tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275121322024-03-07T10:58:55.875-08:00The Astonish Factory's Center for Babbling and ScribblesWELCOME EVERYONE . . . here's where you'll find and hopefully enjoy some of Mike Kunkel's thoughts and ramblings and scribbles that tend to spill outta his noggin' at the Astonish Factory . . .Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27512132.post-18564969800253825342014-01-10T16:43:00.003-08:002014-01-10T16:43:40.933-08:00NEW BLOG! hey everyone!<br />
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wow, it's been a while since i've been on the blog.<br />
well, we have a brand new website and a brand new blog over at the ol' Astonish Factory!<br />
and here's the link . . .<br />
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<a href="http://www.theastonishfactory.com/blog/" target="_blank">NEW Astonish Factory Blog</a><br />
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Thank you all for visiting!<br />
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all the best in everything,<br />
mike . . .Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27512132.post-15703614508501514242013-04-20T16:35:00.002-07:002013-04-20T16:35:49.620-07:00Facebook Pages and update news! <br />
i know it's been forever since i've updated this blog, so to start it back up again, here are links to the new Facebook pages for the Astonish Factory and Herobear . . .<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/AstonishFactory?ref=tn_tnmn" target="_blank">The Astonish Factory on FACEBOOK</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/OFFICIALHerobearAndTheKid?ref=tn_tnmn" target="_blank">Official Herobear and the Kid on FACEBOOK</a><br />
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here at these sites you'll find info on the new Herobear and the Kid series that i'm re-launching with BOOM! Comics!<br />
there will be a special new 6-page story in the FCBD of Boom! Comics . . . AND there will be a new one-shot Herobear and the Kid special coming out in June of this year!<br />
so check 'em out with your comic shop and thank you all for visiting this lil' blog!<br />
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more info sooon!<br />
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take care and all the best,<br />
mike . . . Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27512132.post-74480595202075907632012-05-05T09:20:00.001-07:002012-05-05T09:20:37.596-07:00Marvel's Avengers<br />
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The Avengers are here!<br />
i sooooo loved this movie soooooo much.<br />
made me feel like a kid again!<br />
so much fun.<br />
got me inspired to draw a reeeeeally quick fun scribble of the team.<br />
enjoy!<br />
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all the best,<br />
mike . . .Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27512132.post-83835242966453329322012-04-10T11:42:00.002-07:002012-04-10T11:42:27.755-07:00Jason Lethcoe's Snodgrass and Sharpe Comic Strip<br />
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my friend Jason Lethcoe has a very cool new comic strip based on his hit novel series "No Place Like Holmes."<br />
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the strip is called "<a href="http://www.jasonlethcoe.com/" target="_blank">The Adventures of Snodgrass and Sharpe</a>" . . .<br />
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here the links . . .<br />
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FACEBOOK:<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/jason.lethcoe">https://www.facebook.com/jason.lethcoe</a><br />
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WEBSITE<br />
<a href="http://www.jasonlethcoe.com/">http://www.jasonlethcoe.com/</a><br />
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enjoy!<br />
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m . . .Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27512132.post-8546040616087671612012-04-02T15:26:00.002-07:002012-04-02T15:26:41.132-07:00KING ME comic striphey everyone,<br />
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just wanted to share the link to a brand new project called <a href="http://www.kingmecartoons.com/" target="_blank">KING ME</a> . . .<br />
it is a comic strip i'm doing. hope you all like.<br />
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<a href="http://www.kingmecartoons.com/">http://www.kingmecartoons.com/</a><br />
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enjoy and all the best to you,<br />
m . . .Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27512132.post-70879499995070625122012-01-13T09:07:00.000-08:002012-01-13T09:11:42.748-08:00Super Amazing Dynamite Joe!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Sooooo . . . you mix a camera phone, snacks, kids, video games, a dinosaur, aaaand a super amazing . . . peanut . . . </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">something NEW from the 'ol Astonish Factory . . . DYNAMITE JOE! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://www.dynamitejoe.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Dynamite Joe's Super Amazing Blog! </a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">all the best,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">mike . . . </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27512132.post-72605221734106911792011-12-26T01:21:00.000-08:002011-12-26T01:21:03.615-08:00Herobear and the kid Sundays<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Since Christmas 2011 landed on a Sunday this year, and you've all been good
lil' girls and boys . . . here is one more Christmas gift . . . the very
first Herobear and the Kid SundayTown Chronicle . . . braaaaaand new. More to come sooooon . . . <br />
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all the best always,<br />
mike . . . <br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27512132.post-38781817182032695502011-12-22T15:41:00.000-08:002011-12-22T15:43:26.070-08:00Christmastime Herobear<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 26pt;">C</span><span style="font-size: 20pt;">hristmastime</span> is a reminder to us all to embrace
a little more, care a little more, and love a little more. <o:p></o:p></div>
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On a Christmas long ago, Tyler’s grandfather, Santa Claus,
first created Herobear as a special gift he knew would be perfect for his
grandson one day. Santa shared the
magical toy with all of the elves at the Factory and immediately they found
themselves in awe of the little creation, embracing and connecting with the
heart and soul that had been poured into it.
