ScottDMSimmons

Original Art for sale: THE DEAD CELL from Arcana

2011-07-25T15:37:00.003-04:00

Dead Cell original art for sale! All prices include shipping and handling to the continental United States. If outside the US, please contact me with your full address so I can estimate shipping costs.

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Original Art and Commissions

2009-10-16T06:55:00.000-04:00

Original art for sale and I'm taking commission orders for the holidays! E-mail or send a message to me if you're interested, and I'll respond with more details. Original art is from a variety of projects, plus pin-ups and unseen sketches. Commissions will have final turnaround before late December, but you will see the work in progress from pencils to final stages. Commission work is done around my comics schedule.

Mid-Ohio Pics at Comic Related

2009-10-13T20:39:00.000-04:00

My first set of pictures from Mid-Ohio-Con are now up on Comic Related! As usual with my first sets, this one has a lead-in article. This one also shows a collage of some of the sketches I did during the two-day show. Link below!

http://comicrelated.com/news/3526/scott-on-mid-ohio-con

Mid-Ohio Sketch Card Panel

2009-10-08T22:30:00.000-04:00

Sketch card panel at Mid-Ohio went great, and thanks to Mark and Tom for showing their support by coming to watch and listen! Great meeting new people at the event too! That was my first panel, and hopefully not the last, haha. Nice learning some tips and other advice from fellow panelists who have been doing cards for awhile, since I am so new to the official ones.

Interview with Drew Edwards

2009-09-24T18:42:00.000-04:00

At Comic Related, you can find an audio podcast of Brant Fowler and I interviewing Drew Edwards, creator/writer of HALLOWEEN MAN! We talk about the new tradepaperback "Superdeformed", the creative team behind the webcomics over the years, Hackoween Part II, and what's coming up! And Drew even communicates with us from the perfect location! Happy early Halloween!

http://comicrelated.com/news/3282/the-related-recap-149

Wannabez Issue #0 as a digital download!

2009-09-15T21:16:00.001-04:00

WANNABEZ #0 is now available as a a download from ComicsXP! http://www.comicsxp.com/cxpstore/index.php?main_page=product_music_info&cPath=67&products_id=338

It's only 99 cents, to boot!

And, don't forget, we are having a pin-up contest for the special edition of #1 Preview too.

Scott

Follow me on FACEBOOK

2009-09-15T21:14:00.003-04:00

You can find me on my social netowrk of choice, FACEBOOK at http://www.facebook.com/ScottDMSimmons I primarily use this for updating everyone about my comics work, posting photos and images before I do on this website, and keeping up with both old and new friends.

Scott

Wannabez Pin-up contest!

2009-09-14T20:00:00.000-04:00

Enter our Wannabez Pinup Contest! Rules can be seen here: http://bit.ly/2lIppS

We are looking at three winners, each with their pin-up published within the #1 Preview Special Edition whihc will later be downloadable through ComicsXP!

Scott

STAR WARS THE CLONE WARS cards

2009-09-14T03:35:00.000-04:00

I was invited to be one of the sketch card artists on the STAR WARS: The Clone Wars Widevision Set coming out from TOPPS in late October!

Each sketch card will be one of one (there are no prints!), and these will be randomly inserted into packs. I will be doing 100 cards and 6 returns.

My thanks to all of you who made this possible (esp. Dustin and Steve!), and those who support my art!

Scott

Halloween Man now in PRINT!

2009-09-13T23:55:00.000-04:00

The HALLOWEEN MAN comic book is now available for purchase at IndyPlanet! In this book, I am the inker on the origin story, for pencillers Nicola Scott (Secret Six, Birds of Prey) and David Baldeon (Robin, Nomad)! Lots of other great stories by Drew Edwards with artwork by Nicola, David, and many others! ((If possible, I am going to try and get some copies in time to have on hand at Mid-Ohio Con!))

LINK: http://www.indyplanet.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=2658&osCsid=a78ae69951b62022a47e64615e26f461

Scott

Ringtail Cafe sketch cards and Wannabez Chibis

2009-06-14T23:30:00.005-04:00

Some art that relates to good friends. Above, is a look at some art on sketch cards that I did for Darren Mueller, writer of Ringtail Cafe. These feature Leila and Patrick from the Ringtail Cafe comic book.

And below, are inks that I did over blue line pencils by Jackie Hernandez, artist for Ringtail Cafe. She did these for me and Brant and asked me to ink them. These feature characters from the Wannabez comic book.

Scott

OSWCC Badge Art peek

2009-06-13T11:56:00.003-04:00

As the OSWCC Star Wars Social gets closer (July 11th in Caledonia Ohio), Matt posted an image I did of the TIE Fighter Pilot (for badges). There will be about 12 images for the complete badge set. The image he posted was of really early pencils, so I wanted to show club members the later pencils next, so I am posting it here as well.

