Amazing Arizona Comic-Con / Chris Moreno on the Radio and More!

Hey Y'all!

Hope you all had a merry Christmas. New Years is this Weekend-- hope you have a merry one of those too. This is just a quick update with some quick news. Look for a longer update sometime early in 2012.

First item!

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TONY FLEECS AT THE AMAZING ARIZONA COMIC CON!

OK. So I'll be at next weekend's AMAZING ARIZONA COMIC CON. (Details below.) I'll be splitting a table with my mostly-hetero-life-mate Joshua Hale Fialkov (who many of you may know as the writer of DC comics' 2nd most beloved vampire comic, I, Vampire.) My name's not on the website because Josh is the famous one but I'll be there. Come on out and buy some stuff!

Amazing Arizona Comic ConventionThe First Convention of the New Year: Jan 6-8, 2012
Location:
Mesa Convention Center
263 N. Center St.
Mesa, AZ 85211

For Tickets and information click any of these helpful links.

Issue 2!!

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CHRIS MORENO ON KARL SHOW! (starring Jason)

Ever wanted to know everything ever about Chris Moreno?? Well, here's your chance! This extensive interview covers the everything from Chris Moreno's tender infancy in Oceanside California, to his awkward teen years in New Jersey, all the way to the creation of his brand new comic book, ZOMBIE DICKHEADS (which is still available for purchase here, here and here.) Also, there is music. Give it a listen!

Item #Three!

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MARK DOS SANTOS DRAWS THE BOOK OF 5 RINGS FOR SMARTER COMICS!

Wondering what Dos Santos has been up to? Well wonder no more. Smarter Comics has just released his newest project, 60 pages, full color-- an adaptation of Miyamoto Musashi's classic THE BOOK OF 5 RINGS. You buy a copy here-- in print or on whichever digital device you prefer.

Pretty much the whole studio's doing some kind of work for the guys at Smarter Comics, so look to hear plenty more about them in the future. (Hey Look! Chris Moreno did one too!)

And finally...

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HEY! WHERE'S TONE RODRIGUEZ??

Tone's been going commission CRAZY as of late. If you're facebook friends with him, you've probably seen some of these beauties. If you're an art collector, or if you've always wanted to become an art collector, I cant recommend these highly enough. And get while the getting's good-- his commission prices are going up in January. Here, have a look...

Hit him up on Facebook or at tone@tonerod.com

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OK, that's all for now! Thanks for all your support this year. Have a great new year's and we'll see you all in 2012!

Long Beach ComicCon, ComicKaze, Bakersfield, Mexico, etc!

Hey Garagesters!

We've got a bunch of appearances in the next couple weeks and Garageartstudios.net is your 1 stop shop for dates, times, booth numbers and all that.

First up! Next weekend is Long Beach Comic Con (or Comic and Horror expo or something.) Long Beach is a great show and G.A.S. has been down since day 1. Here's the info!

LONG BEACH COMIC CON

October 29 & 30th, 2011
Saturday, October 29 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sunday, October 30 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Long Beach Convention Center
300 East Ocean Boulevard
Long Beach, CA 90802-4893

And here's where to find us:

Tone Rodriguez: [Booth #1904]

Chris Moreno: [Booth #1906]

Mark Dos Santos: [Booth #1905]

Tony Fleecs (with Josh Fialkov): [Booth #1909]

Tone will be on the Bongo Comics, Simpsons Treehouse of Horror panel with Jane Wiedlin (The Go-Gos), Tom Hodges (Clone Wars) and Bill Morrison Saturday at 11am in room 103A.

And we'll all be sketching and selling books and prints. Chris has the hot-off-the-press Zombie Dickheads 1 shot. Mark and Tony have some new prints for sale. Have a look!

