The Revenge Of Hallowzine

 Call for submissions!

Andrea Pearson in association with Aquatic Panda with the help of Eric DeSantis are calling all Chicago area comic artists to submit to Chicago's premiere horror comic anthology: Hallowzine: The Revenge of Hallowzine!

We are asking artists interested in submitting to fill out this Google Form:

Hallowzine Sign Up Form

Signups end May 21st

Below are the Hallowzine specifics and guidelines. A downloadable pdf is in the google sign up form. 

If you have any questions please contact Andrea at aquaticpanda at yahoo.com

I'm So Tired Of Social Media

I really want to go back to just posting on my blog. It feels like such a safe space. I guess because no one looks at it. Well, anyway, I drew this dumb little comic. I've been having fun doodling these characters in animal costumes and I wanted to play around with a sort of slice of life story featuring these characters dressed up inexplicably. This is mostly just a test, but figured I'd post it here, so you can see my process. Enjoy!

Thumbnails and rough characters in sketchbook.

Pencils. I don't normally pencil in black lead anymore, but was sort of feeling nostalgic.

Inks mostly done, just have to add borders.

Borders all added and a couple final touches.

This is the final scanned.

Pencils were sort of roughly measured, but I didn't use a ruler to trace the lines. I like the rough look of it.

It's sort of hard to tell, but this was drawn on a yellowish/beige cardstock. I wanted to do it on a light green cardstock, but I didn't have the color I wanted in the correct size of paper.

Anyways, I honestly haven't been drawing a lot of comics recently. I've been doing a lot of writing and just silly fanart drawing, but I'm trying to get back in the swing of things. I've got some fun stuff coming up on the horizon. 

I've Hit Rock Bottom

 

Just Gonna Keep Dumping Stardew Valley Fanart Here

 

Just wanted to post this dumb drawing

Been pretty rusty since I haven't been inking much, but just wanted to share this dumb little Stardew Valley drawing.

 

Anthology Sale!

Hey Everyone! With all the mess going on I’ve really missed out on sharing some of the cool anthologies I’ve been a part of. Buy some Hallowzines for the spooky season or get some fun books as gifts.

Northside Comic Artists anthologies Hallowzine 1-3

GCC Ladies Night Anthology Sisters

Northside Comic Artists Anthologies Misadventure and Memories

Prices are listed in the images. Free shipping (US only). I can receive payments through Paypal (Saturn2169@yahoo.com) or Venmo (Saturn2169). 

No Pants Revolution 5!

 

No Pants Revolution 5 is here! In case you don't know, No Pants Revolution is my autobiographical, diary comic zine series. It started in 2014 when I tried my hand at drawing a daily comic and has evolved into a collage of comics, diary style writing and sketches from my sketchbooks. No Pants 5 is stacked. At 32 pages it's beefier than the last couple books and this one comes with a FULL COLOR STICKER SHEET! I'm super proud of the book and I can't wait for people to see it. You can get it at my online store right now!

 http://www.apearsonart.com/2019/08/store.html

Sticker Sale!

For now my store is closed, but that doesn't mean you can't get one of these sweet, sweet stickers. For the next few weeks I will be selling my stickers and shipping them out snail mail. Prices for the stickers are listed on the images below. If you are interested in purchasing one you can email me at apearson@ymail.com with the subject line "sticker sale"; let me know which stickers you want and don't forget to let me know your address. I am accepting payments through Venmo (Saturn2169) and Paypal (Saturn2169@yahoo.com). Because I am shipping them snail mail, in a plain envelope with a stamp, please allow extra time for shipping. US only, sorry.

B-b-b-b-Bonus!

I am also super excited to say that I was interviewed for an article in the Chicago Reader about zine culture during the quarantine. It's been a crazy few months and although it's been paralyzing and depressing in many ways, I have been fighting and trying to continue to stay healthy and create. The article highlights my efforts to sell zines online as well as dropping off zines in free little libraries around Chicago. The article even included a picture of me. The Chicago Reader is a paper that is super special to me. It's been a part of my life since childhood and it's one of the top ways I find out about different arts and cultural events around town. It was so special and emotional for me to be a part of it. You can read the article online here. Below is the image from the paper which included a picture of me next to a free little library in Rogers Park.

#Quaranzinefest

We may be all sheltered in place, but we are still making and sharing zines. Enter #QuaranzineFest! A two day online zine fest. Make, share, buy and trade zines online. Follow the hashtag #QuaranzineFest and discover some fun new zines and zinesters today April 4 and tomorrow April 5.

To that end, you may have noticed that my online store is temporarily closed. 

Unfortunately, with social distancing and shelter in place it is becoming increasingly difficult to make it to the post office to ship out my usual wares. Do not fret! I have a bunch of stamps at home and, for a small price, I can snail mail you a selection of mini zines. I have a new mini preview version of No Pants Revolution 5 and a new iridescent No Pants Revolution sticker that I can send to you for only $3. Also, For $5 you'll get those and I'll also throw in my Fandom Fashion 1 & 2 mini zines. The info for how you can venmo and paypal me are on the images below. This deal will be going on as long as there is shelter in place and is unfortunately for US only.

Surely, it goes without saying that all of the fests that I was so excited about in the beginning of the year are now postponed or cancelled. But it's okay, as long as I'm making zines I'll try to figure out how to get them out to people.

Go follow #Quaranzinefest, discover some new fun stuff and support artists!

The Year is 2020

It's March! Boy, has it been a year already. Some good stuff, some not so great things and some great things! I don't feel like getting into all the details right now. What I do want to do is tell you about some of the awesome shows I got lined up this Spring!

I'm so excited to be a part of these amazing shows! I have a new No Pants Revolution coming out as well as some other fun stuff that I can't wait to show you. Below are a few more details about when and where they are.

April 4: Milwaukee Zine Fest 10:30am-4:30pm at The Central Branch of the Milwaukee Public Library Milwaukee, WI

April 18: Detroit Zine Fest 11am-7pm at Light Box Performance in Detroit, MI

May 16: Chicago Zine Fest 11am-6pm at The Plumbers Union Hall Chicago, IL

June 13-14: Chicago Alternative Comics Expo (CAKE) 11am-6pm at The Broadway Armory Chicago, IL

So, what else have I been up to? This past December I did my first ever comics reading courtesy of Meanwhile and Saturday Night Drink and Draw. I gave out and mailed over 100 copies of my 2019 Holiday Card (which due to some computer issues I don't have access to right now. That will be for another post soon, promise). Also, for the first time ever, I actually completed all 31 days of #inktober! I was inspired to do inktober illustrations based around the loose concept of fashion. Some of the drawings are of me in outfits inspired by characters, old photos or real life outfits I wear and a few are fan art drawings of characters wearing fun new outfits. Check them out!

Here they are all over the floor. This is fun right?

If you can't make it out to any of the shows I'll be at, then considering grabbing some of my comics from my online store. New stuff coming soon. Link.

Also, if you don't already, go follow me on Instagram and or Twitter for up to date art stuffs. 
Instagram: @Saturn2169
Twitter: @Saturn2169