The Word on the Street done. That's a wrap for 2009!

The Word on the Street happened this past Sunday. A great day (no rain) with great sales, saw familiar faces, and made some new contacts. This event marks the end of a very busy 2009 convention season!

Feb - Toy Fair (New York City)
April - Calgary Comic Expo, Toronto Comic Con
May - Anime North (Toronto)
June - Licensing Expo (Las Vegas), Anime Evolution (Vancouver)
July - Beaches Jazz Festival (Toronto)
August - Wizard World Chicago, Fan Expo Canada (Toronto)
September - The Word on the Street (Toronto)

Now I can focus on getting Crozonia finished, production on a new comic book based on an animation series, more Storm Hawks, and lot's of Bakugan artwork. I'll be laying low for the rest of the year, but be prepared for more great Beach CS products and news in 2010!

Photos from this year's conventions coming soon!

Wolverine vs Guardian (Alpha Flight)

Here is a marker drawing I recently whipped up for the Joe Shuster Awards (University of Toronto Innis Hall, September 26th 2009)
http://joeshusterawards.com/

Whiteout opens this Friday!

Here is another movie that I worked on the past couple of years. Mr. X FX did a lot of the shots in this movie. Some of the shots in this trailer that I was responsible for include: the guy falling from the sky, and the last shot in the trailer of the guy being blown away.
Check it out Friday!

Whiteout Trailer from Distraktion on Vimeo.

Watermarks v2: The Art of Jim Su

I will have Watermarks v2: The Art of Jim Su on sale at Fan Expo for the first time. This artbook is in full colour! Includes some of my favourite pieces over the years as well as some brand new stuff.

Crozonia # Issue 4 Ashcan in FULL COLOUR!

I will have an Issue 4 FULL COLOUR ashcan of Crozonia 4 available just in time for Fan Expo Canada! Featuring a pin up from Hugh Rookwood who will be helping me run the Artist Alley table!

Exclusive Storm Hawks Posters at Fan Expo!

These posters will only be available at Fan Expo, they won't be sold online! Sold at the Nerd Corps Booth 650 and the Beach CS Artist Alley Table

Fan Expo books on sale!

Still preparing for the big show this weekend. Got some new books to sell:

-Jim Su Watermarks FULL COLOUR Sketchbook! $10
-FULL COLOUR Ashcan Edition of Crozonia #4 $5
-Storm Hawks Special Edition Comic Book $8
-Storm Hawks FULL COLOUR Age of Heroes Ashcan $5

FREE League of Super Evil Comic Giveaway

Plus
Crozonia #1-3 $10
The Art of ReBoot $15
ReBoot Posters $15

Sketches are free with purchase, and commissions vary from $10-$20.

Storm Hawks and League of Super Evil programming at Fan Expo Canada - Confirmed Times

Confirmed Times for Storm Hawks and LOSE programming at Fan Expo Canada

SATURDAY AUG 29
11:00 AM ROOM #714 STORM HAWKS SNEAK PEEK AND CAST Q&A PANEL
4:00 PM ROOM #714 LEAGUE OF SUPER EVIL PANEL WITH SCOTT MCNEIL
6:00PM ROOM #714 STORM HAWKS SCREENING - NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE COURTESY OF YTV

SUNDAY AUG 30
5:00PM ROOM #713A LEAGUE OF SUPER EVIL SCREENING- WORLD PREMIERE SCREENING COURTESY OF YTV

Clockwork Girl

Here is the new Clockwork Girl trailer from Kevin Hanna (Frogchildren Studios) and Sean O' Reilly (Arcana Studio). I rigged the mad scientist, Tinkerer.

"The Clockwork Girl" Trailer from Frogchildren Studios on Vimeo.

A Storm Hawks Summer

This past summer, I exhibited at Toronto Anime North, Vancouver Anime Evolution, Chicago Comic Con, and soon the mecha of all fandom conventions, Fan Expo Canada! Met and made lot's of Crozonia, Storm Hawks and ReBoot fans! A new experience for me was this past weekend
Here are a few Storm Hawks photos.


Sam Vincent and myself holding up a Storm Hawks Special Edition comic at Anime Evolution! Sam Vincent is the voice actor of Aerrow and the Dark Ace. He is also the voice of the lead character for the series Rollbots! A true gentleman.



Awesome Cosplayers at Anime North. There will be Storm Hawks cosplayers roaming around at Fan Expo Canada.



