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A Grand Day out at @Awesomecons Southern Maryland Comic Con for Tristan the Teddy Bear and Me

Hey you… I’m at Southern Maryland Comic Con

This has been a very, very long day… Starting in the barmy early hours of the morning where everything is covered in glorious white frost, and while I was out and about in just my kilt and a t-shirt everyone else was bundled under an oppressive amount of clothing… Like it was cold or something?In case you have missed it I’ve been shouting about Southern Maryland Comic Con all week. This one day show is held in Waldorf and is my penultimate show of the year, and the last one for this season in Maryland for me.  As one day Comic/Pop Culture shows go, this one is pretty good the organizers Awesome Cons full of Comic Venders and Indie Artists (of which I was one). Plus we had some great guests John DiMaggio (Voice of Adventure Time Jake and more), John Cummings (the voice of Winnie the Pooh and more) and Jim Zub (Samurai Jack). This was one packed show, especially when you add The Teddy Bear Tales to it

As you will see from the photos, my table has evolved a lot from the beginning of the year. I’ve added height, a book rack, new art, the Cuddlies, new products, a kilt and a much improved sales  pitch.

Now talking about the show, it was pleasant, light, I was placed next to the kids area which lightened the burden on parents a little bit. Although I had to dodge a few flying balls along with a couple of flying kids during the day.

The show attendance was good, although what did strike me as odd was the lack of superhero cosplayers, saw a lot of Anime, some Doctor Who, two Transformers and a whole host of Adventure Time… But none of the usual suspects of Batman, Cap etc… Must be the crowd down in Southern Maryland, they must be much more anime based.

I came away with mild success from the day, helped by my location being next to the voice talent lines, and with my collection of Adventure Time prints that was a boon. Also have an increasingly growing list of art to do for the Cuddlies. Plus I got the most unique piece of Pop Culture Memorabilia ever when Jim Cummings (the voice of Disney’s Winnie the Pooh) signed my Winnie the Pooh original art (that I had knocked out at the show). Good times, my friends… Good times… I was also joined for this convention by my wife, who runs the Charmingly Geeky table; a large of collection of Pop Culture themed jewellery which is proving to be extremely popular.

In all a good day and a good show, if you into Pop Culture, Comics, or Teddy Bears you should not miss this show when it returns next year. For me though, this was my very last show in Maryland for this season. I only have the Virginia Comic Con to go on November 23 until the new year. Enjoy the photos below and I will see you at VA Comic Con.

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See you at the Southern Maryland Comic Con this Saturday at the Capital Clubhouse in Waldorf Maryland

See you at Southern Maryland Con this Saturday November 9 – Click for more details

Me and Tristan the Teddy Bear are inviting you all to join me at the Southern Maryland Comic Con this Saturday at the Capitol Clubhouse in Waldorf from 10am onwards.  You will find me under the Teddy Bear Tales banner at Artist Alley Booth A13.

Find me at Southern Maryland Comic Con at Artist Alley Booth A13 Saturday November 9 – Click for more details

I am going to be bringing along the illustrated adventures of Tristan the Teddy Bear in the Teddy Bear Tales books.  All the Cuddlies prints, including the new Teddy Bear Mighty Thor, Batbear and the popular Little Yellow Boxes Deadpool Teddy Bear.

Plus I will be bringing the entire range of Cuddly Defenders Plushy Toys, so this is a great opportunity to pick up some furry protection against the Monsters under the Bed.

Coming long for the ride will be the entire Alt World range of books, with the Tether Saga, the unique graphic novel Fabula Zero Exposition, and the all-ages Once Upon a Time fantasy adventure stories the Wonder Tales.

All this and more at the Southern Maryland Comic Con… See you there!

Remember… Remember the Fifth of November… Of Gunpowder, Treason and Plot…

A Cuddly V from V for Vendetta by Nick Davis

Remember remember the fifth of November

Gunpowder, treason and plot.

I see no reason why gunpowder, treason

Should ever be forgot…

A Penny for the Guy?

Did you know Guy Fawkes is sometimes toasted as “the last man to enter Parliament with honest intentions?”

