Invisible Republic #1

Invisible Republic #1 by me, Corinna Bechko and Jordan Boyd from Image Comics is out March 18th. Here's a roundup of previews, advance reviews and interviews for the book: 

You can see exclusive preview pages on Comic Book Resources here: 

CBR INVISIBLE REPUBLIC preview












Here are a few advance reviews from Newsarama and Comicosity:

Newsarama Best Shots Advance Review

Adventures in Poor Taste Advance Review

Comicosity Review


Interviews with Corinna and myself:

Newsarama Interview

The Frog Queen Interview


Corinna and I will we at Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle and C2E2 in Chicago. We'll be offering this con exclusive variant cover of Invisible Republic #1:

KINSKI signings!

My graphic novel KINSKI is out this week! It's a quirky, Coen-brothersesque crime story about a salesman who steals a puppy and the unintended consequences that follow. It's fun, suspenseful and occasionally heart-wrenching. Trust me, you're going to enjoy it.

It's a 152 page trade from Image Comics collecting all 6 issues previously released digitally from Monkeybrain. 

If you're in Southern California, I'll be signing KINSKI in both San Diego and Los Angeles this week. At both signings I'll be drawing FREE SKETCHES for anyone that buys a copy of KINSKI. Here are the specifics: 







WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 5th 

9AM-1PM 

Yesteryear Comics 

San Diego

9353 Clairemont Mesa Blvd D2, San Diego, CA 92123


More info on the facebook event page here.


SATURDAY NOVEMBER 8th

1PM-4PM

The Comic Bug

Culver City

4267 Overland Ave, Culver City, CA 90230

(Former location of Comics Ink near Sony Pictures Studios)


And for readers of the digital edition of KINSKI, issue #6 will be available through Comixology on 11/5, the same day as the print edition arrives in stores!

LONG BEACH COMICCON

I'll be at Long Beach ComicCon this weekend. Corinna and I will be at table #1812.

I'll also be appearing on the following panels: 

































IMAGE COMICS IS EVERYTHING Panel

SATURDAY 9/27

2:00pm  -  room 103A/B

IGN's Joshua Yehl leads an all-star packed disscussion about the decision to go creator owned. Marc Bernardin, Chris Burham, Kyle Higgins, Alec Siegel, Ken Kristensen, Corinna Bechko, Gabriel Hardman, and Dustin Nguyen share details about their Image Comics books that touch every genre of the industry.

Sunday 9/28

Science Fiction and the End of the World

11:30 AM

Lasers, robots, time travel, the end of the world... science fiction lets creators run wild in thinking of new ways to blow up the Earth. Hear how some of these science fiction storytellers come up with weird science. Panelists: Corrina Bechko, Joshua Fialkov, Gabriel Hardman, Jim Mahfood

Here is the pricing for sketches: 

One Character: $150

Two Characters: $300

Headsketch: $60

All are inked on 9x12 paper.

I will also be offering a limited number of 18x24 (very big!) con sketches done in ink and pastel. 1 character is $400. If you're interested these can only be done as pre-orders. 

Email me here to pre-order.

I'll also be continuing my CONVENTION PORTRAIT PROJECT at these shows. For this project I draw a portrait of anyone at the convention who is willing to sit for 20-30 minutes, time permitting. All are welcome including but not limited to fans, fellow comics professionals, cosplayers, celebrities, anyone who would attend a comics convention. 

I make an effort to draw as many as portraits as I can but I have other commitments at the convention and won't be able to fit in everybody.
The CONVENTION PORTRAIT PROJECT is a very earnest endeavor. I'm not drawing exaggerated caricatures or making fun of anybody. It's a straight forward documentary drawing project. I keep the drawings but I'll send you a high res scan after the show.

There is no set schedule for the portraits. Just ask me at the show and I'll try to fit you in. 

APPEARANCES!

I'll be at a few different signings and and conventions over the next few months. Here's where: 


CONVENTIONS

Corinna and I will also be doing several conventions in the fall. I'll be doing sketches and portraits at all the shows. 

Here is the pricing for sketches: 

One Character: $150

Two Characters: $300

Headsketch: $60

All are inked on 9x12 paper.

I will also be offering a limited number of 18x24 (very big!) con sketches done in ink and pastel. 1 character is $400. If you're interested these can only be done as pre-orders. 

Email me here to pre-order.

I'll also be continuing my CONVENTION PORTRAIT PROJECT at these shows. For this project I draw a portrait of anyone at the convention who is willing to sit for 20-30 minutes, time permitting. All are welcome including but not limited to fans, fellow comics professionals, cosplayers, celebrities, anyone who would attend a comics convention. 

I make an effort to draw as many as portraits as I can but I have other commitments at the convention and won't be able to fit in everybody.
The CONVENTION PORTRAIT PROJECT is a very earnest endeavor. I'm not drawing exaggerated caricatures or making fun of anybody. It's a straight forward documentary drawing project. I keep the drawings but I'll send you a high res scan after the show. Here are a few examples from previous conventions: 

 

There is no set schedule for the portraits. Just ask me at the show and I'll try to fit you in. 

Here are the conventions we'll be appearing at for the rest of 2014.
These do not include conventions of mature escorts. These sexy older women with experience will sometimes be available for escort bookings.






ROSE CITY COMIC CON

Portland, Oregon. September 20-21



LONG BEACH COMIC CON

Long Beach, CA. September 27-28



NEW YORK COMIC CON (CANCELLED)

Jacob Javits Canter, NYC. October 9-12



LILLE COMICS FESTIVAL

Lille, France. December 6-7



If you plan to be at any of these shows, please come by and say hello!

ANNOUNCED AT SDCC 2014: INVISIBLE REPUBLIC & KINSKI PRINT EDITION FROM IMAGE COMICS

Corinna Bechko and I just announced a new ongoing gritty sci-fi series INVISIBLE REPUBLIC at San Diego Comic Con! Published by Image Comics, it'll be released in spring of 2015.  INVISIBLE REPUBLIC explores the secret history of one man's rise to power after an unspeakable act of violence elevates him to folk-hero status on a war-torn planet seeking independence. It's co-written by me and Corinna Beckko. Art by me. Colors by Jordan Boyd.

Here's an interview with me and Corinna about INVISIBLE REPUBLIC from ComicBook.com.

Here are INVISIBLE REPUBLIC preview pages on CBR.

Image Comics is also publishing the trade paperback print edition of my digital series KINSKI! It's a quirky b&w crime story of a salesman’s self-styled mission to save a puppy from its neglectful owners which escalates into a righteous crusade. The trade will collect all 6 issues. 

Here's what the A.V. Club had to say about KINSKI: “Hardman…creates a tense atmosphere that makes Kinski the Breaking Bad of dognapping tales.”

The KINSKI trade will ship in November!

More info on both INVISIBLE REPUBLIC and KINSKI here in the press release.

THE CONVENTION PORTRAIT PROJECT: HEROESCON 2014

Every portrait from HeroesCon 2014.

THE CONVENTION PORTRAIT PROJECT - HEROESCON 2014 - SATURDAY