news & events

8.21.24
Tucson Comic Con is coming up August 30 - September 1st 2024 and we will be there at booth #300 with our three, yup, count em, three Official 2024 Tucson Comic Con Convention Exclusives! First up, the 28 page full color comic book features a hand painted Frank Frazetta Death Dealer homage cover by Luster Kaboom and is limited to 100 copies, 18+. Next is the magazine sized coloring book featuring the Frazetta homage but has also been re-mastered into a coloring book, so break out the crayons! Limited to 25 copies, 18+! Finally the 28 page Gold b/w ashcan finishes out the trio. If you won't be able to swing by the booth and have them double signed and sketched by Luster and I, you can order them NOW from our webstore, which also has been stocked with ORIGINAL ARTWORK and FOIL COVERS from issue #2! Thanks for your support, hopefully we will see you at the show!


8.3.24
THANK YOU to everyone at SDCC this year that stopped by booth #703 and picked up an exclusive drop or grabbed a back issue. Between meeting all my new friends, Bootleg Special #2 appearing on Key Collector, the Kendrick VS Drake by Tillavision sellout to our own Bootleg Special #2 Andreas variant sellout, it was a life topping experience for me. If you weren't able to grab our SDCC exclusive, keep an eye on the webstore for your chance to grab the upcoming hand painted Frazetta Death Dealer homage variant by Luster Kaboom for the 2024 Tucson Comic Con or better yet, come visit Luster Kaboom and I in our booth for the show in Tucson August 30th to September 1st and get your copy sketched and signed!



5.5.24
Bootleg Special #2 (Weird Wonder) Preview Edition has been added the the Brand New Super Improved Webstore. Starting today, EVERY ORDER gets a FREE 2024 Weird Wonder Sketchbook FCBD Preview Ashcan WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!

Bootleg Special #2 Synopsis: The saga continues! There's no way of knowing exactly how long the Forsaken Watcher has been banished to Limbo, but it's been long enough for a cosmic being to get... sleepy? What happens when you dream in Limbo? You have a nightmare in the Public Domain warped in ways never before witnessed, of course! Guest starring, Dullahan the Headless Rabbitsman, the White Rabbit, Scarecrow Frankenstein, Tinman, Cowardly Dracula, Dr. Madhatter, King Kong, Creature From the Black Lagoon, Dorothy, Alice and so many more in the upcoming full issue! 12 page full color preview edition OUT NOW from Billy's Comics!



1.15.24
Lot's of shows coming up! Gearing up for Cottonwood, Phoenix, San Diego, Salt Lake and Tucson! First up is Rebel Lounge in Phoenix, AZ on Saturday, January 27th, 16+ $20 tickets. Humbled to be mentioned in Darrell D's latest video, Comic Tag 2023, check it:

10.24.23
Back from San Diego Comicon, Tucson Comicon and FanX Salt Lake! What an amazing year so far. Super humbled to have Bootleg Special included as one of the official variants of the '23 TucsonCon (Thank you Brian Pulido!). That was my favorite show of the year! Got to meet Jimmy Palmiotti, James O'Barr and Joe Jusko! Starting on issue #2 and had some time to put a new coat of paint on the ol' site before I'm knee deep. Enjoy!


5.15.23
Oversized prints just added to the whatnot shop! Grab a trading card set, original art page, comic book or art print and I'll be putting one FREE ashcan preview from FCBD 2023 in every order while supplies last! Be like these wonderful people here and get yourself a copy NOWWW! (If you aren't on whatnot and want to order stuff, send me an email!)


2.5.23
Issue #1 is out - 24 pages of full color bounty huntrage. Trading cards are also obtainable! You can drop by my Whatnot shop and pick up a pack of mint numbered /5 cards, a full 54 card set, a 3 issue 1st print variant comic set with 2 cards mint numbered /3 or a 2nd print comic signed with COA. Send me an email if you're not on Whatnot and would prefer to use paypal etc. Thanks for your support!


1.20.23
Bootlegverse Series 1 trading cards! Mint numbered 18 card set, autographed chase cards, additional lore and power stats from the Bootlegverse! Best of all? One random card comes with issue 1 of Bootleg Special, which I just finished a couple days ago! There will be a very limited supply and you will only be able to get them directly from me on Whatnot @billyscomics


12.20.22
I'm almost finished with the full first issue! If you are hoping to get a copy, your best bet is to follow me on whatnot and grab one from me directly, otherwise they will eventually be available from the usual brick and mortar comic shops that have previously stocked my stuff. Keep an eye out for it early next year!

