It's a whole new ball game. Seriously, go read up! http://www.fablescon.com

REALLY looking forward to this one!

I'll have the following items for sale* at the table...

• The ACTIVITY Vol. 02 Tpb..............$15 (Includes a quick sketch done in every copy sold.)
• The ACTIVITY Vol. 01 Tpb..............$15 (Includes a quick sketch done in every copy sold.)
• Doctor WHO 2012 Special...............$10
• Original art from IMAGE Comics' The ACTIVITY, IDW's Doctor WHO, and more. All original pages will come inside a rigid plastic holder for safety and display.

~ JUST ANNOUNCED! ~

FABLETOWN AND BEYOND EXCLUSIVE  Cinderella Giclee Print!

• Show price: $10 ea.
• 13" x 19"
• Printed on thick, high-quality, matte paper stock.
• Limited to only 50-60 prints (Exact number TBD at time of printing). First come-first serve.
• Each print is signed and numbered.
• Get everyone at the show to sign your print!

I will be there all three days of the convention and will be doing sketches at the table. Sketches will be first come first serve, black and white inked on 9x12 bristol, $30 for a headshot and $60 for something slightly more elaborate. Swing by and get a spot on the list! 

*Cash and all major credit cards accepted 

Looking forward to meeting and talking with everyone. See ya at the show and definitely in the Kill Shakespeare Bar! [As soon as I know any scheduled times for that I will update as well. Odds are if I'm not at my table I will be there though.]

**UPDATE: Here's my panel schedule!**

FRI
4:00pm – Opening Ceremonies (in the Civic Theater) – All guests

SAT
10:00am – Star Gazing (in the Talk Show Room) – Allison Baker, Peter Krause and Mitch Gerads
4:00pm – Drawing Legends (in the “Boring Room”) – Steve Leialoha, Peter Gross, Chrissie Zullo, Mitch Gerads and Peter Krause

SUN
2:00pm – The Death Show (in the Talk Show Room) – Mike Oeming, David Petersen, Kurt Busiek and Mitch Gerads
5:00pm – Closing Ceremonies (in the “Boring Room”) – All guests

-M!

Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC) is THIS weekend!

Heading to Seattle tomorrow for the 2013 EMERALD CITY COMIC CON!

The convention has taken over the entire building this year. Artist Alley is on Level 4. I'll be sitting with Evan "Doc" Shaner  (Dark Horse's BUDDY COPS and Everything On The Menu is Guiness) at Table F-02, as shown below (Taken from Doc's Blog):

Evan is the shorter one with "that Dad look", I'm the one with the beard and strong opinions on how characters hold their firearms. Doc has drawn a rather accurate dramatization of what this will look like:

I'll have the following items for sale* at the table...

• The ACTIVITY Vol. 02 Tpb..............$15 (Includes a quick sketch done in every copy sold.)
• The ACTIVITY Vol. 01 Tpb..............$15 (Includes a quick sketch done in every copy sold.)
• Doctor WHO 2012 Special...............$10
• Original art from IMAGE Comics' The ACTIVITY, IDW's Doctor WHO, and more.

I will be there all three days of the convention and will be doing sketches at the table. Sketches will be first come first serve, black and white inked on 9x12 bristol, $30 for a bust and $60 for a full figure. Swing by and get a spot on the list!

*Cash and all major credit cards accepted (It might take a few tries. The 3G in the Convention Center is notoriously spotty.)

I will also have two signings at the IMAGE Comics booth with The ACTIVITY series writer, Nathan Edmondson. Times subject to change, consult the IMAGE booth at the show to make sure you don't miss us!

Saturday............2:00pm - 2:45pm

Sunday..........11:00am - 11:45am

Looking forward to meeting and talking with everyone, come swing by and say hi!

-M!

PS. Both Doc and I have pages in the 2013 ECCC Monsters and Dames Charity Book. So pick one of those up at the show and come get it signed!

The ACTIVITY #11 Out THIS Wednesday (1/30) !! Signing at The Comic College !!

The ACTIVITY #11 is featured in Saturday's (1/26) Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE.

The ACTIVITY #11 from IMAGE Comics is out this upcoming Wednesday (1/30) and there's been a lot of buzz for this landmark issue.

