George Perez sketching @ Phoenix 2012 Con

BobBretall · Post by **BobBretall** » Mon May 28, 2012 12:44 pm

George was doing head sketches for $25 all weekend, not something that could be passed up:

Supergirl (Crisis on Infinite Earths era):

Scarlet Witch (George Perez "gypsy" design):

Trev · Post by **Trev** » Mon May 28, 2012 12:47 pm

Awesome sketches! And what a deal. Was he doing full figure or just head sketches? That Scarlet Witch is great!

BobBretall · Post by **BobBretall** » Mon May 28, 2012 12:59 pm

Trev wrote: Was he doing full figure or just head sketches?

Head sketches only. For Thanos he threw in the Infinity Gauntlet, on Green Lantern he put the ring hand in there.....

I'm actually surprised that so few of these are getting flipped on eBay, only a handful up there so far, he must have done 400 over the course of the weekend.

HassanT · Post by **HassanT** » Mon May 28, 2012 1:07 pm

Those head sketches look great!!!

Frank Castle · Post by **Frank Castle** » Mon May 28, 2012 3:09 pm

I got one too!!

Trev · Post by **Trev** » Mon May 28, 2012 5:34 pm

Frank Castle wrote:I got one too!!

Nice! What a great get for your collection Jason! Do you have any other Perez?

torchsong · Post by **torchsong** » Tue May 29, 2012 9:11 am

I was so busy I didn't think I'd be able to get over there...and he was RIGHT BEHIND ME!!!

Then on Sunday my wife said she was done with all she wanted to see so I thrust my sketchbook in her hands, plopped some money in her hand and said "See that guy back there? George Perez? Go stand in line, and don't come back without an Electra sketch in my book!"

Fortunately I had a lull and got there just as he was sketching her, so I had a chance to tell him how much he meant to me (first time I met him I was too start struck to blurt out anything but "You're awesome!" so this time I tried to be a bit more eloquent!

And yes, he must have been sketching non-stop. He put one of Electra's sais in the foreground of my drawing...will try and post it up later.

LA Rabbit · Post by **LA Rabbit** » Tue May 29, 2012 11:09 am

Those sketches are great. One of these years, Lisa and I will have to go out there.

Can't wait to hear the episode covering the convention. Particularly interested to see how popular it was. From what I hear on twitter, it seems like every convention is selling out and is super busy (saw pics at Boston and Dallas and the lines were huge). It always strikes me as strange how the book sales are so-so but every convention has loads of people at them. Is it just me or are cons more popular now?

boshuda · Post by **boshuda** » Tue May 29, 2012 12:14 pm

LA Rabbit wrote:Those sketches are great. One of these years, Lisa and I will have to go out there.

Can't wait to hear the episode covering the convention. Particularly interested to see how popular it was. From what I hear on twitter, it seems like every convention is selling out and is super busy (saw pics at Boston and Dallas and the lines were huge). It always strikes me as strange how the book sales are so-so but every convention has loads of people at them. Is it just me or are cons more popular now?

I don't know if they're more popular or not, but it makes sense if they are. I think most of us fans nowadays are in our 30's and up. We now have the income to attend cons. When I was a kid I always wanted to get to a con but could never convince my parents to take me. Now that I have the money I went to my first con about a month and a half ago. I already have plans to attend my second one at the end of August. The premium package sold out within 24-48 hours (I wasn't watching since I had purchased mine within a few hours of their release).

People who have been attending for a long time can answer this better, but I think cons now are able to attract a much larger and diverse group of people. The con I went to featured actors and wrestling people. I would guesstimate more than half the people there were visiting those people. I think the addition of non-comic, pop-culture people is a relatively new phenomenon.

BTW, great sketches. And those prices are great.

Frank Castle · Post by **Frank Castle** » Tue May 29, 2012 1:07 pm

Trev wrote: Nice! What a great get for your collection Jason! Do you have any other Perez?

Nope, it was my first from him!

Trev · Post by **Trev** » Tue May 29, 2012 1:44 pm

Frank Castle wrote:
Trev wrote: Nice! What a great get for your collection Jason! Do you have any other Perez?
Nope, it was my first from him!

Score! and what a deal. very jealous

torchsong · Post by **torchsong** » Tue May 29, 2012 3:35 pm

boshuda wrote:
LA Rabbit wrote:Those sketches are great. One of
People who have been attending for a long time can answer this better, but I think cons now are able to attract a much larger and diverse group of people. The con I went to featured actors and wrestling people. I would guesstimate more than half the people there were visiting those people. I think the addition of non-comic, pop-culture people is a relatively new phenomenon.

This was my fourth year as a vendor as opposed to an attendee, and in that relatively short time I've noticed a few changes, at least in the Phoenix convention. It used to be very anime/manga centric, with a lot of cosplayers and panels devoted to the topic. That's still there, but this year in particular it seemed there was a marked emphasis on (bum-bum-BUM!!!) Comics! Indies in particular, since the Big Two (or Image) don't really set up there.

It's telling that a panel I led on AZ Comics Community had an almost full room and nobody left. People really do want to hear about this stuff.

At the same time, I was able to pay for my booth by sketching My Little Ponies for kids (and adults!), and actually sold a book or two (or three!) (or four!) (or five!).

Trev · Post by **Trev** » Tue May 29, 2012 3:45 pm

torchsong wrote:
boshuda wrote:
LA Rabbit wrote:Those sketches are great. One of
People who have been attending for a long time can answer this better, but I think cons now are able to attract a much larger and diverse group of people. The con I went to featured actors and wrestling people. I would guesstimate more than half the people there were visiting those people. I think the addition of non-comic, pop-culture people is a relatively new phenomenon.
This was my fourth year as a vendor as opposed to an attendee, and in that relatively short time I've noticed a few changes, at least in the Phoenix convention. It used to be very anime/manga centric, with a lot of cosplayers and panels devoted to the topic. That's still there, but this year in particular it seemed there was a marked emphasis on (bum-bum-BUM!!!) Comics! Indies in particular, since the Big Two (or Image) don't really set up there.

It's telling that a panel I led on AZ Comics Community had an almost full room and nobody left. People really do want to hear about this stuff.

At the same time, I was able to pay for my booth by sketching My Little Ponies for kids (and adults!), and actually sold a book or two (or three!) (or four!) (or five!).

um, i still don't see a george perez elektra sketch . . .

Webhead · Post by **Webhead** » Tue May 29, 2012 9:49 pm

SWEET

Love the Scarlet Witch head sketch.

torchsong · Post by **torchsong** » Wed May 30, 2012 8:46 am

Trev wrote: um, i still don't see a george perez elektra sketch . . .

That's the Perez. I think I was like his 3rd to last customer on Sunday afternoon, so I'm pleased with it all things considered.

The big gun this year was my Billy Tucci. Had to wait a day and a half for it, but I think you'll agree...the wait was worth it!