McCormick Place Before the C2E2 Crowds Enter Exhibit Hall

McCormick Place - the largest convention center in the U.S. - offered ample space for C2E2 to have a large Artist Alley, hundreds of exhibits, a gaming area with a variety of console and tabletop games and a live stage - in partnership with Twitch - featuring celebrity interviews, live art, panels and fan tournaments.

(I took these photos one morning before the floor officially opened to the public.)

(blog entries by Heidi Hutson)

Playboy Gag Rough Rejects - Enjoy!

To see more of Doug's Playboy gag rough rejects, visit the Doug Sneyd Premium Gallery at:

www.comicartfans.com

(blog entries by Heidi Hutson)

Seeing C2E2 Exhibits Before Doors Open to Attendees

When the doors opened at 10 a.m. to the general public, it would be too late to check out the exhibit floor so Doug and I got up early and took the "long way" to Artist Alley. 

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Pre-C2E2 Dinner With Artist Joe Dragunas

Doug and I flew into Chicago Midway from Pensacola, Florida Thursday afternoon, March 17th so we could start setting up his table in Artist Alley at C2E2 March 18-20th at McCormick Place, the largest convention center in the U.S.

Artist friend Joe Dragunas, who drove in from suburban Cleveland, met us for dinner that evening at Shor at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place.  

We first met Joe at Wizard World Philadelphia a few years ago and then again at Wizard World New Orleans January 8-10, 2016.

Thursday evening was the only time we found the main entrance hall from the C2E2 exhibit floor down to the adjacent Hyatt Regency deserted.  McCormick Place first hosted C2E2 in 2010; in 2014 nearly 63,000 attended - in 2015 over 70,000.

C2E2 is scheduled for April 21-23, 2017.

(blog entries by Heidi Hutson)

New Loose-Style 10 x 14 Original

Doug's 10 x 14 originals are rendered on Arches of France cold press watercolor paper, using Dr. Ph. Martin's aniline dyes.

To see more originals, visit the Doug Sneyd Premium Gallery at:

www.comicartfans.com

(blog entries by Heidi Hutson)

Doug Personalizes Unpublished Sneyd for Mike Grell

After personalizing a copy of Unpublished Sneyd for Mike Grell, also a guest artist at Pensacon, Doug and Mike talked about Mike's career and work with DC Comics, starting with Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes.  He's also worked on such titles as Aquaman, Batman, The Phantom Stranger and the relaunch of the GreenLantern/Green Arrow series.

Since Doug's first full-page color cartoon (September 1964) was published in Playboy, he submitted thousands of cartoon gag roughs to The Mansion.  Of course, not all can be selected for final art and ultimate publication in the magazine.   For Unpublished Sneyd, he selected his 100 unpublished favorites - the best of the undiscovered Sneyds. 

Doug personalizes each book with a B&W bunny profile sketch.

(blog entries by Heidi Hutson)

Cosplay Corner Features Nicole Marie Jean

Doug's booth at Pensacon was close to the official Cosplay Corner featuring Nicole Marie Jean (Catwoman); in addition to meeting attendees during the 3-day event, Nicole Marie Jean was also one of 3 judges at the Pensacon Official Cosplay Contest Saturday evening, February 20th at the historic Saenger Theatre on Palafox Street.

More guests participating in the Cosplay Corner.

(blog entries by Heidi Hutson)