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It so happened that every year, Santa would bless the elves
with a gift to thank them for all of their hard work. So, in honor of his most special creation that
Christmas, Santa spent an extra moonlit night at his workbench and crafted a
unique memento. With a twinkle in his
eye, he gave a little more and cared a little more as he carved each of the
elves a special, wooden Herobear sculpture as their Christmas gift of the year.<o:p></o:p></div>
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What you see here is one of those unique Herobears that has
traveled all the way from the heart of the North Pole Factory. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all.<br />
All the very best,<br />
m . . .Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27512132.post-21025114990827543922011-11-14T15:10:00.001-08:002011-11-14T15:16:28.319-08:00Herobear lunch sketches<br />
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sooooo, i found an extra pen and Herobear found his way onto some extra paper towels after lunch. fun to draw on other materials and non-regular sketch/copy paper . . .<br />
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take care and all the best in everything,<br />
m . . .Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27512132.post-14772498886037836512011-11-14T13:53:00.001-08:002011-11-14T13:55:06.904-08:00Herobear<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just some phone post-it scribbles . . .<br />
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all the best,<br />
m . . .Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27512132.post-73247651995129287962011-10-25T14:59:00.000-07:002011-10-25T15:02:39.630-07:00Astonish Factory Facebook page<br />
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hey gang,<br />
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just wanted to point you toward the Official Astonish Factory Facebook Page. <br />
click the link <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Astonish-Factory/137749262991183">HERE( the Astonish Factory Facebook Page)</a> or on the side of the blog page on the left . . .<br />
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Enjoy!<br />
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all the best,<br />
mike . . .<br />
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just had a little time at lunch . . . and as i often do . . . found myself sketching a familiar friend . . .<br />
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m . . .Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27512132.post-70541171854662491722011-10-05T11:34:00.000-07:002011-10-05T11:34:12.261-07:00Disney's "Where's My Water?"<br />
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I recently got to work with Disney to help them develop/design their brand new original iPhone app "Where's My Water?" <br />
what a GREAT time i had doing it. <br />
working with Tim the creator and Valerie and Joe and the whole team was really awesome. they are all super talented.<br />
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here's a little sneak to some of my designs being used for Swampy and his world . . .<br />
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hey all!<br />
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wow, it's been a while since i've posted.<br />
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anyway, i just wanted to say hi and let you know that i'm still here being busy, busy, busy with regular life, family, working for the studios, and drawing and writing away on new projects.<br />
hope you all have been well and life has been good to you.<br />
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i'm hoping to keep updating pretty regularly and i've got a TON of new stuff to start sharing, so to start off, here's a fun project that came out alittle while ago that i got to be part of...<br />
ARCHIE BABIES . . .<br />
