More Ponies. Loikamania!

Hey Y'all!

Quick one today-- I'm busy as shit. Just wanted to post up some of the new My Little Pony covers that have made their way online (I just finished my 17th so you'll be seeing a few more updates like this, I'd guess.)

First up though:
LOIKAMANIA!

 Me and the Garage Art Studios guys talk to Pat at the Loikamania podcast! For a long, long time. If you've ever wondered what its like working in the studio with us and you've got a couple hours to kill click HERE.

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Aaaand.... Ponies!

My Little Pony Friendship is Magic #3 Hot Topic Variant

Pre-order yours HERE.

My Little Pony Friendship is Magic #4 & 5 Midtown Comics Variants 

These are gonna be super sparkly. Available Here and Here.

My Little Pony Micro Series #1 Rainbow Dash Third Eye Comics Variant

Available HERE.

My Little Pony Micro Series #1 Rainbow Dash Larry's Comics/Jetpack Comics Variant

Not available yet. Just a preview. Check back at Larry's & Jetpack often. These'll be cheapest right when they're released.

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OK that's it for now. Hopefully I'll pop in with a new print in the next few days. And of course, we'll see some of you in Phoenix next weekend.

Until then...

More Ponies! Hero Initiative Fantastic 4 Auction! Amazing Arizona Comic-Con!

Hey Guys!

Hope you all had a happy and relaxing holiday season. Things are super busy here at the studio. Right now I'm hoof deep in My Little Pony covers and pages. You're gonna see a lot of Ponies from me in the next few months.

For instance:

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IDW'S MY LITTLE PONY MICRO SERIES #2 RAINBOW DASH!!!

MY LITTLE PONY MICRO SERIES #2 (OF 6) RAINBOW DASH
IDEA & DESIGN WORKS LLC
(W) Ryan Lindsay (A) Tony Fleecs (CA) Amy Mebberson, Tony Fleecs
The next in a series of spotlights focusing on everyone’s favorite Ponies! Rainbow Dash takes her job patrolling the skies very seriously, but she may have met her match when a group of mischievous cloud gremlins threaten to block out the sun! Rainbow Dash will have her hooves full when it comes to these pint-sized menaces!

This one's in previews now. I'm drawing and coloring the whole book and doing a few covers. My variants haven't been announced yet but I promise you they are awesome. Tell your LCS to order code #JAN13 0388 or just go pre-order yourself one right here.

Also...
LARRY'S COMICS/JETPACK COMICS VARIANTS!

I'm doing a TON of variants for these fine New England comic book giants. Keep your ears open for some exciting New England news soon.

Here are the newest covers that've made their way online.

 And this one's just the Super exclusive sketch variant so far. I expect they'll release the final covers soon.

You can order these Here and Here.

And Also...
HOT TOPIC VARIANTS!

These are available for order HERE.

OK that's all the ponies for now. More soon.

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HERO INITIATIVE FANTASTIC FOUR AUCTION!!!

I'm sure you've all picked up your Hero Initiative FF#600 hardcovers or softcovers already. If you haven't, go here and get some!

Hardcovers $30
Softcovers $12.99

My cover is now up for auction now over at Ebay (auction ends in 3 days so don't wait!)

If you're not familiar with the Hero Initiative, they're a charity committed to helping comic creators in need. They're awesome. Check them out. 

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AMAZING ARIZONA COMIC CON!!!

http://amazingarizonacomiccon.com/ 

Friday, January 25, 2013: 3PM-8PM
Sat, January 26, 2013: 10AM-7PM
Sun, January27, 2013: 10AM-6PM 

TICKETS:
Full Weekend 3 day, all access pass- $50
Single Day: Friday $25
Single Day: Saturday $35
Single Day: Sunday $25
Available NOW! 

Phoenix Convention Center
Phoenix, AZ

New Location, new dates same great Arizona show. Jimmy Jay puts on an awesome convention and this one's not only the first show of the year for me, it's also first in my heart. I love the Arizona fans. The show's moved from Mesa to Phoenix. Bigger location, bigger crowds, bigger guests (they put in a fatburger across the street from the studio so I'm a little bigger this year. Also they got Jim Lee! JIM LEE!!!)

