It's been a wild adventure since Bill arrived a little over a week ago. Now we're at the tail end of our West Coast Signing Tour. This will be Bill's last US signing of the year. So if you're in the Bay Area, you better be damned sure to make it!

Bill's last signing will be at San Francisco's Neon Monster Comics & Designer Toy shop from 4:00pm to 7:30pm. You'll get a free gorgeous sketch with any purchase of a Lucha Libre comic and/or Muttpop Toy.

NeonMonster
www.neonmonster.com
Comics, Records, Designer Toys & Art
901 Castro Street (at 22nd Street)
San Francisco, CA 94114

415-206-9644

Bill, Jerry, and I were at the San Diego Comicon on Friday and Saturday. Good times. It was super cool to catch up with the Muttpop fans. Tons of super cool folks who were lucky enough to walk away with some amazing sketches by Bill.

San Diego weather is always nice. And the crowd's energy brought us all to a frenzy. I pretty much gave in to the sensory overload. There was too much to take in... but I enjoyed what I could. I really dug some of the new Transformer Animated toys (damn, should have taken some photos). I also picked up that amazing Martin Ontiveros X Gargamel Oni Ojo figure, the Gold Deatbot (I still like my OG Deathbot more), and a Tokidoki Sandy plush for my girlfriend.

Taking part in the Eisner Awards was pretty cool. It was surreal seeing Samuel Jackson give out an Eisner. It just goes to show how much San Diego Comicon has become an extenson of Hollywood. Despite that, it was pleasant to see, hear, and feel that the overall vibe of the Eisners is "make good comics". Forget that lustre of hollywood and just focus on making some damned good comics that people can enjoy. I like that (and hope we are successful at doing it). I was super happy to see Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon clean up the Eisners. I love what they did on Casanova, Umbrella Academy, and 5.

We didn't win for "Best Humor Publication"... but at least the guy that did had a funny acceptance speech (made the hurt go down a little easier). And it got me inspired to focus on reaching out the the comic community. We've been a bit slow at reaching out to the comics community and they still gave us props. Now I'm inspired to reach out to them and fight with them in the trenches. Thanks!

Man, we have Bill working hard. And miraculously he's still killing folks with his amazing sketches! Having settled back in Los Angeles, we joined a bunch of other comic creators over at the Golden Apple Store in Hollywood on Wednesday for a pre-SDCC celebration. Ryan and the Golden Apple staff started things off right with some brewskies and pizza. You can never go wrong with some hiene and cheese pizza! Bill continued to make us look good with his mad drawing skillz.

Somehow we managed to pull off a comic book signing after 2 days of Las Vegas partying. Derek and his amazing staff at Comic Oasis were awesome. You can tell that the store was built with the love of a true fan. They all did a wonderful job of having us feel instantly at home.

In preparation for San Diego Comicon, Bill's arriving in Los Angeles tomorrow and will be joining Jerry and me on our Muttpop Adventures for the next 2 weeks. This time around we have plenty in store for Bill to experience! I'm getting married in a little over 2 weeks... so Bill's lucky enough to join me and my old buddies for my Bachelor Party Weekend in Las Vegas. It'll be Jerry and Bill's first time in the City of Sin and we'll be sure to chronicle the debauchery right here on the Blog. Give us your good luck for the Black Jack tables and the ladies...

(here's a "wholesome" Jerry and Bill picture from Bill's previous visit)

We're still a ways away from production... but here's a glimpse at what we slipped into Lucha Libre #5.