So, I already announced that we’ll have the first-ever Arthur sculpture aaaaaaand two new books at SDCC — but I haven’t mentioned I’ll also have PAINTINGS there! I’m bringing about 40 to the show, and they’re all character-specific pieces. Here’s a few samplers. Come check them out at booth #1228!

DRIVE: THE EMPEROR CALLS, the second book in the Drive series, makes it’s debut at San Diego Comic-Con, booth #1228!

You can pick up both DRIVE books at booth #1228, and sketches and signings are free!

(The new books will also be available on the site in mid-August, after the book launch party.)

Two new books make their debut at San Diego Comic-Con, at booth #1228:

1.) COFFEE: IT’S WHAT’S FOR DINNER which collects *all* the coffee strips into one book!

2.) DRIVE: THE EMPEROR CALLS — the second book in the Drive series.

You can pick them up at booth #1228, and sketches and signings are free!

(Both books will be available on the site in mid-August, after the book launch party.)

The very first Arthur sculptures are debuting at San Diego Comic-Con this week! These aren’t just any mass-produced figurines stamped out on a machine, either: My friend — and LA puppet and special effects artist — Nikki Rice Malki hand-crafted these cute little duck butts, and only 200 of ’em will ever grace this world!

Nikki first sculpted Arthur on a computer, using 3-D software, refining the look and curves and feel of Arthur in the real world. Here’s a turnaround of her amazing work, to show you what we were looking at:

Untitled from Sheldon Comics on Vimeo.

Using that digital file, Nikki made a 3-D print of it. For those not familiar, 3-D printing is a form of additive manufacturing, where a three dimensional object is created by laying down successive layers of material. Slowly but surely, a little Arthur starts to rise up out of the machine. But! 3-D printing introduces tiny striations, like the rings of a tree trunk, and those need to be sanded down — and the whole thing primed — before Nikki could produce a master mold. Here’s that sanded and primed Arthur:

Nikki then poured liquid silicone all around that Arthur to produce the master mould.

Et, voila!

Next, Nikki poured casting resin into the mould to make little Arthurs…one at a time.

Once broken free of the mould, the figure was sanded down, cleaned up, and perfected.

Nikki then skillfully painted each figure.

And out of the total run of 200, we’ll have 35 little Arthurs at SDCC, signed and numbered by Nikki and myself. The rest will be available on the site for Christmas!

Guys, watch this space later today: I’ll be showcasing the FOUR NEW AMAZING BITS I’ll have for sale at San Diego:

– A new SHELDON book collection with *just* the coffee strips

– The second DRIVE book collection

– The first ever Arthur sculpture. WHAAAAAT

– Mini-paintings of all your favorite Sheldon characters

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