Fifth year in a row I'll at the Big Apple and attending NYCC. As always I'm very excited to be there. More info on my attendance can be found at the link below;

New York Comic Con 2012 October 11-14 [link]

Commissions List Open

It's time for New York Comic Con pre-show commissions! Details below;

- $250 for Single character image rendered in grayscale with markers on 11"x14" art boards.

- Artwork will be delivered at the show. Please no requests for commissions to be shipped.

- A percentage of payment might be required exclusively via PayPal after confirmation of commission request. Remaining payment will be accepted on delivery of artwork at the convention.

- If interested e-mail me with your request here; m_asrar@hotmail.com

There's no telling how many I can get done so getting in touch early would be a good idea. I'll get back to every commission request with a positive or negative reply. Please be patient. No other requests will be accepted at this time.

Aside from sketching at the show as well, I'll also be bringing along a new sketchbook and some prints.

Thanks!

Another first time attendance for me with this convention. Hope to see you there and have a good time. More info on my attendance below;

Wizard World Chicago 2012 August 9-12 [link]

Commissions List Open

The advanced commissions list is now open. These pieces will be single character images rendered in black & white greyscale markers on 11" x 14" paper. The price is $200. Some samples are below.


  
If you are interested drop me an e-mail at m_asrar@hotmail.com.
I can't be doing too many of these so if you're interested please get in touch soon. These commissions are for Wizard World Chicago only. I'm not accepting other requests at this time.

Happy to be attending Comic Con Paris for the first time this year. I will be signing, sketching, attending panels and even doing a workshop. Of course I'm looking forward to catching up with old friends and making new ones. Hope to see you there. More info on my attendance can be found below;

COMIC CON PARIS 2012 July 5 - 8, 2012 [link]

Commissions List Open

As of right now the list for advanced commissions for the convention is open. These commission pieces will be single character images rendered in black and white greyscale markers on 11"x14" paper. The price is €200. You can view some samples from previous years below;


  
If you are interested please drop me an e-mail at m_asrar@hotmail.com.
I don't have too much time on my hands but I'll try to do as many as I can. These commissions are for Comic Con Paris only. I'm not accepting other requests at this time.

Conventions

I'll be attending a few conventions this year. You can find them and their dates listed below. Click on the appropriate convention link for more info. Also keep reading for information on commissions.


COMIC CON PARIS - July 5 - 8, 2012
[link]
WIZARD WORLD CHICAGO - August 9 - 12, 2012
[link]
NEW YORK COMIC CON - October 11 - 14, 2012
[link]
COMIC ACTION ESSEN - October 18 - 21, 2012
[link]

I will be adding specific and updated information on each convention as they come up.

Commissions

I will be trying to do pre-show commissions for each of these conventions. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the concept it goes like this; I draw commissions for you to be picked up at the convention. Simple.

These commission pieces will be single character images rendered in black and white greyscale markers on 11"x14" paper. I will post pricing details for each convention later. Next I will be accepting pre-show commissions requests for Comic Con Paris. More information on that tomorrow. So please check back.

The 2012 Eagle Awards are open for voting. I've been once again nominated as "Favourite Newcomer Artist". You can go and vote for your favourites from the link below;

[link]

İngiliz çizgi roman ödülleri Eagle Awards'ın 2012 adayları belli oldu. "Favori Yeni Çizer" dalında bu sene bendeniz tekrar aday gösterildim. Kendi favorilerinizi seçmek üzere yukarıda bulunan bağlantıdan oylama sayfasına ulaşabilirsiniz.

Whatever you believe in or don't believe in, whatever you celebrate or don't celebrate, I wish you all the best in this Holiday season and coming new year.

Remember that you are loved and to share back the love.

Cheers!

My wife is on Deviantart. Go check out her stuff;

Comic Book Resources conducted a comprehensive interview with me on my run on Supergirl and my "new style" on the book. It was a lot of fun. Check it out here; [link]

Also Supergirl #4 is out today. Go check it out. Here's a preview for your viewing pleasure; [link]

Life has been crazy busy as of late so I barely have the time to attend to my DA gallery. I just want to say that I really appreciate your comments, favs, watches and everything. It's all very appreciated. Especially the kind words about the birth of our son. A heartfelt thank you.

Cheers.

Update 06/12/11

A heartfelt thank you to all of you for the kind words and well wishes! Me and my wife truly appreciate your sentiments. Apologies for not being able to get back to you all in person.

As for those of you who've been asking; We're naming our son Atom.

I'm A Father!

As of the 24th of November me and my wife are privileged to be parents of a beautiful baby boy. Not much to add, I guess.