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The next weekend we split off in all different directions, Mark Dos Santos will be off to Mexico for:

Convencion De Juegos De Mesa E Comics

Friday 3pm-10pm

Saturday and Sunday 9am-10pm

at Cintermex

Av. Fundidora No. 501 Col. Obrera

C.P. 64010 Monterrey

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Chris Moreno is headed to North Carolina for:

NC Comicon
November 5th and 6th

Saturday: 11am-7pm
Sunday: 12pm-6pm

Conveniently located off I-40 at exit 284 at the Morrisville Outlet Mall.

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Tony will be on-hand for the first ComicKaze in downtown Los Angeles.

Comikaze

Sat Nov 5th 10am-7pm

1201 South Figueroa Street Los Angeles, CA 90015

Tony'll be at table #91 on Saturday.

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And Sunday he's off to Bakersfield to meet up with Tone Rodriguez at the

BAKERSFIELD COMIC-CON

COMIC BOOK AND FANTASY CONVENTION

DOUBLE TREE HOTEL 

3100 Camino Del Rio Court, Bakersfield, CA 

SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 6th, 2011 

10:00am TO 4:30pm 

 Admission is Only $5.00 (Children under 8yrs are Free)

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After that it's right back to work. Hope to see you out at one of these upcoming shows!

Zombie Dickheads 8-page preview

Woot WOOT! Chris Moreno, back from the GAS cave where I've been toiling incessantly the past few months on my creator-owned one-shot Zombie Dickheads Are NOT Coming to Get You, debuting in Oct.. Here is an 8-page sneak peek!

Open publication - Free publishing - More art

So Cal Comic Con! 8/27/11

Hey Y'all!

The guys from Garage Art Studio are heading down to Oceanside next weekend for the So Cal Comic Con. If you're in the area and you love Tone, Tony, Chris and/or Mark-- come on out and see us. Buy stuff. Talk comics and art and whatnot.

SO CAL COMIC CON

Saturday, August 27th, 2011, 10 am to 5 pm. Our next show will be @ the Oceanside Boys and Girls Club (401 Country Club Lane, Oceanside, CA 92054).

Guest of Honor: J. Scott Campbell!

Hope to see you there!

Chris talks Dickheads on deviantART

I was lucky enough to get interviewed by the lovely Susan Coffey for deviantART as part of their coverage of SDCC 2011.  I talk about Zombie Dickheads and art, both regular and deviant.

Chris Moreno talks Zombie Dickheads at SDCC 2011

What a fantastic time Garage Art Studios had at this past weekend's San Diego Comic-con!  Some of us, like Mark Dos Santos and yours truly were set up on the con floor, pimping their wares, kissing hands and shaking babies.  Tone Rodriguez, Tony Fleecs, and Lauren Perry were walking the floor shaking their wares, kissing hands, and pimping babies!

I was lucky enough to get a chance to talk Zombie Dickheads with the fine folks at FEARnet at my table in Artist's Alley.  Check it out! 

MegaCon! KC Planet ComicCon! Wondercon!

Hey Ya'll,

Busy couple of weeks coming up for conventions and wherever you're going, Garage Art Studios will be there--

First up:

March 25th - 27th, 2011
Orange County Convention Center, Hall D
9800 International Drive,
Orlando, FL 32819

Mark Dos Santos will be in Orlando for MEGACON next weekend. He'll be signing and sketching and selling prints. Speaking of which, he's got 2 brand new ones just in time for the show. Check them out!

Mark will be in Artist Alley all weekend. Go give him your money!

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And also that weekend:

Overland Park International Trade Center
6800 W 115th St, Overland Park, KS 66211
(1/4 mile East of 115th & Metcalf, behind Jo-Ann)

Saturday March 26, 2011 from 10 am to 6 pm
Sunday March 27, 2011 from 10 am to 4 pm

Tony Fleecs and Tone Rodriguez will be on hand again at this year's KANSAS CITY PLANET COMIC CON! We'll also be signing and sketching and selling prints and books. I've got a couple new prints just in time for the show. Here's a look at those.

