My husband has been so happy since we have moved here because of one thing and one thing only... Emerald City Comicon. (you may have heard of The Comicon that is held in San Diego every year that draws hundred of thousands of people, this one is for the northwest. There are others held in other cities like Chicago and New York.) Anyways, this weekend was THE weekend for Emerald City. At this comicon, prospective artists have the opportunity to show their portfolios to actual artists in the comic book field. Travis has been working on his for about 4 weeks every night. Over the last 7 years he has come so far and spent so much time on his drawing. Being a comic book artist has always been his dream. He had set himself up to expect just some critiques of his work this time and then he would come back next year with something even better. Yesterday must have been his lucky day! (he is also very talented, but their has to be another explanation as well because this kinda stuff doesn't happen every day.) He took his portfolio up to Marvel, yes, THE Marvel Comics, and they told him they would like to start a dialogue with him, meaning that they would start emailing correspondence and provide him with scripts that he would in turn illustrate. While it isn't a job, it is the first step to being signed by Marvel as an actual comic book artist. HOLY COW! How did this happen!!!
Here are also some of the 'characters' he saw there.
I think Green Lantern has really let himself go.
Of course Darth and his Storm Troopers would be there. 
Captain America (I don't really know if he needed the fake muscles!) and Deadpool.
Maybe Captain America could lend Superman some of his muscles. And why is Batman hanging out with some hippie.
I am so glad that I didn't end up going, this is the exact outfit that I was going to wear. ;)
Piccolo from DragonBall Z, Travis' favorite anime
While it was not a family affair, I could see in the future our kid being at one of these conventions dressed up as Spiderman, or Batman, or the Hulk, or.......
I am so glad that I didn't end up going, this is the exact outfit that I was going to wear. ;)
Piccolo from DragonBall Z, Travis' favorite anime
While it was not a family affair, I could see in the future our kid being at one of these conventions dressed up as Spiderman, or Batman, or the Hulk, or.......
5 comments:
What awesome news!!! That is so exciting! You need to post some of his work so we can all see.
I thought your title said Greeks, not Geeks, so I didn't get where Greeks played into the whole post! I am a nerd! Geeks...I get it now. ☺ Aren't geeks the ones who always end up rich??
You need to hook me up with Elektra. KTHXBYE!
I would think that would be a kid's dream come true! How fun for your husband.
That is so exciting for Travis! YAY!
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