Chad Townsend

Duk! #27

// February 4th, 2010 // No Comments » // Blog

New Duk & Run Strip up.

Comments on Dallas Comic Con.

// February 2nd, 2010 // No Comments » // Blog

Hey all. well it’s a couple day’s after the Dallas Comic con. and I wanted to write a couple of my thoughts having to do with the show and the things I learned at one of my first conventions as an exhibitor in artist alley.

Saturday: I woke up about 5:00 am and slowly got myself composed and collected and got on the road about 6:00 am. had a really enjoyable drive there. listened to some good NPR programs one of which was about music and they featured a chick I had never heard about called Peaches and have to say I was impressed with her as a person and her music. really good beats that made traveling fun in those early hours. upon my arrival to the civic center in Richardson TX just north of Dallas (does this really qualify it as the Dallas Comic Con?) I was quite surprised to see snow flurries lightly blowing through the air.

I grabbed my convention kit which is a really cool plastic trunk with wheels on it for easy transportation. It includes everything I need, Books, prints, displays, art supplies, a small medicine chest, PACKED A LUNCH and drinks too. I even got one of those cool retractable banner displays from my In-laws for Christmas. So I checked in, set up my half of the table only to wonder who and where the guy sitting next to me is….after going back and asking, I found out that for my $65 I got the whole table to myself. (slaps forehead) talking to many of my friends around the nearby tables I find out that none of them NONE paid for their tables at all (Slaps forehead again). one guy said  he just mentioned he was writing a particular comic title and they just added him to the site as a guest with no response back to him at all. which comes to one problem I had with the convention. There was no mention of me on their site. People actually came up to me saying they were surprised to see me and had they known they would have brought DVD’s of the Iron Man Movie I worked on or DVd’s of the Legion of Super Heroes TV show I worked on. One guy said he would have brought a particular sketchbook for me to work in, had he known. I can only say that this is my fault too for not even mentioning it to the guys that put on the convention and asking to be mentioned on the site. So my first mistakes are learned, Mention who you are and what you worked on first and ask if you can attend.

The convention let people in at 11:00 and from that point on I was pretty busy shelling out $20 sketches did a couple full character commissions too did an awesome Thor to start this guys book off. I didn’t have a brake until about 4:30. I feel bad cuz I couldn’t get around to one kid who kept checking on me to take his sketchbook. Saturday was a good day, covered my costs for printing, the table, gas etc. and met some very nice people.

That night I went to the Hotel afterward with a large group of friends to meet up for dinner that night. It was very strange sitting there having a beer and having Adam West look me in the eyes directly from 30 feet away. Mark Walters who put’s on the show loaded us all up in a bus, in the group Bill Williams, Brian Denhem & wife, Matt Sturges, Kerry Gammill, (couple people i cant remember their names) Cat Staggs, Kieth Wilson, Renee Witterstaetter and Michael Golden both whom I had the privilege of sitting with at Dinner. Mike was awesome (looks a little like Willie Nelson) the man has a true passion for art in a way that I truly understand and relate to and it all isn’t just about the art it is the whole process. He even let me in on a project that was a fan favorite that he is going back to. people are gonna flip!

After that we all went to a pub with more artists that attended the con. way cool evening. Then long time friend Kieth Wilson (whom I was assistant to when I was a kid) he invited me and Bill W to crash at his place. Thx to him and his wife Carrie and son Zack for their hospitality. Otherwise I was crashing in the truck in 20 degree weather, lolz.

BTW: Mark Walters who puts on the Con as well as runs a really cool site called Big Fanboy had his laptop stolen from behind his table. The ENTIRE contents of his site and podcast were on that thing. sad to mention he never backed it up.

Sunday: 9:30 Kieth woke us all up and I had to figure out how to climb out of the top bunk of Zack’s bed all groggy. we got ready, then we all went to Waffle House on the way to the Con. this was my first time to the Waffle House….Waffle House the biggest chain of dives I’ve ever been to. But it was good and cheap. Thx to Bill for picking up the tab.

12:00 the con starts again. only this time sitting two tables from me is Sean Patrick Flanery. His mega huge autograph lines blocked a majority of all the tables most of the day so we saw no action at all. I sold only 1 item and that was it. All in all a very very disappointing day.

I will have to say it was not all negative I had fun and I feel I learned a few things, one of which is I need to try harder.

-Chad T.

My new book! WooT!

// January 26th, 2010 // No Comments » // Blog

Here’s a pic of my new book, Duk & Run #1. I want to mention that my wife was a big part in getting this printed. I will be selling it at the Dallas Comic Convention this weekend as well as Staple March 6th. so does this mean I will have more strips coming? you betcha!

Staple! update

// January 19th, 2010 // No Comments » // Blog

Not sure if anyone has ever been to Staple! Independant Media Expo. but it is an awesome one day event March 6, 2010 in Austin at the Monarch Event Center. with a lot of artistic talent from all over like Webcomics, comics and the game industry.

I will sharing my table with friend and Co-worker Jeannine Schafer. who has a lot of great stuff going on in her work. To find me I will be located in the Hall at Table #75!

Iphone site!

// January 12th, 2010 // No Comments » // Blog

Now you can view the 3G version of my website! just go to www.chadtownsend.com on any of these phones >

android, aspen, blackberry9500, blackberry9530, cupcake, dream, incognito, iphone, ipod, opera mini, webmate, webos

For a fast loading, touch screen version of my website. pretty cool!

Sketchcards 02

// January 12th, 2010 // No Comments » // Blog

These should be available for the Dallas Comic Convention the end of this month.

Sketch cards. Staple!

// January 4th, 2010 // No Comments » // Blog

Just a sample of some of the sketch cards I will have for sale at STAPLE! this year.

Robot a Day #14

// January 4th, 2010 // No Comments » // Blog

After such a long Holiday, I can tell it’s going to take a lot to get back in the swing of things. Here is #14.

Sketch Cards

// December 23rd, 2009 // No Comments » // Blog

More to sell at Staple on March 6th. gotta get ahead early.

Robot a Day 13

// December 23rd, 2009 // No Comments » // Blog

I won’t have access to a scanner for the holiday. I will however keep drawing them…expect an overload after the new year. (Nervous laughter)