12-16-01
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HAPPY
HOLIDAYS
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Hello
everyone!
2001
was
a
great
year
for
us.
Our
distribution
increased
ten
fold,
and
we'
re
hoping
for
continued
growth
in
2002.
I
commited
myself
100%
to
my
artistic
vision
and
slowly
but
surely,
it
is
paying
off.
Now,
I
need
a
good
rest,
so
I've
decided
to
take
a
little
break
from
the
site
(and
everything
else)
until
January
5,
2002.
I
have
a
lot
of
exciting
projects
planned
for
next
year,
and
as
usual,
those
who
visit
the
site
will
be
the
first
to
know
about
them.
2002
promises
to
be
the
best
year
yet,
with
new
books,
new
comics
and
lots
of
unexpected
surprises!
Thanks
to
all
of
you
who'
ve
sent
supportive
emails.
Gagné
International
could
not
exist
without
the
fans.
Have
a
great
Christmas
and
happy
New
Year.
I'll
be
back
in
a
couple
of
weeks!
P.S.
A
big
thank
you
to
those
who
showed
up
at
the
Golden
Apple
signing.
Judging
from
the
response,
it
looks
like
the
new
book
is
gonna
be
a
hit!
12-02-01
SIGNING
AT
GOLDEN
APPLE
ON
DECEMBER
15,
2001
The
world
premiere
of
Frenzied
Fauna:
From
A
to
Z
(four
months
before
it's
actual
nationwide
release)!
Mark
your
calendars!
December
15th
from
2:00pm-4:00pm
at
Golden
Apple
Comics,
7711
Melrose
Ave.,
Los
Angeles,
CA
90046
--------------------------
Zed
#3
and
Frenzied
Fauna:
From
A
to
Z
are
now
available!
You
can
order
your
copies
directly
from
us
by
clicking
here.
If
you
are
in
the
L.A.
area,
you
can
purchase
Zed
#3
at
Golden
Apple
Comics
and
Meltdown
Comics.
They
currently
have
several
copies
for
sale.
Frenzied
Fauna
can
be
found
exclusively
at
Golden
Apple
Comics
until
December
15.
--------------------------
Now
that
Amazon.com
has
also
sold
out
of
A
Search
for
Meaning:
The
Story
of
Rex,
people
have
been
asking
me
where
they
could
possibly
get
a
copy.
Well,
you
can
always
order
the
book
set,
which
includes
all
four
limited
edition
books
with
matching
numbers
below
100.
We
have
only
a
few
left,
so
if
you're
interested,
you
might
want
to
act
swiftly.
If
you
want
to
get
an
individual
copy,
check
out
the
Last
Gasp
website.
They
still
have
a
few
available.
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This
month's
(December)
edition
of
Diamond's
Previews
features
3
of
our
limited
edition
books.
I
got
a
small
write-up
at
the
front
of
the
catalog
titled
"Gagné
is
Guest
of
Honor"
on
page
19!
The
listings
have
been
highlighted
as
Featured
Items
(some
of
the
top
products
in
their
category),
which
is
really
cool.
See
listings
on
page
329,
332
and
333.
Make
sure
your
comic
/
book
retailers
order
before
we
run
out!
11-23-01
Just
a
little
reminder
about
the
signing
on
December
2nd
from
2:00pm
to
5:00pm
at
Dark
Delicacies,
4213
W.
Burbank
Blvd.,
Burbank,
CA
91505.
It's
for
a
new
book
called
The
Altruistic
Alphabet,
for
which
I
did
one
of
the
illustration.
All
proceeds
will
go
to
the
Shriners
Children's
Hospital.
Some
of
the
artists
who
participated
in
this
charity
project
include
writers
Peter
Straub,
Peter
Atkins,
F.
Paul
Wilson,
Karen
Taylor,
Chelsea
Quinn
Yarbro,
and
illustrators
Gahan
Wilson,
Clive
Barker,
Bernie
Wrightston,
Jhonen
Vasquez,
Gak.
A
lot
of
them
will
be
present,
so
if
you're
in
the
area,
don't
miss
it.
--------------------------
Last
week
(Nov
14
&
15)
Pixar
flew
me
over
for
a
couple
of
days,
to
consult
on
Brad
(The
Iron
Giant)
Bird's
new
movie.
I
sat
down
with
the
art
director,
the
technical
directors
and
Brad
and
talked
about
designing
stylized
FX
for
his
new
movie.
I
had
a
look
at
the
reels
and
brainstormed
with
the
team.
Very
busy
2-day
schedule.
Everyone
was
super
nice.
They
even
gave
me
a
copy
of
their
new
book,
The
Art
of
Monsters
Inc.
which
is
totally
awesome.
