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Holy Car Auction Batman! Original Batmobile Fetches High Price

Cody "The Thorverine" Ferrell — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 04:55:25 +0000

The original Batmobile from the 1960s Adam West series sold just a little while ago at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction. The car was the first one built by the legendary George Barris out of a Lincoln Futura. It had been on display in Hollywood for a while, but Barris finally decided to part ways with his creation. The decision came down to a coin flip according to Barris.

The car has been the talk of the auction world this week as some experts predicted the ride would go for a few million dollars. When the gavel finally landed, the car sold for an astounding $4.2 million.The car was brought out and followed by what can only be described as a mob trying to get close to the famous auto. Bidding hit a million as soon as it started, with the action going on for several minutes. George Barris was on hand to help entice bidders as well. Before the final bid was placed Barris took the Batman jacket off of his back and offered it to the winning bidder as an added incentive. The man who won the auction was Rick Champagne from Arizona. He said he would put the Batmobile in his living room and display it proudly.

The winner, his lady friend, and George Barris posed with the car shortly after the auction ended (via Barrett On Speed’s Twitter page). The Speed channel also posted a video chat with Barris about the famous car earlier today. Check out pictures from the auction and the video below. I was watching on TV and the whole thing was a pretty amazing sight. What do you think? Is the Batmobile worth $4.2 million to you?

Cody "The Thorverine" Ferrell, Holy Car Auction Batman! Original Batmobile Fetches High Price

Jessica Nigri and POKEMON 'Nuff Said

Agent Burgos — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 05:24:10 +0000

12 North Photography has done another fun and awesome photo shoot with our favorite girl Jessica Nigri.

The theme is POKEMON, with a twist. What if Ash was a hot girl instead of a boy and Pikachu was…well….just see for yourself…

Well…what do you think? Pretty sexy right? I mean…did I just admitted that ASh is sexy? Oh Odin…

Makes sure you visit Jessica’s official website www.jessicanigriofficial.com and 12 North Photography, they have some impressive photo shoots!

Also make sure you attend the Phoenix Comic-Con this memorial weekend to catch a glimpse of Jessica since she will be hanging out with the Comic Book Therapy Crew!

Agent Burgos, Jessica Nigri and POKEMON 'Nuff Said

Interview: Jason Pedersen Takes Us To School

Ryan Rodriguez — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 22:00:24 +0000

Starting April 28th a local hero by the name of Jason Pedersen, will be teaching comic book illustration classes at Heroes and Villains in Tucson, Arizona. Enrollment is still open and at a dirt-cheap enrolled fee of $50 for a 4-week session with more classes to follow.If you’re not familiar with Jason Pedersen he is visual artist who has been featured in Crossgen, Moonstone, The Tucson Citizen, The Arizona Wildcat, and Illustration pages.

Pedersen’s work is glorified with lustrous colors and life like characters that anyone can imagine being saved by. For these reason it only seems fitting for a man of such caliber to be instructing the course.

Recently I had the opportunity to interact with Jason Pedersen via the magical Internet tubes with a few questions in regards to the upcoming art sessions.

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CBT – Who’s idea was the class? Heroes and Villains and yours collectively?

Jason Pedersen - It’s something Heroes and Villains and I have been talking about for about a year. It started like most things, wishing the community had something like that available. Heroes and Villains used to run art classes and draw nights, this is the first step to further uniting the art community in Tucson.

CBT - Is this a “from the ground up” approach for students?

Jason Pedersen – For the most part. The three planned “semesters” will start with the basics of art, and creating an image. Each subsequent semester will be more in depth. It’s really going to be geared toward people with /some/ knowledge but are still very much learning the craft.

CBT – Should students have some sort of pre-existing knowledge/skill-set?

Jason Pedersen - It will be helpful, that’s for sure–but not necessary. While this first semester will talk about the basics of creating an image, having a basis to draw from and build upon will allow a student to gain more from the classes. Realistically, most people will have been through some classes in school, and older teens and adults will already have the urge to learn and have likely, at the very least, done some self-teaching.

CBT - Have you ever instructed a class before? If so, do you have any interesting anecdotes to share?

