Live Art Event @ Empires Comics Vault
Mark Bode - Son of legendary artist Vaughn Bode, Mark Bode is best known for his work on Colbalt 60 and as the creator of the hit comic Miami Mice. His first professional job was for Heavy Metal Magazine when he was asked to color his father's strip Zooks, the first lizard in orbit, when he was fifteen. His publications also include Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Gyro Comics, Cheech Wizard, Gwar Comics and The Lizard of Oz. Mark has exhibited his artwork in art shows around the world. He's worked on designing clothing lines for companies such as Marc Ecko Clothing & Puma International and has designed vinyl toys based on his father's characters for Kid Robot & Planet 6. Mark is also a well known graffiti & tattoo artist. Mark recently signed a deal with Universal Pictures for Cobalt 60 to be produced as a motion picture with filmmaker Zack Snyder of 300, the Dawn of the Dead Remake and the Watchmen movie. Currently, Mark is working on the sequel to Cobalt 60. www.markbode.com
Emonic - Taking the West Coast by storm, graphic illustrator & painter Emonic has been making waves on the comic convention circuit and art gallery receptions with his high octane fueled live art shows. Emonic (aka Emo Gonzales) has been creating art since he was a child. As a youth he was heavily influenced by skateboarding, comic books, music, movies and graphic design. When working on projects he will often employ a mix of mediums ranging from traditional means (pencil, acrylic and marker) to digital manipulation. You can catch Emonic rockin the live art and hanging with fellow collaborator Chemix. Emonic will be available for commission work at the event. www.emonic.net
Alex Chui - Alex's sketchbook "Chocolate Milk And Donut Doodles" is released through Neko Press. Alex is currently wandering Southern California trying to make art as often and as much as possible. He believes that art has the power to speak to the heart, challenge the mind, and depict the soul. Alex's dream is to unite, inspire, and bring hope to people through his artwork. Alex manages to wander to Sacramento once a year attempting to spread his love, friendship & art. Alex will be performing live art throughout the day, so be sure to stop by and purchase original art from him! http://alexchiu.carbonmade.com
Cody Vrosh - Co-founder & artist for Binary Winter Press. Cody Vrosh lives in a perpetual state of not-enough-sleep. Cody is the illustrator of "The Irrelevant Redemption: A Steampunk Fairytale". It's a cyborg coming of age fable, a post-human Pinocchio meets Alice in an apocalyptic Wonderland Story. Cody designs his own clothes line with Sheatiel Sarao for Binary Winter Press and will have their t-shirts for sale at our show. His art is displayed on episodes of the tv series Heroes so keep an eye out for it! He also has an unhealthy obsession with animals (he can't help it, they won't stop staring at him). Throughout the day you can catch Cody painting live art. www.binarywinter.org
Mike Hampton - Artist/Writer of the comic books Hot Zombie Chicks and Captain A-Hole. Yogi AKA Captain A-Hole, Mike's hip-hop/alternative alias, will have his newest CD 'Zombie' for sale along with his cult classic horror film he produced, wrote and starred in "A Killer Spoke". Mike will also have prints & t-shirts for sale and is known to draw caricatures of attendees as zombies for commission! www.916halo.com
Paul Allen - Artist & Co-Writer of the comic book "BrAiNs". Little is known about the mysterious Paul Allen. Some say he was kept away from sunlight as a child due to photosensitivity. Others thought something more dubious caused him to dwell in the night after a vacation to a small village in Eastern Europe 1987. An artistic side of him began to fester upon his arrival back to the States. Drawn to the darker side of things, Allen is working on his Horror/Comedy "Brains" comic book. It is believed that Paul has worked on the following comic book projects: The Nose Ninja, Dox Paradox, Slam Bang. This has not been confirmed nor denied. www.myspace.com/brainscomic
Anthony Leano - Co-Writer of the horror/comedy comic book "BrAiNs". Anthony Leano is a traveler from the land beyond. He has spent his life traveling across the west coast in search of gaining king geekdom status. He believes he has found "the secret of being cool" while still maintaining his geek cred. As most geeks know, some spend their entire lives in search of this enlightenment. Having really no talent whatsoever, he surrounds himself around artists, musicians, writers & other creative people to make him appear to be one of the elite of cool. What a poser. www.myspace.com/brainscomic
