I’m excited to announce our son, Calvin Peter Nicolle, was born safe and healthy on July 24th. I’m taking the rest of August off to focus on baby duties and helping my wife with the crazy process. Axe Cop will begin posting again in September 2017. Thanks for understanding!
Ethan
I always wondered what it would look like if I scanned them in and animated them like they were real cartoons. All I did was snap a picture of each page then import the photos into a gif app and set the speed. I did this all on my phone. I created these back before the internet was even really a common thing for people to have. The one with Robin Hood I drew when I came home from seeing Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves in theaters when I was 10 or 11.
I studied animation books obsessively from childhood. Preston Blair, Tony White, Richard Williams, I studied and studied every animation book I could get my hands on. It’s fascinating to see these things as an adult and realize I really did have some serious raw talent to be pulling off some of this stuff at such a young age. It makes me want to try my hand at animating again.
Ethan
I had a great time at Phoenix Comic Con last weekend. Below are some pictures of the experience. I know I look really serious in many of these pictures. That’s just my drawing face, I swear. I actually forgot my banner and was fairly well hidden, so congrats to everyone who managed to find me.
Bad news first: we needed an extra week for the Songster. Parry got handed an especially strange and somewhat complicated song and it sort of snuck right up on us so I told him you guys would totally understand if he needed some more time on it.
Good news: This weekend I will be at the Phoenix Comic Con. I will be sharing a booth with Tooth and Mail. We will be at booth #AA1313. Want a commission? You can pre-order it here on my web store. I’ll have all the Axe Cop books, Dickinson Killdeer’s Guide to Bears, some rare stickers, a few prints and who knows what else I might bring.
Please note I will not be attending the Con on Thursday. I will be arriving on Friday mid-day.
Emerald City Comic Con is the first Con I have done in years! It’s a special year for me because the book I have been working on with the Make a Wish Foundation and one incredibly creative young man is finally done! I will be attending ECCC Friday afternoon through Saturday. I will not be there Thursday or Sunday due to limitations in my own schedule and flight availability. As this kind old gentleman is pointing out for you, I will be at booth C14. (For reference that is right between C13 and C15).
Here are some of the things you can get from me at ECCC. These are exclusives for this con:
PRINTS
Axe Cop 11×17 Space Needle print by Ethan Nicolle and Brynn Metheney
This was the cover of issue #2 of the President of the World miniseries. It has never been sold as a print and I decided it was high time it was.
$20. Only 25 available
Bearmageddon Cover Painting
This will be the cover of the spanish edition of Bearmageddon. It’s pretty sweet. This is my first fully painted cover, done without help from any other artists. I made a special version for ECCC with the Space Needle on the skyline.
$17.50. Only 25 available
COLORING FUN KITS!
I’m kind of ridiculously excited about these. I have never sold anything like this before, but there is 12 pages of art, crayons, a Wexter or Octobear sticker and a lollipop in each one. You can pay extra to get a custom coloring page drawn by me at the Con if you choose.
$10. Only 25 Available
Sticker Sets!
These have never been available before. I’m going to test them out at the show and see how they do. The Axe Cop ones are from the very first limited edition screen print I sold a long time ago back when Axe Cop first came out. It’s like classic Axe Cop art. NOTE: These will be available if they get done in time
Bears of the Apocalypse
Axe Cop Classic Bad Guys
Axe Cop Classic Good Guys
I will also have Time Wreckers posters to give out. Time Wreckers is the big book I worked on with the Make a Wish Foundation. We will be doing a panel about it on Saturday evening. The book took 3 years and 50 artists, but it’s done! I’m really excited to hand the finished product off to Noah.
Besides all that, I will be taking commissions in sumi ink. Feel free to email me if you want to put an order in. I will also have all the Axe Cop volumes and a few copies of the cancelled Bearmageddon printed editions and a few Dickinson Killdeer’s Guide to Bears of the Apocalypse. I will also have the limited edition Axe Cop Songster Screen Prints.
I love to work with you on price and am happy to bundle stuff up at a reduced cost.
That should pretty well cover my little table. I hope you’ll come see me. Patreon members be sure to check the Patreon blog or secret Facebook group for our meet up.
And please remember, I will be there Friday afternoon until Saturday night. I will not be there Thursday or Sunday.
See you there!
Ethan
I had an awesome chat with PvZ designer Rich Werner about making art and being a dad, over on my blog. It’s a great conversation AND there is a TON of cool art.
I had a dense, fascinating conversation with self-publishing success Trevor H. Cooley. Read the entire co-interview on EthanNicolle.com and find out how to get a free Kindle or audiobook.
Today I put together a slideshow of my favorite Ask Axe Cop moments. Well, at least out of the first 40. All of them are my favorite if I’m honest. Check it out on my blog.
New episodes of Ask Axe Cop begin January 30th and posts on Mondays. The new story begins on January 26th and posts on Thursdays.
Ethan
Today at 1pm pacific time the Axe Cop Brothers will be live on Facebook. We created Axe Cop seven Christmases ago, and we just spent our 7th together. Malachai is now 12. We’ve taken a couple years off and now we have decided to jump back into making more Axe Cop.
We’ll be on the Axe Cop Facebook Page today at 1pm to chat about the new project, create a character with viewers, Q&A and do a prize giveaway. Patreon members will get an exclusive post show Q&A, so join me on Patreon to become part of the private Facebook group.
Ethan
I’ve just put together a bundle on my store that includes…
Order by December 12 to guarantee Christmas Delivery (USA only)
