31 Days of Halloween 2011 - October 8th to 15th

Despite heavy delays, 31 Days of Halloween 2011 continues! Here are the eight newest cards for October 8th to 15th. So far, all of these are still up for grabs at $20.00 each with FREE SHIPPING!!! Email slatermark33(at)hotmail(dot)com if interested! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

 

October 8th - Egon

October 9th - Ray

October 10th - Peter

October 11th - Winston

October 12th - Janine

October 13th - Rick Grimes

October 14th - Herbert West

October 15th - Ash

Barrie Examiner Interview - Oct 29, 2011!

In case you missed it, I was featured in the Barrie Examiner this weekend (Saturday, October 29th, 2011)! I was interviewed as a local artist - the focus being on Dreadful comics, sketch-cards and my custom zombie portraits. Below is a photograph of myself and Cheryl Brown - the woman who interviewed me and I zombified! (Also below is a bigger version of her custom zombie portrait). Special thanks to Cheryl Brown and Brian Rodnick of the Examiner for their support and the exposure!  To read the full article, click here.

 

 

Dreadful Comics at Paradise Comics - Signing!!!

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!!!  I, Mark Slater, will be having my first-ever official signing at Paradise Comics today - October 29th, 2011 - between noon and 5pm!!! 

 

Items I will have for sale include:  

- Dreadful - issues one and two, 

- Sketch-cards (including new 31 Days of Halloween cards), 

- Zombies Vs. Cheerleaders - issues one and two, and 

- Custom Zombie Portraits! 

 

Be sure to come out and get yours; I will not be the only artist - they will also be featuring the talents of Marvin Law! Again, that's today, October 29th, 2011 at Paradise Comics on Yonge Street! See you there! For more information, click here.

Barrie Zombie Walk 2011!

Come one, come all to Barrie's third annual zombie walk - happening October 29th, 2011! More details on their webpage here; you can also find them on facebook! While I, sadly, am unable to attend, I will be donating prizes for first, second and third place winners; winners will receive a regular, small and sketch-card-sized custom zombie portrait.

 

Interview with TGT Web-Comics Podcast!

On Monday, October 24th, I did an interview with Kurt Sasso of TGT Webcomics! Kurt and I met at FanExpo 2010 where he interviewed Lance and I. Unfortunately, we didn't get much of a chance to chat at FanExpo 2011, but he graciously asked me to go on his TGT Halloween podcast to talk about Dreadful, my sketch-cards and custom zombie portraits! Thanks Kurt!!! Click on the image below to hear the interview!!!

 

In-life-he-was Ian

Zombie portrait commission for Ian - reporter at the Barrie examiner.

Lifeless Lance

Zombie portrait commission for Lance - reporter at the Barrie Examiner!

Still Available from Last Year!

While you're waiting for me to upload new cards for this year's 31 Days of Halloween, feel free to check out the leftovers from last year! There are still some great cards available - all only $20.00 each with free shipping! Two have already been snapped up! Email slatermark33(at)hotmail(dot)com if interested!

Decrepit King Kevin

Zombie portrait commission for Kevin Preece, aka, The Zombie King himself! I met Kevin at FanExpo, 2011 where we chatted about comics, horror and, most importantly, zombies! Kevin runs an awesome website called ZombieInfo.com and he recently agreed to grant me an interview to promote Dreadful, my 31 Days of Halloween sketch-cards and Custom Zombie Portraits!

October 7th - MJ's Thriller

31 Days of Halloween 2011 continues! The entry for October 7th: Michael Jackson in his immortal role as a dancing zombie from his hit music video The Thriller! This card is currently up for grabs at a mere $20.00 (+$5.00 shipping). Email slatermark33(at) hotmail(dot)com if interested.

 

PS: Yes, I am very aware that I have fallen behind in my updates - I'm in the midst of playing catch-up. More to come soon!

He'll-Bite-You Brian

On October 18th, 2011, I will be doing an interview with the good folks at the Barrie Examiner - they're kindly granting me some promotion for my Zombie Portraits, 31 Days of Halloween sketch-cards and Dreadful comics, just in time for Halloween! As a precursor to the interview itself, I did this zombie portrait of editor Brian Rodnick. 

To see the full-sized version and for more information on how to get your own, simply click the image!

October 6th - RJ MacReady

31 Days of Halloween 2011 continues! The entry for October 6th: Kurt Russel as RJ MacReady from John Carpenter's The Thing! This card is currently up for grabs at a mere $20.00 (+$5.00 shipping). Email slatermark33(at) hotmail(dot)com if interested.

 

October 5th - Patrick Bateman

31 Days of Halloween 2011 continues! The entry for October 5th: Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman from American Psycho! This card is currently up for grabs at a mere $20.00 (+$5.00 shipping). Email slatermark33(at) hotmail(dot)com if interested.

 

October 4th - Ray Stantz

31 Days of Halloween 2011 continues! The entry for TODAY! October 4th: Dan Aykroyd as Raymond Stantz from the original Ghostbusters! This card is currently up for grabs at a mere $20.00 (+$5.00 shipping). Email slatermark33(at) hotmail(dot)com if interested.

 

October 3rd - Peter Venkman

31 Days of Halloween 2011 continues! The entry for (yesterday) October 3nd: Bill Murray as Peter Venkman from the original Ghostbusters! This card is currently up for grabs at a mere $20.00 (+$5.00 shipping). Email slatermark33(at) hotmail(dot)com if interested.

 

Bizarre Comics Pocast!

This just premiered yesterday - Bizarre Comics Podcast, Episode 21 featuring an interview with me, Mark Slater! Kris and Sean, who I met at Fan Expo 2011 (they had the table next to mine), were kind enough to have me on to talk about Dreadful as well as my zombie portraits and sketch cards. They're awesome guys and if you're a fan of anything comic related you will love their podcasts. Click the image below to hear episode 21 and check out the rest of their stuff.

October 2nd - Egon Spengler

31 Days of Halloween 2011 continues! The entry for (yesterday) October 2nd: Harold Ramis as Egon Spengler from the original Ghostbusters! This card is already spoken for but you can still snag last year's October 2nd card, Dracula (below), for only $10.00!!! (+$5.00 shipping). Email slatermark33(at) hotmail(dot)com if interested. Stay tuned for today's (October 3rd) entry!

 

31 Days of Halloween 2011

Well, it's that time of year again, folks; it's autumn, it's October and Halloween will soon be upon us! To celebrate, I am once again doing my 31 Days of Halloween - for every day in October I will be creating and selling a new, one of a kind, horror-themed sketch card. To kick things off, here is the card for October 1st: Roddy McDowall as Peter Vincent from the original 1985 version of Fright Night. This card is currently up for grabs and is going for a mere $20.00 (+ $5 shipping). If interested, email me at slatermark33(at)hotmail(dot)com. More to come!

Last year's October 1st card is still available - get Peter Vincent and Frankenstein's Monster together for only $30.00!