Jess Smart Smiley's Blog, page 14
October 25, 2014
BOOK SIGNING TODAY!
Today I will be signing books at the Murray, UT Barnes & Noble from 12-4pm. Come say hi and meet my newest monsters!
October 18, 2014
SPOOKY BOOK PARTY TONIGHT!
ATTENTION UTAH SPOOKSTERS:
Come celebrate the release of SPOOKY SLEEPOVER by making comics, playing games, and meeting The Rumpus! TONIGHT from 6-8pm at Dragons Keep in Provo, UT.
See you tonight! (Click for more info)
October 6, 2014
The Last 4 Years
4 years ago I doodled a cute little vampire boy in my sketchbook.
Since that first little drawing, Harold the vampire:
-has starred in his own all-ages graphic novel (Upside Down: A Vampire Tale)
-is in another upcoming Upside Down book (that’s right!)
-has sparked the creation of 3 other Halloween-themed children’s books: Rumpus on the Run, 10 Little Monsters Visit Oregon and Spooky Sleepover.
It’s been a fun 4 years and I hope the fun continues for many, many more. Thanks for following and supporting me and my work!
October 3, 2014
800-Year-Old Doodles
Centuries-old doodles from bored school boys? I’m all about that!
I came across this article from Colossal this morning about medieval book historian Erik Kwakkel‘s findings, and am absolutely taken with the images and the evidences that I was not the only boy in school that let his pen wander.
How great are these?!
October 1, 2014
HALLOWEEN BOOKS/EVENTS
HAPPY OCTOBER!
Halloween is in the air and I’m happy to celebrate with my 4 Halloween-themed books: “Rumpus on the Run“, “10 Little Monsters Visit Oregon“, “Spooky Sleepover” and “Upside Down: A Vampire Tale“.
I’m involved in a few October events, where I’ll have books and drawings available for purchase. Come say hi and pick some up Halloween!
October 18: “Spooky Sleepover” Book Release at Dragons Keep (Provo, UT) 6-8pm
October 22: “Halloween Author Event” at Barnes and Noble (Orem, UT) 7pm
October 25: Halloween Book Signing at Barnes and Noble (Murray, UT) 12-4pm
September 26, 2014
COMICS SALE–LAST DAY!
Top Shelf Productions are hosting a MASSIVE COMICS SALE (ends today!) on over 180 titles including my own Upside Down (Book 1): A Vampire Tale.
PRINT + DIGITAL for $5
My graphic novel, Upside Down: A Vampire Tale, is now just $3 for today only. Get the print and e-book for just $5–half of the cost of the print book alone!
“And retailers, this sale is GOOD for y’all too! Certain minimums apply, so email me, Chris Staroschris@topshelfcomix.com for details.”
Check out all 180+ titles by clicking here.
September 24, 2014
NEW COMIC OUT TODAY!
I’m a big fan of Art Baltazar and Franco’s Aw Yeah Comics and I’m happy to have a story with writer Dave Scheidt (Spooky Sleepover, Minimum Wage Mummy) in Aw Yeah #8!
Get all 32 pages from Comixology here!
September 22, 2014
NEW “BOOKS” & “EVENTS” PAGES!
I’ve also added an EVENTS page to keep track of my upcoming events this fall to celebrate the release of three new books, including: 10 Little Monsters Visit Oregon, Rude Dude’s Book of Food, and Spooky Sleepover.
Take a minute to check out my new BOOKS and EVENTS pages. Let me know what you think!
September 19, 2014
1 WEEK COMIC SALE
Top Shelf Productions are hosting a MASSIVE COMICS SALE on over 180 titles for the next week (through Friday, September 26), including my own Upside Down (Book 1): A Vampire Tale.
PRINT + DIGITAL for $5
My graphic novel, Upside Down: A Vampire Tale, is now just $3 for the next week. Get the print and e-book for just $5–half of the cost of the print book alone!
“And retailers, this sale is GOOD for y’all too! Certain minimums apply, so email me, Chris Staroschris@topshelfcomix.com for details.”
Check out all 180+ titles by clicking here.
September 18, 2014
COMIC JAM #4
Each month we meet together as comics fans to make comics together. Rather than sitting to work on our own comics, we make collaborative pass-along comics with a new twist each month.
September’s Challenge
This month we created a 5-panel page. Each creator wrote and drew the first panel of action, and then passed it to someone else to do the second panel, and so on, until the comic was completed. Each panel was assigned its own unique twist:
Panel 1 must include the use of emanata
Panel 2 must include a caption
Panel 3 must emphasize the panel in some way
Panel 4 needs to include a memory of something that happened in the past
Panel 5 can include an onomatopoeia, a thought bubble, or both
(BONUS: test your knowledge of comics anatomy with these activity pages!)
October Comic Jam
Next month will be our fifth and spookiest comic jam at Dragons Keep (Provo, UT)! Join us from 6-8pm on Saturday, October 18 for a special combined Halloween comic jam and book release party for my new comic, Spooky Sleepover. There will be games, food and fun–plus, it’s free! (More info here)
See you next month!