I'll be posted up in Artist Alley all weekend drawing commissions and slinging prints and whatever Pony comps I've got. Hopefully I'll get enough spare time to put together a new Pulp Cover print for the first show of 2013. 

Hope to see you guys out there. 

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Ok! That's it for now. I gotta get back to drawing tiny flying horses. See y'all in the funny papers. 

-T

Ponies! Last appearances of the year!

Hey Y'all,

So I'm busy working away on Fialkov and my ONI book, also I'm doing a bunch of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic stuff for IDW. The first covers posted online today, they're super limited interconnecting retailer incentive covers for Larry's Comics and Jetpack comics.

Here's a look at the covers and links to where you can buy them.

http://www.jetpackcomics.com/mlp.html

http://www.larryscomics.net/shop.html

Pony fans have already pointed out that I may have drawn the knees wrong. Sorry fellas, I'll get 'em right next time around.

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ALSO! Next weekend are the last two cons of the year for me.

First up Saturday Dec. 17th, I.E. Comics' First Annual Pre-Xmas Mini-Con in Hemet, CA.

Here's info on the con straight from IE comics & games.

Join us Saturday November 17th at our new location for our first ever PRE-XMAS MINI-CON!!! This is one event you cannot miss folks!
Not only will there be raffles, prizes, FREE comics and some amazing Magic The Gathering & HeroClix Tournaments... But you'll get to meet these amazing writers & artists... 

• Kyle Higgins (Writer on Nightwing, Deathstroke & Batman: Gates of Gotham)
• Brian Buccellato (writer on Flash and Foster, Colorist on Superman, Flash & Red Robin just to name a few!)
• Livio Ramondelli (Artist on Transformers and DC Universe Online!)
• Chris Thorne (Artist on the Walking Dead Trading Card Series as well as Tarzan & John Carter!)
• Tony Fleecs (Writer & Artist on Tell Them Johnny Wadd Is Here, In My Lifetime & Wonderlost!)
• Tone Rodriguez (Primary Artist for Bongo Comics which includes his works on the Simpsons & Futurama and has done work for the TV Shows Dexter & Numb3rs!)
• Mike McKone (HOLY CRAP! This guys been an artist on Justice League, Green Lantern, Detective Comics, Superman, Uncanny X-Force, Teen Titans, Avengers, Amazing Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, X-Men & Thor... Just to name a few!)
• Kristopher White (Creator of The 36!)
• Tim Wahl (Writer of the Heaven's Wars series of books!)
• Ambrose Quintanilla (Artist & Writer of the Gopher It series of web comics!)

And even more to be announced!!! So keep watching the event page for more updates and mark your calendar for what will be the biggest signing in Hemet history!!!

I.E. Comics & Games
3603 W. Florida Ave., Hemet, California 92545

December 17, 2012
11am - 10pm

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And Finally SO CAL COMIC CON!

Me and the rest of the G.A.S. boys (minus Dos Santos who's living it up in Brazil this month.) will be on hand at Joel Elad's awesome one day show.

Here's info from them:

Come join us at the 3rd annual So Cal Comic Con in Oceanside, California, at the QLN Conference Center. Sunday, November 18th, 10 am to 5 pm, with Special Guest of Honor Marc Silvestri. Dealers with all types of comic books will be present, from Golden Age to today's Spider-Man.  

Free gift bags for the 1st 100 people in line! Several raffles throughout the day, including a very special grand prize from the Silver Age of Marvel Comics!
We have a great lineup of friendly artists and comic book creators eager to meet and interact with fans! Headlined by Guest of Honor Marc Silvestri, a true legend who worked at Marvel on hit titles like Uncanny X-Men and Wolverine, started Top Cow Productions and created hit titles like Witchblade, Darkness, and Cyberforce, and published cool comics like Wanted, Tomb Raider, Aphrodite IX, and more.  

