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DERBY CITY CON!!!
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I'm going back to Louisville this weekend to take part in Derby City Con!! I've loved this show since day one and I'm rather excited to see what the new managers are gonna bring to the show this year! Of course I'll be bringing the 8 Bit Challenge back (with YOUR choice of Iron Man or Superman prize pieces!) to heckle the masses and we'll also be doing our U Cre-8 Comics workshop for any young creators you may know! Come find me, say hello, get some comics AND buy some 8 Bits!!
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A Change Will Do You Good...
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I've been doing A LOT of thinking and I figure it's time to streamline a few of the Vantage:Inhouse channels into something a little more cohesive and functional. I've been very fortunate for the fanfare and love I've gotten over the past few years and I want to make sure I'm using ever resource I have to the FULLEST! So, to help with that, I'm delegating certain avenues for certain things to cut down on redundancy and all that stuff. Unfortunately, for you fans of my 8 Bit work, that means I'm about to wipe out my ENTIRE 8 Bit gallery from DeviantArt…
But…
If you head over to vip8bits.tumblr, you can still enjoy enjoy all my current pieces and EVERY new one I come up with from here on out!
So what the V:IP DeviantArt page is going to be is just a hub for Vantage:Inhouse specific art projects (cover work for books, sequential pages, original artwork and promotional material) as well as my personal gallery for my growing sketch card collection, which I would ultimately like to gather in books some time!
I hope that doesn't disappoint too much and that you keep checking out our page!
Thanks!
--Victor Dandridge
But…
If you head over to vip8bits.tumblr, you can still enjoy enjoy all my current pieces and EVERY new one I come up with from here on out!
So what the V:IP DeviantArt page is going to be is just a hub for Vantage:Inhouse specific art projects (cover work for books, sequential pages, original artwork and promotional material) as well as my personal gallery for my growing sketch card collection, which I would ultimately like to gather in books some time!
I hope that doesn't disappoint too much and that you keep checking out our page!
Thanks!
--Victor Dandridge
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SMALL-PRESS PUBLISHER FIGHTS FUNDERS OVER "U CRE-8 COMICS"
"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog." --- Mark Twain. A tried and true parable of passion and perseverance, this timeless quote is about to become my life's mantra as I move forward with my intent to file an injunction against Doug Duncan and Donald Lanouette over the name of their soon-to-launch comapny, "Ucreate Comics." It's a brilliant name, to be sure -- especially for their proposed business intent (a vote-oriented venture capitalist fund for comic book properties), but it rings far too close to my own "U Cre-8 Comics," a programming/product line I've been running for the past three years.
UCre-8 Comics is education-based, using the comic book form as a backdrop to support classroom fundamentals like reading comprehension, vocabulary building, creative writing, arithmetic and more. The lines official, public release came in 2011 as a part of the Columbus Metropolitan/Southwest Public Library's Summer Reading Club with the U Cre-8 Comics: Character Crafter workbook, opening to 27branch presentations that summer and 2 more that fall. The line has been expanded to include nearly 10 more products, each one designed to encourage exploration and entertainment through a particular aspect of comic book creation. Programming has been developed and utilized under the U Cre-8 name, where students can get to know the creative process behind comics, as well as using some of comics' greatest creations to provide social commentary discussions about acceptance, commitment, diligence and more.
The U Cre-8 Comics: Character Crafter, (which charges users to create their own custom comic book characters, complete with costume design and origin story) has been been used extensively in classrooms throughout Central Ohio, by forward-thinking teachers, who find the U Cre-8 Comics line as an exciting approach to engage their students. It's also become a highly demanded workshop/panel at multiple comic book conventions, particularly in the Mid-West/East Coast regions, with repeat performances at Derby City Comic Con (Lexingtong, KY), Champion City Comic Con (Springfield, OH), Kokomo-Con (Kokomo, IN), Chicago Comics & Entertainment Expo (Chicago, IL) and New York Comic Con (New York, NY). This year, it's been slated to premiere at three Wizard World shows (Philadelphia, Ohio and Nashville) and talks have begun to bring it to the East Coast Black Age Comic Con in Philadelphia this May. At C2E2 this year, we will also be launching our newest workbook, U Cre-8 Comics: United Superheroes of America (where students will conduct research about one of the fifty states and build a superhero from the information they attain) as a feature of the weekend-long Kids Events.
As a fulltime, small press publisher, the U Cre-8 line represents a HUGE crux of my financial livelihood. I've worked incredibly hard to to make it such a viable success and I can't allow another organization to infringe on its name. I'm well aware of the potential battle this injunction could erupt into, especially considering the financial backing of my opposition (they boast having a million dollar fund!) and the celebrity support they've secured (Neal Adams and Kevin Smith). But, the work I've accomplished so far deserves no less than a fight to the finish to keep the U Cre-8 name alive and thriving. So far, my attempts to address this matter have yet to yield any results, making my intent to file not only practical, but necessary. Still, I'm confident this matter can be worked out for the best for all involved.