A good crowd watching the Storm Hawks: Cyclonia Rising North American Premiere at Anime North.

More photos from Crozonia and ReBoot coming including the huge ReBoot Homecoming Extravaganza that occured at Vancouver Anime Evolution.

Chicago Comic Con 2009 Round Up

For the first time in four years, I decided to set up at Preview Night (Thursday). It was incredibly empty. The only busy days in Chicago were Saturday and Sunday. It really looks like this is the end of the world for Wizard's Chicago show. A rival promoter, Reed Expo which is responsible for Mipcom, New York Comic Con and Book Expo America will be holding the first ever C2E2 (Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo). I hate the name of this show, but knowing Reed, it looks like it's going to overtake Wizard's show straight out of the gate. I will be exhibiting there in April 2010.

Had lot's of time for doing sketch cards:
Acaste (Crozonia)


Iron Man


Wolverine


Lung Mei (For my buddy Hugh Rookwood's book)


Guardian (Alpha Flight)


Piper (Storm Hawks)

Storm Hawks and League of Super Evil programming at Fan Expo Canada

Some updates regarding Nerd Corps, Storm Hawks and Fan Expo:

Presentations Saturday, Aug. 29 - Theatre & Time TBA

STORM HAWKS PANEL
Asaph Fipke – creator and Nerd Corps CEO
Andy Poon – series Art Director
Scott McNeil – voice of Stork
Ken Faier – Nerd Corps President

*catch it 12:50pm weekdays on YTV

LEAGUE OF SUPER EVIL PANEL
Asaph Fipke – creator and Nerd Corps CEO
Philippe Ivanusic – series co-creator and writer
Lee Tockar – voice of Dr. Frogg
Scott McNeil – voice of Voltar

*catch it on YTV
1:15pm,9pm Mondays
1:14pm Wednesdays
10:30am, 6:30 pm Saturdays
8:30 am Sundays

Crozonia, Storm Hawks and other news

First off, thanks to all of you who showed up to the The Watcher Storm Hawks Signing Event at the Beaches Jazz Fest. We had a great time! Thanks to Jaime Antonio, Marvin Law, Marvin Mariano, Marcio Takara, and Craig Yeung for sparing some of their precious time.

Some news:

- Unfortunately, I will not have Crozonia #4 ready for Fan Expo Canada (August 28-30). Between Storm Hawks production work, more Bakugan Freelance, and buying a house, I just couldn't get it done. I'm going to try to finish it up this year. Thanks to all the fans who have waited patiently for Crozonia #4.

- Storm Hawks / Nerd Corps Entertainment will be at Fan Expo Canada! More info to come shortly.

- I will be at Chicago Comic Con (Formerly Wizard World) August 6-8. I will be selling the Storm Hawks Special Edition, Crozonia, and The Art of ReBoot. I will also be sketching and taking on drawing commissions.

- This week is the deadline for ordering the Storm Hawks Special Edition through Diamond. Please go to your local comic book store and order!

- Beach CS and DMF Comics are working on another comic book to be released tentatively in September. To be revealed soon!

Comic Con Trailers

Here's a couple of trailers that I have been working on. Both were released this week at Comic Con International.

Whiteout Trailer

Hot Tub Time Machine Trailer

Storm Hawks Jazz Festival Comic Book Signing

Storm Hawks Comic Signing Event at The Watcher Comics, July 24-26 during the Beach Jazz Festival!
Jim Su (Crozonia, Bakugan), Marcio Takara (The Incredibles), Jaime Antonio (Superfuzz), Marvin Law (Slam!)
Just added: Craig Yeung (Runaways, X-Factor), Marvin Mariano (Transformers, Lung-Mei: Dragon Current)

Storm Hawks Special Edition Comic Book available to order in July

The Storm Hawks Special Edition comic book based on the hit Cartoon Netwoork and YTV animation series will be available for order this July. The books will arrive in comic book stores in September. Published by Beach Creative Studios and DMF Comics

http://www.prlog.org/10277709-storm-hawks-special-edition-comic-book-available-to-order-in-july.html

http://www.free-press-release.com/news/200907/1247184407.html

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRLog (Press Release) – Jul 08, 2009 – The Storm Hawks are coming to a comic store near you! In July, Storm Hawks will be available for order through Diamond Comic Distributors and Haven Distributors for the direct comic book retail market. The books will arrive in comic book stores in September.
The order codes for the Storm Hawks Special Edition are: through Diamond JUL09083, through Haven STOHBEA001.

