Denver Comic Con 2015 Review...kind of

Holy amazeballs!  What a convention.  Well, Denver Comic Conventions 2015 has wrapped up, and after about a week of recovery...I am STILL recovering.  It was an amazing weekend with amazing people, an amazing staff, volunteers, attendees, panels, panelists, artists, vendors, celebrities, etc...  I am still on cloud nine from the weekend.  

For those of you that didn't know, I was selected to do the badge art for this year's Denver Comic Con.  It was a huge boost to the profile that I have in the local industry, and in the industry in general.  There were 101,500 people wandering around Colorado Convention Center last weekend with my art hanging around their necks.  I can't believe it. 

The show was great for me, I was busy all weekend meeting people, shaking hands, signing badges, and selling badge related artwork.  I had trading cards, postcards, metal postcards, and the original inks framed with a metal print.  (I do still have a LOT of all of those left, so if you want any email me at jpeteranetz(at)gmail(dot)com

My plan is to talk more about my reactions to the weekend, the internet's reaction to the weekend, and if you want some of my thoughts, check out my facebook page: www.facebook.com/jpeteranetz

TARDIS Denver Comic Con Badges Day 11: The final Badge

TARDIS, the staple of Geekdom over the past 50 years.  Appropriate to end with for two reasons.  Number 1:  This is one of the most iconic items Geeks know and others don't.  Secondly, this weekend is going to feel like a whirlwind of time travel and excitement and it will be over too quickly.  This is the Monday Attendee badge.

 I want to thank the Denver Comic Con and Pop Culture Classroom team for letting me do the badges this year after 4 years of asking (now I will stop nagging, you're welcome).  They have been supportive, helpful, and amazing to work with!  SEE YOU AT THE COLORADO CONVENTION CENTER TOMORROW!!!

The artwork was done solely by me (concept to completion).  I want to extend an invitation to the all the attendees to come visit me at booth 324 in merchant's mesa and get your badge signed.  I will have the original ink drawing of this badge framed and available that weekend with a one or eight hand printed and signed metal prints of the final image.  I will also have metal hand printed metal badges (eight total).  I will have 44 postcard size "polaroids" available (see my twitter feed @jpeteranetz for more on those).  And I will have trading card size images of each in packs of 5.  There will be special chase cards printed on silver, gold, and (if it works out) black foil card stock, and I will have sketch cards randomly inserted.

I look forward to seeing you all at Denver Comic Con Booth 324! May 23-25!!

I will be posting one design daily from now until Denver Comic Con.  And they will post as I see them available online.

Green Arrow! Denver Comic Con Badges Day 10

TV's Green Arrow has been garnering a lot of positive reviews since it started.  I believe DC has done some of the best TV series over the past decade.  Their movies leave a little something to be desired, but that is OK.  This is the badge for the Monday Volunteers and Programming.

The artwork was done solely by me (concept to completion).  I want to extend an invitation to the all the attendees to come visit me at booth 324 in merchant's mesa and get your badge signed.  I will have the original ink drawing of this badge framed and available that weekend with a one or eight hand printed and signed metal prints of the final image.  I will also have metal hand printed metal badges (eight total).  I will have 44 postcard size "polaroids" available (see my twitter feed @jpeteranetz for more on those).  And I will have trading card size images of each in packs of 5.  There will be special chase cards printed on silver, gold, and (if it works out) black foil card stock, and I will have sketch cards randomly inserted.

I look forward to seeing you all at Denver Comic Con Booth 324! May 23-25!!

I will be posting one design daily from now until Denver Comic Con.  And they will post as I see them available online.

Optimus Prime Denver Comic Con Badges Day 9

Meet the most powerful Transformer of our time.  Optimus will be on the badges of the Sunday Volunteers and Presenters.  I am very happy with how this came out...except for the top of the helmet, it's a little strange.

The artwork was done solely by me (concept to completion).  I want to extend an invitation to the all the attendees to come visit me at booth 324 in merchant's mesa and get your badge signed.  I will have the original ink drawing of this badge framed and available that weekend with a one or eight hand printed and signed metal prints of the final image.  I will also have metal hand printed metal badges (eight total).  I will have 44 postcard size "polaroids" available (see my twitter feed @jpeteranetz for more on those).  And I will have trading card size images of each in packs of 5.  There will be special chase cards printed on silver, gold, and (if it works out) black foil card stock, and I will have sketch cards randomly inserted.