In addition, we're excited to announce that Garage Art Studios is coming back, so artists Tone Rodriguez, Chris Moreno, Tony Fleecs, and Mark Dos Santos will be available for signing and sketching. San Diego favorites Joel Gomez and Richard Friend are returning, as well as power house inker Joe Weems. We're thrilled to announce the addition of Marat Mychaels, and more talent will be announced in the Spring and Summer.

SoCal Comic Con
QLN Conference Center
Sunday, November 18th
10am - 5pm

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So there you go-- Ponies and the last shows of the year. If you're doing your Christmas shopping and think you might need some prints or artwork from me or the fellas, these shows are gonna be your best bets. So come on out, say hello and buy some stuff! Hope to see you all soon. And if I don't, have a great holiday season!

-T

Baltimore Comic-Con this Weekend!

Hey Y'all!

Me and my buddies are headed out to Baltimore this friday night (on the redeye. Heaven help me.) Baltimore comic-con is this weekend:

The Baltimore Convention Center One West Pratt Street Baltimore, Maryland 21201 (SHARP STREET ENTRANCE) 

SHOW DATES: Saturday and Sunday September 8 & 9, 2012 

SHOW HOURS: Saturday 10-7 Sunday 10-5

I'll be at table# 1811 J all weekend. Sandwiched right between Josh Fialkov and Chris Ryder... Just like in my dreams.

Also of note- You can pick up the first annual Baltimore Comic Con yearbook. This year's celebrates 16 years of Frank Cho's Liberty Meadows.

Here's a look at my way-humble contribution.

 Attendees can bid on the original art from this book at an auction which is happening immediately following the Stan Lee panel on Saturday night!

Hope to see you all out there!

Upcoming Conventions! Baltimore, Austin, NYCC, Vegas, Long Beach, ComicKaze & More!!

Hey Y'all!

The fall convention season is about to kick off and I'm all over the place. Here's your complete guide of where to find me and buy stuff (please buy stuff, I just paid off my college loan in one giant painful fell swoop...)

Here's a look at a couple of the new prints I'll have at all these shows-

--If I don't screw up, I'll have a very special new set of prints just in time for NYCC-- check back here next month for info on that.

If you're interested in pre-ordering commissions for any of these shows, shoot me an email. Pre ordering's a great way to get me to spend a little extra time on a piece because I'm a silly perfectionist and if I've got the time at home, I'll spend it getting your piece right.

Ok, enough of that, here's my con Schedule...

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September 8th & 9th, 2012 - Baltimore Comic*con

I'll be out in Baltimore (where I was born, btw) early next month with my buddies Josh Fialkov and Chris Ryder!

Be on the lookout for the Baltimore Comic-Con 2012 Yearbook : Liberty Meadows. A limited edition art book celebrating Baltimore Comic*Con and the 15th anniversary of Frank Cho's Liberty Meadows. Featuring art by Frank Quitely, Brandon Peterson, Gene Ha, David Petersen, Bernard Chang, Steve Conley and many more. Oh and Me. Here's a peek at my piece.

I'll post up the whole thing after the show either here or on twitter or deviantart.

The Baltimore Convention Center One West Pratt Street Baltimore, Maryland 21201 (SHARP STREET ENTRANCE) 

SHOW DATES: Saturday and Sunday September 8 & 9, 2012 

SHOW HOURS: Saturday 10-7 Sunday 10-5

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September 15th & 16th, 2012 - Stan Lee's ComicKaze Los Angeles

Regina and the good folks at ComicKaze are having us out to the 2nd annual ComicKaze show (Now with 100% more Stan Lee!) Last year's show was awesome and now they're moving on up-- Out of the garage and into the convention center proper. Should be a blast! Come on out and see me and the studio boys (some of them at least, I think...)

