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Happy Halloween, Droogies!

Lots of news for you!

     Comikaze!

     I'll be at Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo this weekend, at the Los Angeles Convention Center! I'm doing some selling, signing, volunteering, and speaking on a panel! IK,R?

(actual artist may have more grey hair)

     I'll be essentially a cast-away on Prism Comics and Northwest Press's LGBTQIA COMICS ISLAND (booth 910 & 912)! Come and check us out! The folks at Comikaze are being very good to us this year. It's my first time there, as I've usually been focused on Bent-Con this time of year. I'm looking very forward to this!

   

     Marginalized Tattoo!

     News from the shop; my friend and sometime co-worker Josh Schneider is working full time now at Marginalized Tattoo and that's a good thing.

     The shop is a perfect size for two artists, and having worked together for 5 years at West Hollywood Tattoo, we know we can work together well.

     You can check his work out on his instagram page, or his facebook page. I will be adding him to the website and shop FB page soon. 

     Patreon:

     oh, and one last thing... friday the 13th, 2 weeks from tomorrow!

 

why the Fantastic Four matters (to me)

In a few days, the reboot movie of the Fantastic Four hits the theaters. 10 years ago, the first actual FF film was released (the earlier Corman film was never released). After seeing it, I had the idea for this little strip, and with all of the nay-sayers raising their heads to claim no one wants to even see an FF movie, I felt I had to speak up, in my own way. I don't care if you didn't like the film and you want this one to fail as well, but there are fans out there, so stop saying no one cares, okay? I'm not confident that there will ever be a decent movie with these characters until Marvel gets the rights back, but with them cancelling the book to spite Fox, I'm a little bothered with them as well.

Queer Press Grant 2015

Feral and the Ghost Skater: Stay Bullet

by Dave Davenport

Winner of the Prism Comics Queer Press Grant 2015

I am very proud to be the recipient of the 2015 Queer Press Grant.

Bleeding Cool article announcing winner
Graphic Policy article announcing winner
Comics Reporter article announcing winner

This was the forth time I applied and the third time with this particular story.

I don't think I would have won if I hadn't taken the story writing process more seriously than I have in the past. All of my comic writing to this point had been done in the form of sketching in the panels, and I've found that has worked well enough for shorter pieces, but Stray Bullet is the longest narrative I've written to date. This third time applying for the grant and the process of "selling" my story to the judges (after some experience with writing since the last time I had applied) allowed me to see this story as a whole for the first time, rather than the chunk in front of me at the moment. 

Now I knew I needed to withdraw the pages I've published so far in favor of writing the story as a whole before committing any to more art. What's been seen will still be in there, but not necessarily 100% as it is now... and not entirely canon. 

If you have any of the self-published copies of Feral and the Ghost Skater #1 or #2, consider them collectors items.  I have a couple of copies of #1 left, and half a dozen of #2, they will be for sale until they are gone*, but after that I'm excited to finish writing and present you with a story that is as solid as it can be and that I will be and am very proud of.

So far I've written enough for four issues of 30 pages apiece, and it isn't finished yet! It's getting more personal all the time, and I'm very pleased with what I am doing with this book. Where is it going? 

All I can say is that the end will leave every character changed radically. 

If you are new to the world of Feral and the Ghost Skater, Hard to Swallow comics #3 and Hard to Swallow comics #4 are still available, and feature early black and white stories of these characters (along with other short stories by myself and Justin Hall). Bent Comix Sampler also has a 4 page full color "primer" on the characters, which gives a good introduction to many who will appear in Stray Bullet.

Arigatou Gozaimasu to Prism Comics, the Queer Press Grant, and all of it's supporters for this great honor. Thanks for pushing me to create greater and thanks for the recognition!

* According to the creator's inventory list on Prism Comics' website shop, they have a stash of Feral and the Ghost Skater #1. Also, Isotope Comics in San Francisco has a handful, last time I checked. Ask to see my toilet seat painting while you are there!

Gift Certificates!

Happy Holidays, Droogies! 

Need a last minute gift for that special someone?
Know someone who would like a really super  t a t t o o ...
or a glow-in-the-dark werewolf tee-shirt?

Give a gift certificate from MARGINALIZED!

Available in many denominations, redeemable for anything from a single comic book to on the low end and up to several hours of tattooing at the high end. Specials apply (while supplies last), such as a marginalized beenie wool cap just in time for winter, free with any purchase of $50 or more.

Also suitable for framing.

Visit the store at dogSPunk.com

Marginalized Tattoo/dogSPunk.com

 

Some art

Sketchbook doodle from 11/19, plus some recent tattoos.

new to the store

Hey Droogies, I just updated the Dogspunk.com store to include new items that have become available recently, as well as clear out some of the deadwood like shirts with just a few stragglers left over, pin-ups that don't seem to sell on line, and sold-out items.

A month ago my Dagon shirts became available. I debut them on Ebay, but I'm not so sure I will keep them up for sale there. Ebay offers a great convenience, but costs too much to maintain if sales aren't up. Ah well, my own store works fine :)

Last weekend was Bent-Con 2014, and there I debut Feral and the Ghost Skater #2, a long time in the making. I will go in depth about the book in a separate blog entry. These "Bent-Con 2014 Specials Editions" are sold, are slightly different from the final version of #2, which will probably be out next year.

Please check the store out and expect a mailing list e-mail blast about it in the near future!
Cheers,
DDOG '14

Dagon Shirt

Hey Droogies, I've put my latest shirt up for sale on Ebay, check it out and if you like, go ahead and purchase one. It's my first venture into selling on Ebay, and I'd like to sell a lot more designs there if successful.

 Lovecrafts Dagon cotton AA Tshirt from Marginalized