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i wrote 4 of the 5 stories and helped develop this BRAND NEW little kid graphic novel for Archie Comics.<br />
it's sweet and nice and fun for little kids, and i'm really proud to have had the chance to create in the Archie Universe. i had a great time working on it, and the artist , Art Mawhinney, did a great job with the stories. <br />
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anyway, check it out and i hope you enjoy it.<br />
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take care and all the best in everything,<br />
m . . .<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27512132.post-47085328514877674882011-04-28T08:20:00.000-07:002011-04-28T08:20:01.802-07:00JLA #50 CoverHey everyone!<br />
wow, it's been a looooooooooooong time since i've put some new stuff up here.<br />
not that i haven't been doing new stuff, of course, it's just been a busy, busy bit o' time.<br />
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anyway, here's another something i did recently for the good ol'<a href="http://www.heroinitiative.org/NewsDetail.asp?NewsId=259"> Hero Initiative </a>. . .<br />
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it's a cover for the JLA #50 special covers . . .<br />
here's the front . . .<br />
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and here's the back . . .<br />
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i had a great time doing this particular cover.<br />
it was fun to go very cartoony with it.<br />
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okay, and just so you don't think i fell off the planet, i'll have some updates on a bunch of new stuff very soooooooooon!<br />
hope everything is good with you all.<br />
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take care and all the best always,<br />
m . . .Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27512132.post-80227492297407092472010-11-14T17:49:00.000-08:002010-11-14T17:53:25.971-08:00Archie Comics Cover<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEeSexzSndlmfpovhDLJ-5DBJmvUnFluAzJfN4Amuf5MX0_-xyff8aVoMROzZs1pubuvgmzuHYX3zzeo05JBuh4MayrqTgSLp5i07WSJsmYRx6H0nDf7Wb9JMdWwwbJK1KB0vNzA/s1600/ARCHIE_Kunkel.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEeSexzSndlmfpovhDLJ-5DBJmvUnFluAzJfN4Amuf5MX0_-xyff8aVoMROzZs1pubuvgmzuHYX3zzeo05JBuh4MayrqTgSLp5i07WSJsmYRx6H0nDf7Wb9JMdWwwbJK1KB0vNzA/s320/ARCHIE_Kunkel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539588645008009442" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />hey everyone,<br /><br />here's another auction for charity.<br />this time it is for <a href="http://www.heroinitiative.org/">the Hero Initiative</a>.<br />please go check out all the very cool artists involved and if you can, be a help to a very great cause.<br /><br />here's a link to my cover now up for bid. . .<br /><br /><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Hero-Initiative-ORIGINAL-ARCHIE-Mike-Kunkel-/300491370581?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item45f6ae7055">Mike Kunkel Archie Comics cover</a><br /><br />hope ya all like it. it was great fun to do.<br />take care and all the best,<br />m. . .Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27512132.post-7775359781702444392010-11-13T07:49:00.000-08:002010-11-13T08:01:41.615-08:00Charity Artwork Auction<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKcrAQ40ccsd656rxc0xMbaMNSj9A-fl_mDHO3JbJgpV8198vI8RQLuPwrz5EOu89gXvATgFJ7wOk-Ui3s-cHWm96TgCHfZrkx_Zj3YsCwKzJLWkqsPwzhnNQL4H2lLLVA8Agiuw/s1600/HerobearSphinxCharitycloseup.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKcrAQ40ccsd656rxc0xMbaMNSj9A-fl_mDHO3JbJgpV8198vI8RQLuPwrz5EOu89gXvATgFJ7wOk-Ui3s-cHWm96TgCHfZrkx_Zj3YsCwKzJLWkqsPwzhnNQL4H2lLLVA8Agiuw/s320/HerobearSphinxCharitycloseup.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539064146226094610" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />hey gang,<br /><br />just a quick note to let you know that there's a day or so left on a piece of my artwork up for auction that is benefiting the children's charity . . . <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.protect.org">www.protect.org</a> .