Fans will get a chance to purchase the book directly at major anime and comic book conventions this summer including: Baltimore Otakon (July 17-10) , Chicago Comic-Con (August 6-9) and Toronto Fan Expo Canada (August 28-30)

“We’re very excited see the adventures and the world of the Storm Hawks brought to life in print,” says Nerd Corps’ CEO Asaph Fipke. “DMF and Beach have done a great job capturing the action and humour of the show, as well as the unique art style, and we feel confident fans and newcomers alike will be drawn in.”

“We want to give fans the best comic book experience with Storm Hawks as well as reach new fans who haven’t seen the show.” says Jason Park, publisher of DMF Comics.

Storm Hawks has been seen in Canada through YTV and in the US through Cartoon Network. It first aired in 2007 and is currently in it’s second season.

The Special Edition Comic Book will feature three Storm Hawks stories including the origins of the Dark Ace. An all star gallery of pin-ups from some of the best talent in the animation and comic book industry features: Mike Kunkel (Hero Bear and the Kid), Sean ‘Cheeks’ Galloway (Spectacular Spider Man), Marcio Takara (The Incredibles), Sanford Greene (Marvel Adventures Spider-Man), Marcus To (Fathom), Randy Green (X-Men) and more!

www.stormhawkscomics.com

About DMF Comics, Inc.
Established for over 9 years, DMF Comics is a Canadian publishing company that produces books and related merchandise from comic creators around the world. www.dmfcomics.com

About Beach Creative Studios, Inc
A creative services studio and publishing company, Beach CS has been producing artwork for brands such as Bakugan, Matchbox, Marvel Super Hero Squad, Indiana Jones and Transformers. Beach CS is the producer of The Art of ReBoot and publisher of Jim Su's Crozonia. www.beach-studios.com

About Nerd Corps Entertainment Inc.

Nerd Corps Entertainment is a privately-held full service property development and animation studio based out of Vancouver, Canada. The company’s mandate is to produce stylistically innovative projects based on a solid foundation of creative and storytelling. Working in a state of the art studio with highly skilled artists and production staff, the company is equipped with creative input, expertise and execution on all aspects of property creation and management, all the way from production to distribution, marketing, interactive development and licensing. The studio’s stable of productions includes award-winning series Storm Hawks and League of Super Evil, as well as Dragon Booster for Alliance Atlantis and Hot Wheels®: Battle Force 5 for Nelvana and Mattel, Inc. For more information, please go to: www.nerdcorps.com

Bakugan Vandarus Revealed!

Spin Master has released this image of Vandarus at Bakugan.com! Beach CS created many images for Bakugan this past spring. This is the first image released! Illustrated and colored by Marvin Mariano.

Storm Hawks Special Edition #1 : Order now in PREVIEWS Catalogue

There are a few ways you can order the book:
Through our site: www.stormhawkscomics.com
Through Amazon, or if you don't want to pay shipping, you can buy it at your local comic book store in September. Make sure your store orders it in July.

The order codes are:
From Diamond Preview now: JUL090839 (Most stores use Diamond)
From Haven Distributors: STOHBEA001

Arriving in stores in September!

You can find a store in your area by going to
www.comicshoplocator.com/
Just type in your zip/postal code.



You can order from Diamond Preview now: JUL090839
Also available through Haven Distributors: STOHBEA001

Georgina Poularakis Storm Hawks Pin Up

I met Georgina at Anime North and got her to draw this beautiful pin up of Stork and Radarr! We will be publishing this pin up in the upcoming Storm Hawks: Age of Heroes comic.

Storm Hawks@Anime Evolution confirmed Programme

Here are the definitive times, and locations:

- Be the first ones to buy the Storm Hawks Special Edition Comic at DMF Comics Booth 202 in the Dealer's Room.

- The confirmed Storm Hawks Q&A Panel and Screening - Saturday 11:30-1:30. Panel Room 1
Panelists include: Andy Poon (Art Director), Rav Grewal (Director), Sam Vincent (Aerrow, Dark Ace), Cathy Weseluck (Ravess), and Brian Drummond (Carver). Maybe Scott McNeil (Stork)...we shall see.

- Get your Storm Hawks books signed! Autograph Session Saturday 3:00pm - 4:00pm. Room 220

It's going to be a great show at the brand new Vancouver Convention Centre!