Saturday at Fan Expo Ends With Doug Meeting Girls from Bad Kids Go To Hell

Fan Expo Canada had lots of surprises for attendees, like the girls from Bad Kids Go To Hell, who Doug met as we were leaving for dinner Saturday night.

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Echo Asked Doug To Personalize Unpublished Sneyd for Her Father

After Doug finished sketching Echo, we wanted to see her booth.

Echo, also an exhibitor at Fan Expo Canada, asked Doug to personalize Unpublished Sneyd for her father Bob.

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Fans in Costumes Make Convention Fun

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Kristen and Eric Buy Personalized Copies of Unpublished Sneyd

This was Kristen's first visit to Fan Expo Canada; hopefully Doug's personalized 52-page book, Unpublished Sneyd, will be the perfect souvenir. Kristen lives in Ajax, a Toronto suburb.




Eric is a writer for the Insight & Entertainment Section of the Toronto Star, Canada's largest newspaper.

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Gaming Tournaments, Panels and Events Kept Fans Busy at Fan Expo Canada

Fan Expo Canada offered 3 days of activities for attendees interested in gaming, including several video game tournaments across from Artist Alley on the main aisle. Special screenings and masterclass workshops - such as Figure Art for Beginners and Making Armies Look Even Better - were also scheduled August 27-29.

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Ontario Blacksmith Designs Costume for Tess

Doug and I couldn't help but admire Tess's costume, which was designed and executed by blacksmith Bill Fedun, proprietor of the South Tower Armouring Guild in Metcalfe, Ontario.

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Kym Has Doug Personalize Unpublished Sneyd As A Birthday Gift for Jeremy

Kym and Jeremy (from Chicago) came to Fan Expo Canada for the Festival of Fear. Jeremy, a "horror" author and member of HWA - Horror Writers' Association - thought Doug's personalized copy of Unpublished Sneyd would be a great gift for his 40th birthday on Saturday, August 28.


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Fan Expo Ladies Enjoy Their Costumes!

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Julie and Kendis Get Unpublished Sneyd as Fan Expo Canada Souvenirs

While Doug was sketching Julie (from Toronto), she told him it was her first time visiting Fan Expo Canada. We hope she enjoys her personalized copy of Doug's 52-page book Unpublished Sneyd.





Kendis and husband Patrick came in from Calgary to attend Fan Expo Canada; like Julie, the 3-day convention was her first. In fact, she's only been to one other comic-cartoon convention - the one in Calgary!

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Dan and David Talk With Doug About His Career With Playboy

Dan is from Brampton, Ontario.

David is from Whitby, Ontario.

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Scott and Shannon Get Personalized Copies of Unpublished Sneyd

Scott is a faithful Fan Expo attendee; he lives in Uxbridge, near Markham, Ontario.

Doug personalized Unpublished Sneyd to both Shannon and Adam. They live in Belleville, Ontario, where Adam also operates Totally Blended, a media services company.


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Limited Edition Prints Are Convention Favorites

Joel and Erin bought an 11 x 17 limited edition print as a gift for Joel's dad Brian, who's been a Playboy fan for years.

Brian (from Niagara Falls, Ontario) is a Fan Expo Canada regular.

Ben and his son Brian (from Markham) are regular attendees at Fan Expo Canada; Ben bought Doug's limited edition Wonderwoman print this year.

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Doug and Dan Parent Chat Before Fan Expo Canada Starts Saturday, August 28

Doug and I first met Dan at Mega-Con in Orlando, Florida this past March. When we saw his name as an Artist Alley exhibitor at Fan Expo Canada, we wanted to say "hello" before we all got busy talking with attendees.

Dan began working for Archie Comics after graduating in 1987 from the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art in Dover, New Jersey.

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Bianca Gets Personalized Copy of Unpublished Sneyd as a Fan Expo Souvenir

This was Bianca's first visit to Fan Expo Canada even though she lives in Toronto.



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Attendees Get Creative With Costumes

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Fans of Doug's Playboy Artwork Stop by Artist Alley

Both Derwin (top - from Mississauga, Ontario) and Bart (bottom - from Port Dover, Ontario) are regular Fan Expo Canada attendees; they stopped by to meet Doug and ask him about his lengthy career with Playboy.

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Doug Sketches Exhibiting Artist Joan Steacy

Doug and I first talked with Joan Steacy at Fan Expo Canada 2009; she and husband Ken (from Victoria, British Columbia) were also set up in Artist Alley. This year, she wanted to have Doug do a sketch of her in Unpublished Sneyd.

While talking with Joan, she mentioned that she and Ken were living in Ontario now because he was teaching 2 classes this fall - Cinematic Storytelling and Drawing Props, Structures and Backgrounds - at Max the Mutt Animation School in Toronto.


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