<br />the auction is put together by the very cool <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.sphinxgroup.com">Sphinx Group</a> and they've got a number of talented artists helping out. i'm glad to be included with all of them.<br /><br />so, if ya get a chance please go check it out here . . . :)<br /><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170562056676#ht_484wt_1158">Herobear Drawing in pencil and ink</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170562056676#ht_484wt_1158"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 236px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qAh8aM97FOlbkF-HHw4EspxKZYenFGzWRVZexqdlChAwA5aajIu2kg0gJhyuoQeA6_WoUdJ03yxxXRHRaXlPZlBuOLnBNuysHWnxyKVYbmnpBRwTQ7H_Esh-u5EH5eW9wVecGQ/s320/HerobearSphinxCharity.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539064143281662754" border="0" /></a><br />take care and all the best,<br />m . . .Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27512132.post-58386527758115779092010-08-02T08:41:00.000-07:002010-08-02T11:01:22.638-07:00New Astonish Factory Website<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.theastonishfactory.com/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500839935060371442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 255px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8siU9LyJiRF8vIEHA2mRSkPDO1IDclVQU2GclGdUIiXCx7ofY24b0q0GsmdyKlHhSMFq9wnMlO-909STdLF8M_dctbuDZmeDrgIWg0UmfLTsDSQVxjx4d5-WLsO_iyHeQtYnakA/s320/AstonishFactoryEntrance.gif" border="0" /></a> <br />hey everyone,<br /><br />just wanted to let you know that we re-designed the ol' Astonish Factory website.<br />wahooooo!<br />:)<br />you can find it here . . . <a href="http://www.theastonishfactory.com/">The Astonish Factory . . . www.theastonishfactory.com</a><br /><br />it has lotsa new stuff on it and captures more of a feel we' d like the factory to have.<br />hope you all like it and enjoy visiting.<br />this is the start of more new stuff coming soon.<br />:)<br />enjoy and all the best,<br />m . . .Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27512132.post-69614642768079752612010-05-19T15:36:00.000-07:002010-05-19T15:48:44.609-07:00Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam TP<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCusUtVX1Si092YEAXAoiG2IB1v5Vxv8XHYWD2VFaGS-kHrWMNRXl0J0BhsD7iNDNju3BDnpCO_l19JdNvflf-zaTYPCcmfgugsoRxbX91p69GiiMAUSOd0AMTegzDCvFZYmRcAg/s1600/BillyBatsonTPB.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473116389306277906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 206px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCusUtVX1Si092YEAXAoiG2IB1v5Vxv8XHYWD2VFaGS-kHrWMNRXl0J0BhsD7iNDNju3BDnpCO_l19JdNvflf-zaTYPCcmfgugsoRxbX91p69GiiMAUSOd0AMTegzDCvFZYmRcAg/s320/BillyBatsonTPB.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div>hey all, </div><br /><div>just wanted to let you know that DC Comics released the trade paperback collection of the Captain Marvel book that i did for them.</div><br /><div>it's a really nice little collection of my issues with some sketch pages in the back and also along with a couple different stories by the other team that took over the series. </div><br /><div>i was honored to have been able to have so much fun with a character i've loved since i was a kid and be able to launch a brand new series for DC. so if you're lookin' for something fun to read and share with friends and family please do check it out on Amazon . . . </div><br /><div><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Billy-Batson-Magic-Shazam-Kunkel/dp/140122248X">Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam TP</a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>:)</div><br /><div>hope you enjoy it. </div><br /><div>all the best,</div><br /><div>m . . . </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27512132.post-90439736924603180252010-02-09T07:55:00.001-08:002010-02-09T08:22:11.238-08:00Disney's Kick Buttowski<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje3IghQrC9rvwKNqzAaxFUPNlcxZBuvThZQbwLnsYy6I_5UODV97HWDxr1hkLQcZQJFsIJr4gYzoSnnml02q7FP4d1pBfJ5YHTECdt6U5mCWC3KKzXDD1iXT5CNK1fmyzH8O7flw/s1600-h/disney_xd_278205341.