Emerald City Comic Con & the Live Art Event at Noc Noc

A week before ECCC, I got a message from Ben (Templesmith) about the live art show at Noc Noc and that he and some other great artists would be there and I should check it out. Since Scott had never been to a 'real' comic-con and I have been a wreck without my art shows and peoples, we decided to make a break-neck trip to check it out.

Friday March 4th was the opening day for the Emerald City Comic Convention and I was ready to dive into tables of indy comics and art books. I've been to a few cons and am never disappointed. Every aspect of the event is amusing and I always leave with new friends and heaps of comics and art.

Erik Larsen, creator and artist of Savage Dragon, thumbing through the first wallfarmers presents comic created by Scott MacDonald (the Boombox McBeerfridge guy), coming out later this year.

Friday was pretty mellow, crowds were sparse but still lots of interesting 'characters'. The guy in the photo on the left with the blue hair, spectacular!

I'm terrible at remembering names of movies, stars, song titles, anyway, here's a couple of famous chaps blasting the crowd with nerf guns. The guy on the left is Norman Reedus from Boondock Saints and Walking Dead. Also, for those of you who don't know, The Walking Dead is a comic published by Image that started in 2003 and received an Eisner Award in 2010 for the best comic series.

Some sort of strangely awesome dancing banana show?!

Gifts for the eyeballs

Mr. Ben Templesmith possibly avoiding a heavy breather or contemplating amusing banter.

Some signing by legendary artist and designer, Geof Darrow.

Jim Mahfood and his killer talents!

Ah Camilla! Vancouver's sweetheart! 

Steven Struble, writer of Li'l Depressed Boy, gives me his most charming smile.                               

After some serious heavy breathing at the con, it was off to Noc Noc for some live art debauchery.  

Scott MacDonald throwing down some live drawing. 

The set up. 

Camilla digging in. 

Ben and friends.

yeah Mahfood!

That's right.. some of this. 

There was this killer photo I took of a chick with black electrical tape over her nipples and Camilla painting away on her torso while she gave me a wink and a smile but my little focus group over here suggested that an image like that may not be so people friendly. Don't worry, that's what Flickr is for. 

Can't wait for next year.. ECCC 2012 is going to be stellar. See you then Rat City.