For the past few years Michael Finn and Dan Cusimano have been collecting three-minute sketches — sketches drawn by comic pros in under three minutes at conventions — for the purpose of collecting them into a book that would benefit the Hero Initiative.
Now the Hero Initiative and Secret Headquarters in Los Angeles have teamed up to display the artwork from the book, gallery-like. starting Aug. 31 … per the press release:
The art gallery opening, held at Silver Lake comic book/art gallery hybrid The Secret Headquarters, will feature art on display from the sketchbook from Art Adams, Neal Adams, Sergio Aragones, Howard Chaykin, Sean Chen, Frank Cho, Dave Gibbons, Gene Ha, J.G. Jones, Mike Kaluta, Josh Middleton, Mike Mignola, Terry Moore, Bill Morrison, George Perez, Andrew Robinson, John Romita Sr., Joe Rubinstein, Tim Sale, Walter Simonson, Joe Sinnott, Michael Turner, Matt Wagner, Bernie Wrightson and more.
In addition, event attendees can get their own 3-minute sketches on the blank pages in the back of the book. Books will be sold for $10 or book with a sketch for $25.
Confirmed artists in attendance are Carly Wagner (Creepy Carly), Brian Haberlin (Spawn), Tone Rodriguez (Snake Plisskin), and Joe Rubinstein (Spider-Man). Additional invited artists include Tim Sale (NBC TV’s Heroes).
Project background: Collector Michael Finn has been getting 3-minute backing board sketches for a couple years. He gives an artist a backing board at a convention and asks them to do a quick sketch in three minutes, no more. Finn has donated all the originals over to Hero which is being used to publish this book.
The Secret Headquarters is located at 3817 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles , CA 90026 . For more information on The Secret Headquarters, visit http://www.thesecretheadquarters.com/.
August 7th, 2007 at 7:14 pm
What, no date? Can’t find anythign on their webpage.
August 7th, 2007 at 7:25 pm
Geez, sorry about that, man … it starts Aug. 31. The press release didn’t mention when it ends.