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje3IghQrC9rvwKNqzAaxFUPNlcxZBuvThZQbwLnsYy6I_5UODV97HWDxr1hkLQcZQJFsIJr4gYzoSnnml02q7FP4d1pBfJ5YHTECdt6U5mCWC3KKzXDD1iXT5CNK1fmyzH8O7flw/s320/disney_xd_278205341.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436273444612055266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitwe_AFzuSLfHv-Vcj4GaBs_iDrvCKoXTMbIci7H2hH75g_J5CWSMkduF9GIS7wZ6kdJdnQCGcNFlObmxDn9Z-cmszcf9o767aWJqVKfMxjbSSWknEMT_aoHg2xmv9M2rKQVGgPA/s1600-h/kick_buttowski_150.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitwe_AFzuSLfHv-Vcj4GaBs_iDrvCKoXTMbIci7H2hH75g_J5CWSMkduF9GIS7wZ6kdJdnQCGcNFlObmxDn9Z-cmszcf9o767aWJqVKfMxjbSSWknEMT_aoHg2xmv9M2rKQVGgPA/s320/kick_buttowski_150.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436273453671855154" border="0" /></a>hey everyone,<br /><br />well, the Disney show i storyboarded on all last year is finally getting ready to have its premier. . . .huh, i didn't even mean to rhyme that. ;)<br /><br /><a href="http://disney.go.com/disneyxd/#/disneyxd/shows/kickbuttowski/">DISNEY'S KICK BUTTOWSKI!!!!</a> <br /><br />also, here's a link to a really fun promo that Disney put together, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MMZLBZPrrE&feature=related">KICK BUTTOWSKI trailer promo</a>. the series is premiering FEBRUARY 13, 2010 at 9:00am on Disney XD. please check it out and i do hope you enjoy it. there were a ton of talented people that worked on this project. it was created by Sandro Corsaro and was directed and guided and fearlessly led by Chris Savino. Disney is really getting behind the series. they are even offering the first half hour for FREE on ITUNES! how cool is that. :)<br /> you can check it out here . . .<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bit.ly/d7YSPK"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 97px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvrqZ2aFi_h-g1oCOBKOKAiBimfES-MvFNm96hnRqZOcbSucQXjSng7YbZTu01xrBE09kn4L5CKqnBMfIQrJarIDAXkCG4FT-FtmklyyjTeXlc-k-zEsI3SWhWId2abxSVaRAiog/s320/KickButtowskioniShowOnTunes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436273459076587426" border="0" /></a><br />anyway, i'm really proud of it and hope you all enjoy it. please check it out and don't forget to tune in on February 13, 2010.<br /><br />take care and all the best,<br />mike . . .Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27512132.post-81890525723450359402009-12-21T12:26:00.000-08:002009-12-21T12:45:15.023-08:00Hero Initiative Auction and other fun stuff<div><br /><br /><div>hey everyone,<br /><br />hope you are all having a great Christmas season and enjoying all the Holiday spirit possible.<br />:)<br />i just wanted to point you toward some recent fun stuff . ..<br />first off, the very cool <a href="http://www.heroinitiative.org/">Hero Initiative </a>folks are auctioning my WOLVERINE cover that i did. so hurry on over and check it out. And if you can, go help out a great cause.<br /><br />Here's the link . . .<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/HERO-INITIATIVE-WOLVERINE-1-ORIGINAL-MIKE-KUNKEL_W0QQitemZ290382179205QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item439c206b85">mike kunkel WOLVERINE COVER</a><br /><p></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417793255499819522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 206px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxuFinHcbMU_HKG2w-jRSR7-jOPVjoi5-ikE9gwOJPuYne55uuobqdzhfXVx0ZExR4Ftq_urYAp3Wa8Yvod78CZwGoXJg-Skud_HTeA4GUfYXWjgAZGFGBEwdy__deF0KMm2-ZFA/s320/heroinitiavewolverinecover.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><strong>ALSO . . .</strong> </p>i recently did a cover for a friends new book that was coming out. It's entitled "SCRATCH9". here's a little write up on it to enjoy . . .