I’ve moved the Halloween drawing that I did of Scott Story’s Johnny Saturn over and made it my Top Web Comics click-through incentive for November, so if you want to see the full-color version, click on the TWC link in the lower right sidebar and visit their site for a look see.
I’ve added some new Henchmen-related artwork to the store. Click on the “Buy Henchmen Stuff” link on the menu above, or click here to check them out.
The first has Deadpool meeting up with a Minion, while the second one features Harley Quinn sitting in a rather unsafe location. They’ve both been drawn on 8 1/2 x 11 inch white card stock paper, and you can own one for the low price of $20.00 plus $5.00 shipping. If you’re outside the U.S., contact me if you’re interested in the art and I’ll calculate the shipping cost for you.
This week’s Henchmen page is late because I spent the weekend huddled behind my Artist’s Alley table at the Amazing Hawaii Comic Con.  As soon as I finish working at my ‘real’ job today, I’m going to head home, roll up my sleeves and get to work on this week’s page.  However, I’m taking a short break at my desk, and I’m going to jot down a few observations from the con.
The con itself was very crowded over the course of the three-day event, mostly because Stan Lee, George Perez, Rob Leifeld, John Romita Jr. and other ‘big names’ in comics made the long journey to appear in a Hawaii convention.  Hawaii folks always seem to turn out when mainland ‘celebrities’ come to town, and this was no exception.  Apparently the con drew in about 20,000 attendees, and the bigger crowd helped all of us little folks as well.  Fellow Hawaii cartoonist Jon Murakami told me that he thought this was the biggest and most successful local con he’d ever participated in.
I chatted with con guest pro artist Mark Bagley, and he said that he had brought a large box of prints to the con, and this was the first time at any con that he had ever sold out his entire inventory.
I had a great location at the con, as I was seated back-to-back with Rob Leifeld (with an aisle between us) and had a great view of the crowds lined up waiting for autographs and photos.
Of course, I didn’t get as much of a crowd as Rob Leifeld, but it was the most successful con that I’ve ever attended as well. I sold several books, as well as some of the new t-shirts and buttons, and did several cool art commisions. Â I’ll be putting the shirts up for sale on the website soon, and I’m posting a couple of the sketches that I drew during the breaks in the ‘action’ that I’ll be selling through the website as well.
If you’re a new website reader who found Henchmen for Hire through the Amazing Hawaii Comic Con, welcome aboard!
Okay, back to work. Â New page coming soon….
The Monday update will be delayed, as I was busy at the Amazing Hawaii Comic Con this weekend. Thanks to everyone who came by and said ‘hello.” The new page will be here in the next day or so.
If you’re going to make a purchase on Amazon any time in the near future, you can use the opportunity to support “Henchmen for Hire” at the same time. We’ve just signed up as an Amazon Affiliate site, so if you look in the right sidebar column next to the comic (scroll down a bit) you’ll see a link to Amazon with a couple of product suggestions. If you click this link to go to Amazon, and then make your purchase as you normally would, we get a very small percentage bonus for helping to lead you to the Amazon site and supporting your purchase. It doesn’t cost you anything more when you buy, and we get a little credit with each sale.
So, If you’re planning on shopping on Amazon, use the link on the Henchmen for Hire website to get there, and you’ll be supporting our ongoing evil efforts as well!
