The latest Smash sketch is from Angie Wang, whose gorgeous art blog must be seen and drooled over.

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At Stumptown this year, we had a great corner spot all to ourselves, directly across from some ridiculously talented artists. After staring at their work all weekend, we had to commission Smash sketches from them!

This one is from Emi Lenox, whose comic blog EmiTown is essential reading!

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We met a lot of terrific artists at this year’s Stumptown Comics Fest, and we couldn’t resist getting Smash sketches from them.

The first is from Elle Johara (a.k.a. Astrid Lydia Johannsen), who writes and draws the webcomic Absolutely True Tales of Lesbian Drama.

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Thanks, Astrid — we had fun hanging out with you at our table!

This was our first year at the Stumptown Comics Fest, which has a different vibe from the other cons we’ve attended. It seemed more personal, in many ways — no big corporate icons or Hollywood displays. Just a lot of really talented creators displaying their art, surrounded by fans who are eager to see some great, distinctive work.

Here’s our table photo from the Stumptown Comics Pool, taken by Ocean Yamaha:

When Kyle gave Craig Thompson (writer/artist of Blankets) a Smash sketchbook, Jamie tried to sneak a paparazzi-style pic. But Craig wasn’t having any of it…

… and insisted on a real pose. Which just makes him a thousand times awesomer.

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[Update: You'll find us at table 131. Come say hello!]

This weekend at the Stumptown Comics Fest, we’ll have copies of Kyle’s long-awaited sketchbook! (Well, I’ve awaited it a long time, at least.) Containing original artwork from Smash (most of it never posted before), it has a color cover featuring our favorite pint-sized hero:

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Smash will be at the Stumptown Comics Fest in my hometown of Portland, Oregon, on Saturday and Sunday, April 24th and 25th! We’ll have T-shirts and posters for sale, along with Kyle’s sketchbooks.
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For my birthday, my wife got me this Alvin Tri-Fluorescent Task lamp for my art table.

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