Scott

"What Wannabez Character Are You?" Quiz

2009-06-13T11:54:00.005-04:00

Take the "What Wannabez Character Are You?" Quiz on Facebook!

Find out which Wannabez comic book character you are most like!
I created the quiz today at Facebook, and hope you give it a shot and have some fun.
I'd love to hear who gets who as a result.

http://apps.facebook.com/whatwannabezesptrm/

"What WANNABEZ comic character are you?
Wannabez is a comic book series by Brant W. Fowler and Scott D.M. Simmons, and this quiz will tell you which colorful character you are! Sure, they are all abit delusional, believing they received super-powers from a local meteor shower, but hey, you can still relate, right? Are you the "dog-powered" Doberman? Or the "cat-powered" Mau? The "blazing" Streak? The "mastermind" IQ? The "telekinetic" Esmerelda? The "firestarter" Ignition? The "stretching" Slim?"

Scott

Free Comic Book Day pictures!

2009-06-01T22:00:00.001-04:00

Some photo coverage from the FREE COMIC BOOK DAY event that took place at Bob Hickey's wonderful store, Comics2Games, down in Florence Kentucky in early May (day after WOLVERINE opened in theatres). Some pictures are here on the blog, and others in photo-articles I submitted to Comic Related.

The articles I am pointing to feature photography by me, or by Eric Adams (creator of Lackluster World), who took shots when you see me on camera. It was great seeing alot of friends again, including getting to talk with Scott and Benita Story more, and meeting Lora Innes (creator of The Dreamer) for the first time. And really special to me was the very first visit to a comic event I was doing by my parents, and my good friend Jim. My wife Shannon, who came with me to Mid-Ohio last year, also stopped by to surprise me.

MORE photos can be seen at:

http://comicrelated.com/news/1335/fcbdcomics2games

http://comicrelated.com/news/1363/fcbdcomics2games

Scott

Free Comic Book Day is coming

2009-04-22T22:37:00.003-04:00

Among the great news I got this week, is official confirmation about my appearance at Comics2Games in Florence Kentucky on FREE COMIC BOOK DAY (Saturday May 2nd--the day after X-Men Origins Wolverine premieres). You can find out more information about all the guests, the store's location, and the signing times at: http://www.comics2games.com/stores.htm

Besides myself, guests at Comics2Games that day include Lora Innes (The Dreamer), Eric Adams (Lackluster World), Scott and Benita Story (Johnny Saturn), Bill Nichols and John Wilson (SKETCH), Chuck Moore (Comic Related), Brant Fowler (Wannabez), Darren and Krista Mueller and Jackie Hernandez (Ringtail Cafe), and Mike Maydak (Blackbeard Legacy).

I am excited to see alot of friends at the event, and I am stoked to have the opportunity to meet Lora Innes for the first time. If you have not yet read THE DREAMER, you are missing out on some gorgeous artwork and a story set in a time period not usually covered by comics. Her cover for the graphic novel is beautiful and fun.

Scott

Photos from Comics For Cures Event

2009-04-22T22:30:00.000-04:00

Comic Related recently posted a series of photos I took at the Comics For Cures Event that took place earlier this month at Comics2Games. Lots of fun and good friends, old and new... mingling and bidding for a great cause. Click the link below to check them out!

http://www.comicrelated.com/display.php?item=1196

Scott

Jenny Everywhere continues

2009-04-20T21:49:00.002-04:00

The latest Jenny Everywhere Chronicles page has gone up, a few days ago perhaps.
Here's a peek at the art.

http://www.bjccreations.com/jenny/

Scott

OSWCC artwork on website

2009-04-20T20:05:00.000-04:00

Dustin put my artwork for the patch up online as the header banner for the OSWCC website... along with providing the important date and city information.

http://oswcc.com/

And remember, photos from the April South Region meeting can still be seen at http://www.flickr.com/photos/oswcc/3432807103/

Scott

Video interview from Gem City

2009-04-16T00:08:00.003-04:00

Video interviews at Gem City Comic Con by UVN have gone online!

Brant Fowler and myself talk about WANNABEZ! (first interview in the video)
And my friend Mark LeMieux is in the same episode. (third interview in the video)
Also, Molly Durst and Sean Forney.

Click here to watch the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LODoIzvko9M

Scott

OSWCC April Meeting and Patch

2009-04-12T22:31:00.010-04:00

I was so excited to see the patch for the OSWCC membership kit. I did up the original artwork in pencils/inks and computer color, and it was very cool to see it in a patch form. Here is a look at the art in stages. First, there was the complete drawing of the troopers, then the simplified version with color so the patch could be done.

