While the printer is busy cranking out the pages of #8 let me tell you where we've been and what to expect. Exhibiting Art Mysteries during our trip to the Boston Comic gave us almost too much material to work with. First of all there was the over the top great Cos Play crowd, so photo ops were everywhere. Add to the mix all the great creators, both the writers and artists who were generous in their explanations of both old and current projects.
As Susan and I explore the many realms of ArtWorld in our parody comic it was only natural to set the stage for an issue within the hugely popular art of the comic and graphic novel itself.
In much the same way that art fairs have multiplied in the fine arts field; ComicCon's which are held in various cities are the mega venues where the aspiring rub shoulders with the leaders of the pack.
Since a table in the wild west area of a comiccon known as artist alley is a relative bargain we decided to collect material for issue #8 on site at the Boston Comic Con. We knew we were in for a wild weekend from the night before when we arrived to set up. Located in the Seaport World Trade Center the venue was huge and a beehive of activity. The next morning a line to enter the venue began at 6am for the 10am start. By the time we arrive to take our place at our table the cue extended around the block. For the most part the cue was populated by fans dressed as their favorite characters from comics.
An obvious difference from art fairs a la Art Miami Basil and a ComicCon is that artists can be found producing art for their fans.
In much the same way that art fairs have multiplied in the fine arts field; ComicCon's which are held in various cities are the mega venues where the aspiring rub shoulders with the leaders of the pack.
Since a table in the wild west area of a comiccon known as artist alley is a relative bargain we decided to collect material for issue #8 on site at the Boston Comic Con. We knew we were in for a wild weekend from the night before when we arrived to set up. Located in the Seaport World Trade Center the venue was huge and a beehive of activity. The next morning a line to enter the venue began at 6am for the 10am start. By the time we arrive to take our place at our table the cue extended around the block. For the most part the cue was populated by fans dressed as their favorite characters from comics.
An obvious difference from art fairs a la Art Miami Basil and a ComicCon is that artists can be found producing art for their fans.
 Susan Shulman drawing Blue Bunny So just down the road from comicbook legend, George Perez of Avengers and Wonder Woman fame Susan and I began drawing Blue Bunny and Beakman for our fans. Ironically, George arrives without much fanfare, has a tiny table with just a small sign with his name on it while lessor artists or artists producing fan art have giant displays. Certainly thought provoking in the sense that in the world of comics and graphic novels the audience is versed in the media and recognizes talent more organically than the fine arts which has ever increasing obtuse nature requiring writers and critics to parse meaning. | 
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 Speaking of critics, if you happen to need a PSD of a critic pointing at things, we found this nice one courtesy of Kyle Petreycik for download. You can spot Jerry Saltz in our latest issue pointing at Woody the puppet. Besides introducing a critic we're got a couple of panels with heros of the art world Andy Warhol and Louise Bourgeois. We also appropriated the masterwork The Raft of the Medusa by Theodore Gericault for our shipwreck scene. The 1819 work represents a break of tradition from the relative calm of the Neoclassical style of work in that it depicted a current event without reference to allegory. | 
The Raft of the Medusa - Theodore Gericault - 1819
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But speaking of allegory, no one does it better than Susan's Blues Bunny as she explains to William the deep inner meaning of arrows.
In the closing pages of Art Mysteries #8 we find ourselves washed up (as usual) on the shores of Oz. Luckily we're just in time for the A Book About Death Australia exhibit currently on display at the Tweed River Art Gallery where Susan and William both have work on display through Nov. 24th.
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