Allred Art!: July 2011

Jul 29, 2011

CRITERION AKIRA KUROSAWA TRIBUTE!

One of the nifty events at TR!CKSTER
was a CRITERION sponsored gallery/auction
tribute to the great AKIRA KUROSAWA.
My contribution was YOJIMBO where I
depicted the Italian (FISTFUL OF DOLLARS
via Sergio Leone) and American (LAST
MAN STANDING via Walter Hill) remakes
standing behind the legendary original,
TOSHIRO MIFUNE.

Jul 28, 2011

BACK TO THE OL' DRAWING BOARD. LITERALLY!

I never get tired of saying that. Can't say "back to work",

because what I get to do all day most days is an insult

to real work (I do that too, but avoid it best I can). So,

back to my "day job" which I love. Go, PENCIL! GO!!!

ALLRED TREK!

After landing at the Portland Airport from San Diego

with less than 30 minutes until the start of the phenomenal

TREK IN THE PARK (this year: "MIRROR MIRROR")

one miracle after another occurred: first luggage off the plane,

mysterious appearance of perfect parking place, and

running into pal, Adam (Captain Kirk), as we came in who

gave us his "special reserved seats" front and center.

What a gas! This show is pure joy, played with a skewed

sincerity that elicits gigantic bursts of love from the audience.

Next year: "JOURNEY TO BABEL"!

Jul 27, 2011

THE LIPSKI BEAT!

Our pal, Christian Lipski, wrote a terrific summary

of the San Diego experience with some photos by

his lovely and talented wife, Deborah Curtis Lipski:

http://www.examiner.com/comic-books-in-portland/comic-con-2011-a-portland-recap

Jul 26, 2011

THE GEAR APPEAR AT TR!CKSTER/COMIC-CON!

http://i1225.photobucket.com/albums/ee392/allredmd/THE-GEAR-TRCKSTER-slide-show-layers.gif
Play along with your fave GEAR song while watching the slide show!

BACK HOME FROM ComiCon!

Absolutely one of the best weekends we've ever had.

Nothing like seeing so many old friends in one place and

making new friends in droves. So much to report, but

I'll keep it brief for now with deadlines needing to be

tackled. TR!CKSTER was a smash! Scott and Ted

have created an exciting new monster that we are thrilled

to be charter members of. THE GEAR shows were a kick,

with our full set on Saturday possibly being our favorite

show ever. We'll post a slideshow soon.

Oh yeah, and we won an EISNER AWARD for

WEDNESDAY COMICS! What a GAS GAS GAS!

Jul 13, 2011

COMICON / TR!CKSTER SCHEDULE!

We should be pretty easy to track down in San Diego this year.

Whenever we're not scheduled for a signing, panel, symposium, etc...we will crashing the nearest party or be at TR!CKSTER (200 Harbor Drive, across the street from the Con) where our goods can be purchased as well as a gallery and nifty exclusives.

THURSDAY:
4:00-5:00pm ROCKETEER ADVENTURES SIGNING @ IDW BOOTH
5:45- 6:45pm VERTIGO PANEL

FRIDAY:
11:30am-12:30pm IMAGE BOOTH
1:30pm YACHT PARTY! Just kidding.
EISNER AWARDS
11pm THE GEAR @ TR!CKSTER. Free show! Come early for a spot.

SATURDAY:
10:30-11:30 am (if I can be dragged out of bed) IMAGE BOOTH
1:00-3:00pm SYMPOSIUM @ TR!CKSTER with Jamie S. Rich, Greg Rucka, & Larry Marder
11pm THE GEAR @ TR!CKSTER. Free show! Come early for a spot.

HEAD GROW BIG! GRAH!

http://www.ifanboy.com/content/video/iFanboy_-_Episode__221_-_Mike_Allred_Spotlight
I've rarely felt so appreciated (excepting the dampish blanket on the set;).
These guys know their history. Just one small correction: I was with VERTIGO from the get-go with "THE GEEK" and a "SHADE" story in "VERTIGO JAM".
They throw some much deserved love at Laura too. If there is actually anything special about our comics, it is LAURA ALLRED that provides the magic ingredient. XOXO!!!