This weekend, I headed over to Matt's house, where he was hosting a meeting of the club. I ended up doing several sketch cards while I was there, by request, and had a wonderful time. I drew Yoda, three Leias, Darth Maul (for the first time), Han, and a Stormtrooper. Matt posted images of the meeting and my cards at Flicker, which can be seen by clicking HERE

Scott

Gem City Report Part 2

2009-04-12T22:09:00.006-04:00

Besides the great sales at Dayton's Gem City Comic-Con, there were great friends new and old there. Mark and Jonna LeMieux were there, as were Chuck Moore, Bill and Raichal Gladman, Darren Mueller, Jackie Hernandez, Sean Collins, Bob Hickey, Kevin Hicks, John Wilson, Eric Adams, Ian Shires, and of course, my partner-in-crime on Wannabez, Mr. Brant Fowler. I also got to meet Jon Hodges, Don Kramer, and got to see one of my favorite artists who was just taking in the show as a regular attendee: Chris Sprouse (Tom Strong) and his wife Xan. OSWCC members and friends Mark, Matt, and Deanna stopped by to visit too!

There were a few possibilities around for me to get some more work, and I already started the ball rolling with a project I am really excited about if it comes to fruition. I sold an original page of art at the show, and some prints did really well too. I also donated a piece of art to the auction to benefit an animals charity, which I hope helped out as they ended up, I hear, raising about $600. And Underground Video Network interviewed me again, this time, with Brant.

Several of us in the "Comic Related" family headed out and over to Golden Corral after the show. It was a fun time.

More images of the Gem City convention from my camera can be seen here at the WANNABEZ blog!: http://wnbz.blogspot.com/2009/04/gem-city-con-aftermath.html

Scott

Gem City Report part 1

2009-04-09T09:15:00.005-04:00

The Gem City Comic-Con was a great success for me, and overall a fun event. Brant and I sold copies of WANNABEZ #0 and the new digest-sized WANNABEZ #1 PREVIEW CONVENTION SKETCH EDITION. The preview sold well, as I was also doing sketches of any Wannabez character requested on the back cover for anyone who bought it. The characters requested the most were Dober-Man and Mau, and Dobie only beat out Mau by 1; however, I also did a sketch card of Mau on request (for Chuck Moore of Comic Related), so basically they tied. The only other requested character surprisingly was Whipped Potatoes, who was a character idea suggestion by a fan at Dimestore around the time we did Small Press Idol. Also, good sellers were prints of Admiral Ackbar, and sketch cards... where I drew a couple of characters for the first time, including Conan.

More to report later!

Scott

Comics For Cures update

2009-04-02T21:25:00.006-04:00

The Comics For Cures auction for sketch cards continues this week and runs until Saturday evening. Proceeds go to the American Cancer Society, and the auction and event is hosted by Comics2Games, a comics store in Florence Kentucky.

There is still time to get your bids in. While some cards are going for only $1 so far, some others are up to $60 already. As for my cards, Soundwave (of the Transformers) currently at the time of this writing sits at around $8, and Big Barda is around $5.50.... and Wolverine and Rogue have remained at $1 so far, and Mau has gotten no bids just yet. Jeremy put a little correction comment below the two that had my name wrong, but again, please don't let that keep you from bidding! Whether you get mine or someone else's card(s), the money raised still helps out a very worthy cause... fighting cancer! Auction runs until Saturday at 8PM!

Here are the links to the eBay pages again:

Click here for the X-Men WOLVERINE and ROGUE card!

Click here for the Transformers SOUNDWAVE and BUZZSAW card!

Click here for the New Gods BIG BARDA card!

Click here for the Wannabez MAU card!

If you would like to see what other artists contributed, you can click HERE to go the main start of the auction listings.

Thanks,
Scott

Jenny Everywhere Chronicles page 5

2009-04-02T21:21:00.004-04:00

Page 5 of Jenny Everywhere went up last Sunday. If you haven't seen it yet, check it out at http://www.bjccreations.com/jenny

While Jenny's family enjoys dinner, something strange occurs with the orb upstairs.
Story, letters, and colors by Benj Christensen.
Artwork by me.

Scott

Comics For Cures cards on eBay for bidding

2009-03-29T02:22:00.006-04:00

All of the sketch cards for COMICS FOR CURES have now gone up for auction at eBay! Let the bidding begin! Spread the word!

(And yeah, two of the card entries do have my name incorrect, and I hope to see if the name can be fixed soon... but please don't let it stop you from bidding if you feel like doing so!)

