2\/11\/06<\/p>\n
At WonderCon, I had approached Thomas Yeates, and actually purchased a second pin-up from him. <\/span>Part of my logic with this was my overwhelming guilt for I singling him out in the collected Doris Danger treasury that contained his first pin-up. <\/span>The title page discussed how to make the comic \u201cappropriate for all ages,\u201d and I joked at great length and in obsessive detail about all the creative ways the reader could edit Thomas’s gorgeous pin-up (containing a nude) so that the book would still be \u201call ages friendly.\u201d <\/span>But rather than just be upfront with him what I did, and then apologize, I wanted to get another pin-up from him. <\/span>He did this gorgeous jungle piece, so now I wanted him to do a jousting, knights of the round table type thing.<\/p>\n I\u2019d been thinking about re-approaching a couple other artists, who I\u2019d already gotten pin-ups from. <\/span>John Severin was the first who got my juices flowing. <\/span>I thought he did such a great Western pin-up, but he’s also known for his war comics. <\/span>Wouldn\u2019t that be fun to re-commission him for a war pin-up with a monster in it? <\/span>And then I thought, well, since I can\u2019t afford to keep paying Dick Ayers to ink the stories, maybe I could get a few pin-ups from him. <\/span>I could get a Western pin-up, and then something else of his choice. <\/span>Make him special, by including multiple pin-ups by him.<\/p>\n So I was on this kick of artists who do different genres, and having them do different genres of monster pin-ups. <\/span><\/p>\n This sparked my imagination of other artists from the first volume who I\u2019d love to get second pin-ups from. <\/span>Of course I\u2019ve always fantasized about asking Gilbert Hernandez to do a full five-page story for me. <\/span>Then I pictured Tony Millionaire doing an intricate architecturally involved giant monster, since he does gorgeous architectural line drawings.<\/p>\n And this brings us to this week. <\/span>I don\u2019t know why I didn\u2019t think of it sooner. <\/span>I realized, Shit! <\/span>If I\u2019m going to ask other people for pin-ups, ask your favorites. <\/span>What do you have to lose? <\/span>They\u2019ll just say no, and I can move on, knowing at least I asked.<\/p>\n I immediately sent emails to Mike Mignola and Mike Allred. <\/span>I\u2019ve been calling Sam Kieth as well, but haven\u2019t heard from him yet. <\/span>Mike and Mike got back to me immediately, and shocked me.<\/p>\n Mignola said no way\u2026 \u2026 he\u2019s way too busy\u2026 and he can\u2019t believe my boldness\u2026 but he REALLY wants to do another! <\/span>Check with him in a few months! <\/span>Fuck me! <\/span>What a fucking thrill!<\/p>\n I had hoped to see Mike Allred at Wondercon, but we didn\u2019t hook up. <\/span>His wife Laura had seen Mario Hernandez sitting at my table, so I was able to give Mike a copy of my oversize treasury through her, with his previous pin-up in it. <\/span>He was real sweet emailing a reply. He said what a great format it was, and that he thought the book was great. <\/span>So I felt hopeful about a response from him regarding another pin-up.<\/p>\n Allred writes back the next day, saying I caught him in a good mood. <\/span>He wrote, quote: \u201cToo much fun to pass up. <\/span>The format is swell and the company is super cool.\u201d <\/span>Bless you, Mike Allred! <\/span>He\u2019s says he\u2019s currently working on a Madman monster story, so he\u2019s in the right frame of mind.<\/p>\n Hot damn! <\/span>DAMN! <\/span>Here I am, just throwing out maverick invites, because I\u2019m an invading, annoying little punk with no boundaries, assuming these guys will simply not bother to write back at all, and what happens? <\/span>I learn a valuable lesson. <\/span>Be audacious, rude, and brash, because it PAYS OFF!<\/p>\n Editor\u2019s note: <\/span>I only moderately, jokingly believe in this. <\/span>Don\u2019t be rude to your idols, fans! <\/span>Use tact and common sense! <\/span>Otherwise, people will just think you\u2019re an asshole, and word will spread in this tiny community!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 2\/11\/06 At WonderCon, I had approached Thomas Yeates, and actually purchased a second pin-up from him. 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