Los Angeles Convention Center 1201 South Figueroa Street Los Angeles, California 90015 Saturday, September 15, 2012, 10:00AM - Sunday, September 16, 2012, 6:00PM

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September 29th & 30th, 2012 - Las Vegas Comic Expo

Jimmy Jay (of Jay Company, Amazing Arizona Comicon & Image Expo) is putting on a comic show in Las Vegas and I'll be in attendance along with my boys Josh Fialkov, Mike Costa, Kyle Higgins and a bunch of others! This is the same Weekend as Morrison Con so I imagine Vegas'll be at maximum nerd levels. Jimmy always puts on an awesome show. I'm excited.

Las Vegas Comic Expo Alexis Park Hotel 375 East Harmon Ave Las Vegas, NV Sept 29, 2012 (Sat) 10am-7pm Sept 30, 2012 (Sun) 10am-5pm

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October 11th - 14th, 2012 - New York Comic Con

First time I've set up by myself at NYCC. I'll be in Artist Alley (which, I guess is in a different room than the rest of the show-- so make sure you come find me.) I haven't been to New York in a few years. This time I'll be sure and remember that the weather in NY in October is different than it is in Los Angeles. So sadly, shorts are out of the question.

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center

655 West 34th Street New York, NY 10001

Show Floor Hours

Thursday, October 11 3:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Only open to Press, Professionals, VIPs and Fans that purchase a 4-Day Ticket.)

Friday, October 12 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Saturday, October 13 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM 

Sunday, October 14 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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October 26th - 28th, 2012 - Wizard World Austin

First time in Austin! Super excited to not mess with Texas-- at all. Myself and my roommate, superartist Mark Dos Santos will be set up in artist alley along with Mark's lady Freddy Scribbles! Come on out and see us.

Austin Convention Center

500 East Cesar Chavez Street Austin, TX 78701-4121

Show Hours: Friday, October 26, 2012 - 12 Noon - 8pm

Saturday, October 27, 2012 - 10am - 7pm

Sunday, October 28, 2012 - 10am - 5pm

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November 3rd & 4th, 2012 - Long Beach Comic Con

Home town show LBCC! We've been there every year and 2012 is no exception. One of my very favorite shows-- Come on out and see me and the whole Garage Art Studios crew.

Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center

300 East Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, CA 90802

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November 18th, 2012 - SoCal Comic Con Oceanside 

And finally, last show of the year for me (I think...) Joel Elad's awesome 1 day show in Oceanside. This year's guest of honor is Marc Silvestri. So he'll be there along with me and some of the studio guys and a bunch of other folks. 

QLN Corporate Center

1938 Avenida del Oro, Oceanside, CA 92056 10am - 5pm

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That's it for now. Check back in soon and I'll post some commissions from the shows as well as whatever new stuff I'm working on.

See you real soon!

SDCC 2012 INFO!

Hey Guys!

So, Little last minute here- I know. But I'll be set up at this year's Comic-Con international with my good friends at the Art of Fiction (Who in turn, are set up with THEIR good friend RAGNAR. Confused? Don't worry.)

SAN DIEGO CONVENTION CENTER!

BOOTH #523!

RAGNAR/ART OF FICTION

with Me, TONY FLEECS!

I'll be there for most of the time during the show, selling prints and sketchbooks and commissions. Also setting up there, my buddies Chris Ryder (Dames in the Atomic Age) and Andy Suriano (Doc Bizarre, Brave & the Bold.)

 If  you'd like to pre-order a color commission, hit me up at tonyfleecs@hotmail.com (I'll only be doing B&Ws at the show. No room for a thousand markers.) Commission prices are....

• $20 (B&W WITH GREYS) HEAD SKETCH
• $45 (B&W WITH GREYS) & $60 (COLOR) 8 1/2 X 11 FULL FIGURE
• $85 (B&W WITH GREYS) & $120 (COLOR) 11X14 FULL FIGURE

Come on down and see us if you're at the show. And if you're not-- Follow along on my twitter @tonyfleecs for sketches and weird-ass costumes.

Map!

The Internet Attacks!!

Hey Y'all!

I'm not sure why, but suddenly the internet is all up in my google alerts with little (and not-so little) spotlights on some of my illustrations. Thanks to anyone who's spreading the good word. Glad you like my stuff. 

