Comic Con San Diego 2014

July 23rd - 28th. I went to the San Diego Comic Con mainly to be present at the screening of  'Over the Moon', a short film I wrote featuring one of my comic book characters. The 7 minute live-action film was co-written with Timothy Kidd, directed by James Cunningham and should be online around November after it's done it's festival run. Here's a selection of photos from the trip...

Meltdown Comics on Sunset Blvd.

 Inside Meltdown, looking at their wall of original artwork...

And there's the art for 'Jessica Teaches the Tailor'...

 Meltdown's cabinet of Dan Clowes merchandise...

At collector Glenn Brays house looking at some original pages from the early MAD comics.

Art by L.J Jordaan

Art by Harvey Kurtzma

Union Station, Los Angeles about 6am waiting for the train to San Diego

My new buddy Donkey Kong.

Comic Con main floor... so many people!

A harem of Princess Leias.

Some rare unpublished Basil Wolverton original artwork

Outside the Hollywood Historic Hotel on Melrose Ave.

Nice hotel but in the middle of nowhere... 

Luxury Rooms

View from my hotel window...

Kingsize room, non-smoking...

The hired car, a white Chevrolet Malibu...

Heading to the convention center in San Diego.

...some people think it's not good for the soul.

 Original Kurtzman artwork for sale.

I think the asking price was in the $50,000 range

Review for The Blighted Eye

"Bray has, over the last nearly 50 years, amassed the most eclectic collection of original comic art in private hands. The book features work by a pantheon of cartooning masters" - Publisher, Fantagraphic Books

"This is an imposing and shockingly beautiful compendium no lover of the medium could possibly ignore " - Win Wiacek for 'Now Read This' (Full review)

The Blighted Eye

Original Art From The Glenn Bray Collection
416 Pages - Full colour

ISBN 978-1606996959

Click HERE to visit the Fantagraphics shop