Hey folks! I’m BEYOND thrilled to announce that The Last Band On Earth is nominated for a Doug Wright Award for Best Book!!!

Click on the image to see the complete list of nominees!

And so, this means I’ll be at TCAF after all - that’s on June 6^th & 7^th at the Mattamy Athletic Centre, Toronto, ON, free admission as usual.

I’ll be doing signings at the Renegade Arts Entertainment table on Saturday from noon to 2 PM and Sunday from 11 AM to noon. Hope to see you there!

And now, how about some new art? Here’s a variant cover I did for a locally based superhero book called Skybreaker.

I also did this Draw This In Your Style of Marie Enger’s Hate Pit! (original is below)

And this weird mecha kaiju gopher thing that I might rework into a larger piece -

And finally, Donatello! Both this and the mecha gopher were very old sketches rescued from my WIPs folder.

New Little Guys prints are in the shop! This includes a new postcard print and a larger 8 x 10” print. Please note: I probably won’t be bringing these to TCAF as I don’t have my own table, so please do check ‘em out! Click on the images to see the shop listings.

Lastly, I wanted to give a quick shoutout to Conundrum Press’ crowdfund – unfortunately, they didn’t receive their provincial grant this year and are asking for the community’s help to continue running.

I kicked in some dough, and here’s the link if you’re also in a position to do so (again, click on the image):

And that’s it for this month’s newsletter. I’m currently reaching the end of a big freelance project I’ve been occupied with since February – it’s turning out really well and I’m very excited about it. Hoping I can share it with you all soon!

Till next time,
- E

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