I look forward to seeing you all at Denver Comic Con Booth 324! May 23-25!!

I will be posting one design daily from now until Denver Comic Con.  And they will post as I see them available online.

Malcolm Reynolds Denver Comic Con Badges Day 8

This is the badge for the Sunday Attendees.  They get to blast off with Malcolm Reynolds and his model Firefly...which I want.  I think it would be awesome to have a small scale version of the firefly.  If anyone wants to set that up....

The artwork was done solely by me (concept to completion).  I want to extend an invitation to the all the attendees to come visit me at booth 324 in merchant's mesa and get your badge signed.  I will have the original ink drawing of this badge framed and available that weekend with a one or eight hand printed and signed metal prints of the final image.  I will also have metal hand printed metal badges (eight total).  I will have 44 postcard size "polaroids" available (see my twitter feed @jpeteranetz for more on those).  And I will have trading card size images of each in packs of 5.  There will be special chase cards printed on silver, gold, and (if it works out) black foil card stock, and I will have sketch cards randomly inserted.

I look forward to seeing you all at Denver Comic Con Booth 324! May 23-25!!

I will be posting one design daily from now until Denver Comic Con.  And they will post as I see them available online.

Star Wars! Denver Comic Con Badges Day 7

Another one of my favorite badges.  I LOVE how the lightsaber came out, and I think the characters came out really well.  This one was fun figuring out the background colors, but when I finally did, this image just popped.  This badges is for the Saturday Voluteers and programming presenters.

The artwork was done solely by me (concept to completion).  I want to extend an invitation to the all the attendees to come visit me at booth 324 in merchant's mesa and get your badge signed.  I will have the original ink drawing of this badge framed and available that weekend with a one or eight hand printed and signed metal prints of the final image.  I will also have metal hand printed metal badges (eight total).  I will have 44 postcard size "polaroids" available (see my twitter feed @jpeteranetz for more on those).  And I will have trading card size images of each in packs of 5.  There will be special chase cards printed on silver, gold, and (if it works out) black foil card stock, and I will have sketch cards randomly inserted.

I look forward to seeing you all at Denver Comic Con Booth 324! May 23-25!!

I will be posting one design daily from now until Denver Comic Con.  And they will post as I see them available online.

Star Trek! Denver Comic Con Badges Day 6

I ddn't realize this at the time I drew this badge, but I feel like I am honoring a great legend with this badge.  Mr. Nimoy (who played Spock...I know, I know, all geekdom knows this) was a great inspiration for many actors, TV aliens, and people.  The exhibitors, Vendors, Guests, and Artists at the Denver Comic Con will have this inspiration on their badges the entire weekend.  To amend the paragraph below, the original of this badge was purchased and I will only have the prints available over the convention weekend.

The artwork was done solely by me (concept to completion).  I want to extend an invitation to the all the attendees to come visit me at booth 324 in merchant's mesa and get your badge signed.  I will have the original ink drawing of this badge framed and available that weekend with a one or eight hand printed and signed metal prints of the final image.  I will also have metal hand printed metal badges (eight total).  I will have 44 postcard size "polaroids" available (see my twitter feed @jpeteranetz for more on those).  And I will have trading card size images of each in packs of 5.  There will be special chase cards printed on silver, gold, and (if it works out) black foil card stock, and I will have sketch cards randomly inserted.

I look forward to seeing you all at Denver Comic Con Booth 324! May 23-25!!

I will be posting one design daily from now until Denver Comic Con.  And they will post as I see them available online.

Groovey TV Interview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31EQDUk2t78

See that link?  That Link goes to an interview I did with Groovey TV, the OFFICIAL news of Denver Comic Con.  I love these guys.  They are a great interview, they are relaxed and just love comics and other AWESOME culture.  I hope you enjoy it...I make a fool of myself, but that's normal.  ENJOY!!

Brothers in Arms! Denver Comic Con Badges Day 5

Something I did NOT know until working on these badges...Battlestar Galactica was a "parody" of sorts to Star Wars.  And the Cylons were the Storm Troopers of that world.  So, here we are with a Storm Trooper and a Cylon.  I am a fan of this badge.  It's the only one with a word balloon, and, I believe it really helps make the point of the two franchises without directly saying anything.  This is the VIP pass for this year's con, so all you special people out there get a Storm Trooper bothering a Cylon. 