<br /><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=23981">ComicBookResources</a></p><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417792855513047506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 207px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQBf5t5M2Wn3M0JIfUEURiCwErUeyfp3qJ7B7biMBTDEPJLT1y_j9QNiYTSvg-U2vsE8nNUoxghfW0DSaYXjbjS_cbm85vlh4KpPADtXbwfnrMC_I-zw9I21xUP6Pr6k5a690IA/s320/scratch9cover.jpg" border="0" /><br />more stuff coming soon.<br /><br /><p>anyway, Happy Christmas and Merry New Year to you all. </p><br /><br /><p>all the best,</p><br /><br /><p>m . . .</p><br /><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27512132.post-37256138196739853752009-10-26T23:19:00.000-07:002009-10-28T16:42:57.731-07:00Sooo Bored ;)<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD6M0bzqfaQS4N9foajqmz7QDs8ttEOzysXtCs6Eo1X93t29JPXXrjQbdHJXioPl_ztxLY7678nozlpAI-aOaH9rLQcse87Xi_OY8Pr1WBaMNWZQbcOmrePvQGQl9kC3UEtoI9Rw/s1600-h/2009-09-01_09.36.22-718739.jpeg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397160782851118642" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD6M0bzqfaQS4N9foajqmz7QDs8ttEOzysXtCs6Eo1X93t29JPXXrjQbdHJXioPl_ztxLY7678nozlpAI-aOaH9rLQcse87Xi_OY8Pr1WBaMNWZQbcOmrePvQGQl9kC3UEtoI9Rw/s320/2009-09-01_09.36.22-718739.jpeg" border="0" /></a></p>hey everyone . . .<br /><br />Okaaaay . . . So I saw this pup in the parking lot. His expression of boredom was so exaggerated, it cracked me up.<br />it was early morning, and the windows were all open, so he was getting losta fresh air . . .<br />But I'm betting he would rather have been anywhere else but there. :)<br /><br />take care and all the best,<br />m . . .<br />:)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27512132.post-88783285216666293712009-09-10T08:54:00.000-07:002009-09-10T09:47:53.768-07:00The 2009 September Art Sale!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ8zYtXHDPwEj8H5WxaLSGNrb1oJAunWcH1cv4GfhsvICoRkK3ul9R4uDrztyI88g8lDdco6RS0U-ZdDpXDsir16gmWVxNRq5fQHpgH4UEhuGvtwY8PHdsNJBBD2dls0sNF7p7Dg/s1600-h/september.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 117px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ8zYtXHDPwEj8H5WxaLSGNrb1oJAunWcH1cv4GfhsvICoRkK3ul9R4uDrztyI88g8lDdco6RS0U-ZdDpXDsir16gmWVxNRq5fQHpgH4UEhuGvtwY8PHdsNJBBD2dls0sNF7p7Dg/s320/september.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379871214393206658" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg14VduaLNcQN_JpLHrEM3CdogZopD7e9yIeam0TWOjxdus8fPqQEbQcqdHui6viwR_TTXujN6KZMy8qcUKMo9asBlET3prBKfxck9KWLxpgw7F5mswmNuSkjHFv2429C781QnIzQ/s1600-h/ebay.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 117px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg14VduaLNcQN_JpLHrEM3CdogZopD7e9yIeam0TWOjxdus8fPqQEbQcqdHui6viwR_TTXujN6KZMy8qcUKMo9asBlET3prBKfxck9KWLxpgw7F5mswmNuSkjHFv2429C781QnIzQ/s320/ebay.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379869620900217970" border="0" /></a>hey everyone!<br /><br />well, the 2nd September Art Sale has officially started. . .<br />wahoooooooo!<br />:)<br /><br />thank you for all the interest and contacts that everyone has sent. we've had a lot of interest in artwork, and we are glad to offer some very special pieces. we don't do this too often, so we hope that you take the time to visit all of the artwork auctions.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Also</span>,</span> please remember that 10% of every winning auction price of every single piece of artwork sold during the September Art Sale will be donated by the Astonish Factory to the <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-family:";" ><b>TOYS FOR TOTS charity.</b></span></span><br /><br />So don't delay!<br />Below, you can find links to all of the auctions to the <a href="http://myworld.ebay.com/astonishfactoryexclusives/">Astonishfactoryexclusives</a> . . .<br />take care and all the best,<br />m . . .<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150371976911&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT">AUCTION 1 LINK . . .