NO SHOW THIS WEEK, BUT LOTS OF NEWS!

So I said I'd wait to let people know if there would be a show this week, depending on how busy I was. Well, I'm busy. REAL busy. So the show's on hiatus this week. I'd like to keep an "every other week" schedule, but we'll see how well I get caught up on things.

In other news...


RUE MORGUE MAGAZINE:
I've had regular e-mail correspondences with art director Gary Pullin, and we're moving forward with Necronomicomics! It looks like the first regular installment of my comic will appear in the August 1st issue. I've got three comics in the hopper, and five more that I've just written and am anxious to start drawing. With my love of horror films, I've no shortage of inspiration, and I look forward to sinking my teeth into this project like a zombie into some poor sap's chest cavity!

WIZARD WORLD CHICAGO:
I received word yesterday that I've been invited as a guest at Wizard World Chicago! That means a free table, which is a big deal to me! It also means that the convention community is starting to view me as a professional, someone worth having at their shows. For me, it's an honor, and I look forward to seeing all my Chicago fans (and visiting fans from outlying regions, too) in August!  In the meantime, check out my entry on their website here!

WEBSITE NEWS:
I'm not sure how much I've mentioned this, but my website is undergoing a HUGE overhaul. It's not apparent if you view the site right now--the old version still exists as we create something new to replace it--but when you see what my pal and comic book artist/letterer/web designer Nate Pride has concocted, I think you'll be as impressed as I am! No official date of unveiling as of yet, but expect to see cool stuff when the time comes!

So other than that, I'm swamped with commissions, comic book assignment, sketch card assignments, impending caricaturing gigs, and even a comic book workshop I'm conducting next month! Whew! So I'll see you when I see you, and report any new events as they come (and as i can find time to report 'em)!

--Jay

NO SHOW THIS WEEK, BUT STILL PLENTY TO SEE!

Here's all the news fit to blog...
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JAY P. FOSGITT'S LIVE SKETCH SHOW

This week begins my "every other week" broadcast schedule, meaning there's no show tonight. Work has been piling up (which is a good thing), so I have to spread out my shows a bit. But I'll be back online next week, and hope to see you there!
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FREE COMIC BOOK DAY

I had a great time at Wonderworld Comics in Taylor, MI last Saturday, where I drew sketches and sold comics all day. Thanks to Dennis for allowing me to be part of WW's Free Comic Book Day event! The highlight of the day for me was being interviewed by Rob Allstetter and Jordan Trovillion for Rob's "Comics Continuum" TV show--a program all about comics and comic related news. Rob tells me the episode I'll appear on will air on Saturday, May 14th on TV20 in Detroit. Catch it if you can!
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PODCAST INTERVIEW

I was recently interviewed by Chuck Moore, creator of the comic news website, "Comic Related", and host of the site's podcast show, "The Related Recap". Chuck talked to me about all the different projects I'm currently working on, as well as my background in cartooning. It was a very fun and thorough interview, and it was great reconnecting with Chuck, who first interviewed me back in 2009 when Dead Duck was first released. The interview will be posted on the site later today, and you can find it HERE!
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NECRONOMICOMICS

Issue #111 of Rue Morgue Magazine has finally hit the stands, and my cartoon has appeared in it! I've spoken with the editors, and thanks in no small part to your e-mails, they're talking about running Necronomicomics as a regular monthly feature! But we shouldn't cease the e-mails yet! For a better understanding of what I'm trying to accomplish, here's a recap:

I'm starting an online campaign to get my new horror comic strip, "Necronomicomics", into Rue Morgue as a regular feature, and I need YOU to send some e-mails! Contact your local bookstore (most big chain stores carry it)  and ask for issue #111 of Rue Morgue Magazine. Buy the crap out of it, then send the most glowing, persuasive, begging e-mail you can to the editor and the art director, telling them how much you dig "Necronomicomics", and how you want to see it as a regular feature! Sound like something you'd be interested in? I know I am! Here are the addresses you need to write to:

DAVE ALEXANDER (Editor in Chief, letters to the editor) dave@rue-morgue.com
GARY PULLIN (Art Director) gary@rue-morgue.com

Remember, the issue should come out today or Wednesday, but keep looking until you find it! Thanks in advance to anyone willing to help. Your collective efforts got "Dead Duck" in print and completely sold out that first printing, so I know your help could positively effect "Necronomicomics"!  

More news as this plays out!
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SKETCH CARDS

I've worked on several sketch card sets over the past few years, and my most recent work is proving to be the most fun!

