Tomorrow is your chance to see me and a distinguished panel of colleagues (including Axe Cop cartoonist Ethan Nicolle, who drew the above image) speculate on The Future of Comics at WebVisions Portland, the annual conference on all things Web (spoiler alert: The Future Of Comics is probably going to involve the Web). Here’s copy from the Website:

While blockbuster films based on comic book characters have been a box office bonanza, the comic book industry as a whole has experienced radical change. Industry powerhouses like Marvel have diversified their non-print offerings by unveiling Infinite Comics, a new digital format targeting mobile devices. For smaller publishers and independent artists, the future of comics will be built on the shifting sands of change, but opportunities abound for self publishing, crowd sourced funding and digital distribution.

The Future of Comics Panel
Speakers: Arnold Pander, Richard Bruning, Jacob Pander, David Chelsea, Ethan Nicolle, Rachel Nabors

Thursday, May 23 2013 at 10 am
Room D139/140

WebVisions Portland at the Oregon Convention Center.
777 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Portland, OR 97232
(503) 235-7575

Caricature for the New York Observer, 1990s

David Chelsea is listening to:
The Interestings
by Meg Wolitzer

Just in time for today’s 24 Hour Comics session at TFAW, an interview with Henry Chamberlain (with a nice shout-out to my latest, ARE YOU BEING WATCHED?) on Comics Grinder:

http://comicsgrinder.com/2013/05/18/24-hour-comics-interview-david-chelsea/

David Chelsea is listening to:
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
by Edmund Morris

Come see me draw my SIXTEENTH 24 Hour Comic (a World Record until someone tells me different) this weekend. After jaunts to Eugene and New York, I’m back on home ground. The 24 Hour Comics – Portland Edition is taking place from 10:00am on Sat., May 18th to 10:00am on Sun., May 19th at Things From Another World (2916 NE Broadway St.).Things From Another World is easy to find if you know Portland- it’s just at the spot where you turn on Broadway to go to Fred Meyer’s.

David Chelsea is reading:
Life After Life: A Novel
by Kate Atkinson

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Newly arrived from my publisher: here are some sample pages from the new Japanese editon of Extreme Perspective!:

David Chelsea is reading:
The Artist Himself: A Rand Holmes Retrospective
by Patrick Rosenkranz

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So here’s what I did at last weekend’s Stumptown Comics Fest. I sold some comics:

David Chelsea is listening to:
Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation
by Steven Johnson

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Here’s part of the presentation I gave last Saturday at Stumptown Comics Fest:

My fellow cartoonist John Linton Roberson brought this one to my attention. It comes from a comic called Flashpoint: Legion of Doom #1, published by DC in 2011. (Superhero comics, like animated cartoons, are a group effort. The credited artists for this panel are Rodney Buchemi, José Marzan, Jr. and Artur Fujita.)

David Chelsea is reading:
Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
by Mary Roach

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The Many Moods Of David Chelsea At Stumptowns Past

This year at Stumptown Comics Fest I’ll be presenting something new. Rather than the tried-and-true perspective drawing grid slideshow and demonstration that I have presented two years running, I am doing a slide show version of my irregular blog feature Perspective Police! in which I analyze published drawings by artists like Joost Swarte, Ivan Brunetti, and Alison Bechdel, and propose revisions to better bring them in line with perspective. Not that I am free from error myself; one of the images I police is an early illustration by a promising young artist named David Celsi.

David Chelsea is watching:
Sealab 2021 – Season 1

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An advance copy of my latest book arrived from my publisher last week. EVERYBODY GETS IT WRONG! (AND OTHER STORIES): DAVID CHELSEA’S 24 HOUR COMICS VOLUME 1  collects my first six (of fifteen so far) 24 hour comics between hard covers. The book will not be in stores until June 5th, but you COULD beat the rush and pre-order it from Amazon today.

David Chelsea is reading:
The Fingertips of Duncan Dorfman
by Meg Wolitzer

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Everybody Gets It Wrong! And Other Stories: David Chelsea’s 24-hour Comics Volume 1 HC

Published by: Dark Horse

Written By: David Chelsea

Art By: David Chelsea

Cover By: David Chelsea

152 pages, black and white, $14.99, in stores on June 5.

Cross your eyes to see the stereo effect.