Visit www.vantageinhouse.blogspot.com for continued updates as the situation progresses.
"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog." --- Mark Twain. A tried and true parable of passion and perseverance, this timeless quote is about to become my life's mantra as I move forward with my intent to file an injunction against Doug Duncan and Donald Lanouette over the name of their soon-to-launch comapny, "Ucreate Comics." It's a brilliant name, to be sure -- especially for their proposed business intent (a vote-oriented venture capitalist fund for comic book properties), but it rings far too close to my own "U Cre-8 Comics," a programming/product line I've been running for the past three years.
UCre-8 Comics is education-based, using the comic book form as a backdrop to support classroom fundamentals like reading comprehension, vocabulary building, creative writing, arithmetic and more. The lines official, public release came in 2011 as a part of the Columbus Metropolitan/Southwest Public Library's Summer Reading Club with the U Cre-8 Comics: Character Crafter workbook, opening to 27branch presentations that summer and 2 more that fall. The line has been expanded to include nearly 10 more products, each one designed to encourage exploration and entertainment through a particular aspect of comic book creation. Programming has been developed and utilized under the U Cre-8 name, where students can get to know the creative process behind comics, as well as using some of comics' greatest creations to provide social commentary discussions about acceptance, commitment, diligence and more.
The U Cre-8 Comics: Character Crafter, (which charges users to create their own custom comic book characters, complete with costume design and origin story) has been been used extensively in classrooms throughout Central Ohio, by forward-thinking teachers, who find the U Cre-8 Comics line as an exciting approach to engage their students. It's also become a highly demanded workshop/panel at multiple comic book conventions, particularly in the Mid-West/East Coast regions, with repeat performances at Derby City Comic Con (Lexingtong, KY), Champion City Comic Con (Springfield, OH), Kokomo-Con (Kokomo, IN), Chicago Comics & Entertainment Expo (Chicago, IL) and New York Comic Con (New York, NY). This year, it's been slated to premiere at three Wizard World shows (Philadelphia, Ohio and Nashville) and talks have begun to bring it to the East Coast Black Age Comic Con in Philadelphia this May. At C2E2 this year, we will also be launching our newest workbook, U Cre-8 Comics: United Superheroes of America (where students will conduct research about one of the fifty states and build a superhero from the information they attain) as a feature of the weekend-long Kids Events.
As a fulltime, small press publisher, the U Cre-8 line represents a HUGE crux of my financial livelihood. I've worked incredibly hard to to make it such a viable success and I can't allow another organization to infringe on its name. I'm well aware of the potential battle this injunction could erupt into, especially considering the financial backing of my opposition (they boast having a million dollar fund!) and the celebrity support they've secured (Neal Adams and Kevin Smith). But, the work I've accomplished so far deserves no less than a fight to the finish to keep the U Cre-8 name alive and thriving. So far, my attempts to address this matter have yet to yield any results, making my intent to file not only practical, but necessary. Still, I'm confident this matter can be worked out for the best for all involved.
Visit www.vantageinhouse.blogspot.com for continued updates as the situation progresses.
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Vantage:Inhouse is offering custom prints of your favorite 8 Bit designs from our growing library, already featuring OVER 400 characters from comics, cartoons, anime and pop culture! Printed on 80-110lbs gloss cover stock for extended durability, each print can be outfitted with the character(s) of YOUR CHOICE!!
Pricing based on size:*
11x17" - $10 (3 for $20)
5.5x8.5" - $5 (4 for $15)
11x4.25" - $5 (4 for $15)
*Add $5 to total for shipping!
Send requests to vantageinhouse@gmail.com stating character(s) desired, size and shipping address. A payment request will be issued thru Paypal. Orders WILL NOT be processed until payment has been received.
Pricing based on size:*
11x17" - $10 (3 for $20)
5.5x8.5" - $5 (4 for $15)
11x4.25" - $5 (4 for $15)
*Add $5 to total for shipping!
Send requests to vantageinhouse@gmail.com stating character(s) desired, size and shipping address. A payment request will be issued thru Paypal. Orders WILL NOT be processed until payment has been received.
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...NYCC or BUST!
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I've been confirmed for Artists Alley at NYCC this year and I'm so much more than excited about it -- but getting accepted is just the first step -- I gotta get there first! To cover the costs, I'm hosting a small fundraiser, selling LIMITED EDITION V:IP Con-Packages for ONLY $20.00USD! There are only a 25 total (22 left at the time of writing this), so get yours while they last! Visit our website for more details: vantageinhouse.blogspot.com/20…
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