Jason Pedersen - I have taught. It started in high school, I’ve run a few seminars, and now in my current job, I’ve taught tattooing. Many people come into it without much art knowledge, and it’s been my job to give them at least the basics. My first “Ah ha, I think I might like doing this” moment was actually back in High School when I was helping my teachers with the younger classes. Someone was having a hard time understanding the concepts of light and shadow. After spending some time with him, he told me he got it, that I explained in and made it easy to understand.

CBT - What is your curriculum going to consist of? Pieces? Theory? Course work?

Jason Pedersen - It will start with some theory. In order to create art, you have to know at least some theory. There will be some demonstrations from me, as well as homework. While there is no grading system, it’ll be important to make sure everybody is getting what they came for. I plan on critiquing each students work throughout the process, including at the start of the “semester” and then again at the end, and offer up a “where to go from here” synopsis at the very end.

CBT - Your art course is priced at the fraction of most other locally run studios, why was the decision made to offer the course at such an accommodating rate?

Jason Pedersen - The price was set by Heroes and Villains, but ultimately, it was to make it more accessible to people who might not be able to afford those other classes. Heroes and Villains has always been a place to come and have fun, it the feeling I’ve always gotten since I started shopping there years ago, and it’s part of the model we used in setting this class up.

CBT - How’s the enrollment process coming along?

Jason Pedersen - It’s coming along at a pace we anticipated, but classes are filling up quickly.

CBT - What do you anticipate as far as enrollment demographic?

Jason Pedersen - Realistically, this is geared toward people with beginner to intermediate art skills with interest in the illustration and comic art fields. While we don’t recommend the class to people under 14 or 15, I expect a broad range of people to be interested in it, and hopefully everyone attending will be able to take information with them that will improve their art skills.

CBT - Do you have any words of advice to offer up to your incoming freshmen, such as myself, who have absolutely no artistic background? What about for your more “callused” apprentices?

Jason Pedersen - This goes for anyone taking this or any class: come to class with an open mind. Be ready to learn things you didn’t know, hear ideas put in ways you may not have thought of, and possibly repeats of things you’re already adept at. This is an opportunity to grow, no matter where you’re at skill-wise, and that can’t happen if you aren’t open to what is being presented. Come to class ready to leave a better artist, and it’s likely going to happen.

For more information on enrollment visit facebook.com/HeroesandVillainsTucson

For more information on Jason Pedersen visit jasonpedersen.com

Ryan Rodriguez, Interview: Jason Pedersen Takes Us To School

LOCAL SHOP HOSTS MULTI-THOUSAND DOLLAR COLLECTION OF RARE COMICS

Agent Burgos — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:24:55 +0000

Heroes and Villains teams up with private collector Tyson Torres to showcase an impressive collection of rare, high-quality books

Beginning March 1st and lasting until March 30th, Heroes and Villains will have on display dozens of high-quality (graded by the experts at the Certified Guarantee Company) collectible comic books– whose combined worth totals over $10,000!

This collection has never been seen before in Arizona.

Items range from $29.99 to $1,499.99.

Fans of comic books, American pop culture, and historic collectibles are invited to come on down to Heroes and Villains this March and take home a piece of comics history!

If you’d like more information about The Torres Collection, or to schedule an interview, please call Eric Esquivel at (520)-321-4376, or email Eric at ericMesquivel@gmail.com.

Heroes and Villains has can be found online at www.Facebook.com/HeroesAndVillainsTucson

Agent Burgos, LOCAL SHOP HOSTS MULTI-THOUSAND DOLLAR COLLECTION OF RARE COMICS

Vote For Jessica Nigri As Lollipop Chainsaw’s Juliet Starling! NOW!

wolverinept — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:50:26 +0000

15 young and pretty ladies are currently among our colleagues at IGN to choose the only true and real bodily Juliet Starling from Lollipop Chainsaw. The famous writer/director James Gunn is currently working with Warner Bros. to find the face behind Lollipop Chainsaw.

On IGN it is now possible, from 15 different women, to choose your personal favorite. The lucky winner then has the honor to officially be known as Juliet Starling. Add to this the fact that Jessica Nigri was approached to collaborate prior to the launch and you can be sure you wont be dissapointed! Jessica Nigri’s cosplays rarely (if ever) disappoints!

The vote will run until Friday the 3rd February and every lady is on IGN in a separate video.

Here is Jessica’s video for your delight!