</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5FnIyPlfBPg6e3mr4yF8AystFK9cN2x9BxOz8IEgo5NDia2CWy9zkNT1Wtv9PaiAAplDO7wn9xtZPTB_KjvY9J5w5c5EUYVADLaCmD82kPa9tpZTbkS-GZIvUGU-tpUPUEkZPqw/s1600-h/HerobearandtheKid_Issue5_Page20_Kunkel_cleanfinal.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 255px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5FnIyPlfBPg6e3mr4yF8AystFK9cN2x9BxOz8IEgo5NDia2CWy9zkNT1Wtv9PaiAAplDO7wn9xtZPTB_KjvY9J5w5c5EUYVADLaCmD82kPa9tpZTbkS-GZIvUGU-tpUPUEkZPqw/s320/HerobearandtheKid_Issue5_Page20_Kunkel_cleanfinal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379877148461052626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150371977484&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT"><br />AUCTION 2 LINK . . . .</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXMMmUP84DkYN-xwWoscVL-vClY7_sLIfHP6qnREtkfLeDhANBPg6_RclBjqdScl0yHd90Jvdw3HWaPaw4WuWfzIL3GEMGzZXGLL_jEzvh-0QzJ90hAg22azNFUi5tXRYDjv05hA/s1600-h/HerobearandtheKid_Issue4_Page25_Kunkel_cleanfinal.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXMMmUP84DkYN-xwWoscVL-vClY7_sLIfHP6qnREtkfLeDhANBPg6_RclBjqdScl0yHd90Jvdw3HWaPaw4WuWfzIL3GEMGzZXGLL_jEzvh-0QzJ90hAg22azNFUi5tXRYDjv05hA/s320/HerobearandtheKid_Issue4_Page25_Kunkel_cleanfinal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379877132429978098" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZvRJTBHVFFDA0uuAHgL9Eb6QRUOjPFKPiCX-F3dd3DzGOOr_RDls5rHOpmYB8zV6PGucZIMAsGyrkcfPq9VkLFVD8WgLxL7ffIN0MuyFPhPj4s9wp8zhyKLvXJTuo6FQcLNlHkg/s1600-h/HerobearandtheKid_Issue5_Page12_Kunkel_cleanfinal.jpg"></a><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150371977963&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT">AUCTION 3 LINK . . . .</a><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZvRJTBHVFFDA0uuAHgL9Eb6QRUOjPFKPiCX-F3dd3DzGOOr_RDls5rHOpmYB8zV6PGucZIMAsGyrkcfPq9VkLFVD8WgLxL7ffIN0MuyFPhPj4s9wp8zhyKLvXJTuo6FQcLNlHkg/s320/HerobearandtheKid_Issue5_Page12_Kunkel_cleanfinal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379877142172026882" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150371978719&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT">AUCTION 4 LINK . . . .</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY3ZkkprneJtInVwd2y8aiZ3IxrDaq99b8ct04mfjZ4B-mN5DRZolwYg88QGmZ4mlEC6M0rnkcN8ypbPthFhrZHRWFqGC2nN25-5yZU1VyKjMTXjHjz3HIF7nqauI-daBYx7ChpQ/s1600-h/HerobearandtheKid_Issue4_Page22_Kunkel_cleanfinal.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 228px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY3ZkkprneJtInVwd2y8aiZ3IxrDaq99b8ct04mfjZ4B-mN5DRZolwYg88QGmZ4mlEC6M0rnkcN8ypbPthFhrZHRWFqGC2nN25-5yZU1VyKjMTXjHjz3HIF7nqauI-daBYx7ChpQ/s320/HerobearandtheKid_Issue4_Page22_Kunkel_cleanfinal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379877122488568162" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150372030500&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT">AUCTION 5 LINK . . . .</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzZfhjcqR44ALt3KSsoWyrmyN38CmQ4l9LnTdk5QvReyJW-8uYjQFzbre5dS-eqtJ_-kMhlbEbEPFkSL86SSom9TXkv95-Kl3KXhYdJDsj7EVK3MyB0o4KedmB7hQ0iu4GMEmfAA/s1600-h/HerobearandtheKid_Issue3_Page22_Kunkel_cleanfinal.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 219px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzZfhjcqR44ALt3KSsoWyrmyN38CmQ4l9LnTdk5QvReyJW-8uYjQFzbre5dS-eqtJ_-kMhlbEbEPFkSL86SSom9TXkv95-Kl3KXhYdJDsj7EVK3MyB0o4KedmB7hQ0iu4GMEmfAA/s320/HerobearandtheKid_Issue3_Page22_Kunkel_cleanfinal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379877106309355986" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150372032413&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT"><br />AUCTION 6 LINK . . . .</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPjg1wty9Y1ZNfKVMGHd_TeuFZg0xJFA1_fqUvNKQtRMYZOWsV9ht4qJpD9yjPYCamNeUCTY776oz-vu_POi_ihn5iMVL2V7sM2QYmKKLGLjmyOhoWMDL2rwuuanmyNks2zenvWQ/s1600-h/HerobearandtheKid_PromoArt_MikeKunkel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPjg1wty9Y1ZNfKVMGHd_TeuFZg0xJFA1_fqUvNKQtRMYZOWsV9ht4qJpD9yjPYCamNeUCTY776oz-vu_POi_ihn5iMVL2V7sM2QYmKKLGLjmyOhoWMDL2rwuuanmyNks2zenvWQ/s320/HerobearandtheKid_PromoArt_MikeKunkel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379879118939811266" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150372034273&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT">AUCTION 7 LINK . . . .