8.15.22
My next show is Saturday, October 22 in Phoenix, AZ at the Epic Toy Show in El Zaribrah Shrine Auditorium. If you missed getting an oversized quadruple signed and sketched Lusterkaboom concert poster (only a handful left!) or if you want a signed 11x17 cover print of the sold out SDCC toddfather homage variant (or the regular cover), email me and I will bring yours to the show. Otherwise, I'll have two tables of back issue first appearance comics, Magic cards, comic cards and toys for sale!


7.18.22
Change of plans, I won't be at the Epic Toy Show on July 23rd in Phoenix - I'm going to SDCC! I'll have these LIMITED EXCLUSIVE Toddfather Homage Variants with me. Get em while you can - Booth 703 July 20-24 @ San Diego ComcCon!


7.10.22
I'll be slinging original artwork and prints at the Epic Toy Show later this month! I'll also have key comics, trading cards, Magic cards, signed skateboards and toys in tow! Roll thru fam!


4.4.22
I'll be selling art and prints and playing guitar in two bands at these shows in July, get your tickets now!


3.9.22
Added some original artwork to the store page, check it out!

9.23.21
My new band's 1st appearance show! Exclusive 11x17 prints, comics, records & good times will be available!


8.24.21
BEHOLD! My favorite artist, long time Necronauts collaborator and old friend David "Luster Kaboom" Quan's super limited variant cover for the second printing of the Extended Preview! Also gaze upon the brand new 16 page limited Black and White edition that features the original pencils! Both variants come with two new pages of production notes and sketches. All three are only available at the best comic shops in the universe!


7.3.21
Grab a copy of the Extended Preview at Third Eye Comics locations in Maryland and Virginia!

6.15.21
Grab the new 16 page extended preview comic (with triple the story pages!) at Fantastic Worlds Comics in Scottsdale, Vapes and Capes in Mesa and Dreadnought Comics in Phoenix. All of the original stores that had the original preview also have the new extended cut. Get them while they last! 11 x 17 prints are also available upon request (in most cases!).

6.2.21
Had a great time @ Justice Comics with Jake, Ali and Dominic Pace (Gekko from the Mandalorian TV show). The new 16 page extended previews are out now, check your local comic shop in the Phoenix area...


12.2.20
Humbled to be interviewed about Bootleg Special on the Star Wars Splash Page podcast with Matt, Jeff and JediGeekGirl. Check it out right here.


11.26.20
Thank you for your interest in Bootleg Special #1, download the sold out eight page preview edition right here.

11.21.20
Jake at Justice Comics in Glendale, AZ has picked up the last remaining copies of Bootleg Special #1 preview from the Billy's Comics vault (the cardboard box they were in) - they are GONE, some shops might still have them (like his!), visit the store page for all participating locations.

11.19.20
Check out this SICK 'economics in comics' podcast, they covered Bootleg Special #1 preview edition!

11.10.20
Preview Edition comics and 11x17 prints are coming soon to Glendale, AZ courtesy of Justice Comics.

10.30.20
All four participating Phoenix area stores have been stocked. Prints and preview edition comics are available right now and in some cases have already sold out and had to be re-stocked for the "official" release tomorrow. Once the first print is gone, it's gone. Fair warning, get them quick while you can!


10.22.20
Preview Edition release video


10.18.20
Bootleg Special #1 Preview Editions will be available on Halloween, Saturday, October 31 2020 at these great shops in the Phoenix area:

Ash Avenue Comics (Tempe, AZ)
Greg's Comics (Mesa, AZ)
Stinkweeds (Phoenix, AZ)

What is Bootleg Special #1 Preview Edition?
It's an eight page preview of a work-in-progress, one-shot comic book. There are 2 editions, a full color "painted and inked" variant and a special 1:3 ratio black and white "original pencils only" variant. Both editions come bagged and boarded with an exclusive 11x17 poster.

BOOTLEG SPECIAL #1 SYNOPSIS:
A mischievous Watcher gets banished to Limbo where he develops a penchant for earthly, Earth-1218 flavored pop culture warped in ways never before witnessed in the multiverse.

10.11.20
Hello! I'm finally getting around to doing some work on this thing. Hopefully I'll be able to post some projects and announce some events soon.
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