Anime North starts tomorrow (May 25th).  It seems so far away and then suddenly it's time.

Again, I'll be at table A05 in the Comic Market (which likely means absolutely nothing to anyone without a map, so here's one with my location: [link] ).  The Comic Market operates out of the main building, the Toronto Congress Centre.  Also make sure to visit Gallery Momiji and the Crafter's Corner, all in the same general area.

I will also have a display in Gallery Momiji with my watercolours, most of which will be available for purchase.  Every piece of mine in the gallery comes with a frame as well!

New for 2012:

Skyward Sword Comic
My new comic based off of Legend of Zelda, Skyward Sword!

Preview:


B&W, 40 pages, gag and serious stories.  Link, Zelda, Groose, and Ghirahim stories.

Queen of Hearts 2
I actually debuted this at Otakuthon in Montreal last year.  It was supposed to be new for Anime North 2011 but there was a mix-up with my printer.  Oops!  So this will be the first year for it at this convention.

Preview:


B&W, I forget how many pages, a serious story with some comical bits.  About Princess Isabella of Parma, who married the heir to the Holy Roman Empire.  Daughter in law to Maria Theresa of Austria and sister in law to Marie Antoinette.

New Prints!


Prints come in two sizes: 11x17 and 8.5x11.
New this year, I'll also have a number of my print designs as postcards, which are about 4x5.5 and come with a plastic sleeve for protection.

See you soon!

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I mentioned in my last journal that a Kickstarter project was ongoing in order to raise funds to print Erstwhile, a collection of lesser-known Grimm stories in comic form that I and and have been working on for a few years.  You can read them online here: [link]

The Kickstarter project page is here: [link]

We have met our target but the project still has many days to go.  So if you still want to use this project to preorder a hardcover copy of this book, please do so!  A minimum of $20.  Depending on your pledge level, you can get many extra goodies as well!

Also, I am a few days late but they sent out the seating plan for the Anime North Comic Market.  I'll be at table A05.   has made a map of where everyone we know is so far:

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I'm going to obviously make a post about Anime North later and what I'm selling.  Just not yet.

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Hey all,

I'm still attending Anime North, and working on stuff for that and basically getting my life in order.  So I haven't been posting anything because I don't have anything to post yet!

In the meantime, I could use your help.  For the past little while, I've been working on this project called Erstwhile.  Basically me and and have been taking Grimm's fairy tales and adapting them into comics.  We're actually trying to keep them as accurate to the original tales as possible.  You can read them as we post them online here: [link]

We want to get them printed and sell them.  We've sold some of them in the past as one-off issues, but we'd like to sell them as collections, and we've started a Kickstarter campaign to get them printed.  Basically you pledge a certain amount.  Depending on the amount you get a gift (or two or three or more!) if we raise enough funds by a specific date.  If we don't raise enough money, then nobody gets anything.  Kickstarter is a nice, safe way of micro-investing in a project you believe in.  So, if you like our stuff and want to help, you can do the following:

1: Pledge!  You can seriously pledge as little as one dollar, but check out our chart of what you get if you pledge a minimum of $10 or more: [link]

2: Repost the link to others who like comics and may want to pledge: [link]

Even if you have like zero money, just passing along the link to a friend who may be interested is really really helpful.

I thank you for your kind support of our work.  

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So I did get a table in the lottery.  

I'll be attending Anime North in Toronto the end of May.  More details closer to the event.

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Just a quick journal to say I am in the lottery for an Anime North Comic Market table, so my attendance is still tentative at this point. It's the only show I have planned for this year, so fingers crossed everyone!  If not I'll be begging for a half table I guess!

If you are waiting on a request, please forgive me.  I woke up sick on Thursday.    Lost some time.

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Doesn't look like any more requests are coming in so I'm closing them for now.  I only kept them open a day to make it special and junk.  But if you didn't get a request in, don't despair.  I'll try to do these more often than once a year.  Ideally, I'd love to do this once a month.  Maybe...

Anyway, to see requests and whose have been fulfilled, see the journal right before this one.

I'm fairly sure with the numbers I got I can draw everyone in there something.