I
saw
a
lot
of
old
friends
and
familiar
faces
who
seemed
quite
happy
in
their
new
surroundings.
Looks
like
I
will
be
back
to
Pixar
sporatically
to
design
and
animate
on
Brad's
picture.
11-12-01
The
lecture
/
presentation
at
Columbus
College
of
Art
and
Design
went
really
well.
The
students
were
very
eager
and
responsive
and
everyone
made
me
feel
very
welcome.
The
air
was
filled
with
enthusiasm
as
I
arrived
at
the
school
on
Tuesday
Nov
5.
I
talked
to
a
class
that
evening,
and
the
students
were
very
interested
and
full
of
questions.
The
next
day,
the
main
presentation
was
in
a
big
auditorium
and
the
place
was
filled
to
capacity.
When
I
saw
how
many
people
I
had
to
talk
in
front
of,
I
nearly
fainted
out
of
nervousness.
Fortunately,
Bruce
Barnes,
a
really
cool
teacher
who
organized
the
visit
(along
with
Tim
Reitenbach,
another
cool
guy),
had
brought
a
bottle
of
Merlot
to
help
me
through
this
very
situation.
A
couple
of
gulps
back
stage,
and
it
was
time
for
me
to
take
the
podium.
From
where
I
stood,
it
looked
like
1000
people
were
staring
(although
the
actual
number
was
probably
closer
to
600).
I
regained
my
composure,
started
speaking,
and
the
next
thing
I
knew,
I
was
on
a
roll.
The
adrenaline
kicked
in,
and
my
nervousness
faded
away.
I
showed
films
and
clips,
read
a
couple
of
my
books,
projected
some
of
my
artworks
on
the
big
screen
as
I
discussed
the
various
facets
of
my
artistic
journey.
The
presentation
lasted
probably
close
to
2
hours
and
I
believed
the
students
had
a
great
time,
as
did
I.
--------------------------
A
few
weeks
ago,
I
received
an
email
from
a
fan,
John
Q.,
who
asked
me
if
I
would
draw
a
picture
of
a
silverfish
(on
an
index
card,
if
possible),
for
his
collection
.
Below
his
name
was
the
web
address
of
his
gallery.
I
clicked
on
the
link
and
what
I
found
put
a
big
smile
on
my
face.
There
was,
a
collection
of
silverfish
drawings
by
tons
of
big
names
in
the
comic
and
illustration
industry
-
a
sort
of
Who's
Who
of
the
biz
(represented
by
index
card
drawings).
As
I
browsed
through
the
images,
I
saw
silverfish
renditions
from
Walt
Simonson,
Dave
Cooper,
Frank
Cho,
Dave
Sim,
Ken
Kelly,
Mark
Ryden,
Bill
Plympton
and
many
more
(over
130
names).
And
now,
my
silverfish
has
just
been
added
to
the
illustrious
collection.
Go
check
it
out.
--------------------------
It
had
to
happen!
A
Search
For
Meaning:
The
Story
of
Rex
is
now
officially
sold
out.
We
have
a
few
copies
left
for
the
special
book
set,
and
that's
it!
11-04-01
Zed
#3
is
currently
solliciting
in
the
November
issue
of
Previews
(page
280).
Let
your
comic
book
retailer
know
about
it
and
tell
him
to
order
a
truck
load,
or
a
least
a
few
copies.
The
Zed
series
can
only
survive
with
your
support!
--------------------------
I
added
a
new
category
under
misc
called
reviews.
This
is
where
you
will
find
reviews
of
my
work
from
various
websites
and
magazines.
And
to
be
totally
fair,
I'll
be
posting
good
ones
and
bad
ones.
So
if
you
happen
to
find
any
reviews
out
there,
let
me
know
so
I
can
add
them.
--------------------------
If
you've
been
in
the
gallery
lately,
you've
noticed
that
I've
been
adding
a
lot
of
book
illustrations.
I'll
be
posting
a
lot
more
in
the
coming
weeks,
so
stay
tuned.
--------------------------
I
also
added
links
to
a
couple
of
excellent
font
sites,
Freewarefonts.com
and
Blambot.
I
have
been
getting
a
lot
of
my
fonts
from
these
two
sites.
If
you're
looking
for
an
unusual
font
for
your
books,
comics
or
website,
don't
look
any
further.
--------------------------
I'll
be
flying
to
Ohio
on
Tuesday
(Nov
6)
to
lecture
at
the
Columbus
College
of
Art
and
Design.
I'm
anxious
to
meet
the
students
but
terrified
of
flying.
OK,
gotta
go
finish
my
Powerpuff
Girls
Movie
freelance.
Bye.