THE MAIN PAGE (where you can start looking at everyone's artwork): http://stores.ebay.com/Comics-2-Games_W0QQ...84Q2em158QQtZkm

My Big Barda card: http://cgi.ebay.com/BIG-BARDA-SKETCH-CARD-0897-BY-SCOTT-D-M-SIMMONS_W0QQitemZ310132099188QQihZ021QQcategoryZ3986QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262?_trksid=p1742.m153.l1262

My Soundwave and Buzzsaw card: http://cgi.ebay.com/TRANSFORMERS-SKETCH-CARD-0900-BY-SCOTT-D-M-WILLIAMS_W0QQitemZ310132104869QQihZ021QQcategoryZ3986QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262?_trksid=p1742.m153.l1262#ht_500wt_924

My Rogue and Wolverine card: http://cgi.ebay.com/X-MEN-ROGUE-SKETCH-CARD-0899-BY-SCOTT-D-M-WILLIAMS_W0QQitemZ310132105787QQihZ021QQcategoryZ3986QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262?_trksid=p1742.m153.l1262#ht_548wt_924

My Mau card: http://cgi.ebay.com/MAW-SKETCH-CARD-0898-BY-SCOTT-D-M-SIMMONS_W0QQitemZ310132102339QQihZ021QQcategoryZ3986QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262?_trksid=p1742.m153.l1262#ht_500wt_924

Scott

Jenny page 4 colors are up

2009-03-24T08:56:00.003-04:00

Benj did the colors for Jenny Everywhere Chronicles page 4 and uploaded, replacing the black and white version that was up for about a day.

http://www.bjccreations.com/jenny/

Scott

Comics For Cures Cards

2009-03-24T00:45:00.002-04:00

Here is a look at the four cards I turned in this past weekend, for the Comics For Cures auction and event. The proceeds from the sale of sketch cards by various artists benefit the American Cancer Society. The auction on eBay starts March 29th, and the big gallery show and meet and greet with the artists happens Saturday April 4th at Comics2Games in Florence Kentucky.

Find out more at http://www.comicsforcures.com/

Scott

Jenny Everywhere is here again

2009-03-23T00:54:00.000-04:00

Jenny Everywhere Chronicles Page 4 got posted Sunday.
Benj put up a black and white version first, and will replace it with a color one soon.

The link is still the same, as the latest page will also show up first:

http://www.bjccreations.com/jenny/

Scott

For a Good Cause

2009-03-19T23:00:00.003-04:00

Happening the night before the convention is the COMICS FOR CURES event at Comics2Games (Florence, Kentucky). I am working on my sketch card donations for the event and will be posting them here when I am done, before I send them to the store.

All the cards donated by various artists for the event will go up for auction on eBay for a week to help raise money for the American Cancer Society. The last day of the auctions will be the night of the gallery show event on Saturday April 4th.

It's a great cause, and I hope you will check out the art and if you are moved to do so, bid on your favorite(s)! And if you are in the Kentucky area that night, stop by for the gallery show and mingle with the artists.

For more details, check out the website http://www.comicsforcures.com/

Scott

Jenny Everywhere Chronicles continue

2009-03-19T00:33:00.002-04:00

Page 3 went up Monday for the Jenny Everywhere Chronicles! Here's a teaser image.

Click here to jump to the site: http://www.bjccreations.com/jenny

Scott

Gem City Con Coming Up

2009-03-18T23:18:00.016-04:00

I am getting more excited about the Dayton Gem City Comic Con each day. Today, Mark LeMieux told me that he has been officially confirmed. It will be Mark's first-ever convention, and his wife Jonna's second, as she was part of Team Wannabez, dressing up as Mau for me and Brant at last year's Mid-Ohio Con. It's been awesome seeing Mark's sketches come through e-mail to me and I have seen some great unique stuff that I think people will love. They are supposed to have a table right next to mine, and that will be so much fun. I can't wait to introduce them to everyone, and Jonna knows both Brant and Chuck from Mid-Ohio.

A bunch of other friends old and new will be there as well, and if you have a chance to stop up and say hi, please do! Chuck Moore, Bill Gladman, John Wilson, Darren and Krista Mueller, Jackie Hernandez, Eric Adams, Bob Hickey, Chuck Kennedy, Brant and myself will all be there.... most of us with tables! There are also many others I haven't met in person yet from Comic Related who will be there as well, and I can't imagine how fun it would be if we all did dinner together afterwards... plus, I'd be curious if any one place could hold all of us! (Bill Gladman gives a run-down of who in the Comic Related family will be there in his Life in Four Colors column)

In addition to some Wannabez and my own Angelwolf Comics stuff, I will have sketches, sketch cards, and maybe some other original art for sale. I'll have portfolios out showing pages from upcoming projects, some of which are completed but just haven't been released yet by the writer or publisher. I'll be able to do any sketch card request for my very reasonable low price, and have found that to be one of my favorite things to do at shows like OSWCC and KSWCC last year.

If I hear where exactly I am in the hall or in a room, I will let you know here in the news blog, via e-mail (if I have your e-mail) and in my forum at Comic Related.

Dayton Ohio's Gem City Comic Con runs 10-5 Sunday April 5th. More information can be found at http://www.gemcitycomiccon.com

And here is a link to Mark's website, where you can see some of his illustration style and also some of his sculpture work! http://www.platypusproductions.net/

Scott

Wannabez 1 cover in glorious color!

