It's An I-Don't-Know-What-Day-It -Is-Anymore Teaser!

It's deadline crunch time here!

A panel from page 139 of
"Remember Here When You Are There!"

Beanworld Book Three.

An original graphic novel.

2006 Beanworld Orphan Up for Adoption @ CBLDF Auction!

3" x 4 1/2 " drawing.
Black and colored marker on paper
in 5" x 7" hand decorated colored mat.

I got a note from Jill @ CBLDF letting me know that the above Beanworld Orphan piece is up for adoption in an online CBLDF auction.

The funds raised in this auction will help support the First Amendment legal work the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund performs on behalf of the comics community.

Yes, I know times are tough, and personal funds are more than a bit tight, but the good work that CBLDF does is just as important as it ever has been--if not more.

Plus, you'll give this cute li'l orphan a good home!

It's NOT Tuesday...but it IS a Teaser!

It's becoming more of a challenge to find stuff that "teases" without revealing too much!

But here is a panel from page 46 of the original Beanworld graphic novel, "Remember Here When When You Are There!"

Professor Garbanzo and the Pod'l'pool Cuties are in the midst of an educational endeavor deep inside Proffy's Fix-It Shop.

It Came From The Beanworld Archives!

Hmmmm.

This is clearly some sort of preliminary pencil for "Beanish Breaks Out!"
It's (more or less) the drawing that appears on pg 115 of Wahoolazuma! but the actual dialogue doesn't appear until pg 117.

I have absolutely no idea why I drew it on a lined pad.

Normally, at home I drew in a sketch book so I would be able to sort through my notes in a reasonable fashion. I guess that means I did it on the job at the ad agency. During this period of time (mid '80s) I was going to a lot of client meetings and doing a lot of account executive-type work. I did a lot of scribble/doodling on lined pads during those meetings but this drawing looks like I was being rather careful and making an attempt to be precise.

The drawing is old, wrinkled, rather yellowed and the paper a bit fragile. I have a hunch that it might have been exposed to some sunlight at some point--but who knows?

Tuesday's Tantalizing Teaser: Free Comic Book Day!

This Saturday, May 2nd is Free Comic Book Day!

Every year the first Saturday in May is Free Comic Book Day.
And this year, Beanworld is in Dark Horse's all age sampler.

It's a flip book with Star Wars: Clone War on one side and the other cover is the one shown above. Yep, Beanworld is in there along with not only with Star Wars but also Yusagi Yojimbo, Emily the Strange, and a guy named Indiana Jones!

Dark Horse has given me a great opportunity to put the Beanworld characters into the hands of many, many people who don't know how much they are going to love Beanworld yet.

But some of them are going to.
In fact, if history serves as any sort of indicator, some are going to like it a whole lot!

For many years, I gave away free issues of Beanworld comics to unsuspecting attendees at comic book conventions. It's always astounding to me how many folks come up to to the table (as recently as Stumptown in Portland, OR) and say, "You gave me my first Beanworld when I was a kid and I've been a big fan ever since!"
And sometimes they have their own kids in tow nowadays.

So, what is Free Comic Book Day?

It's the one day of the year participating comic book specialty shops across North America, and around the world, give away comic books absolutely free to anyone who comes into their shops.

A lot of Beanworld fans aren't regular frequenters of comic book shops, so to find a comic shop near you, use the handy-dandy FCBD Shop Locator.
It's on the left side, down a bit.
Punch in your zip code and you'll find a shop near you.