I've started my second set for Rittenhouse--Marvel Universe 2011! It allows me to draw most any Marvel character I want, and so far, this has been a dream come true! The thirteen year old kid in me who bought stacks of comics every weekend is just geeking out to no end!

I'm also working on the Galaxgals Eradication series for 5finity. That series gives me tons of creative freedom to design space girls battling aliens and robots, so it's certainly up my creative alley!
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So That about wraps it up! Thanks for reading. Catch my live Sketch Show next week, and I'll have more news for you soon!

--Jay

Are you still with me...?

Okay. So last Wednesday's Live Sketch Show did not go smoothly. The problem was, I broadcasted from my new computer for the first time, and the Ustream website didn't jive with my new PC at all. I was somehow prevented from activating "broadcast", and after finally figuring out the problem fifteen minutes into the show, I still couldn't get the sound to work, which took another five to ten minutes to figure out. While I monkeyed with the website, I noticed a lot of folks on the chat window were wondering why I was absent for that first half hour. By the time I got things all worked out, a lot of those people had long since left and never came back. Needless to say, I was in a crap mood after that and my whole game was thrown off.

This week's show will be better.

Catch me Wednesday night at 8 pm eastern time at this link, where I'll be working on one of my current projects (Marvel Universe 2011 cards for Rittenhouse, Transylvania Television cartoons, Bodie Troll, Little Green Men, Necronomicomics). As always, I encourage you to contact me during the show via Ustream's chat window! You need to log in to Ustream to use the window, but registering is easy. It only takes a username and an email address. Once you've entered that info, you can chat with me. Just like always, I'll have loads of useless trivia and my own brand of quirky humor to inject (or infect) into each sketch I create!

NOTE: After this week, my Live Sketch Show will start airing every other week, due to my ever-growing pile of projects. I'll remind folks when next week rolls around.
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NECRONOMICOMICS 

Though the official release date for Rue Morgue Magazine #111 was Sunday, May 1st, no bookstore that I've contacted has received the new issue yet. However, reliable informants tell me the issue is due to hit shelves today or Wednesday. That's when you'll be able to see my "Necronomicomics" for the first time in print, which excites me to no end! I mentioned this in last week's blog, but it bears repeating here...

I'm starting an online campaign to get "Necronomicomics" into Rue Morgue as a regular feature, and I need YOU to send some e-mails! Contact your local bookstore (most big chain stores carry it)  and ask for issue #111 of Rue Morgue Magazine (it has an illustration of director John Waters on the cover and looks like this). Buy the crap out of it, then send the most glowing, persuasive, begging e-mail you can to the editor and the art director, telling them how much you dig "Necronomicomics", and how you want to see it as a regular feature! Sound like something you'd be interested in? I know I am! Here are the addresses you need to write to:

DAVE ALEXANDER (Editor in Chief, letters to the editor) dave@rue-morgue.com
GARY PULLIN (Art Director) gary@rue-morgue.com

Remember, the issue should come out today or Wednesday, but keep looking until you find it! Thanks in advance to anyone willing to help. Your collective efforts got "Dead Duck" in print and completely sold out that first printing, so I know your help could positively effect "Necronomicomics"!  
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FREE COMIC BOOK DAY

This Saturday from10:00 am to 6:00 pm, I'll be at Wonderworld Comics for free comic book day! I'll have comics and prints for sale and will be doing sketches for anyone interested! Wonderworld is located at 22347 Ecorse Road in Taylor, MI. Hope to see you there! ________________________________________________________ LITTLE GREEN MEN
The second volume of "Little Green Men" is being released by Ape Entertainment on May 31st, and you can pre-order it on Amazon now by clicking here! Like the previous volume that came out in 2010, I wrote and drew the stories within, based on characters created by Ape publishers David Hedgecock and  Brent Erwin. So if you're into collecting my work in print, this is a book you should grab while you can!

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That's about it for now. As a recap:

1. Watch my show Wednesday night!
2. Find Rue Morgue #111 and help me in my campaign to get "Necronomicomics" a regular spot!
3. Come see me on FCBD at Wonderworld this Saturday!
4. Pre-order "Little Green Men" now!


Glad to have you on board, friends and fans! Together we can spread my wonky imagination across the globe like some kinda Alaskan Moose Pox or something cool like that!


--Jay

LIVE SKETCH SHOW RETURNS, AND A CALL FOR ASSISTANCE!!!

It's back like Billy Jack eating a Big Mac at the Love Shack! Catch my first new Live Sketch Show tonight at 8pm eastern time at this link. I'll be working on my Marvel Universe 2011 cards, so you can see my creative process (1.Think up weird idea 2. Draw it 3. Drink Diet Pepsi 4. Repeat).