So far I have only posted five.  If you don't have your request fulfilled, and I haven't responded with a question about your request, then it means I'm still working on it.

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Holy Garfield!  I'm accepting requests.

Ground rules:
1. I'm only doing sketches
2. I won't draw everything.  If you request something and I don't draw it, don't feel bad.
3. Nothing too detailed (or I probably won't draw it)
4. Nothing too sexual (kissing on the lips ok, kissing a guy's dong, probably won't draw it lol)
5. I think that's it, but I reserve the right to stop this at any time, or amend my rules.

Request away!

I'll draw over the next two-three days, then scan in stuff, so you might not get to see your request for a few days even though it may be complete.

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While I am working on Velharthis, I'm trying to keep a blog about the work I'm doing on it.  It's kind of boring right now but I'm hoping it will get better as I have drawings and stuff: [link]

In the meantime, you can also read my other comics around the web.

A lot of people ask me where to find my old Zelda comics.  I gave them to my friend Melora, who just relaunched her site History of Hyrule.
[link] view my comics, click on The Library and go to the Comics section)

I worked on some comics with and .  They're based off of Grimm fairy tales.  You can read them for free at [link] site is updated 3 times a week.

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I have not been actively doing art because of personal issues.  

But not to fear!  I'm not dying and I didn't lose an arm or anything.  I was sad, but now I'm OK.  My mom, friends, and coworkers are very good to me.

I'm taking it easy in December and then come January I'm going to begin work on my comics for 2012.  I may do less fan comics this year in favour of some more original stuff.  This includes redoing and relaunching Velharthis, which I'm very excited about.

You may notice that Velharthis is down until then.  There's an explanation page and everything for you.  I will also be doing a blog and stuff, though I haven't posted on it in a month because that's when my personal issues began.  But I'll resurrect it.  I just need to settle into a schedule again.  

I was thinking of taking free sketch requests some time soonish.  Will post about that when I'm able.

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I'm slowly going through and modifying the art in my gallery.  Some ancient stuff is being deleted.  Anything left will have the comments feature disabled.

I thought about it for a while and even though DeviantArt encourages this feature to be enabled I really don't see I have any need for it.  It will take a while to go through all the pieces to convert them, just because it's such a boring job.  I started with older pieces and I'm working back.

Otherwise, I haven't done a whole lot of art since August, though I'll have some new stuff to post soon.

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Fan Expo was this weekend.  More details later.  First, I wanted to share about a fundraiser I had at Fan Expo this weekend.

On Monday, Canadians were hit with the news that Jack Layton, a popular national politician, had died of cancer at the age of 61.  He lived in Toronto and there was this big state funeral and everything for him here on Saturday.  Many manly tears were shed.  Even if you didn't vote for his party or agree with his ideas, he was a kind man and good listener and loved Canada.

On Thursday at Fan Expo I drew this for him because I couldn't go to his funeral: [link]

And people were like "That's pretty cool can I have a print?" but I didn't want to make a profit off of a man's death, especially Jack, so I said sure, but I would donate everything to charity and take nothing of my own.  I didn't even keep the cost of the prints.

I am happy to let everyone know we raised $300 for Prostate Cancer Canada!  It was actually $291, but I like to round numbers so I put in an extra $9.

People were really kind.  Someone found a loonie after buying a print from me and gave it to me for the cause.  Other people shared their experiences of Jack with me.  One gentleman told me his girlfriend had started work with the NDP (the party Jack led) on the Monday of Jack's death.  Some people gave me extra money, so long as it was going straight to charity, so some people put in more than $3 per print, which was awesome.  People who bought the picture were very diverse.  Lots of children knew who Jack was, even small children.  Some pointed the picture out to their parents.  Others brought friends over to buy prints, or bought extra prints for friends.  I sold out of prints twice.  There aren't any left over because people bought every single one!

The proof of Jack Layton's specialness certainly showed itself to me over the weekend.  I was very touched.  Thanks to everyone that gave, or helped to promote the fundraiser, or just liked the print.  We did good.