</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnIa1PT0DfqincmoOypd2FGEtitprP01Qi9ewuwEaYDR2a-pzk0pf33oOzs8jefb4GBoYu1GT-IKGCVzxAs2WHuKse6qxEKBh5Ah5YBhgbuDXLPcGXEe_kCPTUSdM02tLJ6PHbig/s1600-h/SHAZAM_Cover_Issue5Kunkel_cleanfinal.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 219px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnIa1PT0DfqincmoOypd2FGEtitprP01Qi9ewuwEaYDR2a-pzk0pf33oOzs8jefb4GBoYu1GT-IKGCVzxAs2WHuKse6qxEKBh5Ah5YBhgbuDXLPcGXEe_kCPTUSdM02tLJ6PHbig/s320/SHAZAM_Cover_Issue5Kunkel_cleanfinal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379879136041548402" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150372036910&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT">AUCTION 8 LINK . . . .</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4dWq68F73qSlpuQOlTLPPvw1Lomywp6HuZ61Y0QXYuKed8cw-ZmsLB9Jofns5nZv5Lj4f1-3LS-cChoxNjtO9BxYgMtbl-yepx6HeH-n2FHLEcXO7qi0bLG-x0Cj2qDDdefnACA/s1600-h/MonsterComix_MikeKunkel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4dWq68F73qSlpuQOlTLPPvw1Lomywp6HuZ61Y0QXYuKed8cw-ZmsLB9Jofns5nZv5Lj4f1-3LS-cChoxNjtO9BxYgMtbl-yepx6HeH-n2FHLEcXO7qi0bLG-x0Cj2qDDdefnACA/s320/MonsterComix_MikeKunkel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379879127932113730" border="0" /></a><br />All of these auctions are listed under our name . . . <a href="http://myworld.ebay.com/astonishfactoryexclusives/">astonishfactoryexclusives.</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27512132.post-61847474439897481952009-08-28T14:54:00.000-07:002009-08-28T15:08:42.552-07:00Special Original Art Sales<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJN_-1tSa7xYk62B1tbNEp1PYBUjke_uZ6-DuufJzKY6x6l3NO82KLvr1MbpSiGJD3Y2mOEOnLSx1vl5dcta2e627OtyV_owbrKCTkQnq6oMx981KHeZdTs7euFSADLTRFKDOs8g/s1600-h/ebayLogo.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375136897737594482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 234px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJN_-1tSa7xYk62B1tbNEp1PYBUjke_uZ6-DuufJzKY6x6l3NO82KLvr1MbpSiGJD3Y2mOEOnLSx1vl5dcta2e627OtyV_owbrKCTkQnq6oMx981KHeZdTs7euFSADLTRFKDOs8g/s320/ebayLogo.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div>hey everyone,</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Okay . . . so, i don’t often sell original artwork.<br />Here and there at a show I’ll sell a piece or two, but it’s very special to me and it’s hard for me to part with. However, a couple years ago we did a special set of art auctions here at the Astonish Factory that we collected a portion of the proceeds and donated to the <strong>Toys for Tots Charity</strong>.<br />I thoroughly enjoyed that.<br />It was a great success and a good bit was donated to a very special and awesome cause. Considering that at the heart of Herobear and the Kid there is a magical toy that connects with a little child, we figured this was a perfect fit and great charity to support.<br />:)<br />well, it’s time to do it again.<br />So, starting in the next few days, we will be putting up a number of art pieces from <strong>Herobear and the Kid, The Land of Sokmunster, Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam</strong> and other fun artwork. We’ll post links here to all the auctions and keep everything updated.<br />The artwork will range from original pages, covers and rough sketches. Please take the time to check them all out. We hope that all the pieces find very good homes. Also, don’t forget that a portion of the proceeds from every sold piece of art will be helping to support the <strong>Toys for Tots</strong> charity and making a difference in children’s lives.<br /><br />thanks and all the best in everything,<br />m . . . </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3