I won't be taking suggestions for tonight's sketches, but you can still contact me during the show via Ustream's chat window! You need to log in to Ustream to use the window, but registering is easy. It only takes a username and an email address. Once you've entered that info, you can chat with me. Just like last always, I'll have loads of useless trivia and my own brand of quirky humor to inject (or infect) into each sketch I create!

And on another topic, I could really use your help...
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MAGAZINE WORK

On May 1st, an installment of my "Necronomicomics" will appear in the latest issue of Rue Morgue Magazine in the letters column! For now, this is a one-time appearance, so I encourage any of you who like to collect my work to buy a copy after that date. You can find it in any Barnes and Noble and Borders bookstore for sure, and probably any other major bookseller. But that's not where I need your help!

I'm starting an online campaign to get "Necronomicomics" into Rue Morgue as a regular feature, and I need YOU to send some e-mails! Check out the May 1st release of Rue Morgue and view my cartoon, or else you can view all my installments here, here, here and here. Then AFTER MAY 1ST, send the most glowing, persuasive, begging e-mail you can to the editor and the art director, telling them how much you dig "Necronomicomics", and how you want to see it as a regular feature! Sound like something you'd be interested in? I know I am! Here are the addresses you need to write to:

DAVE ALEXANDER (Editor in Chief, letters to the editor) dave@rue-morgue.com
GARY PULLIN (Art Director) gary@rue-morgue.com

I'll post a reminder as May 1st gets closer. Thanks in advance to anyone willing to help. Your collective efforts got "Dead Duck" in print and completely sold out that first printing, so I know your help could positively effect "Necronomicomics"!
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And in other news...

COMIC CONVENTIONS
I'd been asked to create artwork to promote actor Bruce Campbell's appearance at the Detroit Fanfare Comic Con this September. And just yesterday, after a great first week with my new computer, my Bruce Campbell art became the first complete piece that I created with my new PC (I color all my art using CS4)! I think it looks sweet as hell...but unfortunately, I can't show it to you guys right now. Fanfare wants to hold off on the big unveiling until the con rolls around. But I can tell you that the art features modern day Bruce, while referencing some of his past films, and will be used for sketch cards to be given out at Fanfare. Word has it the art may be used for some bigger promotion too, but we'll see when it gets closer to the show!
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COMIC BOOKS
I just finished the final draft of the script for my first issue of "Bodie Troll", my new creator-owned all-ages comic book. It's been a whole lotta fun to write, and now I get to get my hands dirty with the really fun stuff--designing the look of the world! The main characters are just about designed, but the environments, supporting characters, even the style I draw it all in, it's all open to experiment. I can't wait to start! So more news as this continues to unfold!
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Well, that's all the news that's fit to blog! Hope to see you tonight on my show, and reeeaaalllyyy hope to have your help in my online campaign to make "Necronomicomics" a regular feature in Rue Morgue Magazine! See you soon!

--Jay

NEW SHOW, NEW COMPUTER, NEW DELAYS...

Hey, everybody! My apologies to those of you who missed my reminder that last week's Live Sketch Show was on hiatus. I suspect you figured it out when I wasn't drawing live last Wednesday night!

Anyway, I'm back this week, and I'm changing things up a bit. There won't be a theme this time--instead, I'm going to showcase a project that I'm currently working on! I've been contracted to create sketch cards for the Marvel Universe 2011 set (released through Rittenhouse), so I'll be creating some of those cards during my show this Wednesday night, from 8-9:30 pm eastern time!  As always, you can catch the show at this link.

And if you want to chat with me during the show, you can contact me during the via Ustream's chat window! You need to log in to Ustream to use the window, but registering is easy. It only takes a username and an email address. Once you've entered that info, you can chat with me. Just like last always, I'll have loads of useless trivia and my own brand of quirky humor to inject (or infect) into each sketch I create!

Just to give the heads up, As of this week, I'm going to start broadcasting my show every other week for awhile. Work is piling up a bit, and doing this show every week kinda piles it higher sometimes. But I promise that I'll keep the show going for the foreseeable future, even if it's just every other week!

In other news, I just got a brand new Dell Inspiron Computer, and I love the hell out of it! It's much faster than my old one, with a big ol' 23" screen and some cool bells and whistles. Unfortunately, a couple of those bells and whistles have yet to be installed, specifically my new Photoshop program, which is partly why I haven't posted any images here. Hopefully after tomorrow, that will be remedied, and I'll have lots of new stuff to share!

Hope to see you guys Wednesday night! And if I miss you, have a good Easter!

--Jay