Nickelodeon Gallery Pics!

The "Art Of Hard 8" gallery show was a great affair, and we all had a great time! Thank you to everyone who came out, and of course to Nickelodeon for putting on the event. If you weren't able to make it, I've got some photos from the show up on my website (click here), and Erich has some great ones on his blog as well (click here).

"The Art Of Hard 8" Gallery Show!

Hey, fella! Do you like artwork? Do you crave Orange Chicken made fresh by the aging hands of an actual chinese man? If so, you're in luck! "The Art of Hard 8" gallery show opens next Friday (January 11th) in the Nickelodeon Animation Studios Art Gallery, right in the heart of beautiful, downtown Burbank. The show goes from 5 pm to 7pm, so if you're in the area, come thru and hang with the entire Hard 8 gang, check out some art, and feast on the best Chinese food in town.

Post ComicCon Madness!!!

With the 2007 convention season over, it's time to move the few remaining items we have left. We did well this year, but we need to make room for all the cool Hard Ei8ht volume 2 stuff coming in 2008! So to help move our last box of Hard Ei8ht volume 1 and our few remaining t-shirts, we are now offering them through paypal with FREE shipping! It looks like there's shipping on the first Paypal page, but when you proceed to checkout, it isn't added into your final total. But that's not all, from now until August 8th we're also selling Hard Ei8ht vol. 1 at a discounted price of only $15!! That's $4.95 off the cover price! There's no better way to prepare for volume 2 than by picking up volume 1!

Preview a couple pages at our Flickr page
or just
Buy it here!

For our shirts, we offer a men's shirt design and a ladies shirt design. Both are silkscreened on high quality 100% cotton black shirts, the only difference are the men's shirts are a standard t-shirt cut and the ladies T's are cut for ladies. They are both double silkscreened for durability and to be long lasting.


For the guys:

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For the Ladies:

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coming soon- Prints!

San Diego Comicon 2007!

Howdy Everyone!
The whole Hard Eight gang is going to be at the San Diego Comicon, July 25 - 29!
We'll be at booth 1034, right next to where we were last year. We have a bunch of new stuff to show everyone, including prints, sketchbooks, those ever popular poker chips, and brand new Hard Eight movie posters!! All gearing up for the exciting, upcoming release of Hard Eight Volume 2 !!!
So come on by, we'd love to see ya!

Some Chia Samples

Here's a lil samplin of what my panels are gonna sorta look like for my Hard Ei8ht vol. 2 story.

And here's a lil "behind the scenes" stuff too.

Hard Ei8ht and Free Comics!!!

If you missed us last week, now you have another chance! This Saturday at Metropolis Comics in Bellflower! and don't forget that it's also free comic book day! Please help spread the word!

Hard Ei8ht Signing this Wednesday, April 25th!!

We will be signing copies of Hard Ei8ht vol. 1 this Wednesday (April 25th) at the Comic Bug in Manhattan Beach!! We will also bring along our famous poker chips and other fun stuff.
The Comic Bug will also be having a big fire sale in preparation for their move to a temporary location while their building is renovated. So now's your chance to pick up some great comics cheap!

Vol. 2 Teaser Poster

Update: Don't forget to visit us this weekend at Wizard World LA!!
Convention Hours:
Friday: 12pm -7pm
Saturday: 10am - 6pm
Sunday: 11am - 5pm

Booth 1305 A & B


Hard 8 Vol. 2 pin-up artist Julien Alday is not the first Frenchie to bless the Hard 8 project with his talents, but that doesn't make his contribution any less impressive (and after seeing how kind and generous every single one of our artist-brethren from the land of the "fritte" have been, I'm beginning to think that maybe the Frenchies have been getting a bad rap). Julien hooked up a piece so gorgeous that we decided to use it as the teaser poster for our upcoming appearances at Wonder-Con (this weekend) and Wizard World Los Angeles (in a couple of weeks). We'll be at Booth AA-76 this weekend, so swing by and say hello!

A huge thanks to Julien for his generosity (and remember, you can see his entire image, in all its un-obscured glory, in July's Hard Ei8ht Volume 2)!

A random Rankin panel

Hey, all! I'm in the process of coloring "Hard Luck" and I thought I'd post a random panel.