In the interest of keeping track of all these (and in the interest of my gigantic, out of control ego) here's a bunch of links where they say nice things about me.

http://io9.com/5898037/adorable-renditions-of-comics-greatest-tragedies

http://theuniblog.evilspacerobot.com/?tag=tony-fleecs

http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pulp-cover-prints-by-tony-fleecs

http://bluedogeyes.tumblr.com/post/20331105084/death-in-the-family-by-tony-fleecs-artist-website

http://www.modernbro.com/2012/03/30/innocence-lost-tony-fleecs-childlike-superheroes-experience-loss/

http://geekdraw.com/main/2012/3/26/adorable-tragedies-by-tony-fleecs-batman-and-wolverine.html

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=426952517321882&set=a.171302392886897.49368.165467933470343&type=1&theater

http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tony-fleecs

http://xombiedirge.tumblr.com/post/19927406083/adorable-tragedies-series-by-tony-fleecs-blog

Crazy, right?

WonderCon! KC Planet Comic-Con! What!!

Hey Guys & Gals!

ImageExpo has come and gone. Thanks to everyone for coming out. We'll be back up north in May for the BIG WOW! COMIC FEST (which has a bananas guest list-- Fans of comic art-- this one's for you.) In the immediate future though is WONDERCON next weekend and KC PLANET CON the weekend after.

I've got a brand new print and a new sketchbook for the upcoming shows so swing on by and grab something if you're in attendance.

Wondercon - March 16-18th, 2012
ANAHEIM CONVENTION CENTER
800 West Katella Avenue Anaheim, CA 92802
Artists Alley - AA12

KC Planet Comicon - March 24 & 25th, 2012
Overland Park International Trade Center
6800 W 115th St, Overland Park, KS 66211

Big Wow! Comic Fest - May 19th & 20th, 2012
San Jose Convention Center - Hall 2
150 West San Carlos St. San Jose, CA 95110

New Prints!

Hey Y'all,

Sorry I haven't posted in a while. It's been the busiest few months of my whole career. Lots of work going on. Exciting stuff is happening.

If you've seen me at a convention in the past couple of years, you've seen my pulp novel cover prints (If you haven't seen me at a show-- here's deviantart.) I try to do a couple of these before every major show I do so I've always got something new to sell while I'm working away on my long, long Oni book.

Anyway, here's 2 new ones that're on their way to the printers tonight.

You can get either or both of these (as well as all my other prints and books and original art, commissions, etc.) at any of these awesome upcoming shows. 

ImageExpo - February 24th-26th, 2012

Oakland Convention Center
550 10th Street Oakland, CA 94607

Wondercon - March 16-18th, 2012
ANAHEIM CONVENTION CENTER
800 West Katella Avenue Anaheim, CA 92802
Artists Alley - AA12

KC Planet Comicon - March 24 & 25th, 2012
Overland Park International Trade Center
6800 W 115th St, Overland Park, KS 66211

Hope to see you soon!

-T

The World of Jeff Steinberg

Hey y'all,

I'm working full time right now on me and Josh Fialkov's upcoming Oni Press book. We haven't shown any finished pages yet but I figured I'd give a look at some of the backgrounds.

On most pages I draw the background right in the panel but from time to time there are establishing shots that will get repeated a few times in the book and used as backgrounds here and there. So here's a look at a few of those.

Thanks for stopping in! Next time we'll show some pages.

Desk Shot:: Sneak Peeks

Hey Y'all!

Sorry for the long-time-no-post. Not a lot of time for anything major but here's a first look at some stuff you'll see from me this year. Here's stuff from the Fialkov/Fleecs Oni Press book and also from the written by me, drawn by Tone Rodriguez book-- 2011 looks like it's gonna be a big one if you like comics by me.

Tony Fleecs vs. The Internet!

Hey Y'all!

I know I just updated yesterday but all the sudden I have a couple more things to show. I'm all over the internet today, surprisingly. Here's what's happening.

My Hero Initiative Archie cover is up for auction on ebay today.

