Hurley Con Wrap-up

Yesterday's Hurley Con was even more fun than last year. And last year was pretty dang fun. This year there was twice as much floor space and more than double the attendees. It's turning into a really great con, especially considering the size of Joplin. All four of us were there. Above you can see (left to right) Matt Meyers, Elton Gahr, Dusty Roberts (in the back), and me.

This was Matt's first ever time selling his stuff at a con, and he did great! His book, Decaying Death, was our best-selling book of the day. Not bad for your first book, huh?

In total, we had three new books to show off. Matt had his Sketchings #2, as well as the previously mentioned book. And all four of us worked on the new Random Ink #2, which was also our very first full-color comic. It sold well, and people really seemed to dig the cover.

We also had four posters to sell and ton of bookmarks that we gave away. Traffic was steady pretty much all day. A big "thank you" to all of you that stopped by! Some of you even mentioned this blog.


We did a ton of sketches all day long, since they were free with any purchase. Below you can see Matt sketching the villain from the upcoming Decaying Death #2. This is one of the best parts of the convention... getting these quick little assignments from people. Everything from our characters to Iron Man to an eyeball to a robotic elephant trapped in a water bottle. One of my students challenged me with that last one, believe it or not.
Overall, it felt like we took some big steps forward this year. More books, more stuff, better presentation, and more creators. We had a blast and the day seemed to fly by. Afterward, we got to hang out with some of the other local comics guys, and we talked about trying to do some more stuff together.

Don't worry... online previews of all these new books I mentioned are on their way. Stay tuned.

Next up... Kansas City Planet Comicon!

The cons are coming!

We are barely a week away from our first convention of the year... Joplin's own HURLEYCON. We're getting everything together for our table there. Elton, Matt, Dusty, and I will all be there this time, along with seven total comics for you to check out. If you're within driving distance, you should definitely try to make it. It's free admission, and it has literally doubled in size from last year. Come by and say hi! If you mention this blog, you can even get a free sketch...

Speaking of that con, I wanted to thank Jason Hurley for mentioning me and my Cartoon Studio at the high school when he was interviewed recently on a podcast (at about the 3/4 mark). That was cool of him.


We also wanted to let you know that we'll be attending Planet Comicon in Kansas City once again this year (March 28-29). This is the biggest show in the area, and a ton of great artists will be there. We're looking forward to having a great time up there!

Sketch night hobos

Fresh sketches are up over on the Joplin Sketch Night blog. This time we were inspired by John Hodgman's list of 800 hobo names...

Check it out, if you dare.

A couple more sketches

Matt came over a couple days ago, and we drew each other's characters. Above is his take on Dimitri from the Vlad Squad. He said he wants to draw the other members, and I'm gonna hold him to that.

And below is my version of Monty, the main character from his new book, Decaying Death.

Fresh sketches

A new batch of sketches is up over on the JOPLIN SKETCH NIGHT BLOG. Check it out, if you dare.

Vote for Amber!

Hey, our friend (and fellow Joplin sketcher) Amber Stone has a comic in the current ZUDA competition. It's called "Love the Dango" and it's pretty great! Loose, fun, cute and creepy all rolled into one.

You definitely should check it out, if you haven't already. And make sure you register and vote for her... she has the chance of winning a year-long contract with DC Comics. How great is that?

(The contest is up at the end of the month, so make sure you give it a look before then.)

Hurley Con and great expectations.

Last year's con was very good... this year should be even better! Elton, Dusty, Matt, and I will definitely be there. We'll have seven books to sell (four more than last year) and some other goodies. Our fellow Joplin sketcher Amber will be there, as well. More info on the convention can be found here at the Hurley's Heroes site. If you're anywhere near Joplin on March 7th, you should come. I mean, c'mon... it's free!


I usually don't like talking about stuff we're working on until it's actually done, but I wanted to let you all know that we're really on the verge of some exciting things here. We're about to release three new books in print (which include work from Dusty and Matt for the first time). Our website is about to get a drastic overhaul and streamlining. We're going to put much, much more content up for you to enjoy for free. I'm working on one submission for Zuda Comics right now, and Elton and I are already planning another one, too.