Other Stuff

The Art Of Comics is having a %15 Holiday discount on all artwork available on the site until the 18th of December. So if you're interested in getting some of my original art this is a good chance. Be sure to ask about Supergirl originals as they might not be up yet. Just go here; [link]

Finally...

Thank you so much for the kind birthday wishes. Unfortunately I didn't have much opportunity to get back to you about them. However, please know that they're very appreciated. Cheers!

Supergirl #3 comes out tomorrow. Be sure to check it out!

This issue I provided breakdown pencils for *BillReinhold who provided his amazing skills to finish the pages. You can see a preview of the pages we've collaborated on below;



A fully coloured and lettered preview can be seen here; [link]

Colours provided by Paul Mounts.

As of issue #4 I will be rendering the book entirely in markers. Dave McCaig will be back on board to provide colours too.

Supergirl #3 with Bill Reinhold

Be sure to check out Supergirl #3 in just a few weeks. *BillReinhold was kind enough to bring on the awesomeness of his work over my humble layouts. The result was astounding! You can see for yourself below;



More info on Bill's involvement on the issue can be found on his journal entry here; [link]

NYCC Aftermath

New York Comic Con has come and gone and as always it was a blast. I've had a great time with my friends ~Cinar, ~hakantacal and ~Sadaph-Ozgah. Of course it was a huge pleasure to catch up (as much as I could in a few days) with friends old and new. Much appreciation goes out to everyone who dropped by my table (which was at the ass end of the con) and said hi. Thanks!

I've also talked with John Siuntres for the Word Balloon podcast and with Paul Montgomery for a video interview for iFanboy. Both shows are out now so if you're interested check them out.

Supergirl

Finally I'd like to say that the response to Supergirl has been astounding! I really appreciate all the love and appreciation. Hope to make the book even better for you. We have some fantastic ideas coming up in future issues. It'll be a fun ride. Thank you for showing interest in our little book.

For four year in a row now I'll be attending NYCC 2011. The show's held in the Jacob K. Javitz Convention Center in New York on October 13-16. That's right; Four days of convention goodness! Will be joined by my good friend ~Cinar.

I can be found at ARTIST ALLEY TABLE V17.

More info on the convention and my appearance can be found here: [link]

I'll be sketching throughout the convention and will have my 2011 sketchbook with me along with original art for sale.

Sketches - 11" x 14", Single character, Greyscale - $100

Sketchbooks - $10

If you have something specific in mind please let me know beforehand so I'll bring it along. Also check out [link] for a variety of art for sale as Rich DeDominicis will be there too.



Friday October 14th
SIGNING - Dark Horse Comics (Booth #1238)
4:30-5:30

Saturday October 15th
PANEL - DC ALL ACCESS: Superman (Room 1A10)
1:15-2:15pm

Saturday October 15th
SIGNING - DC Comics (Booth #1254)
3:00-4:00pm

Pre-show commissions list is still closed. If you're on the list, I'm making my way through it as best as I can. If I can't get yours done, I'll let you know a couple days before the convention.

See you there!

The wait is over. The book is finally out as of today. Be sure to check it out. If you're interested or don't know what to expect you can check out the preview from this [link] . If you don't have a comic shop near you, remember that you can also buy the book digitally for your preferred device.



Meanwhile my final issue of Star Wars Jedi - The Dark Side #5 hits the shelves as well. Keep an eye out for that one too!

Cheers!

Just a note to say the commissions list is closed for the time being. I have probably taken more requests than I can handle already. So unfortunately I'm not going to be adding any new requests to the list. Still a few week until the show so the list might open up again. Please keep an eye out on details on the matter.

Thank you very much for showing interest in my work. I truly appreciate it.

I'm thrilled to be a part of NYCC as a guest again this year. Can't believe this'll be the fourth time I'll be there. Very much looking forward to it. For more info on the show please visit here.

As of now the list for advanced commissions for the convention is open. These commission pieces will be single character images rendered in black and white greyscale markers on 11"x14" paper. The price is $200. You can view some samples from previous years below;



If you are interested please drop me an e-mail message at m_asrar@hotmail.com.

Please note that I'm am very busy these days so unfortunately I probably can't make too many of these. The list is open and I will be putting down your requests but I can't guarantee that I can accommodate everyone.

These commissions are for NYCC and to be delivered at the convention. I'm not accepting other requests at this time.

Thanks and please check back for more details on my convention appearance.

Hey everyone,

I've decided to move my blog to tumblr. You can find me at;

mahmudasrar.tumblr.com or mahmudasrar.com [link]

Meanwhile I'm also on Google+ [link]

My older blog will remain as is for the time being just in case you're interested in visiting old posts. However it will also remain completely inactive indefinitely.

Cheers.