Wondercon Report part 1

Wondercon was a blast. The people were great, the show was well run and the facility was first class. Highlights for me were the panels. My spotlight panel on Friday went well, nobody pummeled me with fruit or called the police. I dished the dirt on the upcoming Strangers In Paradise Omnibus and the audience asked a lot of questions about Hollywood, as in why my books aren’t on a screen somewhere. Afterwards, a producer from a big studio handed me his card, so my L.A. experience was complete.

Saturday I joined Jim Lee, Frank Cho and Philip Tan for the CBLDF Art Jam. Those guys are incredibly talented and funny to boot, so this was fun for all. Below, left to right: Charles Brownstein (CBLDF), Frank Cho, Jim Lee. Check out the Catwoman Jim is drawing.

Below, Frank Cho working on his piece for the auction.

The finished art…

The very talented Philip Tan was also up there with us. I snapped this photo of his piece before it auctioned off for big bucks.

The room was packed to watch Jim, Frank and Philip make their magic. Here they watch the big screen monitor showing Frank draw while they giggle at all the politically incorrect things he said. Very funny guy but not recommended for uptight people.

Here is Jim Lee’s finished Catwoman. She sold for $1600:

And his quick version of Superman. This set the high mark of the day, selling for $1800. It was like auctioning off Stradivariuses, the room was electric.

I don’t have a good photo of my 2 pieces for you, all my iPhone pics are turning out blurry these days, but I’ll post what I have. Wonder Woman on her day off (the buyer asked me to add Twinkies, so I did, after this photo was taken)…

I did two sketches during the art jam. The 2nd, Supergirl…

I’ll post my con sketches and tell you about my panel with the one and only Jeff Smith tomorrow.