New sharing Bears

As part of today's "May the 4th" celebration, Dark Ink Art and ACME Archives present "No Good to Me Dead", a limited edition, 6 color screen print featuring the most feared bounty hunter in the galaxy... This is an OFFICIALLY LICENSED screen print created in conjunction with Lucasfilm!

For more info:
http://www.darkinkart.com/…/no-good-to-me-dead-scott-derby.…

250 piece signed silk screen edition
6 color print on 100lb French Paper Construction Pure White
18 " x 24"
This print will be available beginning Monday, May 4th @ 11:00am PST

Philly ARTrepreneurs wins SEED Grant

post by Jeffro Kilpatrick

This week, I showed a presentation to the Philly CORE Leaders in City Hall's City Council Caucus room. I talked about my student artists at Memphis Street Academy Charter School and did a 3-minute pitch for a program called Philly ARTrepreneurs.

Philly ARTrepreneurs is an idea I've had for the kids since I started teaching at Memphis Street when we started the school in 2012. Memphis is a turnaround school that used to be called John Paul Jones Middle School. The kids there have grown so much. The academic and behavioral progress they have made is mind-blowing. My students are my heroes. I say it all the time. 

When I show them my work, my t-shirt designs, comics, anthologies, and art for shows, they always ask me how they can do it too. Now with this SEED grant, I will be able to show them. In the next few months, we will be outfitting my art room with professional equipment and programs so I can show students how to design their own shirts and create their own books and prints. I will also teach students about marketing and shipping their creations. 

The proceeds from the products sold will be split three ways - 1/3 will go to a charity of the student designer's choice. 1/3 will go to the student in some form of scholarship. 1/3 will fold back into the ARTrepreneurs program to keep it moving forward for other students.

I am blessed every day to have this job and work with these kids. I can't wait to walk them through this experience of getting their work out into the world to a wide audience. Please stay tuned for updates over the next few months.

Please CLICK HERE to read the Newsworks article regarding the SEED 4.0 event.

I've been sitting on this project for a while, but all can finally be revealed, as Pizza Hut will make this available as part of their promotion of the new "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" movie at San Diego Comic-Con. Today(7/24/14), in the Interactive Zone in Hall H, you can get a free slice of "Cheesy Bites" Pizza in a collectable box, designed by "Yours Truly"...

http://Slashfilm.com did a write up yesterday on the promotion and the event, including how to get your free slice:

So here’s the deal. On Thursday July 24 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., do the following:

1. Follow @TMNTMovie
2. Tweet #PizzaHutTMNT
3. Check your DM inbox for unique redemption code
4. Head to Comic-Con’s Interactive Zone from 11am – 7pm to claim your slice

Pizza Hut on the Turtle team also worked together on creating a life-sized "Pizza Thrower", based on the vehicle from the classic toyline from the late 80s-early 90s, which can be experienced at the event.

Get all the info at: 

http://www.slashfilm.com/sdcc-exclusive-free-ninja-turtles-pizza/#more-244526

March 24 - Rocket & Groot on Teefury

On Monday, March 24, Teefury will be running a "Rocket & Groot" tee - a Guardians of the Galaxy/Calvin & Hobbes parody. The shirt is a collaboration by HULK superfan Steve Yarish and Philly Cartoonist Jeffro Kilpatrick.

Steve is best known for his incredible fandom of the Hulk. He is such a big fan, that Marvel writers and artists named a recurring character after him in the comics. Steve also has a bar from one of the Hulk movies named after him. You can get some background on Steve Yarish in this episode of Fanatical:

Steve approached Jeffro with the idea for Teefury's March Collaboration Challenge. Being a huge fan of Hulk, comics, and Calvin and Hobbes, Jeffro whipped up the design in a few short days. 

Starting at Midnight EST, Monday, March 24, go to www.teefury.com to get the shirt for just $11. But after that day, it's gone, gone, gone!

Original Gamer design on ShirtPunch.com, Jan. 15th, 2014

Hey gang! I just found out that my "Original Gamer" design will be featured on www.ShirtPunch.com this coming Wednesday, January 15th, for 24 hours only. In addition to shirts, ShirtPunch also does fitted Ts, Long sleeve shirts, Zip-up and pull-over hoodies, as well as iPhone & iPad covers, as well as game console covers and Laptop decals!

Check out www.shirtpunch.com on Wednesday to pick up my design, or to find out more about ShirtPunch!

Monster Eating a Sandwich (by Jeffro)

Drawing I did today of a monster eating a sandwich. I used brush pen and Microns. No good reason for it. Just wanted o draw a monster...eating a sandwich...with cans tied to his tail.

 Happy New Year!