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 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 twobands
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.
11.10.20
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:
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.
If you want to see what I'm up to right now, follow
me on IG. Thanks for stopping by!
