Sunday, July 21, 2019

Sunday, last day, at SDCC Comic Con 2019 -- UPDATED 8.1.19 w list of Stuart's selected books now on SNB website and at store


UPDATE 8.1.19
Here is a complete list of the items Stuart selected from SDCC Comic Con 2019. Stock is limited on many of these items. Shop the website and store now. https://stuartngbooks.com/
To get this list as soon as its available, sign up for Stuart's mailing list: https://stuartngbooks.com/join-our-mailing-list.html

Sketchbooks and Prints we brought back from San Diego Comic-Con 2019



UPDATE 7.25.19: Links for articles that appeared after Comic Con
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2019-07-21/marvel-comic-con-2019-movies

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/see-celebrities-superheroes-and-zombies-at-comic-con-international-2019/2019/07/22/73858b08-ac77-11e9-a0c9-6d2d7818f3da_gallery.html?fbclid=IwAR1y-i5dnij1Ew3VP0laTXDNItUZrTcgxidPEpc8CNttNi6NrVCDMNfWh6E&utm_term=.a69f32adc545

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2019-07-24/comic-con-2019-westworld-hbo-futurist?fbclid=IwAR1lFDM8F3OFAXFEcgEzOioCZAVqSI9qOpewmJTOGi-uB2A02T-jpxAwqCk

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POST FROM JULY 21, 2019
Last day of this annual event means everyone is exhausted, but artists and exhibitors can't quit now. Find ways to reach your followers. Use all  your social media options. Incentivize them to visit you. Feature an item. Offer an exclusive. Have a "first five to visit" or "last 30 mins of show" special.

Here are a few examples of how indie artists are make the last day of Comic Con count.

Loter Inc (Booth 3913)
Posted a video clip tour on Saturday
https://www.facebook.com/loterinc/videos/879331415758406/
and this Sunday photo update showing range of merch available at their booth.

Alina Chau (Artist Alley FF-15 )
Process posts educate followers about some of the WORK that goes into artwork.
Indie Artist Alina Chau  posted this process video clip.
https://www.facebook.com/alina.chau/videos/10155985296266707/

also a flip-through of her prints
https://www.facebook.com/alina.chau/videos/10155987167011707/?t=8
here's a photo of her at her panel

Boston Metaphysical Society/Madeleine Holly-Rosing
(Small Press L-03)
Madeleine posted a pic of her book in the esteemed comics industry trade publication "Previews"
Also this pic of her (far right) and panel creator Susan Lee (on Madeleine's right) from "Women on the Dark Side" Panel

Bill Robinson (Booth 4615)
Post photos of colleagues who stop by!
Indie Artist Bill Robinson with pic posted by Alyssa Lee on Friday
"Had to say hi to Bill! He’s made a couple awesome Scoops Ahoy pieces"

Benton Jew (Artist Alley DD-23)
Indie artist Benton Jew added this pic and post
"Bumped into my old ILM compadre, master model maker, fx supervisor and director, Bill George. Any vehicle in a Star Trek movie he’s probably had a hand in as well as many other classic sci-fi favorites!"
also link to this podcast interview
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/mike-manley/pencil-to-pencil/e/
UPDATE -- I listened to the podcast this morning while doing a mandatory workout. Podcasts add an educational element to necessary exercise. In my case, it's due to a chronic medical condition. For artists, you have to be mindful of long hours of drawing (and sitting) taking a toll on your health. Be proactive now, so you can be productive for years!. The audio is a little rough for the first half. Guest Tim Burgard has to leave about half-way through the episode, so starting around the 40 min mark the rest of the episode is all Benton Jew. At the 56 min mark he starts addressing the need for up-and-coming artists to be "intellectually curious" about the art field they want to pursue. This means knowing the names and contributions of artists in that field. Studying older films. He drops some powerful truths about the need to be literate in film language if you hope to be speaking with directors and other top tier behind-the-lens talent. Listen to him on this episode. Study the films he references. They are essentials! 

Photos of visitors, podcast links, panel recaps help EDUCATE followers about your unique contributions. Attendees are bombarded with distractions at SDCC. They only have so much time to get around the show floor. Help them make the effort to find you. It will benefit you both.

And for Sunday at Comic Con -- 
some indie artist/content creator life motivation

For artist/exhibitiors .. via Apopo-HeroRats
(they are specially trained rats who clear land mines for rewards of banana bites)
https://www.apopo.org/en/herorats
I am honored to help sponsor hero rat Shuri via an annual "adoption"
 https://www.apopo.org/en/adopt/shuri

This post from the Apopo Hero Rats FaceBook page
FUN FACT: over the first half of 2019, APOPO's teams in Cambodia have cleared 1,090,650 m2 (equal to around 153 soccer fields) - and found and destroyed 205 landmines and 109 other unexploded bombs!

Photo © Allan Staley Photography & Digital Content

These little heroes are a perfect metaphor for indie art life challenges..
Do you have life/career goals that seem as impossible as clearing Cambodia of land mines? How do you get it done? You strap on your harness little Hero Rat. You work with your support team. You find your inspiration. You do the tedious daily work that artWORK requires. The bananas of positive reinforcement don’t come from sitting out the search. 


For fans, family and friends of the artists...
The coffee stands inside the convention center tend to shut down about an hour before the show closes. If you see an artist pal who is feeling the strain of the day and loopy looking as this Blue-Footed Booby (pic by Pascal Conicella) -- be the hero they need. Step in with coffee, tea, water, a snack, a pep talk from a friend. You can be the source of a much needed lift..
I'm known for distributing these.

Please remember this quote...
It perfectly expresses the lift an exhibitor needs as this monster show winds down.
This quote is often used without credit. It's the work of Nanea Hoffman. She has a blog, Sweatpants and Coffee https://sweatpantsandcoffee.com/coffee-wisdom-gallery/? where you can read and enjoy more coffee wisdom. It's so much nicer to share images when you can link back to the creative source. 

If only social media was designed that way from the start. Up to fans and followers to make it happen now. 
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