Free Comic Book Day 2006

Free Comic Book Day was a lot of fun. The gang at Heroes Aren't Hard To Find did their usual awesome job of hosting and the artists that showed up were great, turning out tons of sketches for hundreds of people.

All of the sketches were free in the spirit of the day and the lines to see the artists were very long.

My kids both waited to see Ian Flynn who most recently has been working on Sonic the Hedgehog, a book they both read regularly. Ian kindly drew their Sonic requests and answered questions about the Sonic comic.

Ian Flynn drawing Sonic the Hedgehog for my youngest

The three of us waited to meet Adam Hughes. I have been a fan of Adam since the days he worked on Justice League. Adam's time on the JLA is still my favorite era for that book.

Adam drew a Lara Croft for me and Wolverine for my youngest son.

Adam Hughes at Free Comic Book Day 2006

While watching Adam I grabbed a quick movie of him sketching. This movie clip is pretty much the entire sketch except for a bit of inking at the end.

Adam Hughes - Lara Croft

Because of the huge crowds, many of the artists were knocking out most sketches in two or three minutes, reminding me of the superheroes that flowed from their pencils.

I was able to watch Mark Brooks sketch, but due to the long lines that was it. I'll have to catch up with Mark at Heroes Con this summer. Mark did the pencils on Arana.

Thanks to all of the artists that took time to come to Charlotte and meet the comic and art geeks. We appreciate it.

'til Free Comic Book Day 2007

Keep the Adventure Alive,

AT

Comments

[gnumoon]

This is very cool.I don't think the FCBD in Boone was anything like this, which is really too bad.

I own all the Aliens comics, as well as the "Newt's Tale" series, and all the original TMNT series by Eastman & Laird. Although they'll never be "worth" anything, I still have fun reading them.

In recent years I've been more into some of the Slave Labor comics, like those by Jhonen Vasquez (Johnny the Homicidal Maniac) and Roman Dirge (Lenore). They're fairly parent-horrifying, so I wouldn't suggest them for anyone under 17 or so, but they're well-done and many have made me laugh out loud and squirm uncomfortably on the same page. "Squee!" is by far my favorite, as well as the stand-alone three-pager about the bigheaded vampire.