2009-03-15T01:45:00.004-04:00

Here is a look at the final cover for Wannabez #1. I am paying homage and spoofing the classic first appearance covers of the golden age and silver age. This is the second issue of Wannabez, since issue #0 came out last year. Colors are by Ross Hughes, and the lettering is done by the Wannabez mastermind himself, Brant Fowler.

The focus of the #1 issue is Dober-Man, Streak, and Ignition! Great fun, and alot of effort is going into the issue.

An ashcan of the issue is planned to debut at Gem City Comic Con (Sunday April 5th), and the actual final greyscale version should be solicited for the May issue of the Haven Distribution catalog.

Scott

Comics2Games Grand Opening

2009-03-09T02:05:00.004-04:00

I went to the grand opening of the new Comics2Games (Florence, Kentucky) last Saturday and had a great time, hanging out with friends and celebrating a great looking store, and eating an awesomely cool Watchmen-themed cake. Brant Fowler, Chuck Moore, Katie Riley, Darren and Krista Mueller, Jackie Hernandez, John Wilson, and Eric Adams were there... along with the entire C2G crew, including its owner, Bob Hickey!

Here are some pictures taken by me or that were taken with my camera, and you can see more pictures I took at http://www.comicrelated.com/display.php?item=907&story=Comics2Games%20Party

I will be back yet again to the store for its Cancer Charity Event "Comics For Cures" on Saturday, April 4th, the night before Dayton's Gem City Comic Con!

Scott

CONFIRMED for Gem City Comic Con

2009-03-03T01:59:00.000-05:00

Jesse Noble of Gem City Comic Con (Dayton Ohio on Sunday April 5th) recently confirmed me and my table for the show! Brant Fowler will be sharing the table with me, and we should be right next to my good friends Mark and Jonna LeMieux. Also, in attendance with or without tables, will be practically everyone from Comic Related, including Chuck Moore, the Ringtail Cafe crew, Bill Gladman, and more!

Scott

Jenny Everywhere Chronicles

2009-03-01T01:37:00.001-05:00

The new Jenny Everywhere Chronicles have begun being published online! Benj Christensen is the writer, letterer, and colorist, ...and artist!... until he asked me to step in as the new artist. The strip is very fun to do, and updates weekly on the weekends at http://www.bjccreations.com/jenny/

Anytime you hit the link or go to the website, the most current page will show, but there is a very user-friendly set-up in order to go back and forth as needed. Before I was asked to come on board, Benj had already done several stories. So I invite you to check it all out!

Scott

OSWCC patch

2009-02-20T01:53:00.002-05:00

As part of the festivities of the Ohio Star Wars Collectors Club (OSWCC) Summer Social event, and the 2009 membership kit, I did an illustration of a Clone Trooper and Stormtrooper facing off. I can't even show it all right now, because it's a secret, but here's a little tease. It's in full color, and won't only be used for the patch art (which is a simplified version of what you see here and beyond).

The other stuff at the event is sort of meant to be a surprise, but I can tell you that I am definitely highly involved with artwork for the show. Very very very exciting!

Scott

Grandma's 90th Birthday

2009-01-25T16:14:00.003-05:00

As part of my grandmother's birthday celebration today (she turned 90 this year), I drew up some characters she has been wanting me to draw again. Every time I have visited her since she moved back to Cincinnati, she has mentioned how much she used to love my old comic strip.

When I was 11, I started a comic strip called "ANDREW" at the local newspaper (The Bethel Journal) and continued to do it almost weekly for seven years, until I graduated from high school. I stopped the strip because I never got paid for it, and I just decided to move on with something different when I went to college.

Andrew was pretty much an analogue of me so the character was an artist, went to school, yearned for a car when his bike started falling apart, did chores on a farm, and went on dates that didn't always go well. His girlfriend, Linda, was a cute redhead who loved baseball. Anyways, I plan on doing something with them again, and it was nice to draw them up again as a surprise for my grandma.

Scott

Toy Related

2009-01-24T23:01:00.003-05:00

My latest article for my column TOY RELATED went up this week. It is the fifth installment since beginning the column last month. The first story was an introduction to the column, the second was a review (Aquaman), the third was a convention report, the fourth a preview of upcoming product, and this one was part of a look at the niche of customizing figures. Among the articles up next is an interview.... which be one of many I hope to do.

Special thanks to Chuck Moore, for having me onboard at the ComicRelated website and welcoming me into the family there.

A new area has been recently created by Chuck and the programmers that allow readers to access the column pages directly, rather than search the site for each specific entry. The Comic Related site overall has grown by leaps and bounds this past year, and just exploded with content and contributors within the last few months. It is very exciting!