Archie Comics graciously created blank-covered editions of the landmark Archie #600 and gave them to The Hero Initiative to have stellar artists do ORIGINAL drawings on the cover. Each of these covers is an original, one-of-a-kind piece! Hero will be auctioning these off at the rate of 5-10 per week ’til we get thru all 57 covers available!

You are bidding on the original and AMAZING wraparound piece featuring the whole Riverdale gang from artist Tony Fleecs! This cover is drawn in pencil, ink,and marker and ya know what? It will also be the cover of the collected Archie book coming from Hero Initiative in January, 2011!

Go throw a bid on that if you've got some extra cash lying around.

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This guy's just a fan of my sketchcard work and he has some incredibly nice things to say about me on his sketch card blog.

Tony Fleecs is a Phenomenon. His work is the equivalent of a theater-quality sound system blaring candy corn punk rock battery acid directly into your eyes.

I am actually blushing. Thanks, Rian!

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And here's an interview I did a couple weeks back about the sketch cards.

What is your favorite character to draw?
I guess probably Spider-Man. He’s one of my favorites, and he’s fun. Also: Batman and Deadpool. A lot of times on the Marvel sets, I’ll tend to go obscure or draw characters’ old costumes a lot of the time just because I have weird favorite issues or characters. I love guys like Mojo and Puck from Alpha Flight. If I’m reading Runaways, I’ll draw all the Runaways. With so many cards to do, it’s nice to change things up after drawing, like, a hundred Wolverines or Caps.

Thanks for that, NonSportTrading.com!

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Ok, I think that's it for now. I'll be back as soon as I have more to talk about. Thanks for stopping in. Have a merry Christmas and a happy new year.

December Update. Comic Sale, Hero-Archie, 1 a day #250!

Hey y'all!

Sorry for the long time between updates. Got a bunch of stuff to talk about so we'll get right to it.

Item! Terminal Press' Tony Fleecs Stocking Stuffer Sale!


For a limited time you can pick up both of my Terminal Press books for zero dollars off each. That's a savings of $0!! If you haven't bought In My Lifetime or Tell Them Johnny Wadd is Here yet, now's the perfect time.

Here's what people who are famous in nerd circles are saying about these books:

“Brave, brilliantly observed comedy, and the first autobio comic in years that hasn’t made me want to punch the author in the stomach.”
--Warren Ellis,
creator of PLANETARY, TRANSMETROPOLITAN & THE AUTHORITY

"Stop it! Stop complaining that comics aren't good enough. Stop moaning that all you can find is derivative genre garbage. Stop whining about the glut of moronic super-hero books and impenetrable shoe-gazer lit-comix . You're holding in your hands the tonic to all those ills. Tell Them Johnny Wadd Is Here is the cure you didn't even know you needed. This book makes clear once and for all that not only is Fleecs one of the most exciting young artists on the comic scene, but also one of its best new writers."
--Phil Hester,
Writer of the Coffin, The Darkness, The Atheist and FireBreather. Artist of Swamp Thing, Green Arrow, Ant Man, Marvel Teamup and Clerks amongst many others.

Item! 1 a day, Day 250!


For those of you who haven't been following the 1 a day blog (where I try to work my way through a gigantic list of commissions that I foolishly solicited last year for $3 a piece) I'm up to day 250 today and there's a bunch of extra cards with today's post. Check in at 1 a day today and every day!

Item! Hero Initiative's Archie: 50 Times an American Icon in stores soon.

The hero initiative's Archie Sketch covers book (featuring a cover drawn by me, the least famous artist in the book) will be in stores on January 26th, 2011. Here's a look at the cover. Make sure you pre-order a copy (NOV10 0953.) Support the hero initiative.

Also, new Hero Initiative Archie sketch covers are going up on ebay every week. Keep an eye on those too.

And furthermore, I did one for the New Avengers 100 book- here's a look at that one.

Ok. That's all for now. Hope everyone has a great holiday season. If you want to keep up with me, check out http://twitter.com/TonyFleecs and http://tonyfleecs1aday.blogspot.com/