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Thank you, Far Point!
2/21/2010 by Sarah
Happy Belated Valentine's Day!
Thanks to our friends at RobotMartini.com, we were introduced to Eli Senter who incorporated us into Far Point's brand new "Do-It-Yourself" track where we put on all kinds of panels.
This was also Far Point's first "Charity Strip Off" fund-raising event. Kevin and I, along with David LaMason of Unbearable Bears Presents and Gavin Schmitt of Robot Martini collaborated to donate comic art. We met some awesome folks, and had a wonderful time!
Click "More" for photos!
Sally's talking about bee-keeping.
Our table was one of the ones forming the outer ring of the open merchant's area. Our booth faced inward, with our backs towards the main corridor of the hotel. Kevin and Sally manned and/or womanned the booth, respectively, trading out with Sarah, Blake, and Barbie as we all rotated through our panelist schedules. Thank goodness we had enough hands on deck!
This year was Far Point's first Charity Strip Off. In exchange for a donation of $2, donors could pick a blank comic strip out of the donated templates and write the dialogue, color the characters, and generally customize their strip.
The money collected was split between the Vietnam Veterans of America and the Julien Fleming Memorial Fund.
Comic Art templates were provided by:
Gavin of Robot Martini -- Klingon in the Snow Strip
David of Unbearable Bears Presents -- Space Puppy Strip
Kevin of Interrobang Studios -- Con Mascot Vs. Andorian Strip
Sarah of Interrobang Studios -- Con Mascot & Dalek Strip
THANK YOU to all the generous folks who pitched in to make this event happen! <3
Here's Kevin with his strip. The convention mascot, F.A.R.P. (Fully Automated Robot Participant), has a run in with an angry Andorian. You can find the full-view (and maybe try it yourself) in his deviantart gallery
As folks began to finish with their strips, they donated them to the Convention Walls. Eli tells me that the donated strips will be scanned and posted at the Far Point Website or perhaps the Far Point Weblog.
At last count, the event had raised over a hundred dollars. Way to go, Far Pointers!
This is the comic template I donated to the cause, filled in by Ms. Heather Ackroyd. Heather used bright, bold markers and big handwriting, so the photo I took is totally legible and very funny! :D
Also, Heather requests that you all check out www.WildandBad.com -- where savvy blogger, Mr. Dent, makes savvy commentary.
Our friends at Robot Martini run three webcomics through their site and design card and board games on the side. They were our next-door neighbors at the convention with a big cardboard-shark-box-hat thing on their table.
Of course, this means that the instant Gavin left the table in our care so he could run a panel, Kevin had the shark-box on his head and was dancing about and savaging the passers-by.
We have video of the shark dance at our new YouTube channel.
Comments:Thanks to our friends at RobotMartini.com, we were introduced to Eli Senter who incorporated us into Far Point's brand new "Do-It-Yourself" track where we put on all kinds of panels.
This was also Far Point's first "Charity Strip Off" fund-raising event. Kevin and I, along with David LaMason of Unbearable Bears Presents and Gavin Schmitt of Robot Martini collaborated to donate comic art. We met some awesome folks, and had a wonderful time!
Click "More" for photos!
Sally's talking about bee-keeping.
Our table was one of the ones forming the outer ring of the open merchant's area. Our booth faced inward, with our backs towards the main corridor of the hotel. Kevin and Sally manned and/or womanned the booth, respectively, trading out with Sarah, Blake, and Barbie as we all rotated through our panelist schedules. Thank goodness we had enough hands on deck!
This year was Far Point's first Charity Strip Off. In exchange for a donation of $2, donors could pick a blank comic strip out of the donated templates and write the dialogue, color the characters, and generally customize their strip.
The money collected was split between the Vietnam Veterans of America and the Julien Fleming Memorial Fund.
Comic Art templates were provided by:
Gavin of Robot Martini -- Klingon in the Snow Strip
David of Unbearable Bears Presents -- Space Puppy Strip
Kevin of Interrobang Studios -- Con Mascot Vs. Andorian Strip
Sarah of Interrobang Studios -- Con Mascot & Dalek Strip
THANK YOU to all the generous folks who pitched in to make this event happen! <3
Here's Kevin with his strip. The convention mascot, F.A.R.P. (Fully Automated Robot Participant), has a run in with an angry Andorian. You can find the full-view (and maybe try it yourself) in his deviantart gallery
As folks began to finish with their strips, they donated them to the Convention Walls. Eli tells me that the donated strips will be scanned and posted at the Far Point Website or perhaps the Far Point Weblog.
At last count, the event had raised over a hundred dollars. Way to go, Far Pointers!
This is the comic template I donated to the cause, filled in by Ms. Heather Ackroyd. Heather used bright, bold markers and big handwriting, so the photo I took is totally legible and very funny! :D
Also, Heather requests that you all check out www.WildandBad.com -- where savvy blogger, Mr. Dent, makes savvy commentary.
Our friends at Robot Martini run three webcomics through their site and design card and board games on the side. They were our next-door neighbors at the convention with a big cardboard-shark-box-hat thing on their table.
Of course, this means that the instant Gavin left the table in our care so he could run a panel, Kevin had the shark-box on his head and was dancing about and savaging the passers-by.
We have video of the shark dance at our new YouTube channel.
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