Jessica Nigri & Tyler Kirkham From DC’s New 52

Agent Burgos — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:38:34 +0000

Jessica Nigri had the chance to interview one of DC‘s New 52 Artist Tyler Kirkham at the Amazing Arizona Comic Con 2012. Tyler is currently working on Green Lantern: New Guardians, and I must say is one of my favorite titles out there I highly recommend it.

He is also playing SKYRIM ( who isn’t these days) and Gears Of War 3, overall a cool dude in my book!

Check out the interview below:

Make sure you follow Tyler on Twitter @TylerKirkhamArt and visit his page www.tylerkirkham.com

(Photos By Ruben Reyes)

(Video Recording By Eli Contreras)

Agent Burgos, Jessica Nigri & Tyler Kirkham From DC’s New 52

INTERVIEW: Jessica Nigri With Chandler Riggs From The Walking Dead

Agent Burgos — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 08:22:30 +0000

Back at the Amazing Arizona Comic Con 2012, Jessica Nigri talked to Chandler Riggs from The Walking Dead. Since we recorded the Walking Dead Panel already, Jessica talked to Chandler about other things like 20 year old stalkers, video games, Fus-Ro-Dah! and more.

Check out the interview!

What do you think? Chandler is a pretty cool kid right? I personally think he is doing a great job in the show. When he got shot in one of the episodes, seeing him scream in pain made me feel like i was the one who got hurt, but don’t tell anyone…hehe

Agent Burgos, INTERVIEW: Jessica Nigri With Chandler Riggs From The Walking Dead

Jessica Nigri And Rob Liefeld Meet Again

Agent Burgos — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:00:41 +0000

Well, here we have another interview with one of the big stars at Amazing Arizona Comic Con 2012, Rob Liefeld. Yes the creator of X-Force and Deadpool, the same guy that Jessica interviewed last year and was soo gay for Ryan Reynolds. Well, he still is ladies and gents. They also discuss Star Wars, Robert Kirkman, haircuts and more!

Check the interview out:

In the panel with Scott Lobdell, Rob mentioned that he might have seen 8 minutes of footage from the Deadpool movie, which means that the project is not entirely dead. A lot of people are eagerly awaiting for more news on the development of the film, and we will keep you posted!

(Photos By Ruben Reyes)

(Video Recording By Eli Contreras)

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Agent Burgos, Jessica Nigri And Rob Liefeld Meet Again

Review: Brian Buccellato’s FOSTER

Agent Burgos — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:26:26 +0000

So I am still recovering from the Amazing Arizona Comic Con that took place this past weekend, and let me tell you it was, well…AMAZING!

One of the greatest things about the Amazing Con is that it is very intimate and you actually have time to interact with your favorite artists, creators, writers etc. Well this was the case with Brian Buccellato, who is currently coloring and co-writing DC Comics New 52 The Flash. Even though I love what he is doing with Flash, I am here to talk to you guys about Eddie. Huh? Yeah, Eddie Foster is the main protagonist of Buccellato’s newest independent comic book called “FOSTER”.

I was lucky enough to grab a copy at the con, since it debuted there and it was limited to 500 units. As many of you know me and the boys here at Comic Book Therapy, love indie comics and independent artists and we do anything we can to spread the gospel of the fine arts of comic books.

Well I read Foster today. I read it, I loved it and I demand more! I will try my best to not spoil the story, because honestly you need to be surprised. I didn’t know anything about the book until I read it and boy was I glad.

Foster is set on the late 60′s early 70′s era in the fictional”VINTAGE CITY”.

Agent Burgos, Review: Brian Buccellato’s FOSTER

Amazing Arizona Comic Con 2012: The Walking Dead Panel

Agent Burgos — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:32:51 +0000

One of the highlights of the Amazing Arizona Comic Con was The Walking Dead Panel. Sina Grace ( The Walking Dead Editor), Robert Kirkman (Creator) and Chandler Riggs ( Carl Grimes) were on the panel, and let me tell you it was sooo AWESOME and FUNNY!!

Check out our FRIDAY and SATURDAY picture gallery HERE and HERE…

(Photos by Ruben Reyes)

(Video Recording by Eli Contreras)

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Agent Burgos, Amazing Arizona Comic Con 2012: The Walking Dead Panel