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If you're interested in a commission you can contact Paolo@Cadencecomicart.com for convention pre-show sketches and commissions.

Weight loss update: 100.5 lbs

Someone said that "looks don't matter" and they're right. The entire reason I did this was because my body was slowly failing me. back issues, high blood pressure, pre-diabetic conditions, swollen extremities, constantly out of breath doing the simplest of tasks. It all took it's toll. I won't lie and say esthetics didn't have a hand in my deciding to make a change, but it wasn't the major thing.

I've been working in comics my entire adult life. That included over a decade of 16 hour days sitting at a desk and horrible eating habits based more on convienence than what was good for me. i've also lost good friends and family members to diabetes, heart conditions and bad choices and i'm determined to not be one of those casualties.

I posted the July 2013 picture because it was one of the full body comparisons I had but my journey didn't start until almost 1 year ago next week. It took me 360 days to lose 100.5 lbs. I wake up at 5 am every morning, I run 4.5-5 miles, five to six days week. That's something I'm proud of, something I couldn't do six months ago. I consider myself a runner. I'm trying to become a better , faster, stronger runner.
And all of this wouldn't have happened if I didn't have the examples of my wife Karine, who has lost and kept off over 70 lbs herself, My sister Liz, who lost weight and is now a Zumba instructor and various other people around me who showed me it could be done.
People should be happy in the skin they're in, and i wasn't. Now i am, and because of it the people around me are happier(or so they tell me). You don't have to be thin to be healthy, but the key is to be healthy and happy, no matter what.

Wondercon signing and panel schedule

FRIDAY
Signing at table 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

This panel is an intimate conversation and Q&A session with writer/artist and WonderCon Anaheim special guest Jamal Igle. Jamal will talk with writer Alan "Sizzler" Kistler (Doctor Who: A History, The Marysue.com) about everything from acting to his career as a veteran comics creator. Come by and spend an hour with a guy his teachers called "a little rambunctious but basically a good kid."
Friday April 3, 2015 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Room 211

Signing at table 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm

SATURDAY
Signing at table 10:00 am to12:00 pm

Need tips on how to market your comic? Have questions about building relationships in the comics industry? Then this is the panel for you! Sit in on this mind-blowing roundtable discussion, revealing all the secrets of doing marketing and PR for comics, whether you're self-publishing or creating for a publisher. Join comiXology marketing and PR duo Chip Mosher and Ivan Salazar, along with some of the comic industry's brightest marketing minds including Dirk Wood (IDW VP of marketing), Mel Caylo (BOOM! Studios marketing manager), and Jamal Igle(Molly Danger), for a wide-ranging discussion you won't want to miss!
Saturday April 4, 2015 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Room 208

Greg Pak (Batman/Superman) and Fred Van Lente (Archer & Armstrong) bring their bestselling how-to book, Make Comics Like the Pros, to life with an all-star panel of advisors. Writer Cullen Bunn (The Sixth Gun), writer Corinna Beckho (Invisible Republic), writer/artist Gabriel Hardman (Kinski), writer/artist Jamal Igle (Molly Danger), and a few special surprise guests will unlock the secrets of comics creation from idea to execution to publication. Come armed with questions-they have answers!
Saturday April 4, 2015 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Room 211

Signing at table 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm

SUNDAY

Every day, behind-the-scenes people like editors, designers, marketers, and even programmers work hard to make sure the comics you love get from the creator's hands to yours. Now is your chance to learn how these comics luminaries and tastemakers got their start. Join comiXology's marketing maven Chip Mosher, along with outstanding comics industry professionals Arune Singh (Marvel Entertainment executive director of television communications), Dirk Wood(IDW VP of marketing), Jamal Igle (artist, Molly Danger), and Molly Mahan (Dynamite associate editor) as they impart the knowledge you need in order to get your foot in the door and become a comics industry rock star.
Sunday April 5, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm

Room 211
Action Lab Entertainment caught the eye of readers with their groundbreaking series Princeless. Since then, they continue to launch titles that solidify their uniqueness in the comic book industry. Garnering the attention of parents, readers of all ages, and major comic book companies, there is almost no genre Action Lab Entertainment has not conquered. Jamal Yaseem Igle (VP of marketing, Molly Danger), Nick Marino (writer of Holy F*ck), Dan Mendoza (Zombie Tramp), and James F. Wright (Nutmeg) discuss their company's history, success, current titles, and future. Moderated by Jessica Tseang (comic book historian).
Sunday April 5, 2015 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Room 209

Signing at table 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Letting Go.

It's always hard to let go of certain things.

Today I went into my closet and finally took some old dress clothes out, a suit, two pairs of pants and a couple of shorts.
The suit, a single breasted Ralph Lauren was the suit I bought to go to my brother in law Pascal's wedding. it was a replacement for an even older suit (me being a guy who hates clothes shopping) that was so old that had I held onto it 5 more years, it would have come back into style. I tried it on to see how big it was, if it could be salvaged or altered and it wrapped around me almost twice. I looked at the tag on the jacket, because I had to have it altered because it was too big for me a few years ago.

It was a 56 Regular.

I'm still a little in shock. The pant's are huge, the other pairs, while not quite as big are still too big. So I added them all to the pile of clothing to be donated.
I'm still not used to the "new" me.I've basically lost the equivalent of a 12 year old boy from my body. When I was bigger, I felt like there was a layer of security to it. I was invisible in certain ways because people didn't expect much from a fat guy. Then I would surprise them with my strength and endurance. I felt a layer of protection of the world, imagined of course. I never let my weight stop me from achieving all of the things I've done in my life. I traveled the world, I dated and eventually married beautiful women, I felt some level of confidence that I could hold my own.

I also didn't take photos of myself.
I hated looking at myself in the mirror.
I hid behind a layer of fat.
I let my worse habits (workaholic, overeater, depression) take over my life

Now, whatever confidence i feel comes from a different place. I'm active on a level that I haven't been since I was in my twenties. It's nice to be able to walk into a store and buy clothing straight off the rack. it doesn't change who I've always been.
Blessed to be a good husband to a beautiful woman, a good father to a beautiful child and hopefully a good friend and a good man.
So today I begin the process of saying a final goodbye to that part of me, and embracing what I've become and where I'm heading to.

I don't know where the destination will lead me, and it will be a lifelong road towards health and happiness. I'm on it now, and I refuse to turn back.

SENSATION COMICS FEATURING WONDER WOMAN #11

CREDIT: DC Comics

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SENSATION COMICS FEATURING WONDER WOMAN #11
Written by JOSH ELDER
Art by JAMAL IGLE and JUAN CASTRO
Cover by STEPHANE ROUX
On sale JUNE 17 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T • DIGITAL FIRST
Wonder Woman has always been both warrior and diplomat. Now she must stand against Ares, the god of war himself, if she is to bring peace to the central African nation of Itari, where a centuries-old tribal “Vendetta” threatens to plunge the nation into a bloody civil war.

Venture returns

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