SDCC '08

I really enjoy Comic Con. What I don't really enjoy is backed up traffic due to the explosion of a truck carrying upwards 60,000 lbs. of meat. Seriously? Yeah. What could have been a leisurely hour drive became 4 hours, and the worst part...we never saw the destruction. Not even a ginormous Wolverine meat sculpture waiting at the end of traffic.  Just..nothing.

Anyhow, in the minimal hours at convention, I had a good time checking out geek attendees (I use that in the best sense), picking up loot, and  meeting artists(Missing plenty of those I really wanted to see along the way). 

Anyhow, check out a few of my photos.

I met Ono, director of Street Fighter 4. It was definitely cool to test the game and then give him fan-feedback.  He signed and handed out the game's poster as well!

Kaiju Big Battel! Time for epic monsters fighting!

An Alpha Chun Li attempts to take my Comic Con loot.  Hey look! You can see Erik Ko(director of Udon and the SF comic) in the background.

Vie Organique!

One of the many jobs I run around doing is Art Director at Home and Body Co., and I'm kinda excited that I have a line of body care products that are currently in development. The Vie Organique line was designed by me with assistance by designer Noel Vogt in conjunction with Home and Body Co. for their 2008 products collection.

This line's got 9 products with 5 fragrances(Organic Verbena featured here), and is going to be developed in Huntington Beach in the coming weeks. It'll be available at select retailers across the nation so you just may be able to catch it on a store shelves sometime.

Overture

I've got theatre ingrained in my flesh. So hopefully the nod to theatric tangents and jargon won't get too irritating, and I'll try to be pretty restraining. Any how, Overture refers to the orchestral music as a prelude to a show, but also simply, an introduction.

So there you are. Here's the opening to my blog, one I hope to update with my up-to-date art-makings and such, flaunt my favorite artists, and keep up with some arts & entertainment happenings.