Free Comic Book Day 2014

I hoped to post a collection of photos from throughout the day, but the demand for free comics and free sketches prevented that. Tangled Web of Spartanburg was slammed from 11-7, and I managed but a few photos between art requests. I got to the store at 10:30 to set up and met the other three artists sitting in for the day, including my buddy Chuck Hart. We were told the store was about to open, open it did, and the rst of the day was a blur. I stood up maybe three times before 6:45.

I am not complaining. What else would I rather be doing. Sketching characters for kids and eager adults? This is best in life, Conan. How many did I do? Here's the list, in order of request:

Thing
Red Hood
Batman
Harley Quinn
Kaylee from Firefly
Adam Warlock
Harley Quinn
Joker
Spider-Man
Harley Quinn
Joker
Joker
Shazam
Captain America
X-23
Deadpool
Spider-man
Batgirl
Wolverine
Kitty Pryde
V for Vendetta
Sora from Kingdom Hearts (had to Google that one)
Barbara Gordon in the wheelchair
Deadpool
Scarlet Witch
Cthulhu
Ms. Marvel (the new one)
Spider-Man
Godzilla
Gambit
Deadpool
Spider-man
Mandalorian Batman (I think this was a dare)
Storm
Deadpool
Batgirl
Harley Quinn
Nova
Silk Spectre
He-Man
Mega Man
Black panther
Sandman
Captain America
Nova
Batgirl
Kitty Pryde
My Little Pony Pinky Pie
Poison Ivy
Batman
Poison Ivy
Nightwing
Batman
Flash
Finn from Adventure Time
Robin
Captain America
Harley Quinn
Robin
Deadpool
Yoda
Flash
Dr. Who 10
Shang Chi
Nightcrawler
Dr. Doom
Iron Man
Martin Freeman
Batgirl
Wonder Woman
Goku
Robin
DragonBall Z guy
Spider-Man

I count 74 names. And I really enjoyed my time.

I did manage a few pictures.

 This was my first sketch of the day, done for a store employee before the store opened.

 This was drawn from an image on a customer's phone.

These were done at home. I asked folks if they had a pull list at the store. if so, I could move their requests to the end of the day and put the sketches with next week's comics. It reduced their wait and those of people walking into a comic store for the first time. But the drawing went right up to the time the store closed, and I finished these at home on Sunday. I really like the Kitty Pryde drawing. I did all of the sketches in Sharpie, and I may never go back to Micron pens. I was definitely a better artist after seven hours of drawing.

The store was cleaned out of the free comics and some back stock from previous years and events. It was a massive success.