(And never mind that font, it'll be changed to something more exciting as I finish!)

A CauCHAIRnary Tale: Final Busts

"Fear denies a good father from being one." --Andrew Stanton

A CauCHAIRnary Tale: Solitaire Concepts

"It is generally the trustful and optimistic people who can afford to retreat. The loveless and faithless ones are compelled by their pessimism to attack." --T.H. White

A CauCHAIRnary Tale: The Prestigitador Concepts

"The destiny of man is to unite, not to divide. If you keep on dividing you end up as a collection of monkeys throwing nuts at each other out of separate trees." --T.H. White

A CauCHAIRnary Tale: Glitter Gulch Concepts

"Never think it to be unbelievable. Never think that." --Mike Kunkel

A CauCHAIRnary Tale: Texas Holdem Concepts

"A kiss may not be the truth, but it is what we wish were true." --Steve Martin

A CauCHAIRnary Tale: Adolph Presley Concepts

"I'm a man who can cry. Now it's true it's usually when I've hurt myself but it's a start."
--Steve Martin

A CauCHAIRnary Tale: Lady Luck Concepts

"Ordinarily I don't like to be around interesting people because it means I have to be interesting, too." --Steve Martin

Gallery Nucleus

Hard Ei8ht vol. 1 is now available at Gallery Nucleus in Alhambra! So while you're there checking out the amazing 3 Flowers & 3 Trees exhibit (and I highly suggest you do), make sure to pick up a copy of Hard Ei8ht.
Here's a little more info about Gallery Nucleus from their website:

Nucleus is a gathering place for the art loving community. It 's a place that wishes to spark innovation and awareness of the current artistic culture and movement. Our manifesto is to inspire new ideas, gain exposure, create relationships and obtain interesting products. The purpose of our conception is to support and promote upcoming artists to have an obvious dedication and quality to their craft. Through our gallery space, retail space, and products, we act as a platform to help people to excel in their goals as an artist and expose them to the general public and art collectors alike. Nucleus carries a variety of art books, zines, underground comics, collectables, and a healthy selection of artist designed products. Located in Alhambra California, we cater to a much wider and general demographic of people, thus not limiting ourselves to just collectors or art districts but truly appealing to the general public.Come visit the store in person, or click here to purchase products through the Nucleus online store.

Location
30 West Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801
Driving Directions

Store Hours
Mon - Thurs 12pm to 9pm
Fri - Sun 11am to 10pm

Contact Info
Phone 626-458-7482
Fax 626-458-7486
Email info@gallerynucleus.com

Also, please note that Golden Apple comics has moved. Go check out their brand spankin new store which is located right near Gallery 1988 and only about 3/4 of a mile from their old location.

Golden Apple Comics
7018 Melrose Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90038


Hard Ei8ht vol. 1 is also available at the fallowing locations:

House of Secrets
1930 W. Olive Avenue
Burbank, California 91506
(818) 562-1900

House of Heroes

18214 Prairie Ave 90504
Torrance, CA

(310) 516-7800

Meltdown Comics and Collectibles
7522 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90046
(323) 851-7283
meltcomics.com

ComicKaze
55178 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92117
(858) 278-0371
www.comickaze.com

And of course Hard 8 is available for online order 24/7 right here! Just click on the "Add to Cart" button to the right!

More Frenchies!!

Most people who know me know that I'm virtually on the nuts of anything related in any way to French comic book artists, which is why I'm again making a french-related post and sharing with you the news that Erich shared with me (which was in turn shared to him by Hard 8 Vol. 2 contributor, and french illustrator, David Barkmann). David sent a quick message to let us know that artists Gomes, Komorowski, and Tiburce Oger (a "real star in France") have all signed on to contribute artwork to Hard 8 Vol. 2! Add that to writer Phil' Chanoinat, and that's more Frenchies in one stupendous volume of Hard 8 than Hard 8 himself could could count on one stubby hand! Let's celebrate with some crepes!

A CauCHAIRnary Tale: Snake Eyes Concepts

Hey look! Explorations for my first henchman--Snake Eyes (a man with dice for eyes! Oooh, scary!)

"If there's only one nation in the sky, shouldn't all passports be valid for it?" --Yann Martel