The artwork was done solely by me (concept to completion).  I want to extend an invitation to the all the attendees to come visit me at booth 324 in merchant's mesa and get your badge signed.  I will have the original ink drawing of this badge framed and available that weekend with a one or eight hand printed and signed metal prints of the final image.  I will also have metal hand printed metal badges (eight total).  I will have 44 postcard size "polaroids" available (see my twitter feed @jpeteranetz for more on those).  And I will have trading card size images of each in packs of 5.  There will be special chase cards printed on silver, gold, and (if it works out) black foil card stock, and I will have sketch cards randomly inserted.

I look forward to seeing you all at Denver Comic Con Booth 324! May 23-25!!

I will be posting one design daily from now until Denver Comic Con.  And they will post as I see them available online.

SPIDER-MAN!!! Denver Comic Con Badges Day 4

Today, I get the pleasure of sharing my FAVORITE of the badges.  The Spider-Man badge, for some reason really speaks to me.  It is also a favorite of many of the people to whom I show the badges.  I was also able to request which badge got this design...well, I didn't request it, my three older girls did.  They wanted this badge, and they wanted it as the kid's badge.  So this is the 3-Day, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday Kid's badge.  

The artwork was done solely by me (concept to completion).  I want to extend an invitation to the all the attendees to come visit me at booth 324 in merchant's mesa and get your badge signed.  I will have the original ink drawing of this badge framed and available that weekend with a one or eight hand printed and signed metal prints of the final image.  I will also have metal hand printed metal badges (eight total).  I will have 44 postcard size "polaroids" available (see my twitter feed @jpeteranetz for more on those).  And I will have trading card size images of each in packs of 5.  There will be special chase cards printed on silver, gold, and (if it works out) black foil card stock, and I will have sketch cards randomly inserted.

I look forward to seeing you all at Denver Comic Con Booth 324! May 23-25!!

I will be posting one design daily from now until Denver Comic Con.  And they will post as I see them available online.

The AVENGERS! Denver Comic Con Badges Day 3

What you are seeing above is the Saturday Adult to the 2015 Denver Comic Con.  This one is by far, one of my favorite badges.  I was able to take two of the newest Avengers, and make them the badge.  A HUGE bonus is they are both women.  The push by the Big Two to create, and allow their creators, to generate more diverse characters is a HUGE win for the comic book industry.  The amount of people being exposed to the medium, and characters that are being created are driving the industrty in EXACTLY the right direction!  THANK YOU FOR THE DIVERSITY!!

The artwork was done solely by me (concept to completion).  I want to extend an invitation to the all the attendees to come visit me at booth 324 in merchant's mesa and get your badge signed.  I will have the original ink drawing of this badge framed and available that weekend with a one or eight hand printed and signed metal prints of the final image.  I will also have metal hand printed metal badges (eight total).  I will have 44 postcard size "polaroids" available (see my twitter feed @jpeteranetz for more on those).  And I will have trading card size images of each in packs of 5.  There will be special chase cards printed on silver, gold, and (if it works out) black foil card stock, and I will have sketch cards randomly inserted.

I look forward to seeing you all at Denver Comic Con Booth 324! May 23-25!!

I will be posting one design daily from now until Denver Comic Con.  And they will post as I see them available online.

I will also be doing commissions.  Check my commissions page for pricing!!

The Flash! Denver Comic Con 2015 Badges Day 2

What you are seeing above is the Speed Pass to the 2015 Denver Comic Con.  The artwork was done solely by me (concept to completion).  I want to extend an invitation to the all the attendees to come visit me at booth 324 in merchant's mesa and get your badge signed.  I will have the original ink drawing of this badge framed and available that weekend with a one or eight hand printed and signed metal prints of the final image.  I will also have metal hand printed metal badges (eight total).  I will have 44 postcard size "polaroids" available (see my twitter feed @jpeteranetz for more on those).  And I will have trading card size images of each in packs of 5.  There will be special chase cards printed on silver, gold, and (if it works out) black foil card stock, and I will have sketch cards randomly inserted.

I look forward to seeing you all at Denver Comic Con Booth 324! May 23-25!!

I will be posting one design daily from now until Denver Comic Con.  And they will post as I see them available online.

I will also be doing commissions.  Check my commissions page for pricing!!