CRAZY AM I? The Art of Andy Fish

The following at the shows running next weekend around the world— this is provided as a service to you, my valued readers, and I only endorse shows indicated or that I’ve done. Note the number of days a show runs generally indicates whether or not its a big show.

NEW YORK CITY NYCC JACOB JAVITZ CTR 10/06-10/09 Second only to San Diego this is the biggest show of the year, and some times THIS is the biggest show of the year, so why don’t you go and see for yourself.

COLUMBUS OH CARTOON CROSSROADS 10/06-10/09

SAN ANTONIO TX ECKMAN’S CARD COMIC & TOY SHOW 10/08

BOWLING GREEN KY BOWLING GREEN CON 10/08

PASADENA CA TOON CON 10/09

LONDON UK LONDON COMIC MART 10/09

The following at the shows running next weekend around the world— this is provided as a service to you, my valued readers, and I only endorse shows indicated or that I’ve done. Note the number of days a show runs generally indicates whether or not its a big show.

BOXBORO, MA COLLECTIBLES EXTRAVAGANZA 9/30

SIOUX FALLS, SD SIOUPER CON 9/30-10/2

The following at the shows running next weekend around the world— this is provided as a service to you, my valued readers, and I only endorse shows indicated or that I’ve done. Note the number of days a show runs generally indicates whether or not its a big show.

SALT LAKE CITY, UT 9/22-9/24 FANX SALT LAKE CITY CONVENTION - Veronica and I will be guests of this show, appearing all three days, sketching, signing comics and appearing on panels. It’s our first time doing the show but we’re really looking forward to it. The show attracts 127,000 attendees on average and looks to be a great event!

CINCINNATI, OH 9/23-9/25 CINCINNATI COMIC EXPO

HOT SPRINGS, AR 9/23-9/25 SPA-CON

MEMPHIS, TN 9/24 MEMPHIS COMIC EXPO

ARTESIA, CA 9/24 ALPHA OMEGA CON

BRYAN, OH 9/24 FOUNTAIN CITY FANDEMONIUM

ST LOUIS, MO 9/24 MISSOURICON COMIC & TOY CONVENTION

ROCHESTER, NY 9/24-9/25 FLOWER CITY COMIC CON

MOUNT HOP, ON 9/24-9/25 HAMILTON COMIC CON

ORLAND PARK, IL 9/25 GCONNN

Ah comic cons, there’s one every weekend somewhere. The following are the ones I know about coming up next weekend, I don’t endorse a show unless noted. Here they are for 9/16-9/18/22 Shows that run one day tend to be smaller than shows that run multiple days.

MONROE, MI 9/16-9/17 MONROE POP FEST

MANCHESTER, NH 9/16-9/18 GRANITE STATE COMICON

ERIE, PA 9/16-9/18 COMICON ERIE

EDMONTON, AB 9/16-9/18 EDMONTON EXPO

ST ROBERT, MO 9/17 EXTREMICON

DALLAS, TX 9/17 DALLAS COMICS SHOW

ISELIN, NJ 9/17 KINGKON III

PALOS HEIGHTS, IL SOUTHSIDE COMIC BOOK SHOW

HUNT VALLEY, MD COMIC BOOK SHOW AND MORE

Shows for next weekend— I don’t endorse shows I haven’t done and if I’m appearing I’ll make note of it. Shows can run 1 day up to 5 days—the longer the show runs generally means it’s a bigger show.

PORTLAND, OR 9/9-9/11 ROSE CITY COMIC CON - One of my favorite shows of all time.

OTTAWA, ON 9/9-9/11 OTTAWA COMICCON

OVERLAND PARK, KS 9/10 SUPERWORLD COMIC EXPO

LITTLE ROCK, AR 9/10-9/11 ARKANSAS COMIC CON

DELAND, FL 9/10-9/11 DAYTONA BEACH COMIC BOOK CONVENTION

ANNADALE, VA 9/11 COMIC BOOK & NON SPORTS CARD SHOW

Upcoming comic cons for Labor Day 2022— I don’t endorse nor am I appearing at the following shows, these are provided as a service for folks who might be wondering if there is a show near them this weekend. Shows vary in length from five days to one, in general a show that runs multiple days is a bigger event, but I’ve attended some fun one day shows.

