Non-Alternate Cover!

For SoonerCon 2008, before we went with Artist GOH Tom Kidd's illo "Cole Falls," seen below ...

... I used a different piece by Kidd to dummy up a possible PB cover in the style of the old-time Big Little Books:

Were you there for that spiffy con?

  

SoonerCon 2008's Pocket Program

SoonerCon 2008, "Pieces of '08," was held June 6-7-8, 2008, at the Biltmore. Here's the Pocket Program:

You can credit our wonderful Mrs Burrows for this piece.  But you can blame the whole "Pieces of '08" name on me.

See ya, fellow fans and fanettes!

  

More of the SoonerCon 2010 Program Book

When I called the contents of the previous post "the first 11 pages," I was of course counting the covers as pages. But I was wrong, that was still only TEN images. As they say on the other side of the divide, mea culpa!

Here are the next few pages, through the color insert.

We continue to enjoy the mutual benefits of swapping Program Book ads with FenCon.

Joe Lansdale is a sweetheart of a guy, author of many fabulous tomes, including the Hap and Leonard series, and the nigh-scriptural revelation that is Bubba Ho-Tep

Check out the wonderful art from these two wise guys in the color section below.

Mr Nemecek has yet to deny that he is Jonny Quest's father.  Enquiring minds may draw their own conclusions!

My grandchild Jazra owns a copy of the "Coppertone dragon" print, autographed to her by the inimitable artist!

Anybody that can draw such a dino-cowgirl is A-OK by us, podner!

That's it for now, see you soon for the third installment (of probably four) from SoonerCon 2010!

  

SoonerCon 2008: Pieces of '08 Relic

I bought this lovely at the Charity Auction for SoonerCon 2008.  It's still my go-to mousepad for PARD (Pretty Awesome 'riting Device), on which this little Blog Post is being crafted even now.

Here is a cleaned-up version.

Sad but true … the brilliant concept art was another product of my meagre graphic skills.  Pirates plus sci-fi must result in an alien's skull, with an eyepatch, on a skull-and-crossbones.  It's only logical … right?