Ninja #

Comic-Con just keeps getting crazier. Look at this picture. That’s the tiniest sliver of the amount of people that attended. That’s Ninja # in the white van, trying to get to Arby’s before the rush. Props to DethKlaw for snapping the shot.

[Edit: Vapors Magazine ceased publication after this issue. We're proud to have been on the very last page of the very last issue.]

The upcoming relaunch of Vapors Magazine features two Ninja # comics on the back page. It has absolutely nothing to do with Jason being the Art Director, either.

On a more somber note, the late Shawn Mortenson is featured on the cover, and running inside is his very last interview. You can read more about life and work of this inspiring artist here. Vapors Issue 53 is due out next Friday, so be sure not to miss it.

Many oldschool gamers should remember the simple yet complex pixelation which was used to visually create characters, levels, and objects.  Well, what would happen if, in paying homage to that, an exhibit was created utilizing Post-It Notes?  A lot of Post-It Notes….  That would be amazing on its own, but wait, what happens if those Post-It Notes had doodles and sketches on them?  The art show would then become an exhibit within an exhibit.

Welcome to Ich Bin 8 Bit, an art show that ran in Berlin from March through April. It was presented by Neurotitan Gallery for the Pictoplasma Character Walk and curated by Love Ablan, Jon M. Gibson, and Derek Puleston. Jude Buffum did some of the heavy lifting, and the exhibit featured doodles and sketches from some award-winning character designers including Emmy-recipients Jorge R. Gutierrez and Sandra Equihua, Gabe Swarr, Jim Mahfood, MyTarPit and select others. One of those select others was Throw Boss Entertainment’s own Jason Adam!

A very special thanks goes out to Love Ablan who shot the pics. For additional information about Ich Bin 8 Bit as well as a massive gallery of pics, please check out this link.