I've submitted the donation and as promised here is the proof.  I was going to wait and do this Monday but i was so excited by the results I went online right away and gave the money over:

Tax Receipt (omitted my address details for safety): [link]
Screenshot of email: [link]
Screenshot of verification page: [link]

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Fan Expo is nearly upon us!

If you went to Anime North this year as well, the only new comic I have is Queen of Hearts 2: [link] is $4

I had mentioned in the previous journal that my friend Chantal was going to be with me selling t-shirts and buttons but something came up for her and she can't go.  

Again, I will be at table A269 in the artist alley.  Find the Xbox booth and I am in the artist alley next door.

Also, if you're planning to attend the convention on Saturday, a note that they are holding the state funeral for Jack Layton at Roy Thompson Hall the same day at 2 PM.  The hall is like right next door, so I would really encourage people to take transit because I have no idea what traffic will look like: [link]

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I'll have to itemize everything because there are so many thoughts.  I will be expanding some of these into their own journals once I get the chance, perhaps.

1) Otakuthon.  Montreal was great!  But we didn't sell too many things.  The venue seemed to have expanded too large for the numbers of attendees, so more dealers and artists were struggling for a small piece of a smaller pie.  It happens.  Thanks to everyone who stopped by.  I will write a more detailed account later.

2) Fan Expo is happening August 25th to the 28th.  My table is at A269 in the artist alley.  You will find a floor plan and schedule here: [link] are listed as Velharthis Comics.  I will be tabling with my friend Chantal who makes buttons and t-shirts.

3) Filthy Figments!  I have a new comic and it is available through a pay comic site called Filthy Figments!  The name of my comic is Verte et Rouge, and is a watercolour adult comic set at the start of the French Revolution.  However: This site is NOT SAFE FOR WORK and you should not be accessing it if you are younger than 18 years old.  ---> www.filthyfigments.com

4) Velharthis. This is a big one.  I haven't discussed my webcomic in a few months, and that's because I sat down and thought about where I wanted to be with it in the next year or so.  As it stands, I could never publish it.  Why?  Because it's not in a publishable state.  Therefore, I have decided to restart the comic from chapter one.  

This process will obviously take several months, and I have already started.  All the chapters will be redrawn and some of the story will change to be more cohesive.  I will also be overhauling the website to better tie into today's social media and be easier for people to share the comic when they like it.  I am hoping this overhaul to be complete by May 2012.  By that time I also hope that all this backwork will mean that I can regularly update the comic several times a week.  The bonus is that everything will look WAY nicer and make more sense.

5)  Fan Comics:  The overhaul of Velharthis means I will be devoting less time to fan comics, so if you're reading this and are wondering about when a new Zelda fan comic is coming out... it will be done when it's done and I'll tell you.  

6) People keep asking to use my art.  The majority of requests are asking to use my fan art.  Please don't ask.  Just use it.  Just don't use it for profit.  More on that here: [link]

7) Note for future convention attendees: someone spilled an iced coffee drink on my comics at Otakuthon.  It was an accident, but this is why attendees are banned from bringing drinks and food into dealers and artists areas.  Even if there aren't signs, please drink them outside.  I lost a handful of comics and had to throw them out, and that almost made me cry.

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Otakuthon in Montreal is fast approaching.  I seem to be coming down with a cold, but I should be OK.

As usual, I'll have a variety of comics and prints available.

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I'll be at table 314 in the Artisan space, between the Artist Alley and the Dealer tables.

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Decided to open commissions.  Please see this link: [link]

NOTE: I have modified my prices a bit because I have more time now and really would like to do some commissions for people.

Will post about upcoming projects and conventions soon.

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Canada Post is working again.  I'm not happy that the government forced them back to work because the union wasn't just making a money grab (the union is genuinely concerned about the vitality of the corporation because if it stops being profitable, the pensions disappear, and so do future jobs, etc).  Anyway, I won't get too much into it, but the relevant idea is that the mail is working again, so if people want comics, please order.  PLEASE!  Because I don't need the money so much as I want people to freaking read my stuff.