Click here for my Toy Related column section

Click here for my forum for discussing Toy Related

Scott

Face Front!

2009-01-18T13:05:00.005-05:00

I recently updated the front page of my website. So please check it out. You may need to hit refresh on your browser if you still see some old October 2008 news and shows.

I added a front page panel and link for both HACKOWEEN and DEADLY CINEMA. I also added links and show information for the conventions and events that I am planning on attending this year. I am in various stages of being confirmed for these, but unless something drastic happens, I plan to be showing up at each one with a table, where I will be signing, selling books and posters, and doing sketches.

I also have one other show that I heavily considering to replace the sold-out MegaCon event, so if it comes to pass, the new show will be posted on the front page as well. Right now, I have kept the list to local shows I know I am attending.

Scott

Logynsita's Salsa

2009-01-17T19:48:00.007-05:00

It was nice hearing from a friend and client that I hadn't heard from in awhile. Linda Sanchez. Last year and the year before, I helped with creating her label, business cards, and basically the visual branding for her own salsa product, "Logynsita's Salsa".

Let me tell you that this is indeed the BEST salsa I have ever had. It is tasty and rich without overloading your senses or making your mouth feel hot. No aftertaste... just great taste. It's a product that I am proud to be associated with, and it is so nice to hear that she is doing well with it so far. Shannon and I devour a jar of Logynsita's Salsa within a couple of days, if not the same night. Great stuff. It can be ordered by contacting Linda at logynsitasalsa(at)yahoo.com.

Scott

Wannabez 2009

2009-01-17T03:03:00.003-05:00

All has not been quiet on the WANNABEZ front. Brant and I e-mail on a regular basis, and also talk on the phone when we can. What is awesome as well, is how many times he and I have met up last year alone. I believe I saw him five times, and two of those times were while on trips to comic-cons together (Wizard World Chicago and Mid-Ohio Con). This month, we are planning on meeting up again in person on the 31st at Comics2Games.

As I understand it, Ross may have started greyscales on the parts of issue #1 that I have done. I am planning to have Wannabez #1 back on my slate in February (after Deadly Cinema) to finish it up. Brant did a great job writing up issue #2, and now there are a total of four scripts (with revisions possible) in the can already, taking us from #0 to #4.

So what's coming in 2009 for Wannabez? What we do know is that we would love to have at least 3 issues out this year, if not 4. I will also be doing a news series of pin-ups and posters, which will be available for sale, and on display at shows. Which shows? Well, MegaCon sold out, so it looks like the first con may be Gem City Con in Dayton. Then there is Free Comic Book Day, and that will also be something Brant and I will discuss.

Issue #0 of Wannabez is still available! You can order from us directly ( e-mail wannabez@brantfowler.com ), or if you are a retailer, you can call up Haven Distributors at 1-877-HAVEN-50 or visit them at havendistro.com !

Scott

January update

2009-01-11T19:11:00.008-05:00

Exciting things have been happening this month and year already, with some new projects for later in the year revving up already in either talks or early sketches, and some projects I have been working on winding to a close or moving on to the next chapters. I am working on finishing up DEADLY CINEMA PART ONE, and getting ready to start up with THE JENNY EVERYWHERE CHRONICLES sometime in February (and sketches for Benj's site are on the way!). I have a couple of other things going on, one small short story, a submission for a educational comic project, and a fun column I do at COMIC RELATED.... all of which I will talk about here soon, as I further recreate the news page, and get everything lined up and completed.

WANNABEZ #1 (our second issue, since #0 has been released already) is going to be next on my slate after Deadly Cinema, and we are not too far away on getting WBZ #1 finished up for a possible March release. Originally, our plan was to have it in hand for sale at MEGACON (Orlando Florida's winter comic convention), but the artist alley tables sold out before we got our registration in. Still, we are gearing up for some other shows, as we plan the year out in full. Brant and I are planning to meet up on the 24th of this month to discuss things further. In related news, I was also intending to launch my comics website around MegaCon as well, and I am still aiming to do so at the same time period... I will just have to do it without the convention as my main means of marketing.

This weekend (on Friday) I met up with the awesome people from OSWCC (The Ohio Star Wars Collectors Club). I am not sure right now what all I can talk about at this time, so I will keep it on the downlow for now, but suffice it to say, that I was in on a meeting and I will be doing something art-related for the Summer Social in Columbus. VERY exciting. I also dropped off my completed COLORED Admiral Ackbar commission image for OSWCC President (and good guy!) Mark Schnack. You can see it above this post.

Scott

New Year, New News

2009-01-07T00:18:00.003-05:00

Thanks to Brant Fowler (my good friend and writer/letterer of Wannabez), my news page and my blog are one and the same. Brant made the blog look like my news page which I had set up a few months back, and now I have linked it all up with my website. Looks terrific and of course it's much easier to update!