We're excited to make the trip out and see all our midwest pals again this year. Come by and say hi and we'll probably show you stuff from our top-secret, super hush-hush new book. Stuff like this--

(Shhhhh...)

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And then the weekend after that, the whole studio will be out in full force for...

April 1–3 at Moscone Center South

747 Howard Street, San Francisco

FRI, 4/1
12 Noon - 7pm
SAT, 4/2
10am - 7pm
SUN, 4/3
11am - 5pm

Tone! Dos Santos! Moreno! myself and even the elusive Lauren Perry's Blank-Ees will all be representing in Aritst's Alley (AA Tables 112-119). If you're in San Fran, come on by and say hey. And then also buy shit.

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And that's just the begining. Garage Art Studios will be EVERYWHERE this year. Including (but not limited to) Anaheim, Long Beach, SDCC, Pittsburgh and HeroesCon. Hope to see you there!

New Moreno Stuff!

What's up, GAS-ers! New Moreno stuff to report.  First up, I illustrated some Celebrity Pokemon Evolutions for the fine folks at UGO.com.  See what happens when our favorite celebs when they undergo massive transformations.  I'd insert some Charlie Sheen catchphrase here, but, honestly, I'm so over that shit already.

Also, I'm providing the art for one of the newest offerings from SmarterComics, a company that's adapting some of the hottest self-help/financial/business books into comics form.  It's called The 80-20 Principle by Richard Koch.  Originally a global bestseller, translated into over 26 languages, it's now making the jump into comics form.  I've always been a big supporter of comics' ability to inform as well as entertain, and this is something I'm very excited to be a part of.  Check out a preview on the smartercomics site: www.smartercomics.com 

And finally, don't forget that the debut comic of my creator-owned Zombie Dickheads is still available in the Zombie Bomb, Vol. 4: Dark Daze anthology from Terminal Press.  If you can catch the Terminal Press guys at a con, they should also have the Zombie Dickheads exclusive convention variant cover for sale!  Remember, Zombie Dickheads are NOT coming to get you-- so you'll have to get off your ass and seek 'em out!  However, more Z-Dickheads news IS coming soon!

That's all from my end.  Until next time... don't put that in your mouth, you don't know where it's been.

--Chris

February Previews: Moreno & DosSantos 2 for the price of 1!

Hey Ya'll,

Lots happening at the studio. Tone's working on another Bongo book right now (he's got 2 on the way.) Moreno's buried in comics as-usual. I'm doing layouts for the upcoming Fleecs/Fialkov/Oni book and writing the 2nd issue of the upcoming Fleecs/ToneRodriguez book (What!?). Dos Santos is off doing god-knows-what... He lives out in the boonies and I haven't seen him in a little bit. I'm sure whatever it is is great.

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Oh speaking of Dos Santos, Did you miss his latest mini-series? The smash hit adaptation of the smash hit film IT! THE TERROR FROM BEYOND SPACE. Did you also miss out on the Chris Moreno drawn MOTEL HELL?

BOOM!! (Actually IDW!!) 2 for 1, Garage-a-maniacs!!

PREVIEWS ORDER #: FEB11 0370
MGM MIDNIGHT MOVIES IT THE TERROR
& MOTEL HELL TP
04/13/11
SRP: $19.99

Also If you need a little Tony Fleecs in your life, (a very little) I've got a pinup in this book...
Which is one of my favorite comics of the last couple years. Written by the great Phil Hester and drawn by the also great (and the only artist in comics who might be slower than me) Brook Turner. If you like Preacher... No, if you like comics-- this one's for you.

PREVIEWS ORDER #: FEB11 0435
GOLLY TP VOL 01 CATCHING HELL (MR)
04/27/11
SRP: $17.99

Here's a look at my pinup if you're interested.

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OK, that's all for right now, I've got layouts to draw. But keep an eye out here for peeks at all the new G.A.S. projects.

Thanks for stopping by.