Comics
*NEW - Queen of Hearts 2, my sequel to Queen of Hearts!  Queen of Hearts was a short original story set at the court of Louis XIV of France, and Queen of Hearts 2 is a new short story set at the court of Maria Theresa of Austria.  If you like history and romance and shit, these comics are for you.  $4 each+shipping.  Both are black and white comics.

*Dark Mirror 4, the continuation of my Ocarina of Time doujin.  $6+shipping
Sample Page: [link]

*Zelda 25, my 25th anniversary retrospective.  Perfect bound comic featuring short stories from five different Zelda games.  $10+shipping
Sample Page: [link]

More comics here.

Shipping
To anywhere in Canada:
One comic: $2.00  Two comics: $2.50

To anywhere in continental U.S.:
One comic: $3.50  Two comics: $4.50

To anywhere outside of the U.S. and Canada:
One comic: $5.50  Two comics: $6.50

To order!
Email me at "velharthis" @ gmail.com (remove the quotation marks) and tell me what you want and your mailing address.  You should be able to figure out how much money from the info I provided by I can answer other questions here or by email.

What about prints?
At this point I haven't sat down to see what I need.  I need to, like, SOON, so when that is done I'll start on that.

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Looks like I will be attending Otakuthon again this year.  This event is in Montreal on August 12-14.  It's a pretty great anime convention.  I will be in the Artisans area (as opposed to the Artist Alley, but I'm sure they're very close).  Also thanks to a cool friend I also have a table this year at Fan Expo on August 25-28.  Yes, it is four days this year.  I'm going to probably die.  I don't know if I'll be able to afford Fan Expo ever again, so yeah.  

Canada Post is still on strike.  The government is forcing them back to work but that has not happened yet.  When it does, I will post here again about the comics and I will see about selling some prints and watercolours and jazz.

I haven't worked on art much the past week.  I had the week off so I took time to catch up on other things, visit my mom, and just rest and relax.  It was a good way to charge my batteries before a busy summer.

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UPDATE: MORNING OF JUNE 15, 2011

CANADA SUSPENDS MAIL DELIVERY

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So Canada Post locked out their urban workers, which pretty much shuts down mail processing and delivery here in Canada until further notice.

Until I can figure out alternatives, please don't submit orders because they're not going anywhere.

To people who ordered comics: I'm going to get in touch with everyone to let you know the situation.

ORIGINAL POST:

Hi everyone!  

I'm still selling my comics here: [link]

I wanted to add something for people outside of Canada: Canada Post employees are currently doing rotating strikes and Canada Post has cut some of their services.  This means that mail is being slowed down in the country.  I mail my stuff via Canada Post, even if it is going outside of Canada.  Therefore, if you order from me, you may encounter a longer than normal wait time for your items.

If you have questions, you can email me: "velharthis" @ gmail.com
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I wasn't able to post about Anime North right away because I got a really bad cold at the convention. I'm still sick but recovering.

Despite being totally drained of energy and getting sick, Anime North was very fun and I got to see a lot of people I sometimes only get to see a handful of times a year.  Thank you to everyone who came by to look or to buy something or to say hi.

I sold some of my watercolours in the Gallery Momiji, which means there are others still available.  I'm planning to put them up on Kijiji or Etsy or something.  I have to work that out.  In the meantime, I'm focusing on selling the new comics.

Comics
*Dark Mirror 4, the continuation of my Ocarina of Time doujin.  $6+shipping
Sample Page: [link]

*Zelda 25, my 25th anniversary retrospective.  Perfect bound comic featuring short stories from five different Zelda games.  $10+shipping
Sample Page: [link]

More comics here.

Shipping
To anywhere in Canada:
One comic: $2.00  Two comics: $2.50

To anywhere in continental U.S.:
One comic: $3.50  Two comics: $4.50

To anywhere outside of the U.S. and Canada:
One comic: $5.50  Two comics: $6.50

To order!
Email me at "velharthis" @ gmail.com (remove the quotation marks) and tell me what you want and your mailing address.  You should be able to figure out how much money from the info I provided by I can answer other questions here or by email.

What about prints?
I'm really low/sold out of most of the popular stuff, so let's hold off on this for now.

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