**CLICK HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE FEATURED IN THE MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE**

More info on Wednesday's (1/30) signing at The Comic Book College...

"There's a BOMB in Minneapolis!"

Mitch Gerads will be in-store signing copies of IMAGE Comics' The ACTIVITY #11 (and other issues) from 12pm-7pm at the Comic Book College on Wednesday, January 30th.

"Readers of the Image Comics series THE ACTIVITY, have seen Team Omaha conduct missions in locations as diverse and exotic as the Netherlands, Colombia, Afghanistan, and Thailand. But in THE ACTIVITY #11, Nathan Edmondson and Mitch Gerads take the elite black ops team to a place a bit more familiar: Minnesota."

"Depicting the action on the streets of Minneapolis was no problem for artist Gerads, who lives in the City of Lakes. "It’s incredibly exciting for me to bring Team OMAHA to my hometown,” said Gerads. “Minneapolis is rife with the opportunities of a good action thriller and this issue takes full advantage of that.”

*Original art from the series will also be available for perusal and purchase directly from the artist himself.*

Comic Book College
3145 Hennepin Ave. So.
Minneapolis, MN 55408
612-822-2309

M!

FALLCON this Saturday 10/6!

Hey Comics Fans!

This Saturday (October 6th, 2012) is the Annual MNCBA FALLCON!

10am-5pm @ the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. (Education Building)

• At my table I'll have copies of The ACTIVITY from IMAGE Comics, The Doctor WHO 2012 Special, Original art (from The ACTIVITY, Doctor WHO, and more), and I will be doing sketches/commissions...

• Commission Prices:

                              Head shot/Bust.....$25

                              Full body............$60

• Book prices:

                              The ACTIVITY Vol. 1 Tpb.........$15 (Gun sketch done in every book)

                              The ACTIVITY #6-8................$2 ea. (FALLCON SPECIAL!)

                              The ACTIVITY #4 Con Variant...$3 ea. (Free w/Vol. 1 Purchase)

                              Doctor WHO 2012 Special........$10

• Sketch prices are based on a single character. All sketches done on 9x12 Bristol in pencil and ink unless paper is provided. Marvel sketch covers also available at no extra cost. Done on a First come First-Serve basis.
• I can now accept all major credit cards!

I'll see you there!

-M!

Edit: Swing by my table and pick-up a promotional "Pre-Order" post-card for The ACTIVITY #11. Pre-Order at your local comic shop before TIME RUNS OUT.

"There's a BOMB in Minneapolis!"

HEROESCON this weekend!

Hey comics fans!

It's time for the 2012 HEROESCON in Charlotte, NC, THIS weekend! I'm really looking forward to this show and meeting as many of you as I can!

• You can catch me at Table AA-729 with The ACTIVITY writer, NATHAN EDMONDSON.

(Click on the image for a better look)

• **Nathan and I will be doing the first ever The ACTIVITY panel with special guests, Kevin Maurer (Military author and journalist) and Major Rusty Bradley of US Special Forces. This is going to be something really special and something you DO NOT want to miss!**

(Click on the image for a better look)

Image Comics Hot new Covert Operations series will be featured in this panel hosted by creative team Nathan Edmondson and Mitch Gerads along with two of their “Expert Advisers” on the book Kevin Maurer (embedded reporter/writer with army special operations) and Major Rusty Bradley (fire team commander for 3rd Special Operations group).  This panel is as good as it gets!!

• I'll be signing books at the table along with selling copies of The ACTIVITY, original art pages, and doing sketch commissions. 

• I'll be doing a little gun sketch in every copy of The ACTIVITY Vol. 1 Tpb sold! IN GOLD!

• Sketch prices are as follows...

 Character head/bust sketch ($40)

Full body scene character sketch ($75)

All sketches will be pencilled and inked on 9x12 Bristol (I also have a limited number of chip boards if you dig that look). 

Gray tone marker used at my discretion. 

These prices are based on a single character of your choice. 

Multiple characters require multiplication ;) 

• I'll also be hanging with the ComicTWART guys at the ComicTWART Panel on Sunday! 

SUNDAY 12.30 pm 
Room 206
Comic Twart
Born on Twitter, several comic artists joined forces to draw a new character each week. 