TUSCON, AZ 9/2-9/4 TUSCON COMIC CON

LONG BEACH, CA 9/3-9/4 LONG BEACH COMIC CON - I’ve never been but this is a show on my list of ones to do someday.

I’m neither appearing at or endorsing the following shows IN 2022, but I’ll make note of the ones I know something about. This is a service to let you know what might be happening near you. Generally speaking a comic con can run five days (New York or San Diego) all the way down to one day. The longer the event generally means the bigger the event.

TORONTO, ON 8/25-8/28 FAN EXPO CANADA - Toronto is a big comics town, Fan Expo is a good show. Do the math.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN 8/26-8/28 2D CON

Upcoming Shows for Next Weekend 8/18-8/21/22— I’m neither endorsing or appearing at the following shows unless noted.

SEATTLE, WA 8/18-8/21 EMERALD CITY COMIC CON - Never been but I hear this is a good one.

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 8/19-8/21 COLORADO SPRINGS COMIC CON

SHREVEPORT, LA 8/19-8/21 GEEK’D CON - Who wouldn’t want to be in LA in August??

OXFORD, MS 8/20 NERD-VANA

NEW YORK CITY, NY 8/20-8/21 FLAMECON

RALEIGH, NC 8/21 RALEIGH COMIC BOOK SHOW

SWEDESBORO, NJ 8/21 NERD FEST

While I don’t endorse any show I’m not appearing at, I list these as a service to those who might want to find a show near them. Here are the upcoming cons for 8/12-8/14/22:

DALLAS, TX 8/12-8/13 DALLAS COMICS SHOW

ALBERQUERQUE, NM 8/12-8/13 NEW MEXICO COMIC EXPO

EAST RIDGE, TN 8/13 FARLEYCON

SUNRISE, FL 8/13 SUNRISE COMIC CON

SARASOTA, FL 8/13 SARASOTA CON - COMIC & TOY CONVENTION

MATTESON, IL 8/13 MAPLD FANFEST

WELLSBORO, PA 8/13-8/14 WELLSBORO COMIC CON

SAN ANTONIO, TX 8/14 ECKMAN’S CARD, COMIC AND TOY SHOW

LONDON, UK 8/14 LONDON COMIC MART

MADISON, WI 8/14 MADISON COMIC CON

WILMINGTON, DE 8/14 FIRST STATE COMIC COM SUMMER 2022

Ryan Heshka is hands down one of my favorite artists— he’s listed over there in dem dare links— you should click on it (after you finish reading my raving remarks).

I was a fan BEFORE he did versions of the 1939 Original Bob Kane (sorta) and Bill Finger (mostly) Bat Man character and then he did some limited edition PRINTS and all I can say is WHAAAAAAAA?? Why didn’t I buy more sets?!

He also did a little ‘zine which features more of his great Bat Man work (please note casual reader that the original Batman is called “The Bat Man”).

If DC COMICS actually cared about ART, like it did when my friend Mark Chiarello was the art director, or even back when Jeanette Kahn had the foresight to give Frank Miller a graphic novel platform worthy of the great European Comics companies who at the time were publishing works by actual artists like Moebius, then Heshka would be the main Batman artist and I’d be buying sixty copies of the book every month. Instead they continue to publish the same pablum garbage like that example I showed you a couple of weeks ago where an overly muscled Batman manages to dispatch a shark attack by firing one of the ears of his cowl into the shark’s eye, managing to make the idea of Batman carrying Shark Repellent suddenly the most sensible thing in the world.

I first encountered Ryan’s work with MEAN GIRLS CLUB— a striking graphic novel which has since become one of my favorites although truth be told I’ve never read the whole story because I get lost in the art brilliantly handled with shades of only pink.