Thanks, Brant!

Happy New Year, everyone!

Scott

Hackoween Team Interview in Full

2008-11-20T18:27:00.004-05:00

The last two parts of the HACKOWEEN team interview have been posted at YourMomsBasement.com. For your convenience, here are links to all three parts!

Team Interview Part 1
Team Interview Part 2
Team Interview Part 3

Scott

New Hackoween Interview!

2008-10-30T01:14:00.002-04:00

The entire creative team behind HACKOWEEN is interviewed!

Read PART 1 here: YOURMOMSBASEMENT.COM

New Links round-up!

2008-10-19T18:23:00.004-04:00

New announcement of Wannabez #0
A review of Wannabez #0
Some reaction to Hackoween has been coming in.
October press release for Devil's Due with Hackoween.
A pic of me at Mid-Ohio Con, with some Hackoween pages
A message from Russell Hillman, the Hackoween editor.

Hackoween is live

2008-10-16T01:28:00.003-04:00

Please visit THIS LINK to see HACKOWEEN, which is now live on halloweenman.com

Now that it is live, all the promo images and countdown messages in prior posts have been removed.

Hope you enjoy the comic!

Scott

Website updates!

2008-10-15T04:06:00.004-04:00

I updated most of my website ( www.scottdmsimmons.com )! The pencils page is the last one I need to update, but plenty of new inks, news, press links, and more... have been added!

Scott

Hackoween DRAW-OFF contest!

2008-10-13T00:37:00.001-04:00

Hi everyone!

Coming to http://www.halloweenman.com this Wednesday is the exciting first part of our epic crossover with Tim Seeley's hit Hack/Slash! Written by Drew Edwards, Halloween Man's creator, the webcomic is a fun take-no-prisoners action, horror, and parody machine! And it's free to read!

Our cover for the crossover is a tribute to the classic Freddy vs Jason poster (with pencils by David Baldeón, inks by me, colors by Marc Lewis). You can see it here: http://forums.millarworld.tv/index.php?s=5b72a8fec5a9d967c0482bafeb4c6beb&showtopic=84220&st=0&p=1858915&#entry1858915

For the art contest, we'd like you to attempt to do something a bit similar. It's your challenge to make a cover featuring characters from Halloween Man and Hack/Slash, which is also a tribute to a classic horror movie poster (or video/dvd cover)!

The winner will receive a page of David Baldeón's original artwork, and second place will get a Halloween Man t-shirt, but all of the entrants will go into the special Hack/Slash tribute gallery at HalloweenMan.com!

Send your entries to hmartwork (at) gmail (dot) com. The deadline is October 28th, and entries will go up on www.halloweenman.com on October 31st - y'know, Halloween?

KSWCC

2008-10-12T02:10:00.008-04:00

It looks like I will be at the meeting of the Kentucky Star Wars Collectors Club Fall Festival on October 18th in Lexington, KY! My father, Kim Simmons, is the guest speaker (talking about his decades of package and catalog photography), and I will be doing his introduction, and also drawing sketches at our table. The OSWCC event went so well, that I have high hopes for this one as well.

Scott

Interview Links!

2008-10-09T01:38:00.008-04:00

Well, Mid-Ohio wasn't just productive in telling folks there about WANNABEZ and HACKOWEEN. I was also lucky to have the opportunity to talk with the media that were covering the event so people who didn't attend could hear about both projects. Comic Related did some great coverage of the show and a special shout-out to CR's own Chuck Moore for being one of the nicest persons in the industry!

Here are some links to interviews and press images!

Comic Related interview (at the 12 minute mark)
UVN interview (at the 5 minute mark)
FansView image
Comic Related Photos

Scott

Get Ready for HACKOWEEN!

2008-10-09T01:25:00.006-04:00

HACKOWEEN: A project that I am truly proud to be a part of, has been officially announced!

Tim Seeley's fan-favorite HACK/SLASH (Devil's Due Productions) crosses over with our own Halloween Man starting October 15th, and you can see the story online at halloweenman.com for free! The comic has beautiful pencils by David Baldeon, who was a joy to ink and embellish as always... and the entire team has put alot of blood sweat and tears into this project, that is funny and heroic, dark and twisted, sweet and terrifying! If you haven't checked out Halloween Man or Cassie Hack before, now's your chance to see them both.... together!

The official press release by the team is below!

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Not a Secret Crisis! Not a Final Invasion! On October 15th, it's Cassie Hack versus Solomon Hitch in the brawl to end it all! Get ready for Hackoween! Tim Seeley's Spike TV Scream Award nominated Hack/Slash is teaming up with the cult favourite web comic Halloween Man for a special Halloween crossover!

See! Cassie and Vlad's rampage through Solar City!
Tremble! As alien sex gods rip the universe in half!
Buy! Into our shameless hyperbole!

