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Hey Deviant peeps!

I will be attending this year's San Diego Comic Con. I'll mostly be wandering the floor, but I do have 2 signings at the IMAGE booth (#2729) with the awesome Mind the Gap team (Jim McCann and Sonia Oback). So stop on by and say "hey."
Thurs - 5:00p-6:00p
Sat - 11:00a-12:00p

I'll also occasionally take a seat at Jim McCann's table in the Artist Alley where I'll be selling just a couple prints as well as original pages. And possible sketching if time permits.
As I don't actually know the table number or when it is I'll be sitting, check my twitter (which I'll totally be better about updating) for that info when the convention starts.

See you folks there!

-R
twitter.com/RodinEsquejo

How's it goin', deviant peeps?!

I'm pretty excited about the new book I'm pencilling, coming out through Image Comics, MIND THE GAP!
Here is the first issue's solicit:

MIND THE GAP #1
story JIM McCANN
art / cover RODIN ESQUEJO & SONIA OBACK
variant cover RODIN ESQUEJO & SONIA OBACK
MAY 2
48 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99
After Elle Peterssen is mysteriously attacked on a Manhattan subway platform, she is left in a coma, the only clues to her attacker trapped inside her mind. No one knows the identity of the person behind this brutal beating or where they will strike next. In this ALL-NEW ONGOING series, everyone is suspect, and no one is innocent. USAToday calls it an "anxiously anticipated modern thriller…Whodunit? McCann's done it again."
Eisner-winning writer JIM McCANN joins RODIN ESQUEJO (MORNING GLORIES) and SONIA OBACK (S.H.I.E.L.D., The Defenders) for a psychological thriller that will leave you guessing at every turn!

I get to work with the amazing team of Jim McCann on story, Sonia Oback on colors, Dave Lanphear on letters, and Damien Lucchese on design.

The 9 page prologue is out there on the various comics news sites. Here's one: www.multiversitycomics.com/201…
And there are various interviews around the web with Jim, who far better articulates what the book is all about.

The first issue hits stores MAY 2 (though possibly delayed in the east coast by a week)! Hopefully you guys will check it out and buy it if you like what you see. It's 48 pages for just $2.99!


Now, signings!
If you're in the southern California area, stop on by.

The awesome folks at Collector's Paradise are having us over for a release day party.
May 2, 12p-3p  -  Jim, Sonia, and I will be signing at their Canoga Park store.
May 2, 6p-9p  -  Release party at their Pasadena location.
Super amazing exclusive variant cover by the super amazing Adrian Alphona and Christina Strain.
Check Collector's Paradise's facebook page for the details: www.facebook.com/events/212743… and spread the word.

May 3, 5p-7p  -  Signing at Beach Ball Comics in Anaheim. www.facebook.com/events/391040…

May 5, 12p-3p  -  Free Comic Book Day signing at Collector's Paradise in Canoga Park. www.facebook.com/events/225311…
May 5, 5p-7p  -  FCBD signing at House of Secrets in Burbank. www.artoffiction.com/blogs/201…

Hope to see you there!


-R
www.twitter.com/RodinEsquejo

What up, deviant peeps.
I'll be attending the New York Comic Con this year, Oct 8-10! Pretty exciting, as it'll be my first. Actually, I haven't been to NY since I was 9-ish or something.
I'll be joining the MORNING GLORIES team (writer Nick Spencer and artist Joe Eisma) at the Image/Shadowline table, O-2. Here's the Shadowline schedule to see what times we'll be there: www.imagecomics.com/messageboa…
When I'm not signing at the table, I'll be doing some aimless wandering. Or sketching. So say "hey" at the table and maybe order up a sketch (and we'll work out the logistics then).

For those people who have been inquiring, I'll probably start selling some MGs and misc covers (the ones I can bare to part with) when I get back from NY. But there's already a line of emails that I have to sort through. When they're all taken care of, I'll post what's still available.

Also, I think the 2nd printing of MORNING GLORIES #2 comes out tomorrow. I have no idea. But you should totally buy it if it does.

Best,
-R
(I tweet. Sometimes. www.twitter.com/rodinesquejo)

I'm always so behind on these things.

First of all, I was wondering why there was this sudden surge of interest in the page I did for 45. And apparently it was because I got my first Daily Deviation! Awesome. So thanks to and for that. And thanks to everyone for adding me to your watch lists and for the comments and favorites. Much appreciated.


In Morning Glories-related news: That 2nd printing of issue #1 that was released Sept 1 had its own same-day sellout. www.comicbookresources.com/?pa… And so we're going into a 3rd printing to come out the same day as issue #2, Sept 15 (today!).

Here's a 9-page preview of issue #2: www.comicbookresources.com/?pa…

Good luck getting a hold of #2 though as, apparently, we've sold out at distribution level again. www.comicbookresources.com/?pa… The second print will hit Oct 13.

Also, issue #1 is available for your iDevices at Comixology comics.comixology.com/#/series… , and possibly other places, but I have no idea how digital comics works.

Really exciting stuff! Thanks to everyone who has been reading the book and pre-ordering it from your local store and getting the word out to others to check out the book. You guys are awesome!

MGs art team: &

Remember to go out and find Morning Glories #2 today, and the third printing of #1 if you missed out on it the other times.


Best,
-Rodin

PS. Follow me on twitter if you feel so inclined www.twitter.com/RodinEsquejo

Well, I'm a little late in saying this, but a HUGE thanks to everyone who went out and gave MORNING GLORIES #1 a try. Not only was the critical reception so much more awesome than I expected, but the news of the distribution-level sell-out (with a second printing on the way) and hearing that a number of stores ran out of copies the first day just had me thrilled as... as something hyperbolic.

So, big thanks again. I hope you're all on-board for issue #2 (out September 15 or thereabouts). Make sure your're watching the interior art team.
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Best.
-Rodin