Lucca Comics and Games 2010 – Davide Gianfelice

Davide Gianfelice

Artist: Davide Gianfelice
Subject: Northlanders
Date: November 01, 2010
Location: Lucca Comics & Games, Lucca, Italy

104: Super-Tusi Three by Scott Chantler

 

Superman by Scott Chantler

 Tusi #104

Artist: Scott Chantler
Subject: Superman
Date: November 22, 2010
Location: Toronto ComiCon, Metro Toronto Convention Centre North, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Note(s): Them there Londoners seem to love Supes

Lucca Con 2010 Sketch_01: Scott Morse

Batman & Tiger by Scott Morse

Artist:  Scott Morse
Date:  October 31, 2010
Location:  Lucca Comics and Games, Lucca, Italy

Italy Day 4: Lucca Comics & Games Festival Day 1 – Watching Max Frezzato sketch

What a tiring Day 1 of the Lucca Comics and Games Festival.  The weather was great; cool early in the morning but sunny and warmer by noon.  I spent most of my first 2 hours at the con getting sketches in my Lucca-only sketch book.  The first sketch of day was one I stumbled onto accidentally.  While checking out the tents where Panini Italia (mainly Marvel comics) and Planeta DeAgostini (mainly DC comics) were located, I found Max Frezzato’s booth.

I had only just discovered Max’s work on Wednesday during my visit to the exhibit that the show was throwing for the guests of honour.  I have totally fallen head over heels in love with art.  So of course I had to line up.  And wait about 75 minutes for my turn.  And what a wild and crazy 75 minutes it was.

To call what Max does as ‘sketching’ is a great injustice.  He is an artiste who used any and every means possible to create unique pieces of art in the  sketchbooks or comic albums of his fans.

He rarely used a pencil or marker to draw in any books.  He took out a jar of black paint and a container of red from his work bag.  Dipping his finger in away he went, just finger painting and palm painting and fingernail painting…whatever he felt he needed to do to give each person a truly unique piece. 

He must have received 5-6 calls while I was there and would always work while chatting on his phone.  Did a TV interview too.

This sketch was my absolute favourite.  Not for the sketch itself but for how it was done.  Max opened the softcover book, pulled one side of the cover taut and gently yanked the book from the binding glue.  Turning to the other side, he repeated the procedure and the grabbed the guts of the book.  I was in shock when he first separated the book.  I was horrified when I saw the book torn apart.  But my Italian friend, Gregory (I met him last year in Lucca while waiting in line for Eduardo Risso), just smiled and laughed.  And shortly afterwards, so did I.  Though I was still al little worried about what would happen to my book  

I tweeted the completed sketch earlier in the day:  Max’s Interior Cover Sketch 

He also used some weird sort gold crayon/charcoal type instrument which you can barely see in these pics that I took of him working on my sketchbook.  (I think I had the first sketch of the day that wasn’t fully done in paint.)

When the crayon/charcoal concoction was covered by the paint on his hands, he rubbed it in and the resultant use created new colours and textures.

090 – Infinite Kung Fu-tusi by Kagan McLeod

 

Infinite Kung Fu by Kagan McLeod

‘Tusi #: 090

Artist:  Kagan McLeod
Subject: Infinite Kung Fu
Date: May 9, 2010
Location: Toronto Reference Library, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Note(s): Also check out Kagan’s INFINITE KUNG FU site.

Not Batusi: SCARLET by Alex Maleev

SCARLET by Alex Maleev

Artist:   Alex Maleev
Subject: Scarlet
Date: August 29, 2010
Location: Fan Expo Canada, MTCC North Building, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Note(s): Alex is one of my favourite artists.  He is is also one of my favouite people in comics.  I was blown away by this piece.  The scan does not do it justice.

I accidentally scanned it in black & white and WOW! 

086: Princess Leia-tusi by Tom Hodges

Princess Leia by Tom Hodges

‘Tusi #: 086

Artist:  Tom Hodges 
Subject: Princess Leia Organa (Star Wars)
Date: March 27, 2010
Location: WW Toronto, Direct Energy Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Note(s): Wow, been a long time since I posted an update. 

Here’s one from Tom Hodges whose work I became familiar with primarily  due to his appearances on the Comic Geeks Speak podcasts.  I’m actually not a Star Wars fan but I did have a little crush on Leia back in the day.

078: Carnage-tusi by Kelly Tindall

 

Carnage by Kelly Tindall

‘Tusi #: 078

Artist:  Kelly Tindall
Subject: Carnage (Amazing Spider-Man)
Date: February 28, 2010
Location: Winter Toronto Comicon, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Note(s): Been wanting to get a Tindall contribution for a little while now but either missed his sketching times (TCAF) or just not being able to get away from my duties to enjoy myself (Fan Expo).  Of course when I finally get the opportunity I get busy at the con  and have no time to chat with him.  And I come of looking aloof or, worse, an ungrateful asshat.  So my apologies to Kelly.  I really do appreciate the Carnage piece.  And I especially dig the “hand coming out of the border” bit.

082 – Fiona-tusi by Julie Faulkner

Fiona by Tess Fowler

‘Tusi #: 082

Artist:  Julie Faulkner
Subject: Fiona (from Promises, Promises)
Date: March 27, 2010
Location: WW Toronto, Direct Energy Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Note(s): This just might be my favourite DTB yet.  The smile infectious, no?

Live Blog: 2010 Wizard World Toronto

09:45 am - Looks like I’ll be heading out to the Wizard World show at some point today so I’ll live blog the experience. If you followed my Twitter feed last night you’ll remember that this ‘positive’ Day 1 con report [EDIT:  This is NOT my review.  I only went for Day 2.  Nor am I Ty Templeton. ] sapped any remaining enthusiasm I had for this show. Let us hope Day 2 is better.

12:15 pm – decent crowd but not great.

1:26 pm – Mike Hoffman working on an addition to the DTB collection

2:10 pm – photo op anyone

2:26 pm – there’s super hero wrestling march going on right now!

3:17 pm – having a long and interesting conversation with Andre from HEROES WORLD. His views on the future of comic stores is scary and enlightening.

3:42 pm – everyone is allowed back in after the show floor was evacuated

5:21pm – Goodbye Wizard World. It was surprisingly enjoyable. Day 2 was much better than the Day 1 reports I read. Day 3 has a lot of exhibitors worried. Sundays are historically the slowest day.