Stick around... 2009 is going to be pretty dang cool!

Watch some lyrics!

Some of you might remember the Illustrated Lyrics I was posting here a year or two ago. Some of you might have even won the original art by being the first one to guess the artist and title of a particular one. Anyway, I recently made a video that puts those images with the music that inspired them. These were a blast to work on, and I'll have to do some more eventually. Check it out, and let me know what you think!


Illustrated Lyrics from Seth Wolfshorndl on Vimeo.

Superpowered kids

Just realized I never posted these... I did these last year for my nieces and nephew, while visiting them back home in Montana. Gannon (above) wanted Wolverine's claws, Reed Richards' stretchiness, Ghost Rider's chain, and the Flash's speed. And a jet pack, of course!


Kendra here wanted to be a combination of Invisible Woman, Elektra, and Storm. Pretty lethal combo there, I think...



And Brittany loves the Jaina Solo character from the newer Star Wars books, so now she finally gets to wield a lightsaber.

November Sketch Night

Pencils by Seth, inks by Matt:


Pencils by Matt, inks by Seth:

Well, there were only three of us at the last sketch night. Matt suggested that we draw some fantasy creatures, so I drew the most powerful mythical being of all... the Jackelope.

But the low turnout actually worked out, because it gave Elton and I time to help Matt scan in the last images for his new (and first!) comic... Decaying Death. I just finished editing it tonight, so it is completely done. We'll post some more details soon, but in the meantime here's a preview image...

Zombified!

Over at the Joplin Sketch Night blog, you can see the results of our last sketch night, where we drew each as zombies. The results are enjoyably disturbing...

Joplin Sketch Night and such

Well, I told you all I might be a bit absent with school starting. I didn't think it would take this long to post something, though. This first quarter has been incredibly busy for me, but I think things are starting to settle down. I'm actually getting some time to work on my art again. So we'll see what happens with that...

Anyway, we started a blog for our little Joplin Sketch Night gathering that we do once a month. We'll be putting up all of our stuff from those nights on that site, so check it out!

Sketches Ahoy.

Well, it's that oh-so-magical time of the year... that's right... school starts Monday. It's already started for Dusty. We'll both be teaching high school art now, which is quite cool. I'm at the high school full-time, instead of half-middle school/half-high school. And I'm going to be tackling some new classes I haven't had before, so I will be pretty busy the next couple of months. But I'll still be throwing some new stuff up here, don't worry.

This crazy creature came out of a sketch night with Dusty earlier this summer. Just havin' fun with a brush pen. Don't even try to make sense out of the words... inside joke.

No more WOWIO.

Just so you all know... we will not be using WOWIO, at least for now. They are under new ownership and have restructured how the downloading of comics works. It is no longer as simple as it used to be... find a book, download it for free. Not everything is free now.

Anyway, I won't bore you with the details, but we will not be using them for the immediate future. We may eventually, as things stabilize over there.

Thank you to the many of you that downloaded a copy under the old WOWIO! Your support is very appreciated! We are looking into new ways for you all to read these books online... stay tuned.

Monster Jam!

Good things come from sketch nights. Dusty came over last week for one, and we came up with a really groovy new drawing challenge. Basically, one guy draws the basic form and layout of a creature, and then we pass it back and forth, taking turns drawing limbs, heads, and details. Then one guy inks it to sort of tie it all together. We call it a Monster Jam (or Monster Jelly, as Dusty prefers). It's amazingly fun, and the creatures look a lot more cohesive than I thought they would.

The dragon above was initially roughed-out by Dusty. I drew the head, an arm, and the tail; Dusty drew an arm, leg, and lots of body details. I had a blast inking it... I'm a big fan of drawing wrinkles and cracks, so I really savored this one. We both agree it's the best dragon either one of us have ever made.


The other creature we made is a little more original... the Aqua Yeti. I did the rough plan, the claw, and legs, while Dusty did the head, tentacle arm, and body. He inked it and really went nuts on the details, as usual.

We both agree it's the best aqua yeti either one of us have ever made.

We got together again last night and both did a Hellboy drawing. Here's mine...

If you've seen Hellboy II (terrific movie!), then you'll really understand this one!