I’m not kidding about MEAN GIRLS, I actually own six copies because I constantly loan He’s done other works too including WELCOME TO ROBOT TOWN and WELCOME TO MONSTER TOWN among several others. His work is absolutely brilliant.

MONSTER TOWN in particular is noteworthy because I can only imagine the generation it’s inspiring, today’s five year old lost in the pages of this wonderful dream land is tomorrow’s Tim Burton. And as Will Eisner said to me many times over “Teaching (or inspiring) the Next Generation is Our Only Obligation as Artists.” — I’m completely with ya Will.

MONSTER TOWN is the kind of book I would have read until the covers fell off and my dotting momma would have bought me another copy to shut me up.

My latest book from Walter Foster Publishing, MASTERING PERSPECTIVE is celebrating its 1 year anniversary- so join me, @andytfish @walterfoster for a giveaway🔸If you’ve ever struggled with perspective this is a straightforward course under one cover!

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Here’s the first piece for Fright Fall;

No Guarantee I’ll be posting all of these on dis here Blog, but they will be posted in my Instagram account which is @AndyTFish - and an important thing to note is PLEASE don’t contact me through Instagram, I don’t check it. I don’t log on. Like Facebook I think IG is incredibly stupid and a waste of time, if you like it more the better for you, don’t hate on me because I have better things to do with my time.

I can’t believe it’s already October— despite being my favorite month of the year it’s still hard to let this Summer go— it was truly a great one. Very few very hot and humid days, and a lot of great memories.

We traveled quite a bit— Veronica’s sister got married in North Carolina and we drove down, stopping halfway to stay with her amazing Aunt and Uncle at their beautiful home in Maryland. Because of commitments we drove back straight the morning after the wedding in one day making a sixteen hour one way commute. We had #1 son’s wedding which was only about 20 miles away which seemed like a drop in the bucket comparatively and Veronica’s other sister gets married at the end of this month.

For My Favorite Month I’m going to try and incorporate the #Inktober challenge with Retro Supply’s FRIGHT-FALL Challenge as detailed in yesterday’s post.

We ventured out Monday night for a convertible ride with the intention of getting some errands done and stopping at a great Middle Eastern Restaurant we’ve just discovered. I love Middle Eastern food above all other food and that includes authentic deli. Unfortunately we didn’t know they weren’t open on Mondays. I called nearby Paradise Biryani in Westborough because I knew they were only doing take out for a while and sure nuff, they still are. My aversion to take out needs not be explained here.

We sold out of about half of the first days artwork but there are still some good pieces left, plus to add some interest to Sunday’s show we’ve added 23 more pieces so please CLICK HERE to check it out!

The Comic-Art Live show is going on now— we have a booth setup under Artists so check it out!

COMiC-ART LiVE We still have some art for sale at all price points and…

We’re also doing a few more commissions so order one now:

COMMISSION RATES Add $50 per additional character requested. All work will be on high quality 3 ply Bristol with Japanese Inks and the best art supplies. Commissions generally take 4-6 weeks to complete.

Andy Fish or Veronica Fish Individual Commissions:

Option 1 - 10x14.25 bristol - 1 Character no background $175 - 1 Character minimal background $275

Option 2 - 10x14.25 bristol - 1 Character full figure full background $350

NEW!!!! Andy AND Veronica JOINT Team Fish Commissions:

Option 3- 10x14.25 bristol. You get a piece we both work on at full original art size on high quality Bristol board with Japanese brushes and ink.  We work together on all our projects so this is a chance to get the most authentic representation of our work. 

Option 4- 10x14.25 bristol. Up to 2 characters with minimal background $400  

Option 5 - 10x14.25 bristol. Up to 4 Character full figure full background cover quality $500

Shipping is $15 if you’re east of the Mississippi or $20 if you’re west of it— outside the 48 states shipping is more, sometimes a lot more.   We will do our best to keep your shipping cost down but keep in mind this is out of our control.