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The Shortest Season of All

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Somehow we’ve reached the last week of October, which means we’ve only got a couple months left of the year 2025 and we are mere days away from Mariah Carey awakening from hibernation to drown out everyone else on the radio (although I think “Golden” may still have a fighting chance). The end of the month also signals several other things, which I will put into a numbered format for your visual comfort.

  1. Halloween is upon us! Perhaps my favorite holiday, there’s no shortage of enjoyment, between neighborhood decor, clever costumes, scary movies (the good kind and straight-up trash), and of course discount candy.
  2. With Halloween nearly here, I’m running out of time to finish my annual LEGO display. I got ambitious and wanted to build a whole neighborhood but I underestimated how complex even tiny houses could be. Needless to say, it’s only going to be a two-house neighborhood but I’ve also got a nice, creepy cemetery complete with ghouls, goblins, and other creatures of the night.
  3. The End of Con Season is fast approaching. I’ve got shows for the next three weekends in a row so it’s been a busy time in the studio. I’ve got a few new pieces and a couple more started in preparation for next year. For those interested, here’s the rest of my ‘25 schedule:

    Ty-We Collector’s Expo – Harrisonville, MO – Nov 1
    Air Capital Comic Con – Wichita, KS – Nov 7-8
    Topekarama – Topeka, KS – Nov 15

I plan to use this space more going forward to share my thoughts, art, and LEGO creations. For now, I’ll leave you with this newly completed piece of one of my new favorite characters ever, the star of “Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End.”

Con Schedule 2024!

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Go Chiefs!

It’s hard to believe we’re approaching the end of February and with it, the start of another Con Season! I’ve been pretty busy getting ready for my first show of the year (this weekend!!) so I’ll keep things brief and share my schedule as it currently stands. More shows may be announced but for now, here’s what we got:

The Great Overland Comic Con  – February 24-25

Planet Comicon – March 8-10

Collectorama  – April 6

FanCon 63  – June 15

Freestate Comic Con – September 7

Topekarama – TBD

If you’re curious what the above Grogu Mahomes image is about, I’ll have stickers available of the little guy this weekend, among other things. I won’t be drawing at the show but I will have lots of reproductions and original art available for sale and would love to take commissions for the spring or in advance of Planet Comicon next month.

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2022 Con Schedule

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I’m not exactly sure where the year is going but it’s somehow already April, which, in Kansas, means there are only a few more weeks of winter. That also means it’s the start of Con Season! This summer will see my long-awaited return to Salina, as well as my debut at Fountain City. More shows may be announced but for now, here’s what we got:

Planet Comicon – April 22-24

Salina Comic Con – July 16-17

Fountain City Con – July 30-31

Slash and Bash Film Festival – August 26-27

Freestate Comic Con – September 10

Air Capital Comic Con – November 5-6

Pre-show commissions are currently open for Planet Comic Con! Slots are limited so get your requests in now! See details and prices here

[UPDATE] New Year, Same Site

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Since it’s just a few weeks until my first con of 2020 I wanted to provide my schedule of upcoming shows, as well as my standard price list.  If you’re not able to attend any of the cons but would like to commission something you can always hit me up on the Twitters @cameronkieffer, the Instas @cameron.kieffer, message me on the Book of Faces or just email me directly at cameron.kieffer@gmail.com.

Upcoming Show Schedule

NEW DATE: Planet Comicon: August 14 – 16; Overland Park, KS

CANCELLED: TopCon Pop Expo: September 19 – 20; Topeka, KS

Prices

Sketch Card/Bookmark: B&W – $5; Color – $10

4 x 6, Single Character Only: Color – $20

9 x 12, Single Character: B&W- $30 Color – $45

Additional Characters: B&W – $10; Color – $15

Sketch cover, Single Character: B&W – $30; Color – $45

Additional Characters: B&W – $10; Color – $15

Throwback Thursday – Deadpool

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Hey everybody! This week I’m celebrating Throwback Thursday, as well as the lomg-awaited release of “Deadpool 2” by sharing a couple of past commissions featuring the Merc with a Mouth, along with a few new pieces, including a couple never-before seen sketches!

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Bookmark – Deadpool eating a taco.

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Sketch cover – very early attempt at using Copics. Commissioned at the first ever Topcon Geek Expo.

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Sketch card – most recent drawing of good ol’ Wade, still currently in my inventory.

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Cable

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These last two are brand new sketch cards, currently in progress, featuring Deadpool’s newest co-stars Cable and Domino. I plan to have these two cleaned up and colored by the time I catch the film this weekend. Have a great week!

#FanArtFriday – X-Men

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Happy Friday, everybody! I decided to use this space to unveil some of my finished pieces, though a couple of these you may have seen before via Twitter or Instagram. I started working on these last fall for Inktober and just now got around to finishing the backgrounds. The theme of this series was “80’s Era X-Men”, using characters and costumes from the classic Claremont/Byrne run of “Uncanny X-Men.” I may add a few more eventually but I’ve already started on a series inspired by their early 90’s series, my personal favorite era since that was when I first discovered the Merry Mutants.

The below pieces were inked and colored using a combination of Microns, Prismacolors, Copic markers and multiliners.

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Jean Grey (Phoenix)

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Nightcrawler

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Cyclops

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Storm

 

Throwback Thursday: Guardians of the Galaxy

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In honor of Guardians of the Galaxy vol 2 being released, this week’s TBT is my original Sanrio-inspired print, featuring the now-famous characters in their original comic book designs.  Below is the black & white inked piece, followed by the full-color version, which was completed with Copic markers.

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Throwback Thursday: Hellboy

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This week’s TBT is everyone’s favorite grouchy, red-skinned, gunslinging paranormal investigator/monster puncher Hellboy!  It’s only a couple years old and one of my first attempts at a full-scale drawing colored in Copics.  The streakiness is a little off-putting but I’m still fairly pleased with that fire.  Might be time to pull out this gem and clean it up in time for Planet Comicon next week, where Hellboy himself, Mr. Ron Perlman will be in attendance!

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Throwback Thursday: Hulk

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In honor of the Hulk’s “incredible” new look in the Thor: Ragnarok trailer, this week’s TBT is Hulk in his gladiator armor from the uber-popular “Planet Hulk” storyline, from which Thor’s new flick seems to be borrowing in certain respects.

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This sketch was done completely in pencil back in 2007. You can check out the trailer here to see how they compare.