And it's all for free! The only cost will be your immortal soul!

Brought to you by the following maniacs:

Drew Edwards (Writer)
David Baldeón (Penciler)
Scott D.M. Simmons (Inker)
Marc Lewis (Colorist)
Brian Crowley (Letterer and Art Director)
Russell Hillman (Editor)

In the meantime, why not get a head start on your fellow fanboys - hit your local comic book store and buy all of DDP's wonderful Hack/Slash collections, and then drop by www.halloweenman.com for classic tales of Halloween Man.

Wannabez #0 premieres at Mid-Ohio

2008-10-09T00:49:00.010-04:00

Well, Brant Fowler (Wannabez creator, writer and letterer) and I took on Mid-Ohio Con last weekend and had a great time meeting new people. We were selling brand-new copies of Wannabez #0, which features the original issue #0 story, along with pin-ups, articles, and a multi-page preview of issue #1! And the booth looked great, with the banner, character stand-ups, cards, portfolio, and racks of comics. We made alot of people aware of our book series and website, and were backed up by the appearance of our cat character, MAU, who was live and in person (portrayed by my good friend Jonna)! Mau entered a costume contest, and while walking the show, had pictures taken with celebrities, kids, and adults! I did some sketches, and Brant and I were even interviewed a couple of times! We also made some great retailer contacts.

Thanks to Brant, the whole booth team got Wannabez t-shirts that just rocked! Thanks to Jonna and Brant's brother Zach for their help at the show! Also there was the colorist for Hackoween, Marc Lewis, and together we helped put out some promotion for Hackoween, which debuts online at halloweenman.com on October 15th!

Check out the Wannabez blog here for more pictures! http://wnbz.blogspot.com/2008/10/mid-ohio-con-2008-is-wrap.html

Speaking of Visuals

2008-04-13T21:55:00.007-04:00

Wild! Over the last few days, I had the chance to be interviewed TWICE for comics podcasts. It was alot of fun doing them, and both should be released or aired this week. For those of you who haven't heard my voice before, you're either in for a treat.... or not. Haha. Just expect to hear my laugh a few times.

The first podcast was recorded on Friday for CATCH DA CRAZE (http://www.catchdacraze.com) and both Brant Fowler and myself were interviewed by Samuel Vera about our project WANNABEZ! Brant was interviewed in the first half-hour, and I was on for the second half-hour. CDC expects to have this up online, downloadable too!, sometime mid-week. This will possibly be episode #110. In preparation for the broadcast, Brant and I have put abit of speed behind getting our Wannabez website up and going: http://www.wannabezcomic.com

The second one was recorded this afternoon (Sunday) for THE WEBCOMIC BEACON (http://webcomicbeacon.com) with a bunch of fine folks who love to work on stories about the open source character Jenny Everywhere, originally created by Steven Wintle, who actually became a surprise guest. Other guests included Nelson Evergreen and Benj Christensen. The show was hosted by Fes, who runs the website http://www.theshifterarchive.com, which gathers up and talks about the many appearances both prior and current of Jenny Everywhere throughout the worldwide web and sometimes print. Aaron Lewis co-hosted and it was a good time. The show should be released/aired this upcoming Friday. It will be show #20 for the site! I talked abit about working on "Soulless Mate" with Alex Hernandez, doing the photo-comic "Zuperiority Complex", and planning an upcoming strip called "Lil Jenny Everywhere".

I'll post direct links to both audios when the shows "go live"!

Thanks go out to Samuel and Fes for having me and the others on your shows!

Scott

WANNABEZ #0 available in print!

2008-04-09T02:14:00.009-04:00

Mysterious Visions Anthology #5 (featuring Wannabez #0!!) is now in print and is reportedly a good seller so far for Dimestore Productions! I love holding this book in my hands. I had a chance to meet Ian Shires this weekend up at Dayton's Gem City Comic Con, and we talked about future plans about a possible crossover with another comic!

In the meantime, creator/writer/letterer Brant W. Fowler and myself (penciller/inker) have been aggressively promoting the comic through e-mails, Project Wonderful ads, websites, and approaching comic news sites with review copies. Brant and I have also made plans for the Ohio Comic Con in October, where we will have a table. And just last week, we were the official sponsor for the Comic Addiction podcast (episode 39), and mentioned on-air!

Go to http://wbnz.blogspot.com/2008/03/mysterious-visions-5-preview-and-buy.html or visit http://www.myspace.com/wannabezcomic to see a preview of the book and a link to the webpage where the book can be purchased through Dimestore!

Click here for the Comic Addiction podcast sponsored by us. Listen for WANNABEZ being advertised from the 2 minute mark to the 4 minute mark. Then enjoy the interview with their guest Matt Fraction.

Even more exciting news and events for Wannabez are coming up!!! Stay tuned!

Scott