Comic Twart is one of the longest running collectives of it’s kind! Visit them at www.comictwart.com/. 

Please join fellow “Twarters”:  Francesco Francavilla, Mitch Gerads, Andy Kuhn, Dan Panosian, 

Ramón Pérez, Ron Salas and maybe more as they discuss this fabulous site 

and maybe create art right before your eyes! 

I think that's all I got. See you in Charlotte!! 

M!

Memorial Day

-M!

The 2012 SPRINGCON is this weekend!

Hey comics fans!

This weekend is the 24th Annual MCBA SPRINGCON! Held in the Grandstand at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. The show runs Sat-Sun, 10am-5pm both days. Follow this link for more info.

I'll be in attendance both days, as well as participating in a panel on Saturday--

Saturday May 19

12PM to 1PM: BUY LOCAL - Meet local up and coming comic book superstars Mitch Gerads (The Activity,  Dr. Who, Planet of the Apes),  Erik Burnham (Ghostbusters),  Jim Clark & CJ Renner (Colliders).  A candid discussion about getting started and building success in the zany world of comic books one panel at a time!  INSPIRING!

• At my table I will be selling copies of The ACTIVITY from IMAGE Comics, The CON SEASON EXCLUSIVE Variant of The ACTIVITY #4 (Only 200 printed), A few Planet of the Apes issues, Original art (from The ACTIVITY, Doctor WHO, and more), and I will be doing sketches/commissions...

                              Head shot/Bust.....$25

                              Full body............$60

• Sketch prices are based on a single character. All sketches done on 9x12 Bristol or 9x12 chip board in pencil and ink. Done on a First come First-Serve basis.
• I can now accept all major credit cards!
• I will also have a very limited number of the awesome new The ACTIVITY T-shirts. When I say limited I mean I will have 1 Medium and 1 Large of the Helicopter design and that's it. American Apparel!

Really looking forward to meeting and talking with my hometown comic fans! See ya at the Fair!

M!

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY Appearance!

      It might be my favorite "holiday" of the year. This Saturday, May 5th is FREE COMIC BOOK DAY! A day where everyone is welcome at their local neighborhood comic store to nab some free comics from tons of different publishers.  My favorite part of the day is there's PLENTY of free comics geared towards the whole family. So pack up the kids, the husband, or the wife and head out to the local comic shop!

I personally will be signing books at the all new Comic College in Minneapolis, MN! (12pm-4pm)

All New, you say? Where  did it move to, you ask? About 15 feet away from the old one!

Come get some free comics, buy some others, check out the HUGE all new store, AND come see me!

I'll be signing books, selling original art pages, The Con Exclusive variant to The ACTIVITY #4, and doing head/bust sketch commissions for a discounted $25 on 9x12 Bristol (I also have a number of Marvel sketch covers available if that's your thing). **I'll also be doing quick FREE little sketch cards for kids (while supplies last) in honor of FCBD!**

See you at the College!

M!TCH

C2WEEEEeeeeeeEEEee2!

Con season rages on!


 The 2012 CHICAGO COMIC & ENTERTAINMENT EXPO / C2E2 is upon us! I'll be there sharing a table all weekend with Mr. Brent Schoonover (Mr. Murder Is Dead, Horrorwood, Astronaut Dad) at Table M-19. C2E2's guest listing is set up kind of strange, so since Brent and I are sharing a table, I am listed after him on the alphabetical list. So if you can't find me in the M's, it's because I'm in the B's for Brent. :D

• I'll be at Table M-19.

• At my table I will be selling The ACTIVITY #1-4, The CON SEASON EXCLUSIVE Variant of The ACTIVITY #4 (Only 200 printed), Original art (from The ACTIVITY, Doctor WHO, Planet of the Apes, and more), and I will be doing sketches/commissions...

                              Head shot/Bust.....$30

                              Full body............$60

• Sketch prices are based on a single character. All sketches done on 9x12 Bristol in pencil and ink. Done on a First come First-Serve basis.
• I can now accept all major credit cards!
• **UPDATE 5/10/2012** I will also have a very limited number of the awesome new The ACTIVITY T-shirts (Pictured below). When I say limited I mean I will have 2 Mediums, and 2 Larges, of both designs and that's it. American Apparel!

See ya there! :-D

M!