On this day, the 5th of November in 1605 Guy Fawkes entered the Houses of Parliament to blow it up to restore Catholic rule to the British Isles. He was unsuccessful, caught before he could set off the barrels of gunpowder secreted under Parliament by his co-conspirators .

The Remember, Remember poem is sometimes referred to as ‘Please to remember the fifth of November’. It serves as a warning to each new generation that treason will never be forgotten. In my home country England the 5th of November is still commemorated each year with fireworks and bonfires culminating with the burning of effigies of Guy Fawkes (the guy). The ‘guys’ are made by children by filling old clothes with crumpled newspapers to look like a man. Tradition allows British children to display their ‘guys’ to passers-by and asking for ” A penny for the guy”.

His image is more recognizable nowadays as V from V for Vendetta… The Anarchist who argued people should not be afraid of their governments, governments should be afraid of their people. And brought down a fictional fascist British Government in the Alan Moore penned book about the concepts of liberty.

However Guy Fawkes is remembered I urge you all to have a safe Bonfire night….

Art note – The Cuddly V was finished in watercolor pencils and charcoal pencil.

I was invited to the Capes and Babes Halloween Party! Click through to check out my costume!

Capes and Babes Halloween Party

Chris Flick, a convention buddy, and the writer and artist of the most excellent webcomic Capes & Babes threw an in comic Halloween party. And I managed to scrounge up an invite! Click-through to check out my most awesome costume…

Enter Loki the Teddy Bear, the God of Mischief is now amongst my full-size Cuddly illustrations

Loki Teddy Bear by Nick Davis

Been a busy day, this is my second full-size Teddy Bear comic book character illustrations and after completing my Mighty Thor Teddy Bear I had to have another go at his Brother Loki. Have you been following his progress on Twitter?

With the help of my Derwent Inktense pencils and finished with black ink Loki Teddy Bear is now a reality. Enjoy…

 

Nana… Nana… Nana… Batbear… The Dark Knight gets a little more cuddly with a Batman Teddy Bear fullsize illustration

I am Batbear by Nick Davis

Picking up a trend at the moment and I am having a lot of fun drawing these. Taking a break from my usual line of Marvel characters I had a go at DC’s most famous son Batman… Of course with my usual cuddly twist. Meet Batbear the Dark Cuddly…

My latest full-size Teddy Bear style illustration was completed using Derwent Inktense pencils and black ink, if you’ve been following me on Twitter you would have seen the entire creative process… Now next up is Loki…

Have you been collecting the Teddy Bear Tale postcards?

The Teddy Bear Tale Postcards.

I’m on my third print run of my Teddy Bear Tale postcards, and did you know every time I print a new run the illustration changes? Well you do now…

So if you are a fan of the Teddy Bear Tales and been picking them up from the first card you have the start of a limited run print run…

Now you got to collect them all!!!

The latest card featuring Tristan and Archer will be available at the Southern Maryland Comic Con on November 9th, see you there!

Holy Costume Coincidence! Happy Halloween from the Davis Bat Family!

Holy Halloween Bat Fans… It is Bat Nick!!!

Continuing the family tradition of all of us getting dressed up for Halloween, this year we are the Bat Family… Check out the pictures after the jump.

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Happy Halloween from Batgirl and Supergirl – the most excellent comic strip by Mike Maihack

Happy Halloween from Batgirl and Supergirl by Mike Maihack

These fun little comic strips featuring the double act of Batgirl and Supergirl were created by Mike Maihack. I think this would make an amazing all-ages book and DC should pick up on it now!!! You can check out his other strips by clicking here.

The Day of the Doctor Trailer is floating about check it out below and #savetheday

We are less than a month away before we start to learn the fate of the Eleventh Doctor in the much talked about 50th Anniversary Doctor Who special. The hype around this feature is amazing and I wonder if it has more to do with the return of David Tennant than the beginning of the end of Matt Smiths Doctor. Anyhow… Check out the trailer after the jump as we step through the many lives of the Doctor and save the day 11.23.13